Engagement exploding box

My niece recently got engaged while on holidays in Hawaii, a romantic place to get engaged. So I decided to make a special card for her....I made an exploding box with another box inside and topped the lid with an easel card.

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Gift Bag

I decided to make my gift bag look like a handbag i got the idea from http://www.frenchiestamps.com  then look at 2010 blogs for October. I increased the size to fit the gift I wanted to put in the bag. It is a really simple to make.

Music Theme Easel Card

I like making easel cards they are simple and quick to make. This one had a music theme as it is for someone who enjoys and teaches music. took me a while to find the right musical instrument sticker. As I needed a flute. there were plenty of stickers of piano's, guitars, bass horns even a clarinet. I hope the person in question enjoys the card. Thanks for taking time to check out my blogs.

pop up card

This is my first attempt at a pop up card....It wasn't as hard as I expected. I chose the ship as it was for someone who is in the Navy. Am going to attempt some more in the near future. I got the design from http://robertsabuda.com/popmake/index.asp .Take alook there are alot of designs to choose from.

Magic Box

 Hi...I was looking through a few blogs and came across this magic box from Elaine's site. So decided to give it a go. It was great fun and not as hard as I thought it was going to be....Now I am going to make a another for a special birthday that is coming up.....But I won't post any photos of the next one until after the event...Don't want to spoil the surprise....

The top

Side View

looking side on when open

Looking at it open from above

open with lid

Well I hope you enjoyed this Magic Box......Check out  Elaine's site. to see more amazing boxes she has done.. Well off to make another Magic Box.....

Bye for now

Kate

New Baby

David's cousin just had a baby so David asked me to make a congratulations card. Well I decided to make an easel card as you can see from the colours I chose the baby is a boy.

Hi I am still around

Well just a few lines to say that I have just been a bit busy with my cleaning business and that is why I have not posted anything lately.  But hopefully this weekend I will get some new projects underway...I so enjoy card making and Stamping, I find it very relaxing.....So stay posted next week...

Bye for now

Kate

Easel Card

Hi again here is another easel card, I just love the Embossing folders, this time I used the sweet treat cup. I coloured the all a flutter butterfly then added crystal effects let it dry then put it inside the sweet treat cup.  Hope you like this card as much as I did making it.

Easel Card

Well thought I would have a go at something different. I had seen this style of card on a few blogs and was interested in the way it looked. So I googled Easel cards and saw some great pictures and there was even a template to follow. so decided to give it a go hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it.

This is how the card looks when first taken out of the envelope. Just looks like a round scalloped edge circle card. Then when it is displayed you can see the easel.

Thank You Cards

Well David is finishing TAFE next week and his class are getting a present for their teacher, so David asked me to make a Thank You card. I made a small one first as I thought it was going to be just from him, but then he rang one of his class mates and said that when they went shopping for the present not to get a card as he had asked me to make one. so I then made a bigger card so as all of the class can sign it.

This is the original card. I was very happy with it. I really like the Framed Tulip and the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder's for The Big Shot.













The 2nd one had to be bigger and I still wanted to use the same Embossing Folders, so to get the larger frame I first Embossed my card stock with the Framed Tulip folder then turned the card stock around and lined up a few of the Tulips and put it back through the Big Shot. So as to hide where the two frames over lapped I made two bows and fixed them to the card stock. I am really pleased with the result.

                                                          

Here are the two cards side by side.

Granddaughters birthdays

Well as I said before lots of birthdays in June and July. Two of my Granddaughter's are having birthdays next week so was trying to think of something different. I just received their school photos so decided to put them in their birthday cards. Hope they like them when I give them to them next week...

Had a lovely afternoon making birthday cards....so relaxing...won't be posting photos of them as yet until the people in question have received them. Hoping that they like them as much as I enjoyed making them. June is a very busy month for birthdays but July will be busier.

Think I will start July birthdays this week.

Hope my creative part of my mind is working or it will be a slow process.

Well time to get back to the drawing board and start dreaming up new cards.

June Birthdays

Lots of birthdays this month, so here's one to start. One of my customer's foster child is having a birthday this month. In his short life he has not celebrated his birthday, so this year will be the 1st of many celebrations. He is such a cute little boy and is finally in a loving home, with 2 people who truly love him. He follows me around talking up a storm before he goes to school. and loves all sorts of animals so I used the Bugs & Kisses Stampin Up Set. I hope he enjoys this card as much as I enjoyed making it.

 Stampin Up Products

• Stampin Set Bugs & Kisses, So Happy For You (Shooting Star), Pony Party ( Star), Lovely Letters Alphabet
• Card Stock Real Red (Brights),Tangerine Tango (Brights), Bashful Blue (Subtles ), Whisper White (Neutrals), Basic Black (Neutral)
• Ink Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Real Red
• VersaMark
• Designer Paper Celebrations

Other Products

• Creative Memories Round Corner Punch
• Carl Carla Craft Round Corner Punch with Star

Couple of hours with 3 year 7 girls

Well a very enjoyable afternoon spent with 3 young year 7 girls making 2 birthday cards. The girls got to use the Stampin Up Big Shot which they enjoyed.  The girls also enjoyed using the Sponge Daubers and inking around the edges of the Whisper White card stock, they did end up with a bit of Basic Black Ink on their hands. 

We started with a simple card for mum or Grandma.

Using: Stampin Up Products

• Card Stock Rich Razzleberry
• Card Stock Pink Pirouette
• Ribbon Taffeta Rich Razzleberry
• Brads Neutral Collection
• Extra Large Heart Punch
• Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
• Rich Razzleberry Ink
• Stamps Sets: Bliss, Bring On The Cake and Well Scripted

Creative Memories Round Corner Punch.

Decided to make a male card for their Dad or Granddad and what man doesn't want a motor bike for his birthday.

Using:

• Card Stock Basic Gray
• Card Stock Whisper White
• Designer Paper Newsprint
• Basic Black Ink
• Sponge Daubers
• Stamps Sets: Motorcycle and Bring On The Cake.

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Afternoon card making with a small group of teenage girls..

Spending a Saturday afternoon early evening with 5 teenage girls making cards was a fun filled time..I designed 4 cards for them to make, but it was only a guide line they made the cards their own..I should have took photos of their end products. Next time I will. Theses are the 4 cards I designed for them.

Mother's Day

Female Birthday

Father's Day

Child Birthday

Handbag card

This card I made using the Big Shot. It looks like a little handbag and when you open it you can have money or store gift card inside.