Easter Project - No. 5

Today I have a project that coordinates with yesterdays card.

It's a little 'basket', well, it's more of a box but it is just the perfect size for some lovely little eggs.  I used the same "Sunshine & Sprinkles" DSP as I used yesterday.

Side angle for you, the little bird image is cut out of the DSP

This is really a close up of the ribbon, I'm getting good at tying ribbon, finally!  ~ Actually, to be honest, this "Striped Organdy" Ribbon is a joy to tie, so it should take a lot of the credit!  I used the "Melon Mambo" one on this project.

and here are the two projects together, as you can tell from the ratio of the box to the card, it's actually a decent size so a perfect little gift set.

Easter Project - No. 4

Firstly, sorry about the rubbish photo's, I really need to try and sort myself out, I think the problem is the lighting, anyway, the project, and another card today but this is a 2-parter as tomorrow I have a cute little Easter 'basket' that matches this card to share with you.

The card is as simple as can be.  I cut off about 1 1/2" or so off the right hand side of a card blank 

I adhered a strip of the "Sunshine and Sprinkles" DSP, which, as you see, is the perfect Easter DSP, I actually had a strip that was about 2" wide so that it actually extended into the card.

I stamped the "Easter Blessings" sentiment, layered that with some "Primrose Petals" ribbon and stuck to the front, seriously, it couldn't be any easier so if you have a load to make this would be a great 'production line' type card.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow to see the coordinating 'basket' 

Easter Project - No. 3

Yet another card in my Easter projects shares for you today.

I've used the stamp set "Secret Garden" again, this type just randomly stamping over a sheet of "Whisper White" cardstock to make my own background paper.  I then stamped the "Easter Blessings" image over the top.

This is quite a fussy card for me, but I was really pleased how it came out, hope you like it too.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact... bye x

Easter Project - No. 2

Another Easter card for you today and I have to admit that I'm not that happy with it, but I think it's a good idea to share not just the good, but the bad and the ugly too!

Now, I'm not saying that this card is either 'bad' or 'ugly' but there is something about it that I'm not happy with that I can't put my finger on at the moment.

I used the "Everybunny" stamp set, which I love, it's sooo cute!  I also used the "Delightful Dozen" stamp set for the sentiment, which is a great stamp set and should be in every crafters stash!

Anyway, I'm off to ponder this card for a bit and see if I can come up with what's bugging me about it, chat again soon... x

Easter Project - No. 1

Easter is not far off now so I thought it was about time I started sharing a few Easter projects with you.

My first is a card..

I've used the "Secret Garden" stamp set, which is just gorgeous, which I stamped onto DSP and cut out by hand;  I also used the beautiful "Easter Blessings" stamp, which I think is great value at just £7.95 for such a large image and defiantly one that will be used for years to come.

The butterfly is from the "Beautiful Wings" embosslit for the Big Shot

I enjoyed making this card so much, I thought I'd make a few more in lovely spring-like colours.

Any questions, or if you would like more information on any Stampin Up product, please do not hesitate to get in contact. 

x

Tutorial ~ Easter Basket

Today I'm sharing my tutorial for the basket I posted HERE  & see picture below ~ obviously this basket could be used for any occasion, not just Easter.

Step 1

First thing you need is a piece of 6 x 6" cardstock.  it is possible to do this project with DSP but I prefer cardstock to make it a bit stronger.  My personal preference when making a project such as this is to use "Naturals Ivory"

Step 2

Score your cardstock at 2" on all four sides.

Step 3

Cut up to the score lines on two opposite sides.

 
 

Step 4 ~ Optional

Round the corners on the four corner squares of your cardstock.

Step 5 ~ Optional

Add DSP or any other effect to the cardstock. (DSP should be cut to 1 7/8" square x 8 pieces, and round the appropriate corners, if you have done so on the cardstock)  Please Note : if you are using DSP that has a pattern, please check that you line it up correctly so that the pattern goes in the right direction when the basket is put together.

Step 6

Put on one of the central sides of the box, add glue dots or sticky stripe to the bottom corners of the sections either side and have them meet in the middle of the center section.

Step 7 

Repeat for other side


Step 8 ~ Optional

If you want to add a handle, then cut a piece of cardstock 7" long and add DSP or other effect as desired.

Step 9 ~ Optional

Put the handle between the folds of the sides and use your Paper piercer to add a hole ~ try and make sure this goes through the sides that you've glued to the center as well as the handle.

Step 10 ~ Optional

Add your brad to hold everything and look pretty.

On my original basket I added a flower before I added the brad, but the, but other than that, the process was the same.

Well, I hope this was clear and helpful for those of you that would like to make one of these.  As you can see from my original posting, this basket will hold quite a lot bearing in mind it started out as only 6x6" piece of cardstock. 

If you would like to make one smaller or larger, then just make sure that you score the cardstock so that you are left with 9 equally sized squares, ie, for larger, try 9 x 9" scored every 3" on each side or for smaller, try 3 x 3" scored 1" on each side.

If you have any questions, or if any step is not clear, then please leave me a comment and I'll do what I can to help.

Hope the rest of your Easter weekend is wonderful and joyous!

Easter Projects ~ No. 6

Hello, hope you are having a lovely Good Friday, we are all being very mellow and lazy here, which is lovely.

My share for you today is another Easter card.

It's a box card and uses both "Easter Blossoms" and "Everybunny" Easter themed stamp sets. 

It's quite easy to make, I cut out a circle in the centre of the "Lucky Limeade" piece, I used this to draw, very lightly in pencil, the circle on the "Whisper White" piece so that I knew where to stamp my main image.

Once all the stamping and colouring was done I scored both pieces of cardstock at 1cm on both ends and stuck them together.

Whilst the two main stamp sets used are themed for Easter, both of these sets have wonderfully images that can be used all year round, I'll be sharing some projects showcasing their versatility over the coming weeks.



Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets : "Easter Blossoms"; "Everybunny" & "Delightful Dozen"
Card stock : "Whisper White"; "Lucky Limeade" & "Pool Party"
Colour  StazOn In;  Versamark Ink; "Pool Party"; "Lucky Limeade"; "So Saffron" & "River Rock" classic ink pads
Tools : "SNAIL" adhesive; "Modern Label" punch

Easter Projects ~ No. 5

Hello,

Sorry that I haven't posted the tutorial that I promised a couple of days ago, I've been busy and haven't quite finished taking the photos yet, but I should have that and an Easter Basket tutorial up within the next few days.

Today's post is an Easter card that also showcases the "Faux Mother of Pearl" technique

You can quite see the technique on the card above but if you look at the image below, you will see the shiny 'mother of Pearl' effect that is so gorgeous and so simple to do

Ooo, shiny!

I used "Shimmery White" cardstock, but you can do this effect on "Whisper White" too.    Tools for the job?  Well, apart from the cardstock you need some "Frost White Shimmer Paint", a non-porous surface and an old carrier bag ~ go on, admit it, your intrigued, so if you would like me to demonstrate this technique to you and a group of your friends, why don't you get in contact and arrange a Workshop with me, I promise you, you'll be amased how simple this is and you'll have fun too!


Take care... xx

 
Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets : "Easter Blossoms"
Card stock : "Shimmery White"; "Soft Suede"
Accessories: "Beau Chateau" DSP; "Rose Red" Seam Binding Ribbon;
Colour  StazOn In; "Baja Breeze",  "Rose Red" & Soft Suede" classic ink pads
Tools : "SNAIL" adhesive

Easter Projects ~ No.4

Hello,

Well, I'm all behind today but I did just want to really quickly pop in and share with you a little Easter project for those who would rather not give chocolate on the day.

The ribbon on the side opens up to reveal a section where you can put a gift card or money.

As I say, just a really quick, short post.  I'll be back either later today or in the morning with a tutorial on how to put this card project together, until then, take care ..... xx

Easter Projects ~ No.3

I was chatting to someone on the phone yesterday and we were talking about getting together after Easter so I said "in about 3 - 4 weeks time?" and they reminded me that Easter is next week!  ~ Blimey, where did that time go!  Thank goodness I had started making my Easter projects already I just need to concentrate on making some cards now as I have less then a week to get them done.

In the meantime, I'm sharing with you a very simple Easter project to pretty up some lovely chocolaty goodness.

 

You just have to pull the ribbon to slide out the chocolate - simple!

I like this project as you don't damage the wrapping to get the goodies out so the recipient can re-use if they want to.

I'll be back again later today with another last minute "Sale-a-bration" project ~ you only have until end of tomorrow to get your hands on "Sale-a-bration" goodies, and once they are gone, they're gone!

Chat again later, until then, have a great day ... xx

 

Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets : "Everybunny"
Card stock : "Pool Party" & Watercolour paper.
Accessories: "Pool Party" ruffled ribbon; "Everyday Enchantment" DSP
Colour  StazOn Ink, "Lucky Limeade", "So Saffron", "Pumpkin Pie", "Pool Party" classic ink
Tools : "SNAIL" adhesive; Dimensional Adhesive; Crop-a-dile; Crimper, "Fancy Flower" punch

Easter Projects ~ No.2

I'm still having problems loading photo's onto my pages, but at least todays is finally finished.

I have another Easter project to share with you today and again I've used the Everyday Enchantment DSP that's a "Sale-a-bration" exclusive item.

Front View

I used "Naturals Ivory" cardstock to actually make the basket then decorated with the DSP as I wanted something quite Strong so that it would hold the chocolate.

The flower on the front was made with the "Fancy Flower" punch.  Stampin' Up cardstock is made up of 2 layers so that even though the flower  looks like it was made with 2 punched pieces, it is only 1.  I ran it through the crimper a few times to loosen the fibres of the cardstock which then made it easy to pull apart the 2 layers to create the more delicate petal effect.

The actual basket was made with a piece of cardstock that only measures 6x6" but it is still big enough to hold 6 Creme Eggs quite comfortably.

It will also hold a bag of mini eggs.

So, hopefully, that gives you some idea of how large it is inside.

I'll be back later today with another "Sale-a-bration" project, (well, if there isn't too many blogger technical problems!), remember, this special promotion finishes on the 31st March, so only a few more days left!

Chat again later ... xx

Easter Projects ~ No.1

Hi there,

Late posting today as I am having real having real trouble loading photo's on to my blog, so just a quickly as I've been trying to get this post sorted for a couple of hours now :-(

Today I'm sharing with you a little Easter goodie that I put together using a little bit of the the fabulous Everyday Enchantment DSP ~ I am so going to miss this when it's gone, I think it's my favourite DSP, and some cardstock.  The project is actually one that I've seen a lot on the internet recently so not sure where I saw it first.

It's a really quick and simply little project but looks so effective.  As you can see, it's a small gift holder, I think I managed to fit it about 6 or 7 little Lindt chocolate eggs, which I love as they are so yummy

It uses the "Fancy Flower" punch for the top and bottom and, basically, you just fold the petals over, score some cardstock or more DSP to fit.  You can make it as long as you like really.  I used the "Modern Label" punch and a little bit of "Window Sheet" so that I could have the goodies inside on show.

Hope you like it...  xx