Hi everyone and Merry Christmas, its the big day tomorrow and hopefully you are all prepared but just incase there is those last minute things I have a really quick and easy gift crd holder. I made these last year for the Christmas Dinner table and they had scratch cards in them, but this is for a gift card. I have seen those that are made for the credit card sized cards but the ones we bought this year came mounted on a card so were bigger.
So I made the treat bag out of the green and black check from the Merry Little Christmas DSP.
I stamped the sentiment from the Labels to Love stamp set in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and punched it out using the Everyday Label punch.
I then punched a second one in black to mat behind and tied the Quilted Christmas Ribbon around it and tied a bow.
I stuck the sentiment on with dimensionals on the ribbon to hold it in place.
I placed the gift card in the treat bag and then put some shredded red tissue in the top of the bag to match the ribbon and Cherry Cobbler ink
I hope you have a very lovely Christmas and I will see you after the big day :-)
Gez xxx
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All my cards have been made (in fact a have a few left over!) I have posted those that need posting and have a few left to hand deliver. How are you doing?
If you are still making some I thought I would do a quick reminder of the cards I made to help inspire you :-)
Not long now to the big day, still time for a bit of shopping, still got loads of wrapping to do but I will show you that tomorrow :-)
See you soon
Gez xxx
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I was so pleased with my snowman gift box that I decided to make it again but this time to look like Santa. It is made in the same way as the snowman but there is no heat embossing involved in this project.
It is made up of 3 lidded boxes in 3 different sizes.
The bottom box is 4 x 4 x 3
For this box I used Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 10 x 10 - score @ 3 on all 4 sides
For the lid I used Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 6 9/16 x 6 9/16 - score @ 1 1/4 on all 4 sides
The middle box is 3 x 3 x 2 1/2
For this box I used Whisper White Cardstock - 8 x 8 - score @ 2 1/2 on all 4 sides
For the lid I used Whisper White Cardstock - 5 1/16 x 5 1/16 - score @ 1 on all 4 sides
The top box is 2 x 2 x 2
For this box I used Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 6 x 6 - score @ 2 on all 4 sides
For the lid I used Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 - score @ 3/4 on all 4 sides
The top of the Hat is 1 x 1 x 1
For this I used Whisper White Cardstock - 41/2 x 3 - score on the long side @ 1, 2, 3 & 4 - score on the short side @ 1, 2 & 3
Santas face I used the Starburst Punch and the Tree top from the Tree Builder Punch for the beard, the mouth and nose were the bird wing from the Tree Builder Punch. I used google eyes for his eyes.
For the coat front I cut 2 strips of Whisper White Cardstock1x3 for the bottom box and 1x1 1/4 for the lid. I punched out 2 buttons. and stuck them on the Whisper White Cardstock strip.
The whole thing was held together with Cherry Cobbler Double-Stitched Ribbon.
I think he is really cute, I hope you like it, see you soon
Gez xxx
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Thank you for doing me today as I share with you an amazing weekend that is planned for the spring. I am joining forces with the lovely Coral who runsSouth View, Bassenthwaite: B&B. Set in the wonderful location of the Lake District you will be treated to a beautiful room, lovely breakfasting amazing views or and some crafting from me!
Start time is 6pm on the Friday and ends 12 noon on Sunday
There will crafting through out, you will do projects that involve techniques including, dry and heat embossing, stamping, die cutting, 3D projects, mini album, card making, and the eclipse card. All materials are supplied to make the projects and there should be plenty left over for you to take away and make more. Full written and pictorial instructions will also be to you with all measurements so you will be able to make again! When the crafting day is over you will be able to enjoy the amazingly beautiful location.
Projects on the day may vary this is for illustrative purposes only
Stay is on a Bed and Breakfast Basis with additional light lunch (on Saturday) and refreshments provided. Dinner for Friday and Saturday is available locally at an additional cost. Only £200 per person. Materials and Instruction are provided by Nigezza Creates an Independent Stamping Up Demonstrator. Bring crafty friends for a sleepover in your room and get a £50 per person discount (max 3 per room). Payment required at time of booking. Call 017687 76920 for more details. See the South View FB page for more details https://www.facebook.com/southviewbassenthwaite.co.uk/
Or their website https://www.southviewbassenthwaite.co.uk
I am really looking forward to what we hope will be the first of many crafty weekends together. I hope some of you will join us :-) See you soon, Gez xxx
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Morning everyone and thank you for joining me on a Technique Tuesday!
Today I am playing wth the embossing paste for the first time. I am literally opening it on camera and doing my first card with it. As you will see from the tutorial it really is easy to use, just get some on your palette knife and spread it over the mask and scrape it off. It adds a new dimension to your card, really nice for back ground texture and I love how this mask coordinates with the Eastern Palace suite.
For this card I spread the Embossing Paste onto a mat of Back card stock, let it dry then stamped the sentiment onto Whisper White from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and cut it with a Die from the Eastern Medallions Thinlits, added some Basic Black Shimmer ribbon and some Whisper White Sheer ribbon. A few Black Rhinestones finished it off.
Not bad for a first try - watch this space for more examples!
See you soon :-)
Gez xxx
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Morning everyone, I have just popped on today to let you know that more items have been added to the clearance rack. There are some amazing bargains to be had there but they go quick so get over there and bag some bargains, I know I am.
These are just my choices there are plenty of other things on there, but remember these bargains are on while supplies last so when they are gone they are gone. These tend to sell quickly so go shop now! Go Go Go! lol
Hello and thank you for joining me on a Simple Sunday. Todays project is the Soft Sayings card kit. There is nothing more simple than a Stampin' Up card kit!
This kit is an 'all inclusive kit' that means everything you need to make 20 stunning cards is included in the kit (it is recommended that you use some liquid glue and maybe some glue dots as well). You get the card blanks, envelopes, embellishments, ink, stamps and acrylic block as well as some dimensionals. once you have completed the 20 cards you can begin to create your own using the stamps and left over embellishments. Or you can buy a refill kit and do them again. the refill contained the card blanks, envelopes and embellishments - not the ink, stamps or acrylic block as you already have those.
The kit contains full colour instructions which you can follow or do your own thing. This kit is perfect for the beginner who wants to get started but doesn't know what to buy as you can get started straight away for a small outlay £31.50. It is also perfect for craft addicts like myself who cannot even go away for a weekend with out the need to craft. Thats why I buy the kits, they are small enough to pack when going away to feed my addiction! lol
You make 2 each of 10 different cards, there are sentiments for all occasions plus some flower and leaf stamps. if you do not like a suggested sentiment then chose a different one, it's all up to you.
You will see from the video how easy they are to put together and how stunning they are. Here are some close ups of what I made.
