Christmas Angels

Wow two weeks went by so fast !
Now because of my hand I hadn't got a card made 

for the Christmas Card club ladies .......

BUT I thought I would share some cards I made earlier.

I hope that's ok Maureen.

Maureen set us ladies the challenge to use ANGELS on our cards this time.

The card above is a LOTV image and Nitwits papers. 

I do love these images and papers !!!

This card is a LOTV image again, papers are from a paper CD

sorry I cant recall which one now ..........

Hope you have a great Sunday, we are going to do

a traditional Sunday Dinner as we have our German Exchange girl visiting !!

Yum ! Hope she likes it !!!
Happy Crafting

Red, White and Blue

Its time for a new challenge over at The Stamping Boutique !

The theme this week is .........

RED WHITE AND BLUE !!

pop on over and join the fun by clicking on the pic below.

For my card I used the digi stamp Patriotic Audrey

The paper I have had for years ........ 

I bought it in Hobby Lobby about 6 years ago !

It was one of the those single sheets not in a book

and now I've cut it up I don't know who it was by !! Sorry !

I used a Marianne die for the swirl, Martha Stewart punch

for the leaves and heart border.

I loved 4th July when I lived over in the USA.

We would have a big BBQ and invite our friends over.

We were a multi national bunch so we hung all

our flags around the deck rails and flew

the USA flag on the house ! 

Then we headed out for the fireworks !!

Great times, great memories.

Have a great weekend !

Happy Crafting

Santa's sleigh ride

Here is a sneaky peek of the new 

Christmas Create a Card dies

from Crafter's Companion !!

I have to say I love this die !! 

This was so quick and easy to make !

I cut and embossed the die on a piece of card

that fits onto a 8" x 8" card.

I then took my Faded Jeans distress inks and inked over

the image with the die in place.

I then inked around the outer edge (because I made a mess

and needed to cover up !!) 

I stamped the sentiment, inked up the snowflakes

and adhered them with 3D glue and voila !

To make this card I used:

Die'sire Christmas Eve Create a Card
Snow White Centura Pearl with a hint of silver.
Die'sire Snowflakes Die set
Die'sire Sentimentals Mistletoe Kisses 
3D Glue
Other items, Faded Jeans Distress Ink, Gem

Happy crafting !!

Favour Box or Place setting

Here is my second Project this week for Heartfelt Creations.

Have you seen this Arianna Blooms Collection yet ??
WOW It is one of my favourites !!!

Click on the pic below to go to their Website and check

out the amazing inspiration there is !!

Well ......... this could be used either as a gift box, or

as a favour at a wedding filled with sweeties .......

or even as a place setting !!

You could hand write the persons name on the front,

I left mine blank as my handwriting is terrible !!

I got my template HERE

I also have it in my templates board on my Pinterest

I made this out of scraps from my paper pad !!!

It would be much easier to make if you were using double sided paper.

All you do is draw around the template, score and fold and adhere !

And then decorate ! 

To make this I used:

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 747 Arianna Lace Die

HCDP1 244 Arianna Blooms Paper Pad

354806 Standard Circle die

459222 Blossoms tool kit

Other Products Used : White Card, Template, Glitter Glue, Pearl gems, 3D glue

Tissue paper, Victorian Velvet Ink, All purpose glue.

Using white A4 card print a template full size. Print another on paper and cut

both out. On the unprinted side of the card template ink the card using the ink. 

Ink the edges. Using the paper template cut into sections and draw around them

on papers from the paper pad ink the edges and adhere to the card template on

the printed side.Do this for all sides. I used scraps up for this! 

Using a small die cut a circle out of each tall side for a handle. Die cut out

the swirls from the Lace die set. Adhere the box together.

 Stamp, cut, ink, shape, glitter and add gems

for the flowers. Cut a 2 6/16" square in darker paper, cut 2 2/16" 

square from one of the journalling pieces and matt and layer them. 

Adhere to the box with 3D glue. Cut a sentiment and adhere 

with the flowers and swirls and your project 

is complete.

Happy Birthday Box

Yeah !!! Its Heartfelt Wednesday and I can share

this box I made with the Arianna Blooms Collection !!

I made this two months ago now and I have been

waiting patiently to share it !!

I have a photographic step by step tutorial how to make the box itself.

You can find it HERE

Check out the amazing inspiration this week on the Heartfelt Creations

website by clicking on the pic below.

 

Here is my box open !

I cut each piece off the lacy die and adhered it 

around the edge of the box covering over the top with ribbon.

It looks just like real lace !!

A full view of the box opened.

I used all the dies from the Arianna Lace set on this box !
I LOVE them !!!

I cut the papers so that they followed around the box .......

It is such pretty paper !

The top of the box.

The top paper and the one under the box itself is a card front

from the paper pad!! It does all the work of layering for you !!

I stamped the sentiment inked and cut it out, adhering 

with 3D glue for depth. Added swirls and flowers and done !!

And the back view ............ 

To make this project I used the following:

452255 Grand Calibur

HCD 747 Arianna Lace Die

HCDP1 244 Arianna Blooms Paper Pad

HCD 748 Arianna Blooms Die

459222 Blossoms tool kit

452062 Grand Circle Dies

HCPC 3612 Arianna Birthday Set

Other Products Used : White Card, Ribbon, pearls, glitter glue,

alcohol pens, green card, Victorian Velvet Ink.

To make the box I have tutorial here 

http://veritycards.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/fold-over-box-tutorial.html

To decorate the box I stamped the sentiment and coloured using alcohol

pens. Die cut this out with a circle die and ink up the centre and edges.

Adhere to the top of the lid with 3D glue. Die cut the lace flower

three times and cut each petal off. Adhere to the edge of the box. Adhere

Ribbon over the top also. Using ribbon to match the ribbon to tie the box

together, adhere it around the middle section which is the back of the flap.

Stamp, ink, glitter shape and add pearls to the flowers. Die cut 2 decorative swirl 

dies and a Flourishing vine. Cut the vine in half and adhere with the die cuts 

and a flower to the back of the box. On the inner section die cut four petal dies

and adhere with a flower and two Flourishing vine die cuts. On the top of the box

cut a petal die with hearts and adhere under a flower with three flourishes.

also adhere three smaller flowers with two flourishes cut to fit in the flowers.

Your project is now complete.

Delivery time !!

Well as my hand has swollen up again I'm keeping

off the crafting for a few days .........

But I thought I'd share this pic with you !
It was taken a while ago now but there is a funny story ....

Fedex bring me my Heartfelt Creations packages !
I LOVE it when they park up outside my door !!

Well ............

Last time they came I took a pic !

Went to collect the box and Caitlyn came in from school ......

She ran off with my box and opened it !!

Hence the cheeky photo of her !!

She loves the Heartfelt Creations packages!

Apparently she has ideas for what's inside this box !!!

As you can see I eventually got it back off her !!

Cheeky monkey !!!

Well I'm off to rest my hand .........

Happy crafting everyone !!

You are my Everything

Here is my second project this week for Heartfelt Creations.

Have you checked out the Arianna Blooms collection yet ??

Click on the pic below to check it out.

I am just LOVING this collection, the flowers are so amazing !

I was also a little bit naughty and bought another Spellbinders Die !!

It was Marisa Job's fault !!! hehe well I saw a card she did and fell in love with it !

Check out her blog by clicking on her name she has some amazing projects !!

To make this card I used the following :

452255 Grand Calibur

HCPC 3609 Arianna Blooms Bouquet PreCut set

Other Products Used : Spellbinders Heirloom Legacy die, Victorian Velvet Ink, 

glitter Glue, 3D glue, pearl gems, white card, All purpose glue, alcohol pens.

Using white card die cut the Heirloom Legacy die. Fold another piece of card

and die cut again having the fold slightly within the edge of the die so a fold 

is created for the card. Adhere the single die cut to the front of the card.

Stamp and colour the image and sentiment. Glitter the flowers. Die cut

this out using the Oval from the Heirloom Die set. Ink the edges and within

the die. Adhere the pearls and your card is complete.

Happy Crafting !

Picnic basket gift box

Its time to share my project for Heartfelt Creations this week !!

Some of you may have seen this already on my Facebook

from the Create and Craft show Nikki did for this release !

I have been itching to share it with you !

I just LOVED making this. 

As Nikki said I do like my boxes !!! hehe !!!

I also did a tutorial on how to make this HERE

Have you checked out the Arianna Blooms release yet ??

Pop on over to the Heartfelt Creations web site

by clicking on the pic below!

I used a stamp from the Arianna Vines set

to make the panels on the basket lid, adding a flower on top

for dimension too !!

To make the basket I used the following:

459222 Paper Blossoms Tools

452255 Grand Calibur

HCPC 3610 Arianna Vines PreCut set

HCD 748 Arianna Blooms Dies

HCDP1 244 Arianna Blooms Paper Pad

HCPC 3608 Arianna Blooms PreCut set

Other Products Used : Score Board, Victorian Velvet Ink, glitter Glue, 

All purpose glue, 3D glue, pearl gems, 

To make the basket itself follow the tutorial I made HERE

Adhere pearl gems along the edge of the basket and the handle.

Stamp, ink, shape and glitter the flowers. Cut two papers from the paper pad

2 x 4" x  2 1/4" and a contrasting paper 2 x  4 1/4" x 2 1/2" . Stamp your image 

onto the smaller sized paper and colour and glitter the flowers. Adhere

to the large paper and then using 3D glue adhere the panels to the box lid.

Adhere the flowers to your box and the project is complete.

Picnic Basket Tutorial

Here is a tutorial on how I made this Picnic Basket Box

for my DT project at Heartfelt Creations.

Cut a piece of white card 8 3/4" x 10 3/4"

and score 2" along each side.

This will form the box base.

Cut into each corner to make tabs.

Fold along the score lines and adhere the corners together

to form the box.

Cut a base for the box to sit on 5 1/4" x 7 1/14"

Cut the lid 10 3/4" x 5"

Cut the handle 1 1/2" x 12"

Cut the middle section 1" x 9"

Take the lid piece and score 2" at each end, 

these will form the flaps over the side of the top of the box.

Take the middle section piece of card and score 2"

at each end and adhere in the centre of the box. 

Place the lid over the box and mark the sides 

of the middle piece.

Score along the markings so that the box will open either side.

Measure each of the three panels on the top of the lid.

Depending on placement of the middle piece makes these

undetermined so need to be measured.

My pieces measured

5" x 2 14/16" for the two larger panels

1" x 5" for the centre panel

I also cut the two end flap pieces 5" x 2"

Adhere the pieces of paper to the lid.

Cut two pieces 1 1/2" x 12" for the handle.

Instead of adhering to the white card you can adhere 

the two papers together instead, depends on how strong your paper is.

Now cut the papers for the sides of the box.

2 x 6 3/4" x 2"

2 x 4 3/4" x 2"

(check the measurements by measuring the box sides)

Adhere the handle to the box on both sides.

 

Adhere the papers to the sides of the box. 

Adhere the lid to the box by adhering the centre panel 

of the lid to the middle piece in the box.

Ink the handle edges. (Better to do this when the handle is 

adhered together, but I forgot until now !!)

Adhere and ink the centre paper to the lid.

Ink the edges of the remaining panels.

Adhere the other panels on the top of the lid.

Adhere the papers to the edges of the lid.

Place self adhesive velcro to the side flaps of the lid.

This will secure the box lid in place.

Cut a contrasting piece of paper to fit the base.

Adhere them together and ink the edges.

Adhere the underneath of the box to the base 

Your box is now finished and ready for decorating !!!

Here is mine to remind you decorated. 

Have fun making one !!!

I would love to see your box, leave a link in the comments 

so I can pop on over to your blog and see your project !!

Happy crafting !!