Christmas Table Place Names

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I have been busy preparing for Christmas day, we are spending Christmas with my Best Friend and her family so I will be away from home for a week so this could be my last post for a while....maybe...
So my friend decided we needed place cards for the Christmas table.....

So here they are..... using two of my favourite stamp sets, Santa's Gifts and Snow Place. I did a bit of brayering, I masked off the bottom part of the Place card and brayered Soft Sky on the top part, then stamped the trees from the Happy Scenes stamp set in Garden Green.

 

I removed the mask and added some snow detail to the trees and ground using a white gel pen. The names were made using the Rotary Alphabet Stamp and Word Window Punch.

 

I decided to do half of them with Penguins on and half with Reindeers on, I stamped them in Basic Black and then used a blender pen to colour them in.

And I couldn't forget that little bird, here I made him a little Robin....

I think everyone liked them....

I have listed all the products used to make them below, but hurry because there is only 9 more days left to order from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and then they are gone....

Hope you like, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X

Butterflies Galore

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Today I am sharing a video from Stampin'Up! featuring the gorgeous stamp set Butterfly Basics and the matching Butterfly Thinlits.

Aren't they gorgeous.....

 

 

The Butterfly Thinlits used on their own, with some Gorgeous Grunge in the background make a gorgeous card. The butterfly has been cut out and sponged with Night of Navy, Pacific Point and Lost Lagoon.
 

 

Here the butterfly has been cut out of Night of Navy card and the background has been created with the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set.
 

A slight variation on the previous card, and the great thing is if you buy the Butterfly Thinlits together with the Butterfly Basics Stamp Set you save 15% off the regular price. Awesome saving for such a great set.

Thanks for stopping by.....
Happy Crafting X

Cute Teddy Calendar

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I love making novelty calendars, this one is one of my favourites, its a cute hanging Teddy Calendar. They are just so much fun to make.

 

Isn't she just the cutest, she's a paper piecing teddy which I cut out on my Silhouette Cameo form Pink Pirouette card, She has been sponged around each piece with Rose Red ink before assembly.

 

Her little bow has been made using the Heart from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and the Flower from the Tree Builder Punch. Then I used the White Gel Pen to do some faux stitching. Her nose has been coloured with the Rose Red Marker Pen and then covered in Crystal Effects to make it shiny.

 

I used the Rose Red Marker pen to do faux stitching around all the pieces of the teddy and added some features to the face. Then I created a banner with a piece of Rose Red card, I used the Curvy Corner Trio Punch to shape the corners and did some faux stitching with  a White Gel Pen. Then I stuck the calendar to the banner.

 

Lastly I added some Thick Bakers Twine to hand the Teddy up with....

All products used are listed below, for easy ordering please just click on a product to go to my on-line shop.....

 

I hope you are enjoying all the calendars, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X

Perpetual Birthday Calendar

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Do you have problems remembering important dates? Well I do, all the time and it drives me crazy. Every year I tell myself I will do better this year and somehow it still runs away from me......lol.  So when I saw this in the Stampin'Up! catalogue I had to get one.

Its called The Perpetual Birthday Calendar Simply Created Kit.

 

 

The kit contains all of these elements, 12 printed calendar sheets, clipboard, banners, accents and alphabet stickers, bakers twine, ribbon, sequin trim, sequins and glitter. It comes in a beautiful kraft box, so you could make it up and give it to someone.

 

I decided to use the instructions provided as a guide, here is the January sheet on the clipboard, I added the matching stamp set to my order, as I really liked it. It has all the months and a background stamp for each month as well which I have used a lot on other projects.

 

As you can see the background stamps are very versatile, you have snowflakes, leaves, flowers, stars, splodges, dots and butterflies.

 

A close up of April, I used the dot stamp and the watercolour wash stamp, along with the April stamp. I added a glitter banner and a feather and an A for April. So pretty.

 

You can decorate the edges and corners, follow the guide or do your own thing theres lots of scope.

 

 

I had lots of elements left over which I can use on cards or other projects.

 

All the products used are listed below if you would like to order this kit and have a go for yourself, just click on an item to go to my on-line store.

 

Hope you liked, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X

An Open Heart Calendar with drawer.

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Todays calendar has a little extra something as you will see....

Basically its an Easel card on top of a box with a drawer, you will see several different versions of this on Pinterest and the net. This one is very easy to make and can be a lot of fun to give as presents.

 

The card for the box outer is 5" x 11", scored on the long side at 1", 5", 6" and 10", then scored on the short side at 1" , this will give you a box with one opening.
The drawer is 7 7/8" x 7 7/8" and scored at 1" and 2" on all sides, once assembled this will fit inside the box, you will need to some kind of handle on the drawer to open it, I used a large Antique Brad.

 

The Easel part is 4" x 8" and is scored along the long side at 4" and 6", fold along the score lines and stick to top of box. I put a mat onto the base before sticking on the calendar. Then I decorated a panel with the stamp set An Open Heart and matted it onto a piece of Soft Suede card before attaching it to the Easel card.

 

The drawer can hold a Post-It note pad, small pen and small pencil, or it could hold paperclips and drawing pins, great for use on a desk or by the telephone for taking messages.

 

Being an easel card on top means that it will fold down so you can pop it in the post fairly easily.

 

I hope you like todays calendar pop back tomorrow for a different one...

All products used are listed below for easy ordering just click on a product and you will go to my on-line shop, open 24/7.

 

I hope you like, thanks for stopping by...
Happy Crafting X