bloomin marvelous

I'm going to miss this stamp set at the end of this month it's just so pretty 

This blossom branch is from the easter blossoms stamp set

and the basket was made with the petal cone die

My favourite colours and i was so pleased with how the pretty in pink ink came out on the pool party card stock.

Any how thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Team swap...

This is my team swap for my girlies at convention!

I used the petal card punch and made a little square christmas pudding  in side is a chocolate christmas pudding sweet i thought it was fun and cute!

i used the tiny tags stamp set and everything else was cut free hand with a little acetate window.... good job i only had to make a few!

Thanks for stopping by!

Chocolate milk cartons.....

Filled with chocolate not exactly made from!  :)

More teacher  Thank  you gifts... there seems to be alot of teachers this year!  he he.. but these were really fun to make with the fantastic milk carton big shot die! and the just believe stamp set, different class teachers got different colours but i didn't want to bore you with loads of pictures of the same thing i think you get the idea!

My kids teachers this year have been great especially those in the reception class we're going to miss them next year!  

something simple...

Everything i'm making right now seems to be pink!  can't imagine why????

this is just part of a little thank you gift for one of my hostess's it's been a bit manic trying to fit everyone in before the baby arrives especially with an ever changing due date :(

but it will soon all be worth it i hope!

I used soft suede card stock and the just believe stamp set along with some of the gorgeous punches to create this little nail file holder it's so cute! hope my hostess likes it...

any how uploading via email although this could have it's advantages now i know how to do it.... it means i can blog from my hospital bed when i finally get there!!!  

thanks for stopping by hope you have chance to create something fantastic today!

Abi

Scallop envelope pouches

Hi 

well some of my ladies will recognise these already as they will have received one of these little treat pouches with their order this month...

I love the possibilities with this die.... you'll see what i mean over the coming weeks :)

I used bashful blue card stock with the confetti stamp set in expresso and soft suede ink which i combined with  very vanilla gros grain ribbon,

Thanks for stopping by!

cupcake crazy

Just dropping by to share this with you, this is what my stampers 10 groups got to create this month (minus the monsoon voucher)  we had fun making it...

This one used the designer paper form the sweet pea paper stack, close to cocoa, rose red and regal rose card stock, with soft suede ribbon.

thanks for dropping by!

Abi

More kraft! :)

YES more Kraft card stock i hear you say!  I just love it!  but i promise to upload some projects without Kraft soon ok?

This is a project which i made for my hostess last week, she had some really lovely ladies at her workshop and we had fun making some children's birthday cards (with some help from the children)

The gift set contained 4 cards 2 male, 2 female, 4 gift tags and the gift box which she can re-use  I used the family accessories stamp set along with the  my sweet pea stamp set.  The for you stamp is from the occasional greetings stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by!

Abi

Black and white

Friday again!  at least that means we don't have to get up tomorrow!  ( well that's the theory any way!)

This project was made for my son to take to school for his non school uniform black and white donation for the school fayre, I'm quite pleased with how it turned out actually and it doubled up as my Funky Friday project too!  which was perfect!

I used whisper white and basic black card, black stayz on ink, black gingham ribbon and the seeing spots stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Happy New year!!! well almost

I feel like I haven't been on my blog for ages, it has been so nice to spend time with my family over the christmas period and just be able to relax ( which has been good as I have felt really rough!! why do i always get ill during the holidays?)

Any way so today is New years eve if you hadn't noticed so hope you all have a really great night! I'll be tucked up in bed with my tissues and hot water bottle :)
But today is also special for another reason............. Today is my Down line Lisa's Birthday!!!! now she hasn't opened her present yet as it's sat here next to me while I type so I can't show you what is in it just yet, pop back tomorrow to see what else I made, but this is the gift box which I made for her it's really clean and simple,

I used:

Pattern for box from Stampin' Up!

Card stock: Naturals Ivory and Kraft

Ribbon: Chocolate chip gros grain

Accessories: Eyelet border punch

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!!

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by pop back again soon!

Abi

Wishing every one a Merry Christmas!!

Just a quick post couldn't post these before Christmas or they would spoil every ones surprisesI found these really cool clear plastic decorations and thought they would look fab with some designer series paper on the back for great 3 dimensional decorations I tried to make each one individual and of course kept one my self, I used crystal effects to adhere the paper to the ornaments and then used a craft knife to to trim the paper down.
My washcloth muffins ( although i think they look more like ice creams my self) but they are cute and i topped them all with a fizzing bath bomb each of my team got one of these in their Christmas gift and each one was colour co-ordinated to the recipients most used colours
The cup cake cups are made from designer paper which of course co ordinates too.
And this is very special ( it's mine) a few people have received these this year from me, one of My Lovely down line Steph got one for her birthday too, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

each one was completely individual some had a splash of colour ( unfortunately if forgot to take a photo of those before I sent them, but they are made from washers which I embossed with silver embossing powder then stamped into the warm embossing powder and then lacquered with crystal effects and added the gems.

I hope you are having a great Christmas and have enjoyed making all your Christmas projects cards and gifts this year I know I have and I hope the recipients have enjoyed receiving them too!

Merry Christmas! Make sure you pop back soon for some Sale-a bration sneak peaks!

Abi x

Chocoholic gifts

These a re so cute and yes they contain chocolate, I brought these back for my team girls who were unable to attend convention this year, they contained a very pretty ball ball which was full of gorgeous Lindt chocolate, ( of course i had to buy one extra to make sure they tasted OK)

then i made these little boxes to put them in:

I used Night of navy card stock and whisper white taffeta ribbon and used the NEW Stampin' Up! window sheets for the clear window at the front.

Hopefully all the girls liked the chocolate ( if not i don't mind having them back mmmmmm Lindt)

Any how thanks for stopping by! If you have any questions about anything you have seen on my blog please email me to ask!!!

Abi

Note let medallions.

You know when you find something you really like and you just can't stop using it, I think that,s what's happening with this stamp, it's gorgeous.
This is one of the projects I made with my stampers 10 group ( if you'd like more information about my stampers 10 or virtual hostess clubs click here ) MY stampers 10 is perfect if you would like the chance to be a hostess but don't know enough "crafty" people for a party!

So any how back to the project :) I thought we could make a gift as it's coming up to gift giving season and we made this lovely set.

We Used:

Stamps: Medallion background, Sincere salutations

Card stock: Close to Cocoa, Kraft, Naturals Ivory

Ribbon: Chocolate Chip

Ink: Chocolate Chip, White Craft ink,

Accessories: Clear Rhinestone brad

Punches: 1 3/4" circle, eyelet border punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Bag-a-box

I feel like I've been MIA recently, I have been crafting honest!

I'm not really sure what you call this, I've heard them called box in a bag, I just think they are really beautiful gift bags...

This is one of the projects which I've been working on which my stampers 10 ladies are going to be having a go at this week for their class, I used A Rose is a Rose stamp set, with So Saffron, Barely Banana and Whisper White ink and card stock and some of Stampin' up's vellum card stock which I've been dying to try out.I don't normally give them the pleasure of seeing the coming projects before the class, I like to surprise them but I just think it's so pretty I had to share it with you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Soft Summer

Here are the projects that my lovely stampers 10 group made this month at their class , we made a card and a gift bag and I made them all a matching gift which was a scented candle in a little gift pouch.

I used the Soft summer stamp set, with pretty in pink and whisper white card stock,

Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, old olive and close to cocoa ink, with chocolate chip ribbon, the oval punch, scallop oval punch and the scallop edge punch.

we also used stampin' write markers and blender pens.

I didn't realise until after i took the photo that my ribbon had slipped but I've fixed it now.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Kwerner #43

I really liked these colours and knew exactly what i wanted to do with them but do you ever find that what you imagined doesn't translate onto paper quite as you thought it would?? well that's what happened to me. but i like the way they turned out.

I used the sale-a-bration yummy stamp set and my boho blooms punch and of course the lovely accents and elements flowers.

If you'd like to join in with kristina's challenges go here

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Designer paper gift bag.

Just a quick post today, I made this gift bag, using  a sheet of 12 x 12 Rose Red designer series paper,  Its a really easy bag to make and doesn't involve any cutting apart from making a handle with a circle punch,  (a tutorial will be posted on the tutorial page so keep checking)  

The tag i made with the scallop circle punch and the 1 3/8" circle punch and the best yet hostess stamp set In the same way as i made the image for the pocket silhouette calendar.  (Check out the tutorial page for more info on that.)

Thanks for stopping by.

Abi

Pocket silhouette calendar

well since I'm here thought I'd share this too,

I used bashful blue card stock and ink with close to cocoa ds paper, ink and card stock and whisper white card stock,

The scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/16 circle punch, Stampin' Up! pocket silhouette stamp set and hostess best yet stamp set.

To see a video tutorial on how i made this pop on over to my tutorial site by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

Thanks for visiting!!

Abi

One of a kind

I made this small gift box and matching card this week, I used Stampin' Up! One of a kind stamp set which i've been putting off for ages now but finally gave in.

I used whisper white card stock with Pretty in Pink and Rose Red card stock.

I used Rose Red and Pretty in Pink markers to ink the stamps and then used the coordinating Boho Blossom punch to cut out the smaller flowers. To scallop the edges i used my corner rounder with the guard taken off.

Thanks for looking.

Abi

Funky Friday #2

My second Funky Friday challenge the colours were:

Really Rust,

Bordering Blue,

Ballet Blue,

Barely Banana,

Real red and Old Olive.

To see the challenge visit the ccsc blog at the top right of this site.

I used my Loads of love stamp set and the accessories, the neighbourhood jumbo roller and also the scallop edge punch,

Thanks for looking!

Glassy time!

Woo hoo i hear you all say! it's not a card!! I've been meaning to post this for a while but couldn't get the picture off the camera so here it is, if you look close enough you can see my stamp room in the reflection, luckily enough it's not that clear as I'm not a tidy crafter so you can't see the mess all that well.

But enough about the mess what did i use well... I used Stampin' Up! rub ons i know what you are all thinking urggh rub ons but out of all the rub ons I've used these are definitely the best and easiest to use and what a great effect.

You need to make sure that the surface you are working on is completely clean i used fairy liquid to make sure there was no greasy finger prints before i started and then i left it to air dry so that i wouldn't put anything else on it ( like fabric softner or balsm from a tissue)

when it was completely dry i rubbed away.

I got the glass vase from Asda (walmart for those i the US)

Hope you like it.

Abi