Box Card in a box

This week I have been making a box card for the 13th birthday of a close friends daughter later this month.

She has recently taken up cross stitch so I wanted to include that in the design.

This is what I came up with.

The box

Made from A3 cardstock, Ribbon from stash, Label cut using 

Sissix Labels Ornate Framelits die.

Coloured using Stampin Up Rich Razzlebury inkpad, stamped with same with

Flower stamp and dragonfly coming from IndigoBlu freebie magazine set and

the Alphabet a Stampin up set.

The Box Card and Box

The 13 is Cross stitched on plastic canvas

The Dolphin cross stitch is there because she went swimming with

dolphins on holiday a couple of years ago and was a magazine freebie from 6-7 years ago.

Embossed panels are made using core'dinations cardstock

and embossed with Design Objectives folders

Used Stampin Up Strawberry Blush inkpad for distressing

and stamping of flowers which are using Stampin Up Petite Petals

stamps and punch.

Butterflies were cut using Spellbinders shapeabilities Les Papillion's dies and

 Stampin up Strawberry Blush cardstock.

Gems from stash.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Mandi xxx

 

This has been entered into May competition Flowers on The Cupboard Trilogy Blog

 

Quicker this time LOL

Yay I'm back already.

Been a busy couple of weeks as have been through a Voluntary Exit exercise recently at work and that means a lot of leaving cards for those who have taken the plunge and jumped ship.

Here is a selection of the cards I have made:

The white sunflowers are created using versamark pad and clear embossing powder,

 I then brayed background colour before stamping the terracotta sunflower in the middle. 

Wiped off ink from top of embossed area. 

Butterfly cut from Spellbinders dies with a parchment base layer. Flat backed pearls used for body.

The background was made from 3 stamps.

One came with a magazine (IndigoBlu) and the other ones a set by Inkadinkadoo.

Stamped using Stampin Up ink which is in same colour as white card was layered onto.

Spellbinders dies for the central labels and a Stampin Up Butterfly stamped onto Shrink Plastic

and coloured using Promarkers.

 

 

 

Water coloured various Stampin Up inks onto the background to make the sky and ground.

Then stamped using a WOW stamp and one from Sheena Douglas to add the detail of tree and flowers.  The Frame and label (Sissix die) were made from Stampin Up papers which have embossed pattern which I then distressed with ink.

 

 

 

This was made using a map of UK I downloaded from the web which was distressed.

Then stamped out goose onto white and coloured to look like a Brent goose.

That was from Stampin Up's Wetland set as are the stamps used on the label.

The Tern in top left corner was taken off the web.

This person was going to live on the Skerries (off Anglesey) as a bird warden for the summer.

 

This is another one made with Stampin Up stamps and inks.

Used Martha Stewart punch for edge and added ribbon behind it.

 

 

Hope you have liked what you have seen.

Thanks for visiting.

 

 

Mandi xxx

 

How long since I last posted?????

Life has got in the way again and is now 10 months since I posted on here.  Not sure where the time has gone. 

So what have I been up to? No too much as it happens but below is a selection of makes that I have done and have pics of.

ATC for Swap on Facebook Group -

Michael Powell stamp in background and

Acid Drops and What Nots stamp for lady in bathing suit (on stink plastic).

ATC for Swap on Facebook Group -

Inkadinkadoo stamps with promarker background

Birthday card for colleague -

Papers and stamps freebie from mag,

rest from stash 

Birthday card for colleague -

similar to ATC but this time using a WOW stamp. Banners

cut using Sissix Framelits and brad was from a

make your own set - can't remember make.

Leaving card for a colleague -

Spellbinders lattice background and label dies,

 Stamps and inks from Stampin-Up,

Flower die from Sissix, Ribbon and card from stash.

 Leaving card for colleague -

Stamps and ink from Stampin-Up

Die cut Alphabet - Robert Addams rest from stash

 

 

Not a lot for 10 months, must try harder this year LOL.

 

Thanks for looking

 

Mandi xxx







 

 

 

 

 

Mini Albums - Stampin up

I went away with my bestest in April to a Craft Retreat.  There were 15 of us sharing a lovely farmhouse between Stratford upon Avon and Birmingham for the weekend.  A fantastic group of girls who we had befriended on Facebook who are all into various crafts but majoring on papercraft.

A few provided 'classes' for us to do, just charging for materials.

One of these was a Mini Album made using Stampin Up papers.

Well this was a really good session which lasted over half the day. 

Below are pic's of the Album I made there using Fan Fare papers.

As you can see it is a concertina album.  One of my friends from work liked it very much and asked me to make her one.  I decided as she liked this one so much I would let her have the original.  She has since put in an order for another using a different set of papers so below are pics of the second one I made for her using Stampin Up papers - Birds of a Feather.

So thank you very much to Carole Wood who showed us how to make these.  I have a feeling I will be making plenty more :)





Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge 10 March 2013

This weeks challenge on the CD Sunday blog was Land of the Pharaohs. 

For this I choose to use Joanna Sheen's Egyptian Adventure CD.

Once I had decided on the image and background paper I found a stepper card blank and used the backing paper to line the steps. I then layered the image onto some Gold Mirri card and then decided it needed a border.  So back to the cd and I found it in one of the decoupage pages, I had to resize it so took a snapshot of it and put into Word to enlarge.

I decided on a Bon Voyage card because it seemed appropriate for the image I used.  So I matted up some Gold mirri card and some pale peach card for a label and used peel off letters to make the message.  I then remembered I had some papyrus so used this on the bottom of the card to add a little texture.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

Spring is in the Air - CD Sunday Challenge

Hello everyone.  This weeks CD Sunday Challenge is Spring is in the air.

So with the days lengthening and snowdrops coming out I went looking for an appropriate image and good old La Pashe came up thumps.

The following image is from the Best of 2012 CD, backing papers are from Just Inklined.

I decided on a twisted easel as this was a square image.  I have used one backing paper on the base and a different one on the Easel.  I then layered the image up on some more of the base background and attached to the card. The greeting is from the same sheet as the image.  I found some fabric flowers and used with a crystal bead - coloured with promarkers to match the flower - as a centre.

Thanks for looking.

Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge - On your Bike!

Well Hello.  Yes this is three weeks in succession - getting good at this.  This weeks CD Sunday Challenge is On your Bike!

Well my Bestest's hubby is doing the London to Southend Bike Ride this June for the British Heart Foundation so I thought I would do him a Good Luck card.

The images are taken from MCS - Papercraft Library Volume 6 - Men-y Happy Returns.  So after I had picked out the image and a frame, tile etc I printed them off 3 times and cut out the various parts as I wanted them.  I then took a piece of White Pearl cardstock and folder into A5 card. I found an odd sheet of brown core-ordinations and embossed this with brick design (Tim Holtz embossing folder), sanded and cut to size. I then attached the design with DS tape where I wanted it on the embossed card and attached 4 eyelets and put some elastic though to look like it is being held on by that. This was then attached to the front of the card and the other layers applied with silicone.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge - Showtime

Hello again.  I know twice in 2 weeks.  This weeks CD Sunday challenge theme is Showtime.  After a bit of searching through my cd's, I found an image on Joanna Sheen's Messy Rabbit that fitted the bill. It was contained within the decoupage element of CD 2.  I printed this together with 2 sheets of backing paper from elsewhere on the collection.

I decided on using the sandcastle backing as the main one because I thought the stripes would be too over powering. I cut out 3 layers of the decoupage (there were 7) and made it up using silicone. Once that was dry I attached to the striped backing and then dug around in my stash and found some matching ribbons. The satin one I used behind the picture and the organza one I made into a flat bow and attached to the side of the picture.  I then added a Mothers Day greeting.

Hope you like it.

Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge - Hello Doily

Hello again.  Finally found time to make a card for the CD Sunday Challenge.  This week it is Hello Doily.  So I probably very obvisously chose to base mine around cake.  The image is from MSC Celebrations Volume 2.  The doilies were some that came with a craft mag just before christmas.  I have used the reverse of them as they were a bit too vintage for this design.  The smaller one has been distressed with cardinal versa colour. The ribbon has been ruched (think that is the spelling) using double sided tape.  The stamp - again using Cardinal versa colour- is from a set which was a freebie on another mag.

Hope you like it.

Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge - Sketch

This weeks challenge on CD Sunday is Sketch.  They have supplied a sketch of how the card should be laid out and we make a card following the layout on any theme we wish.

I decided to do my Dad and Stepmum's 25th Wedding Anniversary card using the sketch and I think it has worked very nicely.  They honeymooned in Paris so I used a picture of the Eiffel Tower as the main picture.  I then used a die cut circle of silver mirri card on which I placed a message in peel offs.  There is also a greeting on the ribbon that runs through the middle.

All this is on a background taken from MCS Papercraft Library Vol 7.

The whole card

The greeting on the ribbon

The greeting on the Die cut.

Thanks for looking.

Mandi xx

CD Sunday Challenge - Reflections

This weeks CD Sunday challenge is Reflections so I have chosen an Image from Joanna Sheens Dancing with Shadows and used 2 of the corresponding backing papers.  Mounted onto Purple mirri card which has been embossed with a rose design and added a purple organza ribbon and gems from my stash.

Please leave comments.

Thanks for looking

Mandi x

May Challenge on Debbees CDs DT Delights

So happy May Day to all and welcome to the May Challenge on Debbees CDs.  This month we have gone Oriental with 3 Japanese/Chinese (not sure which) dolls.

I choose to do a fan shaped card in keeping with the theme, this I cut on my Craft Robo.  I then used it again to cut the backing paper.  I threaded pale blue organza ribbon through the holes before attaching to the base card.  I used the 2 decoupage layers for each of the dolls and placed around the fan.  The corner detail was made teabag style using 3 small versions of the tile paper (shrunk in MCS)with a pink gem from stash.  I then made 2 small and 1 large ribbon bows and attached these with silicone.

If you like what you see please hop over to Debbees CDs blog and have a go yourself and you could be the lucky winner and get to choose a free CD from her Website and feature as next months Guest Designer.

Thanks for looking


Mandi xx

CD Sunday - Toybox Treasures

Here is my entry for this weeks challenge on CD Sunday.  The theme is Toybox Treasures and scouring through my CD's I found both the Little Girl having a tea party with her dolls (Flippin Kids) and the frame and rest of the toys (Framin cards) on La Pashe's Big One cd.  I cut some of the bits out of the background and used some scrapbook paper from my stash as the wallpaper.  I used some bow brads ( matched to her ribbon) to hold back the easel.

A happy little scene that takes me back to my childhood though it would have been Cindy and Action Man and maybe the odd Tiny Tears having tea not the pretty dolls on this.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

All Sewn Up - CD Sunday Challenge

This is my entry for CD Sunday Challenge All sewn up.  I have used 2 of the bonus papers from Debbees CDs Stitchin Tails for the backgrounds.  The mice and other elements were free Nitwits stamps with Homemade Magazine last month, buttons and thread from stash.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

Debbees CD Blog April Challenge

Start of another month and a new challenge on Debbees CDs. This month the theme is April Showers and Deb has given us some lovely papers to work with.  so pop on over there and join in.

This has been made on a stepper card with an acetate cover which has been printed with the rain drops backing paper.  Flowers are Card Candi - Patchwork.

Hope you like the card, but pop over to Debbees CDs to check out the other examples the Design Team have produced and to download the papers.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

Yay - 2nd Blog Challenge in a week

Wanted to enter the 1st Blog Challenge that Inked Paws ran but ran out of time so have made a concerted effort this time and here is my entry for their 2nd Blog Challenge - Spring.

I have used Kelly Rhodes Digi image Fawn Dreams, printed twice and coloured the fawn and flowers in separately then decoupaged the flowers onto the fawn.  The background paper was a freebie in a recent magazine.  Dotty ribbon and green card from stash.

Thanks for looking - all comments welcome

Mandi xx

1st time entering a Blog Challenge

Ok so I decided to enter a Blog Challenge for the 1st time.  Have been watching several for a while now and just felt inspired this week to enter so hopefully I have done this right.

I am entering the card below into the CD Sunday blog challenge Spots and Dots.

This was made using The Orange Blossom Crafting Treasury Vol 1 CD.

It is a simple easel card which has a decoupaged image on a dotty background and I have used buttons and brads to hold it back.

Hope you like it.

Thanks for looking

Mandi xx

It's Challenge time again.

Hello again

It's 1st of the month, so it can only mean one thing the new challenge on Debbees CDs DT Delights Blog.  Below is my creation using this month's papers.  If you would like to take part in the challenge hop on over and download the free papers.



To make this I printed the topper sheet onto parchment, embossed the outline and cut it out.  I then cut slits at the side of each of the printed ribbon holes and threaded lilac ribbon through.  I printed the topper again onto 120gsm matte photo paper and cut the fans out and decoupaged them onto the topper.  This was then layered onto purple mirri card and one of the backing papers and attached to a mirri card covered card offset to the left.  I then added purple and silver card candi and a lilac bow to finish it off.
The challenge is open to enter till 25th March.

Have fun.

Mandi

Second Challenge now open.

It's time for the second monthly challenge from debbeescdsblogspot.  This month the papers are very much in keeping with the sentiments of the month - Hearts and Flowers.

This design is from one of the latest CDs from Debbeescds which is being launched at the Creative Stitches and Hobbycraft show at Bluewater this week (2-5 February), see post below for details.

Appature Closed

Appature Open

Please hop on over to her blog to download the papers and have fun creating.

Mandi xx

NEW HOBBYCRAFTS SHOW FOR 2012

Hobbycrafts and Creative Stitches Show at Bluewater, Kent

ICHF are staging a NEW show at Glow the new exhibition centre in Bluewater from 2nd to 5th February.  I will be there on stand CC40 with my friend Debs of Debbees Cd's fame.  Please come along and say hello, we won't be difficult to spot just look for the lady dressed as a Bee. We would love to see you. Debs will be launching a new CD and our friend Carol will be demonstrating parchment flowers and butterflies using print outs from the cd's.

For details about tickets, opening times and other exhibitors click HERE.  In the Creative Stitches part of the show there will be an exhibition of some of the dresses from Downton Abbey.

Thanks for dropping by.

Mandi