A Mini Book

Good Morning 

Today I would like to share with you a mini 'Filofax' type binder. 

This is a Hot Of the Press Sarah's Binder which has been covered with papers from the Kioshi Range by Basic Grey.

Everthing in the Binder, pager, pockets, dividers came in the pack with the binder.

This is the front of the binder.

Inside cover and First divider.

Back of the first divider and the lined paper.

Front of the second Divider.

Back of the second divider.

Front of the 3rd divider.

Back of divider three.

Front of Pocket one.

Back of pocket one and front of pocket two.

Backof pocket two and front of Envelope one.

Back of envelope one and front of envelope two.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Good morning

Well I don't know what happened to yesterdays post, it must have got lost!

Today I would like to share with you a project I made a while ago. I had bought a SarasBinder small book which came with inserts and dividers.

If I had been clever I would have taken a photo as it came, before I decorated it :)

This is front cover, I painted the notebook with a paint called White Chocolate :) mmmmmmmm
Then I used a paper collection from Basic Grey called Urban Prairie. This came as a free gift from a craft amagzine ages ago, and I kept didn't really like it but kept it anyway. When I found it again during a tidyup in the middle of a few dark winter days it really looked cheerful so I decided to use it.

For both of the inside covers I used the same yellow paper and then attached some more over the top to make pockets. I have edged the one on the inside front with a strip of paper from another sheet from the range.

The birdies on the left hand pocket and also on the first divider were hand cut from a sheet of the paper. The birds were gorgeous, but I felt that as the paper was very dark, it didn't quite go with the rest so I chopped it up instead!

Each of the dividers have been covered with papers from the same range and edged with red Distress ink.

With the basic kit you also got a couple of pockets This one I stamped around the edge with a flourish stamp and tehn cut a panel from the papers to go in the middle.

This is the back of the pocket which I also stamped. The inside back page pocket wascut at an angle and esged with one of the border stickers which came from the pack. The swirl at the top also came from the sheet of stickers.

This is an envelope which I also decorated to match.

I hope you have enjoyed this little project as a change from my cards.

Thanks for stopping by. 

I appreciate all comments you may have on my creations.

Gill

Another project

Hello there

Well here is a quick project which we did on the Crafty weekend. 
First of all we took a kraft brown paper bag and inked the edges with  brown distress ink pad. Then we took 2 pieces of patterned paper about 3-4 inches deep and the width of the bag. Again these were inked and then attached to the bag, back and front.

Then with a contrasting piece of paper, we punched a decorative edge and then attached them top and bottom of our patterned paper.

Then we decorated it with Chipboard flowers, a border sticker and some other stickers from the range. We then added a blue spotted ribbon bow (Note to self, not a good idea to try this when I have had a glass of wine!). Attached a tag to the top of the bag, and a knotted piece of ribbon (Gave up on the bow this time!).
And there you have it, a lovely gift bag to give someone special a present in.

The papers used were from Basic Grey's Picaddilly Range, and Gwen at The Stamp Pad has the range of papers and some, if not all of the embellishments in.

SWALK

Sealed with a Loving Kiss.

I am loving this range of images. They are so cute and are great for colouring in with my promarkers.

This image was coloured, and then die cut with Nesties Labels 18 on my Big Shot, as was the blue bazzill cardstock mat. The background papers are from DCWV Far East Stack. The flowers are 2 coordinating prima flowers, stickled on the edges and held in place with a large blue gem brad. A metallic green flourish, die cut with a Marianne die and then 6 Basic Grey Blue Pearls top right and bottom left finish off the card.

I am not too sure on this card and would appreciate any comments on it.

Thanks

New Stamp

Hi There

I have been playing with my new stamp again! My mum pointed out to me yesterday afternoon that the flower was a poinsetta ! If it's not a rose or a daffodil I struggle to know what they are!
Anyway I decided that if that was what it is I would do some Christmas Cards with it :)

This first card is a black 6x6" card. The background is white Bazzill embossed card. Then the topper was stamped with white ink and then embossed with white powder, onto black card. This was then cut with Nesties Labels 16, matted onto Silver mirri card, again die cut with the nesties. Although it doesn't show up well on the photo, there is a layer of white ribbon, with a layer of the black spotty ribbon above it. A bow added and a sprig of pearl beaded branch added for a simple monochromatic card.

The second card is A5 landscape. It has Vanilla coloured card as a background. Then Turquoise BoBunny double dot paper edged with an EK Success punch. The patterned paper is from Basic Grey Jovial, again edged with the EK Success punch. The flower stamp was stamped in versamark and then dusted with Perfect Pearls, this was then heated slightly, as it cooled it was again dusted with the perfect pearls and again heat set. I'm not sure what this does to the image but it makes it really shiny and scrumptious! This then had the corners rounded and was matted onto mirri card, with the rounded corners. Some burgandy Organza ribbon was tied in a bow around the topper and then it was stuck to the card.

All the goodies to make these cards were bought from The Stamp Pad in Saddleworth. I really must stop buying goodies! I am a stashoholic, I am a stashoholic, I am a stashoholic. 

Happy Crafting

Hello

Hi There

I have been busy this week, so not had much time for crafting. Although I have made a birthday card for one of my friends at work, for her birthday on Sunday.

I have used a 7x5 card, covered with Basic Grey papers, from the Two Scoops range. I then used the Nesties Labels 10 to die cut my stamoed image and a mat using the Green from BG Two Scoops.
THe flower is made up from a large Prima Flower, with a Prima Got flower and ten a small rose budon a stem. I threaded the stem through the other 2 flowers the hold them steady. I then punched out some small branches from a McGill punch. They were attatched usind Pinflair glue.
All the papers and embellishments used on this card were bought from The Stamp Pad. The only other thing was the Stamp which was from Cafters Companion.

Hope you like this one

Mojo Monday 171

Hello there

Hope you have all had a fantastic and peaceful Christmas, and Santa brought you what you wanted!
I have not done much crafting, been far to busy cooking and sorting things out for family.

Today I have been playing as I have a number of birthdays coming up. So I have used the Mojo Monday sketch to try and get the crafting mojo up and working again.

I have used an 8x8 square card, the backsground spotted card is the gorgeous BoBunny, the pink paper is Basic Grey. The image is a SWALK stamp, stamped and coloured in with my Promarkers. I love these stamps as they as soo good for so many occassions.the scentiment is a peel off on white card, inked with Tattered Rose distress ink and then they were die cut using my Nesties, circles and scalloped circles.

Hope you like this card.

Happy Crafting

Been Busy

Hi There

Has anyone else been soo busy that they haven't had time to think????
Good I thought it was just me!

I had a little play earlier for the Waltzing Mouse Sketch challange, I based it on a card I did last year at a workshop. I think I have remembered it weel enough to have recreated it!
This is the sketch for challenge #28

And this is my attempt!

I used some of last years Christmas papers, I think it was Wassail by Basic Grey. The inside was stamped with a green ink pad.

I hope you like this.

Happy Crafting

Hi There

Hello Again

Well this is another card which I made at the Stamp Pad last weekend. This card was made using both Basic Grey Wassail and BoBunny Noel papers.
The satin green ribbon was threaded through a piece of cream card before being stuck onto the card. The baubles are cut out of a piece of the BoBunny paper, shaped and stuck on with silicone glue to give them shape.
Hopefully this will make someone somwhere smile, on such a miserable day!

Happy Crafting

Easel Card

Hi there

Well I have had another go at making an Easel Card. I die cut the card base with the Mega Curved Rectangles Nesties. The paper is Basic Grey Two Scoops. The Flowers are Prima Hydrangea's layered up. The stamp is a SWALK coloured with Promarkers. I am really loving these stamps at the moment as they are sooo cute. Again all these goodies were from the Stamp Pad.

Oops Where does the time go??

Well hello again

I have been busy sorting things out for out Christmas Fayre in Greenfield next Saturday, 13th November.
Anyway I managed to get down to making some cards over the weekend. Well one at least.
A friend of mine has recently received some bad news, so I thought I would make her a card to let her know we are thinking of her.

I used some Basic Grey, Two Scoops paper. A SWALK stamp, coloured with promarkers. The image was die cut using Nesties Labels 10. Finished of with a Prima rose and some punched leaf sprigs. I Glamour Dust'ed the puddle and also the umbrella, well a girl has to have some bling!

Keep crafting