A Top Note Gift

Can you believe it is April already?

I have been having a play around with some new products

from the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue that starts today.

I ran some chipboard through my Big-Shot and used the Top-Note Die

to cut out two Top-Notes. I glued them back to back.

I then covered both sides in Designer Series Paper and decorated.

I have made a little wall hanging.

I added some little scraps of paper so i can write down shopping

lists or must have stamping lists.

I decorated the front bit of paper but the others underneath are blank.

I have used the Gorgeous new Designer Series Paper,

Botanical Gazette and the stamp set French Foliage.

This would make a great little gift and would like nice in any colour combo.

Have a great weekend and enjoy life.

 I used my Crop-O-Dile to punch two small holes at the top to thread

the ribbon through and a small hole at the bottom to add a

little charm.

 The back side but you could also add paper to this side

and change it around to have a different look.

Inspired by a Gift bag

I bought this beautiful gift bag for my sister's birthday.

I love the colours and the butterfly.

Using this bag as inspiration i made her a card to go with the bag.

I got out my brayer again and used it over a piece of Very Vanilla

to try and get a close match in colour to the bag.

I added some lace and a butterfly.

The Baroque Motifs stamp set worked well for all the swirls,

this would have to be one of my all time favourite sets.



Notes of Bliss

I was having a play around with the Top-Note die and i ended up making this sweet little note book.

I have decided to keep it for myself and jot down the things i am grateful for.

I really enjoyed making this little book.

I made the front & back cover and inside pages using the Top-Note die.

I covered the front of the book and the butterfly's with clear window sheet to protect them a bit.

I also ran them through an embossing folder for texture.

I used 2 pieces of card for the front and back covers to add a bit of weight and covered them in DSP.

I used the Crop-O-Dile to punch through the layers.

I punched two holes and threaded ribbon through them to bind the book.

I randomly stamped on the inner pages and that way i can journal around the images.

I used 3 Top-Note pages inside, folded, which gives you 12 pages and i thought it would also be great to make one for Birthdays and have a page for each month.

Inkspirations Challenge #61

I created the following card this week for this challenge,
http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/inkspiration-sketch-challenge-61.html.
The colours i chose are So Saffron, Pretty in Pink & Bashful Blue.
I also used SU Watercolour Paper for my image.
I really enjoyed colouring in my image.
This card is on the way to my Niece as a surprise.

This weeks sketch.



Inkspirations Colour Challenge #60

I enjoyed this colour combination. I like to participate in the colour challenges as i can try different colours and it takes me away from my favourite ones.

Here is the link to this weeks challenge,

http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/inkspirations-challenge-60.html

I completed this card just in time this week. I had a card in mind to make and it worked in well with this challenge.

Elegant Lines

I wasn't sure about this embossing folder and what to make of it but it does make for a quick and stylish card. Just add a few embellishments and it's finished.

The folder creased the Whisper White card so i wasn't quite sure about that, maybe i will try it on thicker card as the embossed lines are deeply etched.

But overall i liked the end result.