Shabby Chic Swap

Hi Crafters

A quick post today as it is already 8pm and I am ready to put my feet up.

I thought I would share with you some items I made for a swap. It is the first time I have been in  a swap group and I am really looking forward to it.

The theme this month is Shabby Chic, which I have not done for a while. It took some time to get the ideas flowing, but I found as I worked my way through the items that are listed for the swap, so ideas came to me. I started with the tags and card shown below.

As you can see the card has to have an envelope to go with it, and I am guessing it is the done thing to make it yourself.

Next post I will share the wand and notebook I made.

Happy Crafting

Dee

White & Silver Christmas Card

Hi Crafters

It has been a busy time of late. We are putting in a new kitchen and as hubby is doing the work himself it is stretching over weeks, with me tip-toeing around the kitchen area to get meals in between preparing for my craft day in October.

In preparation for the Craft Day I have been cutting and scoring for hours and days, as I want everyone to be able to make half a dozen cards, as well as a box and gift card holder. To be able to make and decorate all these in the time I have prepared all the layers. 

Whilst looking at all my die cuts and what we would use to decorate a card I consider any alternative card shapes that will take the same decorations, this way anyone wishing to make lots of cards can prepare the mass of die-cuts and then make the base cards for the different styles  to knock out a batch of cards in an afternoon.

As an example we will be working with die -cut trees for a pop up card, I laid out a few designs and then thought the same designs would work on a small step card. so made a quick sample to show an alternative use of the die cuts. More of that when I do my 12 Days of Christmas series in October.

Clearing the desk one day after a session if die cutting I came across some spare cut-outs of scroll edged circle and adding a couple of other die-cuts soon finished a small easel card. As it is not one that we shall be making on the 9th, I will share it with you now.

 Sorry that the background does not show up very well in the picture as it is silver mirra card.the easel card is just 4" square. You cannot see in the picture but I have layered the circle die cut to add dimension and then popped the head of the stag through to the front of the card with the trees sitting in the second layer.
The circle that is cut out has been used to add a greeting for the base of the card, and 4 diamante stones placed in each corner  

More Paper Ribbons

Hi Crafters

I cannot believe it is over a week since my last post. I have been away for a couple days break, and started prepping for my craft day so have not had much time to check out and make new items.

However I cannot do any crafting without some items being made that are not on the job list and sure enough while putting together one of the items for the November Craft day at North Petherton, I made a teepee card and added a paper ribbon from my stash to finish it.

Tidying the desk (or at least trying to make a start) I then made a "matchbook" to use up a length of card and again finished it with a ribbon from the stash on the desk. So I will add these to my post today to give some more ideas with the paper ribbons. 

As soon as I have another crafting session I intend to try out some of my new dies and I will have some new cards and to write about and post. So until then keep crafting and using up those oddments  making these great paper ribbons.  

This card has been made from Christmas paper. 3 x 4"squares

The ribbon made from matching card with a gold bell and greeting tag in the centre

The Teepee Card folds flat to post, but of course the added bell needs to be taken into account if posting the card, as this will make it a large letter size despite the card fitting an A6 envelope.

This is the "Matchbook" . It folds over the front like the old matchbooks and inside is a stack of Post It Notes. It is a pretty way of keeping them in a bag. 

Here is how I stash my semi-made ribbons. When I need one I just put my hot glue gun on, put the ribbon together and add the centre decoration. It means I can use up my odd card and prepare the ribbons in advance, when I have a few minutes spare (usually when I am suppose to be tidying the craft desk)

  

Dee