Packaging:- Gift Bag Punch Board

Well here is the post you should have had last Tuesday.
I would have posted them yesterday but was absolutely shattered when we got back from Duxford. We stayed in a beautiful thatched pub called 'The John Barlycorn Inn'. The food was great and the room lovely, very quaint! My OH really enjoyed his flight in a Bi-plane.

Now back to crafting
 Its the gift Bag Board that features today. I have done one in each size but all the same height. You can use paper/card from 4" to 12 " high. I have used 8" and the finished bag is 61/2" high.
My other halves response when I took them to photograph was 'very classy christmas this year?'

This is the smallest of the bags. I have used a sheet os designer paper from the Wonderland set in the seasonal catalogue. I haven't been able to photo the details of the glitzy ribbon and glimmer paper snowflake as there was so much reflection.  The bag board also punches the holes for the ribbon.

Bag size two is slightly wider, here it is the lace paper from the  designer paper pack. Here I have just threaded the gold satin ribbon through the holes plus the snowflakes punched with the new snowflake punch in glimmer paper tied on with the new gold cord.

 This last bag is slightly wider again, I have kept it simple using a gold foil doily to close it with and a balk circle centre to emphasise the patterned part, just a couple of glimmer paper snowflakes and a wooden snowflake triple heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Wouldn't you love a gift wrapped up in one of these.

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Gift Bag Punch Board	Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon	Banner Triple Punch	Snow Flurry Punch
Gold Glimmer Paper	Gold Cording Trim	Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper	Snowflake Elements	Gold & White 3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon

Ooops no packaging today. Instead we have snowflakes

Ooops I had forgotten we were away for Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I will be back tomorrow evening with some packaging but for today we have the snowflakes again. Just a reminder, Monday next week the 5th of October, some places left for the afternoon class and 4 places for the evening.
Get ahead with your Christmas card making, come and make these 5 cards, your choice of colour, blues or neutrals.

There should be 5 in the blue picture, the one with the gold die cut word is missing but we will make one!

I'm in bother the other half is ready to go. We are off to Duxford he is going to fly a Bi-plane. Not my idea of fun I'm just going to sit in the sun.....
Have a great day all.

Christmas wrapping, how do you do yours? Today is the start of a week of packaging ideas. Monday it's Curvy Keepsake Box

Here we have my first selection of packaging ideas for those little Christmas presents. These are some of the fun boxes you can create with the Curvy Keepsake Box Die. What fun!

 First is my penguin, why does he look so sad?

This is probably the easiest one to make. Only black, white and a shade of orange card. I have used the googly eyes but you could just use white and black punched circles.

Think the phrase for this one is 'simples'







The Christmas pudding I think is the most complicated but still easy to do.
You need to cut the box in the brown and the white. I cut the icing dribbles freehand then embossed with the softly falling snow embossing folder. The holly leaves are cut freehand then  punched a few red berries. This one really looks good enough to eat!





'Olaf' from frozen is still a popular character. I really do need one of my friends with children or grandchildren to lend me this as I haven't seen it yet.
The eyebrows and tooth are cut freehand. For the nose I have punched a number of different size circles then stuck them together with glue dots rather than glue, this gives it a bit more dimension. It is fiddly though.

 Mr Robin, a really easy make and everyone's favourite.













The man himself.  Its a pity the moustache die is no longer available as its ideal for this make. I could have done the hat like the robins but decided to keep it flat. I have doodled the fur with a white pen.

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Big Shot

Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies

Sunshine

This was Yorkshire today so no crafting done. Had a lovely walk first around the reservoir then across the moors. Really warm in the sun, quite chilly in the shade.

Hope you have had a good day and recharged the batteries for the week ahead.

Crafting but not stamping

These are the three little cardigans I knitted for Enya, the baby I told you about yesterday.

Having 3 boys I haven't had the chance to do much knitting in pink Really enjoyed making these 3 little knits.

Designer paper

Another quick post today, I am off for a cuddle with the sweetest baby who is 5 weeks old tomorrow called Enya. She is a real sweetie and I have been knitting, I'll show you those tomorrow too!

I love this Winter Wonderland designer paper. It shouts luxury. With the gold and black theme it looks striking and classy.
I have made this card in every paper, one piece of paper, using both sides.

This is my favourite combination but I am going to change the sentiment, The card would make a great birthday card for a special birthday.

Woodland Textured Impression Folder

I knew this embossing folder would quickly come back to the table. Quite a simple card today. The folder was inked before getting to work with the big shot. The Cajun Craze coloured trees were embossed separately then daubed to colour up, these have been fussy cut and added with glue dots. I have added two little birds from the White Christmas stamp set. The first has just been stamped then coloured with marker pens the second has been stamped, fussy cut then coloured. this has been added with  a glue dot to a branch that also stands out from the face.

I would like a sentiment on here but couldn't decide whether to go christmassy or birthday. What would you do?