Curvy Keepsake Box

Well my blog and Facebook page seem to have got out of sinc......
New start this week, plan to blog  every day! Lets see if I can.

Today we have a lovely little box. Using the curvy keepsake box die. The box and 3 tags come out of one sheet of A4 card. Its very simple to put together and I think looks very professional. A lovely way of giving small gifts.
I have decorated using wash tape, something I have found not to my taste for cards but here its brilliant. I have used one of the new ones in the seasonal catalogue. Its a pack of 5 rolls in the All is Calm colour theme. Just love it.

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Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies

Lullaby DSP

A friend of mine who I haven't seen for ages has a little girl who was one a few weeks ago. This was the One I made for her that I took today.

I love the papers (DSP) called Lullaby. The soft peach colours are delicious and so pretty. 

The little dancing girl is no longer available but so perfect for this project I just couldn't resist. 



The banner is made using the banner punch, hung on crisp cantaloup twine.

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Little Buddy Pop Up Box

Whilst the Little Buddy set was still on my desk I just had to make one more.

Love these little box cards. They are a bit fiddly to make but so effective. I have managed to arrange the string of the balloons through the birds beak!






















Pity the pictures are not so good. Still really pleased with this.

Hamburger box die

A bit of a departure from cards and things I usually make.

These are made using the Big Shot die cutting machine and the new Stampin'Up! Hamburger Box die.
Plus quite a few punches.
The white gel pen adds to the eyes and a pack of sponges is needed for all the daubing!

When using the die I recommend cutting up  one side of each flap rather than the hill and valley folds, you get a much tidier finish.

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Little Buddy 2

And 2 more with the Little Buddy stamp set.

 I love this little bird, isn't he cute. I have used the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp on the smooth side then smoothed onto the card to get the reverse image. Its worked a treat.
Had a bit of fun with the colours.

This second card shows the four images in the set. The little cake in the centre of the small square is on dimensionals. Then a piece of pool party seam binding to complete with a bow.

Now you have seen 4 sample cards what could you do with this set?

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Little Buddy

This stamp set appealed to me straight away, not sure why as I don't usually do cute and I don't have small children.

There are 3 little monsters, a balloon and a cake stamp in the set with 3 sentiments.

The first card I have used the blendabilities to colour it, but only blending on the face. This technique takes some practice so for a first attempt I'm quite pleased. The sentiment is in the set too. The ribbon is the island indigo in the new catalogue.








 This second card has been coloured with the marker pens, something I don't do often but I only have a couple of the blendabilities sets.
I have used low tack paper, stamped and cut out as a mask to crowd the little monsters. I have added rhinestones as the spots on the monster at the front and a little bow in the strawberry slush thick bakers twine.

I'm quite pleased with how they have turned out. What do you think?