Where has the time gone?????

I can't believe it's over 4 weeks since I last posted on here.....I have been a bit busy and still didn't get everything made I wanted to! I'm going to start in January for next year!!!

I hope you had a lovely Christmas, we certainly did.

I have got some things to share with you over the coming weeks and will start with a box I made using the envelope board. I wanted it to hold a soap (already in a box!) and it took me a while to suss it out but after a few attempts with scrap paper I got there.

The reindeer and sleigh is a Cheery Lynn die and the snowflakes are Stampin Up Festive Flurry dies

I made a slit in the flap to close the box and didn't stick the snowflakes down fully to allow it to tuck underneath. 
You could wrap ribbon, twine, a belly band of card or paper or even use a glue dot to close it if you wanted and of course it can be for any occasion depending on what you use and decorate it with.

The box measures 4 3/8" x 2 5/8" depth 1 5/8"
Use a piece of 8 x 8 card and the envelope punch board - punch & score at 2 1/4" turn and line up score line punch & score again. Repeat on all sides so you have 4 punched notches and a scored rectangle diagonally from to corner.
Place one of the other 2 corners with no notches on the scoreboard at 3 3/8" punch & score. Turn and line up the score line, punch & score repeat on all 4 sides.
Cut along score lines (dashed lines on picture below) so you can fold the ends of the box up and stick to the sides.

Wishing you all a happy & healthy 2014

Lynn xxx

Off to convention....

....well my case is packed - I can just to say lift it! I never have been good at travelling light.

I managed to make 60 swops - 3 different designs. 

Who knows I might swop them all tonight???

All 60 - just needed to do a card front and put the details of what I used on the back

This used clockworks, Gorgeous Grunge and Perfectly Penned

Naturals Ivory cardstock, Merry Minis tree punch  & glimmer paper, finishing touch edgelit, trim & twine

Cycle celebration, Tape it & Bitty Banners.

If I get chance to update my blog whilst I'm away I will try - if not will do when I get back.

Tuesday tag time......

....... where has 2 weeks gone!!!

Today's tag is what I've created to attach to my backpack at Stampin Up convention. 

Every-one who attends get the same silver bag so you need to be able identify which is yours - especially if you loose it!!!!! As it's silver because Stampin Up is 25 years old this year, I've gone for a silver sparkly theme.

Front of my tag using silver paper embossed with silver. Window framelit in Island Indigo stamped with Gorgeous Grunge and heat embossed in silver. 

My initial and butterflies cut from silver glimmer paper.

The gorgeous silver glitter stuck round the edge using crystal effects which has secured the glitter really well and not coming off when I rub my fingers over it.

Back of my tag - with my contact information (rubbed out for display here) just in case!

I am busy making some swaps to take, haven't got as many prepared as I'd hoped - will share tomorrow before I leave on Thursday.

Tuesday tag time....

..and Happy Birthday to my friend Helen today.

I am sharing the little collection I made for her starting with the tag

 

I have used the modern mosaic embossing folder and stamp set, Crisp Cantaloupe and Baked brown Sugar inks.

I have shared the card design before and have made the other things to match.

Tuesday tag time.....

...better late than never!

Why is it when you tick to remain logged in it ignores you!!!!!

So this morning as you do, I made a quick tag before I went to work. Then when I go to sign in my blog I had to enter my details and my memory as it is now and with loads of different passwords etc couldn't get the right one. So I had to leave it until now.

 

As I had some embossed baubles already prepared I decided to make use of one. I love the effect of embossing vellum, which is how the background of the tag was created. I used Sizzix double sided adhesive sheet, and stuck it to a piece of card and then out this through the big shot using beautiful Baroque embossing folder, which has to be one of my favourites. I added little patterned edge using the appropriately named finishing touches edgelit.

P.S I have now written down my e-mail and log in details so hopefully it won't happen again - if I can remember where I've recorded them LOL!

Tuesday tag time.....

this weeks tag uses Everything Eleanor and is a quick tag to make, though it does involve a bit of cutting out to cut round the shape - but I don't mind that. If you don't like cutting out then you can stamp the shape and cut a rectangle or die cut a tag ! 

(see post on 5.8.13, or search by set name at side of Blog for other examples)

 The tag matches the card I made - hope this gives you some inspiration and think about the stamps you have that you can do this with, especially with Christmas round the corner

Tuesday tag time....

Todays post are the tags I made for the cakes I made for the fundraiser at work. 

The cake idea came from an event I went to in Darlington and a stall there had them.

 I'd never seen mini Jammie Dodgers, but good old Morrissons had them!

 

Tuesday tag time

I've done it again, prepared the post to go on the blog on 1st October checked today the 6th as I have had a busy week, to find it was still in draft!!!! So hopefully it will post on the 8th.
I made todays tag to match a card for a friend at work celebrating a special birthday! So I'm sharing both with you.

 Colours are Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe and stamp set is Mosaic Madness, Memorable Moments for the "50th" and Fabulous Phrases for the "for you" and "birthday" and "Happy" from Teeny Tiny Wishes. The flowers are punched out using Itty Bitty punch and curled with a ball tool. 

I embossed the brown bag to match the card, added a doily, ribbon and the tag.

Pink chocolate house

This is something else I made for the fundraising was a raffle prize. 

It is a lakeland mould. You can do it in gingerbread, you get the recipe, or melted chocolate and decorate how you wish.It does take about 1kg choclate!!!!

I used white chocolate and coloured it pink. Added Jazzies for the roof, Dolly Mixtures for the wall aroud it and Giant Jelly babies  which were just the right size!(from Morrisons) There are 2 bags of Strawberry Bon Bons inside it too.

The lady at work who won it was over the moon.

Fundraising goodies

I've had a busy few weeks making lots of things for our charity fundraising event at work last Wednesday, for Breast Cancer and Teesside Hospice. We had a great day and have raised £1770 so far so it was worth all the effort. 
It was a good excuse for me to make Halloween goodies so these are what I made

 

 Cellophane bags with these brilliant chews that just a say fit. They have them in Home Bargains 89p and Morrissons for £1 at the moment. The top is one of the Apothecary framleit dies cut in half and stuck together to enclos the bag.

 

The hands are latex gloves stamped with halloween images using Stayz On black ink. Fill with sweets,tie ribbon round the top and a tag, very simple but effective and different. They were popular. Thanks to Natalie for finding the idea on Pinterest!

 This is a Stampin up Decorative Window Box with Witches Brew DSP stuck on the sides, a tag and some bats created using butterfly punches! I saw this idea from a Stampin Up demonstartor Kimberley Lewis.

How to create the bats - punch a butterfly out of black cardstock and then stick with removable glue onto scrap paper.

 Put the punched butterfly back into the punch to punch it again. The top of the butterfly wings cuts the bottom of the top wings of the butterfly - how clever is that!

Tuesday tag time.....

I've just visited my blog schedule my post for tomorrow and realised last weeks Tuesday tag time hasn't posted!!!  
My post was showing as draft, but scheduled to post at 8am on 17th. I thought it was all going too well. Never mind I'll post it for this week, then I've got something all ready for next week, so apologies for no post last week.

Some of you will recognise the image on today's tag. 
I still have some cards and yesterday was giving one to the really helpful lady who sorted out our new car, along with some flowers.
I like to wrap flowers in tissue paper, tie with twine and add a tag sometimes. So I made a tag to match the card! I added the scallop circle from the new Round Array set. You can't tell from the photo but I stamped it 3 times and punched out the 2 circles the smallest raised on a foam pad.

Fabulous friend.....

.......card I made for a birthday this week. My first time using the Six Sided Sampler & Notable Notions sets.The embossing folder is Lacy Brocade from last years Christmas catalogue, but you could use any to add some texture or even a background stamp.

Colours are Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and So Saffron.

Tuesday tag time.....

..... and this week it's Halloween!!!!!!
I know it's only the beginning of September, but I am making these to sell at a fund raising day we are having at work on 2nd October.
I have created a gusset in the paper bags by scoring down each side at 1" and 1 & 1/8th "at the bottom.Stamped on the bag before folding into shape and made tags for them, held in place with a little peg.

The tags themselves are cut using a shape from Apothecary framelit & Chalk Talk framelit sets. Other stamp sets used are hearts a Flutter, Chalk Talk, That's a ticket. The small Halloween stamps are from the retired Spooky bingo bits. Washi tape from the new Seasonal catalogue adds a nice touch. You can use whatever stamps you have to create the tags.

 Natalie sent me a pin from Pinterest of a hand (glove) packed with sweets for Halloween, and this is my version. I've stamped the glove using Stayzon ink and added a tag.
Hope this gives you some inspiration for Halloween, or adapt them for any occasion.

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary to James & Natalie.......

.... where has that year gone????

So today I am sharing some of the things we made for the wedding.
I love looking back and remembering not only the day but the times we spent thinking, designing, planning and making everything.
Apologies if you've seen them before and the long post today!!

The first thing we made were the favour boxes in purple and teal, which were all hand cut (didn't have a box die then!!) and stamped using On a Pedestal set(see photo of table later)
This is what was inside chocolate tea pot and cup & saucer, milk bottle and some Brew Ha Ha tea bags.

 Tags to wrap around the cutlery

Handmade confetti punched from tissue paper, vellum and Crumb Cake card stock

 Tags wrapped round hankies placed on the chairs at Preston hall

 Chocolate buttons for the Candy Bar - just one of the things we made

 bunting sign and you can just see rosettes hanging from the ceiling

Denise made the cake pops and James did the stands. The labels were created using Stampin Up Sweet Core Stamp set, and some more rosettes.

 

If I had to choose my favourite item I loved making it would be Natalie's brooch bouquet. 

It wasn't just me involved - Natalie, James, Denise and Charlotte all helped. 

We had a number of sessions sat in our kitchen wiring buttons, brooches and making bead flowers to go in it. I had the job of assembling it, which was a struggle at times and I pulled it apart a few times. My hands and neck ached trying to keep it tight whilst adding more stems. But it eventually took shape and Natalie loved it which is the main thing.

 

I love this photo arriving at Worsall Village Hall and topping up her lipstick!

 Charlotte's was made with buttons, which was so much easier to put together and light as a feather compared to Natale's!

Buttonholes completed the collection - for James and the men

and the ladies to match their outfits

Decorating Worsall Village Hall the day before the wedding was a great day to see all our ideas and planning come together - here are some of the things...

The main room - bunting strung, made by James, Natalie & Denise. Tables all arranged with the gorgeous flower arrangements in tea pot planters by my Mam & Mary

 

In the entrance hall our old garden bench painted white and used as a guest book which is now in their bedroom full of lovely messages and memories.

The plan for the day created by James which now hangs in their hall.

    The table plan in an old suitcase...

and another suitcase for cards...both now live in their bedroom as decoration and storage underneath their metal bed.

 James designed the wine labels the same design as the invitations

Rosettes in the welcome drinks

5 wire hearts decorated with doilies and rosettes hung on the curtains around the room. They came to life on the evening with the battery lights.

James and Martyn made the backdrop for the photo booth and James painstakingly hand drew the title!

and finally the cake...designed by James made by me and eaten by all!