Another Christmas Gift Tag!

Yesterday i shared with you a christmas gift tag - here's another one i used on my christmas gifts for 2010:

I started again with a simple, plain brown luggage tag (available from WH Smiths) and used a 'Sponge Dauber' and some 'Early Espresso' ink on the edges. Next i stamped (also in Early Espresso' the sentiment (which is from a retired SU set) and rippled some 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon' along the bottom.

I then cut out a square of 'Very Vanilla' card and 'Sponge Daubed' along the edges. The lovely robin has been punched from 'Very Vanilla' card using the 'Two-Step Bird Punch'. I then used 'Sponge Daubers' and 'Early Espresso' and 'Real Red' ink to turn it into the robin!! I used my 'Basic Black' 'Stampin' Write Marker' to draw in his eye and beak! You may have noticed that i raised his wing using a 'Dimensional' and the branches have been punched out of some 'Brights DSP'. Isn't he a cutie!

To just finish it off completely i brough some 'Jingle Bells' from 'Paperchase' I love that sound, so christmassy!!

Another Day... Another christmas Project!

So yesterday i shared with you a tutorial to create a christmas gift bow, what else do you need to wrap the perfect christmas present - yep, you guest it a lovely christmas tag:

This tag started life as a simple brown parcel tag. I stamped the background with the cluster of snowflakes from the 'Serene Snowflake' stampset, using some 'Crumb Cake' ink. I used the 'Early Espresso' ink to stamp the 'Merry Christmas' sentiment (from the 'Contempo Christmas' set)

Next i stamped two baubles from the 'Contempo Christmas' stampset in 'Old Olive' and 'Real Red' and punched them out with the 'Ornament Punch' Finally i rippled some 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon' along the bottom to finish off the project!

I wish it could be Christmas everyday...

Hi guys, no sooner am i back from my travels i'm off again! Today i'm off to the Dominican Republic for a week with my lovely hubby! I'm so excited!!

So i'm afraid it's back to the scheduled posts. I thought i would share with you some of my christmas projects from last year. So today here's a bow made out of 'DSP' from the 'Christmas Jingle' scrapbook kit:

You can obviously use any DSP to make a bow like this, great little extra to give your gifts the edge!!
I used a tutorial from 'Splitcoast Stampers', to see this tutorial click here.

When i get back from my holiday i'm hoping to start my 2011 christmas cards... i know it sounds early but there's nothing worse than feeling stressed out as christmas is approaching so i like to get started early!

Jambo! I'm Back!

Hi guys! I'm back in the UK after an AMAZING four week trip to Tanzania! Did you miss me? It's unbelievable how much we squeezed into a short amount of time ... and yes i did manage to get a little bit of crafting done!! Including making some elephant dung paper! Here's the process of how to make it and a picture of me smashing up lots of elephant poo!:

When i get a moment i will definately have a play and make something special from the finished product! I also had the opportunity to meet a Masaai tribe and recieved a one-to-one jewellery making tutorial with one of the wives! Which was an amazing experience and a great opportunity to learn about another culture!

A highlight of the trip was the safari i went on whilst i was there and saw lots of wildlife, including hippos, lions, black rhino, zebras, buffalo, elephants and lots more:

Overall, one amazing month and i'm off on more travels tomorrow! Me and my hubby are off to the Dominican Republic tomorrow! Don't worry i have scheduled more posts - all of a christmas theme to keep you going until i return!!

A bottle bag makeover...

It's my step-dad's birthday today (i'm missing lots of birthdays, but hope to catch up with everyone when i get home) I gave him my 'Sailaway' card, click here to see it. I hope he likes it. (I also left him a bottle of Bicardi, which i'm sure he will appriciate also!!

A while back i picked up some bottle bags cheap from a card shop in town - 3 for £1 i think. But they look a bit plain, so i decided to give this bottle bag a quick makeover, simply using a 'Real Red' 'Scallop Circle', a 'Tempting Turqoise' 'Designer Button' and some 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon'. Here's the result:

I wanted to place a card inside, but was worried that it would fall out and get lost, so decided to seal up the bag with a 'Scallop Circle' (I stuck this down with 'Red Sticky Strip' to ensure it stayed sealed) Here's a close up:

Hope you have a great birthday John! Enjoy the booze!!

I'm back tomorrow from my trip to Tanzania - so will definately check in say hello and post a few pics!!

Birdy Bookmark!

Today a quick little bookmark project to share with you:

This bookmark started life as a strip of 'Bashful Blue' cardstock. I rounded off the top corners with my 'Corner Rounder' and i used the 'Eyelet Border Punch' on the bottom edge. I stamped the bird (from the 'Sweetheart' stampset randomly in 'Bashful Blue' ink onto the card. I then stamped another bird onto some 'Whisper White' card, punched it out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and layered it onto a 'Bashful Blue' '1-3/8" Circle', which has been layered onto a 'Early Espresso' 'Scallop Circle'.

I tied a piece of 'Early Espresso' 'Satin Ribbon' on the bottom, and punched a hole (using my 'Crop-a-dile') and looped another piece of 'Early Espresso' ribbon and hey presto!!

Owl Be Home Soon!

Hi all. Hope you have lots of lovely things planned for this weekend! I'm sure i'm making the most of my last few days in Tanzania! But almost certain that i will be desperately missing my hubby!!!

Today i have a little voucher card holder to share with you - it is not too different from one i made a month or so back...

This project was made with some 'Pretty in Pink' Cardstock. I started by folding the card as i would do for a regular card make, and then laid it on over my 'Top Note Die' ensuring that the right hand fold would not be cut by the edge of the 'Top Note'. I then layered up my cutting plates and ran it through the 'Big Shot' The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the 'Something to Celebrate' stampset and has been inked in 'Early Espresso.

I used the 'Owl Punch' and scraps of 'Early Espresso', 'Whisper White' and 'Springtime Vintage DSP' to create the owl, layered him on a 'Whisper White' circle created using the '1-3/4" Circle Punch', his branch has been created from 'Early Espresso' card scraps using the 'Two-Step Bird Punch'. 

Here's the inside of the project:

You will notice that i ran a second piece of 'Pretty in Pink' card through the 'Big Shot', cut it in half to create the voucher holder, i stuck this down securely with some red sticky tape. To complete this project i punched two small holes using my 'Crop-A-Dile' and threaded some 'Chocolate Chip' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' to bind it together.