Valentines gift boxes

Only 4 days left until Valentines.  So don't forget to make something to put those little gifts in for Valentines too...

The trusty pillow box die comes to the rescue all the time for gift boxes.  And created in a nano second!

Here I have used Very Vanilla card teamed this with Real Red DSP and ink.

Stamp sets - Every Little Bit and Tagtastic (hostess only);

Sentiments - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Just Believe;

DSP - Brights;

Ink - Real Red and a blender pen to colour/shade.

Don't forget that I am having a crafty day on 3rd March 10am-3pm and everyone is welcome - see more details here.

A little thanks

Being a demonstrator means you have the advantage of being part of a team and can share ideas.  Most of all for me it's about the extension to my social life ans some of the great friends I have made along the way.

Today I have a card to share with you that has been sitting on my mantlepiece for quite some time, mainly because it matches so well with the decor and I didn't have the heart to take it down, and more so because it is handmade but my demonstrator friend Amy, thanking me for helping out at a workshop sometime ago.

Amy always tells me that she gets a lot of her inspiration by copying ideas... and this is certainly one of her ideas that I will be copying soon too.  The base is Soft Suede and Amy has co-ordinated this with Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla, all of which are a great combination.  The Very Vanilla background has been run through the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, whilst the decorative pieces are cut using the Perfect Pennants die, a Scalloped Circle punch and a 1' 3/8" Circle punch.

To finish Amy has used a couple of Basic Pearls and some Seam binding ribbon to match.