PaperBlackbird: 2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Sweet Treats.....

Sweet Treats.... filled with assorted lollies, choc coated nuts 'n' raisins.

A quick make to take to a Christmas event.

Mini Milk Cartons, stamped with snowflakes, glitter glue centres,

Cherry Cobbler card stock & ink, Baja Breeze card stock.

If you punch a hole for the ribbon and tag a fraction off centre you can use the folds on the top of the milk carton, the candies can then be poured out into your hand.

Too easy - too yummy.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Give Thanks...

Thank you to Beth for your helpful hints on making this sweet pumpkin favour box.

Thank you to Inking Idaho blogspot for the original idea.

My thoughts: these sweet boxes need more detail.

Perhaps embossing before die cutting.

Perhaps an all over subtle print stamp. Perhaps spritzing instead of sponging.

So many different variations. Paper crafting is such fun, one idea - many different ways.

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hip, Hip, Hooray!

How cute is this?

Simple and sweet. Any colour combination you choose would be fabulous.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

WELCOME CHRISTMAS.....

I do like this card. A big thank you to Sarah from my stamp club.

Thanks for the ideas, Sarah.

A ribbon on the wreath is another option.
All Stampin' Up papers etc.

WELCOME CHRISTMAS

Welcome Christmas

Love this stamp set. A different look using pink c/stock. I think the silhouette in the right hand corner could be a little darker. Still, it all works.

WELCOME CHRISTMAS

Such a sweet scene....

Simple card made from DSP that I had left over. Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White c/stock. All Stampin' Up. {designer series papers}

Main image is embossed in Cherry Cobbler embossing powder. I've also added red glitter glue baubles to the tree for another dimension.

Greeting is stamped, hand cut out, with 'Season's Greetings' attached with foam dimensional.

This is a note set I made for my daughter-in-law. It is a folder made from one A4 sheet of c/stock folded in half. Folded up 6 cm at the base to form a pocket to hold note postcards on one side and envelopes on the other. I've background stamped the front and added embellishments to match note cards inside. Ribbon glued behind the front notion to hold it in place.

More details to come at a later date.

Whoo's Merry?

Such fun tags to make.

Owls - Made with Stampin' Up stamp set, punch and inks. I've added beanie hats by cutting 1 1/4" circles in half, adding a white brim and c/stock pom-poms, a dash of glitter glue, raised up with foam dimensionals.

Now we have a Merry Owl!

Welcome Christmas stamp set from Stampin' Up, as well as inks. I've hand cut the tree out, added red glitter glue spots as baubles & raised it up with foam dimensionals.

Halloween Treats

Loving this little character.

I think he will make a cute candy bag topper for Halloween.

I do believe....I do...I do....

WELCOME CHRISTMAS

Combining two different stamp sets with nice results.

In places you least expect.....

As I was looking through our Kaleidoscope and a thought came to me....

So taking my camera in hand, I photographed what I saw.

You never know when something like this may be useful.

Vintage Happy Hellos tags

'Sew' simple to make....

Paper flowers are made by punching 6 scallop circles from pages of an old book. Then sew a button through the centre of all the circles, tie off and you have a very cute vintage looking flower. Attach to any craft idea with double-sided tape.

Scrunch up flowers for a worn look.

Thought: A cute vintage look brad would work instead of the button idea.

Buttons were more cost effective for me.....