February Birthday gifts

Last month, February is birthday month!
Not just mine, but several of my favourite friends in the stamping createsphere!
I have also taken up walking - after school drop off - most mornings!
Where to carry your phone? where to carry your glasses or keys?
So with Felicity's birthday in mind I designed this little purse...

 It is a fun little bag that won't win any prizes for sewing or seam-stressing (that is such an appropriate word) and an opportunity to embellish with a trinket charm, bow and fabric roses.

This is the proto type ... would possibly need to be a little larger for your iPhone and quilted padding may have been a better option - but I made it myself on my 20 year old sewing machine and it fits my driving glasses just fine.

a CASE of the Catalogue!

Only a few weeks left of the holidays ... I have been neglecting my blog, so sorry - am having a lovely family and friend time, doing some scrapbooking and card making, just making up the days as they come along.

Now just before Christmas I was flipping through the main Stampin' Up! catalogue and remembered how much I liked this box and tag.

Now I had bought the two tags die and the Fancy Favour box die with this project in mind -

I hope you like my interpretation of the project on page 145.

 It is more than a gift box as you can keep your pens, scissors, tags and ribbon scraps in it.
Just looks so special covered in the Flirtacious Designer fabric ... I dont think I can give this away, not yet.

I have used the gorgeous Glimmer paper (sponged with Melon Mambo ink).

The 5 petal punch makes a lovely bloom in First Edition paper held together with a Vintage brad in the centre.

 The decorative label "wings" are sprayed with my homemade shimmer paint "mist".

 I have tied the gift tag with a piece of fabric (just torn from the edge of the fat quarter) and tied a key trinket charm to the top.

The "kindness matters" stampset is so beautiful I want to stamp pink and Soft suede butterflies on everything...

 See what you can make with a few big shot dies, some gorgeous fabric and a pretty stampset?
I enjoyed making this box and it is a substantial little trinket holder on my table.
Any questions or thoughts? Leave me a comment below.

Launch party - three make and takes plus a launch week special

On Tuesday night we made three projects using new products in the 2011-12 Idea Book and Catalogue.

Here's what we made:

 Fabric Flower, Flocking and Designer Frames card:

Specialty paper Mocha Morning p.127

Designer Fabric: Timeless Portrait p.140

Fun Flowers die $59.95 p.160

Embossing Folder: Designer Frames p.157

Stampset: Creative Elements. p.89

Ink and Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler

Seam binding ribbon: Cherry cobbler

Champagne Glass glitter. 

Launch week special #1:

Purchase the

Specialty mocha morning Paper $24.95

Fabric - Timeless portrait $19.95

Multipurpose liquid glue $7.50

For $52 and recieve a free container of Champagne Glass Glitter (value $7.95)

 Triple Treat Flower Tissue Box:

Triple Treat Flower stamp p.14

Cardstock: Concord crush and Wisteria Wonder

Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder.

Multipurpose glue and Champagne glass glitter.

Big shot and Two Tags die.

Ribbon: Ruffled wisteria wonder.

Launch week special #2.

Purchase:

Two tags die $39.95

Designer Frames Embossing folder $16.95

For $55 and get

The triple treat flower stamp

 for half price ($16.95) just $8.50 

Sambo Twist boxes:

Designer series Paper - Pocketful of Posies p.128

Builder wheel - p.162

Spindle and spacers $7.50

 uninked triple cell cartridge $16.50

Wheels: Bees and Blossoms p.72.

 Birthday p.37 $9.50 ea

2 1/2" circle punch p.154

Stamp: Hostess set Happiest Birthday wishes. p.8

Launch week special #3.

Builder wheel package:

2 wheels $19

Spacer set $7.50

uninked triple cell cartridge $16.50

For $43

choose a reinker colour for free (value $5.95)

Lauch week special #4

Purchase 2 fabric packs ($39.90)

and receive a packet of trinket keys for half price just $6.

Email me at nerida_carter@hotmail.com or SMS 0468 877 125 to place your order.