Purse Die Fun

Morning all.

When the new SU catty came out September 1st this year one thing I was very eager to get was the Petite Purse Die. I have seen many beautiful things done with it, so I thought I may as well join in the fun and games.

My SIL was at the beginning of may 40th birthdays with family and work. It was only fitting that family bore the brunt of my 1st experimental purse!! I also broke out the new Summer Silhouettes stamp set too. This is my 1st attempt at a purse......

I embossed it with the Cuttlebug Wicker Weave EF.

And of course....it held 3 Ghirardelli chocolates just perfectly!!

The card was bases around pink like the purse (my SIL is VERY much a girly girl) and LOVES pink!!

 

The frame that holds the 40 is from the new Window Framelit Dies. I matted it out by cutting 2 pink ones, cutting them in half and then creating the border.

 

 

Here are the purse and card together......

 

 

 

Thanks for popping by. I have MANY more variations of purses to share. I have had lots of 40th birthdays and it seemed like a good way to start a celebration....every gal likes chocolate....right???

 

Next post starts the big challenge I was given....stay tuned.

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Almost Amethyst (ret), Silver Glitter CS fm Alice's

Ink: (SU) Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Almost Amethyst (ret)

Stamps: (SU) Summer Silhouettes

Dies: (SU) Petite Purse Die, Window Framelit Dies, Beautiful Wings Embosslit die.

Other Bits: Cuttlebug Wicker Weave EF, Pink Rhinestone Silver Brads fm stash, White 1/2 pearl fm stash, SU Designer Sherbert Buttons (ret)

Punches: EK Parisian Border Punch

 

Lynda xx

 

 

Bevvy of Butterflies

Morning all.
Bestie asked me to make a Fantasy Box for her daughter at some stage. You may recall, for Christmas 2010....I kinda went mad making them and have not made one since. The links for making them can be found through here. Now Miss "turning 9" has very discerning tastes. She scrapbooks with her Mum and also makes the occasional card....so the pressure was on. I also knew she had a thing for butterflies, so I chose this as my main theme.

I went to Alice In Paperland and fell TOTALLY in love with some Cristina Re paper. I am not sure of the brand of the butterfly paper, it may be her as well, but I know both the white/ivory papers are Cristena Re. You know that feeling when you see a paper and you KNOW that is it the PERFECT one for what you have in mind....this was one such finding.

This is Miss 9's Fantasy box...

(Warning....from this point on...lots of pics!!!)

Top                                                                                                                             one side

Centre Front                                                                                                                   Other Side

Open front                                                                                        Open Inside

Sneaky butterflies on the inside                                                      and lining the drawers

Now I had a little paper left over, so I used them to make the card.......

The butterfly is on dimensionals, and the close up gives you an idea of the amazing texture and sheen of the papers.

...and of course...the two together.....

Miss 7 (after her triumph of making grand-dad's card) Made Miss 6 a card too, and here is hers...

Thanks so very much for tolerating all the pictures. This was definitely a project that had a lot of heart and soul in it and I was so very happy with the final result. As you can appreciate there were a lot of things used and I will try to list them all.

Stuff used:
CS: Thin Chipboard, SU Pale Plum (ret), Cristena Re papers both textured and lustred
Ink: SU Almost Amethyst (ret)
Stamps: Clear 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from stash, SU candle fm Big Bold Birthday
Punches: (SU) Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Bigz Butterfly Die, Large Star Punch (ret), EK Parisian Border Punch
Other Bits: Dimensionals, (lots of) Double sided tape, 4mm purple 1/2 pearls fm stash, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Lynda xx

Birdies Galore

Now...I know that for some out there, the following may be an unfamilliar experience, but hopefully NOT for all. Sometime back I was in my local hangout Alice In Paperland and I saw this beautiful paper in amongst the Christina Re papers. I believe it is by Artee, but please don't quote me on it.

I immediately started comparing the colours to those I had in my stash (mainly SU colours) and the brain started clunking from there. I was also drawn to the bird motif. Having recently aquired the SU XL Brid Punch......the cogs were gaining momentum. This led to the only solution to the problem......buy the paper and have some serious playtime!!!!

Here's what I came up with.....

Essentially all the cards have the same layout and embossing, I just changed the colours to bring out what was in the paper. They do not have sentiments yet, so I can quickly add them for any occasion needed.

This paper used Optix Musk and SU Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette.

Same paper and cplours.......different look!!!

I love this combo.....SU Old Olive, Basic Grey and Baja Breeze.

And finally, SU Soft Suede and Bashful Blue.

I flattened out my So Swirly Wheel (which since doing so am using SO much more) and clear embossed the pattern, which ties in nicely with the swirls on the paper.

I made 8-10 of these in all and I think are a great general kinda card.

Thanks for dropping by. Have a wonderfully craft day!!

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Soft Suede, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Pink Pirouette, Optix Musk CS

Paper: Birds by Artee

Ink: Versamark, Clear EP

Stamps: SU So Swirly Jumbo Wheel

Punches: (SU) Two Step Bird Punch XL, EK Border Punch - Parisian

Other bits: Dimensionals, Kaisercraft Clear Rhinestones

Lynda xx