Greetings from a cold wet and yuk Finland! I am soo over this weather already!!! Bring on the snow!!! Due to the fact that it was too wet to go out, I spent the day alone, in my craft room. I had this bright idea that I TOO would make a box, as I have seen so many of these pretty boxes on other peoples blogs. BIG MISTAKE!!! It took me all day, and it was hard work!!! However, after many moments of swearing, it is now finished...and I dont think I will make anymore! PMSL. There is not much to report on it. I used a fairly stiff basic white card stock for the actual box, distress the edges with walnut stain, brushed corduroy and old paper. I then covered it with note paper, which I also distressed. The sentiment is a Magnolia, stuck onto a nesties lable, the flourishes are from sizzix. The flowers are from my stash. I have used a magnetic closure on the flap, which I have glued a bead onto. I chose to use the hot glue gun on this project as it needs to be held together firmly. I am probably going to end up keeping this, as I am sure that if I place a slab of chocolate in it, the receiver would probably eat the choc and throw the box out... AND IT TOOK ME A WHOLE DAY TO MAKE IT!!!
And on that note, I want to wish you all a good week! HUGS
Goodmorning world! Its a beautiful day here in Finland this morning. We have had heavy frost in the night, and now the sun is shining. The garden looks like someone has gone mad with glitter!!! Todays contribution, is another tealight card. Now that I am getting the hang of them, I am rather liking them! I have used and old favourite magnolia stamp, and the backing paper is Tilda from Panduro.
Christmas card production is on full steam ahead! Here I have used another of the old Magnolia images, my favourite little friend Tilda, sitting patiently on her present. I have coloured her using Distress inks, and the fur on her coat and her wings are done in Stickles. The backing paper is from Craftworkcards, Little Boy blue collection. The snowflake is a cuttlebug and the snow trimming at the top is the same Martha Stewart punch Drippy Goo. The sentiment is from the House Mouse Christmas collection.
Right, finally a card!!! :) Well I have never really been any good at this blogging business, so you will just have to bare with me. I have made a card, that I INTEND to enter into the Spoonfull of sugar challenge...if I can work out how. This is an old Magnolia image, as is the sentiment. The round GOD JUL is computer generated. I have created my own backing paper, by stamping snowflakes and embossing them in white, then coloured over them with Distress inks, in antique linen and old paper. The snowflakes are various punches I have...one is a Cuttlebug. I have made the icicle boarder at the top by punching Martha Stewarts Drippy goo out of glitter card.
