Showing posts with label Great Impressions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Impressions. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Something for a friend...

I couldn't sleep last night cause I wanted to make a start on this folder card. How sad is that? I even thought about getting up, but one foot out of the bed told me that it was too cold!!! So I set my alarm and got up really early to make a start.

I wanted to make a folder to hold stamped images for a very dear friend who has suddenly decided that she really likes the Penny Black animal stamps. I feel responsible - so the least I can do is send her some images to start her off. I know she doesn't look on my blog often so I'm hoping to get away with posting this today as the project fits the bill for the challenge at http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/

Joyce I'm so sorry if the surprise is spoilt for you!

This is the first page of the folder (photo taken before I decided that stitching lines were needed down the diagonal too).

Here is page two with added embellishments.



Finally a picture of the folder showing the pages open.


I know the bow on the front is rather large but I wanted to make sure there was plenty left to tie it all up once the images were placed inside. It has now been trimmed.


Materials used:
  • lilac pearlescent flap cards by Kanban (two are fastened together to complete this folder)

  • silver mirri card

  • Penny Black stamps

  • Great Impressions mouse stamp

  • Stamps Away dot alphabet set

  • Stampin up bear print stamp

  • cuttlebug swiss dots folder

  • white organza ribbon

  • embellishments from stash

Sunday, 4 May 2008

Flap card




I made this card for the Monthly Challenge on the MSN group I belong to. The original instructions and idea came from http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/flap_card. I ended up making my own measurements as I wanted the card to fit an envelope I already had and to hold stamped images to send to a friend.
The paper used is from Making Memories and the stamp is one by Great Impressions. I used Pearlex Pastel watercolours to paint the image. The message stamps are from a great set of message stamps by Heidi Grace.
Sorry about the scissors holding the flap down. I hadn't got any magnets and my velcro fasteners are black and would have looked awful on the card!!!

Thank you so much to great friends who have become followers of my blog. Love having you around.