E is for Easel

Another suggestion that I received for the letter E was Easel card.

As it's my sister Maggie's birthday next week, I decided that an easel card

would fit the bill nicely.

I wanted something bright and cheerful, but eye catching...

Here's the result.

I love the Black and Daffodil Delight combination - think it's

quite dramatic.

The "Happy" is one of the Hello You Thinlits dies

"Birthday" is from Crazy  about You stamp set

and the TH on 60th is just the T and the H from the "Birthday" stamp.

Maggie was stamped using the Back to Basics Alphabet stamp set.

Petite Petals stamp set used for small flower then punched out with matching punch. 

The Pansy Punch was used for the large flower and the centres of this were punched with

the Petite Petals punch and the Boho Blossom Punch.

I used the Circles Collection Framelits for both the scalloped and plain circles.

Hope that Maggie likes this!!

Assorted Thank you cards

Most months I make thank you cards for my customers but I don't write on the cards 

and then they can be recycled.

Here are a few of this months assortment.

All these cards have been produced using the Six Sided Sampler stampset

with the matching hexagon punch.

Colour combo is Pink, Black and White.

The flowers are made using the Boho Blossoms punch and the Itty Bitty flower punch.

Basic Rhinestones and Pears used for flower centres.

Who else is going on the Silver 2 Reception?

My Stampin Up sister, Sally-Jo got her promotion to Silver 2 in the last few days of September - 

just in time to qualify to attend the Silver 2 Reception at Convention in November.

Here's the card that I gave her today at our monthly team training.

Colour Combo is Crisp Canteloupe , Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla.

Stamp set Six Sided Sampler, matching Hexagon Punch used to cut shapes out.

Flowers made using Boho Blossoms and Itty Bitty Flower punches.

Congratulations Sally-Jo see you there on the night!!

Top Note Bag/Notebook

Here is the second project that we made at Cheryl's on Friday.

Bag closed

Bag open revealing notebook

The Top Note Die was used to cut the front and back of the handbag
The Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder was used to emboss the handbag flap.
The Adorning Accents EF was used on the front of the bag
The Boho Blossoms punch was used to make the catch on the front and the flower decoration.
The hndle was made using the  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.

Thanks again Cheryl for this super project!

Desk Calendar

Another quick post this evening - here's a desk calendar that I have made earlier today.

I like to do projects that my Crafting ladies can make to sell for their fundraising

and here's a pretty quick make.

You can make 3 of these from one sheet of A4 card so it's quite economical.

The background was embossed with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder.

The Calendar block was matted onto a rectangle of Midnight Muse Card stock.

The flowers were punched with the Boho Blossoms and Itty Bitty punches

wit Midnight Muse and Silver Glimmer paper.

 The leaves were punched in Midnight Muse with the Bird Builder punch

Bag charm

Way hey!! Only one more sleep and then I am off to Germany for the 

2012 Stampin' Up European Convention in Mainz.

We fly tomorrow at lunchtime and I am getting excited!

We each receive a bag at Convention, and as there will be 700 people there,

 we all have to make something to identify our bag as our own.

I decided to make a bag charm.

I bought the key rings and the flattened bottle tops from a well known internet shop!

I then made up the little beaded gems and fastened them on.

Then I stamped  my initial and punched it out using the Boho Blossom punch

 and then stuck it onto a punched 1" circle, glued it into the flattened bottle top

and stuck the clear domed cover on.

I'm quite pleased with this!