HAPPY BIRTHDAY..

 Hello everyone,

My fingers are loaded with plasters as I didn't know when to stop scrapbooking, I'm so close to finishing number four, I pushed on and split my finger tips..ouch, but cream on last night with plasters and feeling pretty good this morning, but it is difficult to type, but we will get there..

This card I'm sharing was my Grandsons, Makanis, he was 18 last week..

all my papers and card stock sorted..

if I only have scraps this is what I do..

Cut a circle for the front, clipped a notch and a gift card slid right in there,

although this is a mock up card as I hadn't bought one yet...

card out and a simple gold embossed happy birthday stamped

and some mock screws...

silver hand punched circles and a black line drawn down the middle..

another card for the colour effect,

 this is my Xmas club card from New World supermarket..

So there you go..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

See you soon..

luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter....

My Time to Craft   ( Celebrate someone)

Seize the Birthday   ( Milestone )

ALL TIED UP..DT

 Hello everyone.

Here with a DT project for LITTLE RED WAGON and this week our lovely Brenda is hostess and her theme is _ ALL TIED UP...that means, twine, ribbon, lace..anything that you can tie and any type of project..go for it..

The beginning of as booklet..

Several folds using a manilla file folder..well, half of one.

I have quite a few of these pads of dockets and receipt papers, and on this day

they were getting used..

Covered all my panels with them..

and then out came my TH paper dolls to play..

I have a few..but not just yet..

stickers, they needed stickers,

Stamps,

clear stickers,

tickets and more labels, just kept layering them on..

Then the washi flowers, so very pretty...

all the pages got flower stickers...

they just layer on top of everything else..

So pretty..

Too hot in here today for someone..

Then the paper dolls...

and also notice I added to folder together ...forgot to mention that earlier...

Folding down...

a bit more..

now something to tie it up..

suede cord..done!!..

So do come a join us HERE

thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter

Ally's Angels   ( Anything goes )

Beautiful Blossoms  ( Anything flowers goes - Optional mood board)

Crafts Galore   ( Anything goes )

Creative Crafters  ( Anything goes)

 

GIFT CARD HOLDERS..

 Hello everyone,

Hope you all had a great weekend and the weather was kind..

I made gift card holders last year for male female Christmas kids etc.. using a template I made, which meant I had to measure!!! and then cut by hand and score the fold lines, then glue papers on top which had to be measured and stuff, and it was not hard, but time consuming..so

I had a plan at about 4.20 one morning and bingo, it worked..

Back to the cat food pouches, I saved loads of them because you never know..

Front side..

Backside..

first attempt and mess up..too hard..

cut the flap off, then snipped the bottom

and added it on and cut the new flap..

this is what I ended up with..

it was okay, BUT, took too long, too much mucking around, got to be an easier...

and there was..

This time I kept the top flap as I already had it, cut the middle out

and added the bottom and then added that tiny bottom bit onto the bottom of the top...

follow the arrows..

and there you go, it took approximately 4 mins...naa, less that, lets see...snip, snip, glue, press done..40 seconds.

so I made a whole bunch of them..

and to work pout the papers, it was very easy, measure once and

glue in to strips, inside strip and out side strip..

These papers were A5, size one for the front ( outside )..

and one sheet for the inside..

all nature flavour..

a simple PC printed ( A gift for you )..

a bit tedious die cutting them all out but at least they were straight, not like my scissor cutting, that is just plain sad..

All edges distressed with ink and velcro dots holding them shut..

Then I added mushroom washi stickers, they just made me happy..

and there they all are, one days work, not even a full day,

just from about 8a. till 1.30, that's when I have my Nana nap..

and I forgot to show you there is a pocket inside for a gift card..

They were easy too, just cover the left over panel from the middle,

with papers then cut them into 3..pockets.

thank you so much for stopping by..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Challenges to enter...

613 Avenue Create   ( Anything goes - Option -Any Occasion )

Crafty Catz  ( anything goes - option- Spring Green )

The Sisterhood of Crafters   ( Shades of Green )

FOREST VIEW WINDOW..

 Hello everyone,

I'm back with more water colouring on the walls of the inside of the cottage while gazing out at that beautiful forest view..

again, printed the images, this is what you get...on the left..

then started water painting the walls..

Five panels painted...

Matted and ready for cards..

I die cut one leaf , painted it and it turned into a favourite..

It matched the leaves outside the window really well...

I know it is weird adding outside stuff on the inside of the window,

 but it is what I did and I like it..

I also added branches and leaves and things..

chocolate brown card stock gold embossed sentiments, finishes them off..

and this one as a request, adding Ephemera from Stamperia..table and chairs..

So there we go..

Been tackling the scrapbook on scrapbook days and quite enjoying  myself now, bit more confident maybe..

Thank you so much for stopping by..

I'll see you again soon..

Luv CHRISSYxx

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