Gift bag with cards

This was a project that we made at Make. Do and Send card club recently.  The original idea came from Amanda Fowler, you can see her blog here. 
The little gift bag is made from just one piece of card which is scored using the fabulous Simply Scored board and then folded, it is held closed by ribbon. The bag is the perfect size to hold four 3x3 inch cards with their envelopes. I kept the decoration of my cards to a simple colour combination of Pool Party, Island Indigo and Calypso Coral, I shall be sorry to see these colours retire at the end of the current catalogue in June, do you think we can persuade stampin Up to keep them? 

Here's a closer image of the gift bag, you can see that I used the Mixed Bunch stamp set to decorate it.

Rockin' Butterflies

This is the last card from last months card club and was inspired by a card I saw online, again I'm sorry I can't credit the person who designed it as I forgot to take note. 
It seemed to evolve as it went on; the butterflies are created from the mixed bunch flower stamps, punched and then two petals removed. Initially that is how they remained but then at card club we came up with the idea of using the discarded petals/wings to create a more 3d effect.  The two colours are achieved using the rock and roll technique, inking the stamp first in daffodil yellow colour and then rolling the edges of the stamp in pool party ink. A piece of twine tied around created the body and antenna of the butterfly.
The base card has been embossed with the striped embossing folder and some matching pool party ruffled ribbon tied around to finish.

Forked bow!

This bow is made using a fork! I won't try to explain how but I am sure there are lot's of tutorials to be found on the internet, I guess you could use a bow maker too. 
The ribbon nicely covers the edge of the designer paper and the bow sits on top.  The flower is made from two Mixed bunch blooms, the top layer has had the individual petals cut to the centre which adds some 3D interest and a touch of bling in the centre from a rhinestone.  The greeting is from the curly cute stamp set.

Pretty Pink bow

I am so excited! Last month for my birthday my husband bought us tickets to see Rock of Ages and tonight's the night! It's a show I've wanted to see for a long time and I'm so looking forward to it.

If that wasn't enough I also have a great weekend ahead of me too.  The first half of this year had been quite rough for our family and when the opportunity arose for me to have a whole weekend away crafting I grabbed it with both hands. So, I am off to Worthing in the morning to join some crafting friends. I wonder how much I will get done or if I will spend more time chatting than cutting and sticking!

Anyhow, I do still have a card to share with you today.

This is a very pretty colour combination of wisteria wonder, pretty in pink and whisper white.  The background mat was run through the Big Shot in the polka dots embossing folder and a faux bow made from pretty in pink satin ribbon has been attached to the card front using a designer printed brad. The focal point is punched from the mixed bunch stamps, one in wisteria and one stamped. Add a pink circle punched from the centre of the flower and add a touch of bling with a rhinestone.

A Simply Scored gift packet

Today I have another Simply Scored project, I learned this one at Amanda's class last month and it could be just the ticket for present a small gift by adding a cellophane bag to the inside. It really is incredibly simple to make but looks oh so pretty, A strip of card decorated by stamping, scored in just the right places and folded. Another piece of coordinating card to make a cover, holes punched right through, including a cellophane bag if required and some ribbon threaded through to hold it all in place.  The gift tag and the stamps are from Mixed bunch and punched with the matching punch.