A little Something - Love Peace Joy Square Pillow box gift card holder

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Better late than never they say! I have been trying to share with you my idea for a beautiful Square Pillow Box gift card holder since last week! We are in the process of selling our house as well as buying a new house and believe me keeping the house clean and ready for potential buyers keeps you busy! Lucky we are very close...

Without any further a do...

Ta da! Normally I would add some lollies, but I recently quit sugar, so have none in the house!

I will be adding some Body Shop lip balm though.

I simply adore the Tags & Labels Framelits!

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• I cut my Square Pillow Box using the Precision Base Plate and the Multipurpose platform - I found this the easiest way as my Big Shot wouldn't cut all the way through the Window sheet with the normal Thinlits sandwich using the standard cutting pads.
• I assembled the pillow box with Fast Fuse Adhesive, put the snowflake Designer Series Paper on the inside but adhered the die cut Sleigh Ride Thinlits on the outside. I found this less fiddly!
• I added the Dazzling Diamond Stampin' Glitter with Whisper White Craft ink and Heat & Stick powder - I like the "snowy look" of the little village!
• Feel free to load it with lollies!

I hope you feel inspired! This week I will be working on my Teachers gifts, Class mate cards, etc and will share with you as much as I can. 

Take care and be kind to one another!

Mel xx

Versatile Christmas - The Gift of Love (2)

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Oh, I am having sooo much fun creating my Christmas cards! And today I will also share my take on this week's Global Design Project CASE-the-designer challenge! This week it is a stunning design by Brian King! I went with the theme (Christmas) and maybe a little bit of his layout!

I started getting ideas together for my and friends and family Christmas cards  for this year, already in September! With a few tweaks on my original design this is it! Just a mention that some of the products I used is part of the Retiring Holiday Catalogue Products  - so hurry if you don't want to miss out!

At times like this I wish I was a better photographer! My Corrugated Paper die cut has the most wonderful sparkle!

Brian King's amazing inspiration!

Now you can see the sparkle!

Small details...

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• By making use of the Note Cards & Envelope packs (20 in a pack) I could start with creating right away! The note cards measure slightly smaller than your average card at 12.7cm x 8.9cm (5" x 3.5"). The envelopes are included - so no time waisted in search of matching envelopes!
• For the Corrugated Paper die cut I used the Kraft colour, but added a layer of White Craft Ink before I used Heat & Stick Powder to heat set the Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter!
• My card is quite simple (I can make many in a reasonable amount of time) but small details like the pierced edges, Dazzling Diamond Glitter, sequins,etc packs a punch!

As always I would love to hear what you think and answer any questions!

Take care and remember try not to get caught up in all the preparations of the Season - take a deep breath and enjoy the journey...

Mel xx

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Snow Place - Merry Christmas!

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Can I just say that I had an amazing, fun filled time at Stampin'Up!'s On Stage event in Perth! This event was for Demonstrators only and as always Stampin'Up! went above and beyond to keep us entertained (with new goodies) all day! I can let you know to expect BIG and beautiful things in the next Occassions Catalogue! Stay tuned for a very tiny sneak peek at the end of my post!!

This week's Global Design Project challenge is a Christmas theme! Yay! I love creating Christmas cards!

And the lead characters.... two cute snowmen from the Snow Place Photopolymer stamp set!

Only a Gold Embossed top hat will work for my snowman!

I stamped and heat embossed a greeting from the same set in gold onto my Designer Series Paper! 

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• My "snow persons " look really snowy - they were heat embossed with Dazzling Diamonds Stampin'  Glitter! Really pretty!
• I used a no 1 round tip paint brush with a tiny bit of Melon Mambo water wash to give my snowmen some rosy cheeks.

As promised, I leave you with a really small sneak peek... 

Coming in the not so distant future... This photo does not do it justice...

As always take care! Stay kind!

Mel xx

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A Little Something - LOVE PEACE JOY

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I am super excited! Tomorrow I will be attending Stampin' Up!'s very first On Stage event for demonstrators! As always I have created cards to take along and swap out with the other demonstrators! Today I share one of my ideas with you!

Super simple!

Black, White and Gold (and Kraft!) makes for a super elegant Christmas card...

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• I Swiped my Whisper White Craft ink pad over my card base for a "snowy" background and then stamped my tiny snowflakes using the same ink on top of that.
• When you stamp on top of the Window sheet with the StazOn ink, be careful it can be quite slippery! So straight down and straight up with your stamp!
• I used Glue Dots to secure my sequins - no way they will be coming off in the post!
• My card measures 3 1/2"  x 3 1/2" (9cm x 9cm) but this is just an idea - you can make it bigger, smaller, thinner, any way you would like it! 

Next week (if all goes well) I am going to play around with the fun Snow Place stamp set and its coordinating dies!

Take care!

Mel xx

Peaceful Pines - 'tis the season

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It is that time of the week that I get to share my entry for this week's Global Design Project challenge! To say that I am a fan of Teneale Williams, is putting it lightly! Teneale is the Designer of this weeks sketch challenge. Before I share her sketch... this is my card....

Never in my life did I imagine a Christmas card with a Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Gold colour combo! I absolutely LOVE it! 

Teneale's beautiful sketch!

Adding stitching has now almost become the norm for me...

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• The Winter Wonderland Designer Series Vellum Stack is breathtakingly beautiful! At first I used up all the Gold foiled vellum in the stack - I was to scared to try the Black! I can now say that I used quite a bit of the Black foiled sheets and  is just something about this Vellum Stack.... The musical note sheet from the Home For Christmas Designer Series paper worked very well with it, I think.
• My strips for the rosette measured 30.5cm x 4cm and I scored every 1cm lengthwise (using the Metric Scoring Plate with my Simply Scored scoring tool. 
• I found that a hot glue gun works best to glue the rosette into shape.
• Dare to be brave...

Let me know what you think - I would love to hear from you!

Take care!

Mel xx

Cozy Christmas - Christmas Wishes

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I am officially in panic mode! The work of a card maker never ends! Not long before it is time to hand out Christmas cards at school and send cards in the mail to loved ones! AND I still have to do my SWAPS for Stampin' Up!s upcoming OnStage event! Upcoming as in the 14th of November 2015!!

If I managed to put you in a state of panic... hop on over and have a look at this week's Weekly Deals! Nothing like a bit of shopping to get you over your panic! LOL!

This week's Global Design Project Challenge is a colour challenge! Fun!

This is my Christmas card! A bit unconventional!

I love all these colours, but most probably would not have chosen to use them together! It turns out they are perfect for each other!

I used the last few left over sequins from my Watercolor Wishes Card Kit to add some sparkle to my card!

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• I loved creating my own background with the circle stamp from the Work of Art stamp set! This was my way of using the colours in this week's challenge.
• Wooden embellishments are also amazing! I always put a layer of Whisper White Craft ink down before I come in with whatever colour I want to change them! This is also a great idea for Kraft or Crumb Cake cardstock (or any darker cardstock for that matter)!
• My Christmas greeting was heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder - this adds a little bit more interest to my card and also work very nicely with the sequins.

As always thank you for taking the time to look at my post! I am off to work on something else unconventional...

Take care!

Mel xx