Little Woman

Hello.  Welcome.   Isn't it great when you get a little something in pretty packaging.  So I made some pretty packaging for a little something.

Isn't that little Russian Doll adorable!!  She makes a great tag.

All the papers I used are from Marianne Designs 6 x6 Shabby Chic block.  I took one sheet, added a line of double sided tape down one edge and rolled it into a cylinder.  These papers are quite heavy weight so you need to work them gently to get it rolled.  Then I squashed one end and glued it.  

I cut Marianne Designs Russian Doll die and paper pieced her using three papers.  I used a black pen to add her face.  I cut some paper using the pierced curved border die LR0343 and added it to either end of the gift box.  Rotate the tube 90° and flatten the top of the tube.  I added a piece of twine to the top of the box and to the Russian Doll and used a brad to close the top of the box.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at

Marianne Design Challenge 203 - Gift Packaging

Cards Und More Challenge 25 - Packaging/Gift Box
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything But A Card
Allsorts Challenge Week 471 - Ladies Night Out
Crafts Galore Challenges #52 - Anything Goes

 

White Russian

Hello.  Welcome.  I keep meaning to join the Marianne Design challenge but the time just seems to go.....  But this time it's White, and since I have been very partial to white recently, I decided to get on and create.  

I love this little russian doll die!  Isn't she cute?!!  I made the card front by embossing a piece of white card with Marianne Design DS0911.  This is an embossing folder that also makes some cuts.  I shaped the panel using a Sizzix circle die top and bottom and a pair of scissors for the side curves.  I took a card base of the same card, cut the bottom of the card with the circle die and attached the embossed panel.  It rocks!!  I cut the pine branches (LR0126) and the russian doll (LR0171) from white scraps and added them to the card.  I attached a snippet of white ribbon using a white snowflake brad.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 192 - White
Pixies Snippets Playground Weeks 313 & 314
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Banana and Custard

Hello.  Welcome.  Hope you aren't having too much weather. 

Wot Christmas already?  Just wanted to test drive my new God Jul stamp from Panduro.  The base card is Authentique paper.  The tree is from Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree cut from My Minds Eye Lizard Egg paper.  It's blue but it seems to have acquired a green tint whilst I was trying to adjust by background back to white!  The Russian Doll is a Marianne die.

 

I cut the inside using Joy Crafts Open Up Christmas Snowflake die.

I attached a second Russian Doll die to the snowflake so she pops up when the card is opened.

Isn't she cute.  Did think about giving her a snowflake in place of her flower but I think we need a few flowers in winter.  All my inks were various blue shades.  DI Salty Ocean, VersaMagic Ocean Depth and Aegean Blue

My very blue card is joining the fun at
Joy! Crafts - Winter Challenge
Hjerteboden Utfordring 1 2014 - Vinter
Emergency Crafters Challenge January 2014 - Cold
Country View Challenge - 'MONOCHROMATIC'
Artful Times Challenge 46 - Blue

Thanks for dropping by.  Lurkers welcome.  Comments gratefully received.  Be safe.  Be crafty.