On Stage Wrapped Gift

 

So I was at On Stage Local in Solihull the other weekend... and had a blast with Stampin' Up! & fellow demonstrator friends old and new...

So ... a little share today for my Tuesday Tips.... of a simple way to gift wrap when you have a gift for a friend... but just a minute left before you need to leave the house!!

Grab a plain white bag... know you have lots of those somewhere... (if not I have a lot but with flat handles!) and a couple of pieces of paper from a 6" Square paper stack... Petal Garden used here...

Trim a piece of Old Olive card to 6 1/4" W x 7 1/2" H... and one piece of paper to 6" W x 2"H

Adhere all parts and trim the gap with Washi Tape - Basics Pack 1 in the pinks used here. Add a quick Thankful Thoughts stamped and a little stamped & Bunch of Banners die cut Soft Sayings card kit greeting - or two... and a few Rhinestones to finish...

Pop your gift in the bag... and tie a 1/4" Stitched Edge ribbon around the handles to close & seal...

And off you can go....

A deserving apron gift (and with such appropriate wording!) for a demo friend that continually inspires me and most of our team... thanks again Julie...

Gift Wrapping using Memories & More Petal Garden

Really simple and quick to make... but (I think) so beautiful ... small gift wrapping... using the Memories & More Petal Garden card pack and the Gold & White Striped Treat Bags... finished off with a half Foil Snowflake and Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Ribbon  

There was one each for my lovely fellow Silver Elite + team friends that  joined me at the Centrestage event at On Stage in Solihull last week... just to say a simple little thanks as we do all support each other in so many different ways... and I for one really appreciate that...

Just a small M&M card... matted onto a Rich Razzleberry mat... with a half snowflake attached to the back at one corner... And a quick tip for you... if you put a Glue Dot on the front of the Snowflake in the centre they are really easy to position & stick in place to the back of that mat!

And inside... well not immediately obvious... but very small chopping boards!! All with something personal to the receiver... These are just attached to one of the larger M&M cards in the pack

I treated myself to one too... and have actually been using it every day this week!!! So much easier to wash up after chopping just one tomato etc for my sandwiches!! 

And Kate... oh no! I forgot to photo yours!!! Silly old me... would have been nice to share in the different colourway...

Petal Garden & Coffee Cafe Kitchen Table Bench Fold Card

Thought I would give you a break from Christmas and the Navy & White color combination today! 

And a quick share today... but a Fancy Fold for you as it is Fancy Fold Friday after all!  So a Bench Fold Card using both Coffee Cafe and Petal Garden papers ...

More details on the card decoration here... and/or click HERE to go and order the tutorial (s)... though please note there isn't a specific Kitchen Table one...

And a quick update on Joe and the knee op! Long day yesterday... huge bandage!!... but all went OK and he seems to be getting about reasonably OK when needs be... and the medication seems to be keeping the pain manageable so far- which was the bit I was most worried about for him... Plus he seems to be enjoying the shouts of Mum or Dad when he needs something!!!!

Petal Garden Memories & More Gift Bag

Coming to the end of the series now... with what may be the simplest handmade gift bag ever!

A medium sized 4 3/4" high gift bag using the Gift Bag Punch Board... using a piece of 6" x A4 long Thick Whisper White card (29.8cm or about 11 3/4" for my US readers) decorated with just one of the Petal Garden Memories & More cards... and Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon to close off...

No excuse for me not to quickly and prettily wrap up anything to gift now... though I may just add a few pretty flowers when it is time to go...

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Petal Garden Memories & More Large Double Z Joy Fold card

The last of the trio of Double Z Joy Fold cards using the Petal Garden Memories & More card pack and Petal Garden papers today...

A large 14.8cm Square (almost 6" for my US readers) card... with simple decoration care of 3 of the Memories & More cards for an easy make!

I just have to add a greeting to the inside when the time is right... as the Happy Birthday Gorgeous "It's Your Day" sentiment on the front will suit most occasions...

Anything but a Card for August Jems Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to The Craft Spa...

Wow! 2 blog hops in less than 12 hours...Today we have my regular Monthly Jems Team Blog Hop with a theme of Anything but a Card ...

And last night was my first time hopping with the Global Stamping Friends group with the theme of Cards For The Kids...

So today I have an altered notice board for you.... pretty but also functional in 2 ways! Either with a dry wipe pen as per my sample... or using the Gold Library Clips to pop a card in....

Though I do laugh as we all decided that it was also prettier with the clips too!!!

So we used a large 6x4 text card from the Petal Garden Making Memories card pack... plus a piece of the co-ordinating Petal Garden paper stack...

Decorative Ribbon Punched borders with Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Edge Ribbon trim. And I have to say that it is SO great to have a nice border punch again... seems like a while...

Finished off with a fussy cut rose and rosebud from another card from the pack....

And the icing on the cake to make it all dry wipe functional... just a piece of Window Sheet (acetate) cut to size.... the lines between the days/grid being perfect to hide the thin sticky tape we used... love that Stampin' Up! provide us with 12x12 acetate... my old A4 sheets would not have done the job....

So there you have it... this will proudly adorn my craft den walls... and it will be well used to plan my creative week....

And this is what it looked like before... you have to love Home Bargains for great pieces to alter!!!

So it is time to pass you on... Today's is a small group to hop around as so many of us are on holidays... and yesterday's was a much larger group! Hope you come back and get to do both hops... I do particularly love my projects posted last night!

Click on the icon below to go to the lovely Lynn's blog for more Anything But A Card inspiration....

And Click here for yesterday's Kids!

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Memories & More Petal Garden Garden Bench #3

Onto Day 3 of my series of greeting cards made from a Memories and More card pack series....

Oh I couldn't believe how well 2 of the cards from the Memories & More Petal Garden card pack could be simply cut to produce this little scene on a re-sized U Fold card... (original sized U Fold version tutorial shared here)

Bench seat created using the Wood Crate dies and Window Sheets... greetings from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and little heart from Bookcase Builder

All finished off with roses fussy cut from the Petal Garden papers... though small flowers could be just as easily stamped to avoid the fussy cutting if that isn't your thing!!!

Remember to email me if you are interested in a Class in the Mail (UK & Europe only) or a Tutorial Bundle... happy to oblige if sufficient interest... 

And I can hear some of you asking ... which cards did I use from the Memories & More Petal Garden pack? Well these cards... one of the large and one of the small.... 

Memories & More Petal Garden Double Z Joy Fold Card #2

Continuing my little series of Memories & More Petal Garden card pack & Petal Garden cards...... hee hee... that is a bit of a mouthful!

So another re-sized Double Z Joy Fold card for Day 2... a landscape version this time... this being a variant of this standard sized one shared earlier... centimetres here and inches here

Love this colourway... Calypso Coral, Old Olive & Pool Party... and I particularly love the paper on the back section of the card! So gorgeous...

Greetings from Colorful Seasons... and finished off with Calypso Coral Ombre Ribbon... 

Memories & More Petal Garden Double Z Joy Fold Card #1

Oh my... these Petal Garden papers are so pretty! I wasn't immediately taken by them in the catalogue but I was "sold" as soon as I saw them in the flesh and in use... so glad I keep an open mind!

And even better they co-ordinate with one of the new Memories & More card packs, the Petal Garden one obviously! 

These card packs are perfect for memory keeping, cardmaking or any other project you wish to make... making creating and life really easy... 

So me being me ... I had to tweak a few of my recent card fold designs to incorporate the card sizes in the pack... and as there are 2 of each card in the pack (plus extra single speciality cards as well as image and wording stickers) - I split the cards between 2 for a class kit... 

So I have a few fancy fold cards but simple to make to share with you over the next few days...

This first one is an upright or portrait Double Z Joy Fold card... which is a variant of this standard sized one shared earlier... inches here and centimetres here... 

This is sized so it still just fits in a C6 envelope... but I don't think it would fit in a standard US Medium/A2 envelope (certainly not a SU! Medium one without an extra score to add a bit of extra height!!)  but I would love it if one of my US followers could tell me if there is an alternative slightly higher envelope in the US!? 

Now thinking out loud... this whole series would make a lovely Class in the Mail for crafters in UK & Europe... and a Tutorial Bundle for everyone else... just email and let me know if you would be interested... and in the meantime  - I will be working out the details ...