Chocolate Bar Gift Holder

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I didn't really do anything too exciting for New Year this time around, but I have managed to do lots of crafting during these holidays. My BFF, Tracey and I have decided to run a craft stall next month!!! It's a little bit scary, but we are both excited to take on the challenge.

So, today I have another gift card holder to share with you. This one is to put a bar of Chocolate in... yummy!!!

 

Don't the colours just look great together!!! It was so quick and easy to make and I think I will make a few different colours and change the belly band stamp to accommodate birthdays, thank yous, baby shower.... oh and how prefect for Valentine's Day!!!

Thanks for Visiting,

Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Pool Party, Whisper White and Island Indigo - Stampin' Up

DSP: Pool Party and Island Indigo - Stampin' Up

Ink: Island Indigo - Stampin' Up

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes - Stampin' Up

Other: Bigshot, Nestabilities circles, Scallop and Circle Punch - EK Success, Polkadot Embossing folder - Cuttlebug.

A Quick Dasher

Hi all, Just a quick one today as the kids are all due to wake up very soon and are hanging out to go to the park as it's finally stopped raining.

So, I've decided that I hate making Thank You cards. By the time I've got around to making them, I can't for the life of me remember who sent what to which child. This year I decided to make some early, so I can pretty much write in them Christmas night and send them by new year, as I know my Parents and the Grandparents appreciate them.

I wanted to use Stampin' Ups Dasher stamp. Isn't he gorgeous!!! I think he pretty much stands for himself. All I added was a little glitter to his beautiful antlers and some little red rhinestones. I think red and brown together are my favourite Christmas colours.

Hugs and Merry Christmas,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Red and Brown - Bazzill. Whisper White - Stampin' Up.
Ink: Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up.
Stamps: Dasher and Petite Pairs - Stampin' Up.
Other: Polka Dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, Rhinestones - Kaisercraft and Fine Glitter.

Saturday Midnight Stamping

My girlfriends and I usually get together every Friday to scrap, whether it's cards or page layouts, but this Friday we all had lots on and didn't get together. This nearly never happens. I think we have only cancelled 4 Fridays this year!

So instead we got together last night and invited another friend, Amy, who has only just started getting into card making after attending a Stampin' Up party. She's being converted!!

I think we finally called it a night just after midnight!!! I really couldn't believe the time. We were all enjoying it so much that none of us wanted to pack up, but considering Amy had a long drive home and Tracey and I have tiny babies to look after we thought it was time to call it a night.

Anyway, I've made so many Christmas cards lately, that I fancied making something different.

I had seen this gorgeous card design on Patty (or LaLatty as she's known on Splitcoasters) blog and knew I had to give it a try. I've changed it up, but only a little. I gave my Wild Wasabi and Certainly Celery a Scallop border and also ran the whole card through the Bigshot (I'm so addicted to bobbling everything) but other then that it's pretty close to the original.

I borrowed the stamp set, Flower Fest, from a friend and after using it last night I can tell you it's most definitely going on my "Most Wanted" list. Every stamp I did came out perfectly, no missing bits, no double images. Just perfect and crisp. I'm totally in love!!!

Hugs and Merry Christmas,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White - Stampin' Up
Stamps: Flower Fest and Happiest Birthday Wishes - Stampin' Up
Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi and Certainly Celery - Stampin' Up
Other: Rhinestone - Kasiercraft and Polka Dot Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Please baby, go to sleep...

It's now 10.21pm and my 4 month old is still refusing to go to sleep. He's usually such a good little sleeper and I only generally get up once or twice a night for a feed, but tonight, he has other plans for me. So while I sit here hoping that THIS time I've calmed him down enough that he'll go off to sleep, I though I would share a new card that I made this weekend. Hold that thought, baby's calling...

... 10 mins later and baby is asleep... Hopefully!

Right, where was I?? Oh yes the cute little card I made. Yet again, it's using Stampin' Ups Button Buddies stamp set. But this time I'm using the lovely flower from the set. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but everyone that I've spoken to has said that the flower was the original reason for buying this set (like any of us need a real reason to buy yummy craft items lol!!!). I have to say I adore this stamp. Not only does it stamp beautifully every time but Stampin Ups 1-3/4 Scallop punch fits the stamp perfectly... All very handy!

I ended up making a couple of these cards in different colours, but have to say this was my favourite colour combo by far... very sunny!!!

Hugs,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron and Whisper White - Stampin' Up
Stamps - Button Buddies and Happiest Birthday Wishes - Stampin' Up
Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up
Other - Bigshot, Polka Dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, and Buttons.