just walking in the rain and the ................... sun (hopefully)

Morning everyone.  How are you?  Sorry I didn't post yesterday, but I was out and about with the kids and the dogs, and then I was with the lovely Nicky last night playing with the wonderful new products from the new annual catalogue.  

Anyway I was up early again this morning, and have walked the dogs.  This is part of our walk along the river.  It was taken on Saturday morning and the colours in the hedgerows and along the river bank are so pretty.  They remind me of the lovely colours shown above.  There are hues of orange and reds and pinks in the foliage along the banks.  I find the walks very relaxing.  They give me time to reflect as well as plan my next creative project.

With these colours in mind, here's a sneaky peak of something I am working on at the moment.

Its made using a single stamp set, and a matching punch, alongside a set of framelits.

You will be able to see the finished item tomorrow.  Any ideas as to what set I am using?

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Here's a simple project using this fab stamp set. 

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Memories of those special days made extra special with Stampin Up ......

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Many years ago I lived in Cornwall, for a while and at that time my kids needed a Nanny, to sit with them during the summer holidays.

I was lucky enough to find a lovely young lady called Sammy, who my kids adored,  she's a star.

Anyway many years later the lovely Sammy has got married and had a little one of her own.

Here's what I made her to celebrate her wedding

The outside box.  Crumb cake stamped in early espresso using the gorgeous Hardwood background stamp.  I made the lovely tag from crumb cake, sponged the edges.  The cute flowers are made using the itty bitty punches.  

Gift Box in Crumbcake, stamped in hardwood from Stampin Up

Stampin Up Crumb cake card and Designer Series Paper

Inside was a matchbox.  A very long matchbox, but how cute.  This is covered in some retired DSP from last Christmas.  (This book has used up left overs from two now retired stacks. - never chuck these things away, they always come in handy)

Matchbox drawer using Stampin Up products

The sentiment on the tags and the box and the book are from a retired wedding set.  I borrowed these from my friend Sandra, as hey said just the perfect thing.

The drawer pulls out with the aid of the lovely antique button.   The box is nearly 7" long and just over 4" wide, and an inch deep.  

Mini album using Crumb Cake from Stampin Up

Here's the front and side of the mini album that goes inside.

Stampin UP Designer Series Papers make this so cute

showing all the lovely pages with their gorgeous colours

Stampin Up products make great mini albumns

and here's how the accordion pages pull out.  Each side has 7 photo/jouranal sections when fully extended.  

This was so lovely to make and I know that Sammy adores it.

Its so nice to be able to make something so personal, and to make someone special smile.  I love my job and I love what I do, and days like that just make it even better.

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SNEAKY PEAK ....... so what was on my desk?

A few days ago I posted a sneaky peak of something that was on my desk.

Did any of you guess what it was?

Heres the pictures I shared

I love being creative and love gift giving but I also love drinking tea.  Rooibos in awesome, English Breakfast, Raspberry and Echinacea, the list is endless, and I love that they come in gorgeous little bags.  

Problem:  But how to store them, so they look pretty but can be easily accessible?

Solution:  Stampin Up supplies to the rescue - use the scoreboard and your papers to build a caddy.

Simple

What a cute gift.  I found a similar one by Vicky, but her measurements were way to small for the brand of tea I wanted to store, so I set to work with my grid paper and worked out all my dimensions.

I then cut my card stock and scored.  Before finally getting to play with the new Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack.  

I cut the panels to the right size.  Stamped the gorgeous image from the hostess set, Blooming with Hope and then got out my water colour pen.  

I love this tool, using this I can create great water - colours using my Classic ink pads.  Awesome.

So each panel is hand painted.  There are four on each box.  

 Lastly I created a handle on the lid using an Antique Brad, and then cut the letters using the oh so cute and totally must have-able, in fact, you can't live without, little letters framelits.  Aren't these just so adorable.  The letters were sponged in co-ordinating inks.

  

and what gift is complete without matching tag.

Having made one in Blackberry Bliss I was inspired to try

Hello Honey (from the Moonlight DSP Stack) and the Lost Lagoon card stock.

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How about Hello Honey card stock with Moonlight DSP and water coloured Butterflies from the Papillon Potpourri Set stamped in Tangello Twist.  Lush.  The box was cut to dispense the bags in along the longer side in this version.

Cute.  Aren't these adorable.  Yep Love em.

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