Poinsettias

Good Morning everyone, i hope you all had a good weekend.

I bought this plant pot die set for my mums birthday card and after making it i wondered how it would look with poinsettias so this is the outcome.  The pot die folds to make a little pocket and then has a tag that fits inside with flowers on the top - i added a hidden surprise inside my pots too for some fun.  I shall show the version i made for mums birthday in January.

5x6" white cardblank.  I used patterned papers all from the same pad, i matted a bluey tone and striped paper onto gold mirror card and then the base card.  From the pot die set i cut the pot from gold tone paper and then the tag that goes inside from green paper.  I die cut poinsettias from a red tone paper and arranged on the top of the tag, making sure the tag would slide in and out freely - to help this i added foam pads to the sides of the pot pocket.

I then arranged more poinsettias around the pot and some die cut foliage.  I added glitter glue and gold gems to the centres.

and below is the surprise...... whats hiding in the pot?

Oh look at where that cheeky kitty has been hiding😁

Showing the tag completely removed.  You could also add a secret greeting to the back.

A close up on naughty kitty - my cats love helping (hindering) me while crafting so this idea came to me as my mums cat loves helping her garden😁 .  Using tim holtz mini crazy cat stamp and watercoloured with distress oxide inks.  Glossy accents added to her eyes.  Coloured in tones to match the recipients cat. 

Items Used:

Honey bee die - flower pot

Tim Holtz crazy cat mini stamps

flower & foliage dies

MFT curved border/edger die

Basicgrey paper pad 'evergreen'

Oxide inks - cat - candied apple, spiced marmelade, lemonade, black soot

Stickles - diamond

This is my last upload before Christmas so i would like to wish you all 

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY & HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Thank you for all your support for my blog this year, every visit you make and comment you leave is such an encouragement.  Such lovely new friends Ive made in blogland around the world and thank you to those following me by email, hopefully ive inspired a few of you with my ideas and creations and sometimes odd ideas😁.  Lots of festive hugs to you all. Emmax

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Christmas Card

Morning Everyone

Today im sharing a little Christmas card.

6x6 Ivory card base, I was following a sketch by a friend and it had the look of a ribbon wrapped present to me so thats what i went with.  I used papers all from the same paper pad and ivory base card as was softer than white which was too harsh with the paper.  I matted a sheet of the paper onto brown card, wrapped with a lovely red ribbon and added to the base card.  I them die cut the sentiment circle from the same brown card, mounted onto an ivory circle and added to the middle.  I then die cut some pine cones and foliage from the same paper pad and arrange in the top right corner.  A little chipboard birdie to finish - id added a light touch of red to his breast like a little Robin.

A close up on my pine cone and pine branches. 

Items Used:

BasicGrey 'Evergreen' 6x6 paperpad

Ivory & brown cardstocks

Red ribbon

Chipboard Bird

MFT Christmas sentiment circle

Spellbinder circle dies

Thank you everyone for stopping by once again.  I hope you all have a good week, i have 3 weeks of school half terms ahead, with family down from the Isle of Lewis this week for theirs, then its 'my girls' half term next week and then the week after that its more cousins down for their half term. Would be too simple for them to all be the same week wouldn't it😁 Still looking forward to all the family catch up time. Emma

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