Easter Lollies

I have been making these lolly covers today, I have seven neices and nephews and thought it would make a change to the normal Easter eggs. The lollies inside the wrappers are Easter chocolate ones from Sainsbury's. The stamp I used is from Stampin Up as are the punches. The card is from my scraps bag though it is slowly going down. I have to add that the beautiful wooden bowl has been made by my extremely clever husband who says he does not 'do' crafting.

 To make the wrappers I measured the lollies height and width, then added a bit for overlapping to put glue on, I prefere to use wet glue but tape works just as well. I punched a hole for the lolly stick to go through. Once they were all assembled I added the flower to the lolly front.

These look fantastic all grouped together, the pictures do not do them justice. They would be great for children's parties etc and they can be personalised.

Double Twisted Easel

Here is my attempt at a double twisted easel card, I'm  pleased with how it has come together as it is not my usual style card. The hedgehog is from the Woodland character set, the die looked complicated when I first opened the packaging but it came together very easily.

I also used my Vagabond for the first time when using the die. Yes I was lucky enough to get a Vagabond for Mother's Day, I was so surprised I apparently squealed when I saw the box, I also had tears in my eyes because I could not believe Chris or my children would ever think to get one for me.  

Note book.

I made this note book for a good friend, it is only about A6 size but she loved it. I used Cosmo Cricket Snorkel paper and matching bazzill card.

 I used distress ink on all edges, then stamped the flourish.

 The owls and flower are made from shrink plastic. I then tied ribbon to the first three wires

 Finally I finished the whole note book with dots made from glossy accents.



Easter goody bags

I bought these eggs because I loved the dotty foil wrappings, I think they look very sophisticated, definitely eggs for grown ups.

I used craft card to cut the top notes from, then embossed it with cuttlebugs' swirl embossing folder. The top note was then scored and folded lengthwise.

Easter Egg Holder

These gorgeous egg baskets are for the children in a yr 6 class that I work with in the mornings. They are made with 9x20cm cardstock which is then scored at 3cm in on each long edge, I then scored on the short sides at 5cm and 8.5cm from each edge. The four corners are then cut off and cuts are made on the long edges to the first score line. Once glued together they form these cute egg holders.

The stamps are from Stampin Up, as are the scallop and circle punch. I have also used my favourite Martha Stewart punch to add additional texture to the box. 



First Workshop

Yesterday Karen and I held our first workshop, we made a drawer containing 4 cards. The workshop went well with everyone enjoying themselves, lots of laughter and fun had by all. We even had to contend with a power cut, which did make things slightly more difficult, so we only managed to complete 3 of the 4 cards. However, we sent our lovely ladies away with instructions on how to finish the last card. Karen will be  

 e-mailing written instructions and dimensions for the drawer to all who came to the workshop over the next few days.

   

 We used grunge paper, distress inks, paint, punches, stickles, stamps and much much more. Karen demonstrated the techniques used so everyone could see what to do.

 We even found time to eat home made cheese scones in the morning and yummy Victoria sponge in the afternoon.

Next months workshop is Gift Bags and Boxes. If you wish to take part or would like more information please contact myself  through this blog or Karen at http://www.craftbuddiespapercrafts.co.uk/

Easter Theme

These are cards I designed for a class at a local garden centre and an egg holder I learnt to make a few years ago year, unfortunately due to communications between the staff  it did not run, but I enjoyed designing and making the class. I used Martha Stewart punches and distress inks. The stamps are from Stampin Up.

It was the first time I had made a twisted easel card.

The daisy card could be used for many different occasions not just Easter.

 For the egg holder I even managed to find co-ordinating eggs (good old Sainsbury's).