Easter Egg Holder

These pictures are of the egg holders that I have made for family this year.

I bought the dinky ducks first then had to adjust the holder size to fit them. I also made several to hold the other types of eggs. The measuremens  are for the smaller egg holder.

The original holder is a peice of card 9cm x 20cm, scored at 3cm on each long side then at 5.5cm

and 8.5cm on each side of the short side of card. The corners are then cut off and two cuts are made on the long side to the centre line so that when folded together the box is formed that the egg will sit in. Finally punch holes in the top part of the holder to tie it together.

I really hope this makes sense!!

I have used a border to tidy the edges
of the holder. 

The cute rabbit is a stampin up stamp that I coloured using promarkers then cut out, it is then matted onto the scalloped circle.

HOPPY  EASTER.

Sweet Dispenser.

When I was blog hopping recently I found this sweet dispenser on  a stampin up blog I thought it looked so cute that I down loaded the instructions as soon as I found them.

I have used odds and ends of card to make this as it is the first one I have made (sorry about the picture it is a bit blurry) but the colours are Easter ish.

These would be great as place settings over Easter they only stand about 3.5" high, I have put smarties in mine but skittles would work well too. I want to make one with an acetate front so you can see the sweets as they go down.

Easter Goody Bags.

I love making these goody bags, they are very effective but such a simple idea.

They are also suitable to hide in the garden  if you have an Easter Egg Hunt.

The cellophane bags can be brought at a supermarket or over the Internet.

These ones are mini bags which I have put mini malteaster bunnies in, they can be bought in packs of five, but be aware they are highly addictive and I had to buy several packs. The little eggs are ones which are about this time of year.

I used sizzix dies which I purchased from  www.craftbuddiespapercrafts.co.uk  for the tops of the bags, it was very technical to get the right size, lay the cellophane bag on the dies and use the one that is just a bit bigger, see lots of good tips here!!

I have stamped and punched out sayings using stampin up products then layered them onto scalloped punch outs.

Hope you like them!

Easter Picnic Basket.

When I first saw this picnic basket I just knew I had to make one, I even knew exactly where I had the paper and what embellishments I wanted to put on it!

I saw this made on a blog called egen-rantho.blogspot.com.

The flowers are cut from the Tim Holtz die mini garland tattered flowers. I have cut mine from felt and card stock. I did find though that some felt cut better than others, I used blue, green and pink but found the blue did not always cut all the way through. The only explanation I could come up for this is the different dye used, but I'm just guessing.

I curved the card flowers for added defination then held them altogether with a brad and glue.I have gone round the leaves with stardust stickles and also added some to the brads.

At the moment I'm not quite sure what to put in the picnic basket, homemade chocolates, cookies or something else, but I do know who I am giving the basket to, I cannot say as they may check out my blog!!

21st birhday card.

I have decided to try and keep ahead of birthdays coming up ths year, I've made some cards to keep in my birthday book ready but knowing me when the time comes to write in them I will not be able to find the book.

I made this 21st birthday card using my cricut, swirls embossing folder and Martha Stewart punch.

I decided to make the card easel style because the 21 was lost on a normal card.

The 21 and butterflies have stickles stardust glitter on but it has not come out in the photo

Mouse Card

I bought the stamp for this card at a craft fayre many years ago when I first started stamping. I thought then and do now that it looked so delicate. I made this card when I was playing with my promarkers, I am really pleased with how it looks.

I decoupaged the mouse that is looking up and the head of the mouse that is peeking over the teacup.

The gingham edge is vellum which I also used when I punched the scalloped oval. The sentiment 'best wishes' is from stampin up. To finish the card I added the blue ric-rac and put glossy accents on the leaves and flowers around the teacup.

Gift Card Holder

This gift card holder is an idea that has been made several times, this is my take on it. I wanted something other than a boring envelope to put the gift card in.

It is a lovely way to make a simple gift card look like a well thought out present, the design can be made to suit all occasions.

 I made this from a 12"x4" piece of card stock which is  folded to make a 'M' shape, the middle part of the M is glued round the edges, a notch is then cut out so the gift card can then slide in.

The card stock is then decorated to match the occasion.