100th Birthday Card

My step Grandmother has just celebrated her 100th Birthday, there was a lovely tea party for her with many friends and family. The card from the Queen was on display!!! We also had a book for people to sign so that her sons and daughter knew who had been there.

Nana loves the colour green and teddies so thats what I put on the card.

The decoupage is from the Mackenzies paper pack.

1st Birthday Card

I made this card for a gorgeous little girl who also had a birthday at the end of April.

To make the card I used punches from stampin up, buttons and a Tim Holtz die to cut the letters and number.

The picture really does not do the card justice, the glitter paper is very sparkly in real life!!!

Male 21st Birthday Card

I cannot believe my eldest was 21 at the end of April, he hates it when I say he is still my baby!!!

I decided to make Jake this tri-shutter card. The base card is made using kraft card and because Jake is obviously special I used Basic Grey paper matted onto brown card stock.

I cut the 21 on my cricut then embossed the mirri card and ran brown stazon ink over the embossed bits. The 21 ribbon I bought from my local craft shop. Also if you look closely you can see the metal cog embellishments and embossed happy birthdays on the far side of the card.

I added an ink coloured rectangle to the back of the card to write my message on.

I am pleased to say that Jake thought the card was 'okay', which coming from him is high praise.

Rocky Road Bars

We always get so many easter eggs and my three like to eat the goodies that come with them first, leaving the chocolate eggs stacked up in the kitchen.

This year I made use of them and made these very yummy rocky road bars.

 I used;

100g butter

300g easter eggs

3 tbs golden syrup

140g rich tea biscuits, roughly crushed

3 large marshmallows (maybe equal to 12 normal ones?)

1 turkish delight bar, chopped up

55g maltesers, halved

1 tin, mine was 15cm x 23cm, lined with foil

 

To make:

Melt the butter, chicolate and syrup in a pan over a low heat, stir well so that it is all well mixed together and smooth. leave to cool for about 10 mins.

Next stir in the biscuits and sweets, make sure all are covered in chocolate mix. Tip into a tin foil lined tin, spread out and push down then leave to cool.

Finish chilling the mix in the fridge, when hard cut into bars and enjoy.

Hope you like them as much as we do.

 

Also did you know if you break them in half the calories fall out!!!

Well that's what I tell myself xx

Easter Sour Cream Carton

I hadn't seen these cute little cartons until about a month ago when Elouise, a crafty friend, showed me how to make them.

Aren't they fab?

As you can see from my photo they can be made any size, the big carton in the middle has a packet of peanuts hidden inside.

To make the smaller ones start with paper measuring 4¼" x 5½" put red tape along one short edge and normal double sided tape along the two long edges.

Remove the red tape backing and make a tube from the paper by rolling/curling the paper round.

Remove the backing from the tape on one of the ends, squash just the end together, fill the carton with goodies peel backing from tape at the end and squash that end together but so that it goes the other way from the first one. It is clearer in the pics!!!!

To finish off I scored each end three times using my scoreboard.

I then stamped the bunny in brown, punched him out and added him to the carton. I filled my little cartons with mini eggs and mini creme eggs.

They are so quick to make

 



Butterfly Card

I recently went to Thetford's Sincerely Yours craft show, this easel card was a make and take that I made there.

I think it is a lovely idea and would make fab wedding name places or favours.

Well done to the ladies on the Stampin up stand.

 

 

Everything used to make the card is from Stampin Up.

Origami Star Box

 I went to the Sea Palling crop at the begining of the month, I haven't been for ages, while we were all there a very talented lady, Jackie, showed us how to make these star boxes.

I came home and made these Easter ones.

The large box is made from  12" x 12" double sided paper and the smaller one is from 8" x 8" double sided paper. The opening of the larger box is 3" square, the opening og the smaller box ix 2" square, just to give you an idea of the size of the boxes.

 We all felt that the lid made the boxes, I have used ribbon for the handle but beads or card would work just as well.

If you google origami star box, insrtuctions and pictures to follow should magically appear on your screen.

 

Have fun!!!