Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Friday, 31 January 2014

Fancy a Picnic??

Hello everyone
Mel here with my Clare Curd Design Team project I created a little Picnic Basket which doubles as a wee wee gift bag


Using old papers, lots of flowers and my fav Butterfly stamps I created my wee basket and made a wee tutorial just for you!


Firstly you want to cut panels as above to these sizes

1 - Handle : 2 x 29 cm
2 - Support : 2 x 18 cm with 4cm folds at either end
3 - Box : 18 x 22 cm again with 4cm folds all around
4 - Lid : 20.5 x 10.8 making folds at each side at 3 then 9 (this leaves a small panel in the middle)
5 - Base : 10.8 x 14.8 cm


Next I cut out my decorative panels with some old paper I found in my stash, I make the panels smaller so as to have a small borders once stuck to the basket


Next I ink the edges on all the papers using my Walnut Distress Ink


Next I made up the box part by taking small notches out of each side then I added the support panel to the inside and stuck down


Start sticking all the decorative panels to the basket parts including the lid and handle


stick the basket to the base leaving an equal border all round


Add glue to the support panel then stick down the lid
Be careful when sticking down the lid making sure its central to the basket


Lastly you want to add the handle. I used some matching brads and put them all the way through



Above you can see I added lots of Mulberry Flowers and leaves with lots of stickles glitter glue before making a little handle for either side. I used a small circle of silver card, a punched out flower and another matching brad


Stamping out my Butterflies with Memento Black Ink and coloured the with turquoise markers and pink markers


Adding them to the box before covering in more glitter






I hope you like my wee basket and maybe find the time to make one of your own
Till next time


Memento Ink Pad - TUXEDO BLACK            Clare Curd Crafts! Perfect Paper Flowers -Open Rose - Pink
   Spectrum Noir 6 Pen Set - TURQUOISESSpectrum Noir 6 Pen Set - PINKS

Friday, 24 January 2014

Tea?? For 2

Good Morning all

Morning all Mel here to share a wee card and "gift" in one!! Ok when I say gift, it might be pushing it, but it would definitely bring a smile to that Special friend!


The little card is made form one sheet of 6x6 Basic Grey Hey Girl paper. Using the papers to decorate it too, I made a little pocket to fit a teabag or 2!


I then used the Clare Curd Pom Pom flower die-cut, some pink satin ribbon and the thicker blue satin ribbon plus some mulberry flowers, a beaded pin both from my stash before finishing with a tiny button and gems! All the papers have been out lined with a blue marker pen


Its a nice simple card but a lovely little something to send to a friend needing a little cheering up and just loved a good brew too!

Will thats me, off to enjoy some peace while hubby is working!
Take care


HEY GIRL by BasicGrey - 6 X 6 PAPER PAD   Clare Curd Crafts! Ravishing Ribbons -  Double Sided Satin Blue 15mmClare Curd Crafts! Ravishing Ribbons - Double Sided Satin Pink 6mm
Clare Curd Crafts Die Cuts - Pom Pom Flower   Clare Curd Crafts! Perfect Paper Flowers -Open Rose - Pink