Core'dinations Ideas for You

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Today I am sharing a couple more ways of using the Core'dinations Cardstock with our embossing folders.

The first card below I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslits, the second I used the Scalloped Hearts Embosslit and on the last one the Elegant Boquet Embossing Folder. I think the third one is my favourite here.

My next Core'dinations project is a retirement card. Inspired by a Halloween card made by lovely demo friend Elaine, this is a garden shed made with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.

I did the roof with the Scallop Border Punch in Basic Grey cardstock and daubed the edges with Early Espresso ink.

The door piece is layered on plain Espresso cardstock and the hinges are made with the Word Window punch and Mini Brads.

Hope you like it - and thank you Elaine for the inspiration. X


Love Elizabeth X

Sponged Clouds

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Just a step away from all the excitement of the new Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration today - with a card I taught at our January classes.

This cards uses a handy technique to create clouds using three punched scallop circles. We stuck them together using tombow and then sponged over the top using them as a mask to create the clouds.

Having created the clouds, we stamped grasses from Pocket Silhouettes in Wild Wasabi and flowers and butterflies from Cottage Garden. Then we put die cut butterflies, (made using the Beautiful Butterflies embossing folder), over the stamped butterflies (you can see what I mean in this close up....)

Back soon with some more projects from the new Mini Catalogue. :)

Love Elizabeth X

Stationery Box Class Close Ups

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Last month I ran a fun evening class where we made a stationery box and some luxury cards and tags. I though I would show some close up pictures of what we created today. You may notice the Big Shot came in very handy with making these projects. We used the Just Believe stamp set and the fabulous Cherry Cobbler ink throughout.

The first group features the Top Note die and Beautiful Wings Embosslits die...

The next set used the Scallop Circle die and the Ornament Punch to create the vase...

The third set features the Scallop Envelope die and the Large Heart and Heart to Heart punch...

The stationery box itself was co-ordinated with a stamp envelope and matching pen...

We had a great time making these goodies - I hope you like them too!

Want to come to a class?

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By special customer request I have come up with a Just Believe Stationery Box class, which I will be teaching in a local hall on Thursday 18th August.

This project comprises six luxury square cards, six matching envelopes, six tags, a stamps envelope, a matching pen and the stationery box itself. Wouldn't this set make a great gift?

The cost for this class is £25.00 and includes a pot of Tombow glue or £22 if you are one of my regular class ladies.

Now this class is filling up FAST - so let me know ASAP if you would like to join us for this 3 hour evening class.

Hope you can make it! :)

Perfect Plum Envelope

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Just a quick post today with a project using the Envelope die. This very cute little envelope looks great on the front of a card and is the right size to pop a little money or voucher in for a gift.

I made it in Perfect Plum cardstock, and topped with paper from the Lap of Luxury DSP. The tiny butterflies are made with the Beautiful Wings die and the hand crafted tag is from Tiny Tags.

To create the inner layer, I ran a small piece of the DSP through the Big Shot using just the top of the die. I will have some more projects to share using this die - as it is actually very versatile, but I wanted to show you a simple envelope to start.

Hope you like it.

Butterfly Gift Card Holder

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Today I am sharing a project I have been making at some of my recent workshops. I often CASE, (copy and share everything), other peoples' great designs - but this was one that I came up with myself. (Blushes proudly!)

As you can see, it features my Big Shot and I got a few ooh and aahs from my lovely hostesses and their guests as they watched how easily this project came together.

Outside I cut the Designer Paper, (one of the Lap of Luxury papers), with the Top Note die. I scored it and adhered it to the Perfect Plum cardstock.

Next I got out the Beautiful Butterflies die. What is so lovely is that this die makes such big butterflies. I used the Bella Toile background stamp on the Very Vanilla butterflies and then used a blender pen and some Marina Mist ink to add some more colour.

Inside I used the biggest of the butterflies and attached it to a strip of cardstock, stuck with sticky strip around three edges to create a gift card holder.

...and I know a Tescos mobile top-up card is not very exciting! It was the only one I could find for the photo! LOL

I finished the project using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die to create the little butterflies. I love the way these little dies cut and emboss at the same time.

I added some narrow taffeta ribbon and rhinestones to the butterfly on the front. Daubed around the edges and layered the large butterfly on a second layer cut in Marina Mist.

I hope you like this project - it is one my personal favourites!