A bag to go with the card.

Hello on this beautifully snowy morning!
As my friend said she feels more like making Christmas cards rather than spring birthday cards.. it is so picturesque.
I thought that you might like to see the matching bag in a box that goes with the sewing cards.  It is made from a card base 4 1/2 inches square, scored at 1 inch on all sides.  You simply snip the corners and make into a box base. 

Using a sheet of strong pretty paper 5 1/2 inches by 11 inches put red double sided tape on one short edge and one long edge.  Tape the long edge around the outside of the box and then tape the sort sides together to complete the bag shape.  I have used a round tab punch threading spotty ribbon through for the handles.  Finishing off with a sentiment using the curly label extra large punch.
The flower is made using a  quilling die from X cut.  Inspiration can also be seen earlier within my blog in the post Just believe.
Have a wonderful day whether you are enjoying the outdoors or tucked up warm inside. X x

Pirates beware

It was Oliver's birthday over the week end and I was asked to put together a 'birthday workshop'. There were six boys and one little girl. We had a brilliant time making this gable box to hold 'pirate treasure', and the post it holder in the form of a framed treasure map (which I found whilst blog hopping and downloaded for free!) Thank you too to the mums who helped to cut and stamp and stick - they were my treasures.

To make the flag we used the curly label punch. We folded the paper in half then put it into the punch but not all the way to the fold, hence we were then able to wrap it around our flag pole cut from the woodland walk paper collection (it looks just like real wood). The children were very pleased with their results. I hope you are too.

If you are interested in a children's crafty birthday party then just drop me an email: stampin-pinkbutterflies@gmail.com Thank you for reading x x

A new tie and a pair of slippers

Hi I really hope you will like this card :)  It uses 'all tied up' a tatty teddy stamp that I fell in love with for my children's fathers day craft class.  I have stamped him in chocolate chip and coloured him using the belnder brush~ (this is for you Buffy).. I really think he looks great.  We used a variety of stampin up ribbons cut and knotted to look like ties.  My sister in law has even used some diamond patterned ribbon to cut out socks!  The card is white confetti card sponged round the edges with our distress ink 'tea stain', the punch used for the bottom of the furniture was the curly label extra large.

... and we made these fantastic slippers too!  Inside each one is a chocolate surprise.  I cannot take credit for the idea, I found it whilst blog hopping here, I just thought it was a brilliant use for the pillow box die that we have in the mini catalogue.  I have used regal series paper, stampin up buttons and twill tape to decorate.  You can purchase the pattern from the web site but I cut mine by eye!... they are joined together with certainly celery ribbon. 
Do have a go, it's a brilliant idea.. you could make them for anyone if you used different papers and sparkly or girlie decorations.  Let me know what you think, I would love to see your comments x x