MSE challenge by Flourgirl

Over at MSE Flourgirl set a sketch challenge for us to work with

Heres my take on the sketch... Hope its ok without its greeting ? Looked too squashy ;O)

A great fun sketch to work with Flourgirl xxx

Card holder and extra and a sad end to the countdown

Well if you have been following the Christmas Countdown on Creative Craft World . You will know that today is the last day :O( Its so sad, as its been fantastic fun for us as DT members. Hope you have enjoyed it too ?

Here's my final project for you... A gift of 6 cards held together inside a storage box.
Whilst i was browsing the web i can across a similar gift at Splitcoast stampers. So decided to have a go and see what i could come up with.

Its actually quite easy to make and put together ( I thought it would be hard, but it wasnt ;O) )

Heres the finished box that i made.


What you will need :

1 6 x 12 cardstock to make front/base and back of box
1 4 x 6 cardstock to make the lid
2 3 3/4 x 4 cardstock for the sides
2 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 white cardstock to form dividers inside the box
Magnetic closures or i used magnetic tape. Ribbon and embellishments to decorate

What to do :

1. Take the 6 x 12 and score at 4 1/2, 6 1/2 and 11
2. Take the 4 x 6 and score on the 4'' side at 2
3. For the sides you need to score at every 1/2'' along the 4'' side.

4.Atatch the lid to the box at the 1'' scored bit.
5. On the other side of the lid flap you can use a decorative punch or leave it blank, your choice :O)
6. You can now place ribbon around the join to finish it off nicely or wait until you have added the sides to make it abit easier.

7. Atatch the (fan) folded sides to the front and back of the box on both sides.

8. You can then add the white card to the inside of the box. This is abit fiddly.. I used DST on one side of the card then stuck it in place on a fold. It made it abit scoowhiff. But, i thought it would be the easiest way to atatch it ;O)

9. You can then decorate it as you wish.

I wanted a christmas feel to my giftbox. Im making a little address book that will go with it so it can be used year after year with everything in one place ;O) A box version of a christmas planner ;O)

Heres the cards that i made to go inside the box. 2 x Thankyou. 2 x Birthday and 2 x Blank ones



Heres the inside of the box.



A little extra :

To grow a Candy Cane.

Whilst looking on the web. I found another fantastic gift idea that i am going to make. Its another fun, cheap and yet effective idea. To grow a Candy Cane !!

Details can be found at handmade.heartfelted
They have sooo many great ideas on there , so its well worth a look. I have found so much inspiration from here.... They actually mentioned my 'perfect man' on there !!!

Well thats it from me :O(

Myself and the rest of Creative Craft World DT thankyou for joining us on our Christmas Countdown. We have had such a blast sharing all our ideas with you and hope that you have found some inspiration from our journey ?!!
We hope that you have a healthy and Happy Christmas

Choccy xx

P.S I want to say a huge Thankyou to Sue ( mini) for all her work putting together this Christmas Countdown. Sue.... Its been great fun. :O) xx

Here we are at the end of our Countdown to Christmas … and not a day missed in the whole of November. We’ve been proud of our 30 daily projects and really hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as we have.

To finish we have a box of thank you cards made for you by Oona – a link to the instructions can be found at Creative Craft World The Blog.

Happy Christmas everyone.

Xxx x

Celebrate with style OSAAT 41

OSAAT is this week asking you to Celebrate with style for challenge # 41. So get out your glitter and bling and add some sparkle.





The sponsor this week is Digis with attitude. They are giving 1 lucky winner a $10 Canadian prize to spend in their store.

This week i was lucky enough to be chose to work with JLJ Designs. This gorgeous paper and cupcake are both from JLJ and other designs in the range can be bought here

With the theme being bling i was in my element with this challenge. Using gems , glossy accents and stickles ;O)

Heres a close up of my card. Isnt it bling-a-licious ?




I cant wait to stop by your blogs to see all your sparkle and bling.

Choccy xx

Whooooo i made it to UKScrappers home page

I'm doing the happy dance. Creative Craft World has been mentioned on the home page of UKScrappers with my project for ' Whisking you a Happy Christmas'



Click on the picture to make it bigger :O)

Nothing .....

Its my turn again over at Creative Craft Worlds, Christmas Countdown

Today ive made you 'nothing' !!! Well it does seem popular with all the men at Christmas ( It does in my family anyway lol ) .
I made a few of these last year and everyone thought they were really funny, so i thought i would share on here with you all.

This is a really easy to make gift again.

Take a washed empty jar, any size will do.
Use brown paper or fabric over the lid and tie in place with ribbon.
Make a tag and attatch .......... Gift made



On my tags i write or print a little verse

Did you say nothing ?
When you were asked what you wanted for Christmas.
Dont you remember saying Nothing ?
Well this time someone heard you.
I searched high and low to find the perfect gift for you.
A jar of nothing !!



To make my label i used my nesties and labels 1. I also used my cropadile.
But you could quite as easily make a tag using a large gift tag or even a sticker attatched to the jar itself.

Go on make someone smile by giving them that perfect gift :O)


Remember
Anyone who makes one of my gift ideas and links it to my blog post will be entered into a draw to win a little Christmas gift from me :O)

Choccy xx

OSAAT Season or Event

This week over at One Stitch At A Time. Its challenge #40 and that means its time to pick a season or event. So that could be a winter or even summer card if your wanting to make yourself feel warmer :O)

This challenge is sponsored by Joanna Sheen and some lucky player will win a £10 voucher to spend in store :O)


I have opted to make a New Years Eve Party Invite for this challenge. I was super lucky to be asked to work with a Trees Award digi this week. So as soon as i saw Party Animals. I knew it had to be the one. You can buy Party Animals here



Firstly can i appologise for my photograph this week.
I decided to cover all the white card with cosmic shimmer powder in corresponding colours to the 'party animals' Then a yellow to make the candle light flicker on the animals.... Well its made it virtually impossible to photograph !!
I of course added abit of bling.. Well its New Years Eve.. Time to celebrate..

Below is the inside of the invite. I did leave the details blank though. Because as much as i love all my followers , my house isnt that large hehe ;O)



Yes i have another card to show you this week too :O)

This image is by Robyn's Fetish and as soon as i saw it i had to make a card with it !! You can buy Santas Workshop here




I added glossy accents to the windows after colouring them with cool grey 1 ( Promarkers) Then added stickles to the trees and then a few red and clear gems.
I did love making this card. I think it looks abit like a sweet shop or a choccy shop as Liz said ;O)

Looking at both my card i must still be feeling in a Winter mood. I do love Winter though, when i am snug and warm inside. Mug of hot choccy, Christmas tree lights twinkling whilst i wrap gifts or colour a few images :O)

So what season or event are you going to be ? I cant wait to stop by the other DT members blogs to see their creations and of course popping along to see your creations also :O)

Choccy xx