Christmas Delights - Paper Folding Flowers

I love how this Christmas gift box has come together, I started by making a box from red and gold card stock, the bits of the gold card that I had left over I punched out some leaves ready to add to the top of the box.

Now for the flowers, I found these on a very clever paper folding blog called Folding Trees you must check out the tutorial of the flower here

You can see on this close up image that I used a gold marker on the centre folds to make the middle of the flower pop.

More views click the image to enlarge it.

Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I simply love this stamp it's called 'Let it Snow' and is made by Impression Obsession and I can see me making a few of these cards this year.

The base card is a DL size card then I used a slightly smaller white piece of card and used the Swiss Dots and the Snowflake A2 cuttlebug folders to emboss it, once I'd done this I tied a blue satin ribbon around it then stuck it down onto the base card with double sided tape.

I stamped the image onto white card with the SU Brocade Blue ink then used a damp paint brush over the inked image to create shadows.

I cut out the image using the QuicKutz cookie cutters and also cut out a larger shape in the blue card then stuck these to the card. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink and I used SU oval punches to cut the sentiment and a blue scalloped oval out then added to the card.

I finished by using stickles and silver Bedazzles on the image.

My Mam's Baby Boy Cards

I need your help!

My Mam who was my inspiration to first making cards informed me today that she thought her card making days were over. she added that she felt that she just couldn't put a card together these days and that she has lost all her inspiration.

the two cards below are cards that she made, one for baby Jack to the parents, the other for myself and Chris as Grandparents.

Now I know I'm bias as this is my Mam but I think she has perfect colour co-ordination and everything she makes is perfect, no raggy edges or anything skewdy whiff.

I would love it if you would leave a comment of encouragement for her, I would hate her to give this all up.

I love this one too, I'm loving the humongous B the striped nestabilities label and the flower that matches perfectly, all finished with some fancy scoring on the base card and a sheer blue ribbon

More Of Jack

Now you will have to bear with me as being a Gran is new to me so you will just have to put up with a few more pictures.

The one below is my favorite up till now, a tender kiss from Grandad my 2 favourite boys together.

My beautiful boy! so precious, I think I'm loving this Gran lark.

Jack meeting his Great Gran who just happens to think he's the cutest kid on the block!

Now this is the life.. wonder which will be asleep first, Jack or Grandad?

Oh how I see this little lad reeling Grandad in and pulling on his heart strings.

A Card for Baby Jack

I made this card using the Sweet Chips chipboard cut out, I just covered it in pretty papers and finished with buttons, ribbon and a little faux stitching.

What a difference one Day makes...
Lauren sent me this picture Friday morning, all of the swelling gone down.