This card was inspired by a super cute card by Nichol Mcgouirck where she put a little kitty on a pillow next to a bundle of envelopes and i thought it looked so very cute. So i used this as a starting off point for creating this card. I have searched all through her blog and youtube channel to see if i could link it up, but i haven’t found it yet – once i do i will pop a link on here so you can see it too.
I knew i wanted envelopes and i was sure that i ‘must’ have an envelope stamp somewhere in my stash. Can you believe that i went through every single stamp set, and of course, it was in the last page of the last stamp folder!
To be honest, this was one of those cards that end up completely different from the original idea, but it all worked out in the end. To start i was planning on making the main panel of the card in the stamped alphabet blue, but it looked too overpowering and it didn’t really take my fancy, so i mixed things up a bit. But i love how the finished card turned out.
The birdies were also not part of the original plan, but the card needed a little something to add a pop of colour to the design – these little guys come from an old set from hampton arts – i think they are super cute. I coloured them with colouring pencils and used a white gel pen to add some little dots which i think makes the birdie look extra cool!
Piper: “mummmmmmy! I want to do cooking craftin’! “
Thats what i heard this afternoon. And she knew exactly what she wanted to make! Christmas fudge from her Christmas Craft book.
I picked up this little beauty a few weeks back from ‘The Book People’ – i love those guys- they have some fantastic bargains, and always a good variety. i knew that Piper would love having a book of craftiness – i know i had many when i was little, and i loved them all.
We have made quite a few things from this book – most are typical kiddy crafts, but Piper thinks its the best thing since sliced bread.
Tonight’s project was the fudge- and they are pretty darn tasty – they would make a great gift for neighbours, friends or even teachers.
Here’s the recipe if you want to try for yourself
350g icing sugar
75g butter
4 teaspoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
75g pink and white marshmallows
sprinkles
a shallow pan
– grease the pan with cooking oil and line the bottom with a square of greaseproof paper
– sift the icing sugar into a bowl and create a well in the middle
– put butter, vanilla, and milk into a pan and add the marshmallows – heat gently until melted.
– At this point we added a little pink food colouring, just because!
– pour the mix into the icing sugar and quickly combine- then put into the pan. Add sprinkles
– pop in the fridge for 2 hours before cutting into bite sized chunks
I know its been a little while, sorry about that. Work + 3 year old = one tired mumma – not to mention that i have been suffering from a slipped disc for the last four months, which has severely limited my crafty mojo.
But heres the good news, i have had some spinal surgery and feel brilliant now! – obviously i am in recovery mode, but it does also mean that i have been more motivated to craft, and have some projects to share. We also had a little incident with the lights in the craft room which now has been resolved thanks to our good friends Mark and Helen who installed some new ones for me. And to mark the joyous occasion of me being back on my feet, standing and crafting in a well lit craft room, i wanted this card to be the first one i share – a Christmas card for Mark and Heli.
This is also the first card i have made with my new purchase – the Joy to the Woods stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I also bought the dies, and i am LOVING these little dudes. I think i want to buy matching dies for every stamp set from now on (but I’m not sure my bank balance would exactly reach to that!).
I also cracked out the video camera to share this card in a little video!
You can watch it here, or over on YouTube, and please give the video a Thumbs Up if you enjoy it, and hit subscribe for more videos – i hope to get back into the swing of recording videos for sharing.
