More gift boxes

I've made some more gift boxes from the same CD-Roms used in my previous blog.  This time they are more a packet/pouch type.  I've added a ribbon cord to secure the packet and the gift tag is cut from a corresponding backing paper.

After making these I decided that a smaller size would be good, but how do I do it?  I played with my printer settings and found that if I put multiple items on a page (in this case 2) I could print them at half size.

These are so cute.

Octagonal gift boxes

I've been busy making gift boxes for Christmas.

These octagonal boxes were printed from two CD-Roms, A Walk in the Countryside and A Winter Walk in the Countryside, from Creative Crafting World.  The images are by an artist called Betty Davis and are absolutely stunning.

All I had to do was print them, cut them out, glue the pieces together and finish with a bow and handmade poinsettia (from Britannia die).

Red and gold stepper card

Another 8x8in Christmas card.

Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-a-card 'Christmas Eve'
Couture Collection 'Winter Flurries' trim
Tattered Lace 'Winter Wishes' die
Gold mirricard
Red coredinations card
Gilding wax

Pink and white stepper

This is an 8x8in stepper card which could be used for Christmas or even for a winter birthday.

Items used:-  Diesire Create-a-card 'Christmas Present' by Crafter's Companion
                         Tattered Lace 'Winter Wishes' die
                         Couture Collection 'Winter Flurries' trim die
                         Pink and white Centura Pearl card
                         Silver mirri card
                         'Spun Sugar' Distress Ink

Christmas Easel

I've been busy paper crafting items for Christmas.  Here's an easel that I've put on my shelf at www.wigglywoocraftemporium.co.uk.  I like it so much that I really wanted to keep it.

Items used:- Large Pinflair easel
                        Paper from Tattered Lace magazine CD-Rom Vol. 2
                        Britannia Poinsettia dies
                        Britannia Ivy die
                        Tattered Lace Winter Wishes die (cut in gold and overlaid in red)
                        Pearls
                        Organza ribbon (tied using the Bowmaker)

Tiger

Here's a card that I made for my oldest brother.

The background is made from an embossing folder by Sheena Douglass.  I applied Versamark to the embossing folder and used a piece of black card.  When I had embossed the card the Versamark had transfered to the card between the embossed lines.  I covered this with gold embossing powder and heat embossed it. 

 The tiger is a stamp, also by Sheena.  I stamped it with black Staz-On and water-coloured with Spiced Marmalade and Forest Moss Distress Inks. 

I folded a piece of card into a stepper card so that the tiger stands forward from the background.

Autumn

Another beautiful image from a CD-Rom by Jayne Netley Mayhew.

I didn't need to add much to this card as the picture is stunning, and reminds me of this time of year.  All I did was layer the image onto two mats, which drew out the colours in the image, and added a greeting.