True Gentleman Birthday Card

Yesterday I showed you the box I made for the book my husband and I are giving a friend of ours, whose birthday is today. Now I have the matching card to go with this.

This is a very straightforward card, but with the benefit of hindsight, I chose the wrong patterned paper for it - the rigt suite, just the wrong pattern. Having decided to add a detailed die cut, I would have been better with one of the plainer patterns, but I had already got in my mind that I was going to use the same pattern I used for the box......

I added multi-purpose adhesive sheet to the back of the Champagne Foil (which matches this suite so well), so adding the die cuts was a dream, even for the detailed 'Happy Birthday', just remember that wieht the added thickness you may not cut all the way through to the back of the adhesive sheet, but you will still cut through the foil easily, so that is no problem. Oh, and did you spot it is our friend's 60th?

Quick, easy, and with the right pattern of paper, really effective!! Oh, and, the Large Numbers Dies are retiring, so please, if you want these, get them NOW

DON'T FORGET

For every £25 you spend in April AND use the Hostess Code, you will be entered into a draw to win the Many Marvellous Markers, so if you place orders of £50, you will get 2 entries, £75, you will get 3 entries etc. BUT if you place a single order of over £150 and opt to be your own Hostess (which means you pick how to spend your Rewards) you will only get ONE entry into the draw. Please note that this is a gift from me, and is non-returnable. The usual Customer Gifts will not be effected by the Prize Draw, so if you use the Hostess Code you will get a share of the Rewards, as usual. EVERYONE who shops with me will receive a handmade card and gift in the middle of the following month, regardless of how much you spend.

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

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To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right?

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

True Gentleman Birthday Book Box

This weekend sees a number of Birthdays for our family and friends. My husband and a very good friend of ours both have birthdays, and they are both tomorrow. So today I am bring you the box we are using to wrap the present we have got for our friend.

If you have joined me before you probably already know that I love to take something really quite ordinary and turn it into something special. We bought our friend a book that has a theme that we think he will enjoy - it is a mystery set around bell ringing, which is something he has taken up recently. But a book can look a little boring when it is wrapped up, but make a box for it and it becomes something special, in my opinion.

I have said it before, but making a box for a specific item is just basic maths. All you need do is measure in each of three directions and then use these to calculate the size of the card you need and where to score. As you will see in the video, if your measurements and maths is correct, you will get a perfect fit on your box every time. The only trick is to make sure that you either add 1/16" to the lid, or take it off the bottom so that they sit well together, then do all your scoring by turning the card.

I think the final box is perfect for a chap, and the True Gentleman Suite is going to be missed; we don't generally have many products aimed at male projects, so this one has been a nice option for us. This suite is not going to be available in the new annual catalogue, so this is a perfect time to stock up on it, before it goes!!

REMEMBER, for every £25 you spend in April AND use the Hostess Code, you will be entered into a draw to win the Many Marvellous Markers, so if you place orders of £50, you will get 2 entries, £75, you will get 3 entries etc. BUT if you place a single order of over £150 and opt to be your own Hostess (which means you pick how to spend your Rewards) you will only get ONE entry into the draw. Please note that this is a gift from me, and is non-returnable. The usual Customer Gifts will not be effected by the Prize Draw, so if you use the Hostess Code you will get a share of the Rewards, as usual. EVERYONE who shops with me will receive a handmade card and gift in the middle of the following month, regardless of how much you spend.

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

SMQ7N7UR

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right?

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Dimensions

Base and lid - 10-1/2 x 7-3/4" (trim the base by 1/16" on one each of the long and short sides)
Score all sides of both top and bottom at 1-1/4", turning the card for each side.
Designer Series Paper - 7-3/4 x 5"

Make it Up Monday Revisited - Brusho Inspired Masculine Card

It has been a while since I played with Brushos last, but it is time to get them out again for a Masculine Birthday Card. An artistic friend of mine has a birthday coming up, so Brusho and Crafting Forever seemed the ideal combination.

I love that you never quite know what you are going to get with Brushos and that you can use them in many different ways and with different mediums. For this project I used the classic watercolour card and water, but you can use a real variety of card and liquid, including shaving crean and spray starch!

To go with the masculine feel I used a Dapper Denim Cardbase, Basic Grey for the mat and a selectoin of neutral ribbons (full details are in the list of products below).

I am really pleased with the result, and hope the recipient will be too. It is quite scary making this type of project 'live' on camera, but I think I got away with it on this one!

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)