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Saturday 5 June 2010

Mum's Birthday "Card"

Hello there,

It was my Mum's birthday on June 2nd and this is what I made for her from this old sweetie tin.










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It was also my Guest Designer piece for the June Crafty Calendar Challenge, and I was very chuffed to be invited to take part. Please have a look at the all fabulous creations by the CCC design team here. This month the theme is Bugs and Beasties.
The stamps around the outside of the tin are by Crafty Individuals. I'm not sure who the butterfly stamps on the 'dangler' are by, they were given to me by a friend but they stamped up very well on the vellum I used. All butterflies were given a liberal dose of stardust stickles. The other stamps which were heat embossed in gold are also C.I. All circles were cut out with nesties and a computer generated sentiment went into the bottom of the tin. A tissue paper flower and some ribbon on the lid completed this project.
Hope you like it and TFL,

Fiona x

12 comments:

  1. This is lovely Fiona, what a great idea. I bet your mum loved it. Are you visiting the Craft Barn next weekend?

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  2. This is beautiful, and a very innovative design. I really like the gold and purple together.

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  3. This is absolutely gorgeous Fiona. Love the colour (I used to be called the purple queen at stamp club cos I like the colour so much lol).
    A really clever idea which I'm sure your Mum must love to bits.
    xx

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  4. Absolutely stunning Fiona! Fantastic idea and I love all the stamping, and the gold embossing looks amazing.
    What a lovely keepsake,
    Love Sarita xx

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  5. Beautiful Fiona and such a gorgeous gift for your Mum, I bet she loved it! The stamping and embossing is so pretty and I love the tissue flower on top. Hope you're well and hope to see you at the weekend. Chris xx

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  6. BEAUTIFUL Fiona and I was lucky enough to see it for real. A work of art and treasure, Glad Mum liked it.

    Eunice
    xx

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  7. What a fabulous gift, bet your Mum loved it!

    (thanks for visiting my blog too)

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  8. Hi Fiona,
    It's Georgia again, just to let you know that there's something on my blog for you! :) Love, Georgia xx

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  9. Fiona, this is beautiful !!
    It was so nice to see you this weekend. Just wish I had had more time to chat :(
    hugs,
    isa xx

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  10. Wow Fiona... this piece is beautiful. Your Mum will treasure it, I'm sure. Great photo's too.
    Thank you so much for the lovely comment you left for my mini baby. I really appreciate it.
    Hugs
    Sandra x

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  11. What a beautiful gift Fiona, a great idea and beautifully done, so precise. Love the gold leaf stamping just perfect!
    x Michelle

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  12. Thanks for your recent comment on my blog Fiona. I just love playing with different textures on my cards and mulberry paper is one of them. I'm afraid I'm not a big 'follower of fashion' If I like it, then I like it. Funky foam is another material I love to use (that I don't see many other cardmakers working with), especially when die cutting letters. I think it's great to use up some of that crafty stash we all have piled away somewhere.
    Hugs
    Sandra x

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