Kookaburra Crafts

I had this card in my head for a long time before it actually hit my desk. I thought the birds 3D design would be perfect for the bird cage and also matched the papers really well. The papers are from Graphic 45’s A Ladies Diary collection. The branch is from Marianne Designs and I added some dark brown seam binding, plus ivory and brown roses to embellish the card.   Supplies: Bazzill Brown Cardstock Graphic 45  - Ladies Diary Collection - “ Delicate Detail ” Marieke’s Design 3D Sheet 2268 Marianne Designs Bird Cage – LR0147 Marianne Designs Bird on branch- LR0138 Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two Justrite Stamps – Ever After Antique Labels One Vintage Photo & Antique Linen Distress Ink Roses from Green Tara

Another quick and easy gift idea for Christmas or a birthday in the New Year – a desk calendar. Made from one sheet of A4 cardstock, some Bazzill Basics cardstock and some scrapbooking paper, with just a few embellishments to decorate. The A4 cardstock has just a few folds in it to create the desktop calendar. Cut some cardstock and paper to glue/tape to the front. I used the corners from the Spellbinders Antique Frames and Accents die set behind the calendar. The flourishes are from Marianne Creatables Anja’s Flowers. I embellished with some roses and cherry blossoms from Green Tara.   Supplies: Mini Calendar Spellbinders Antique Frame & Accents Creatables LR0250

For something just that little bit different we made this triangle box card and it was a bit of a challenge. Once you have the gist of how it works though it's quite easy.  Made with Kaisercraft's "Choir" paper but it could be made in any designer paper and for any occasion. The sleigh is from Marianne Creatables and is LR0178. As you can see the strip across the middle slides off to allow you to open the box. Inside you can put money, or a gift card or something small like a hanky for Grandma. A cute novel way to give someone something small. To decorate the centrepiece I've used Labels 4 from Spellbinders and the sleigh. Roses from Green Tara and some seam binding for the bow. Plus of course my favourite punch Martha Stewart's Lace Doiley for the sides of the box. Diagonal Double Pocket Card In the same class we also made this Triangle pocket card. This design was shown to me by one of my customers Mavis. I thought it was qui...

One of the first cards we made for Christmas last year was this one. I saw the Yvonne's Creations 3D sheet (HJ6801) with the cute little reindeer on it and just couldn't resist it. I've layered Bazzill Basics cardstock with papers from Kaisercraft's "Tis the Season" collection. The dies uses in the centre are Spellbinders Lacey Circles, Standard Circles Lg and Blossom Two. The roses and blossom are from Green Tara and I've curled the stems on the roses. The sentiment is also from Kaisercraft. The inks I've used on this card are Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Versafine Vintage Sepia.