ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 11

I am loving these scheduled posts! Hopefully they are working!!

Well I thought that I would surprise you and have a project ready for Monday and not Someday! hehe

When I saw this little tote bag I just knew I had to make one! It was surprisingly simple and didn't take too long at all.

I used my favourite DSP"Parisian Breeze" and took it from there.

I really enjoyed having a go at doing some crisscross faux stitching, I think I could be addicted to that little technique now.

Anyway if you click here it will take you to the Tutorial.....

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and I should be back soon to stalk your blogs,

Take care,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 10

Hello!

I am extra late this week with my ME & MI project, But boy do I have a treat for you, ..... This is a cute Mini Accordion file and I must say was a real treat to put together.

I have used the DSP paper called "Raspberry Tart" which uses the colours, Rose Red, Cameo Coral and Kiwi Kiss.

I stamped the flower using stamps out of "Petal Pizazz" and on the centre of the flower I adhered a Rose Red felt flower and corduroy button.

I think this is one of the best tutorials I have ever worked with.... if you click here it will take you to the link.

On another matter, I will be away this weekend spending time with family and saying our last goodbyes to Sean's (husband) Nana.

Unfortunately over the weekend she had a bad stroke which has left her in a semi coma!!

I really don't think you ever are ready to say goodbye to love ones, and I must admit it can be hard to focus on other things.

But I have scheduled a few posts for over the time that we are away!!Yeah ha I have finished Makeesh'a challenge and another project.

Thanks for visiting and I shall be back on deck soon,

Take care

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 9

The front of the Mini Pizza box. I adhered some ribbon onto the box , so one has to untie behind the back of box to get into it!

Here are the cards.

Hello, I thought that I would take the time and publish this post early.........just in case something crops up tonight and I don't get round to posting! hehe

This was such a cute little bundle to make, and I reckon you can't go wrong with gorgeous DSP paper to play with!

This little beauty is called "Bella Bleu" which coordinates with the colours Kraft, Very Vanilla and Not quite Navy.....Yummy.

I have used the stamp set "For a Friend".

To make this cute little mini pizza box......

 It is simply a 6"x11" piece of cardstock scored at 1" on either side of the 6" and 1, 5, 6 & 10" on the 11" side, and snipped on the edges. Super easy.
The note cards measure 3 1/2" x 7 1/2".

Have a fantastic night!!

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 8

So so very sorry! I don't know but the week's are just flying, and I have been running behind on a few things and well my  Me&Mi Monday project this week was put on the back burner! 

But anyway I thought that I would post half of it tonight, I need to put the finishing touches on the 8 cards that I have made to go inside this cute tote purse, which fingers cross will be finished tomorrow.

I have used the "Sweet Slumber Specialty" DSP coordinating the colours with Baja Breeze and Sahara Sand.

I have totally cased this gorgeous design because I think it was perfect just the way it was and you don't change a good thing when you find it!!

To make your own tote purse click here and it will take you to a fabulous tutorial on how to make it.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and I will be back soon I hope!

BTW if you get a chance you must go see the movie The young Queen Victoria!!! OMG I loved it and sooooo fell in love with Albert hehehe

I said to my husband that if I had another baby boy I would love to call him Albert! wouldn't it be a cute nickname Alby,

Anyway I will stop babbling and go pick up my mess!

Have a good one,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 7 (part two)

umm I put the strap around the wrong way !!! oppps
This is a photo of the back just so you can see how I adhered the strap.

Howdy again :)

Well today I bring you this cute little wallet, that I personally think is tooo cute. My second son Lachlan is going to give this wallet for fathers day which will have a gift card inside.

I tied in the colours with my little milk carton (see previous post) and also I love the Windsor Knot DSP paper which is fantastic for boys or masculine projects,

To make this cute little wallet click here and it will take you to a great Tutorial.

To hold the brad close, I used a magnet fastener, I hope this gives you some inspiration and inspire you to go and make your own. If you do end up making one leave me a comment because I would love to see it :)

The day here has been absolutely superb and a fantastic day for washing which reminds me I better go bring in.

See you tomorrow,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 7

Sorry about last night I just wasn't up to posting, I have three projects that I have made for Father's day that my boys are each going to give.

I decided instead of posting them all together that I would do them over three nights :)

Tonight is a sweet little milk carton which you can find the tutorial here,

I have used the stamp set "All in the Family" which has cute little rugby/soccer balls and cricket set.

I tried to make the little boy represent my little Noah as this is the gift that he is going to give dad.

The DSP is Windsor Knot which coordinates beautifully with Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Old Olive.

I haven't yet adhered the bottom because I want to fill up the carton with milk bottle lollies :)

Have a great night I have some girlfriends coming around,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 6

Well if you are a stationary freak you are going to love this project! hehe

I brought this cute little note pad to decorate at Warehouse Stationary and this delightful plastic container filled with cello tape/stapler/scissors etc that are a perfect match to Rose Red.

I covered the pad with Raspberry Tart DSP, then layered the image using the stamps "Gallery", "Circle Circus" the scallop circle punch a Rose Red felt flower and then made a brad from the 'Build a Brad' using a piece of  coordinating DSP.

To add the final touch I wrapped some Kiwi Kiss ribbon around the pad.

I then made a band for my other little project using the same stamps and colours but used Rose Red ribbon.

Warehouse Stationary also sell cute little micro pens so I brought one in green and tied some ribbon around that also.

I hope you feel inspired to go make you own little gift like this...............I am going to give this to my sister in law who is long over due for a birthday gift.

Have a great night and thanks for looking,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 5

Good Evening!!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, one thing I know for sure is "where has the weekend gone"!

And its Monday again! What!! how did that happen! hehehe

Tonight I bring you two sweet little treats!!

The first project is a sweet little box purse that opens up! I have filled mine with peppermints its actually surprising how many this holds!

I decided that it was about time to ink up and use the new In Colour "Pink Pirouette" which looks so nice with Chocolate Chip, I used the patterns DSP and adhered the ribbon making straps using the new C/Chip 5/16th Jumbo brads which I love.

Cick here to take you to the tutorial on how to make this.

The second project is a cute Tic Tac holder using the same colours and DSP, it is so adorable and would be a cute hostess gift or party favor!

Click here and it will take you the tutorial on how to make this and here for another version.

Have a fun night!

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 4

Good evening all!!!

I know two posts in one day I can hardly believe it myself!!

Well tonight I bring you this beautiful Mini Pocket book, which I must say took only a hour to make!! It was all the little details that take the time. hehe

If you were looking for a project that uses lots of the new brads from the new mini well look no further.

I have used my two favourite DSP papers "Parisian Breeze Specialty" and "Sweet Slumber Specialty" which coordinate with Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze.

You could decorate this book as much or as little as you want too.

Well I guess I better go clean up all my stamping mess! Click here to take you to the link to make one yourself!!

Take care and thanks for visiting,

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 3

Hi again, 

Well tonight I bring you this cute little crisscross box! When I saw this project I thought what a great gift idea, especially for those who love nuts! hehehe 

Ok I know that I have been making lots of projects using Chocolate Chip and Baja Breeze, but you gotta love these colours together!

The crisscross box was made out of a piece of 'Sweet Slumber Specialty' Dsp paper, using a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock I punched both ends with the scallop edge to make my band with coordinating Baja Breeze ribbon.

I love this little Squirrel from the SU Stamp Set 'Animal Crackers' The wee sentiment fits perfect with this gift "I'm nuts about you".

Well if you click here it will take you to the wonderful tutorial on how to make your own!

I hope you are enjoying these Me & Mi projects because I surely am.

Have a great night, 

Take care,

Amy

TAKE TWO !!

Well I am back, and to my amazement I had some free time tonight in between cleaning my toilet bowl and laundry!! 

Lachlan and Noah are feeling a whole lot better, I had kinda forgotten what it was like seeing them eat, and yes they have kept all three meals down today which is a massive achievement. If you had been with us at the start of the week you would be pretty chaffed with yourself too, And for me and mi self I am obviously  perky enough to send this post. hehe

I had actually made this box at the start of the week, I just hadn't finished off the little cards to go inside. I thought you might like to see a different version of the box from last Monday that I had made.

I am totally in love with this new DSP paper and I just can't play with it enough :) I have taken a few photos tonight just so that you get an idea without me boring you with all the details !!

Just one more thing to add, did you notice that I made my own brad with the coordinating DSP even Sean was impressed with my skills ( so so very easy)

Anyway I better go tidy up and I will see you tomorrow night for project No#3 

Until then....

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 2

Good evening!

This gorgeous box has been saved in my favourites file for such a long time and it has been a real pleasure to actually start making these projects.

I really hate casing cards/projects so I have used this template as my base and then decorated and changed a few aspects of the original just to make it my own. :)

I have used Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP for the box and cards, the box fits up to six 3 by 3 cards inside, envelopes included.

I love these new Filigree Designer Brads, I used these to fasten the box as shown in the picture.

For the sides I used my 1-1/4 punch ( Riding Hood Red) folded in half and fastened with some brads from the Styled Silver Hodge Podge Hardware.

Stamp set used Circle Circus punched out with the scallop punch.

I have taken lots of photos so that you get the idea but its such a versatile box that you can decorate it anyway you want, to make it your own.

So click here for the template and I would love to hear from you if you like this project and would like to see more.

Have a great night

Amy

ME & MI MONDAY'S PROJECT 1

Well I am excited to bring to you "Me & Mi Monday's.'' Every Monday I will be show casing a new project that I have either randomly discovered while blog surfing, or odd bits and pieces that are around the house or in shops that can be decorated!!

I have been pondering about doing this for awhile and I took a good hard look at my blog and noticed that I have been only updating when participating in challenges etc which I totally love but can be a bit boring for the blog reader.

Anyhow lets get to my very first project!

I found these adorable craft paint pails at" The Warehouse" and knew that with a little TLC they would scrub up a treat!

You can decorate them in so many ways and fill them with so many different goodies I just couldn't wait to get my hands on them. I have also made a cute little 3by3 card to go with the pail.

I have filled them up with RJ's Raspberry Natural Licorice which coordinates beautifully with Riding Hood Red hehehe.

This is a simple first project but I think that its nice to have a gift on hand that you can whip up quickly, the longest part was taking the sticker off!

Well I hope that you will come and visit again any questions feel free to e-mail!!

Take care,

Amy

Product List

cardstock    Baja breeze, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, So saffron

DSP             Sweet Slumber Specialty

Stamps       Cheep Talk

Emb            Coordinating in colour ribbons, Scallop Circle, Scallop Edge and 1-3/4 punches, Designer buttons ( bouquet) Sticky strip