Saturday 17 December 2011

Countdown to Christmas 17- A little bit of altering

Back in the summer I made a set of cards with the gorgeous MME Lost and Found papers.......as a christmas present for my non-cardmaking SIL.
I wanted to put them in a box.....but couldn't find a suitable one........then when I was unpacking all our christmas stuff.....I couldn't believe my luck.....I found a box just the right size in a fairly neutral colour. I used some of the paper scraps to do a little bit of altering on the top.
And with the final few pieces made a couple of cards.
I may be very brave and print a greeting directly onto this bottom one
The challenge at TipTopTuesday is 'make a gift'......Charisma Cardz want 'last minute christmas makes'.......and Fairy Tale want 'a gift box'.

23 comments:

Kathyk said...

These are all gorgeous - your SIL won't want to give them away, I'm surprised you oculd bear to break in to those yummy papers!

Happy Saturday

Kathyk

Amy said...

Jacky, these cards make an absolutely superb gift and I am sure your SIL is going to love having such beautiful gifts to share with her loved ones.

Unknown said...

Those are gorgeous. Bet you s-i-l loves them.

pinky said...

Stunning!

Miss Smith said...

Oooh, MME love. These are gorgeous - they look so sophisticated and the colours are wonderful.

Sian said...

Perfect! I'm another one who thinks she'll want to keep them! And frame them!

Fiona@Staring at the Sea said...

They are beautiful Jacky! I love that little vintage sewing machine:o)
Fiona x

Elaine Stark said...

Lovely, very elegant. Glad you found a box to put them in. Thanks for joining Top Tip Tuesday. Elaine

Melissa said...

Lovely box for the card set! I'm catching up on some blog reading today, Jacky, and you have certainly been productive & creative lately!!!

Alison said...

Great box to go with these fab cards..your SIL will love them!
Alison xx

Pauline said...

These are just beautiful, I love the additions, especially the beautiful lace! Fab makes! Thanks for joining us at Charisma Cardz this week!

Lisa Minckler said...

The entire collection of cards and box are wonderful! Perfect gift and truly personalized. :)

Thank you so much for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday for our "Gift" challenge.
Good luck to you...
Lisa xx

Elizabeth said...

Very nice! How fortunate that you found just the right box.

Beverly said...

ahhh my cardmaking hero has topped herself! Awesome job, Jacky, she'll love it :)

Clare Lloyd said...

wonderful set of cards jacky. i'm sure the present will go down a treat.

SallyB said...

Hi Jacky...
Totally love the colours and the mixture of elements and the stamps...Gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards and the design is stunning.
Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Challenge.
**Karla

Bianca said...

Wow! What a perfect gift set! Your sister in low will love it! That´s really something she can use all over the year! Thank you for joining us at Fairy Tale Chalenge! xx Bianca

Maria Ontiveros said...

Beautiful! I love that color scheme.
Rinda

Anonymous said...

I love these cards. You know it's one of my favorite paper lines, and the box is the "icing on the cake."

Kirsty.A said...

Theses are beautiful. i so love the Lost and Found range

Gram's Treasures said...

Some great ideas for last minute cards! Merry Christmas and thank you for joining us this week at Charisma. Good Luck!

Clare Brown said...

what a fabulous set of cards and your altered box is just perfect.Merry christmas and goodluck at charisma