Fluttering By...

I made this butterfly using my oval nesties - what FUN! I cut out 2 larger ovals & 2 smaller ones & placed them as shown on a small strip of blue card. (Hidden under neath) I then cut out a scallop circle (nesties, of course!) in orange card & stuck the butterfly to that. I added oval gems to his/her body & Kindy Glitz (I cannot live without that stuff!) to the edge of the wings.

I put some blue & orange ribbon (the orange ribbon is actually underneath the blue ribbon) to the bottom of the card & found two buttons that matched. I think I will try to make some other things with those nesties, they are soooo much fun!

From Cat Food To Candles!

Well, there's NO stamping involved in this project, but it was definitely FUN!! I get alot of empty cat food cans that just go in the recycle bin each week & I thought I could "make" something with them! These candle holders are what I came up with!

I wrapped & taped a piece of gold corrugated (with my wavy corrugator) card around the tin. I then taped a piece of ribbon around the gold card. I used my circle scallop nestabilities to make a mat thing for the bottom of the tin, same colour as the ribbon. I used double sided tape to hold everything to the tin. Then I 3/4 filled the tin with tiny pebbles & sat the candle in the center. Then I put the pebbles around the rest of the tin to fill it up. Voila...finished!! One happy stamper! Now I just have to rummage around inside the recycle bin to get more tins...

Cute Box!

This box is made the exact same way as the Easter Basket, below. The only difference is, I made a lid (same as I made the bottom) for the top & decorated it with a tiny ceramic teddy bear! Just follow the tutorial for the Easter Basket. Once again, I used my oval nesties to decorate the sides of the box. I have put coloured cotton balls in this box, but you could use it for almost anything from baby to wedding & everything in between!

Tutorial for Easter Baskets

Ok, here is the tutorial for the Easter Basket in the post BELOW. Yes! I did this the wrong way round, I ought to have done THIS post FIRST! Oh well...

First of all, with your square nestabilities, cut out FIVE scallop squares. With your scor-pal score FOUR of the squares as shown in photo. Cut out the corner scallop as shown in photo. (Number one) Number two = fold along the three score lines.

Number three = glue the sides together (four squares in total).

By now you will have a box shape with no bottom. Cut out the corner scallop on all four sides of the remaining square & glue to bottom of basket.

You will now have a basket, with bottom, as shown in the photo. Make a handle by cutting a long strip of matching card using scallop scissors on both sides of the strip of card. Attach to basket & add embellishments as required. In the post below I have also used my oval nesties to decorate the basket. These can also be made into boxes by leaving out the handle & instead adding a lid - another square scallop nestie. You can either attach the lid or make a little handle to lift the lid on & off with. Just HAVE FUN with them!

Garland

I made this name garland using my classic circle nestabilities. I joined each letter with a piece of gold thread. It didn't take too long to make & was alot of fun! The recipient has now recieved it, so I can post it! I cut out the letters using my Cricut mchine. If you click on one of the photo's you will see each letter has self adhesive pearls stuck on them. Thanks for all your inspiration Cambria!

Valentines Day Hanger

Ok, so I haven't posted anything for awhile, but I AM still here! I made this for Valentines Day to hang in my front window! Yes, it IS early!

I used my heart Nestabilities in various sizes & hung a small heart shaped bead at the very bottom. I punched small holes in the top & bottom of each heart & threaded fishing line through the backs of the hearts. This really didn't take too much time to make & was alot of fun! I used some SU stamps (Animal Valentine) probably now deleted, on the white hearts & the words, "Be My Valentine" on the middle heart.

Nestabilites are sets of various shaped dies (scallop & plain) that cut out the shapes, heart, circle, square, just to name a few. I use my Cuttlebug machine with the Nestabilities, but I understand there are other machines such as Wizard, that you can also use. "Christine", I apologise for not replying directly to you but I couldn't find your email address! (Thank you for your comment!) So I hope this answers your question! For ayone who is interested in the Nestabilities, go to http://www.ellenhutson.com/ & search for Spellbinder Nestabilities. I also have some gorgeous butterfly nesties, as well as the other shapes mentioned. I LOVE them!! :-)

They are also available from several Australian companies, such as Fireside Crafts, BizzyBecs & others.

Merry CHristmas Garland

I used my nestabilities to make this. I cut the words using my cricut. The Rudolph at the bottom was also made with my nestabilities. The hardest part?? Making sure I had the letters threaded in the right order so it was spelt right!! I have this hanging in one of my front windows so everyone can see it as they walk by! The layers are red (at the back) green & red again with the words cut out in white. I also used my SU round tab punch to make tabs to thread the green cord through. I attached these to the back of each circle. I had fun making this!

A Cat's Christmas!

Here is another Christmas card/ornament I made using my new Nestabilities! I glued a large paper clip to the back of the card & then 'sandwiched' it in between another piece to cover up the clip. The cat's are a stamp from Stamps Happen. They have Kindy Glitz on their bows & on the holly leaves! Cute cats for Christmas!

Christmas Tree Ornament

I made this to hang on my Xmas tree! I used my Nestabilities (4 inch) to cut the biggest scallop & gradually went down in size. It was very quick to make, the reindeer is a Christmas tag I bought from a local stationers. His nose has tiny red beads inside - similar to a shaker card! I glued a large paper clip to the back so I can hang the ornament. I am having FUN with my Nestabilities!!