A FINAL BOX OF ALL SORTS....

The current challenge is nearly over, only an hour to go, but I have one more teamie box make to show you tonight, and it is a fabulous one.  Joanna recently sent over these images of a tissue box she has decorated, using a technique she has been experimenting with recently and so very beautifully.....

The stamps featured here include CI-422 and CI-409.  You will find more information and links to the technique if you visit Joanna's blog HERE.  Many thanks Joanna.

Back soon,

Jean x

EASTER BLOG CANDY WINNERS, AND MORE.....

Hello Lovelies

Time goes by so fast, and Easter is nearly over, however I have an Eastery make by Coco still to show you (how cute is this?), so I'm going to get it in quick, before its just too late ...

I'm loving it!  Made using CI-206, CI-372, CI-438 and CI-445.

We also have 2 blog candy winners to share with you tonight.  There were 42 lovely comments on my last post, and the 2 comment numbers randomly picked 'out of the hat' were Nos 1 and 20.  These were by lucky ionabunny (No 1) and Dr Sonia S V (No 20), each of whom can pick 5 rubber stamps of their choice from the CI collection and we will deliver them straight to their door (with a little bit of chocolate thrown in too).  Please will you both email us at: info@craftyindividuals.co.uk with your address and choice of stamps for your special delivery.  Well done folks.

There are just 3 days to go in the current blog challenge (just time for YOU to link your make in) so this will probably be my last post with inspirational projects for you to check out, before the results are published. I have two great 'boxes of all sorts' by Helen, one with a step by step too.

The first of these is another real cutie....

The 'box' area is tucked away in the tree trunk (Helen made the 'tree' herself) and provides a 'nest' for those adorable little owlets from CI-442 - gorgeous thanks Helen.

The second make is a card, and the 'box' part is the stamped part in the middle (the lighthouse CI-384), shown in the step by step......

Helen also used Brushos, and finished her card off using embossing folders and gold wax around the outside edges - great technique!

As you can see from these makes the challenge topic is always open to your own interpretation.

Many thanks for the pleasure of your company,

Back soon,

Jean x

BOXES, AND EASTER BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY....

Hello Lovelies

I'm back with some more 'boxes of all sorts' and an Easter Blog Candy offering this week.  Here are the boxes .....this one by Helen Chilton...

Helen has stamped onto bisque - ceramic, and has used CI-207, CI-423 and CI-395, plus our Magic Roundabout Mask - very springlike and pretty.

Followed by a decorated box by Laury.....

.... who has used CI-406, CI-445 and CI-438 on her make.

This 'Memory Box' is a colourful beauty by Effie....

The little girl is from CI-277, and the flowers again from CI-455.

I have a lovely card next from Coco (CI-449) - and I have included it as it is square, and I adore it.....

My next mention is about a blog candy giveaway.  If you would like to be able to choose 5 rubber stamps from our large collection at www.craftyindividuals.co.uk and have them delivered to your door all for free, then please become a follower and leave a short comment below, and we will randomly pick two lucky folk who will get their own choice of stamps, and probably a little bit of yummy chocolate thrown in too.  Good luck everyone!

Finally I have two sweet and pretty Easter cards by Sylvie to finish off with tonight, featuring stamps from our Alice Palace collection....

Happy Easter,

Back soon,

Jean x

 

SIXTEEN DAYS TO GO.......

If you are joining in with our Challenge this month 'Boxes of All Sorts', you still have sixteen days to get linked in.  You will find all the details HERE.  You can interpret the subject however you like, and just remember to include at least one CI product in your make please.  I have more teamie makes to show you today including these very 'woody' boxes by lovely Lynne featuring our new A4 trees stamps...

They do look incredibly like tree bark don't they?  Thank you Lynne!

For my next piccies I have these colourful little beauties by Gio.  She has used several CI stamps to decorate her boxes including CI-389, CI-137, CI-342 and CI-388.  And in true Gio style she has created lots of colourful texture incorporating lace, charms and beads.....

The last one where the heart stamp has been imprinted into Fimo is my personal favourite, which one is yours?

My final boxy make today is from me, and features a papier mache box in a 'broken' heart shape, with white embossed vellum decorations using heart stamps CI-342 and flowers from CI-445...

Thanks for reading, and as always I'll be back soon,

Jean x

MORE BOXES OF ALL SORTS.....

It's Mother's Day today in the UK, and I hope you are all having a lovely day.  We have a great challenge running on the blog at the moment, and a decorated box, like those featured below, would be a great present for a mother.  I have lots more boxes by the CI teamies still to show you, and if you would like to take part in the challenge with your 'box' before the end of the month please check out the post HERE and get linked up.

Here is a lovely little box by Florence - so sweet and very decorative, I love it! ...

Florence has used 'Country Days' CI-417 on her delightful box, and it just so happens that it is on special offer at the moment - such a great stamp!

Coco has been busy with her box makes too, and here are her beauties...

Coco has used CI-357 and CI-391 (also on offer right now) on her boxes, and has also made a little step by step in piccies for you:

My third and final box of today is this fabulous make by Daniele - a real labour of love....

Daniele has given me the list of stamps used as:  CI-341, CI-306, CI-426, CI-328, CI-435, CI-017, CI-436, CI-394 , CI-405 and CI-206, and you will find them all on our website at www.craftyindividuals.co.uk. If you fancy making your own printer's tray style 'box of all sorts', we do also have Tando trays on the site, which you will find HERE and these would be absolutely perfect to decorate and enter in the current challenge (rather fancy doing one myself right now too after seeing this beauty).

Thanks for reading and thanks for those kind comments.

Bye for now,

Jean x