AmiraInOz

Hi everyone, After my successful milk carton filled with chocolate that ended up being a gift for my son's teacher, I was thinking about a gift idea to give someone who can not or does not like chocolate and I came across an awesome project on Pinterest and I thought, I can make that!! The picture I originally saw was this one and it inspired me to make a tea light box card to give to my neighbours this Christmas. There was no tutorial and no dimensions so I went ahead and made it up as I went. To make a card base Cut your card stock down to 8" W x 5.5"H. Along the long edge, score @ 3.5" and 4.25" The card will be 5.5" H. Next, cut 3 panels of pattern paper to 3.5" W x 5 2/8" H. I used the gorgeous angel pattern from the Oh Holy Night Collection by Echo Park  You will also need 2 thin strips at 3/8"W X 5 2/8" H. These are the inner and outer spine coverings. Adhere your paper panels to y...

Hello everyone, Today I decided to time myself whilst making a memory keeping layout in my traveler's notebook insert to see just how long it takes me to make one of these things! I used 2 x Kaisercraft 6"x6" paper pads: - Attitude !  - #Me My favourite paper is this one!! Love this urban city sketch! It ties in so perfectly with my photographs. This was a gorgoues day that my son and I had along the Perth foreshore where he was pretending to 'lean on buildings'. Next, we went for a little lunch at a cafe and I took some pictures of him that I wanted to document. The sentiments I picked out matched my feelings! Plus some journaling to make it extra personal :) Here is the whole layout :) Check out the process video  HERE xxAmira

Hello Crafty Friends, Today I am focusing on this stamp set from Aunty Vera's February Kit. It's the  Love Bug  clear stamp set by Jillibean Soup and Hampton Art. I wanted to use this stamp to create a beginner's guide to stamping. I wanted to show you how I 'see' stamp sets when I make cards. I hope by sharing with you my stamping experience, that you will be able to grab any stamp set and start creating cards easily. This stamp set can be broken into 3 groups: - Sentiments - Main elements - Filler elements There are 4 sentiments in this stamp set: - Don't worry, bye happy - Love Bug - Happy Bug Day - Bugs and kisses There are 5 main elements: - The lady bug - The butterfly - The worm - The bee - The dragon fly And there are 4 hearts of different sizes ( one of them is an outline only). So lets make 5 cards, one for each of the main elements and I'll show you some techniques for making really ...