Gifts!

Having been away (again!) this weekend and back later than expected last night, I'm upside down and all around today! There hasn't been a moment for crafting but I thought I'd show you some little gifts I made recently:

These little folders are made using the Natural Composition speciality designer paper, which looks like clear-embossed kraft and is stunning in real life! There are six different designs, and you can colour the papers in a variety of ways if you choose, but I chose to leave them natural for this project. I tied the folders up with grosgrain ribbon and added a tag, stamped with images from the Chalktalk stamp set and cut out with the coordinating framelit. Are you wondering what's inside the folders? Well, come and see:

A little pocket containing a stack of designer papers all ready to inspire a new creation! These little gifts were sent to some lovely ladies during a recent promotion I came up with for customers of my online shop.

Here's what you'll need to make this project

Stamps: Chalk Talk, Creative Elements

Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso

Card stock: Natural Composition speciality designer paper, Old Olive

Other: Chalk Talk framelits, Big Shot, Simply Scored, designer paper stack  (retired), Old Olive grosgrain ribbon (retired), linen thread, corner rounder, 3/4" circle punch, stamp-a-majig

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We were treated to a lovely lunch at the White Swan in Pickering at the weekend. The White Swan was a coaching inn dating back to the 16th century and is well worth a visit if you're in the North Yorkshire area!

My youngest son chose a rum and raisin ice cream for pudding which prompted him to tell us this story: At primary school lunch they used to serve a pudding with chocolate bits in it. It was a favourite with the children but one day they swapped the chocolate bits for 'healthier' raisins and the children stopped eating the pudding. As a result, the recipe was changed again - the raisins were swapped for bits of peaches - "Which was worse!" said my son. My eldest son who had remained his usual monosyllabic self during our meal was moved by this story to utter his longest sentence of the day. "Yeah!" he said with feeling. "I remember that!" He relapsed into silence after this effort and continued to do full justice to his Sticky Toffee Pudding!

See you tomorrow,