What a cracker ....

Hi Sazzle here with your inspirational post today.  

Are you all still busy making your Christmas cards or have you finished?  Well I've got something different for you today that you could use to decorate your festive tables or maybe just use as one of your Christmas decorations.  

I've made a Christmas cracker using one of the images from the Robin Set at Pink Gem Designs as well as printing off two of the lovely digi papers from the Coconut Ice Set directly onto my card.  The cracker has been finished of with, yep you've guessed, one of the new Vintage Christmas Sentiments

You could make these as place markers by putting the persons name on them or as a traditional cracker and place a little gift inside before tying the ends up with ribbon.  You could even add one of the strips that go "BANG" when you pull the cracker too.  

I bet you wish you'd got a template to make one of these now don't you?

Well, because it's Christmas, I've taken all of the hard work out of it for you and included a tutorial on my blog if you fancy having a go!  I hope you have fun with these and I'd love to see what you make.

xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Winter Hoot treat bag

Hi, hope you are all ok and wrapped up snuggly warm, it’s my (Donna M) turn to share some Pink Gem Inspiration with you all.

I’ve made a little treat bag that was easy peasy to do.

Print off 2 A4 sheets of paper from the Merry & Bright collection.

Cut 4 Spellbinders Eyelet Squares using the largest of the dies.

Score on three of the sides at ½ inch.

Trim off the bottom 2 corners where the score line cross and fold the 2 sides up and the bottom down as shown.

Do this on all four Eyelet squares and stick the sides together as shown.

Cut the second largest square from the Spellbinders Classic Square Large set.

Glue this to the base as shown.

Print Winter Hoot owl out 4 times and die cut using Spellbinders circle die.

Die cut 4 scalloped circles and a handle (A4) in length Spellbinders Big Scalloped Border Petites.

Glue handle to bag on two opposite sides, attach layered images and scallops on each side and add two bows. Ooh! Don’t forget to fill it with sweeties.

Hope you have a go at making this little treat bag, please pop back soon to check out lots more scrummy inspiration from my teamies.

Hope you have a lovely day.

Challenge reminder....

Morning everyone, I'm just dropping by to let you all know we have a new challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge, our theme this time is.......

"LAVENDER & LACE"

This challenge will run from 8th December until 5th January 2013

The prize for the winner will be.....

4 Digi images of the winners choice from PINK GEM DESIGNS (Subject to Availability).....

We would love for you all to join in with us so please pop over to the challenge blog HERE.......

Below are all the cards that The Pinks have made for your inspiration...

KATIE

CARA

LISA 

VICKY

DONNA M

LYNDSEY

RIA

SUE

Please pop over to the Challenge blog HERE and join in with us.....


Happy Crafting,

Mandy & The Team

For Mam & Dad

What a raw wind there is outside Brrrr and it's getting worse next week apparently with the arrival of the 'Beast from the East'

Lets hope the forecasters have got it wrong lol

I am fast running out of time with my cards but I have to make one for my dear Mam and Dad and here it is

I have used 'Snow Cute' Digi set here...these come in pre coloured or blackline to colour yourself

Matching Merry & Bright papers here

Vintage Christmas Sentiments here I have used the blank one again and typed my own words

Embossing folder here

Cherry Lynn Holly Corner here

Cheery Lynn Holly Lace Flourish here

Marianne Poinsettia here

Ribbon and gems from stash

Candy Cane Snowman..

Hi folks its Christine here with a quick Xmas card for when you get short of time, like me..lol
Sorry the pic isnt great I had to take it at 4pm last night when the sky was dull & full of snow AGAIN..
so had to use my daylight lamp..this cute lil Snow "person" to be correct..lol is one of Pinkgemdesigns
last "NEW Snow Cute Set"  these digi images are pre-coloured & black lined for those who like
to colour their own..+ you also get sentiments with this set great value..the DP is from the
 "NEW Merry & Bright" digi set which matches perfectly.. the sentiment I used is HERE
S/flake brad, gems & ribbon from stash large S/flake is made up of various dies HERE..
I used some stickles & Twinklets for sparkle..

See you soon thanks for stopping by hope you like what you see..

Quickie Cards

Hello crafters, Vicky here to inspire you today!  How are those Christmas cards coming along?  If you're anything like me, you'll be in panic mode by now!!  There are only days of crafting left before this Christmas and I still have loads of cards to make... so I came up with a simple design, using clip art from Pink Gem Designs and Pink Gem digi paper.

Not only are they very quick to make, but they are also very economical - you can print enough for at least 2 cards on every A4 sheet.  You could embellish them a bit more than this according to taste.  There are lots of different clip art images and pre-coloured digi stamps to choose from at Pink Gem Designs along with a range of coordinating digi papers.

Thanks for looking, come back soon for some more Gems of Inspiration

Midway reminder for Challenge 60.....

Morning everyone, I'm just dropping by to give you all a reminder that we are half way through our current challenge over at A Gem of a Challenge,our theme this time is.......

'PAPER PIECING' 

There is a prize of 4 Digi Images from Pink Gem Designs

We would love for you all to join in with us so please pop over to the challenge blog HERE.......

Below are all the cards that the Gems Team have made for the challenge and your Inspiration...

MANDY

REBEKAH

CHRISTINE

SAZZLE

  

DEBBIE

DONNA

PAMELA

HELEN

Please pop over to the Challenge blog HERE and join in with us.....


Happy Crafting,

Mandy & The Team