a girly present idea

another birthday present to present! this time i made a simple gift for a freinds' 12 year old girl. i wanted something simple, girlie and, lets face it, cheap lol

i used a sweet treats cup as the centre of the flower and used my small oval punch for the petals. i daubered the petals and glittered them too inside the sweet treats cup is the gift there is an opening at the back of the card where the gift can be removed see! just pull up a flap from the back and voila! here is the necklace and earrings i made using the small tag punch and the always stamp set i put crystal effects all over them as well as a teeny bit of bling in the form of a diamante i hope she liked her gift-teenagers are quite a tricky gift making group to make for

time to play wiht my sweet treats

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about time i think! they have sat in my embellishments box for a while now quietly whispering to me "use us clare use us" and seeing i have yet to purchase a corresponding stamp set the task to use them without one has been more challenging because i don't like limiting myself to what must be used and like to think outside the box a bit so hence these cards made for some friends who were celebrating their birthdays this butterfy card turned into a shaker card. i added a mixture of glitter to the inside and used the sweet treats cup to highlight the butterfly i used the inspired by nature set just in monotone black and made the butterfly stand out by using bright colours and sparkle. the next card was made inspired by our friend's surname of wales...hence the whale lol being a guy and all you can't have too girly a card so i made a snow globe from the sweet treat which is sooooooooooo easy to do. i added a bit of pacific point ink to the water as well as some glitter which when swished up makes the water all sparkley. i also embossed the white background to give it a bit of texture. okies all done cheers ears