New from Echo Park......

You may have noticed that Sandra has been uploading lots of newly released papers and other goodies in the shop over the last couple of weeks. Amongst many things that have caught my eye were some papers from Echo Park called This and That, so I have been using  papers from the Graceful collection to make a layout and card.

I have used several of the patterened papers on the layout along with some of the matching brads, chipboard pieces and stickers.

I love the green and pink colour combination so I also made a birthday card, the bird cage came from the sticker sheet and I cut a little bird from patterned paper to perch on the outside.

 

Although there is a lot of pink in the papers there are also some more neutral colours so I think they could work with a slightly more masculine page too, watch this space!

Not Just for Girls.....

The February kit was full of lots of pretty papers and I have to say all of my layouts made with it up until to now have featured my daughter and have been very feminine and soft. Being that I have a son as well I decided to see if I could use the papers in a masculine way to scrap a photo of him, so I teamed the Echo Park papers from the kit with some extra  kraft card to make this layout.

I used the sides of the papers that featured the geometric patterns, and the 'starburst' design on the layout was inspired by this project that I saw on 2 Peas recently. The letter stickers are Thickers from American Crafts. Despite the temptation to add a couple of flowers I went for some banner type embellishments instead!

Cards vs. Layouts

Which do you do make first when you get a kit? Even though I love making both I probably go for layouts first and then see what I've got left over afterwards to make cards.

So following on from my layouts using the February kit I have some cards to share as well. For the first one I used one of the Glitz Design Whatnots from the kit with a pretty rose design, trimmed around it and then mounted it onto some card. I added texture to the white backing card with an embossing folder before colouring it with Distress Inks.

The next card I've already shared on the Gottacraft Facebook page, its a mix of pretty greys and greens and uses another one of the Glitz Design Whatnots. I used some plastic packaging for the centre of the frame which I embossed first.

This next card is quite simple, just some punched circles and a bit of patterned paper and finished off with some layered flowers. These were cut from plain card and then spritzed with some glimmer mists before adding some buttons from the kit to the centres. All I added was some kraft card from my own stash.

The last card is made up with some squares of the Echo Park papers left from the kit (there's not much of mine left now!) I added some sparkly vellum and used some punches to make a quick Anniversary card - I like to keep a couple of these at hand for those last minute panics!

I hope these cards give you some inspiration for ways to use the kit, let us see what you've created if you have been busy with your kits too. Thanks for stopping by!

Flutterbys Card

I hope everyone had a good weekend, it certainly wasn't the best weather but a good excuse to stay inside and craft!

Following on from my layout that I posted last week I have made a quick card using some more of the Flutterbys from American Crafts. I have used them as a border at the top and bottom of the card, raising them up on foam pads to add dimension.  The rest of the card was put together with scraps of patterned paper and some flower punches.

Don't forget to leave a comment on Emma's post from the 20th Jan for a chance to win some, you have until the end of the week...

Using up those scraps....

I'm sure most people reading this are probably the same as me when it comes to throwing away those little scraps of pretty papers - I just have to keep them! Occasionally I feel the need to try and use them and for these scraps I had left over from Authentique's Blissful 6x6 papers I decided to make a patchwork effect background for my card. I cut a circle from scrap paper, covered it in glue and then stuck my scraps on randomly (making sure they were all cut with right-angled corners so they lined up) When I had covered the entire circle I turned it over and trimmed back the overhanging edges, and then added some faux zig-zag stitching with a black fine line pen.

I made some flowers to embellish the card using plain card spritzed with glimmer mists layered with more of the paper scraps.

Thanks for stopping by.

A couple of kit cards

I know I say each month, but truly I ADORE June's kit.  The papers from MME, Lime Twist are just perfect for all occasions.

This month, I thought I'd have a go with the kit, so came up with a couple of cards, that I'd like to share with you.  The first was done, using the add-on kit - which at £5, gives you papers, cardstock and fun embellishments, including the chipboard cupcake and little charm. It's perfect to just grab for a evening session of crafting or to take to a crop and have a play.

The second card is using some scraps that I had left from playing around with a layout.  The bunting stamp should be back in stock soon. 

The "Happy Birthday is stamped with these mini alphabet stamps, from Hampton Arts and then punched with this mini circle punch.

New Prima Papers

Prima always produce beautiful papers and the new ranges stocked in the shop are no exception. I have been busy with some papers from their Madeline, Reflections and Botanical ranges. First is this layout, the colours and patterns in the papers are so soft and delicate, perfect for girly layouts.

I added some flowers made from the patterned papers along with some punched butterflies and a bird cage cut on my Craft Robo (you can download the cutting file here which is also suitable for Silhouette machines).


I also made this birthday card with the papers, with some more curled paper flowers and a Prima brad and some ribbon from my stash to finish it off.

 

 Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend x

Cupcake anyone?

Boy, she sure doesn't disappoint, does she :)  Check out this amazing card by Caryn using the new CC Design, Kiki Cupcake stamp

The papers used are MME's Love Me Do - I'm sure you'll agree, a fabulous card.

Don't forget to check out more of Caryns creations on her blog ... Glitter Me Silly

December's kit now available

I just loved playing with the December kit, I've made a few cards and a couple of layouts which I really do need to upload LOL. But I think my favourite has to be this card cut from the elements sheet.

I have to say this kit has really put me in a creative mood .... heaven help us LOL

Loving BG

Ok, now I'm not normally a fan, but the Eskimo Kisses from BasicGrey is just too gorgeous to resist. I made this quick card earlier today for the person I'm Secret Santa for over at our Cheam Crop - and don't worry it won't give the game away. The card is going in with the present for the 25th.

The papers and the epoxy stickers are just so easy to use - I feel more card making coming on!