Kit 2 for April

The second kit for April is fresh and full of the joys of Spring in shades of blue, cream, pink, yellow and green. The sample uses two 6" x 4" photos, one portrait and one landscape. The fun colours, pinwheels and bunting make this kit perfect for bright and cheery photos full of colour and freshness.
To complete the sample design you'll need a selection of ink pads in blue, green, pink and peach - the sample used Colorbox chalk inkpads in Prussian Blue, Peach Pastel, Olive Pastel, Pink Pastel. We have added three small white flowers to the kit together with some chipboard circles from the Scenic Route 'Life is Good' set (only £1.99 in the shop online). You'll need a corner rounder and a few small brads for the centres of the pinwheels and flowers.
The kit includes; 4 sheets of cardstock, 3 double sided patterned papers, a 12x12 sheet of die-cut tags and titles and a whole pack of 5 ribbons.
We will shortly be uploading a new technique video for the pinwheels and bunting - watch this space!

Lynda

Kit #1 for April

We kick off April with a gorgeous floral single page kit that is soft and elegant. The vintage floral patterned papers in the kit are matched with a Prima vine and a whole pack of brand spanking new My Mind's Eye Lush chipboard alphabet. There's a fair bit of cutting out but these papers cry out for it! The pink ribbon and pearls have been added to the kit but you could just as easily add a border of pleated paper and draw small dots to create the same effect. If you really want the ribbon and pearls both are available through the shop at www.totalpapercrafts.co.uk The key charm was also added to the kit, look out a charm from your stash or perhaps you have some memorabilia relevant to your photos?

The kit contains; cardstock, three patterned papers, Prima floral vine and a whole pack of MME Lush adhesive alphabet.

You'll also need a creamy brown inkpad, 3d foam pads, a corner punch, a 1.5" circle punch and a large circle template (a dinner plate would be perfect) - adhesive pearls and a length of ribbon are optional. The two photos on the sample page are approximately 4" x 4" square and although the sample features Melissa, this page would work with a whole host of different themes including vintage, wedding, Spring flowers, Easter and lots more.

Lynda

Technique video for March

This month we are having fun with the set of gorgeous ribbons that come with kit 2 and making sumptuous roses to embellish the page! This is one of those techniques that sounds harder than it really is - just grab your circle punches, double sided tape and some ribbons and you're good to go!

Kit 2 for March

We are staying with the classic theme for kit 2 this month using these gorgeous papers from the 'Sizzling' line by Delish Designs together with a whole pack of stunning ribbons and a whole pack of beautiful ribbon sliders. The papers and ribbons are offset by black cardstock which really punches the page forward while the brown/blue/white colours of the papers co-ordinate with all sorts of different themes of photos.
The kit contains cardstock, 3 doubles sided patterened papers, a pack of three different decorative ribbones, a pack of three filigree ribbon sliders and a paper template.
The sample uses a 7" x 5" landscape photo but you could use a couple of 6" x 4" portraits side by side just as easily - you just wouldn't see as much of the cut-outs at the side. We have added some of the really pretty Woodware pearl clusters and a Thickers script alphabet for the title (but this can easily be cut from the leftover paper). There is also a chipboard circle embellishment from the Scenic Route sets available in the shop but you could add a punched circle with a stamped design on for a low cost alternative.
We adore the ribbon roses that embellish this design - keep an eye out for the YouTube video showing you how to make these!!

Lynda

'Burnt roses' tutorial

We've had a couple of calls about making the burnt roses in the February subscription kit so we thought it would be a good idea to make a short video showing you just how easy they really are! We have another great technique for next month so be sure to drop by for the tutorial!!
Lynda

Kit #1 for March

Kit 1 for March is all about chipboard and embossing powder - so lots of fun things to play with! The soft jade green and rose pink papers are offset by kraft cardstock to give a kit with a lovely vintage feel to it. The sample design uses two 7" x 5" landscape photos and we think heritage pics would look gorgeous with this one but as you can see, modern photos work really well too.

The kit contains cardstock, 4 patterned papers - one of which is glittered, a whole pack of six sheets of 6x6 chipboard shapes, tags and titles, a bag of embossing powder and book pages.

The chipboard in this kit is used naked (ooo-errr!!) and inked and also covered with patterned paper. The sample uses a soft brown and jade green/verdigris inkpad (Colorbox Creamy Brown and Ice Jade) and also embossing ink (sample used Versamark). The sample also used a maroon inkpad for the chipboard title 'love'. You'll need a short length of ribbon or lace to go across the page and some scraps to tie around the chipboard embellishments. Add a few flowers and letter stickers from your stash and you're all set. Dig out your heat gun (if you have one) and you'll have loads of fun with the oodles of embossing powder in the kit!

Lynda

Kit 2 for February

We are really excited to have this amazing kit as our second one for February, its the brand spanking new 'High Tea' line from Delish Designs - isn't it gorgeous?? We are one of the very first to take delivery of this line, it landed on Monday, we had it on Tuesday and the kit was ready Wednesday - now thats new!! The soft peaches, pinks, creams and blues of this line remind us of soft fondant fancies and cute cupcakes so why not get the kettle on and join us for a spot of high tea!

We've included instructions to make awesome burnt flowers, a cool technique that was taught recently at one of our crops by Claire and one we've been itching to include with a kit. Its not as scary as it sounds, in fact its so quick and easy with no accurate cutting required as you gently singe away the edges of the fabric to create dimensional flowers. Add some beads in the centre or a brad/button and you are all set.

The kit includes cardstock, 4 double sided heavyweight High Tea patterned papers including journaling cards, a whole pack of High Tea pearls and crystals and a pack of fabric swatches. You'll need three or so photos, the sample uses non standard sizes of 4.75" x 7.5", 4.25" x 5.75" and 4.5" x 5.25" all portrait but you could easily use larger or smaller photos and so would correspondingly need less or more. You'll need a soft brown and a peach inkpad (the sample used Colorbox creamy brown and peach pastel), some 3d foam pads, a scrap of lace (about 18" or so) and something for the centres of your flowers.

We hope you like what we have for you this month, we have even more gorgeousness coming very soon so watch this space!

Lynda