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Just a quick post from me today to show you these lovely cards I made, inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.
The paper I've used is from the retired Timeless Elegance DSP. I love this paper but unfortunately its now completley sold out. Thankfully I've got lots left over!
I've used the Botanicals Builder Framelit Dies for the flowers and added the sentiment from the retiring Expressions Natural Elements (I'm really going to miss these!)
Thanks for stopping by and a big hello to all my new subscribers! Over the next week or two I will be saying goodbye to my favourite DSP that's retiring from the 2015-16 Annual Catalogue and Spring Summer Catalogue using one very simple card design.
I cannot wait to start showing you fresh new projects that I will create using brand new products from the forthcoming Annual Catalogue that's being released on 1st June 2016.
Stampin' Up! held their UK event called Onstage Local in Telford at the weekend, over 380 demos attended and it was truly an amazing day! We got to see the new catalogue and get an idea of what products were retiring. To see the retirement list, scroll down to the end of this post.
If you are visiting for the first time, welcome to my blog!
Thank you so much for taking the time to have a look at the project I have made.
I'm back, its been a little quiet on the crafting front as I took a week off work to do DIY at home, unfortunately I've had a a bit of a severe reaction to some of the chemicals from either the paint, scotchguard or my new carpet and for the last week I've had a terrible rash on my face that I am now being treated for. I just hope it clears up soon as On Stage Local (the Stampin' Up! UK event) is on next Saturday 16th April and I'm going to be meeting up with lots of people. Anyway, positive thoughts, it WILL get better....
I'm playing along with the Global Design Project again this week with this brilliant sketch challenge designed by Teneale Williams.
Make sure you check out all of the designers amazing cards that are based on this sketch for challenge #GDP026. Keep checking back all week to see all of the amazing entries! Just click here to have a look!
Happy Mothers day! I hope you are having a lovely day either being spoilt or just putting your feet up. I am sat on the sofa watching a film while my husband is at work. Both my little cats are with me - bliss!
My Mum has just called to say she just received her flowers, I hope she likes them and the card I sent her!
Last weekend I ran my very first workshop and it was such fun! The theme was mothers day and we had 6 hours to make a matching collection of gifts - a card in a box, a bag in a box (which included the small tin that fit perfectly inside) and large tin.
I gave the four ladies Abi, Aimee, Kelly & Laura a choice of 2 designer series papers - Timeless Elegance or Birthday Bouquet. Abi and Aimee chose Birthday Bouquet and Kelly & Laura chose Timeless Elegance.
I like to give a choice as we all have different preferences. My personal favourite is Timeless Elegance but the Birthday Bouquet paper has really given me a chance to work with such pretty colours over the last few months, I shall be sad to see this one go (if you really like it but haven't ordered it yet, you've only got just over 2 months to order it!)
I ended up changing the design of the Birthday Bouquet card in a box at the last minute, instead of a Blushing Bride layer, I changed it to Pool Party and instead of the pink striped pattern of DSP on the bottom level, I changed it to the flowers, I feel this works so much better now.
I gave all four ladies packs containing all of the DSP and cardstock needed and also gave some options for them to change the colours of the flowers etc so they could make it their own. My version below uses Very Vanilla and Basic Black for the flowers, but Laura chose to use Sahara Sand instead of Very Vanilla and I think it worked just as well.
The bag in a box was fun to make. I prepped all of the cardstock so all we had to do was assemble it. It really is so easy, if you haven't made one yet, you must give it a go (click here to watch my friend Caroline Hallet's YouTube video on how to make it)
At the time I made my samples, I had run out of the lovely flowers so I had to use the ice cream cones paper, we didn't use this one on the day but the paper is so cute!
The little tin fits perfectly in the bag in a box and is perfectly for holding a piece of jewellery or gift card.
We also had time to make the large tin. This could be used for so many things. My friend Aimee discovered that it holds two hotel chocolate slabs perfectly - amazing! What is better than receiving a handmade designed tin of chocolates?
The tin is also the perfect size to include some small handmade cards, there are so many options on what you can do with it!
It was so much fun preparing for the workshop and setting up the room. I wanted it to be perfect and set up a table each so we had enough space plus a big shot station.
Each person had a thank you gift bag and card, a sheet of grid paper, a pack of supplies, the metal tins and a brown bag to take everything home in.
I had enough equipment for each pair to share a trimmer and scoreboard, plus I put together a toolkit together for each pair to share.
Aimee brought along her die cutting machine so we could double the amount of flowers cut with this and also using the big shot.
Here is everyone cutting their flowers using the Big Shot. I showed them the plastic bag technique (click here to watch my friend Smiley's youtube video on this) and also using the new Big Shot Die Brush, both techniques are amazing and absolutley essential when cutting large amounts of flowers or intricate dies.
Everyone did an amazing job with the projects - especially as it was Abi's, Kelly's and Laura's first time crafting.
This is what Abi made. I love how she has added a glitter butterfly to the card in a box and how she changed up the butterflies on both tins and the bag in a box. The pearls are simply stunning too and look great in the brads on the bag in a box.
Here is what Laura made. I really like how Laura used Sahara Sand instead of Very Vanilla. I also love her two layer butterflies she made with the Elegant Butterfly punch. The bottom later was cardstock ad the top layer was glimmer paper and some others were the opposite. I will be using this idea myself for sure!
Aimee has recently joined my team and is already in love with the products. I love how she has curled her butterflies on the large tin in the opposite direction to what I did and how she used the reverse side of the DSP on the bottom layer of the card in a box and also for the tins.
Kelly did a great job too, I am just sorry I didn't get a better picture. I love how she has placed two butterflies together on the small tin, its something I never would have thought of doing and it looks so great.
I hope you've enjoyed me sharing my first workshop with you today. I had such a great time and it was a pleasure seeing how well Abi, Aimee, Kelly and Laura did in completing these complex projects and making it their own.
Come back on Friday to see the thank you cards, thank you gift bags and tool kits in more detail!
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Timeless Elegance version
Birthday Bouquet version
Timeless Elegance Series - Simple Pillow Box Gift Boxes & Series Photo Collage
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
In the last 2 weeks I've showcased 7 different projects featuring the beautiful Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper - the series has included a Stationery Tin, Thank You Card, Gift Bags, Wedding Card, Bag in a Box, Congratulations Card and to complete the series today we have a set of Pillow Boxes.
In the Autumn Winter catalogue there is a brand new die called the Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies. You just run it through your big shot with some designer series paper and using your scoring tool and some adhesive, you have a gift box that's perfect to hold some chocolates, jewellery or even a gift card.
I've kept the design quite simple and stamped a tag using the Merry Everything stamp set onto Very Vanilla cardstock in Basic Black Archival Ink. I have used the coordinating Note Tag punch to punch it out and added it to the Pillow Box with some Stampin' Dimensionals.
You can buy the Merry Everything stamp set and Note Tag Punch in a bundle where you save 15%. For £26.25 plus P&P you get 5 stamps that can be used for Birthdays, Christmas & Halloween. This set is useful to make tags in super quick time, perfect when making multiple tags for Christmas presents.
To finish off the design, continuing with the simple theme, I added a small star / small heart punched out of Gold Glimmer paper using the Itty Bitty Accents punches. I think its just what it needed without being too fussy.
I really hope you've enjoyed my series featuring the gorgeous Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper. This paper is so elegant and it can be dressed up or down to suit your project.
You can order a pack of the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper from my online shop today for just £10.00 plus P&P. Just click on the picture below in the supplies list.
You can order a pack of the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper from my online shop today for just £10.00 plus P&P. Just click on the picture below in the supplies list.
There is also a handy pack of coordinating cardstock which contains 24 sheets - 8 A4 sheets of Basic Black, 8 A4 sheets of Sahara Sand and 8 A4 sheets of Very Vanilla. It only costs £6.50!
If you would like to add this to your order, simply search Timeless Elegance A4 Cardstock Assortment Pack (code 139019) in my online shop.
If you would like to place an order, please visit my online shop or get in touch with me by email - info@handmadebykim.co.uk.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope to hear from you soon!
Timeless Elegance Series - She believed she could so she did Congratulations card
Monday, 21 September 2015
I really like this card and compared to the other projects in the series, the overall look feels so much warmer having teamed the Timeless Elegance designer series paper with Lost Lagoon cardstock and Gold Satin Ribbon. I love how papers or stamp sets can look so different by simply just changing colours.
I used the stamp set Feel Goods for the sentiment and I sponged Sahara Sand ink around the edges of all of the layers to give the card an aged feel.
I did intend to tie a bow but that really didn't got to plan. I cut the ribbon too short and as it was stuck down, I couldn't change it. So instead of a bow I tied a knot and I actually quite like it. Sometimes mistakes are meant to happen, don't you think?
There is just one project left in my Timeless Elegance Series, I'll be back on Wednesday with a set of pillow boxes that are really simple to make. See you then.
If you are a regular on Pinterest or follow a lot of crafty blogs, its more than likely you would have seen this fabulous Bag in a Box. Different versions spread like wildfire across the internet and I was soon inspired to make my own version by just changing the colours and designer series papers.
To work out how to make this clever design, I watched demonstrator Crafty Hallets YouTube tutorial and followed it step by step. You can click here to watch the tutorial and you can click here to visit Caroline's website to see her original design.
I hope you like my version of the Bag in a Box. There's only 2 more projects left in this series so do come back on Monday to see the Congratulations card I've made using the Feel Goods stamp set. Have a great weekend!
Timeless Elegance Series - Congratulations to the Bride & Groom Wedding Card
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Today's Wedding card showcases the beautiful lace effect paper from the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper and the stamp set For The New Two that can be found in the Annual Catalogue.
I gave the card a Sahara Sand Base and a Basic Black Layer. I then hand stamped the sentiment Congratulations to the Bride and Groom onto a piece of patterned paper (also included in the Timeless Elegance DSP pack) and die cut this into an oval shape with one of the Ovals Collection Framelit Dies. To introduce texture into the design I added some of the lovely Sahara Sand Lace Trim in front of the lace effect paper and behind the sentiment and tied a small bow.
I hope you've enjoyed the fourth project in my Timeless Elegance Series, please leave a comment to let me know you stopped by.
Saturdays project is the amazing bag in a box created by fellow Pinkie Caroline Hallett aka Crafty Hallet. See you then!
Just a short blog post from me today, I've had a really busy weekend visiting family and have clocked up 400 miles in less than 24 hours. Tiredness has just hit me so please enjoy the pictures and I'll be back on Wednesday with another project.
For today's project I made two gifts bags using some different patterns out of the Timeless Elegance DSP. I added a glittery banner using Glimmer Paper and the Banner Tripple punch. I then took some wooden sentiments (they are called Expressions Natural Elements) and used Versamark Ink, Embossing Powder and my heat gun to add a lovely shiny embossed colour to the embellishment. To finish it off I punched a hole through the top and then used some of the lovely Satin Ribbon and Linen Thread to secure the bag.
Timeless Elegance Series - Simple Thank You Card with a Melon Mambo Wow!
Saturday, 12 September 2015
Continuing with the Timeless Elegance series, I have a simple but effective thank you card to show you today. I think it's really easy to get stuck in a rut and match your cardstock to the paper and stay with the colour range but its also fun to add a bright colour for some extra wow!
Don't ever feel afraid to keep your design simple. I've kept this design uncomplicated with a Basic Black card base, a Melon Mambo matt and a layer of Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper. All I've added is some Basic Black Stitched Satin Ribbon as I felt adding anything else would not show off this beautiful paper.
To finish the card, I hand stamped Thanks in the bottom left hand corner using the Cottage Greetings stamp set. I love the font used in this stamp set and although its looks quite subtle stamped directly onto the patterned paper, I am okay with it and very thankful that I managed to stamp it straight having added it after I had adhered my layers down - rookie error!!
I hope you are enjoying the series so far. Thanks for stopping by, come back on Monday to look at two elegant gift bags I've made using different patterned paper from the Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper
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