Planner, Sticker & Accessories Haul - January

Happy New Year all!

I am hoping for an exciting year ahead with holidays and our wedding booked, so perfect time to get new planning stuffs.
I have always had a colourful diary filled with doodles, colour coding and the odd sticker. I normally choose a regular hard back or spiral diary from WHSmiths. This year I decided to go all out and order myself a 'proper' Planner. I had a good search online and found Pirongs Unique Planners. The reviews were fab and they looked ideal, so I ordered an A5 planner to try out...and I absolutely love it!

www.uniqueplanners.co.uk

Their planners are a reasonable price and spiral bound, the cover hardback and totally customisable. Page quality is fantastic and you get a number of pages at the back to customise how you wish. You can add your own photos on any page, not just on the cover. There are plenty of add on's to choose from also. What more could you ask for?!

I am super chuffed with it and will most likely be ordering one at the end of the year for 2018! :D

STICKER & ACCESSORY HAUL:

Of course after getting my fab new planner I had a lil' shopping spree for planner accessories. I am in love with planner stickers at the moment, though trying not to get too many (yeah right!). I decided to get the main ones I thought I would need, plus they liven up a planner with no effort!

ThePoppyPaperie: Popcorn.
Yourworldofcolour: Crafty Time, Birthday Present, To Do Arrows, Weighing Scales, Kawaii Hydrate, Payday Tab.
DreamBigandPlan: Running Shoes, Laundry Basket, Plan Time, Cocktails.
FabPlannerPrint: Bill Due.
dolphinfur: Wedding Planning.
HappyCuteStudio: Kawaii Hockey.
PeacefulmindDesign: Cleaning Day, Wedding Countdown.

And what is a planner with out a little Washi lol!
I just had to get these sets from Jadiescrafts. They are sparkly and come in three different widths making them perfect for planning. The Camera Film Washi is just amazing, I will be using this in my planner to mark off when I am filming :D.

SusieBsupplies: Retro Camera Film Washi.
Jadiescrafts: Light Smoked Topaz, Erinite and Hermatite Skinny Washi Sets.

 

The last few basic accessories and supplies I picked up. A white elastic band and pen holder to go with the planner and this adorable owl magnetic bookmark for my bullet journal.

MyPreetyWeek: Owl Magnetic Bookmark.
PoweredByUnicornsUK: Elastic Planner Band & Pen Holder.

Well that's my haul for January. More planner related but it is the start of the year :)
Happy New Year and Happy Planning!

CRAFT HAUL - November & December

Hello

I have been busy buying a few things over the last few months, its kind of been a bit all over the place to be honest. I attend the London Stitching, Sewing & Hobbycraft show in November so managed to grab a few bargain dies and general supplies.

Here is my craft haul with some of the things I have purchased over the last couple of months. There was a lot more, but mostly craft 'top up' supply's, so I will just be showing the top items (well the ones I can remember!).

Stick It Snail Adhesive & Refills ~ I grabbed a ton of refills which were on offer from the craft show! So I am stocked up for a while at least.

Dovecraft Puffy Paint ~ Saw this at the craft show and it is fab! Use your heat gun on it and it puffs up like snow! :)
Metallic Twine ~ Hobbycraft
Woodware Etch & Pierce Tool ~ Good basic tool to have now I'm starting to get a collection of dies together. Handy to add shape to die cuts like flowers.
Xcut 10mm Corner Punch ~ Best thing ever to add finishing touches to your cards and handmade items. This one was a reasonable price too!

Stampin' Up! Better than Mail Stamp Set ~ If you are making items using any Stampin' Up! products or images to sell they ask that you use the copyright stamp. We just did a small table at a local event with handmade Christmas items so this was a must :)

Phill Martain Sentimentally Yours 'Time for a Cuppa' Stamp Set ~ found this item new on ebay. Fantastic set and came in very handy for a particular item I was making for the stool (that will be another post).
Birthday Note Stamp & Die set ~ free with a craft magazine but I have used it loads already.
Personalised Stamp ~ Wood block 2 rows personalised stamp from ebay.
Xmas Mini Clear Stamp ~ Hobbycraft.

First Edition Gilded Winter ~ 6x6 paper pack. I actually ordered a different pack but they sent me the wrong one. I have been trying to make use of this one which has some lovely rustic looking papers that don't have to be used just for Christmas.
First Edition Paradise Crush ~ 6x6 paper pack. This pack is just beautiful, full of colour and designs. Fell in love with this when I first saw it so just had to grab it.
The Colours of Christmas Vintage Pad ~ 15x30cm. A bargain found in The Works! Has some lovely basic patterns brill for backgrounds on the more vintage style cards.

I also managed to pick up:

Elle-Ments Dies - More Party Animals ~ to go with the stamp set.
Crealies Crea-nest-Lies ~ Circle nesting dies with dot (kinda stitched) effect.
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Board ~ I dont know how I lived with out this!
Fiskars Paper Trimmer ~ I upgraded my paper trimmer which was the best move ever. I also got a few packs of replacement blades as they do wear down quick.
Sweet Dixi Merry Christmas Sentiment Die ~ Large die I found at the craft show.
Sweet Dixi Snow Flake with Let it Snow Sentiment Die ~ Also from the craft show. Both this set and the Merry Christmas die are basics for Christmas cards, a must have!

Well that was the main bulk of it. I have also stocked up on ribbon, twine, adhesive, coloured card stock, ect but as it has been over a couple of months I have put it all away so did not want to get everything out again.

Thanks for visiting :D

Christmas Pop-up Box Cards

Hello :)

It's been a while since my last post, so after a long break I wanted to show a selection of Christmas themed Pop-up Box Cards I have been busy making...

Winter Land ~ Using die cut snowflakes and Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set and Punch! The Eskimo has been coloured using Spectrum Noir markers and I just has to add some winter sparkle covering the snowflakes and igloo with Clear Wink of Stella.

Christmas Decorations ~ For this I used bits from a card kit that came in a Magazine last year. Something different and festive.

Ginger Bread Family ~ This has to be my favourite! Using Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set and Punch, with Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip Ink. Ginger bread house was cut from the same DSP used for the background, the Candy Cane Lane series.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's Joyeus Noel stamp set.

Winter Woodland ~ This was made using some left over bits from my stash to create a snowy woodland scene.

and lastly...

Santa and his Reindeer ~ Again using my favourite Christmas set...Stampin' Up! Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set and Punch. Santa has been coloured with Spectrum Noir markers with a gold gel pen used for the belt buckle. DoveCraft's Perl Effect was used on Rudolf's nose to make him stand out :)

If you wish to have a go at making your own pop-up box card, you can find many tutorials on Youtube with hundreds of designs to inspire your own creations :)

Please leave a comment and let me know which one is you favourite...

Halloween Card Mini Series #6

The final post in the Halloween Card Mini Series!

It's my first Halloween as a card maker, it has been fun thinking of different cards to make and share. The challenge being that of my limited Halloween themed supplies!
For the last card in the series I have a quick post and a fun tri-fold card with a Witch theme to it :D

For this card I used the assistance of Dorian Tsukioka's tutorial to get the measurements and create the base of the card. Once you have the base cut and scored, and all those panels cut and stuck down it really is up to you how you decorate it.

The paper I used of course was from the Echo Park Hocus Pocus Collection and the Witch hats paper was part of a free download on the Cardmaking and Papercraft website. I picked a selection of Witch themed stickers from the Echo Park Hocus Pocus Collection as I wanted to make the most of them, making this card very quick and simple to make! I finished the card off by adding some Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents to parts of the card for added interest.

I added a white panel to the back of the card so a message can be easily written to the recipient. 

So that sum's up the last card in my Halloween Card Mini Series...

I hope you enjoyed and got some inspiration. 

Thanks for visiting my blog! :)

First Christmas Card of 2016 ~ Bauble Wreath

Thought I'd share my first Christmas card this year using the 'Hanging Around' stamp set from Clearly Besotted.

I really wanted to try this stamp set and my silver embossing powder just arrived...perfect!

I used a pre-prepared C6 card base from Hobby Craft. To create the background pattern I cut some pale blue card stock from Papermill and randomly stamped this with a couple of different snow flake stamps from various sets using Momento Summer Sky Dew Drop Ink.

After die cutting some plain card stock (from Papermill) with a rectangle stitched nesting die I heat embossed the main wreath part. I must admit this took a couple of attempts as I have not done much heat embossing so still getting to grips with it. The first one I over heated so it melted flat into the card stock. Once left to cool, I stamped the ribbon and the images into the bigger baubles (There a 4 options in the set to choose from) with the Summer Sky Dew Drop Ink. The Sentiment was stamped using Bahama Blue Dew Drop Ink so it stood out from the rest of the icy looking card. This whole panel was given dimension with foam adhesive.

Of course I then needed to add a bit of Wink of Stella to the pattern baubles and went over it with Glossy Accents. After adding a few small gem stones the card was finished :)

Please feel free to leave a comment or share any ideas you may have.
Thank you for visiting my blog!

Halloween Card Mini Series #5

For Card number 5 in the Halloween Mini Series we have Spiders! A simple Halloween card but with the fab little feature of a window. I was not sure how this would turn out, but I am happy with the results of this creepy crawly card.

Very simple to make;
The Background paper was a free download from the Cardmaking and Papercraft website. I then used a regular Canon printer, nothing special, to print the image onto good quality Hammered card stock from Papermill for added texture. For the card base I used Stampin' Up! Basic Black card stock cut and scored to create at C6 size card.

The 'window' section was then cut out with a craft knife. I used a pencil to draw the cut window area onto the card base and cut that to create the window.
I attached Acetate to the back of the patterned paper and distressed the edges with Tsukinek Espresso Dew Drop ink. Then attaching the silver ribbon and lining up the panel, I glued this down to the base. I had run out of snail adhesive which I normally use to adhere ribbon, not thinking I unfortunately used a strong wet glue and you can see the glue marks. I will hopefully remember next time!

The spiders and webs I purchased off ebay as already die cut embellishments. I lined one of the silver webs to in inside of the card so it would be seen through the window, then I attached the spider to the outside.

I stamped the Halloween sentiment from the Stampin' Up! Jar of Haunts set and die cut this out using a rectangle stitched die. This was stuck on with dimensionals and the bow with a mini glue dot.

Adding a few gems here and there gave the effect of dew drops on the webs and I really think it gave that finishing touch to the card!

A simple Halloween window card for children or adults :D

Here is what it looks like when stood up...

Halloween Card Mini Series #4

For number 4 of my Halloween Mini Series is my first attempt at a Pop-Up Panel Card.
This cute card is a little tricky to put together and does take time to make sure it is just right. I think the results are are fun and you really can't go wrong with this card.
For this post I am just going to give you a quick overview...

          

There are many fab tutorials out there for the base of this card. The best, and one I would recommend checking out is the Youtube Tutorial by Dawn's Stamping Thoughts. Dawn has minimised the amount of measuring and made the tutorial simple and easy to follow.

Once you have the base made, you are ready to decorate. For my Halloween card I used Stampin' Up! Jar of Haunts stamp set, stamped with Stayzon Black Ink, Espresso Truffle Momento Dew Drop Ink, Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie and coloured using Spectrum Noir Markers. The sentiments are stickers from the Echo Park Hocus Pokus Collection, as well as the designer striped paper.

A super fun little card to make and give. I look forward to making some Christmas themed ones.

Thanks for visiting my blog :)