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...