I tried out a new die set, called Modern Patchwork, which lets you create your own, well, patchwork of papers. š
I really like the results, these cards were fun to create, give you a totally different look and as a bonus they are perfect to use up those beautiful scraps of paper you’ve got lying around everywhere because you can’t bring yourself to throw them away š
So here’s the video! (and please don’t forget to click the like button š )
The die-set’s product number is CLMP02 by the Dutch companyĀ Crealies.Ā IĀ usedĀ Coral CoutureĀ papers byĀ DCWV.
A while ago I designed an interactive wallet card that perfectly fits your 6×6″ paper pads. It takes 9-10 sheets of paper for one card – which is perfect especially if you like projects that help you destash a bit (for all of you Paper Hoarders in denial out there š ).
For the first editionĀ of this card I used a Kaisercraft paper collection, which I like because practically all of theirĀ collections come with die-cuts and sentiment ATC cards. That is why I choseĀ KaisercraftĀ for this second wallet card as well. TheĀ Time Machine collection is a mostly masculine collection – stunning with its sophisticated darks and teals andĀ beautiful specialty papers.
So go ahead and take a look; if you’d like to create it yourself, check out myĀ tutorial on Etsy.
As you may have noticed I really like to use up every last bit of paper I’m using, both the design paper AND the cardstock. So here’s two cards I created with what little I had left from two previous projects. And I’m pretty convinced that if I hadn’t said anything you wouldn’t have noticed these two pieces of postal happiness are actually created from leftovers – for there’s nothing measly about them at all! š
The first card is made from a single strip of cardstock, folded just so, and with a piece of decorative chipboard-turned-magnetized-closure.
The second card is a napkin-fold card with a gloriously embellished belly band. You can make one yourself quite easily – Yes you can! Just watch my free video tutorial and have at it!
So go ye’ all, beeth the Frugallest of Crafters and enjoyeth thee with thy Scraps! š
Not too long ago I participated in Kaisercraft’s brand new international snail mail project calledĀ Kaisercraft Exchange,Ā which I really enjoyed. You send out anything you created with Kaisercraft products to someone around the world you don’t know, and likewise you receive something – from someone else entirely. KaisercraftĀ functions as the trustworthy middleman to swap all of the addresses.
It was so, so much fun to participate the first time!Ā So when they announced their second run of this worldwide surprise swap, I was game!
This time I used theĀ LushĀ design papers, aĀ KaisercraftĀ paper collection from 2010, of which I had also miraculously still been able to find the rubons.Ā I designed something completely new (well, to me at least): aĀ Mini File Folder,Ā orĀ Mini Collection FolioĀ if you will. I was absolutely engrossed in designing and creating this project, it really scratched all of the right itches for me, especially after finishing a larger project (coming up soon…) š
So without much further ado, here’s the video. Enjoy, let me know what you think, and do participate inĀ Kaisercraft ExchangeĀ next time! Who knows, maybeĀ I’ll be sendingĀ youĀ something! š
The three cards I’m sharing with you today were made with Bo Bunny‘s Trail Mix collection, filmed in the serenity of my mother’s garden on a sweet Summer’s day š
And those are the actual birds in her garden you’re hearing, even some baby birds crying for their mom and dad to hurry up already bring them something to eat! š
All three cards have their own unique design, so enjoy a moment of pieceful quiet – and while you’re at it, have a nice cup of tea!
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Today I’m sharing a short video with you of a card I decorated mainly with leftover scraps. I always find it amazing how much design paper real estate you can still pull from your scraps, and I always enjoy sharing myĀ inspiration with you all toĀ notĀ throw away your scraps too easilyĀ š
This time I used the leftovers from my Springtime Dreams keepsake album, created with papers byĀ Webster’s Pages,Ā using their collection calledĀ Nest.Ā The larger flowers are byĀ Prima Marketing.
Enjoy and pleaseĀ subscribeĀ if you like this project and would like to see more! š
I love the full-color spectrum of Graphic 45’s World’s Fair paper collection, which allows me to create the kind of colorful projects I enjoy so much.
Of couse I created a large keepsake album first to take full advantage of the gorgeous papers, andĀ fortunately I had enough paper left over to create several cards. Today I’m sharing the first of these – it’s what I like to call a double layout card, by which I mean that it has a layout on both the front and the inside.
To embellish I made use of cutaparts, flowers, chipboard pieces, the tags & envelopes of the collection, and even a small butterfly.
Last May Kaisercraft announced theirĀ Kaisercraft ExchangeĀ project, aimed at sending and receiving Happy (snail) Mail to and from people around the world, without knowing anything about them except their name and address.
I immediately signed up, for it’s always a lot of fun to create specifically with someone else in mind!
I chose theĀ Be-You-TifulĀ collection and designedĀ a new wallet card, to be sent to a lady called Kirstie, in Pacific Pines in Australia (hi Kirstie, hope you’re reading this! š ) I also added a smallĀ a mini album to keep pictures of her loved ones, to keep in her purse.
For both of these designs together I only needed 2 sheets of 12×12″Ā cardstockĀ and 5 sheets of 12×12″ double-sided design paper (including twoĀ cutapart sheets with some lovely sentiments).
I also wrote a 29-pageĀ tutorial for the wallet card, which you can find in my Etsy shop for a small price, to help me keep doing what I do.
The soft burgundy’s ofĀ Kaisercraft’s Ma CherieĀ collection have held me captivated for a while; after having created a dimensional layout and a mini layout, I still wasn’t ‘done’ with the fussy-cutting of butterflies and the layering of die-cuts from the collection. I even wanted to use the leftover scraps, for this paper was gorgeous!
So, even though I never owned the complete paper collection, all of the separate papers I did gather were enough to add two more cards before I had reached this paper’s End-of-Stash.
Both sport one or more dimensional fussy-cut butterflies of course. A tip to get their wings to stay up, is to use hot glue instead of normal wet glue or tape. The hot glue causes some tension in the paper which helps the wings to stay up (after you gently folded them up).
I’m a big fan of the Dutch brand Studio Light, which offers, among many things, several lovely 6×6 inch pads which simply consist of different patterns within a certain (combined) color theme. These pads don’t have posh collection names, but are simply numbered 01, 02 and so on. These themeless and therefore relatively neutral pads offer the special opportunity of creating projects with which you could combine almost any embellishment from any collection.
The following four, happily colorful cards I created with Studio Light pad nr. 05, combined with several different embellishments and some cutapart tags and labels from Panduro and Scrapberry’s.
For this double card I usedĀ Bo Bunny’sĀ very lovelyĀ Garden JournalĀ paper collection. I embellished with flowers (& leaf) by Scrapberry’s and Prima Marketing, and a gorgeousĀ Garden JournalĀ brad in the center of one of the flowers.
The wordsĀ “Dikke kus” on the front of the card are Dutch for “Big kiss”, which I die-cut from the design paper with a sentiment die byĀ Crealies.
I matted the insides as well, and created a spot for writing a personal message from one of the solid design papers.
Creating mini albums can be quite a lot of work, demanding precision, dedication and, above all, time. Which is why I decided to go the other way this time, and set out to create what I wanted toĀ be the easiest mini albums ever made, while still deserving of the nameĀ mini album. I wanted to be able to finish them within 2-3 hours, whileĀ not needing a lot of materials and tools. Also, they needed to be able to hold a reasonable amount of pictures.
Today I’m sharing the results of my experiment – which wereĀ a success for these mini albums are in fact so simple that no tutorial is required! The only things you need are the materials and some tools:
double-sided design paper
very light-weight chipboard (or heavy cardstock)
paper trimmer
wire binding tool like theĀ CinchĀ or theĀ Bind-It-All.
The largest of the albums will hold up to 68 pictures, the smaller one about 25.
Just watch the video and you’ll immediately know what to do to make these šĀ Have fun!
