All Behind this year

with my Christmas cards as we moved 2 weeks ago. I still havn't had time to unpack my craft stash so here are some cards I forgot to post from a couple of months ago.
thanks for looking.

Linda x

My Septembers Birthday cards.

September is a busy month in our house for Birthdays and Anniversaries, along with March. So here are Septembers.

I used a Word Cloud site Tagxedo to make the shoe shapes. Great fun and personalised cards.
The hedgehog card for my golfing uncle, is a Penny Black stamp and an SU 6x6 paper pad.
The watercolour effect butterfly card is from a set of stamps from Altenew. I love their stamps.
The Unicorn and castle are from a Kraftyhands CD Toy Box Collection .
You can't see it from the photo but there are a few layers to this card.

As we are moving in 3 weeks time, I have started to pack my craft stash. Only to find, what I want to use has already been packed. I cannot find my Cuttlebug B plate anywhere!

thank you for stopping by today.
Linda x

Totally Tiffany CD from Kraftyhands

Todays projects are from the new Totally Tiffany from Kraftyhands. A new format of CD in an A4 folder, punched holes ready for you to put into a file instead of all those DVD cases we are used too.
On this CD are a selection of Note papers to print and make your own notebooks
. 6x6 card kits, which I used on a 7x7 inch card. Using two of the many backing papers.
Suncatchers. I printed 4 the same and cut out all the flowers from 3 sheets to make the beautiful decoupage.
You will also find the Alphabet banners, toppers, an Easel card Template as well as the different floral designs and papers.

You can pre-order your CD, which comes with 10 sheets of thick vellum, to print your designs onto, from the Kraftyhands online shop. HERE
Thank you for stopping by today.

Linda xx

Quilts and Patchwork Kraftyhands Blog Challenge

For this challenge I have used leftover bits and bobs from other cards I made using the Luv to Txt CD
available from Kraftyhands shop HERE

The theme is Quilts and patchwork. I used my Stampin Up punch to make the patchwork bits. Very handy for using all those left over strips of paper.

We hope to see you join in this month at the Kraftyhands Blog Challenge. HERE

Kraftyhands Totally Tiffany

 Hello everyone.
While I am busy packing for our move to a bungalow, I will not be doing much card making.
I have news for you though from Kraftyhands.

Kraftyhands are launching a new CD in early October with a new concept for there CDs.
 A CD you can keep in a ring binder for easy storage.

So there next CD is just that, a CD, in an A4 printed card folder, pre-punched with holes so you can file it neatly away. Inside there will be photos of samples from the CD and a plastic wallet to store the CD nice and safe.

Each new CD will be in this new format under a new "Collector Series" name.
The first one is called Totally Tiffany and will come with 10 free sheets of printable vellum for use with the CD. The vellum is also available to purchase on there website.

They are hoping to launch the CD in early October.

The CD/DVD will also be available in a magazine format specifically for customers that don't use CDs.
Pop over to HERE and pre-order your copy.

Punch Art Cards

Don't you just love Pinterest! I saw these two amazingly simple cards and a lot more on there.

I have made the monster cards in various colours. Brilliant for children of all ages.

Romantique CD from Kraftyhands

This beautiful CD is all about vintage Wedding and Anniversaries and Engagements. You can pre-order from the Kraftyhands Website HERE The release date is 17th August. Here are my Design team projects using this CD.

 My first is an Easel card, now this is a very big card. I used one of the toppers which I made to the size I wanted. I printed 3 sheets of backing paper and a 6x6 card set. Ribbons and flowers from my stash.

This card is a 6x6 using just the 2 sheets for a 6x6 card and ribbon from my stash.

I am going to be using this CD a lot. I love it!

Kraftyhands Blog Challenge Wrap it Up. ( gift boxes and bags)

My gift bag has been altered with the new CD coming From Kraftyhands. The launching is 10th August. So you are getting s sneak peek.

Hoping to see your creations this month. HERE at the Kraftyhands Challenge.

Its called Romantique. It is vintage Weddings and Anniversaries. very pretty.

Have a Burger!

This card is a blatant copy of a card I saw on one of the blogs I follow. I just had to make it.
Thanks go to Victoria Bailey. Who helped me spend my cash at Digistamp Boutique on this cute little guy.
I also used this as a sample for my ladies that come to my class to make. They loved it too.
thanks for looking today.
hope to see you again soon.
Linda x


Recipe. Digistamp from Digistamp Boutique.
Papers from Pink Petticoat.
Dies from Lil inkers.
Sentiment from a download and foiled on my Minc machine.

18th Birthday cards

Using Dreamees Template from their Boutique CD, for the 18.

These two cards have been made for twins for my SIL's niece and nephew.
Dreamees stamps and papers ont he first one and Kraftyhands Love to Txt on the second one.
I hve used a card stopper inside to stop them sliding open. so that stand really well.
thank you for stopping by today.

Kraftyhands Luv 2 txt CD

 6" x 6" cards

 8" x8" card

A soon to be released CD available on pre-order is Luv 2 Txt  available HERE
Great for those awkward teens or anyone attached to their phone all day and night.

Kraftyhands Crazy Critters CD

For todays cards I have printed the 2 page decoupage for the cat, plus one backing sheet and one insert.
You get 2 sizes on cat on these sheets, so I was able to make 2 cards. The simple second one has the insert in. Its an A5 card. The other one has an A6 topper.

Thanks for looking today. See you soon.
Linda x

Shaped card using Dreamees stamps and papers

Hi everyone, I have used my polygon dies to make this card. I cut a backstand on my Cameo, to stand it up. Great fun making this. the papers are from The Boutique CD from Dreamees and the flower stamps are theirs as well as the sentiment.. So easy to cut out too.

The second photo is using some of the left over paper that I printed and a stamped image from Little Claires stamps.

thank you for looking.
Linda x

Kraftyhands Challenge, For the Men

Today I have made an 8x8 card, using the Potting Shed mini CD. HERE A good one for men and women gardeners.  Decoupaged up on the man and a layer on the tree as well. The flowers are some old Crealie dies I have. I have recently bought some of the newer Crealies dies.  So watch out for those, coming soon.

Please join in with Junes challenge at Kraftyhands Blog Challenge

Pompey Fan card

An 8x8 card using a variety of media.
Firstly I have used a NitWit collect backing paper, HERE
A football cut on my Cameo.
A Football shirt, lifted from the Portsmouth web site.
Sentiment computer generated and cut out with a stitched die.

The inside had the back of the shirt, with the receivers name and number 1 printed in my graphics programme.

Thanks for looking today.
See you soon.

Frozen triple box card

Our granddaughter Elsie will be 4 on Sunday. She loves FROZEN, so I have made her a triple box card, with Frozen images printed and decoupaged up for dimension .

I bought the images and backing papers from an Etsy store.

Using your CD's to their full potential.

  So I thought maybe you would like to know how to make cards using our CDs, in various sizes.

First of all open your CD and find the design you would like to use.
In the CD I have used, Floral Fantasia, the design sheets make up an A5 card. If you would like to make something smaller, you need to go to your printing page.
This is mine.

I have chosen the pages I want to print, which is 7 and 8. Next I clicked on Custom Scale and chose 50%, you can make this any size you wish.
You will see in the white box, the printing area. It is now showing the 50% printing area.
I have also gone into Properties and changed the paper to Matt Photo paper, which is what I use for CD printing.
These are the sheets printed in 50% and 100%.

Once cut out and made up, these are my two cards.

The large one is A5 and the small one is 5x5 inches.

I hope this helps you, to get more out of your CDs.

See you soon,

Linda x

Mixed selection of cards

 I have made a selection of cards this week in A2 size. Which is the normal USA size of card. Slightly smaller than our A6 size. I have used toppers, stamped and coloured and CD's to make these quick cards.

Thank you for looking.

Linda x