Piece of Cake

I just cannot resist those yummy Piece of Cake products from Dovecraft and have created more projects using this collection.

Product listings and step-by-step instructions for all three cards are again in my Trimcraft gallery.





Thanks for looking.

And have a great start into the new week.

Guilt-free Treats for the Weekend

Are things like cupcakes, chocolate and ice cream not lovely? If only the calories were not there.

A yummy pleasure without calories comes in form of the new Trimcraft collections Back to Basics (this one provides lovely background papers) and especially Piece of Cake.

The first card is created with Piece of Cake products, the second one with a combination of Piece of Cake and Back to Basics products. Full instructions and lists of required products are in my gallery on the Trimcraft website.

But I am not giving up on the real treats just yet ...

Adventurous Smirk For Him

The Smirk For Him range also contains some images for more unusual cards. I have now created a space card with the collection.

A product listing and full instructions are again in my gallery on the Trimcraft website.

Little Claire Club Stamp for July

This month's stamp for Little Claire club members is a great wee set with a lily stamp and a flourish stamp.

I now had a play with the stamps. I hope you like the cards.

Materials used for the card above: Little Claire stamp 'Lily & Flourish', white embossed linen card from Southfield, silver metallic card from Southfield, Moondust card from Southfield, white glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield, 7mm organza ribbon in 'lavender' from Woodware, ProMarkers, black Memento ink pad, oval and scalloped oval dies, Papermania embossing folder 'Victorian Fleur', adhesive, toolbox essentials.

Materials used for the second card: Little Claire stamp 'Lily & Fleurish', white embossed linen card from Southfield, white glass smooth card (200gsm) from Southfield, Dovecraft 6"x6" textured cardstock, silver metallic card from Southfield, Dovecraft adhesive gemstones, 7mm organza ribbon in 'gold' from Woodware, ProMarkers, black Memento ink pad, circle and scalloped circle die, We R Memory Keepers Shaped Corner Chomper (stubs/deco), adhesive, toolbox essentials.

Quilled Vegetables

First of all a big thank-you to maggie50 from the Crafts Beautiful forum, who drew my attention to the book 'Thrilling Quilling' by Elizabeth Moad. Some of the projects in this book are truly amazing, and I could not wait to try out the quilled vegetables.

When I discovered the new 'The Office' stamp from Little Claire (it is actually a shed) I did not think for a minute before ordering it, as it is just the perfect addition to the quilled vegetables.

I used for this card:

• Little Claire stamp 'The Office'
• Embossed ivory linen card from Southfield
• Enviro card in Chocolate from Southfield
• Glass smooth cardstock (200gsm) from Southfield (this is perfect for the use with ProMarkers)
• 3mm quilling papers in red and different green tones
• Small pieces of textured green cardstock
• Raffia
• ProMarkers
• Adhesive
• Toolbox essentials plus a quilling tool

Thanks for looking.

Smirk For Him - Cards for Dads

Dads can be amazing and deserve recognition and a thank-you when they have excelled themselves - and that not only on Father's Day.

The Smirk For Him collection from Trimcraft contains products, which come in handy for such cards. I created the two below not long ago. Product listings and full instructions for these projects can be found in the Trimcraft Project Gallery.

The Trimcraft Project Gallery also contains plenty of ideas for other Trimcraft collections. Why not have a peak when you have got a few minutes?

Smirk For Her - Summer Feeling

The Smirk For Her products from Trimcraft (and especially the clear stamps) are great for creating cards with a nice summery feel. Here is a card that I have created for Trimcraft.

A list of required products for this project and full instructions are again in the Trimcraft Project Gallery.

I hope you like the card and feel inspired to give this project a go.

Storing Mini Misters

A while ago I saw a block organiser for Mini Misters on one of the UK shopping channels. The price put me off - and also the fact that it came with 12 Mini Misters. Why should I buy another 12 misters although I had already a sufficient number at home?

The cheaper solution:

I have got two Letraset desktop organisers for ProMarkers, but usually only use one for work in progress. So I simply put the Mini Misters into the second desktop organiser. They fit well and are now handy and organised whenever I want to work with them.

But this is an item where shopping around really pays off. I have seen the desktop organiser recently at prices between £4.50 (at Little Claire) and £7.99 - a massive price difference for such a small item.

Blissful Summer Card

Standard sizes cards are nice, but I wanted to try my hands on a more unusual shape.

The card below measures 8"x8". The front is created from six triangular shapes, which are running through the bottom left-hand corner and are then trimmed off along the spine of the card.

I used the following products for this project:

• Little Claire's 'Blissful stamp'
• Joy! Crafts and Marianne D dies for the flowers
• Leaf dies from Little Claire
• Oval and scallpoed oval dies
• Linen textured A4 card from Southfield
• Textured 12"x12" card in co-ordinating colours for the card front
• Textured cardstock in soft colours for the die-cut shapes
• Glass smooth 200gsm card from Southfield (as base for the stamped image)
• Black Memento ink pad
• ProMarkers
• Adhesive
• Toolbox essentials

I loved working on this project. Just be aware that it is a bit time consuming to create the 'spiky' card blank.