Dovecraft Pretty Papers

Today I would like to share a card with you that I created around the Dovecraft value paper pack 'Crowning Affair'. The colours are so pretty and attractive. And the double-sided papers make it easy to match up perfectly co-ordinated sheets.

The sentiment stamp used on this card is from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris sentiment stamp set. The dies for the frame and the tag are from the first Santoro Mirabelle die set by Trimcraft. For the embellishments I reverted to products from Trimcraft's Belle & Boo and  Sweet Paris collections.

A product list and step-by-step instructions are again in my Trimcraft gallery.

Cards with Sequins

Rouge et Noir

Part of the Sweet Paris collection by Trimcraft are sequins in red, black and silver. I felt that these were just asking for striking colour combinations. And here are now the results.

 Sweet Paris - Silver Shadow

If you would like to re-create any of the cards, you can find product lists and step-by-step instructions in my Trimcraft gallery. Just click onto the titles below the images to go directly to the projects.

3D Pearl Effects Caddy

Today I would like to share another piece of craft storage with you. Since I got the two sets of Dovecraft 3D Pearls Effects they had been in the two plastic bags they came in. They not only deserve better, but it is also so much easier to use them when they are stored nicely with the full overview over the range of colours. And from time to time it is so nice to create a project that can remain in the own craft room without the need to part with gorgeous products.

The caddy is created with Dovecraft 3D Pearl Effects in mind, but I also tried it with the similar bottles of Stickles glitter glue, Liquid Pearls and alcohol inks from my stock and they fit into the caddy as well. Its measurements are 8.5cm (H) x 12cm (W) x 12cm (D). The lid is deliberately kept flat, so that another caddy or the embossing folder box can be stored on top of it.

The main elements of this caddy are products from the Dovecraft Sweet Paris collection by Trimcraft and kraft cardstock (I used 350gsm cardstock by Craftwork Cards). A full product list and instructions can - as usual - be found in my Trimcraft gallery. The templates are also added below, as the details might be easier to read on here.

Storage Box for Embossing Folders

My collection of embossing folders just keeps on grwoing. I have got specific storage for A6 and 5" x 7" folders - but that is full. And now that Trimcraft have started to bring out such beautiful embossing folders I just want to store in a nice way and keep them handy for design team projects. This is how the idea for this storage box was born. And it is also such a great way of creating a project with the Dovecraft Sweet Paris collection that I can actually keep in my craftroom.

The assembled box measures 8cm (H) x 12cm (W) x 12cm (D). The dividers are deliberately a bit higher, so that the individual sections can be identified easily.

A product list and instructions are in my Trimcraft gallery. But I am also posting the templates here, as the images on the Trimcraft fourm are relatively small.

Paris, City of Fashion

Have you already seen the beautiful papers and gorgeous embellishments from the new Dovecraft Sweet Paris collection? There are even a set of dies and an embossing folder.

I had to spend a few days just looking at the products due to an enforced break. Due to the bad weather with wet, windy and icy conditions and washing the hands with ice cold water far too often the skin on my hands was in an awful condition - dry, sore and full of cracks. And unfortunately crafting with layers of rich cream on the hands would just leave greasy marks everywhere. Even paperwork at home and non-urgent private e-mails had to wait to give the skin on my fingers time to heal. But thankfully the skin has now improved  significantly, and Honeymania hand cream from the Body Shop gets me through the day while allowing me to touch paper and card again without ruining them. And there are now so many ideas for projects in my head.

I started with a fashion-themed Sweet Paris card. And haberdashery dies are now available from so many manufacturers. I used dies that I had already in my collection, but Trimcraft have also just brought out a nice set of haberdashery dies that provides the whole assortment of haberdashery dies in one go.

A product list and step-by-step instructions can again be found in my Trimcraft gallery. The gilding wax I used is by Creative Expressions. The trees are coloured in with Distress Markers in 'walnut stain' and 'forest moss'.