Large Santoro's Willow frame

Usually the packaging of craft products is just for the bin. But Trimcraft's Santoro products are so beautifully packaged  that even many of the wraps, boxes and cover sheets of paper pads provide great additional craft items. For this frame I turned the reverse of the cover sheet from a 6" x 6" Santoro's Willow paper pad into the focal point.

The frame I used is from IKEA's RIBBA collection. I absolutely love the square frames, as their depth allows for generous embellishments and 3D effects. I have again uploaded a list of the other products as well as step-by-step instructions to my Trimcraft gallery.

The First Edition markers have joined my craft stash

The new First Edition twin markers have finally moved in! And I must admit that I am very impressed with the fine nibs, which are great for detailed and precise work - and that, unlike ProMarkers, without the extra expense for especially fine nibs.

Here is the first card for which I used the First Edition markers by Trimcraft as well as products from their Santoro's Willow collection. For the background I deliberately coloured in small sections at a time with the fine nib to achieve more like a parchment effect. I really like the vibrant colours, which compliment the peacock feather and the brown glitter card by Dovecraft. And this glitter card does not shed and works well for die-cuts without creating a glittery mess in the die-cutting machine.

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

Two Santoro Cards

Santoro Mirabelle - Little Feathered Friend

The gorgeous Santoro Mirabelle and Santoro's Willow products by Trimcraft are, of course, not only suitable for stroking and creating home decor items. So it is really time to share some cards with you.

All products used for these two cards are from the Santoro collections and arranged on Dovecraft 6" x 6" card blanks. For full products lists and step-by-step instructions please refer to my Trimcraft gallery.

And the cards in this blog post do not even require the use of a die-cutting machine.

Santoro's Willow - For You

Decorative Santoro's Willow Frames

Santoro's Willow - Mechanic of my Heart Frame

The products from the new Santoro's Willow collection by Trimcraft are so absolutely gorgeous that I just have to be a bit selfish and use some of them for home decor items. Otherwise I would probably just end up stroking the products and not use them, as I would not like to part company with them ...

I also adore the modern and stylish RIBBA picture frames from IKEA - especially because of the nice deep frame, which can stand up straight on a cupboard, shelf or windowsill. And although these 13cm x 18cm frames are not as deep as the square version they still provide enough space for a few, not too high embellishments.

Santoro's Willow - Mademoiselle Snow Frame

Frames of this kind can make lovely presents, but these two will definitely not leave my home. And more will follow in the near future.

Product lists and instructions for both projects can be found in my Trimcraft gallery. Just click onto the titles below the images to get directly to the relevant page.