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.

Blog Candy at Craftie-Charlie

Jane and Charlotte from Craftie-Charlie have not only got the new Trimcraft products in stock, they are also giving away fantastic blog candy. The goodies include a DCWV Linen Closet matstock, a Memento ink pad in Rich Cocoa, an EK Success punch, ribbons and much more.

Click here to have a look at the details on their blog.

More Smirk For Her

I have recently created more Smirk For Her projects. Full instructions and a list of required products for the cards below can be found in the Trimcraft Project Gallery.

I hope these projects will again provide some inspiration for other crafters.