Tuesday, 16 September 2014

Christmas Cards with Wooden Shapes


Oh, what a dreadful day it was here today - dark, cold, foggy and wet. And as so many leaves are now coming off the trees, it was a good indication that autumn is here. The weather was slightly better in town, but here the fog did not lift all day. Although it was not raining at the time I ended up with completely damp clothes just by walking from the bus stop to the house, as I had to walk through the dense fog. I had not experienced anything like that before.

But hiding away in the house for the rest of the day gave me at least the chance to start catching up on project instructions.

Today I would like to make a start with three Christmas cards that I created with the new Dovecraft Twelve Days of Christmas collection by Trimcraft. All of them feature tartan papers from the collection and wooden embellishments.



I prepared detailed product lists and step-by-step instructions for all three projects. Just click onto the titles below the images to get directly to the relevant pages in my Trimcraft gallery.

Sunday, 7 September 2014

Twelve Days of Christmas


 Oh, Trimcraft have brought out so many lovely new Christmas products this year. The Dovecraft collection 'Twelve Days of Christmas' features beautiful papers - many with beautiful red and green tones - as well as images from the popular song. There are also loads of gorgeous embellishments available.

On the card above I have also used one of the brand-new embossing folders (this one is from the Me to You Christmas collection). I have now used the embossing folders a number of times in my Cuttlebug and have always had a beautifully deep and very even impression. I am really delighted with the quality of these Trimcraft embossing folders.

For the fir tree branches I used a die by Marianne Design.

You can again find a product list and step-by-step instructions in my Trimcraft gallery.

Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas Collection


Amongst the new Christmas products by Trimcraft there is one collection that caught my eye immediately due to the superb colours: the modern style of the brand-new Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas range. I just love the beautiful papers and embellishments.

Today's card is relatively quickly to make. My main focus for this project is to showcase the patterned papers.

A product list and step-by-step instructions for this card are available in my Trimcraft gallery. And for those fellow 'die addicts': I used the holly strip by Britannia Dies for the holly elements.

Saturday, 30 August 2014

Winter Woodland


Today I would like to share with you three cards for which I used the super cute products from the brand-new Winter Woodland collection by Trimcraft. It is another range featuring the popular creations by the so very talented Helz Cuppleditch.


Originally I wanted to make one card for now and then try out products from another collection, but I had so many design ideas that I just could not fit them all onto one card. So it just had to be three in one go ... And I just love these products. The glitter decoupage images and the glittered papers are not only beautiful but also give projects an instant luxurious feel.


I have again provided product lists and step-by-step instructions for all these cards in my Trimcraft gallery. By clicking onto the titles below the images you will be taken through directly to the project in question.

Sunday, 17 August 2014

More Christmas Cards with Tatty Teddies



Here are now - as promised yesterday - further Christmas cards created with the new Me to You collection by Trimcraft. The products are just great for cute and colourful but not too bright Christmas cards.




For all three cards I used again the fabulous glitter decoupage pad. It provides brilliant toppers with a nice sparkle in selected areas. And the glitter stays where it belongs and really does not come off, i.e. your hands, craft areas and pets will not end up all sparkly.



I have again prepared product lists and step-by-step instructions for all of today's cards. Just click onto the titles below the images and you will be taken through to the information in my Trimcraft gallery.

I hope you like these cards and get a bit of inspiration from them.

Saturday, 16 August 2014

Me to You Tartan Christmas Card


Today I would like to share the first Me to You Christmas card with you. More cards are already prepared, but immediately after I took the photo for this one the sky went dark, daylight was pretty much non-existent and we got yet more heavy rainfall. Hopefully the conditions will be better again tomorrow and I can share the next images with you then.

Me to You is a brand-new Christmas collection by Trimcraft with gorgeous papers in three sizes, a die-cut glitter decoupage pad, clear stamps, card packs in two sizes and loads of lovely embellishments. The only other product I used for today's card is Joanna Sheen's pine cone die set, which I used for the fir tree pieces at the flower.

A product list and step-by-step instructions for this card are again available in my Trimcraft gallery.

Saturday, 9 August 2014

A card I would have preferred not to make


As much as I love crafts, the reason for this card is just so sad that I would have preferred not to make it in the first place. What can you say to a mother, who unexpectedly and suddenly lost her daughter? And that at an age where everybody should still have most of their life to look forward to.

I did not want to make a standard sympathy card. I wanted the card and our words to show that we care and are thinking of her, but also wanted to start building a bridge from the current pain to treasured memories. My intention was to create a card that can become a keepsake after a while. So many things connected with her daughter, photos and possessions must be so precious now.

It took me a few days to finalise the card. I think initially I just needed to get over the emotional impact of the news. But even after deciding on the Santoro Mirabelle collection by Trimcraft due to its stunning products and muted colours it still took a while to work out the layout. I just wanted to get this card right.

For the front of the card I used:
  • Santoro Mirabelle A4 premium paper pad
  • Santoro Mirabelle glitter decoupage pad
  • Santoro Mirabelle metal charms - butterflies
  • Santoro Mirabelle metal charms - medallions
  • Santoro Mirabelle metal buttons
  • Santoro Mirabelle adhesive pearls
  • 8" square kraft card blank
  • Black cardstock
  • Black spider web net
  • Clarity word stamp
  • Black Versafine ink pad
  • Adhesive
  • Toolbox basics

For the insert I chose an extract from the lyrics to the song 'Book of Golden Stories' by Runrig accompanied by our own words. The extract from the lyrics reads:

'Yes, as long as I can see the morning
And blossom comes to bud again in spring
It's enough to keep me still believing
Your memory is everything'

It was somehow heartbreaking to make this card, but I am pleased with the end result and hope that she will be able to appreciate it once the pain of the loss has ebbed down a wee bit.