Christmas with Belle & Boo

Belle & Boo Christmas - Winter Magic

The popular and so adorable characters Belle and Boo are making a return in Trimcraft's 2015 Christmas collection. And I could not resist to have a good play with the new products, which I combined with some of the brand-new Dovecraft Christmas Basics products, while watching today's rugby matches.

For the first card that features Belle and a reindeer I have created a faux embossed effect with the fabulous Dovecraft Christmas Basics snowflake dies. I love especially the corner die from this set. And I think I need to organise more of the Dovecraft Christmas Basics A4 cardstock that I used for this project. The card in this multipack comes in kraft, white, red, green and a dark burgundy tone and is so nice and smooth and lovely for die-cutting and embossing.

Belle & Boo Christmas Mini Card

Christmas cards do not always need to be relatively large and time-consuming. Making a Belle & Boo mini card with the new Dovecraft Christmas Basics A7 cards and envelopes was fun, effortless and so quick. And that is just brilliant for those of us, who need to make a significant number of Christmas cards.

Belle & Boo Christmas - Festive Cheer

The final card for today is again based on a 6" x 6" card blank, which I used as tent-fold card. Most elements on this card are coming from the Belle & Boo decoupage pad.

I have again prepared product lists and step-by-step instructions for all three cards. Just click onto the titles below the images and you will be taken through straight to the relevant pages in my Trimcraft gallery.

Dovecraft Serendipity

In this blog post I would like to share three cards wih you that I created with the new Dovecraft Serendipity collection by Trimcraft. The products are great for brightening up the now much cooler, wetter and duller days (although it was still getting pretty warm when I cut the grass today).

The Rugby World Cup was a good excuse for some quality crafting time at home. The creative juices were flowing while I was watching some of the games, but I found it impossible to drag myself away from the TV to write up the instructions ...

If you like my creations, you can find product lists and step-by-step instructions in my Trimcraft gallery.

First Edition Paper Flowers

Today I would like to share a card with you that I created around the beuatiful papers from the First Edition Paper Flowers pads. Dies and stamps from Trimcraft's Santoro collections in combination with First Edition markers seemed to be a good addition.

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

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.

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.

Storage - just prettier

             

Cardboard storage boxes are inexpensive and useful, but most of them do not actually look that good. So I thought that Deco Mache decoupage papers by Trimcraft in combination with some other craft products could make a real difference.

I like the shape and size of the long Tjena boxes from IKEA - and as they are available in white, it is not even necessary to prime them with a light colour before applying Deco Mache papers. I opted to improve this one with Deco Mache papers in contrasting colours and to embellish it then with a Santoro Mirabelle decoupage image and die-cuts created with Santoro's Willow dies and First Edition alphabet dies. I deliberately concentrated on the lid, as I intend to keep the box in a drawer with a frosted glass front. And pretty boxes behind the glass just look better than a wild collection of items.

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

I think I will make a few more of these boxes over the next months. They are an attractive way of keeping drawers with glass fronts or open cupboards/shelves organised. And now that I need a lot less cards for my personal use it is also nice to have some other craft projects lined up.