Craftwork cards Time flies butterfly shadow box

Hi there, design elf Katrina here again to show you my last project using the Craftwork cards Time Flies kit. This time I have made something that would make a lovely gift or just something for the home, a shadow box.

I made the shadow box using my Silhouette Cameo  electronic cutting machine but you can buy wooden ones online and on the high street fairly cheaply.

I used 2 different papers for the background, edging the second one with ink to match the butterflies.I also covered the frame with strips of the book script paper from the kit.

For the butterflies I popped them out of the die cut sheet and using a quicky glue pen drew a line just inside each butterfly and covered it in the Cosmic Shimmer polished silk glitter. I also added tiny gems from my goodies to the centre of some of them.

I folded the butterflies down the centre attached them to the background using a wet glue.

I then stamped Live your dreams by Visible Image in a purple ink onto the same paper as the background and cut them out. Then when I glued them to the background it looked as if I had stamped them straight onto the background.

So there we have it all done!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing what I have done with this kit, there is still so much you could do but so much wonderful stuff to play with............

You can find the 

Craftwork cards Time Flies paper kit here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craftwork-cards-8-x-8-collection-pack-time-flies-25760-p.asp

Cosmic Shimmer glitter here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/cosmic-shimmer-polished-silk-glitter-600-c.asp

Live your dreams stamp here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/visible-image-live-your-dreams-23095-p.asp

I hope you give this kit a go, it is so nice to work with.

Till next time, happy crafting

       Love Katrina

Craftwork cards Time flies flower card

Hello, Design elf Katrina here to show you another card I have made using the Craftwork cards Time flies kit.

   This kit, along with the beautiful papers, also has wonderful flower and butterfly die cuts. It also comes with the matching Candies which I have used on this card too.

The card blank was cut using my Silhouette Cameo but there are all sorts of lovely card base shapes on the market you can play with.

I covered the base with the lovely papers and used some of the borders that come in the kit as well, down the sides

For the main focal point in the centre I used the Candies to make a frame around the circle. Now Candies if you have not come across them before are small domed rounds of paper, they say they are a brad without legs. I find the best way to attach then is a small square of 3d foam.

I then added one of the die cut flowers and a butterfly, to which I had added wire antenna 

In the centre of the flower I added more of the Candies.

As you can see this kit is beautiful and so nice to work with.

You can find the kit in the shop 

here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craftwork-cards-8-x-8-collection-pack-time-flies-25760-p.asp

I have 1 more project to show you using this kit so come back again soon.

Till then,

  Love Katrina

Craftwork cards Time flies butterfly card

Hi there Design elf Katrina here to show you another of my projects using the beautiful Craftwork cards Time flies kit.

      This kit, as all of their kits, is so versatile and can be used in all sorts of ways, Today though I am going to show you one of my cards I have made with it.

      It is a simple card as everything you need is there in the kit. All I added was a DL card blank, a piece of ribbon to make my bow and some craft wire to form the butterfly antenna.

First I covered the card blank with some of the paper in the kit.

I added the Happy Birthday sentiment using some 3d tape. I then cut some craft wire, folded it in half and wound the 2 ends around a cocktail stick to make then curl. I then used some hot glue to attach the wire to the butterflies and the butterflies to the card. 

All I needed then was to tie a bow and add it to the card using my hot glue gun to finish.

So a really quick and simple card but it still looks lovely.

You can find the Time Flies kit in the shop

 here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craftwork-cards-8-x-8-collection-pack-time-flies-25760-p.asp

DL card blanks here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/5-craft-uk-dl-card-blanks-ivory-11830-p.asp

Beautiful ribbon here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/ribbons--trims-ecfb8nproducts179curpage-2-179-c.asp

Hope you liked my butterfly card. I will be back with more ideas very soon. Till then 

Happy crafting,

                        Love Katrina

Craftwork cards Time Flies Butterfly wreath

Hi, design elf Katrina here to show you my latest project from my craft nook.

     This time I have been playing with the Craft Work cards Time Flies kit, full of butterflies and flowers and truly beautiful. It has the usual wonderful paper pad. The die cuts this time, along with sentiments and toppers for your cards, are butterflies and flowers. Then of course they give you the candies to match.

     I loved the flowers in this kit and so decided to make a small wreath using them. To make the base I just cut 2 hoop shapes from some box card stuck them together and then covered it with strips of burlap fabric, which gives it a nice rustic feel.

         I then removed all the flowers die cuts from the card and drew around the inside of them with a quickly glue pen and sprinkled over the Cosmic Shimmer polished pearl glitter. I then shaped the flowers using my bone folder. All the die cuts are cut from a nice weight card so they hold the shape beautifully.

         The larger flowers I left single because I loved the butterfly image on them but the others I layers up to give some dimension and used some of the Creative Expression pears in their centres. I attached them to the base using a hot glue gun.

                    

     For the butterflies I did the same to apply the Cosmic Shimmer pearl glitter and then stamped a small word onto some of the waste card from the die cut sheets and cut them out and glued them to the centre of the butterflies.

     I then cut some thin craft wire and formed them into springs by wrapping the wire around a pencil, leaving a straight length at either end. Using a hot glue gun I attached one straight end to the underside of the butterflies and then the other end I pushed into the burlap fabric on the wreath. This gives the butterflies some movement as they hover over the flowers.

         

                         

       I then picked some ribbon to match the project and tied a bow. I also added another short piece to form a loop to hang the piece, attaching them both using a hot glue gun. My project was then finished.

                I hope you enjoyed looking at this project with me and will have a go yourself. I am working on other projects to show you using this kit, there are so many things you can do with it and it is all so beautiful as you can see.

                You can find the products I used  -

       Craft Work Card Time Flies kit here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craftwork-cards-8-x-8-collection-pack-time-flies-25760-p.asp

       Creative Expressions pearls here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/creative-expressions-embellishments-ecfb8nproducts464curpage-2-464-c.asp

                                                                        Until next time, happy crafting

                                                                                                             Love Katrina 

Craftwork Cards Vintage Ephemera Mothers day card

Hello, how are you today? Design elf Katrina here to show you what I have been up to in my craft nook lately.

   This Sunday is Mothers day here in the UK. The Craftwork Cards Vintage Ephemera kit would be perfect for my Mum, here is my card.

As well as the Craftwork cards Vintage Ephemera kit I used a 6x6 card blank and one of the small Bo Bunny doilies to make this card.

You can find the Craftwork cards Vintage Ephemera kit here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/craftwork-cards-8-x-8-collection-pack-vintage-ephemera-25685-p.asp

This is such an easy kit to work with , so do have a look.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mums out there, hope you have a lovely day

                                                                            Love Katrina