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Another messy desk this week, as you can see I've been assembling a few toppers - not all Christmas ones this time though. 
If you're curious about WOYWW, more details of what it is about and how to join in are on Julia's Stamping Ground blog. It basically involves snooping on other crafters' stash, and seeing what they are up to - great fun!
So here is my first foray into the world of Blog Candy! I'm giving away this very cute set of Kanban Urban Belles clear rubber stamps.
Here's a couple of New Home cards that I made using a Kanban concept card kit. Instead of using the card part of the kit as a base card, I cut it in two to use as separate mats.
I used a beige deckle edged square card as the base for the top card, and an A4 sheet of cream linen textured card folded in half as the base for the second.
The die cut Kanban concept card kit that I made these two cards from is pictured above.
More blue Christmas cards, this time from a Hunkydory die cut topper sheet, both matted onto lightweight pearl card and background mats of toning card cut using Martha Stewart punch around the page snowflake punches.
I mostly use double sided tape as adhesive on my cards, but I added some micro dots behind the snowflake edges to secure them in place. I used deckle edge square blue card blanks as the card base, and added a sprinkling of crystal Bling to the snowflakes on the first card.
The Hunkydory Cosy Christmas Snowy Scene toppers sheet that I used to make the cards is pictured above.
A huge selection of new Hunkydory products is now in store at Foil Play - you may have seen many of these featured on Create and Craft TV.
New kits available include:
There is also a new selection of shaped cards, including kinetic, scalloped and easel cards, to save you the hassle of cutting out your own from a template, along with packs of festive mirri and glitter card.
I have also stocked up on existing designs, including Paper Laughs decoupage.
However, many of the traditional decoupage lines (Golden Oldies, Tipsy Adults, Sporting Blunders etc) have now been discontinued, so I may not be able to restock popular designs when they sell out. If there is a particular design that you like, please don't miss out whilst I still have it in stock.
Another great selection of new Kanban Christmas toppers is now in store at Foil Play - you may have seen many of these new designs if you were watching QVC's Christmas in July Craft Day, a couple of weeks ago.
The new collections include:
Kanban is renowned for the high quality of its cardstock, so of course there is a luscious selection of perfectly co-ordinating card too.
There is also a new selection of Bling gems in festive colours.
As always, at Foil Play you can pick and choose the designs that you like and will actually use, rather than investing in a huge kit and p&p is free if you spend over £5.00. If you already have a kit, you might like to stock up with a few extra of the designs that you particularly like. Alternatively, get a sheet or two from several collections and you'll have lots of variety without it costing a fortune.
Foil Play is sponsoring the challenge at Moving Along With the Times this week. The theme is Christmas, so why not enter a card for your chance to win a £10.00 voucher to spend at Foil Play.
My card for this week's theme was made from the Kanban Christmas Fairy Wishes die cut topper sheet, pictured above.
The first batch of these gorgeous reindeer Christmas stamps sold out in a few hours last week. I wasn't sure that I'd be able to get any more as they aren't available to retail generally (and available in a set of two from QVC on waitlist only at present), but thanks to Kanban I now have a few more in stock. Please don't miss out this time if you like them!
I missed WOYWW last week, but I'm fighting fit again and back in the fold today! As you can see, I'm still in Christmas card mood / mode at the moment. I do have some other cards to make, so will have to force myself to change theme soon.
If you're curious about WOYWW, more details of what it is about and how to join in are on Julia's Stamping Ground blog. It basically involves snooping on other crafters' stash, and seeing what they are up to - great fun!
Featured on QVC's recent Christmas in July Craft Day, gorgeous Winter Gorjuss decoupage kits are now in stock at Foil Play. Each pack contains an A4 sheet of die cut Gorjuss step by step or pyramid decoupage and co-ordinating background sheet, there is also a separate die cut toppers sheet.
The kits have been produced by The Crafthouse Press, based on artwork by Suzanne Woolcott. For more information on Gorjuss, check out the Gorjuss website and blog.
The Kanban foiled & die cut topper sheet that I made these cards from featured in a QVC TSV which made it's debut a couple of years ago - however I'm sure you'll agree that the design isn't at all dated. The kit featured again on QVC's recent Christmas in July craft day and the individual designs remain popular.
For the first three cards, I covered 8 x 8" square cards with sheets of DCWV Christmas themed paper. I highlighted the holly berries on the two largest toppers with a Sakura Quickie glue pen and rubbed on red ultra fine glitter to add a little sparkle.
Blue is one of my favourite colour schemes for Christmas cards. I've used lots of embossed mats (with corners chomped) to add texture.
The first two cards have also been embellished with beautiful Kanban self adhesive glittery snowflakes.
I've used co-ordinating card candy from Craftwork Cards on some of the cards (more stock of this is on the way!).
I've also used Craftwork Cards Oh My Word Christmas greetings buttons on the last two cards.
The Kanban die cut topper sheet that I used to make these cards is pictured above.
If you watched QVC's craft day last Saturday, you may have seen lots of delicious new Christmas clear rubber stamp sets from Kanban. Single sets are now available to purchase at Foil Play, including a number of designs (like the Betsie Bob sheet above) that won't be available to retail generally. Once these sell out, I'm unlikely to be able to get any more, so please don't miss out!
I've also re-stocked the recent Christmas TSV toppers, most of the first batch of these sold out within a few days.
