Foil Play is now stocking Kraftyhands toppers

If you love using toppers in your card crafting, check out the Kraftyhands range, which is now available at Foil Play.

There's a huge and versatile selection suitable for a wide range of recipients and occasions, including Christmas, children, love & romance, lots of male themed toppers and even some that are a little bit saucy!

 

I've put together a Pinterest board here with a selection of samples using Kraftyhands toppers for extra inspiration. 

You may well have seen Mike and Ian in their previous appearances on Create & Craft TV. They have recently announced that they will be taking part in the British Craft Network - a new internet Craft TV channel which starts on 1 October, so that's something new and exciting to look forward to!

Dufex individual picture prints

Dufex picture prints are great for cardmaking, and versatile too - you can either use them individually to make a stunning centrepiece, or if you have more than one of the same design, you can decoupage them to add extra layers / dimension.
Some of the prints have a panel design, so you could if you wish cut them into a number of individual toppers, making them very good value indeed.
Sadly, Dufex has now discontinued the smaller range of prints which were particularly suitable for cardmaking, including series 13, 14 and postcards.
I have stocked up on the remaining prints that Dufex had in stock and have some lovely new toppers listed now, including Christmas and religious designs.
I won't be able to restock the majority of print designs when they sell out, so if there are some that you particularly like, please stock up now and don't miss out!

Kanban Christmas POTD toppers

As you may be aware, Kanban Crafts have recently moved TV shopping channels, from QVC to Ideal World / Create & Craft, and launched a gorgeous selection of new Christmas toppers in a Pick of the Day launch this week.
The POTD toppers are now available in store at Foil Play, so you can buy them individually if you didn't want the whole kit, or perhaps you got the whole kit, but would like to get extra of your favourite designs.
Other delicious new Christmas collections from Kanban are available at Foil Play and proving popular already, including:

• Robin's Garden;
• Christmas Country Cottages;
• Winter Scenes;
• Santa's Express;
• Christmas Floral Tapestry;
• Christmas Paper Roses;
• Sentimental Christmas Labels;
• Duo textured metallics;
• Winter background card - this is a selection of printed background card (example pictured below) designed to co-ordinate perfectly with the POTD toppers.
  

As always, at Foil Play, p&p is free if you spend over £5.00.

Kanban Carnaby Street, Cats & Quilts, Haynes Collection, Gilded Collection & Sweet Shop

All of these gorgeous cards are made from the new April selection of Kanban goodies, which is now in store at Foil Play.
Firstly, Carnaby Street - a fabulous selection of Yvette Jordan glamourous lady foiled & die cut toppers, with a huge choice of co-ordinating cardstock in red, white, blue and black.
The Cats and Quilts collection of die cut topper sheets is so delightful, that I was very sorely tempted to keep them all to myself and not list any! If you like them, be quick as I suspect they will be very popular.
The Gilded Collection is a gorgeous, colourful selection of bird themed die cut toppers, printed on luxurious reflective card.
There's something for men too, lots of Haynes Manual car themed images printed on golden reflective card, available both as die cut toppers and co-ordinating card.
Last but not least, a truly delicious selection of Sweet Shop toppers and co-ordinating card.
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 your favourite designs. Alternatively, get a sheet or two from several collections and you'll have lots of variety without it costing you a fortune.

Kanban British Birds, Vogue Fashion, Cherished Occasions, Doll's Houses and Coffee Shop clear stamps

Lots of delicious new Kanban goodies are in store at Foil Play, you may have seen them featured on QVC in recent weeks.
The British Birds collection contains a variety of beautiful die cut toppers and decoupage, suitable for both male and female cards. I have all of the topper designs from the QVC kit, including some not available to retail generally. The Vogue Fashion collection depicts a gorgeous selection of elegant and fashionable ladies in die cut toppers, with a selection of beautifully co-ordinated card.
Doll's House kits are a great new and unusual idea, each pack contains a kit to make a luxury card, designed to be decoupaged on both the outside and the inside.
Cherished Occasions toppers and co-ordinating card are selling fast - the range covers many different card making occasions, including new babies, new home, engagement, wedding, anniversary, Christening and many more. Last but not least, new clear stamps have just been released to complement the very popular Kanban Coffee Shop collection.
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 your favourite designs. Alternatively, get a sheet or two from several collections and you'll have lots of variety without it costing you a fortune.

Kanban Woolly Bears Christmas cards

I made these two Christmas cards from the Kanban Woolly Bears Winter Fun die cut decoupage sheet. Rather than using all the layers as decoupage, I saved two of them to use as separate toppers, so I still have a spare bear for another card.
As you can see, the first card is a tent card. This is a great new style of card from Kanban, available in packs of cream & white, or deep colours. You just need to secure one flap with glue or tape, and the card is assembled, simples! The cards fold flat for posting and are easy for the recipient to unfold too.
I used Crafts Too Christmas 6" x 6" backing papers for both cards, rounding the edges with a corner chopper for the tent card. I also managed to part with a couple of snowflake brads to embellish the tent card.
I finished off the second card with co-ordinating ribbon and a Craftwork Cards greetings button.
The Kanban die cut decoupage sheet and blank tent cards that I used are pictured above.

Hunkydory Christmas & Woodland Elegance, Raindrop's Diary & more

A huge selection of new Hunkydory products is now in store at Foil Play - you may have seen many of these demonstrated on Create and Craft TV.
New products include:

• Christmas Elegance toppers & co-ordinating card;
• Other Christmas toppers;
  
• Woodland Elegance toppers & co-ordinating card;
• Raindrop's diary die cut decoupage kits;
  
• Christmas kinetic card kits; and
  
• Lots of cardstock & envelopes, including shaped cards and true 6" x 6" square cards (great for using with 6" x 6" paper pads)
  

Both the Christmas and Woodland Elegance ranges feature a selection of beautiful foiled toppers and foiled and deeply embossed card, in a range of beautifully co-ordinating rich colours.
I have also stocked up on existing designs, including Paper Laughs decoupage, although many of these have been discontinued now.
If you check out the main Hunkydory page at Foil Play, you can browse either by format (e.g. toppers, decoupage, pyramount) or by theme. As ever at Foil Play, p&p is free on orders over £5.00.

Christmas mini book with Kanban Elegance toppers

I made this mini Christmas book card using a couple of sheets of double sided 12 x 12 Basic Grey paper and a selection of toppers, including Kanban Elegant Christmas reindeer and poinsettia toppers.
I got the idea for the booklet from a gorgeous card made as part of a recent Halloween card swap on the Craft Telly forum. My much less elaborate version is made from two sheets of 12 x 12 double sided paper. Each has been folded in half, then corners folded in on themselves to make pockets, as in the picture below.
As the pockets were quite large, I used strong double sided tape on the inside, to close them up a little and make them a better fit for the tags. The tags were cut using an Ellison Scalloped tags die from co-ordinating papers, and I decorated them with toppers and ribbons from an Anna Griffin Christmas kit.
The Kanban Christmas Elegance toppers co-ordinated beautifully with the papers, I've used larger toppers in the middle of the book and smaller ones to decorate the second pair of pockets, below.
I don't have a binding machine, which would have achieved a more even finish. I bound the book by punching holes with my cropodile, after placing the binding wire along the back of the book and marking out the placement of the holes beforehand. I closed up the binding wire manually. I realised rather belatedly after making the mini book that it would have been much easier with a larger diameter binding wire.
The greetings panel stickers on the front and back covers of the mini book are also from an Anna Griffin Christmas kit.
The sheet of Kanban Elegant Christmas reindeer toppers that I used is pictured above.

Christmas Greetings cards with Kanban toppers

I made these cards from the Kanban Christmas Greetings die cut toppers sheet, a selection of beautifully foiled letter blocks, spelling out Christmas greetings.
The squares are quite large, so I decided to use 'PEACE' on an origami card, along with a couple of toppers from the Special Christmas Sentiments topper sheet. I used a selection of 8 x 8 inch Papermania papers to make the card. I blogged about a previous origami card that I made here, including a link to the video tutorial that I followed to make it.
I used a 7 x 10 inch card for 'NOEL', mounting the letters onto Kanban foiled card: Merry Christmas Wrap from the Snow Buddies collection and Merry Christmas Damask from the Winter Wonderland collection. I also used straight border peel offs over the join between the two cards.
'JOY' has been used on an A5 card. I used a HOTP backing paper and another section of the Merry Christmas Wrap foiled card. I finished the card with a Craftwork Cards greetings button and some card candy.
The Kanban die cut topper sheet that I used to make these cards is pictured above. Foil Play stocks a huge range of Kanban Christmas toppers and co-ordinating card and paper.

Kanban clear stamps, Mini Shops, Tuscan Vistas, Bunny Hops, Playmates, Cute as a Kitten

Lots of delicious new Kanban goodies are now in store at Foil Play, which you may have seen featured during QVC's recent Craft Day.
Mini Shops are a great new idea, each pack contains a kit to make a luxury card, tailored to the occasion or the recipient's favourite hobby.
If cute is more your thing, there is plenty to choose from here, including new Playmates, Cute as a Kitten and Bunny Hops die cut decoupage toppers.
Floral Garden is a beautiful selection of die cut decoupage toppers, with co-ordinating foiled card and die cut borders, while Tuscan Vistas die cut topper sheets depict an array of scenes, to help you to produce simply stunning cards.
Also new in store this month are Tent card and Eco card & envelope packs that you may have seen demonstrated on QVC. I have stocked up on popular products including Christmas toppers too. As we're now in November (where did the year go?) I'm unlikely to be re-stocking Christmas designs when they sell out in time for this Christmas, so if there is a design that you like, please don't miss out.
As well as the gorgeous new Yvette Jordan elegant lady clear rubber stamps, I've also managed to secure another small stash of the stamps from the recent QVC TSV, including the very popular new home, elegant lady, Betsie Bob, bird cage & chandelier, poppies and dress form designs. These stamps are not available 'on the High Street' and stocks are limited, so again, please don't miss out if you don't want the whole kit, but there are individual designs that you particularly like.
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 your favourite designs. Alternatively, get a sheet or two from several collections and you'll have lots of variety without it costing you a fortune.