More summer bargains at Foil Play

I have been in ruthless mode again and added lots of new items to the clearance section on Foil Play, to make way for all the new stock that is coming soon!
New bargains include:

• Hunkydory pyramount and selected die cut toppers;
• Dufex stickers;
• DIY decoupage kits and die cut printing paper;
  
• Kanban Smokey Quartz card and selected stacker sheets;
• Redhotbed clutter, everyday and Christmas toppers and die cut packs;
• Design House decoupage including step by step, pyramid and waterfall sheets
  

If you're after a bargain, check out the clearance section - but don't hang around too long and miss out, once clearance items are sold out, it's very unlikely that they will be restocked again!

Kanban Christmas Quilts cards

So here is the first batch of Christmas cards glimpsed in yesterday's post, made from a sheet of Kanban Christmas Quilts die cut toppers and co-ordinating card.
I made a mat with a 5 x 7 inch Cuttlebug embossing folder for the card above, and used Sizzix Texturz plates to make backgrounds for the three A5 cards. The 180gsm pearl card that I have in stock is ideal for embossing, but is disappearing fast!
I cheated and sliced the mats made with the Texturz to stretch them to fit the cards - the gaps are under the bands of co-ordinating card. I also did this with the stripey strips from the topper sheet to stretch them out a little and make them fit the last two cards.
On all of the cards, I accented the nose of each Santa with Glossy Accents, to add a little texture.
I used Craftwork Cards Oh My Word Christmas button greetings toppers on four of the cards, with co-ordinating mats cut from the smallest scalloped circle nesties die.
The Kanban Santa Scenes Christmas Quilts topper that I used for these cards is pictured below.
As you can see, I got plenty of cards out of the sheet and co-ordinating card sheet - I also made a stepper card with some of the toppers, blogged here.

What's on your workdesk Wednesday

It's July, so it must be time to get stuck into making Christmas cards - right?

I'm not the most organised crafter (as you can tell from the usual state of my work table!), but I do prefer to make a few Christmas cards now and then when the mood strikes, rather than end up with lots of pressure in December - although I have been there too! I've been playing with embossing folders and toppers and for once I have actually produced a few cards at the end of it - I'll blog them in more detail over the next week or so.

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!

Foiled swirly bird card

As this foiled swirly bird is already quite showy, I thought I'd make a fairly simple card base. I mounted it with foam pads onto a couple of layers of pearl card, the top one embossed using a Tim Holz Texture Fades embossing folder and rounded the corners of both layers with a corner chomper.

To make the bird, I covered a fairly thick sheet of A4 card (like the card at the back of a writing pad) with a sheet of double sided adhesive film. I then die cut the card into various shapes, including the bird, using a Big Shot and a selection of dies.

I used copper rub on foil for the legs, and two different turquoise holographic foils for the tail and body. The foiling onto the adhesive film worked well, I did have to touch it up in a few places by filling in with a Sakura Quickie glue pen and letting it dry before going over it again with more foil.

Kidz Got Talent - Music Rocks cards

More brilliant Kanban Kidz Got Talent cards from Angie, this time ideal for a teenaged boy, using the Music Rocks kit.
Again Angie has used the topper on the inside, and shaped the edge of the card to match the topper.
The extra topper from the sheet has been used to make another shaped edge card, with a birthday themed border from a Super Tiny Heroes die cut ribbon border sheet.
Angie also added a co-ordinating strip of black glitter card to the inside of the card.
The Kanban Kidz Got Talent Music Rocks kit that Angie used to make these cards is pictured above.

Kidz Got Talent - Superstar cards

These great cards which Angie made using a Kanban Kidz Got Talent kit would be ideal for teenage girls.
For the Superstar card, Angie shaped the card edge to match the girl topper for a really original take on this kit, with as much going on on the inside as on the outside!
A close up of the girl topper with blinged up greeting topper:
Angie used the extra topper from the kit along with the head and extra star elements to make the top card, which has been accented with a denim border and bling on both the denim and the girl's belt. A very simple card, but unusual and really effective, I'm sure you will agree.
The Kanban Kidz Got Talent Superstar kit that Angie used to make these cards is pictured above.

What's on your workdesk Wednesday

Better late than never, here's my WOYWW entry for this week! As you can see, I've had my Sizzix machine out. I use my Big Shot a lot, but for the original small & medium dies, I find it quicker and easier to use the Sizzix. I also prefer using the Sidekick for the Sizzlits type dies. You can see my box of embossing folders towards the rear of the table - so much stash and so little time to play with it!
It was my birthday this week, and I thought I'd include a couple of group shots of the gorgeous cards that I received from friends on the Craft Telly forum. They are all beautiful, and really made my day. If you'd like a closer look at the individual cards, you can see them here.
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!