British Invasion cards - Craft UK, Kanban and DuoTwists

A stunning selection of British Invasion themed cards here from Angie!
For the background to many of these cards, Angie used a Union Jack clip art picture from MS Word, printed onto card. To do this, select the insert tab, then select clip art and search for Union Jack on the search menu that comes up. When you've inserted the picture into your word document, you can alter the size by dragging the corners either in or out. A great idea for very effective background card or papers.
The British Bulldog is from a Craft UK pets die cut decoupage sheet. Another card made from the same sheet is here.
The topper on the second card is made from the leftover topper pieces from one of the Kanban Kinky Boots toppers sheets, the other cards made from the same sheet are here. Check out the gorgeous Union Jack flower on the card above, with glass nugget centre.
The remaining cards are all made from a DuoTwists 60s cars die cut decoupage sheet.
Angie has got the most out of the sheet by using many of the decoupage layers as individual toppers.
On the cards above and below, Angie has used just a section of Union Jack to accent the cards, edged with straight border peel offs.
Other ingredients used in the cards include embossed mats made with cuttlebug folders; mats cut with nesties; a selection of greetings toppers from Hunkydory topper sheets; Card Art greetings banners; peel off stickers, die cut flowers and a bit of Bling.
The 60s cars DuoTwists sheet that Angie used to make many of the cards is pictured below.
I love Angie's design ideas - I hope they will bring you some inspiration too!

Little Treats and Cute Windows die cut decoupage from Craft UK

Cupcakes are particularly popular at the moment. Craft UK's newly released Little Treats die cut decoupage is now in store at Foil Play. There's a delicious selection of die cut cupcakes and ice creams, which could be used either layered up for 3D decoupage projects or as stand alone toppers. Each sheet also includes a selection of die cut greetings.
The Cute Windows range of die cut decoupage features a gorgeous selection of cute characters, suitable for cards for many different occasions. Each sheet includes three separate step by step 3D die cut decoupage projects.
If stamping is more your thing, Foil Play also stocks a small selection of Craft UK unmounted rubber stamps. These are high quality, deeply etched rubber stamps.

Monochrome cards for men, with Craft UK die cut decoupage

In contrast to my last card, with which I went a little overboard on the embellishments, here are three simple, but effective cards, made using monochrome effect die cut decoupage from Craft UK.
I've used Nestabilities labels and Go Create dies to create mats out of black pearlescent card, silver and red mirri card. I've layered them up with self adhesive foam pads, to create a bit of dimension. The greetings banners are all from a Craft UK die cut A4 sheet of birthday sentiments.
I used a 5 x 7 inch textured effect red card for the top card, a tall thin card for the middle card and an A4 sheet of black pearlescent card folded in two to make an A5 card for the last card.
The sheet of Craft UK die cut decoupage that I used to make all three cards is pictured above. The designs are printed in black and white, with silver foiled highlights. The same design sheet is also available in a colour option.

New At Your Service and Easter die cut decoupage from Craft UK

More new goodies at Foil Play, this time from Craft UK. 'At Your Service' is a selection of die cut sheets celebrating the work of public servants, particularly those in the armed forces. Designs include:

• Army;
• Navy;
• Airforce;
• Police;
• Fire Brigade; and
  
• Medics
  

Easter is on the horizon and there are two new die cut sheets to celebrate Easter, featuring a cute selection of bunnies and chicks.
Some of the most popular male die cut decoupage designs have been re-released in classy monochrome with silver foiled highlights.
Popular floral designs have also been released in a new format in the Exquisite Blooms range. The designs are in full colour with gold foiled highlights.

Pet themed card made with Craft UK die cut decoupage

Here's a birthday card made for a collie owner which features border collies from a Craft UK die cut decoupage sheet. I used an 8 x 10" card and covered it with two toning Papermania pet themed papers, using a strip of brown velvet finish ribbon to cover the join. On the lower sheet, I decoupaged some of the circle motifs from the leftover part of the paper, and mounted them over matching circles using foam pads, to add a bit of dimension.

I've used Nestabilities long rectangles dies to cut co-ordinating mats for both the decoupage and the stamped greeting. I used three layers of the die cut decoupage (layers 2A and 3A are identical), which means that I still have an extra collie dog topper for another project.
The Craft UK die cut decoupage sheet that I used to make the card is pictured above.

Lazy Dayz - Ladies of Leisure - die cut decoupage

I love these new Lazy Dayz die cut decoupage sheets from Craft UK. They all feature ladies of leisure sitting back and taking it easy, while the men do all the work - quite right too :-)

Big & Beautiful die cut decoupage

If you like making larger cards, check out the new range of Big & Beautiful die cut decoupage from Craft UK, now in store at Foil Play.
Each pack contains one A4 sheet of Big and Beautiful die cut decoupage (made from high quality thin card) and one A4 sheet of co-ordinating background paper.

The decoupage sheet is die cut, so no need for scissors - just push out the pieces and layer up with foam pads or silicone adhesive to create your project.

Each decoupage sheet also contains a selection of die cut foiled greeting banners, to add the finishing touches to your card projects.
These large designs are particularly suitable for A5 Cards or bigger.

The range includes a great selection of designs for many occasions, including floral, cute, sport and transport.

The background sheets could also be co-ordinated with designs from the existing range of Craft UK die cut decoupage.

Greetings banners galore!

New at Foil Play this weekend, lots of foiled greeting banners, perfect to add the finishing touch to card and scrapbooking projects. First up, I've added a selection of Card Art foiled greeting banners and tags. I love these banners, you may have already spotted that I've used them on a number of card examples!

They come in a variety of metallic and pearlescent finishes, all with foil printed greetings. The packs on offer at Foil Play cover lots of different occasions, including birthday, Christmas, new baby, Christening, other celebrations and family greetings.

The banners can be used flat with double sided tape or other adhesive (I quite often use them in this way on the inside of a card), or to add dimension, they can be mounted with either silicone adhesive, glue dots or foam pads.
Also new this weekend, a selection of A4 die cut sheets from Craft UK. There is a choice of sheets covering different occasions, including Birthday, Christmas, New Baby, Wedding and more.

Each sheet contains a variety of foiled greeting banners in a variety of shapes, which you can push out and use. The banners at the top of each sheet can be used intact as borders, or snipped into individual banners.

These banners can of course also be used flat or mounted.