Minecraft crafting

Last weekend it was my teenage nephews and his cousins birthday, so double nightmare to make cards for! Luckily though they both play  Minecraft . Now I have no idea or should say had no idea about what that was but after a few days looking at the images and finding some wonderful free printables I do now. I ended up making 2 cards, 2 models with boxes and 2 printable shrink plastic phone charms, not bad !

   I found loads of amazing free printables
                         I used this site- http://minecraftsfanclub.weebly.com/printables.html for the models

for their boxes I covered them using the very cleaver idea from this website - http://unskinnyboppy.com/2013/11/minecraft-magnets-free-printable/  but used the strips to decorate the box instead.

I also used some printable shrink plastic to make these phone charms using the same printables

These are my cards I made too. All using squares of coloured cardstock.

They both really liked them and couldn't believe I had made them.

Steampunk flower exploding box card

Here is my Steampunk exploding box card I made for the Fruit Pixie.

 For full information please pop over to the Fruit Pixie blog - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

Everything I used can be found on the Fruit Pixie online shop here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Simple craft ideas for the Fruit Pixie

The owner of The Fruit Pixie, Sarah-Jane, took some of her craft items to Kendals Big Gig at the weekend. As I couldn't be there to help I offered to make her some simple samples. They had to be simple as it was not a dedicated craft fair so they needed to be something anyone could do.     I made -

Bunting

Tags

 

ATCs

 Envelopes from book pages

Felt broaches

Paper bead earrings

Fun paper clips

All the things I used here, except the paper clips can be found on the Fruit Pixie online craft shop - 

http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

New Digi kit from Kyrsty Scrap Designs

Kyrsty Scrap Designs have a brand new digital kit out as part of the HUGE Collaboration kit on Deviant Scrap. This time the theme is Misfit Doll house!

      There are some wonderful kits from all of the design houses at Deviant Scrap, here is Kyrstys kit

I love the look of all the old toys. Here are my Hybrid cut and paste pages

 This dog is just so much fun I had to use him!!

This bunny is so sweet too, I have dressed her up in her best eyelashes ready for the tea party

Hope you will pop over to Deviant scrap and have a look at Kyrstys new kit. You will find it here - 

http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=22127&cat=283&page=1

Classic Garden digi kit

Kyrsty Scrap Design has a new digital Scrapbooking kit out today called Classic Garden. It has lots of papers and embellishments including 3 wonderful Gnomes!  You can find the kit here at Devient Scrap -   http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/

Here is my Journal hybrid journal page for this kit, just had to use that Gnome!!

Creative expressions Butterfly girl tag

Here is my tag I made for The Fruit Pixie using the Creative Expressions Butterfly Girl stamp set. This time I cropped her wings and gave her a wonderfully sparkly glitter dress and boots using the Cosmic Shimmer sparkle texture pastes.

For more in depth information on how I achieved my tag visit the Fruit Pixie blog - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

For all the items used on this tag visit The Fruit Pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/ for a huge range of craft products.

Butterfly girl card idea 2

Here are a couple of paper pieced cards using the Creative Expressions Butterfly girl stamp set I have designed for The Fruit Pixie. These stamps are perfect for paper piecing and the Graphic 45 papers I chose just went so well with the style of stamps.

All the things I used for these cards are available from The Fruit Pixie online shop here - 

http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Urban Fantastic digi kit

Krysty Scrap Designs, who I proudly design for, has a new kit out today. Slightly different to her normal kit but lots of fun! Its called Urban Fantastic and has some wonderful background papers and elements.

   I just couldn't stop playing with it, here are 2 of my hybrid mixed media journal pages, I just had to go with the birds, of course!!

You can find Kyrstys new kit here - http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=22041&cat=&page=

Creative expressions Butterfly girl stamp set card idea

When I saw this stamp set by Sam pool at Creative Expressions available at the Fruit Pixie I just had so many ideas as to what I could do with it.

     Here is my first card made with a book page background and coloured in using the Tim Holtz distress pens.

This lovely stamp set, and there are many others in this unmounted set, is available from The Fruit Pixie online shop.

Washi tape notebook and pencil set

The Fruit Pixie has some lovely new Washi tape in stock and when I came across this great creative idea on Pinterest I just had to have a go. Washi tape covered pencils!! Yes they do sharpen too, well they would do if you hadn't bought cheap Asda ones that were all split inside so they tried to split apart when you sharpened them in the sharpener!!

I also made myself a notebook to match my pencils too

They make a nice set together. 

If you would like to know how I did it then pop over to the Fruit Pixie blog to see my detailed post - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

To see the range of tapes then go over to the Fruit Pixie shop here - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/washi-tape-625-c.asp

Stamp storage idea

The Fruit Pixie has a lovely new stamp line, Lavinia Stamps and so I needed a way to keep my stamps together ready to be used. So I have made them a nice new home in my usual storage trick, a handmade binder using plastic CD pockets. I have used this idea so many times in the past and it still dose the trick!!

These are lovely fantasy stamps along with cute zentangle stamps. Not my usual style but there is just something about these stamps that I really like. I used some of them to make the cover, just covered cereal box card

I then stamped the images onto card and laminated them

Each card has its own CD pocket that is punched and then bound into the book with seambinding

and closed with a ribbon.

 

  You can find detailed instructions on the Fruit Pixie blog -http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

 The stamps are available from the fruit Pixie shop - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

Marbled eggs

A while ago I bought a marbling kit, it takes a bit of preparation and I did have a few snags, our water is still to hard for the water bath even after going through our filter and I don't think I mixed the paint up thick enough but I know how to fix these glitches so next time it should be fine. Even taking these problems into account I still was amazed at the finished projects, I marbled some polystyrene eggs and some flat wooden eggs for my Easter tree and I thin they look rather good!

Hare collage piece

I have been playing with my Gelli plate and some dry wax paper or Delli paper available in nice small amounts - 15 sheets for £1 at the wonderful Fruit Pixie online shop http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/wax---glassine-paper-555-c.asp where I am the design Elf!

This collage was made using the wonderful book pages from the Fruit Pixie and then I stamped the hare stamps onto my printed delli paper and cut them out, added some distress ink to the edges to finish.

I also made this card with the printed delli paper which I put over some book paper. I then stamped the hare stamp and coloured their crowns. The corners are a Crafty Individuals starry frame which I cut into 4 to make the corners, I also used some Washi tape, the blue spot to add an extra bit or colour.

All items are available from The fruit Pixie, except the stamps.

Blue Blossom collage

Krysty Scrap Designs, who I proudly design for, have a new digital kit out called Blue Blossom. It is a lovely soft spring like kit

Here is my hybrid cut and paste page I made using a tiny part of the kit and my white pen.

 The kit is available here at Deviant Scrap - http://www.deviantscrap.com/shop/product.php?productid=21927&cat=&page=

Steampunk card

Here is my latest project for the Fruit Pixie, a steampunk style card using the wonderful Keisercraft Miss Empire papers and Vintage Vixens and Steampunk Sirens by Creative Expressions.

For more of my projects for the Fruit Pixie look on the blog - http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

All products to make this card are available from the Fruit Pixie - http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/

PaperArtsy Post

I am so excited to say that I have a post on the PaperArtsy blog today. I have made something using one of my favourite stamp designers Lynne Perrella to make a cute little project. You can see exactly what I made along with a tutorial on the PaperArtsy blog - http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/

    Here is a sneaky peek though

Lavinia stamps fairy home card

The Fruit Pixie has just started stocking Lavinia Stamps, a British company who make fantasy style stamps. Now I am not usually drawn to Fantasy style stamps but I really likes these.  They have made their own stamping  DVD that demonstrates scene stamping. I have done a full review on the Fruit Pixie website -http://thefruitpixie.blogspot.co.uk/

  After watching the video I had to have a go myself. Here is the card I came up with after watching the DVD

Both the Lavinia DVD and stamps are available from The Fruit Pixie online shop http://www.thefruitpixie.co.uk/lavinia-stamps-626-c.asp