Kleokatra Day Four

Back again with some more news on the Kleokatra event at Knitty Kitty Digis! There is a second part to the event that lasts til the 24th May, and by posting a project you can win a KKD Mug and Sticker Set. I thought I would share a few photos so you can see what you could win by taking part?

This is the sticker set you will receive:

And this is the choice of KKD mugs. (Unfortunately the Tea Pot is no longer available.)

Here is a brief synopsis in case you'd like to join in,  but there is a longer explanation in the facebook post if you would like more details.

• On Facebook, "like" the pinned Kleokatra Day post, comment your fav KKD stamp and link to it in the shop, then tag friends. Shop link! (Ends 28th April).
• Also: To win a KKD mug and stickers, post a project in the facebook group using any KKD stamp before 24th May. Theme: Best Cat Sentiment.
• Check out Instagram for more chances to win digis! Or search for knittykittydigis within Instagram.

See you there soon I hope! :D

Kleokatra Day Two

Hi again everyone! Just back to check you have been to have a look at the KKD facebook group and taken part in the comp to win some free digis!?

I decided I would really like to share with you some of the awesome Kleokatra projects the KKD Design Team have been working on to celebrate this week, here you go....

Helen's Project

Frances' Project

Laine's Project

Fikreta's Project

Marion's Project

Christine's Project

Has this inspired you to take part, and maybe win Kleo for free?  Here are some brief details, but there is a longer explanation in the facebook post if you would like more details.

• On Facebook, "like" the pinned Kleokatra Day post, comment your fav KKD stamp and link to it in the shop, then tag friends. Shop link! (Ends 28th April).
• Also: To win a KKD mug and stickers, post a project in the facebook group using any KKD stamp before 24th May. Theme: Best Cat Sentiment.
• Check out Instagram for more chances to win digis! Or search for knittykittydigis within Instagram.

See you there soon! :D

Kleokatra Day!

Hi all, sharing with you some details for Kleokatra Day on Knitty Kitty Digis! To celebrate the day all the DT have made fab projects using Kleokatra, a digistamp in from KKD! Here is mine, she is an ATC.

There is lots going on in the facebook group this week, including lots of prizes to be won, without a lot of effort! Here are some brief details, but there is a longer explanation in the facebook post if you would like more details.

• On Facebook, "like" the pinned Kleokatra Day post, comment your fav KKD stamp and link to it in the shop, then tag friends. Shop link! (Ends 28th April).
• Also: To win a KKD mug and stickers, post a project in the facebook group using any KKD stamp before 24th May. Theme: Best Cat Sentiment.
• Check out Instagram for more chances to win digis! Or search for knittykittydigis within Instagram.

Hope you have time to pop over and join in! Even just for the easy bits! See you there :D

Kanban Beside The Sea Collection

A very kind friend  ( Thanks Grace! :)) liberated part of her stash for me and it was all from a lovely collection by Kanban called "Beside the Sea". Although I actually had it on the pretext of putting it towards my very-long-running-altered-art-seaside-project I thought it would be nice to make a commissioned card for a long term customer who wanted something seascape-ish!

I used to really love Kanban things when I first started crafting and could regularly pick up bargains from the QVC shop in Shrewsbury. It's all such lovely quality, and although sometimes people's foiling can be rather brash and brassy, Kanban foiling is really nice!

I'm not sure what this card fold is called, but the main card is 22.5 cm x 15 cm with a valley fold at 7.5 cm. The smaller card inside (10cm x 10cm), faces the wrong way round and you glue it in the centre of the back piece. Hope that is explained well enough? I normally put the message inside the smaller centre card, and a place to write your own greeting on the inside of the front small flap, or if there is room, on the left hand side of the card hidden by the 7.5 cm by 15cm flap. There are images inside the flap on this card too.

If you want a diagram of how this card works let me know and I will gladly draw one.

Talking of handy diagrams... I found this on pinterest the other day... it's a set of miniature  instructions for how an easel card works! I normally draw one to include with my card but this would be super handy. Going to print it and cut one out every time I need one. Easel cards are not common sense, even very bright people have been baffled by them....;)

Exploding Box Cupcake Card

Had in a customer request for an exploding box cupcake card. After  a search about for ideas, I found two great blog posts for inspiration -

http://dianebarnes.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/cupcake-pop-up-card-in-box-with-template.html

and

http://monicas-passions.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/my-third-and-fourth-paperietreats.html

Which also links to an excellent tutorial video on youtube. 

The card I created - front view once popped.

I mentally combined both tutorials and The Cupcakes Stamp Set (CL158) from Hero Arts to make my pop up box! (And tailored it to a fiftieth birthday and included some white chocolate frosting, which was an important bit.)

Side view so you can see how the construction works.

One of the flat views for sending. You can also put all the flaps up so the inside is a complete surprise until they open it, but I like this alternative with two flaps down too.

The paper set was a freebie from Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine called The Funky Hand Collection.
Die cut Happy Birthday letters were a metal die from Die'sire Classiques.