Returning very soon

I am truly sorry for my long absence. So much has changed in my life, but finally things are taking a turn for the better.

I hope to return to crafting very soon although I am now purely a hobby crafter and will post less frequently than in the past. I will craft less than before and intend to concentrate mainly on more time consuming and real quality items.

I look forward to catching up with all your blogs in due course.

Chilling out with Belle & Boo

Over the weekend I indulged a bit moe in Belle & Boo products. I had already a card with the cute ballet decoupage image in mind where I wanted to use white die-cut corners and leaves for a light summery feel. But I also wanted to create an MDF plaque with a seaside scene utilising the ice cream scene. And this one is not for gving away, it is just for me and my new home and therefore extra special.

Base of the plaque is an MDF coaster. I used a Crop-a-dile to punch a hole and then covered both sides in patterned paper from the Belle & Boo II collection with the help of glossy First Edition Deco Mache glue.

All die-cuts used for the two projects are created using First Edition die sets.

I have again prepared product lists and step-by-step instructions for both projects in case you want to re-create them. Just go to my Trimcraft gallery for details.

Belle & Boo Summer Crafting

The new Belle & Boo products by Trimcraft are just lovely for nice summery craft projects. And I just cannot resist the cute rabbit Boo. So the items came in pretty handy for some crafty relaxation on lovely days with loads of sun like we are allowed to enjoy them at the moment. The result are two plaques and a card with a folded sheet of patterned paper, which you can see in this post. I hope you like what I have created.

Product lists and step-by-step instructions as well as larger images of the projects can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Santoro Mirabelle III Plaque

I must admit that the Santoro collections by Trimcraft are my all time favourite craft products for the creation of decorative items for my own home. And after the coasters there just had to be another Santoro Mirabelle plaque.

The plaque is created using a rectangular piece of MDF, which came already with two holes at the top, a length of string, some First Edition Deco Mache glossy decoupage glue and apart from that only Santoro Mirabelle III products. A list with all individual items as well as step-by-step instructions are again in my Trimcraft gallery.

Santoro Mirabelle III Coasters

Trimcraft have done it again and just brought out more absolutely gorgeous craft products in the Santoro range: Santoro Mirabelle III. I really love the beautiful and luxurious images for home decor items.

Today I would like to show you some coasters that I created with the new products. They are based on 10cm square MDF coasters. And a generous layer of Deco Mache gloss decoupage glue to finish of the coasters ensures that they are protected.

A product list and step-by-step instructions as well as individual images of the coasters can be found in my Trimcraft gallery.

Relax

I must admit that I spent most of today on this project, but I just love to turn MDF items into unique decorative items for my home. And when I found these Dovecraft MDF letters on the Glitter Pot website there was no holding back. They just appeared to be perfect for the new First Edition Deco Mache papers by Trimcraft.

Other products I used were First Edition dies, First Edition textured cardstock and some paper roses and rosebuds.

Initially I tried to cover the front and back with another section of decoupage paper and to then work on the sides. But I got neater results by using small sections of decoupage paper, really soaking them with adhesive on the letters and then smoothing them into shape. It is without a doubt messier, but I feel that it was worth fingers covered in Deco Mache glue and the 'clean-up work' at the end (and yes, I still peeled off small sections of adhesive from my fingers and nails hours later).

A full product list and step-by-step instructions are again in my Trimcraft gallery.

Dovecraft's Purple Goody Bag

After the cards created with the pink goody bag it is now time for two projects based on the purple goody bag by Dovecraft. The only other products I used are First Edition dies, some light green cardstock from the First Edition 12" x 12" textured cardstock pad and adhesive.

For full product lists and step-by-step instructions please refer again to my Trimcraft gallery.