Beatrix Potter Sneak Peek

Morning all well today I thought I would share with you another sneak peek from the Crafters Companion Beatrix Potter range. These are gorgeous kits and they are so different from anyhting I have worked with before, because there are so many different card shapes you can make, so I have sneak peeked more than one card today - naughty I know :) just so that you can see what you can make.

So don't forget to tune into http://www.idealworld.tv/ tomorrow night to watch Sara at 9pm.

Crafters Companion Beatrix Potter Pick of the Day

Thought that I would give you all the heads up about Crafters Companion Pick of the Day which starts on Wednesday 18th September on Ideal World at 9pm and it then on most of the day on Thursday as well. I can't give the secret away to what everything is going to be, now that would spoil the surprise now won't it : ) But what I can tell you is that they have some amazing Beatrix Potter kits in partnership with Hunky Dory. They kits make some amazing cards so keep your eyes peeled on the design teams blogs for some morer sneak peaks. Some of the beautiful cards that you will be able to make are Rockers Cards, Frame cards plus some gorgeous gift boxes and loads more.

This is some of the gorgeous Frame Cards from the Beatrix Potter All Seasons Luxury Card Collection.

Last Sneak Peak for the new Beatrix Potter and Blog Hop

Well not long to go now until the new launch from Crafters Companion for the new Beatrix Potter so don't forget to tune into Ideal World tomorrow night at 9pm for the Pick of the Day.

For this card I used the lovey Two Bad Mice CD.

Hi all, and welcome to the Crafter’s Companion Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the new Beatrix Potter CDs and stamps.
If you have landed here from Ali's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If not then you need to pop over to the Crafter’s Companion News blog to begin.


Our DT have had a great time creating with the new range from Crafter’s Companion and to celebrate the launch of these stunning new collections on Tuesday 20th March as Pick of the Day on Ideal World, we have decided to give you a chance to see some Sneak Peeks and also have the chance of winning a fabulous Prize:

All three new CDs and all three new stamps (worth £74.94)!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit each blog in order and then go back to the Crafter’s Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog to leave your link.  Along the way you will notice that each Blog will give you a letter - make a note of these as they will make a phrase which we will ask you for if your number is drawn by Random.Org on the morning of Tuesday 20th March.

My letter is: P

From here, you need to hop to Bianca's blog.

PLEASE DO NOT TELL US WHAT THE WORD IS ON THE CRAFTER’S COMPANION NEWS VIEWS AND INSPIRATION BLOG, WE WILL E-MAIL YOU FOR THE ANSWER IF YOUR ENTRY NUMBER IS DRAWN.



Tutorial Double Tri Fold Card

As promised here is a quick tutorial for the Double Tri Fold card that I made as a sneak peak from the new
launch of the Beatrix Potter from Crafters Companion. I have used a brightly coloured card for this as I thought it would be easier for you to see it.

To make the card you will need:

Ultimate Pro and Boxer Board from Crafters Companion and a scoring tool
2 x A3 card stock, but this card could be made in any size.
Backing papers
2 x A4 card stock
Glue
Trimmer

Tape

1. Take a piece of A3 card stock the Centura Pearl from Crafters Companion is idea for this project. Trim your 2 pieces of A3 card to measure 8.25 " by 12", I have made this 8.25" inches as I want to use an 8" insert in the centre. Then using the box base side of your boxer board and the longest sides of your card stock top and bottom, score at 4" interviews and fold and burnish with your scoring tool.

2. Now lay your first piece of card out flat and on the first panel measure from the bottom up 3 . 5" and draw a faint line in pencil up to the top of the third panel. You can take the first panel any size depending of the size of the topper you want to use. Trim this off as shown.

3. Now with your 2nd piece of card again lay flat and on the far right hand panel again measure up 3 . 50" and draw another faint line up to the top of the third panel and again trim off.

4. Now lay both your pieces together with the large panels butted up to each other. I held these in place just using some tape.

5. To join your to pieces of card together from your A4 card cut to two pieces measuring 8.25" x 8 3/16th and glue one to the front and one to the back this will then hide the joins.

6. Then fold each side of your card in as shown.

For your mat and layers I found the easiest way was to place your card or paper behind the panel that you wanted to decorate and faintly draw around it, then when you cut this out cut just inside the pencil line, you may find though that you still need to trim this slightly.

Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting

Beatrix Potter 3rd Sneak Peak and Blog Hop and Tutorial for Tea Light Box

To see how to make this click here for the tutorial .

Well today I thought that I would share with you my third Beatrix Potter Sneak Peak. For this I have used one of my favourite Beatrix Potter CD's Appleby Dappleby. I always think that tea lights are a lovely gift with a card , so I thought this was a different way to give them.

I hope that you have all entered the Crafter’s Companion Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the new Beatrix Potter CDs and stamps.
If you have landed here from Ali's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If not then you need to pop over to the Crafter’s Companion News blog to begin.


Our DT have had a great time creating with the new range from Crafter’s Companion and to celebrate the launch of these stunning new collections on Tuesday 20th March as Pick of the Day on Ideal World, we have decided to give you a chance to see some Sneak Peeks and also have the chance of winning a fabulous Prize:

All three new CDs and all three new stamps (worth £74.94)!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit each blog in order and then go back to the Crafter’s Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog to leave your link.  Along the way you will notice that each Blog will give you a letter - make a note of these as they will make a phrase which we will ask you for if your number is drawn by Random.Org on the morning of Tuesday 20th March.

My letter is: P

From here, you need to hop to Bianca's blog.

PLEASE DO NOT TELL US WHAT THE WORD IS ON THE CRAFTER’S COMPANION NEWS VIEWS AND INSPIRATION BLOG, WE WILL E-MAIL YOU FOR THE ANSWER IF YOUR ENTRY NUMBER IS DRAWN.

Beatrix Potter 2nd Sneak Peak and Blog Hop

Well today I thought that I would share with you my second Beatrix Potter Sneak Peak. For this I have used one of the new Beatrix Potter CD's Benjemin Bunny and used all three sizes of the frames, they were just perfect for this card. You are just going to love this CD and all the others there are so many things on them you won't know where to start :)
I hope that you have all entered the Crafter’s Companion Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the new Beatrix Potter CDs and stamps.
If you have landed here from Ali's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If not then you need to pop over to the Crafter’s Companion News blog to begin.


Our DT have had a great time creating with the new range from Crafter’s Companion and to celebrate the launch of these stunning new collections on Tuesday 20th March as Pick of the Day on Ideal World, we have decided to give you a chance to see some Sneak Peeks and also have the chance of winning a fabulous Prize:

All three new CDs and all three new stamps (worth £74.94)!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit each blog in order and then go back to the Crafter’s Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog to leave your link.  Along the way you will notice that each Blog will give you a letter - make a note of these as they will make a phrase which we will ask you for if your number is drawn by Random.Org on the morning of Tuesday 20th March.

My letter is: P

From here, you need to hop to Bianca's blog.

PLEASE DO NOT TELL US WHAT THE WORD IS ON THE CRAFTER’S COMPANION NEWS VIEWS AND INSPIRATION BLOG, WE WILL E-MAIL YOU FOR THE ANSWER IF YOUR ENTRY NUMBER IS DRAWN.

First Sneak Peak for the New Beatrix Potter and Crafters Companion Blog Hop

Hi all, and welcome to the Crafter’s Companion Blog Hop to celebrate the release of the new Beatrix Potter CDs and stamps. I have made my first sneak peak using the new Beatrix Potter Decoupage and paper pad with matching ribbons and gems.

If you have landed here from Ali's blog then you are hopping in the right direction. If not then you need to pop over to the Crafter’s Companion News blog to begin.


Our DT have had a great time creating with the new range from Crafter’s Companion and to celebrate the launch of these stunning new collections on Tuesday 20th March as Pick of the Day on Ideal World, we have decided to give you a chance to see some Sneak Peeks and also have the chance of winning a fabulous Prize:

All three new CDs and all three new stamps (worth £74.94)!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this great prize is visit each blog in order and then go back to the Crafter’s Companion News Views and Inspiration Blog to leave your link.  Along the way you will notice that each Blog will give you a letter - make a note of these as they will make a phrase which we will ask you for if your number is drawn by Random.Org on the morning of Tuesday 20th March.

My letter is: P

From here, you need to hop to Bianca's blog.

PLEASE DO NOT TELL US WHAT THE WORD IS ON THE CRAFTER’S COMPANION NEWS VIEWS AND INSPIRATION BLOG, WE WILL E-MAIL YOU FOR THE ANSWER IF YOUR ENTRY NUMBER IS DRAWN.

Just love Beatrix Potter

I just love this Beatrix Potter CD and stamp set Appleby Dappley from Crafters Companion. This is a really cute card that I made using the CD and I cut the oval frames using my Cricut. The card is also from Crafters Companion Centura Pearl and I just used clear plastic thread to hang the ovals in the middle of each aperture.

Beatrix Potter Appleby Dappley Great Demos

Morning all, hope you have all seen the new Crafters Companion Beatrix Potter release for Appleby Dappley it is absolutely gorgeous. Just thought I would let you all know that Susan from Crafty Nook in the indoor market in Durham is holding some demo's for this on Saturday, so if you are in the area don't miss the great opportunity, Susan would love to see you all.

This is just a simple sample of some I have made using just the stamps, embossing powder and some black and white card and paper. I made a set of small card and envelopes to go into the centre.