Perfect gift set cutting dies

In June 2020 AlinaCraft Store released this Planner Gate Fold Notebook Storage Gift Box die set.  

Well it is actually 4 set combined into one to make the projects below:

Make your own Planner

Make a pretty Gift box  for your Planner

Make a Z Fold Album

Make a Pocket Holder for your planner

Make sure to follow to subcribe to Alina's YouTube channel for regular monthly release videos and also follow her shop in AliExpress for many original designs.

I really enjoyed using these as I have been gifting Travelers notebooks for about 2 years now, but has aways found packaging and presenting them a bit boring.  The 6 hole planner page is the perfect size for my filofax planner as well so no more paying a fortune for boring pages.

For the Gate Fold folder box you will need to cut the dies below out of study card and the dies in the next foto out of patterned paper. I choose to use Sweet Dream by Creative Sensations for my projects.

I decided to upccle for my projects and cut my bases out of Amazon packaging envelopes that I then covered with white Gesso, before adding my patterned paper.

Here is the dies I used for the folder

 




 And the completed project

Art Journalling

I love card making but end up with a whole full of cards that end up being donated to charities around me, and even though I like the though of this going for a great cause I feel the need to know that my hard work is appreciated.

So I decided to create an art journal instead of individual cards.  I invested in the second set of Elizabeth Craft Designs Art journalling dies and stamps. You can find inrpiration on the ECD Planners & Journaling facebook page as well on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.

This collection was designed by Charlene Van Der Vorst and Ilse Kleijer. 

Ilse made a flip through video that you can view on Youtube.

There is so much inspiration for this collection out there be sure to follow both designers as well is Elizabeth Craft Designs on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube and Pinterest.

I can not wait for it to be delivered as shipping in the UK only started yesterday.

An Introduction to Spectrum Noir Ink Range

There are so many types of inks around and Crafters Companion recently brought out their own range of Spectrum Noir ink products:

Ink Pads
Finesse
Harmony
Watermark
Storage

Spectrum Noir Ink Pads:

Introduction

Finesse

Harmony

Watermark

Glitter Inks:

Introduction

String Pull Technique

Stamping

ground Techniques

Background Techniques

 Glycerin and Stencils

 

Metallic Inks:

Introduction

String Pull Technique

Stamping on Black Card

ground Techniques

Painting on Glass

MDF box Project