Simply Cards & Papercrafts 164 - Family Ties

So my  Simply Cards and Papercraft issue 164 came last week and I made 2 cards but just did not get around to sharing it yet.  The magazine comes with 4 nesting dies and 15 stamps.

 Here are my Cards:

Discover how to make the most of your free cover gift, with this video Inspiration from  Christina Griffiths at http://www.card-making-magic.com or http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk and if you like what you see in the videos remember to click the like button and subscribe to her channel.

 Downloads are available from http://www.papercraftmagazines.com and this time you get sentiments that complement the stamps and dies as well as some pre-coloured images.  There are some great ideas on how to use this kit that is not featured in the magazine.

Current Outlawz Challenges

Sunday - CAS: 
Summer Activities

Monday - Greeting: 
Square Cards

Tuesday - Color:

TIC TAC TOE:  use any row horizontal, vertical or diagonal and use your interpretation of each square in your project.

Wednesday - Sketch:
Remember that the sketch is for inspiration. Feel free to flip, rotate, re-size so long as we can see how the sketch leads to your creation...

Twisted Thursday: 
Christmas


Festive Friday Challenge:
Butterflies
Down on the Farm
Children's Birthday Card
Christmas

Saturday - Paper a la Mode:

One Layer card

My cards using some of the recent magazine freebies

Crafting on a Budget

So here is the second post of crafting on a budget and again the most expensive part of my card was the inks and glue.

For today's card, I used dies and a  Layered floral stamp set, from AliExpress.  Total Purchase £ 8.53.

Supplies list:
Dew Drop Inks was used:
Summer Sky
Danube Blue
Paris Dusk
Pear Tart
Bamboo Leaves
Olive Grove

£4.77

£2.41

£1.35

Base: 5.5" x 4.25"  from Poundland
Mat: 5.5" x 4.25" Vellum I had in my craft stash from a very long time ago.

So as you can see this time the total came to a bit more but still not too bad when you consider a similar alphabet stamp from Apple Blossom cost £9.99.

Current Outlawz Challenges

Sunday - CAS:
Use a Technique
My Card for this Challenge:
Layered Stamping

 

Monday - Greeting:
Sport Inspiration

My Card for this Challenge

Tuesday - Color:

 

So I thought I would look at a few colourscheme creator to see what colour combo's they would suggest for this image.  Here is a few that came up:

Canva.com

degraeve.com

pictaculous.com

And then some from Adobe based on the Colour Mood:

And the final one decided to only focus on a part of the image:

colorhunter.com

Wednesday - Sketch:

 

Twisted Thursday:
Masculine Card

My Cards for this challenge:

Festive Friday Challenge:
Let's Play Soccer
Ballerina
Bear
Christmas

Saturday - Paper a la Mode:

Use Acetate

Die-Cutting Esssentials Issue 25 - Hit the Road

Die-Cutting Essentials Issue 25 - goes on sale Thursday, 18th June 2017 and have a lovely die and stamp set Cover gift called Hit the Road.  Mine was delivered yesterday and I had great fun creating these fun cards.

  I do love being a subscriber and getting my copy of the magazine early.

You can get some inspiration from this Youtube Video by Christina Griffiths from http://www.card-making-magic.com or http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk  and if you like what you see in the video remember to click the like button and subscribe to her channel and blog.   

Here is a sneaky peak at the Die-Cutting Essentials Special Edition 5 that goes on sale on Thursday 15th June 2017 at £12.99

 

June 2017 Club Create Box

So the June 2017 Club Create box arrived and this is what you get in the box.

Creative Supplies Double-sided Sticky sheets £9.99 

Features and Benefits:   

• 10 x A4 double-sided self-adhesive sheets
• Takes the mess & hassle out of adhering intricate die-cuts
• Perfect for applying glitter, mica, Gilding flakes & more!
• Versatile
• Easy to use
• Quality inexpensive essential products!
• Suitable for all skill levels 

 Creative Supplies Self-Adhesive Gems - Clear £0.99

Pretty Quick Silhouette Collection - Male Family Sentiments stamp set £7.99

Pretty Quick Silhouette Collection - Grandfather & Child die set £9.99

Pretty Quick Congratulations one-cut die £14.99

Fuzzy Lemon Baby Hands Die £6.99

Creative Dies Sentiment Die - New Baby £4.99

So these would have retailed at £55.93 in total and you would only pay £29.99. Again I am  not happy with the selection of items as I do not find the inspirational at all.  I have decided not to continue with the subscription.

Crafting on a Budget

I am hoping to post a card or two every Sunday made from items I purchased either in a Sale or from AliExpress, just to show that you do not always have to spend a fortune on products to get a great result.  The most expensive part of my cards was the inks and glue.

The Stamp set cost me £1.16 including post and packaging from Aliexpress and was delivered 21days after I ordered it.  You can find the link below in my Supplies list

STAMP SET:

CARDS:

Tim Holtz Distress Inks was used for the flamingo:
Worn Lipstick
Barn Door
Aged Mahogany

Dew Drop Inks was used for this flamingo:
Versa Magic Pixie Dust
Memento Rosebud
Memento Love Letter

Supplies list:
Flamingo Stamp set
Base: 5.5" x 4.25"  from Poundland

Mat: 5.25" x 4" from The Works
Gemstones also from Aliexpress 
 
In Total each card cost less the a pound to make.