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.

Papercraft Essentials Issue 147 - Happy Hooves

Papercraft Essentials Issue 147 went on sale Thursday, 1st 2017 and have a lovely card and die set Cover gift called Happy Hooves.

 Mine was delivered yesterday and the girls really love the horse die that can also be turned into a unicorn.  Here is their cards using the die and free downloadable paper that you can download here.

You can get some inspiration from these Youtube Video's by Christina Griffiths from http://www.card-making-magic.com or http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk and  Christine Smith at CRaFTi PoTeNTiAl :D. as well and if you like what you see in the videos remember to click the like button and subscribe to their channels.  Check out the Papercraft Magazines Facebook pages for inspiration from other readers.

 Check out the Papercraft Magazines Facebook pages for inspiration from other readers.

Creative Stamping Issue 43

Here is my mascular cards using the Stamps.  I also used the X-Cut-A6-Universal-Tri-Boss-Folder Cronology - Cogs, Just for Men decorative metal dies- Cogs and gears from the signature collection by Sara Davies and the little robot is from Aliexpress.

These Robot Dies only cost £3.67 including post and packaging but you have to be patient as it can take up to 30 days to deliver.

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 as well and do not forget to check out the Papercraft Magazines Facebook pages for inspiration from other readers.

Disclaimer:

I do not work or get any of these magazine free from the publisher, I am a subscriber and pay for all my craft products.  

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