A peek at..........

Ok I'm going to start a new feature on the Crafty Templates blog called, "A Peek at....... and this is the first one!

Basically we get to peek at what subscribers have been doing with the monthly kits and templates. Nick set me some images a bit ago of some of the amazing stuff she's been creating with the June Goodies kit and June Crafty Templates set, so let's have a peek...........
Super scrummy work! I love how Nick has mixed the templates to create the cards and the candle is just adorable!
Check out Nicks blog for more fab work, http://paper-penguins.blogspot.com/

If you're a Crafty Templates subscriber look out I might be hitting you up for next times a peek at!

xx Leonora

P.S The goodies for the August Crafty Goodies kit have started to arrive this week and they are OMGoshness good! If you're a Prima lover you're in for a treat, that's all I'm sayin. xx

More New Crafty Colour-ins! Plus a challenge!

Brand new Crafty Colour-ins images are now available to download, choose from more cute Debs Design image sets, 'Jeremy Does Birthdays' and 'Fun Time Birthday' or the new 'Pen Princess Fashion Decades' image set. All the new sets are available to download from the site here.

To kick start the new image collections let's have a little challenge!

Make a birthday card with any of the crafty colour-ins images, upload your card image to your blog and post a comment bellow or email your card image to me at enquiries@craftyprincess.co.uk and I'll pick a winner at random from all the entries received to win one of the new July Crafty Goodies kits (see the post bellow this one for a peek!)

Have fun & happy crafting!

x Leonora

P.S The draw will close when the kit's released on the 1st July, so not much longer to get cards done if anyone wants to play. But then if you don't no worries that means I get to keep it yipeee! *rubs hands with glee!

xx

July Goodies Kit Sneak Peek!

A little peek into what's coming up in next months subscription templates set and Crafty Goodies kit!

July's kit is called 'Sugar Sprinkles' and it will be all about the yumminess! Lots of bright colours inspired by jelly, cake and ice cream. Templates will be a fun mix of birthday and baking themes for you to cook up some of the cutest cards ever!

I even did some cupcake baking to get the inspiration going!

I'll include the recipe bellow just in case it's inspired you to get your pinny on too!

Because the topping is completely full of butter and sugar I try to cut it down in the cake so here we go:

Yummy birthday cupcakes

2oz (56g) butter/lowfat alternative (I use Bertoli) - melted

3oz (85g) caster sugar

1 egg

240ml of milk

9oz of Sr Flour

1 tablespoon of baking powder

Beat the egg into the melted butter then add the sugar and milk and stir together so everything is well combined. Add the flour and baking powder and mix it in well. Fill your cupcake cases with the mixture, I use a deep muffin pan to make 6 big cakes and fill them almost to the top so it'll make about 6 large muffin sized cakes or 12 smaller ones. Bake for about 25mins in the center of an oven preheated to 190c. Sorry but not sure what gas mark that is but I'm sure google will let you know. My oven is fan assisted too so it does tend to cook stuff a bit quicker, if your cakes spring back when you push them on the top they're done.

When they're cooked and cooled make up a butter cream topping with about 1 tablespoon of butter to about 8 tablespoons of icing sugar and add a few drops of vanilla essence. Spoon it on top of each cake and sprinkle with hundreds and thousands!

xx Leonora

June Kit

Just a few cards to peek at, made using the latest Crafty Templates June subscription set. This month we're making 'Just Because' cards. If you're not a subscriber yet you can find out all the info on the website here. There are still a couple of the June paper kits available too have a peek on the homepage, http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/

Cards made by me, (Leonora)

Cards made by Louise Brigden

Cards made by Kathy Black

Cards made by Tracy Gough

The next kit for July is almost finished, I'll be popping a sneaky peek of it here real soon!

xx Leonora