Using it up.......

Hey it's Leo and today I'm writing about using up little bits of leftovers from our kits. The newest Quirky Kit is out now, I have a bag full of goodies from it behind me sitting waiting to be played with right now. Before I went for them I noticed the baggy of leftovers from other Quirky Kits and it got me thinking. This past couple of months I've been following the mantra of waste not want not concerning leftover crafting supplies and here I am going to start on a fresh new load of goodies while still having a bag of goodies from older kits sitting on the shelf. So I decided there and then to use up these little bits and pieces first before I started on the new kit. Maybe you have some of these same bits and pieces remaining from other kits too to use up?
The best thing about using leftovers is for me that they focus you more on the creativity part of crafting. All the items are out in front of you already so there's no thinking what goes with what, it's more about how can I use this piece of paper in a different way. Anyway I'll get on to the projects I came up with.....

Here's what was in my Quirky Kits leftovers baggy.....

and here's what I made..........

I went with the idea of layers. You can use even the smallest scrap pieces of paper and build them up and up! I used straight edged shapes on the layout just cutting rectangles roughly with scissors and inking around the edges. With the notecards I went for circles starting with a brad or a button and then cutting around and around and around leaving a small layer on each time. As well as the papers I used some of the fabric and netting to create more texture. See what you can come up with using your mixed up Quirky Kit and/or card kit leftovers!
Happy crafting
xx Leo

Create 10 Card Challenge Winner

On day 7 of Create 10 we had a little challenge to make a card using the techniques covered in class #7. Here's some of the cards sent in for the challenge:

By Beth

by Sandie

By Amanda

By Lou

And the winner drawn at random from the entries received was.......

Congratulations Sandie!
Email me at enquiries@craftyprincess.co.uk with your details and I'll pop one of the August Card Making kits in the post for you. This August the kit features lots of lovely Indie Girl from Sassafras Lass!

       
If you'd like to grab one yourself it's out on the 1st August.

If you have signed up for Create 10 don't forget there will be another prize draw on Sunday, (August 1st). All you need to do is complete at least one of the classes out of the 10 and leave a link to your work somewhere I can find it, (details of how to share your work are on the Create 10 post bellow). You'll then be entered to win the Create 10 grand prize goody bag! It's full of yum stuff from Echo Park, Elle's Studio, 4heures37, Sassafras Lass and more!

xx Leo

Create 10- Share your projects!

Well it's time for another Create 10! When you have finished your class projects there are lots of ways you can share your work so we can come and see what you've made:

• If you have a blog you can upload it there and then pop a comment on this post with the direct link to where you've posted your page so we can come and look
• You can add your page to the Create 10 Flickr group here, http://www.flickr.com/groups/create10/
• If you have a UK Scrappers account you can add images to your UK Scrappers gallery at http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/ and leave a link to your image in the same way. Please note though only 3 images can be posted on UK Scrappers per day.

All the info about Create 10 is here. Remember you don't have to complete the projects in the 10 days you can go at your own pace. If you need a good push to get scrapping done and you can then why not take up the challenge and complete the 10 projects in the 10 days.
Another thing to remember about this times Create 10 is the idea of using up what you have be that piles of paper off cuts, random leftover embellishments or long forgotten about tools getting covered in dust. As much as you can keep this in mind as you work though the classes, you may be surprised by just how much you can get from your humble leftovers. :)

Happy scrapping!
xx Leo

New Quirky Kit out July 30th!

The next Quirky kit is almost ready! Here's a quick sneak peek....

She's fun she's flirty she's a little bit 50's and most of all She's Creative!

We've got lots of cute patterned papers and fabrics, fun quirky details in the embellishments and pretty flirty fun with pink glittery alphabets and paper doilies.

'She's Creative' is out on the 30th July 2010 so make a note in your diary. You can also go on the Quirky Kits mailing list just email enquiries@craftyprincess.co.uk with 'add me to the quirky kits mailing list' in the subject and you'll be added. Once you're on the list you'll be the first to know when any new Quirky Kit goes on sale.

Two final projects with Summer Fete

Here are two quick projects made with the remainder of my Summer Fete kit. This mini book is really simple to make.
Make your pages ATC size 2.5x3.5". Use a corner rounder to round the corners of your pages.
Lay two pages side by side and use the tape in the kit to tape the pages together down the middle. Fold the pages together and lay another page at the side of it and then stick the pages together with tape again. Repeat until all your pages are fixed together. Decorate your front cover to finish.

Finally I seemed to have lots of embellishments left from my kit so I decided to challenge myself to make a page just using embellishments.

The extra embellishments I've used are by October Afternoon from the Thrift shop range. A little bit of paper did sneak in but only a couple of very small leftover bits.

Don't forget about Create 10 tomorrow, they'll be a post popping up with details of how you can share your projects as you complete them.
xx Leo

Vintage card using the Summer fete kit

I have been busy using up the last bits of my Summer Fete kit this morning, and as I have a friend's birthday on the 7th, I thought it would be perfect to make her a vintage style card.

I used black card for the base and used my favourite border punch on the back of the card and cut an inch strip off the front of the card to get my fancy edge.
I added a few little gems (we all have these in our stash).

I made the rose by cutting out a spiral of PP and rolling it from the outside in.

The foliage was cut from one of the De lovely Cosmo cricket papers and I reversed a journalling card from the kit and added a bit of pink chalk ink to get the effect I wanted.

The very versatile tape in the kit works perfectly as a strip of ribbon running down the length of the card.

I hope you are all enjoying using up your kits

Claire xx