Crafty Templates July

I've been playing around with the new July design kits from Crafty Templates.  There were so many to chose from but I opted for these.... 

My first card used the Watermelon Slice template.

These are super cute images and I knew exactly what sentiment I was going to use for this card. I printed the images out and coloured with Promarkers and then cut them out. 

I printed out the sentiment from my computer then cut out using my oval nesties.  I used a WMS stamp to create the delicate border.  I added a seam binding bow which I sprayed with water and scrunched to create a more crinkled look.  I finished with a little red spotty button!

Challenges: Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes
 

For my second, I used the Sunshine Badge template....

This was such a fiddly project to work on.  I had decided to use the template as the central image and then use my PTI dies to create the base of the badge/rosette.  I thought I'd have a go at using ribbon to add around the outside.  Oh my, this was very fiddly to do, the ribbon kept coming unstuck so I ended up taking the ribbon off and starting again - still with difficultly though.   I used the 'tails' template to create the ribbon tails, although I trimmed them a little thinner so that they would fit inside the width of the ribbon.  I added the words '1st Place' but could have used 'Best Dad' or similar.  

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Crafty Templates for May

Each month I am lucky enough to create with the Crafty Templates design kits.  It makes me think outside the box and be creative.  There is no set way to use the templates and they can be re-used again and again, creating something different each time.  

Here are two of my cards using the May templates.

My first card uses the Moustache Template and I chose the largest one for this card. 

I went for a traditional black moustache cut using the template.  This is perfect for those difficult masculine cards and with Fathers Day coming up in June knew this would be perfect!  I layered some Studio Calico papers and added a sentiment printed using a circus font and finished with some licorice black bakers twine. 

My second card uses the Sunshine Tag Template.

I loved putting this card together.  Although it is a tag template, it would look fab stuck to the front of a card too.  I decided to just make a tag, as I rarely make these but love how they turn out. 

I used a medium tag and glued a smaller kraft tag inside.  I chose a small cloud and sun to create this card, adding some doodling around the edges to help it stand out.  The papers are from Studio Calico and the sentiment is from one of the papers.  I finished with a large green button and some button twine.

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Why not check out the rest of the Crafty Templates DT projects using this months templates.

Leo

Kathy

Trish

Jo

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April Crafty Templates - Butterfly Negative

I'm back with another Crafty Templates DT card using the Butterfly Negative from this months April templates.  

This card just fell together so easily.  I decided to use the Butterfly Negative and paper pieced the wings in this beautiful hexagon pattern paper and the body was paper pieced using mini pink chevron papers.  I topped the butterfly with a small Paper Blossom and added a little daisy, which I had sat on my desk.  The papers are all from the Day Dreamy Card Kit.

  I added a layer of ribbons, including a length of voile, ivory twill (from my own stash) and a strip of sequin trim.  I die cut a label and used one of the stickers from the Crate Paper Pretty Party Phase Sticker sheet.  I even re-used the red spotty washi tape the decorative pins are wrapped in from the kit! 

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Supplies used:

Butterfly - CT April Templates

Card Materials - CT Day Dreamy Card Kit

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April Crafty Templates - Skinny Cupcakes

I couldn't wait to get designing with the Crafty Templates new April templates and was spoilt for choice this month.  We also got to design with the Day Dreamy Cardmaking Kit.

I layered up the papers, adding a roughly cut circle from voile before placing a doily die cut over the top.  I also cut a strip of the voile and tied it into a bow, fraying the edges, adding a Kesi Art Paper Bloom and secured it with a white flower pin.  The birthday girl sentiment is a sticker from Crate Paper.

As soon as I saw these fab cupcakes I knew I had to use them.  I printed the image out twice, first paper piecing the cupcake case onto some pale pink and white chevron paper and then colouring the pink icing and cherry with Promarkers.  So cute! 

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