Gone Fishing

Another Fathers Day card idea!

There is still time to make your Fathers Day cards, although this card can be used for birthdays too.

Sue made this fishing themed card using a 5 x 7 blue blank card.

1. Using our masculine designer paper pack cut two strips of words 2 ½" x 4 ½" and 1 7/8" x 1 7/8". Mount both onto cream paper from our designer colours pack and trim leaving only the smallest of borders.
2. Cut a strip of spotty brown (all in the masculine pack) 4 ½" x 1 7/8" and mount the same way. Around the bottom wrap some funky fibres and stick down on the back side.
3. Cut a 1 ½" circle of the same colour as the card blank you used . Cut a slightly smaller circle in cream and stamp with your sentiment. (Kay Dees Crafts have a great range of mini clear stamps in stock.)
4. Cut a piece of brown spotty paper 2 ½" x 2" and mount onto that a piece of 1 5/8" x 2" blue spotty paper. Stick all four down onto your card front.
5. Take the gone fishing sign from our fishing themed button pack and remove the shank. *Hint: Split apart the button and pop a dab of silicone glue onto one piece and reaffix. This will stop the button falling apart in transit. Affix the sign along with a fish button onto the card again using silicone glue.
6. Add an insert with verse remembering to sign the back of your card.

Remember, 'Good things come to those who wade'

Happy Crafting!

Make a statement....

...with Dovecrafts new papercraft range

Wild Blossoms

The sun is shining and this new range from Dovecraft is perfect for summer cardmaking and scrapbooking.

This fresh new paper craft collection uses a unique fusion of dramatic and delicate designs. Uplifting greens, vivacious pinks and citrus orange colours blend with warm shades of cream and chocolate brown to create a true contemporary collection with elegant style and modern charm.

Sue has made 2 cards with this new range showing just how versatile it really is.

Square Wild Blossom Card:

1. Use a blank 5" square card and cover with orange flower paper from Dovecraft designer 8 x 8 Wild Blossom paper pack.
2. Take the cerise pink and black flowers from the same pack and cut around the selection you require.
3. Mount on left side of card
4. Take soft green and black paper from Dovecraft Designer 6 x 6 colour paper pack make small rectangular mat and add sentiment.
5. Choose another sheet from the Wild Blossom pack and cut out flowers to match your design.
6. Mount using foam pads or silicone glue

Sue used similar techniques for the tall skinny card too but also added some adhesive gemstones.

If you do not want to cut out the flowers we have 2 co-ordinating die cut decoupage kits:

Summer Breeze

Sun Blushed

To complete the look we also have matching Funky Brads and adhesive ribbon stickers too.

Perfect!

Happy Crafting!

Fathers Day

Another fab card created by Sue Crease, this time for Fathers Day.

Kay Dees Crafts have a range of products suitable for Fathers Day some used in the card pictured here. Sue chose Dovecraft Masculine designer papers for this card, along with a few craft buttons from the Dress it Up Colour me Natural pack.

Dovecraft always have great co-ordinating themes, and the masculine range is no different - with designer chipboards, eyelets, brads, ribbon stickers and funky brads.

New at Kay Dees Crafts are Hot Off the Press Embellish Abilities

These packs have co-ordinated brads, buttons, ribbons and silk flowers. The masculine pack comes in shades of black, rust, blue, cranberry and teal and has:

12 embossed brads
10 jumbo round brads
50 regular brads
80 mini brads
24 buttons in 3 sizes
5 grosgrain and sheer ribbons - 36" each
6 silk flowers - 3 large, 3 small

187 pieces in total!

Remember peeps any man can be a father but it takes someone special to be a Dad.

So to all you special dads out there - Happy Fathers Day!

For my Dad -

Too big to sit upon your knee,
Too old to have you read to me,
Too far from you, too many miles
Too many days without your smiles.
So much to do, but had to say,
I love you Dad, Happy Father's Day!

Happy Crafting

Love - Laura Ashley

We have all been incredibly busy here at Kay Dees Crafts - Sue has also been very busy too!

Laura Ashley papercraft items are always popular and Sue has put her own ideas and designs together with the new ranges and made some stunning cards for us to share with you.

Black Love Card

1. Use a black 5 inch Square card blank. Cover it with Laura Ashley Blossom paper but leave a small border of card showing.

2. Take a sheet of lavender paper from Dovecraft colour paperpack and stamp chrysanthemum flower from the Laura Ashley Contemporary stamp set on to it. Emboss using clear embossing powder.

3. Mount this onto the left over blossom paper leaving a 1/8 inch border then mount on to the charcoal paper also from Dovecraft colour paperpack again leaving 1/8inch.

4. Using double sided tape attach to upper part of card.

5. Add 4 jewels to corners of embossed stamped image.

6. Take letter chips from Laura Ashley chipboards pack and make up your sentiment (I just used LOVE) Attach to card using foam pads

7. Using funky ribbon from Laura Ashley bundle tie twice around card. Attach 2 charms from Creative Charms - Crazy Daisies pack.

8. Create insert and add. Then sign the back.

Takes about 40 minutes.


* Sue uses products available from us here at Kay Dees Crafts - but as the website is still being stocked not all items show as being available. If you are looking for products Sue has used but cannot find them on our website, please email us.

Happy Crafting!

Local cardmaking talents

I have been incredibly fortunate and have met a very talented local cardmaker named Sue.

Everyday we go to the sorting office to drop our packages off and see the same Royal Mail man. A couple of weeks ago he finally asked what we sold and he and my husband ended up having a conversation about us, their wives. He mentioned his wife, Sue, was an avid cardmaker and scrapbooker so Dean being the ever vigilant 'salesman' passed on our business card.

To cut a long story short Sue sent me a CD filled with the most beautiful handcrafted cards she had made. Seeing an opportunity for us both I contacted her and I am delighted to say that Sue has jumped in feet first with us.

Having already been given a bag of cards that Sue has made I thought it about time I shared her talents with you, my readers.


** Drum roll **

Introducing Sue Crease, very talented cardmaker and designer!

Cattitude

Sue used a square card blank to create this seriously cute birthday card.

• Cattitude Handle with Care paper and decoupage sheet


• pale blue and sand coloured paper from our Dovecraft Designer paper pack


• fastened with black brads from our Masculine brad pack


• edged with 15mm brown gingham from Berisfords


• Finished with Happy Birthday - stamped in black
  

It is wonderful to see handcrafted cards, but even better when you see what fantastic results come from products you actually sell!

Sue enjoyed working with the Design House Papercraft products and found the Dovecraft papers very easy to cut with her Cricut - with no dragging or tearing.

This was our first venture together and we both got different results than we were expecting. For instance I imagined Sue taking the Cattitude decoupage sheet, along with the selection of Dovecraft Designer papers we gave her, and coming up with some ideas for what could be made and a shopping list of 'extras' for us to supply her with. Instead, 5 days later, I got 9 beautiful handcrafted cards and a list of items Sue had used from her own stash!

Sue was apparently like a small child in a sweetshop, excited with new products and filled with ideas - this is of course according to her husband! Sue will now be popping round to see us armed with the knowledge that we stock everything she needs to make her beautiful cards from scratch.

Thank you Sue x

Do keep your eye on our blog for more exclusive designs from Sue Crease - talented cardmaker and papercrafter.

Happy Crafting!