The Charmed Cards & Crafts Kits

Helloooo!!  My goodness it has been a long time since we posted on here. Must try better, and indeed I will do my utmost to rectify that :) 

I wanted to tell you about our kits. I have been asked for over a decade to produce kits, but it took our Cal to finally get me put something together, when she asked if I would like to supply the kits for her monthly crops. We have had some truly beautiful kits, and always provide inspiration for each one.  Some of the kits have of course sold out, but the inspiration remains and there are several fabulous classes created from them. Here are some that used Graphic 45 papers as the main theme, including our latest "Sun Kissed":

Sun Kissed Kit

 Projects:

• Pocket Album Class
• 12x12 Layout
• Card 1
• Card 2
• Card 3 

 Click here for other Sun Kissed Products

Fairie Dust Kit (Sold Out - Click here for other Fairie Dust products)

Projects:

• Layout 1
• Layout 2
• Card 1 (Twist & Pop Card)
• Card 2 (Side-Stepper Card)
• Card 3
• Card 4

Master Detective Kit (Sold Out) 

Projects: 

• Box and Maze Book Class
• Twist & Pop Card Class
• Waterfall Card Class
• Card 1 Project
• Card 2 Project
• Layout 1 Class
• Layout 2
• Toilet Roll Mini album

These projects and classes can of course be applied to lots of different paper collections, so I hope you will find inspiration even if you don't purchase one of the kits.  You can subscribe to our newsletter if you wish to be kept informed of new kits. 

 

Cafe Parisian & Annie

I am continuing my Delectable Annie surge today with this card where I am used the "Sitting Pretty" Annie stamp. This is such a sweet image, I just love her little face.  This time I used the new Cafe Parisian collection by Graphic 45.  I used the paper "Petite Four" for the strip on the left and "Life is Sweet" for the background paper, both from Cafe Parisian. The chipboard "Enjoy the Little Things" is from the same collection and is a piece from the Decorative Chipboard Pack. The clock is from the Kaisercraft Ooh La La Collectable pack.

I coloured Annie and the stool with Copic markers. The stool stamp is also part of the Delectable stamp range, although I used the digital version (not available for sale, only as a stamp) so it is bigger than the stamp.

I cut out a selection of the cakes from the "Petits Four" paper and mounted them on foam pads around Annie.

The frame is a Spellbinders die and the dots on the frame were made with Liquid Pearls "White Opal".

The inside was decorated with "Petits Four" and again I cut out some of the cakes and arranged around the middle:

The Cafe Parisian collection is stunning. Here are a some amazing projects from the graphic 45 design team showcasing this versatile collection:

FREE CLASS: Halloween in Wonderland Project Ideas

Our lovely design team member Cal Summers created a fabulous class for us using Graphic 45's Halloween in Wonderland products. Pop over to the main site to see the class:

What's Coming? Lots!

Heaps of lovely goodies are arriving soon, just take a look:

Graphic 45 (all available for pre-order)

Bo Bunny (all available for pre-order):

Kaisercraft: Ooh La la,
Kaisercraft "Frosted"
Kaisercraft "Glisten"
Kaisercraft "Silent Night"

 Special discounted bundles are available for Graphic 45 and Bo Bunny pre-orders.

Santora Mirabelle Inspiration...

 

Santoro London have a superb range of products, and I think that the latest Mirabelle collection is the jewel in the crown. The adorable characters are complimented with a range of high quality products, such as speciality papers and a lovely range of embellishments. We had these in a while ago, and they have proven to be very popular.  On my example card I used only the 6x6 paper pad from the collection, and cut the image from the front of the pad (ensure you cut around the tape holding the pages together as it will otherwise tear the image), but there are beautiful images in the decoupage pad, the glitter stickers, plus the images come in stamp form too (restock of a few of the designs expected early next week).

The character used here is "Pursuit of Happiness", she is just adorable!

 

Card size is 7.25" x 6". I used three of the different sheets from the Mirabelle 6x6 pad for my card, starting with a glossy stripey pattern, then layering with a fabric infused paper (butterflies) and finally a glitter paper; a wonderful mix of textures. 

I used a piece from the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea "Hello Friend" as the base for my sentiment, and added some Crystal Glamour Dust to the rose on there. The sentiment itself is a Kaisercraft rub-on.

The lace is just wonderful, it is from the latest Prima releases. The reel comprises 1.5 yards of these beautiful 5-petal flower lace blossom, but that is about 27 flowers, so it really does go a long way. I topped each lace flower with a pink small open rose.  Butterflies and heart are from the Mirabelle Sticker sheet, and the sugar dots are Prima Princess Gems, the crystals are Prima too. Corners are Spellbinders.

The inside was decorated using the same papers to compliment the front:

If you have never decorated the inside of your cards I highly recommend you give it a go. It creates a wonderfully luxurious card and take it up to another level. 

Keep an eye on our Facebook page this weekend, when we will be giving aways one of the 6x6 Santoro Paper pad and a Mirabelle "Pursuit of Happiness" stamp set.

Have a great weekend

Graphic 45

It is almost that time when crafty companies all over the world release their new collections. Here are two sneaky peeks from Graphic 45, their 2013 Christmas Line "12 Days of Christmas" and a lovely children inspired range "Mother Goose":

and three fantastic projects from the Graphic 45 team using the super cute Mother Goose collection:

 The collections have been ordered and we eagerly await their release :)

Graphic 45 is currently one of the most popular paper companies out there. Their vintage style is reminiscent of days gone by, and lend itself to some truly amazing projects.  The latest two collections: Steampunk Spells and Bohemian Bazaar are prime examples of the vintage inspired look that is essentially Graphic 45. Both the collections are in stock at Charmed Cards & Crafts, so pop over and check them out. 

The previous post showed some fabulous project ideas using these two latest collections. Here are some more, created by the superb Graphic 45 design team:
 

 

 Thank you to Graphic 45 for continuing to inspire us all :)

Have a great weekend folks. Weather is GLORIOUS so get out there and catch some of those elusive rays!