Inspired by Giverny handmade cards, notelets and notebooks ideas

September 09, 2024

Good morning from a bleak Up't North

The morning started off grey but there was blue sky peeking through so i got all excited and put some washing in. Half and hour later the rain started and it hasn't stopped. I guess it is a clothes-horse day and not a washing line day lol

I hope you like today's new kit the artwork style is a bit different i have been playing about with some new "brushes" and textures.

The story of the kit:

This kit is inspired by Giverny I have been very fortunate to visit Monet's house and even see his work room.... stroll around the garden and see the iconic bridge. The light in the garden was magical how it danced on the water and how the reflections glistened onto the plants. The sun peeking though the tress and illuminating the petals and leaves. The kit is a personal one for me. I hope you will really enjoy using this. one for your handmade cards, scrapbooks, journals and home decor projects

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This kit contains:

25 8"x 8" pages featuring a range of toppers, panels, tag, sentiments and backing papers

The kit is all about the artwork and has been designed in a way that i hope it appeals to all sorts of crafters from cardmakers to scrapbookers to crafters wanting to make journals, planners, diaries and albums as well as people who like to decorate mdf, make coasters and do decoupage / decopatch

Here are some of the samples that have been made with the kit

Laura's beautiful card below has been done with lots of lovely layers.. she used one of the backing papers as the main background

The embossed panel was done with this Spellbinders embossing folder - https://amzn.to/3z1vNvd

I hope you can see all of the sparkle above - i used stickles for that.

The green - https://amzn.to/4ehsi2s

The gold - https://amzn.to/4egxC6h

I made some tiny flowers using my little cheapie kiddies paper punch - https://amzn.to/4dK6EEp

and punched out some flowers onto some lilac paper. i shaped them with a ball tool and added a drop of nuvo drops to the centre of the flower - https://amzn.to/4e4HHD7

i also added some stickles by going over the stems and some of the leaves (link above on the previous card)

I made some cute little notelet cards using my Cameo

This kit is perfect to use with a cinch machine to create your own albums, note books and more

If you are new to Cinch - check out the We R Memory Keepers Cinch tools and accessories. We used to sell these at work and are great fun to use!!

You can find the Cinch products on their shop page here: https://amzn.to/4dZCZa4

These are great if you make a lot of notebooks or you sell your albums

Stationery, diaries, and journals are incredibly popular for their personal touch and creativity, and making your own is a cost-effective way to enjoy these hobbies while adding a unique, handmade charm.

I hope you have liked looking at today's projects i really enjoyed making them and typing up the supplies list for you. *** Please note that the craft supplies links for the products are from Amazon UK - all items were in stock at the point of writing this blog. If you are reading this in the future and the link doesn't work it is probably because the item has sold out.

Always feel as though you can reach out to me if you can't find something i am more than happy to help you try and find it or at least something very similar. Or if you are not in the UK.

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Thank you for looking, happy crafting as always! A xo

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