The Wellington Papercraft Range

Two more cards using toppers made from the Wellington A4 die cut decoupage 2 pack – Time Out from which you can make four cards.

If I was really being persnickety, I wish there was a little more background to each of the decoupage toppers, which I made up before I had really planned what I was going to do with them …. I used everything up on the sheet …. but something seems to be missing. I know I could have bought the The Wellington paper pads but they just didn't appeal. 

….. Without a little more background image, for me, the toppers appeared to be look alone surrounded by a white space, which I felt needed to be filled and as a result I may have over egged the pudding, if that makes sense?

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New - The Wellington Papercrafts Range

I quite like the new Wellington range from Docrafts, I don’t do many men's cards because, to be honest most of the designs/embellishments are pants …. the themes are boring and just don’t inspire me, so I tend not to bother.

However there is something about Wellington ……. for these two cards I have used the Wellington A4 die cut decoupage 2 pack – Time Out from which you can  make four cards for £2.00, so that’s not too bad either!

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Docrafts Boofle Cardstock Stickers And Matching Papers

A couple of weeks ago I showed you the first of a set of cards I made using Docrafts new Boofle range of stickers and papers, which I adore, and judging by the way my box at work emptied, everyone else does too!

Amongst the 6ins x 6ins paper pack there were two sheets of a patchwork (I wish there had been more) which included all the patterns in the pack, I managed to eight centre panels for my cards from these. When they were all used up I decided I wanted to continue with the patchwork theme and made up my own panels (as above) using four of the patterned papers, which I mat and layered on silver card.

I got twenty one cards from two packets of cardstock stickers and one 6 x 6 ins pack of paper with only a few scraps of paper left, and I was not “mean” with the papers, it became a bit of a challenge to use as much of the paper pad as I could.

My only tiny criticism of the cardstock pack is that I wish there were just a few more stemmed flower embellishments for Boofle to hold or to fill in the odd space.

….. this is so funny coming from the woman who usually moans about having too many bitty things that she can’t use on a sticker sheet!

Although I have used the same range of papers and embellishments it’s amazing to see how the different combinations can make the cards look quite different.

Docrafts Boofle Card

This card measures 5ins x 5ins and is made using a white linen effect hand cut blank.

My love for using Docrafts A4 decoupage sheets continues ….. they have proved so popular at work …. I can’t keep up with demand!

Life’s To Short For Housework!

I got a pack of DoCrafts Born to Shop glitter rub on transfer stickers a while back, usually they are not my sort of thing  but I thought they were a bit different and would be good for making a quick card.  I've used the sticker of a lady and her laundry basket and although the packet also contained the same phrase and a washing line, I remembered another embroidered washing line patch  I've had for ages and this was a chance to finally use it.

I always write on a card with trepidation, especially in this case when I had already applied the rub on, but it's turned out OK and I have managed to position my writing just right.

It’s a pity that the rub-on wasn’t repeated in the packet as I have another washing line and would have liked to have made another card the same, oh well.

Sorry about the pictures, they are a bit dark.