Hougie Board Tutorial - Folded Card with tag pocket

Take a sheet of 12"x12" Paper and score at 6", turn around 90 degrees and score again at 6"

In one corner fold the corner down halfway, in the opposite corner fold under corner to centre ... and you should have what looks like this...

Cut from edge to centre as shown in the picture.....

 Fold from the cut down to the centre, this will place the half fold section on the other side.



fold the left hand side over towards the already folded side.

Now stick the bottom folded section down as this is the front of your card...

Now to decorate your card, I used the gorgeous new realese stamps from Time To Sow. A Christian based stamp and craft company. I also ran a ribbon down the side of the inside section, this is also a pocket so you could easily place a small bookmark or voucher in here if you want your card to be a gift card for Christmas or a birthday.  



Bayberry Cottage kit - Better photos!

Apologies for the last photographs, they really didnt do the kit justice did they. The kit needed properly photographed to show just how full it is and pretty. And boy are the photos sooooooooooo much better.

The kit can be bought by emailing me karen@quackas.com the kit costs £12 and is delivered to your door every month.

September Kit - Bayberry Cottage

This months rather yummy kit is Bayberry Cottage. In the kit you will get

6 - 6"x12" papers

4- 6"x12" Bazzill. 

4 Metres of ribbon and 1 yard of Mayarts die cut leaf ribbon 

3 adorable charms

3 flipnote pages, colours will differ

3 Bazzill just the edge strips in dark green and mulberry

10 bright white card blanks and envelopes

selection of buttons and dewdrops

a small selection of flat blooms from craftyfeeling.co.uk in colours to match

2 - Acrylic black pins.

The photographs show the papers, ribbons, charms and buttons, also there is a second photo of the papers showing the back side of the Patterend papers..... how adorable does this kit look??

Hougie Board Tutorial - Post it Note holder

Step 1)

Cut a piece of cardstock, 19cm x 9cm.

Step 2) Score at 8cm, 9cm and 10cm. and fold along the crease lines....

Step 3) fold the cardstock in two along the centre score. make 4 cuts from edge to score crease. This will be where the small pen sits.

Step 4) attach sticky tape to the 10cm fold lineand using the photo as a guide fold over to stick down the cardstock.

Step 5) decorate your cover and place your post it note pad in place.

August Card makers kit. Fancy Pants - Little Sprout.

This months card makers kit is now on sale. the kit contents are as gorgeous and may be ordered by emailing me with your name and address.
My email and paypal address is Karen@quackas.com The kit costs £12 and is delivered to your home in a sturdy box with the papers wrapped in a 12x12 plastic bag to avoid water damage. All kits will be posted out on the 15th of the month. However as the 15th is a Sunday i may just send it on the 13th.

You will either get the FRESH glitter cut or the ribbon glitter cut.

4 - 6x12 Bazzil

6 - 6x12 Fancy Pants Little Sprout

10 Card Blanks and Envelopes

1 blue curly wild rose and 2 leaves
5 - 12" ribbons one of which is rafia.
1 American Crafts ribbon on a reel.
1 paper doily
2 die cut smooth Bazzil rubber ducks and 2 giraffes.
2 pins
A selection of buttons and dew drops.
Some pretty charms to hang from your cards

There is also an additional add on wood mounted stamp available to order for sending with your kit. it costs £6.50 and is from Unity. I only have a small amount of these available .

Visit the facebook page here..... to see what others are saying and their pictures

Princess and the frog....

These are my newest Tilda makes.... I just adore this style of card. I love the lace behind the image, it nearly killed me to use as much as I did to get the ruched look. I think it was worth it though.

July Kit - Summer house.

I have been a tiny bit busy today making my first ever altered chipboard house. I bought a lovely little house a few months ago from Angela at Angelcrafts.biz, and up until this afternoon I had no idea what to do with it.

I had been sitting playing with the new kit and thought.... OMG why didnt I use this before now!!! I used the buttons on the roof, and the two pretty pins as the chimney.... isnt it soooooooooooooo pink looking!!! Emily said that the May Arts ribbon reminded her of grass and this was stuck in my head... so now my house has a pretty hedge edging to it :D Oh to grow flowers that MASSIVE!!!

I have a bird house chipboard kit to use as well, and already have plans to use the kit for 2 months time for this !! 

Some gorgeous Kit cards from subbers.....

Aren't these cards theeeeeeeee most adorable, and there will be more to follow!! I am blogging some of the cards made by kit subscribers, and boy am I impressed by the makes so far!!!

Monthly subscription card makers kits

The first kit YAYYYYYY!!!

Our first kit is Crate Paper - Bliss. oooooo I love the feels of the paper and the bazzil, the reverse side of the papers has co-ordinating colours. The bazzil is textured and ooo so nice to touch.

With the kit is a pot of black glitter, who needs dull colours when you can have gorgeous sparkly elegant black. There are 9 card blanks with envalopes and 4 card bags.

3 x 12" ribbons , May Arts ribbon fresh in from the states, black and a gorgeous sparkly pink ribbon with silver, they just tie in so nicely. co-ordinating buttons, gems, pins and dew drops. and a beautiful Prima Pearls part pack.

Wedding Invitations and stationery

I have been busy making sample wedding invites and menus. Having a play with cards that are not Tildas was a huge challenge for me lol, I have got into a Tilda rut and this was just soooooooooooo much fun. I am taking the samples to a shop on Thursday, so tomorrow after I have been out to lunch with a friend, I will make the favour boxes. Ooooo happy dayssssss, I really am enjoying working for myself.... although I reallllllllly must be more disciplined.