So good to be back home...

Hi Ladies,

I'm so happy to be back with you after my long but fabulous holiday. I've really enjoyed what Katie, Michele, and all of you wonderful Guest Designers have been creating! You ladies inspire me!

Wow! Isn't this month's kit yummy!?! I don't think it gets any better than this - Prima AND Tattered Angels? It's like a little piece of crafting heaven to me! Since I'm just getting back, I decided to make a tag using the Bird Cage die by Tim Holtz. It's a large #8 sized shipping tag. The little bird is so snug and cozy in his house! (Sorry Cathy, I know you don't like to see caged birds). This little guy is very happy to be in his home: he's surrounded by gorgeous Prima Papers, and lots of Glimmer Mist. I made the cage 3-D using Grunge Board, but have also used regular chipboard. By spritzing the back with water it will become pliable to where you can slowly form it the way you want.

Hope you like it.

Here's a list what I used from the kit:

Prima Paper: Watercolor Rainbow Collection ("Whimsy" and "Tropical Lagoon")

Prima leaves

lovely lace trim

blue Me & My Big Ideas Rhinestones

Not in the kit but available from the Crafty Alley Shop

Chipboard and Grungeboard

Tim Holtz Alterations die

Distress Crackle Paint in Broken China

Various colours of Glimmer Mist (the kit comes with 1 full-sized bottle of GM!)

Gold Embossing powder

I'm not sure if there are any July kits left as they were flying out the door. So exciting isn't it!?!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Crafty Hugs,

Robyn xx

Challenge 3

Welcome along to another Crafty Alley challenge and for this month it's my turn (Michele Roos) to set the challenge. We loved looking at your gorgeous creations and thanks to everyone to who joined in.

Onto our next challenge and this time we have a sketch designed by myself.

And here is my card that I've made to give you a little inspiration

All the items that I've used on my card is from the June Kit from Crafty Alley, apart from the image and the flowers.

This challenge will run for the month of June and then we will the pick a winner using Random.Org and that lucky someone will win a fab prize sponsored by The Crafty Alley! If we get more than 100 followers before the challenge ends, I will throw in some extra candy myself. So help spread the word about the Crafty Alley Challenge.

Now it's your turn!! We can't wait to see your cards/projects based on the above sketch
Link your card below for your chance to win. If you don't have a blog, you can upload your card to the Crafty Alley Ning group.

Happy Crafting!!

Please note that this post is a sticky and will stay at the top for the month of June. More recent posts will be below this one.

Super Dad

Hi and thanks for stopping by. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made using the gorgeous DP from the June Kit.

Materials used:-

DP: June Kit

Tim Holtz Journal Ticket: June Kit

Enjoy Sentiment: May Kit

Large Red Brads: April Kit

Everything else is from my stash.

Ok that's it for me and I hope you enjoy you're weekend.

Hugs Michele x

Summer Fun Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Today I'd like to show you a card using the gorgeous papers and embellishments from the June kit.

All the items used on this card are from the June Kit, apart from the image, star shape and poppers.

Here's a close-up of the metal corners that is in the June kit.

And here's a close-up of one of the metal sentiments that is in the kit.

Here's another close-up of the metal Tim Holtz Idea-Ology embellishments that comes in the June Kit.

Hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

Hugs Michele x

Chipboard Clipboard Tutorial

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Today I'd like to show you how I've made this cute little clipboard using items from the May Vintage Findings Kit.

1 x Scalloped Chipboard piece

1 x DP 12.5cm x 9.5cm

1 x DP 12cm x 9cm

1 x DP 8.5cm x 7cm

1 x DP 8cm x 6.5cm

Distress Stickles

Distress Ink

Gems

First of all ink all the edges of the Scalloped Chipboard piece using distress ink. For my project I've used Frayed Burlap.

Next ink all the edges of the DP again using Distress Inks. For the next step I've added Distress Stickles to the edges of the Scalloped Chipboard piece along with the DP.

Next I've used MME Bloom & Grow clear stamps set from Crafty Alley and stamped the images using Frayed Burlap Distress Inks. I've then applied double-sided tape to the underneath and stuck the papers down in the above layout.

And here is the end result after applying a cute little image and some flowers along with the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Hinge Clips and Swivel Clasps

I hope that this tutorial has given you some ideas.

Hugs Michele x

Spring Flower Card

Hi there and thanks for stopping by. Today I'd like to show you a card that I've made using some of the gorgeous papers from the DT April Kit.

To achieve this look, I took some plain yellow paper and used my MME Bloom & Grow clear stamps and Tea Dye Distress inks all of which I got from the Crafty Alley.

For this card I've not even used half a sheet of the Cosmo Cricket Early Bird : Apron Strings as it's double-sided. So the scrap part I was able to re-use again turning it over. I've ran the papers through my sewing machine and then inked up the edges using Frayed Burlap Distress inks.

This gorgeous green lace ribbon also comes in the kit.

And here's a close-up of the gorgeous flowers and pearl-headed pins, that is also in the kit.

The image I've used has been coloured using ProMarkers and then I've inked up the edges using Frayed Burlap distress inks.

And here's the end result.

Hugs Michele x

Patchwork Fun......

Hey everyone,

How was your Easter weekend? Well, I had a lot of fun as I got to play with April's kit from The Crafty Alley!!! It really is packed full of all you can need for a month of crafty fun!! My first project is ''off the page'' but can be adapted into a layout or a card. I started a family journal to write down things we said or did, when Finn walked etc....and altered the cover using the Kit. The kit includes Tim Holtz grungeboard squares and they are so versatile!! I had planned to share a layout this week but was inspired by Robyn's challenge and used some sewing in this project. I inked up the squares with 6 different coloured Tim Holtz distress inks and stitched them into a patchwork background.........

Then I used a tag from the Kit and distressed the edges......

There is a whole sheet of borders and how cute is this ruler one? I distressed the edges of that too and then pleated it. Some distressed stitching and buttons added the finishing touch.

I love the end result. The ink on the grungeboard gives a faux suede effect. And guess what? I haven't even dented the kit, I still have about 97% left!!! It's packed!!

Louise xx