Rainbow Butterfly Card

Well it has been a really wet and miserable day today so a perfect day to spend in the craft room crafting. Now I made a card the other day with a utube video using the Timeless Tags to create a rainbow of butterflies using scraps. So what if you are a beginner in the crafting world and havnt invested in a big shot die cutting machine? I know when I started crafting I couldn't afford a big shot for a good six months so I have created a card using the Bitty Butterfly punch.

Again it uses scraps of cardstock in cherry cobbler, peekaboo peach, daffodil delight, wild wasabi, marina mist, island Indigo and Sweet sugarplum.  I've used the speckles from Timeless Textures to tie the rainbow colour tones up the page and the Birthday Wishes stamp set for a fun happy, lovely, great, awesome birthday making it a fun modern teenage/young adults card.

The rhinestones have been coloured using crushed curry marker pens and left to dry to give the subtle yellow colour. You can colour either our pearls or rhinestones using our Stampin' Markers. One coat gives a subtle colour, several coats will give a darker and true to the ink pad colour. So have fun making your embellishments whatever colour you want.

All products are available through my store just click on the shop button above and until the end of March for every £45 spent in either the annual catalogue or the Spring/Summer catalogue you can get a free product from the Saleabration brochure. All the links are above and the products used above are from the annual catalogue.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day 💜

Craft storage and organisation in small spaces

I thought I would share with you my craft storage and organisation solutions in a small space or where you don't have a dedicated room. Now I loosely say organisation as I am a messy crafter so start with good intentions and do have a place for everything, but as I constantly use the areas they always have that used look.

So firstly the main crafting area. I have a computer desk. The slide out area for the keyboard is ideal for keeping the Stampin Up scoreboard, scrub and acrylic blocks case carrier. I have a wall boxed shelving unit above for punches, inkpads, reinker, dies and embossing folders. To the left is a 6 drawer plastic container which fits our 12" x 12" dsp and cardstock. On the desk are several containers for scraps, embellishments, daubers and tools. When I am sitting at my desk everything is at hands' reach.

My son was throwing out a metal mechanics filing cabinet which holds our A4 cardstock perfectly and fits the big shot perfectly on top so always ready for use. My stamp sets are housed in an antique rotary bookcase which makes it part of the furniture in the room and is always a talking point for any visitors.

So in a relatively small space with an eclectic mix of storage solutions crafting can always be ready and available to use. Hope you've found this useful and happy crafting everyone.