The Paperbox Review

Hi all,

I am back today to tell you about some gorgeous new products from The Paperbox. 

They very kindly sent me a lovely box of stunning card to play with. I was delighted when I opened the box, everything was packed beautifully in clear packaging. The envelopes are amazing. They are pearlescent and so such great quality. The Rose Gold ones are my most favourite. These are ideal if you make cards to sell, as they make them look a bit more special. I will be definitely ordering some of these. You can find them in various sizes and colours on their website here.

They sell such a huge range of different type of card. Perfect for using as backgrounds, matting and die cutting. The coloured Matt Card will be my go to card, it's available in such a huge range of colours. The pearlescent card is beautiful too. I always think pearlescent is great for engagement, anniversary and wedding cards as it looks a bit more luxurious. You can find all the card they sell on their website here.

The Paperbox also sell a great range of Card Blanks. As you know I love to put lots of layers and embellishments on my cards so I always need a good weight card blank. These card blanks are 250gsm which is ideal for all types of designs even heavier cards.. They are available in different colours, textures and sizes. You can purchase them with or without envelopes too which is really handy, especially if you want to upgrade to some of the other envelope colours. You can also get matching pearlescent cards and envelopes too.

My overall favourite products from The Paperbox is definitely the Glitter Card. I always struggle to find decent quality glitter card. It's either too thick or too thin, especially for die cutting. I often find the ones that say non shed still have a bit of shed to them. I am so delighted that I have found this Glitter Card it's by far the best I have come across. I am now starting work on my Christmas magazine projects so I know this will come in handy and i will be able to use it with ease. The Glitter Card is available at The Paperbox in so many colours here.

I would thoroughly recommend The Paperbox, all their products have been excellent quality. They have a huge range of products available that are perfect for us crafters who need professional looking cards.

You can find all the products they sell on their website The Paperbox.

Kitty xx

Birthday Bus

Hello my lovelies,

Today I am sharing a cute card that is featured in the latest issue of Crafts Beautiful Magazine. I do love creating with super cute stamps and I just had to use these straight away...

For this card I used Avery Elle Birthday Bus Stamp Set. I coloured the images with Copic Pen and cut them all out. I created the background with some distress inks and popped the stamped images on it with foam pads. I used MFT Stitched Rectangle Frames and Stitched Scallop Rectangles Dies. I added a stamped sentiment and mounted onto red card with a strip of striped paper.

I will be back soon,

Kitty

Slothsome Birthday

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card that I made with Sunny Studio Stamps. As soon as I saw the new releases I knew I had to have this super cute sloth stamp set....

 How adorable are these sloths!? They are super easy to colour too. The stamp set is called Silly Sloths from Sunny Studio Stamps. You can buy these in the UK from Dies To Die For like I did. I coloured them with Copics. I used the Sunny Studio Staggered Circle Die to create the circles. I created the clouds with an MFT Cloud Edge Stencil and Distress Oxides. I also created the blue background with Distress Oxide Inks. I stamped the sentiment and added some Nuvo Drops to finish.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Birthday Wishes

Hi all,

I have been super busy behind the scenes catching up on my magazine work after a hectic Easter break. I have lots of creations to show you over the next few weeks so that's all good. Today I am sharing a card that is featured in the current issue of Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

I am so happy I can share this one as I had such a ball making it! I used som fabulous fun stamps from MFT Stamps called Birth-Yay. I coloured them all with Copics, cut them out and popped them onto foam pads. I created the background with some Distress Inks and I die cut the panel directly using MFT Die-namics Birthday Wishes. I added some striped black and white paper to make the colours pop.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Coolest Hero

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card that I made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine using the new Shaun The Sheep Collection from Create & Craft...

For this card I used the Shaun The Sheep Join The Flock Dies along with the Charisma Pad. I die cut several layers to create a decoupage 3d effect. I used the Paper Kit for the background and the Topper Kit for the sentiment. I mounted everything onto black card. I threaded some twine through some natural buttons to finish.

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Rose

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a quick card that was made for PaperCrafter Magazine...

For this card I used the free digi stamps that came with the magazine. They are really beautiful floral designs and they have so much detail. The papers were from my stash. I mounted them onto red card then added ribbon and card candi.

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Birthday Bear

Hi all,

Today I have a clean and simple card to share with you. I am still on a roll using up my mass of coloured stamped images and this cutie was just sat there waiting to go onto a card...

For this card I used Lovely Panda's by Gerda Steiner Stamps. I coloured him in bear colours to make it a bit different. I used my Copic Pens and cut him out. I created a simple blended background patch with distress oxide inks. I stamped a Your Next Stamp sentiment onto it. I die cut the panel, mounted onto a scallop panel and attached onto a red covered card. I added a fishtail piece of striped paper and Nuvo Drops to finish.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Hello Friend

Happy Easter!

We have been enjoying the lovely sunshine the last few days so apologies for not posting much! The school holidays are nearly over so it will be back to normal routine for us all soon. Today's card features my favourite animals...bunnies!

For this card I used the Chubby Bunnies Stamp Set by Sunny Studio Stamps. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. I created a subtle blended the background using Distress Oxide Inks. The sentiment is by Hello Bluebird Stamps. I added a strip of paper, twine and buttons then finished with some Nuvo Drops.

I will be back tomorrow :)

Kitty xx

Thrilling Birthday

Hello,

Do you often buy lots of new stamps at once then not get around to using them for a while? Yep me too! I have a ton of images ready coloured - probably several hundred now but I am working through them and adding them onto cards. This is one of those... I had these ready and finally had a chance to make something...

 How cute are these little critters?! I love them! These are Lawn Fawn Stamps called Coaster Critters. I coloured them with Copic Markers and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Oxide Inks and added some MFT Die-namics Stitched Clouds. I die cut the background panel using a stitched rectangle die and mounted it onto a scallop rectangle die. I used some Sunny Studio Papers for the background.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Birthday Bambi

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a card that was made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine featuring some gorgeous products from the Disney Bambi Collection...

For this card I used the Disney Bambi Collection Dies & Colourful Creations Pad. I used the coordinating A4 Paper Kit for the background papers and the Backing Pad scenes for the background image. I added a stamped image (Your Next Stamp), some ribbon, flowers and gems to finish.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Gorjuss Bee

Hi all,

My local Range has just had a delivery of all the new Docrafts products so of course I had to treat myself to the new Gorjuss collection. It's always been a favourite of mine. It's my mum's birthday today so I made a card using this new range...

For this card I used the Die Cut & Paper Pack. It's full of die cut decoupage, toppers and coordinating papers. I always get this one as it's such good value. I mounted everything on black card and added some striped paper too. I added some gems and a sentiment and ta do all done.

I will be back soon with more creations.

Kitty xx

Tumble, Flip & Celebrate

Hello,

Today I am sharing another gymnastics card. I just love these super cute images. I coloured a bunch up in one go so thought I would use them right away. I went for another clean and simple card...

For this card I used Waffle Flower Tumble On Stamp Set. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. I created the background with Picked Raspberry Distress Inks. I heat embossed the sentiment in white on black card. I added a strip of striped paper for a bit of contrast. I added a couple of Nuvo Drops to finish.

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Birthday Penguin

Hi all,

Today I am sharing a cute clean and simple card, I do love to create these at the moment...

For this card I used some cute Gerda Steiner Stamps called Valentine Penguins. They are so cute, easy to colour and perfect for any occasions not just love. I coloured him with my copics and fussy cut him out. I used my favourite die of the moment - Big Happy Birthday by Mama Elephant. I used MFT Dienamics Dies Wonky Stitched Rectangles for the main panel and added some Spun Sugar Distress Ink onto it. I finished with some Nuvo Drops.

I will be back tomorrow.

Kitty xx

Tumble On

Hello al,

My daughter loves gymnastics and dance at the moment so as soon as I found this stamp set I knew I had to have it. Today's card featured some cute dancers from a Waffle Flower Stamp Set...

 For this card I used the Tumble On Stamp Set by Waffle Flower. I coloured the stamped images with Copics and cut them out. The background die is from Reverse Confetti and the stitched panel are by MFT Die-namics Dies. I added a strip of striped paper and mounted it onto purple and black card. To finish I added a stamped sentiment and some Nuvo Drops.

I will be back tomorrow.

Kitty xx

Easter Chickies

Hello :)

So it's the start of the Easter holidays here for us and we have already had a busy morning. I am hoping to catch up with some work this afternoon and of course some crafting in the mix too. Here is today's card featuring some cute chickies...

These cuties are by Clearly Besotted from the Spring Plushies Stamp Set. I coloured them with Copics and cut them out. I created the coloured panel with Distress Oxide Inks and added some striped paper for a contrast. I finished with a stamped sentiment from the same stamp set and some Nuvo Drops.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Happy Easter Bear Bunny

Hi all,

Today I am sharing another Easter card that I have made with one of the latest Neat and Tangled Releases...

I don't normally make any Easter cards but this year there has been so many amazing new products out I couldn't resist! For this card I used Neat and Tangled All The Bunnies Stamp Set. I used a few other stamps on this card. I already had them ready coloured and cut so I'm not sure which sets they are from. The clouds are from a Mama Elephant Stamp Set. I coloured them in my Copics and cut them out. I created the background using Distress Oxides. I used Reverse Confetti Stitched Note & Frames Die. I also used MFT Grassy Edges & Fence Dies.

I will be back soon,
Kitty xx

Coffee Friends

Hi all,

It's a horrible wet weather day here today so I am staying in and catching up on some crafting. Today I am sharing one my latest cards that was made for Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

For this card I used some fabulous products from MFT Stamps. I used the Friends At First Sip Stamps Set. I coloured these with my Copics and cut them out. I created the background using the MFT English Brick Wall Stencil. I blended some grey ink at the bottom to create a pavement. I finished by adding some enamel dots & pearls.

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Birthday Bunnies

Hi all,

Today I am back with a super simple cute card featuring... you guessed it, bunnies! I thought I would show that you don't have to use Bunnies just for Easter as bunnies are all year round...

For this card I used the super cute Heffy Doodle Honey Bunny Boo Stamp Set. I coloured them with Copic Pens and cut them out. I used some papers from Sunny Studio. The clouds are by Lawn Fawn, along with the sentiment and banner. The stitched cloud is by MFT Die-namics Dies. I created the background in the frame using Distress Oxides.

I will be back soon,

Kitty xx

Mother's Day Birdies

 Hi all,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. We went to London for the weekend so I am just catching up with everything now.  Today I have two cards to share that I made for Mother's Day using some fabulous images from Lili Of The Valley...

For these cards I used some old Simply Print Sheets by Lili Of The Valley. This one is called but unfortunately it isn't available anymore. Lili Of The Valley now have a digi shop and they are adding lots of the older designs so do keep an eye out for this one, hopefully it will be back. The papers I used are by Nitwits. I mounted everything onto kraft card and stamped an old sentiment by Trimcraft. I added some ribbon and a pearl heart finish.

I will be back soon :)

Kitty xx

Dino-Mite

Hi all,

It's a good start to the week here, lots of crafty work planned and the sun is out! Today I am sharing a fun card that was made for the new issue of Crafts Beautiful Magazine...

For this card I used some fabulous products by Doodlebug. The papers and die cuts are from the So Punny Collection by Doodlebug. I created the stitched clouds using MFT Stitched Cloud Edge Dies. I also used the MFT Stitch Scallop Rectangles for the frame and added a piece of die cut grass. I mounted the papers onto bright card.

Thanks for popping by, I will be back tomorrow :)

Kitty xx