Hello there! I am back sharing another card kit. This month I have been sharing a different card kit each week. My hope is to give you ideas not only with that kit, but tips on how to use any card kit that you might have. Last week I shared the All Aboard Kit from Spellbinders. If you missed that video you can watch it here. That kit is SO full of ephemera and embellishments and that was my focus playing with that kit. I also gave my self a few goals, to make simple cards and to make about 20 cards. You'll have to watch to see how that turned out.
This week I went a completely different route. And I have a few more tips for you for making with kits. This week's kit is from Not 2 Shabby. It is the Lovely Fall Kit, the Box of the Month for September 2021. Every month Not 2 Shabby does a different box, you can subscribe and get is sent to you automatically each month. Some of the kit contents are also sold separately. These kits are very popular and usually sell out each month. I did not go quick and easy on these cards, I just had fun playing and ended up creating 8 cards!
Check out this video for all the insights and the making of these 8 card!
If you can not view the video on this screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel.
Did you catch all my tips in this video for creating with kits?
Let me recap them for you here, because if you are like me, you card kits can start to pile up and get forgotten.
My first tip is the set a date to create! I set aside a Saturday afternoon to play and create with this Lovely Fall kit. And I was looking forward to breaking it out and knowing I was going to do that the ideas started forming in my head.
Another problem that happens with kits is that there is so much in them that you don't know where to start.
To help with that I have 2 tips for you.
One, stamp out all the images. I even like to stamp them out a few times while I am at it. Then color them up. As you are doing this the creative juices start flowing and idea may come to you about what images you'd like to pair up on a card.
Second, play with the special thing in the kit. This kit comes with the Knit Diamond stencil, something special to pull out and just play with. Another special thing that might come in a kit is a die set. So, I took out the stencil and made a few backgrounds. NOW, I have stamped and colored images and backgrounds. With all the other fun stuff in this kit I was READY to create.
So now let's take a close up look at each of the cards I made.
Let me just list all the things I love about this card. One, that stamped scene from the Welcome Fall Stamp Set! I was intimidated by it at first, but once I started coloring it, I loved it more and more. Second, I love the Buffalo check! That paper is from the Lovely Fall 6" x 6" paper pack. Next, I love the burlap and Jute cord. Adding texture to my card is one of my favorite things to do. This card measures 6" x 6". Sometimes you just have to go big!
This card features one of the stenciled background I made using Distress Oxide inks. I added a row of the stamped images and a sentiment. The splatter is from the Broomstick and Frosted Juniper Distress Mica Stain Sprays. These are from a limited edition release. If there are any available still you might find them either at Simon Says Stamp, Scrapbook.com or Ranger. As well as the Grave Grit Paste I used on the next card.
Don't you just love that tiered tray image! The set this is from Autumn Vibes has already sold out, but several of the images are in the Ephemera pack. I used the Knit Diamonds stencil and some Grave Grit paste to make this background. And it is just fabulous, so much texture! This card as with 3 others in today's creations are mini slimline. The all measure 5-3/4" x 3".
Who loves squirrels? ME!!! I wanted to keep with my color pallet and make this a pumpkin spice themed card. I stamped the pumpkin image all over the plaid patterned paper, splattered it and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. Once again I added burlap and jute twine to my card for texture.
I loved stamping on the patterned paper, so I did it again on this wood grain panel using Speckled Egg Distress ink and the acorn and leaves stamps. I combined stamped images and ephemera on this one. BUT, my FAVORITE part of this card is the base the elements are sitting on. I masked off the bottom of the card front, added some Grave Grit Paste and then pressed a piece of burlap into it to create texture! It reminds me of the concrete tend in home decor right now.
This card is a full panel shaker, if you have never seen one made before be sure to watch my video. The flowers I added were from my stash and just seemed to go with this card. The circle that my sentiment is mounted on is part of a stenciled background where I used the Knit Diamond Stencil and the Broomstick Distress Mica Stain Spray. LOVE how it turned out.
I wanted to make a card that used ephemera as the focal point of the card and that is this card. I also used another of the backgrounds I made using the Knit Diamond Stencil. After spraying a background with Distress Mica Stain Spray I did not want to waste all the spray on top of the stencil, so I picked it up with a piece of white card stock and it became the background for this card.
And finally a slimline card! The super cool thing about this card is that I spread Journey Glaze all over my ephemera pieces and them sprinkled on some glitter. So when you turn this card in the light it's very pretty.
If you'd like to see all these cards being made you can watch this video.
This kit is currently sold out, but I have listed the products that you can buy individually from this kit below.
Lovely Fall Hues Slimline Paper Pad
Not 2 Shabby also has a Stamp and Die set of the month! The month's set is darling with Scarecrows! You can also subscribe and get the stamp and die of the month automatically. See more about that here.
And starting TOMORROW Not 2 Shabby will have a limited edition kit, Pumpkin Spice!!! Check it out here.
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