More "The Pansy Collection" Creations

Have you got your hands on

"The Pansy Collection"
yet?

Our Design Team members love the new "The Pansy Collection", that launched in the Dragons Lair Designs store on the 1st April, so much that they are still creating and showing makes made with different items from within the collection.

So we thought it would be nice to do another post to collect together the latest makes.  We hope you enjoy looking at them.

Don't Forget - there's a 40% discount on the cost of all of the items in the collection for a whole month!  Go on, have a look in the store to see how much of a discount is being given!

Gwyneth
A Side Stepper card with matting and layering from backgrounds and a mat from the collection.

Jacqui

A few additions from her crafty stash and Jacqui created this gorgeous card - don't forget that items from "The Pansy Collection" work well with lots of stuff you've already got.

Susan
A gorgeous little notebook decorated with butterflies cut out of a Pansy Collection background.

Janna
Prior to the launch Janna teased everybody with a lovely card made using elements from The Pansy Collection and a tea set digi-stamp from the store.  She's now made a pillow-box to give a gift in to go with the card.

If you want to give a little something to somebody then a bookmark is always useful - and you could personalise them with the recipient's name rather than a greeting.

Keep an eye out for even more creations from The Pansy Collection made by our very creative Design Team members.  This collection has inspired the DT members to make a huge variety of crafty makes to inspire everybody.

Dragons Lair Designs Links:

• Store
• Inspiration Blog
• Challenge Blog
• Facebook Fan Group
• Facebook Page
• Etsy Shop

We'd love to have you join us in our Fan Group and post up some pictures of any creations you make using this collection, or any other DLD items.

Inspiration by Gwyneth - April - The Pansy Collection Shaped Card

Good Morning Everybody!

Hi everybody.

It's been a few months since I did a card as an inspiration piece for this blog so I thought I'd make a shaped card to show you this month.  This time I've got my die-cutting machine, and a few dies I picked up recently, out to make a card that opens out quite dimensional but still folds reasonably flat for posting (although it would still have to go as a Large Letter in the UK if you wanted to post it, but great for hand delivery).

I used  "The Pansy Collection" kit that was launched on the 1st in the Dragons Lair Designs store.  The colours of this collection are gorgeous and it contains backgrounds that will work well with lots of other items from your crafting stash so you don't have to make a floral card with it.  I decided to use it for an understated Easter card.

This is a photo of the card I made:

Iesu = Jesus, Mae'n Fyw = He Lives, Llawenhawn = Let Us Rejoyce

These are what I used:
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Stamping Dragon Designs Item:

Items from "The Pansy Collection" available - here - in the store.

Consumables:

250gsm Super Smooth cardstock, Quick Grab Wet Glue, Brother Labeler Tape, White Hammered Cardstock

Equipment:

Scissors, My Craft Studio Software, Brother Labeling Machine, Tattered Lace Shutter Card Die Set, Cut&Boss Machine

This is what I did:
I took a lot of the elements from The Pansy Collection into the software and resized it to suite the project I was working on.  I used the software's digital die-cut function to cut out a cross from the tag.  The elements and some sheets of backgrounds were then printed out.  I cut the tag out by hand using scissors, but used the shutter card die set to cut out the base card from hammered card, and all the matting and layering pieces from my printed out sheets.  I used white on clear and black on clear tape to print out the wording I wanted using my labeling machine.  I then folded the card along the lines indicated and glued everything in place.

These are a few more photos of my card taken from different angles, starting with a closeup of the tag.

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And that is it from me for today.
Please keep coming back regularly to look at new posts as over the next few weeks you'll find various "Inspiration by ..." posts appear on this "Dragons Lair Designs Inspiraiton Blog", as well as colouring tutorials and other posts by different Design Team members.  I'll be back with more posts over the coming months as well, so keep an eye out for those.

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Till next time - Have Fun Crafting!

Dragons Lair Designs Inspiration Blog Design Team Leader

(And if you are wondering "who's Gwyneth?" - then you'll find an "About Me and My Blog!" piece on my blog.)

The Pansy Collection - New Collection Launch At Dragons Lair Designs

Some of the design team from this "Dragons Lair Designs Inspiration Blog", and our sister blog "Dragons Lair Designs Challenge Blog", have already been teasing you with a few creations they've made using this fabulous collection even - before it was available in store!

Well - the launch day is here!-

And everybody can now get their hands on the new -

"The Pansy Collection"

And even more good news - there's a 40% discount on the cost of all of the items in the collection for a whole month!  Go on, have a look in the store to see the whole collection!

If you've missed seeing any of the "Teasers" around the online crafting world over the last week or so then have a look at them now - I'm sure that they will inspire you to get crafting with the new kit.

Gwyneth
A digital layout frameing photo of flowers in our garden that was shown as a "teaser" during the last week.

An 8" square Welsh Birthday Card made as a launch day extra.

Jacqui

A stunning easel card that you may have seen Jacqui post as a teaser during the last week.

The heart and flowers are made using papers from the collection - another of Jacqui's wonderful projects shown during the last week.

Susan
This is a lovely tag that Susan has been teasing you with this last week.

A lovely launch day extra from Susan - a gift box made with printouts from the collection.

Diane
Diane used the panels from the collection to lovely effect in her teaser creation. 

As Diane shows here, the pocket of pansies makes a lovely topper.

Lynne
Lynne made this lovely tripple easel card to tease you with before the launch.

Janna
With the addition of a lovely teaset digi stamp from the store Janna made this wonderful card.

Janna made this lovely pop-up card to share with you today.

Nanette

A lovely launch day extra from Nanette, using elements from the collection both outside and inside the card.

 

This collection has such gorgeous colours in it, but, although the main emphasis is on Pansies, the backgrounds are very versatile in their own right even if you don't put the flowers on your creations.

I think that the stunning items made by the Design Team members shows the versatility of this collection, so don't miss out on getting it at the launch discounted price and go to the store now to make your choices and get what you'd like.

Dragons Lair Designs Links:

• Store
• Inspiration Blog
• Challenge Blog
• Facebook Fan Group
• Facebook Page

We'd love to have you join us in our Fan Group and post up some pictures of any creations you make using this collection, or any other DLD items.