Phill's Crafty Place – Sharing our love of card making.

A Little Inspiration

Hello crafters and welcome to our little crafty corner.

On our blog we try and give you as much inspiration as we can via our step by step tutorials, YouTube tutorials, samples, lives and all of our hints, tips and techniques.

In this post we are going to give you a library of places to go if you have lost your mojo or you’re struggling for ideas.

Crafting with Phill Martin and Sentimentally Yours Facebook Group. This is the place to go if you want to share your cards and projects using our Sentimentally Yours products. Your makes inspire others and us as well. We advertise upcoming lives, new products, upcoming tv shows, monthly challenges and host Thursday night lives and online workshops.

Sentimentally Yours Facebook Page. This is the place to go if you want to see new releases, view our Monday night lives and see all of the design teams samples prior to tv shows.

Crafting with Phill Martin and Sentimentally Yours YouTube Channel. This is the place to go to view Monday night lives and watch fabulous technique videos from Phill.

Honeypot Crafts Website. This is the place to go to purchase all of our Sentimentally Yours products, online and instore workshops as well as gift vouchers.

The Design Teams YouTube Channels. These are the places to go to watch the design team in action creating their own unique style of cards.

Illona – Crafting with Ilona

Lozzy – Crafting with Lozzy xx

Julia – Julia Watts Crafts

Sazz – My Crafty Place

If you have exhausted all of the above options, then you could always search on Pinterest for Phill Martin and you’ll find loads more inspiration.

Hope you have lots of fun visiting all of these places for inspiration and we look forward to seeing your cards on our facebook group.

Until next time…..

Medallions and Coins, New release

New Baby Boy Card

Good morning crafters. It’s Tuesday, so that only means one thing! It’s new blog post time 🙂

Have you seen the new coins and medallions stamp sets and the new texture dies? They were released on HobbyMaker on 13th November and by now they should have landed through your letterboxes and you’ve started playing with them.

When we receive our new crafting goodies, we all need inspiration don’t we? Well, we’ve got just the thing for you!

Angela is here to walk you through how she made her new baby boy card. Don’t you just love the multi colour stamping? Do you want to know how to create your own card in this design? Keep reading for step by step instructions…

Sentimentally Yours Products Used:
Premium A4 270gsm card – pure white
Premium A4 290gsm lustre card – powder blue
6″ x 6″ card blank – white
Coins and medallions – occasional sentiment coin stamp set
Coins and medallions – vintage paraphernalia stamp set
Floralink texture die
Layered differently – graceful & regency squares die sets
Premium PVA glue
Glitter – diamond dazzle
Pearls – porcelain white

Other Products Used:
Glue gel
Versafine clair ink – artic & sand dune
Foam tape – 1mm & 2mm
Die cutting machine
Repositionable tape

Step by Step Instructions:

Cut a 14.5cm square of powder blue lustre card and adhere to the card blank using 1mm foam tape.
Cut die number 1 (counting from the outside) from the graceful squares die set from white card and use foam tape to adhere on top of the powder blue lustre card.
Add diamond dazzle glitter to the edges of the card blank.
Stamp the vintage paraphernalia medallion stamp onto white card by adding versafine clair artic ink to the stamp and then lightly dab on top with the sand dune ink.
Stamp the sentiment coin using the same technique as the medallion, stamp one of the small hearts either side of the sentiment and one of the separate sentiments in the centre. Leave to dry.
Die cut the floralink texture die from both powder blue lustre card and pure white card. Save some of the waste for paper piecing.
Cut the white floralink die cut diagonally in half and adhere one half to the top left of the card and the other to the bottom right. Paper piece using the waste from the powder blue lustre card die cut.
Die cut the medallion using die number 3 from the regency squares die set. Add diamond dazzle around the outside edge.
Die cut the sentiment coin using die number 9 from the regency squares die set and edge with glitter.
Cut die number 8 from powder blue lustre card and add the sentiment coin onto it.
Use 2mm foam tape to adhere the medallion to the card base.
Use 2mm foam tape to adhere the sentiment coin to the card base.
Finish by adding a pearl to each corner of the card and to the centre of the flowers in the texture die.

TOP TIP: for intricate dies, turn the die around and pass through your cutting machine a second time to ensure a clean cut.

We would love to see your makes on our facebook group so remember to keep posting them.

Until next time ….

Christmas, Fancy Frame Dies, New release

First Christmas Card

Hello crafters and welcome to our little crafty corner.

Did you watch Phill’s live last night? We were treated to a preview of the new magazine box kit. We know how you love our box kits as they include so many stamps, dies, papers and loads and loads of inspiration. This box kit also includes a stencil with four different designs – wow! Pop over to the Honeypot Crafts website to check it out and pre-order ahead of the release on Wednesday.

Are you all busy making your Christmas cards or have you made them already? If you’ve still got to make yours then todays inspiration may give you some ideas.

Illona has been busy making her Christmas cards and has used the snowflake frame that Phill released a few weeks ago. If you were lucky enough to get one, then click on the picture below to take you to Illona’s video on her YouTube channel to watch how this lovely baby girls first Christmas card was made. Make sure you have a notebook and pen ready to jot down the measurements.

Please share your makes on our facebook group, we love seeing what you create.

Until next time…

Christmas, Fancy Frame Dies, New release

Snowflake Frame Card

Hello crafters and welcome to another blog post.

This week sees the new release of 5 stamp sets and 3 die sets. Check out Phills live to view all of the new goodies and watch him in action demonstrating what you can achieve with them. He will also be showcasing them on HobbyMaker on Wednesday at 1pm and 4pm, so tune in for more inspiration.

To celebrate our Sentimentally Yours page reaching the huge milestone of 10k followers and to thank you all for helping us get there, here is an amazing chance for 5 lucky people to win a gift voucher to spend on our online store or in store at our Honeypot Crafts store in Sheffield.

1st prize – £150 Voucher
2nd prize – £100 voucher
3rd prize – £75 voucher
4th prize – £50 voucher
5th prize – £25 voucher

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is pop over to facebook and check out the details.

Now it’s time for more inspiration from the design team and this time it’s Lozzy’s turn to share her make. We love to receive feedback on our makes so please leave Lozzy a comment. You will find the comment box below this post.

Here are the step by step instructions on how Lozzy made this card, so sit down with a cuppa and enjoy.

Sentimentally Yours Products Used:
Premium A4 270gsm card – premium white
Premium A4 300gsm mirror card – silver
Fancy frame die set – snowflake
8″ x 8″ embossing folder – falling snow
Festive poinsettia 2 die
Berry sprigs
Premium PVA glue
Pearls – silver star
Fine mist water spray bottle

Other Products Used:
Glue gel
Foam tape
7″ x 7″ card blank
Die cutting machine
Paper trimmer
Distress oxide ink – bundled sage

Step by Step Instructions:

Cut white card to 16cm x 16cm and adhere to your 7″ x 7″ card blank.
Cut white card to 15.5cm x 15.5cm.
Die cut all three snowflake frame dies from white card.
Add bundled sage distress oxide ink to your craft mat, spray with water and mix. Dip the 15.5cm x 15.5cm white card and the centre shaped piece of the snowflake frame die into the mixed ink until happy with the coverage of ink. Leave to dry.
Emboss the white centre shaped piece using the falling snow embossing folder.
Adhere the snowflake frame onto its mat using pva glue, then adhere using 3d foam tape to the inked card. Use 3d foam tape to adhere all onto the card blank.
Adhere the centre piece onto the card centre using pva glue.
Die cut the poinsettias from white card and a larger one from silver mirror card. Adhere together.
Die cut a few berry sprigs from silver mirror card.
Arrange the poinsettias and berry sprigs on the card front using glue gel.
Die cut the sentiment from silver mirror card and its layer from white card. Adhere together using pva glue. Add to the centre of the snowflake frame using glue gel.
Finish off by adding silver pearls to the centre of each poinsettias and the centre of the corner snowflakes on the frame.

Please share your makes on our facebook group, we love seeing what you create.

Until next time…

Christmas, Fancy Frame Dies, New release

Let It Snow

Welcome to our blog, come in, sit down and make yourself comfy!

If you’re looking for inspiration, you’ve come to the right place as the design team like to share step by step instructions on how they’ve made their cards.

Today it’s Helen’s turn to share how she made her card and you’ve got to admit, the snowflake fancy frame is gorgeous isn’t it?

Sentimentally Yours Products Used:
Premium A4 270gsm card – pure white & blue sapphire
Premium A4 300gsm mirror card – silver
Fancy frame die set – snowflake
Charmed snowflakes A6 die set
8″ x 8″ embossing folder – falling snow
Glitter – diamond dust
Premium PVA glue
Pearls – silver star

Other Products Used:
Glue gel
Foam tape
Double sided tape
Stick and stay spray adhesive
7″ x 7″ card blank

Step by Step Instructions:

Cut pure white card to 17cm x 17cm and adhere to your card base.
Cut sapphire blue card to 16.5cm x 16.5cm and emboss using the falling snow embossing folder. Adhere to the card base using double sided tape.
Die cut the fancy frames snowflake die in silver mirror card and another in pure white card. Attach the pure white layer to the silver layer using spray adhesive, then adhere to the card base using foam tape.
Die cut two snowflakes from the charmed snowflakes die set and adhere to the larger corner snowflake frame die using glue gel.
Die cut the sentiment from pure white card and the shadow from silver mirror card. Use spray adhesive to adhere the two layers together, then add to the card base using glue gel.
Add silver star pearls to the four corners and to each snowflake as shown in the picture.
Finish by adding diamond dust glitter around the edge of the sapphire blue embossed layer.

Please remember to share your makes on our Facebook group and it would be great if you could leave a comment for Helen too.

Until next time…

Dies, New release

Fancy Frame Snowflake Die Set

Hi all and welcome to our blog.

Last night saw the release of a limited edition snowflake fancy frame die set. This is only available to buy from Honeypot Crafts and Julia Watts Crafts so make sure you grab one as once they’re gone, they’re gone! If you missed the live or would like to watch it again, click here to view.

The snowflake fancy frame die set is just beautiful with the main, decorative part cutting out as one piece, but with the added option of the outer and inner dies to enable you to create more layers to sit the decorative piece on. There is also a sentiment die included in the set which comes in two parts, the shadow and the words. It looks so elegant!

There is also an album containing all of the design team samples if you need inspiration once you receive your die set. Click here to view the album.

Julia has posted a new video on her YouTube channel on how to make this card. Please remember to leave a thumbs up and a comment to let them know you’ve visited and hopefully you find inspiration for your own projects.

Thank you for stopping by today, there will be more inspiration, step by step instructions as well as videos throughout the month.

Until next time…

Happy hour deals, Sneaky Peeks

Let’s Celebrate

Hello and welcome to our blog where the design team share inspiration, step by step instructions and video tutorials.

Did you know that you can subscribe to the blog? You don’t want to miss out on a post do you? If you click on subscribe (it varies as to where this is located depending on what device you’re viewing on), enter your email and that’s it! You will receive an email each time we release a new post. Simples…

You may be wondering about the title of this post (or maybe not), but we are celebrating having reached 6,500 followers on our Facebook group. If you’re not already a member, you need to ask to join and agree to the group rules, then you will be allowed to join our safe, friendly and inspirational environment.

Did you know that Phill does a live on the Sentimentally Yours Facebook page each Monday evening at 7pm? It’s also live on YouTube at the same time. Phil shares new releases, how to use them and offers discounts on selected products. There’s also a give away on both platforms at the end of the live. Look at what you may be missing out on!

On a Thursday evening Phill has a happy hour on the Facebook group where he gives us fantastic (sometimes less than half price) offers for a limited time and also demonstrates how to use them.

With all of this inspiration who wouldn’t want to be part of it?

We hope you can join our crafting family and look forward to sharing our inspiration with you.

Until next time…….

Floral finery 2, Layered Differently Dies

On Your Special Day

Hello crafters and welcome to our blog.

Firstly, we just want to say a big thank you for all of the beautiful cards that you post on our facebook group, you are all so talented!

Did you know that Phill hosts workshops in his Sheffield store? They are held every other Wednesday and all materials are provided. Pop over to the Honeypot Crafts website to checkout the dates available.

Today we’re continuing with our inspiration using the new floral finery 2 dies. Angela has made this beautiful card using the floral dies as well as the layered differently dies. Doesn’t the fuchsia card go well with the silver mirror card? If you want to know how it was made, read on…

Sentimentally Yours Products Used:
Premium A4 270gsm card – premium white & fabulous fuchsia
A5 top fold card blank
Premium A4 300gsm mirror card – silver
Layered differently – elegance & ornate rectangle die sets
Floral finery – lacy tips & whimsy foliage die sets
Floral curios sweetheart sentiments
Premium PVA glue
Pearls – fuchsia pink

Other Products Used:
Glue gel
Foam tape
Versafine Clair ink – charming pink
Die cutting machine

Step by Step Instructions:

Working from the outside (1) to the inside (11) of the elegance rectangle dies, cut die number 1 from silver mirror card and die number 2 from fabulous fuchsia card and glue together. Adhere to the card blank with 1mm foam tape.
Cut die number 3 from silver mirror card and adhere to the card using 2mm foam tape.
Cut die number 5 from white card and die number 6 from fabulous fuchsia card and glue these together. Adhere to the card using 2mm foam tape.
Cut die number 9 from the ornate rectangle dies from silver mirror card.
Cut die number 9 from the elegance rectangle dies from white card and stamp the sentiment. Adhere the two ovals together using pva glue and then to the card using 2mm foam tape.
Die cut a selection of flowers in three different sizes in both white card and silver mirror card.
Shape and construct the flowers with the mirror card at the bottom and the white card on top. Add pearls to the centre of each flower and leave aside to dry.
Die cut a selection of foliage from white card.
Arrange and adhere the flowers and foliage to the bottom left and top right of the card using glue gel.
Finish by adding a pearl to each inverted corner.

TOP TIP: Use your pva glue sparingly, remember a little goes a long way.

We hope Angela has given you the inspiration to have a go at her card for yourselves. Remember we’d love to see it on our facebook group and it’s really quite flattering to see our work replicated.

Thank you for joining us today, enjoy the rest of your week and hope you can join us again next week.

Until next time…

Floral finery 2

Floral Finery Birthday

Good morning everyone and hope you are all well.

We’ve had some fabulous cards posted on our facebook group showcasing the floral finery 2 dies from Phills last release. Please keep adding them and giving us all inspiration and ideas of how to use the florals in our creations.

Talking of inspiration, Lozzy is here today to show you how she created her card, She has recorded a YouTube video guiding you through each step, so please pop over and have a look. Don’t forget to give her a thumbs up and follow her channel so you will be notified once she posts something new.

Isn’t it great how you can use the layered differently dies in different ways and extend them? Have you found a different way to use them? Let us know if you have, we’d love to know.

Thank you for dropping in today, hope you like what you see! Do you want to see more? If you do, and would like to be notified of new posts, please subscribe to the blog by leaving your email address and we will notify you when we post.

Until next time…

Floral finery 2, Sneaky Peeks

Floral Finery 2

Hello crafters, come in, sit down and indulge yourselves for a moment in our little crafty corner.

Did you see Phills live last night? If you did you will have seen sneaky peeks of his new release. If you didn’t, where were you? Don’t worry though you can watch it again, just click the image below and it will take you right there.

The new dies are ready to pre order from Honeypot Crafts with despatch on Wednesday 2nd October, but you’ll have to be quick before they sell out!

Remember to watch Phill on Hobbymaker tomorrow (Wednesday 2nd October) at 1pm and 4pm for the launch of these new dies and to get inspiration from the man himself.

The design team have loved playing with these gorgeous florals and foliage and will be sharing their makes with you over the next few days as well as step by steps and YouTube videos throughout the month. So if you don’t want to miss out on those you can subscribe to the blog and we will notify you of a new post, all you need to do is enter your email address – simples!

Julia has a video on her YouTube channel creating this card using the new florals and foliage so please pop over and check it out or you can click on the image below to take you there. Don’t forget to leave Julia a comment and a like to let her know you’ve visited.

Don’t you just love a gold and white combination? Looks very regal doesn’t it? Remember to post your makes on the Crafting with Sentimentally Yours facebook group, we love to see them.

Thanks for popping in today, happy crafting …

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this:

Share this: