Welcome to the month of Love...

Hello everyone,
It's February the first already, can you believe it? As it's the month of love, I thought I would show some love to all the fabby Funky Handers out there and offer you a month long treat.

From today until the 28th, the following five love themed Funky Hand digital backing paper download collections are available for just £1.00 each. Lets take a look at the ones that I mean..

The I Love You Sew collection of backing papers has a sewing theme with 22 papers and a ready to cut out alphabet.  It's usually £3.19 but you can download it for £1.00 all month.

The Huge Funky Love Wordbook collection is one of the best selling Funky Hand downloads.  If you haven't tried making wordbooks before this will be the perfect time to give it a go! If you haven't a clue what a wordbook even is, take a look at this video  http://www.funkyhand.com/papercraft-demonstrations/how-to-make-a-wordbook/?chapter=1  The download has 26 letter pages and 0-9 number pages.  As well as that,  there are 6 matching backing papers included. You can normally get this download for £4.59. Today and all month it's only £1.00. You'd be mad not to give it ago!

The I Heart You collection of backing papers has a heart filled theme with 22 papers, a ready to cut out alphabet and some printable digital images and sentiments.  It's usually £3.19 but you can download it for £1.00 all month. There's an added treat on the page with a video of me creating a Valentines card using the collection.  Have a laugh I don't mind!

The Love Love Love collection of backing papers has a true Valentines colour spectrum with bright red and black. The download includes 21 papers and a ready to cut out alphabet.  It's usually £3.19 but it's £1.00 for all of this month.

Fancy a change from the standard red for love theme? Then the Hearts and Flowers collection of backing papers will be perfect for you. The download includes 22 papers and a set of hearts and flowers for you to cut out and add to your creations.  Normally it would cost £3.49 to download but you can get it for £1.00.

OK, so there is a little look at the treats I have for you this month. Just click on the images to get a closer look on the website.  If you would like some ideas about what you could make with these collections then you're in luck!  Everyday this month the wonderful members of our Design Team will be sharing ideas using these downloads and other collections available right here so you should get lots of inspiration. 

Keep popping back to see what wonders they have created for you.

Speak again soon,

Anice xx

   

Win a copy of Love Love Love.

A nice short post from me today..it's Anice by the way!  I'd like you all to enter into this short competition to win a copy of Love Love Love.  Why should I? I hear to say.  Well not only could you win a copy of the paper collection but you all get a Funky Freebie.  Take a look at this very short video for the info..

So, do you want to have a chance to win?  Just download the Funky Freebie off the Funky Hand website and be in the draw.  But remember, you only have until Midnight (GMT) Thursday 6th February to grab the Freebie to be in the competition.  The Freebie will still be there until the end of the month but the chance to win wont be.  Have you noticed a theme to this post?  Everything is short!  Why are you still here?  Get over to www.funkyhand.com and grab that Funky Freebie now!

Anice x

Love Love Love Box and Card

Hello, hello! Tabbatha here today to show you a lovely candy box and card for the upcoming Valentine's Day. I love giving away sweets on holidays and with V-Day only a couple weeks away I thought this was a perfect opportunity to play with some fabulous Love Love Love Valentine's Day Themed downloadables.

For these creations, I used a trick that Kathy uses all the time - I printed the Love Love Love papers on some textured white cardstock. I printed it on a full A4 sheet, so that I could easily use my Silhouette to cut out the box shapes.

The papers printed out so well that the box looks über cute and totally profs with the clear window. :) 

I used the same shapes and paper to create the card. I kept it simple, since the box is really the thing that I wanted to showcase. A pretty, sparkly bow adds a little bling, but not too much. 

So, here are two, easy and pretty creations that totally showcase the Love Love Love papers. Perfect for Valentine's day or any other day that you want to give someone special a reminder just how much you love them. :D

Show Us Your Heart - Paula's Offering!

Hello funky fans, friends, followers

Right - own up... who stole February?  Where did it go?  I blinked and it was gone - and unfortunately, most of it was spent being nurse maid to my very poorly 14 year old who had blood test after blood test then ended up with a bad bout of Tonsillitis. Thank goodness, all is well now and he's back at school.

Anyway, thank you so much for stopping by to visit the blog and check out what the DT have been offering you over the last couple of weeks since Jules set us the challenge of showing our hearts.

I hope you agree with me that the DT cards have been inspirational up to now - lets hope mine makes the mark and is equally inspiring - enough for you to create something and enter it into the challenge.

Remember though, if you wish to take part in the Funky Hand Challenge - all we ask is that you use AT LEAST ONE Funky Hand paper in your design.  If you are struggling to do that, Anice (Head Honcho at FH) has designed a FREE paper especially - HERE.  While you are there - take a look at the fabulous collections that FH have to offer you.  If you start to collect the design collections, you can build up a little library of all sorts of colours and designs and you really won't ever be stuck for a paper in your future papercrafting projects.

That's me been rambling on enough, so without further ado, here is me showing you my heart.

I decided to do a little 'hangy' type project and used the download collection recently launched called 'LOVE LOVE LOVE'.  You can find the collection by clicking here.

I basically cut 6 larger hearts using scalloped nestibility hearts, then 3 smaller ones from the regular heart nesties. I then cut the characters from the same collection too. Secure the ribbon on the back of one of the large heart shapes, then make a sandwhich by placing another on the top - design side up. Repeat this as many times as you have pieces in your hanger remembering to secure the bottom 'hanging ribbon' between the top of the next heart shape (or whatever shape you are making) - then just mat and layer each one. Its much easier than it looks - the key is preparation. Cut all your elements out first, then cut all your ribbon and basically construct in a little 'production line' style! Easy Peasy! Hope you like!

The collection is fabulous if you want to get away from the usual 'mushy stuff' that's synonimous with love and valentines day!.  Its very bold, bright, and best of all, can be masculine as well as feminine.  It's really useable so go check it out.

I gave this to my Mum, just to remind her everyday that I love her - not that she doesn't know that already!  She loved it and said she was going to hang it up in her lounge.

There are still some projects to be shown to you from the DT - so remember to come back and check out.  If my memory serves me right - Jenny is scheduled to offer you her design on the 5th.  In fact there will be offerings right up until we change the challenge theme on the Funky Fifteenth so be sure to come back and check it all out.

Thanks again for sticking with me and reading down to this bit!  Good luck with the challenge (just remember that ONE Funky Hand element required to enter) and click the link below to enter your project.