 Hi everybody it's Sam at Mixed Up Craft thank you for watching today. So about six weeks ago my friend Kimmy sent me some friend mail and in the lovely parcel of goodies was this here. So she sent me the 12 by 12 and the 6 by 6 and this is the Hydrangea Lawns by Dress My Craft. Now I'd never heard of Dress My Craft before so I had a little look and there are a really lovely paper craft company based in India but they have a very distinctive style, their dies are pink, they have everything you can think of that you would need for your paper crafting. So it was really nice to be introduced to a new brand and something a little bit different. So I made a couple of projects, I've shared them on social media and then a lady called Shalini from Dress My Craft got in contact with me and asked if I'd like to have a look at some product on their website and share it with you guys here. So if you haven't heard of them and again this is new for you as well check all the links that I've got below because they are on Hachanda in the UK. They sell and ship I believe worldwide and their rates are really good and their prices are really competitive as well. They're on all your social media platforms so again I'll link all of that kind of thing below and go and check them out. Tell me what you think. So this is the one I've already got and I would have shared this like I said about six weeks ago. I did do the unboxing of that friend mail for this one here but it's gorgeous. Just give you a little quick look, one of my favorites. Look at these, absolutely stunning and the thing I love about their papers is that they are 240 gsm, don't say it on this one, it says it on the other one but they are, they're really thick and they're just, they're beautiful, really really lovely. So I was really excited to get what I've got. So first of all I chose these punches. Now they have all of the sizes in between as well so they've got a two, I've got the two and a half, I've got the one and a half and I've got the 1.25. Now the reason I didn't get the one is because I already have a one and I already have a two. So now with those mixed with these I've got a nice set plus these are scalloped. So when you sit this against a circle one it just has a really really lovely look. So I was, it was so nice to have the two and a half because when you want to do you know something quick and you need you know about 20 circles which is usually me when I'm making a mini album or I'm doing a commission piece or something I need you know speed. This is quicker than anything, it's quicker than your cutting machines, it's quicker than die cutting, you're just there boom boom boom done and these have got that lovely scallop detail. So it was nice to receive this one here. I always usually take the plastics off but I'll leave them on for the minute. So that's the 2.5 then here is the the 1.5 so again exactly the same with the scallop detail and then and that's the 1.25 and just so you can see here and punch multiple very quick and then they all just slide out. Well that one I obviously overlapped there, we'll ignore that one but look at these really nice quick decorative circles and that's the same with these ones, same exactly the same shape just different sizes so they're perfect to layer over the top actually let me just do that one to see how they look. You wouldn't necessarily do the same colors but it will give you an idea. Okay so there's that one over the top and if you imagine you put some like foam in between and then you put that on top again but then with my 2 that is just the plain round circle without the detail will look really nice in between that as well so yeah really really pleased with them so that's my three punches and you'll see these feature in my videos. Then I got this border punch here which is the scallop border punch and these border punches are great for just you know giving your cards a nice decorative edge so all the top of a gift bag so you just sit them in anywhere it doesn't really matter punch you see you get that lovely detail and then you just move it along and till it lines up within these here these are your little markers so you just line it up need to make sure it lies flush there and then you just keep moving it along however many if you miss one you just move it back one so probably I think I've gone too fast I'm just going to go back one there make sure this all stays nice and flush and just keep working your way along it's got a really nice crisp cut and there's that detail there lovely isn't it so that's this one again it catches all your mess in the back you can just then throw that in the bin so that's that one and then this one here this is your corner and notch punch so for this one I'm going to get some fresh cuts let's do this side here this is your corner so it gives you a nice round corner there my other corner punch is actually on its way out I sharpen it and everything so this is quite nice to have to replace that there you go so you just get nice rounded edges and then this one here is your notch so how does this one work so does that just go in oh I guess that goes in flat there ah ah so you can make envelopes with this it's the same notch that you get from an envelope but that is also perfect for doing a thumb thumb part so that's good yeah but it cuts perfectly it's got a really really nice yeah nice sharp cut that you get there so that's another handy piece I'm glad I got that one and then all the excess just comes out the bottom there then under the embellishments I think it is they have some really really fun things now this is loads of tiny pieces of candy cane like discs have I just oh don't want to lose that one there I just spread them out there you see all of those they're really nice they're going to look lovely in shaker cards but also just as embellishments a little bit of glue just on your card stuck down I think they look really really fun and they're going to be nice for Christmas as well as you know birthdays all year so these ones here are called love the little jars carnival candies so yeah I think and they got lots of other nice different designs as well but I saw the candies I thought I haven't got anything like that um and I know they're going to get used so yeah just really really cute little like tub there to keep it all in and then these they do a variety of sizes but I went for the mixed bag to start off with just to see which ones I like but they are basically they're droplets so they're I believe yeah they're just I think they're plastic let me take it out you get 150 in this pack clear water droplets and if you're someone like me that likes to do underwater theme projects then these are going to be such a nice little embellishment to add but look how real they look they look they really do look like water droplets again you see these things online and it says it and you think okay well I'll try them but they really really do they're flat back so they're easy to glue I imagine I'll probably use my calow glue because that dries clear anyway but look at that it looks like I've got water droplets on my hand so you get a variety of so you can buy a pack of just that size you can buy a pack of the larger ones and so on so if you know if you do decide that you just want all the same size you can but I thought I'm going to go for the mix because I quite like having that variety oh gosh I've heard one go on the floor so we put those in a little jar then I picked up some of their white 12 by 12 cardstock so this is 285 gsm and I just thought I don't tend to use a lot of white 12 by 12 because I don't really have it but when I saw they've got a 285 gsm which means it's really nice and strong this is going to be nice for gift bags and boxes it's acid and lingonfree so it's perfect for your scrapbooking as well eco-friendly paper premium white cardstock so you get 10 sheets there so I've got that pack and then the fun stuff so I've got this bundle here so I've got the 12 by 12 and the 6 by 6 and this is called Christmas bells it's got a more of a vintage feel to it it reminds me a little bit of like stamperea um maybe a little bit of graphic 45 but without the black it's got that kind of feel about it now this here is your motif sheets and on here you get two of these thick card with just all of your I guess yeah you just need to cut these out if you've got a brother scan and cut you can scan this through and cut it cut for you these are great they're easy to cut then you can cut around all of these pieces they'd make nice tags I love the father Christmas I think he's got such a nice look about him and the tree and then on this side here you've got all these baubles but you've also got these lovely black and white images look at these here all these stars I've got some really nice ideas on how I'm going to use this collection and then oh wait till you see the images so I'll show you on the 12 by 12 because it's easier to see so these are I guess the predominantly scrapbook layout pages but you can easily change these for example there's two of each page they're very very thick this will make a beautiful gift box with that image on the front oh I've got some lovely lovely ideas so when you see these kind of things look at them to be maybe a gift bag front or a gift box because it will work really really well but also perfect for a scrapbook layout you put a nice photo there family Christmas a couple of little sentiments and the page is done but also you could cut this out and put it on front for card as well but you can see there's got a slight shine to it and it's really lovely strong card it's all single-sided so you get two of that one then you've got this one here getting really nice images I am going to do most of my Christmas scrapbook layouts we'll be using this as well so you'll see both sides of it really so you get two of that one this one here another beautiful one and then that one that's going to make a lovely gift bag be really nice and then I've got some lovely big dies that could go in the middle there like if you die cut it in gold big merry Christmas in the center it's going to look beautiful I can't wait and then this one here so another one just love the backgrounds and then look really really lovely Santa he's got such a great look he's got a lovely face just think it's yeah really really nice that's those two and you can see the stars here and they're the same stars that are on the motifs and then we've got this one here which is the Christmas hat and then this one here which is all framed can't wait to do some lovely layouts on this can look really really nice but again you could cut that out perfect for gift bags gift boxes as I've already said love this one love the black and white images there just think that's really nice great for all your mixed media as well put this in a shadow box and have all the you know little knickknacks with it all Christmas themed baubles and things like that and then this one here got a really old vintage deer which is sweet that's like a 1960s almost like the baby sham style that's another nice image there as well and then this one again lovely for a gift but um gift box that's going to look really nice actually so I'll probably be doing that now the back here you have all these pieces that you can cut out so they make perfect gift tax it's just elements from all the pages just in small little pieces there so they're going to look really sweet and that's the last page so that's the lovely Christmas bells and then my absolute favorite is this one here which is Little Miracle it just reminds me of my childhood there's so many parts of this that remind me of a wallpaper I had or maybe just like it was on the side of my pram I had a on the side of my pram when I was a little girl it was a duck very similar to this and it was the silver cross is it those ones with big wheels yeah there's a picture of me in it anyway and it's just that kind of thing it's the very you know 70s 80s kind of images here and even earlier some of them as well when you see them it's gorgeous so this is your again motif motif sheet look at the little cute face and these are just so nice and then the cat absolutely gorgeous just love it you see there in the tub with the little sailor's hat and then on this side here and there's these dolls that my mum and dad had my dad brought them for my mum when they first started dating and they've got really big heads and little bodies again they've got a name some of you probably say it in the comments but it just reminds me of all of that kind of stuff growing up and I just absolutely love it look how cute these are going to make beautiful cards for not just the new arrival of a baby just baby cards it's not something I make a lot of but I do get people asking me for them so I need to make like a wad of them so I can just keep them at hand and then when people ask I've got them ready and I think these are going to go down really well so that's that one and then again get the six by six 12 by 12 if you want you can buy the six by six separate or buy the 12 by 12 it's entirely up to you but look at this there's the first one for baby with best wishes gorgeous how would that look in a gift bag with a big blue bow and just amazing always got to have polka dots whenever there's a baby pad there's always polka dots so that's always nice and then this one here I just adore it's like their postcards there's that little face again so it's all those images all over the page really really beautiful and then this one here so it just has a mix of words you've got nursing stroller baby sweet pea rattle lullaby diapers a bit more american this one swaddle um high chair bottle pacifier yeah definitely because ours would be nappies and dummy crib ours would be the cot there's all sorts there I'm probably missing some bottle and I think I've got a bundle of joy stroller so ours would be pram still lovely though I love it I really really do so you get two of those and you get this one here look they're so cute and then this is my favorite this is my favorite favorite favorite I absolutely love it it's going to be one of those ones I just look at for a while because I don't know what I want to use it on yet it's going to be used on something that I keep for myself that's what I always do with my favorite papers is I either you know I probably will do some kind of album with it I think that's going to look really nice or I won't do a scrapbook page it's going to be I think a mini album it's just too lovely and then this one here welcomes the family really really nice I'm going to make a lot of flat fold flat gift bags because they're going to be perfect and then this one here it's just got the alphabet so it's the alphabet here and then these just a mix of the polka dot colors really great for backgrounds and then there's the other color of polka dot perfect so that can be used for all sorts doesn't have to obviously be with the new baby and there's the they're like your um typewriter key letters so that's nice and again that can be used that's actually could be used for a masculine themed you know project because there's nothing really on that that makes me think of you know baby and I'm looking at there's nothing spelled out I can't see any baby related words I can't even see any words actually so if you do see something let me know but um I don't think it is and then this one here love the stripes really really sweet and then the best oh look at all this so this is again the whole album is perfect for a mini album for a new baby because you've got baby's first smile if you're going to do something for their first year fester and first set of toys first bed baby's first shoes first food first picnic whatever you want there baby's first teddy got that lovely little rabbit another one for you to write what you want baby's first word and baby's first birthday it's just wonderful it really really is lovely now they also do a baby boy specific and a baby girl specific this one is a mix and they've got they've got so many other lovely paper pads as well so do go and have a little look even if it's just for some inspiration you know on their facebook pages and so on because it's yeah I'm really glad that I now know of this brand because they've certainly I don't know given me some things that I don't you know I don't have I don't have the candies don't have the water droplets didn't have those punches and these papers are very different to what I've got and I just adore it so they have it and my little droplets there as well which I'm going to put into a little jar it's wonderful product it really is it's good quality it's original and the prices are great as well and like I said I love that their dies are pink so hopefully I'm going to get some dies next time because I'd like to try them out they also do a lot of the foam Iranian so if that's something that you like they've got a really nice range of product for that kind of thing as well so go check that out but yeah hope you like it let me know what you think check out the links below and I'll be back again soon with another tutorial thanks for watching bye