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Easter is almost upon us and I have a few more cards to share with you I have used the Framed Tulips Border embossing folder for the detail around the edge of the card. and Bigz Lattice Die for the cross in Crumb Cake Reversed masking technique in So Saffron was used for the sun behind the cross. Teeny tiny wishes in lucky limeade and word window punch for the sentiment . The flowers were punched from boho blossoms, itty bitty and bird builder punches and a few pearls to finish off. I have...
Reversed masking technique using serene silhouettes
Here are the two cards we made on Friday afternoon. We used the reversed masking technique for the first card. We cut out one of the labels framelits from a separate piece of paper and used this as the mask. The mask was placed over the paper which needed to be stamped on and post it notes placed around the edge to hold it in place. A combination of Daffodil delight, more mustard and cherry cobbler were sponged over the mask to create the background. I then stamped the image...
chalkboard easel cards
Hi everyone, I have a fabulous birthday card to share which I made for a younger member of our family last week It is a chalkboard easel card. The original was found on Pintrest. I was curious to make one and it goes really well with the chalkboard technique which is going around on the internet at the moment. It is so fun and easy to do I love these cards and have made quite a few different ones. I have planned some classes around these types of cards using the...
More Amore Square Collage Card
This was one of the cards we made at my Sunday and Monday classes last week. There are lots of these types of cards on the internet and they are great for using up all those little scraps of paper. I chose the More Amore designer series papers and of course my favourite colour Pool Party along with Raspberry Ripple, Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla. Various punches and die cuts were used along with the honeycomb and vintage wallpaper embossing folders. The 1 1/4" square...
Easter Card
There are only four days left until the end of the Sale-a-bration promotion. I will be placing an order on Friday evening, the last date for anyone still hoping to take up this fantastic offer. To take advantage of this promotion you need to place an order of £45 and you can choose a FREE gift from one of those listed on the sale-a-bration leaflet. Please contact me if you wish to place an order. A couple of cards we made in our Friday afternoon card class last week. (I...
Clockworks
I have been busy working on a few projects of my own recently. We have quite a few birthdays this month. and with it being Mother's Day last week and Easter in a fortnight as well I have been beavering away in the background. I have also been planning for future classes but all will be revealed later. A card I made for a male family member on Tuesday. I saw several watches on Pintrest which were originally made with the Dapper Dad stamp set, but as I haven't got this stamp at the...
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother's Day to you I hope all you mother's have had a wonderful day. I was treated to a Sunday Lunch today with the family at a local hotel. I am now going to chill out this evening and watch the final of Dancing On Ice with a nice glass of wine to finish off the lovely day. Here is the card I made for my mum. It was CASE'd from Julies blog, the original is seen HERE. I have kept the design the same as I loved it so much but have changed the colours and papers...
Bloomin’ marvelous explosion box and card
Hi Everyone, welcome back. I had workshops on both Saturday and Monday where we created this card and matching explosion box using the Bloomin' Marvelous and Secret Garden Stamps and Framelits, and Papillon Potpourri stamps and punches. It was another busy class with everyone completing the projects within 4 hours, only an hour over our scheduled time!! but all my ladies know how we all become engrossed in crafting and chatting during the class. The time always flies by and they don't go...
Sycamore street secret garden
Hello there, phew what a busy week, four classes in four days! I have had a relaxing day off today which included going out with my hubby for a Sunday Lunch. I have one more class tomorrow and although I will be having a few days off this week from teaching classes I will be using the time to plan future ones Here are some of the cards we made in the classes this week. The first card is an easel card. Colour combination pool party, island indigo and whisper white. The card base was cut...
All Dressed Up
For our Tuesday crafty get together last week we created a plaque from the Creative Expressions Project Book. It was supposed to have be an artist theme but as we didn't have some of the materials required we changed it what we had available It was an ideal opportunity to play with my Dress Up Framelits again. We all had a great time designing the dresses, creating the plaque and sharing materials and equipment. Margaret gave us all a section of an old tape measure which was cut up and...
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