Februarys Projects

Well here we are with the projects from Februarys card class. I had been asked to create cards for a variety of occasions so thought that this was a good time to showcase the stamp set 'Better Together' which had a good number of sentiments and small images for all sorts of occasions.  To also show that you don't necessarily need a lot of products to make great cards for all occasions, we used Whisper White and Smokey Slate card stock, white and silver embossing powder and some pieces of various colours to suit the card design.  To enhance the whisper white panels, we also used the Sparkle embossing folder.

As we are still in the Sale-a-bration period, we used the Botanical Butterfly DSP and Organdy Ribbon Combo ribbons to create this cute little box.  My customers had the choice of making either a Lemon Lime Twist or Highland Heather base box.

Our final project for a sombre card suitable for a variety of occasions. This used a technique whereby an acrylic block is inked, spritzed with water and then stamped on the card stock to give a mottled effect.  Next we stamped the silhouette of the tree from the 'Sheltering Tree' stamp set, hand drew the birds and stamped off the 'grass' again using a stamp from the Sheltering Tree stamp set. We then cut out the square of the profile of the stamped area and re-set it onto the card, slightly off from the original square with dimensionals to give a layered effect.  The main colours used were Early Espresso, Old Olive and Pool Party.  We finished of the Old Olive 1/8" Sheer Ribbon.card with some

A Touch of Autumn!

For our September Class, I chose some autumnal colours and the lovely new stamp set, Painted Harvest.

For this card we used the tri-layered stamping technique where the 3 Very Vanilla layers are placed on top of each other then the images are stamped ensuring that they go over the borders then the layers disassembled and Chocolate Chip matts are added back in between each layer.  this is the wonderful Painted Harvest stamp set which is a two-stamp image where the background of the sunflower was stamped in Crushed Curry and the detailed top layer stamped in Pumpkin Pie.  The leavers were stamped using Garden Green and cut out with the new Leaf punch.  The greeting was taken from  Flourishing Phrases.

Our second autumnal card was made using the baby-wipe technique where drops of Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Crushed Curry were dropped onto a baby-wipe and left to blend before using this as an ink pad to create the leaves.  This card also used a similar technique to the first where we stamped the tree trunk (stamp set Sheltering Tree  ) across two layers then removed the top Whisper White layer and stamped the leaves before re-assembling with a layer of Early Espresso in between.  The greeting was taken from Happy Birthday Gorgeous.

Our 3D project this month is a new style box I found on Pinterest called the self closing box.  It is very simple to make using the Score-board and for this we used the other leaf stamp from the Painted Harvest stamp set along with the acorn to make our own DSP.  The colours used were Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Garden Green. The greeting was taken from the Blooms & Wishes stamp set , punched out using the new Pretty Label punch and clipped to the box with some Burlap Ribbon and a Gold Library Clip. 

A Merry Christmas To One And All!!

Wow, it is now less than a week to go until Christmas Day! This year I have managed to send out handmade cards to everyone! Most of the cards were made from past stamp sets and DSP, a useful way of using up stock to make room for products from the new Spring/Summer catalogue and Sale-a-bration goodies which will be available from 4th January.
Now back to this months card class projects.  Both of the cards were Christmas ones and the 3D project was a calendar.

 For this card we used Festival of Trees and Sassy Salutations stamp sets and the main colours were Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Real Red and Whisper White.  The DSP was Merry Moments DSP.  To add a bit of sparkle we added a star made of Red Glimmer paper and some Basic Rhinestones.  We also added some paper piercing detail around the the card and circle.

This cute punch art reindeer did use a few punches but I think he was worth it!  The punches used were Extra Large Oval, 1/2" circle, 3/4" circleOwl Builder, Tree Builder and Pansy.  The colours used were Tip Top Taupe, Whisper White, Early Espresso and Real Red.  (The ribbon is retired).  The 'snow' was made by embossing Vellum Cardstock with the Decorative Dots folder and adhered to Tip Top Taupe cardstock and then onto the main card of Early Espresso. The greeting was taken from the Snow Place stamp set.

Sping - main colours = Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Versamark; stamp sets = Sheltering Tree, Project Life Day to Day.

Summer - main colours = So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Versamark; stamp sets = Sheltering Tree, Perpetual Birthday Calendar, Project Life Day to Day

Autumn - main colours = Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie; stamp sets = Sheltering Tree, Perpetual Birthday Calendar, Project Life Day to Day

Winter - main colours = Soft Sky, Early Espresso, Versamark; stamp sets = Sheltering Tree, Perpetual Birthday Calendar, Project Life Day to Day. White heat embossing powder.

The calendar was made so that it could sit on a table/desk and be 'flipped' over to view the relevant season of the year by having a tab that slotted behind the card panels.

All the panels were adhered to a folded sheet of Basic Black card stock using dimensionals.

Junes Class

Right, I am a bit better organised for my blog this month as had it all photographed and written ahead of time.  Plus as we had treated ourselves to a weekend break at Centre Parcs the weekend of my class I had to make sure everything was planned before we went away!
So here are the projects from June:-

 This first card showcases the new 2015-2017 In Colors. Starting from the top butterfly (made with the Bitty Butterfly punch and  1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches) they are Delightful Dijon, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Tip Top Taupe and Mint Macaron (the greeting was made using Early Espresso ink and Petit Pairs stamp set and cardstock to complement these new colours). As you can see we didn't waste the butterflies punched out of the Whisper White cardstock and made gift tags with them using the Note Tag punch.

This is the second card we made using the Sheltering Tree stamp set which has carried over from the Spring/Summer catalogue.  I had seen another demostrator (Mandi Mace) making a card using the Hardwood stamp as a frame to the card and couldn't resist using the same idea.  The main colours in this card are Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip.

This final card uses the new Sprinkles of Life stamp set which is a special stamp set created by Stampin Up who will give £2 from the sale of this stamp set to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  This is a great set with so many different combinations of stamps. Plus there is a co-ordinating punch - Tree Builder.  Here is just one making a basic cupcake. I hope to use this stamp more in the near future so will post more designs.  To see more of this stamp set look at the last page of the new 2015-2016 catalogue by clicking on the link my home page.  I also used the Cherry on Top Designer Washi Tape on this card and stars puched from the Confetti Stars Border punch in Crushed Curry, Island Indigo and Watermelon Wonder. The cupcake was made using Crushed Curry cardstock and ink with Watermelon Wonder candles and Crumb Cake cardstock and Tip Top Taupe ink base. The background circle is Cucumber Crush.