More Term 1 Classes

 

The Lotus Blossom set was my very first "must have" from the Sale-A-Bration promotion.  It is so pretty and looks great in heaps of colours.  This card was done with Strawberry Slush and Crumb Cake.  It is such a shame this is in the SAB promo as that means it will disappear forever at the end of March.

 

Yet another 'male' card for the stash.  This card used the Balloon Framelits and Celebrate Today bundle.  The Star background was created using the Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks.

Classes Term 1

Another set of cards made this term:

 

Sadly we all need a Sympathy card every now and again and they aren't something you want to

have to make when you actually need it.  To create this effect we used the Window Frame dies to cut a window from a template the same size as the card front.  The image is from the World of Dreams stamp set and the words are from A Dozen Thoughts.  Basic Black, Crumb Cake and Shimmer White inks and cardstock.

 

 

We have done a few "male" orientated cards so far this term as I don't know about you but I have a shortage in my stash. This was a very quick and easy card using Balloon Bash from the Occasions Catalogue with Cherry Cobbler and Night of Navy.

 

 

This pretty little Note Card Holder was created using one of the Gift Card Enclosures.  We added some Tea Lace Doilies some White Jute Ribbon and a vellum rose using the Spiral Flower Die.

 

Term 1 Class Projects

Well my poor neglected blog is finally getting some attention.  I wish I could clone myself and have an assistant to pick up the slack of things that I just don't get to do.  Oh well, back to reality.

I have several posts coming up with the projects we have done this term. So here we go.

 

This card uses the Big Day Stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration freebies promotion that ends at the end of March!  The colours are Soft Suede and Lost Lagoon.

 

 

The Sheltering Tree stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue has been very popular.  It is so versatile and looks great is heaps of different colour combo's.  This version was tailored towards the males in our lives.

 

The colours have changed a little in this photo.  I used Gorgeous Grunge and Six Sided Sampler along with the Itty Bitty Accents and Hexagon punches.  The colours are Crumb cake , Bermuda Bay and Soft Sky.  A bit of bling and done.

Class Project Updates

 

I am frantically ticking off things on my to do list before my husband and I take off for our European holiday later today!  We are going to France, Italy, Greece and Turkey and will be away for a month!!  So excited and I just can't wait to get on the plane but I wanted to very quickly update you with some photos of recent class projects.  I won't put any details in but you can always contact me for ingredients if you need them and I will get back to you when I come home.

 

Au Revoir!!!!

 

 

 

 

Spiral Flower Die

I just love the new Spiral Flower Die.  It makes the most beautiful roses that wrapped tightly look like a rose bud and loosened make a lovely rose or double it up and you have a beautiful huge rose.
The second card uses the Banner Blast set from the Sale-A-Bration Freebies and was designed for the males in our lives.The third card put us back in touch with our feminine side with some bling.
As with my earlier posts, I am happy to let you know more detail on any of the projects but now that I have caught up with my postings I will be able to include more info in my posts.

Thanks for dropping by!

Mr & Mrs

Wedding cards are another occasion I never seem to have ready to go so at least I now have one.  This one uses Shimmer White and Silver cardstock, the Mr & Mrs and Flowering Flourishes stamps.
The second card also used the Flowering Flourishes stamps and was kept very simple in Shimmer White and black.  A bit of bling makes it look really classy and with different words would make a great anniversary or engagement card.
The third card was a bit of bright and cheery colour using Calypso Coral and Summer Starfruit.

Tag Top Punch Card

Male cards always seem difficult to do - or for me anyway, so the first two cards were designed for males.  The first card uses products from the "Celebrate Everyday" mini catalogue that has heaps of goodies in it.  The second card isn't the actual card that we made in class but the same techniques were used for this one.  I actually gave away my sample before I had taken a photo!  We embossed the Coaster Board, which I had never used before, but love and then brayered the ink over it.
The third card uses the new Scalloped Tag Topper punch to create a closure with a difference.  It is so easy to do but looks great and the Watercolour Wonder DSP from the mini catalogue are just gorgeous.

Card In A Box

 

The first project has been called a card in a box.  It actually collapses and will fit into a standard sized envelope and creates a bit of WOW.  We used the gorgeous Venetian Romance papers.  The second card uses the Positively Chevron background stamp sponged in 3 shades of blues.  The third card makes a great wedding or engagement card using Hello, Doily and Shimmer White card stock.  If you would like any further details, please let me know.

 

A Crumb Cake Overload

This was our first class back for the year and as you can see, I was in a Crumb Cake kind of mood.  We made a little desk calendar, a birthday card and the clear pillow box was for Valentines chocolates.  The pillow boxes are from K Mart as sadly our pillow box die has retired.  The patterned paper is from the SAB Sweet Sorbet collection. 
If you would like any information on any of the products used, please email me.

Up to Date

Well that wasn't too difficult - I am now up to date!  I am actually sitting down with my hubby and my lovely little niece and nephew and this is the difficult part - watching the Friday night football.  Get out the thermometer, I must be sick.  There has to be better things to do with a Friday night!

Anyway here are this weeks cards we made. 

 

This was a quick simple Fathers Day or Birthday card using the Six Sided Sampler set mixed with Gorgeous Grunge that is going to be very popular I am sure.  I was devastated when French Foliage went but Gorgeous Grunge is a pretty good substitute.  We used the co-ordinating Hexagon punch - just love it when there is a matching punch.  The words are from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.  The colours are Basic Black, Whisper White with a splash of Island Indigo.

 

I finally got around to experiment with colouring the Crepe Filter Paper!  The flower petals were cut from the Floral Frames Dies and coloured with Rasberry Ripple and Primrose Petal.  We stappled the layers together, scrunched them to make them look like a flower and added a large pearl.  The leaves are the large Oval Punch trimmed on one end to make a point and coloured with Old Olive. 

 

The card is Shimmer White and the script is from the gorgeous Background Builders stamp set.  When I first saw this set in the Catalogue I thought they were the builder wheels and was sooooo pleased when I realised it was a stamp set as they are so much easier to use.  I think this set will be another one of my new favourites.

 

 

 

There were a few steps to this card.  We used the script stamp from Background builders and then the splotches from Gorgeous Grunge to create the background in Crumb Cake, Primrose Petal and Pear Pizzaz.

 

We ran a strip of Primrose Petals CoreDinations cardstock through the Honeycomb Embossing folder and then given a light sand.  The new Deco Labels Collection labels are in Pear Pizzaz and Very Vanilla.  The My Friend words are from Six Sided Sampler and the flowers are made with the 7/8 inch scallop circle punch and the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Bunch.  The leaves are from the Bird Builder punch and with a bit of bling added here and there I think it makes a lovely girly card.

Stationery Kit

We made this gorgeous Stationery Kit just after Stamp Camp.  It holds 4 cards and matching envelopes and is another great little gift for those difficult to buy for people. Who doesn't need a lovely card for a special occasion. 

 

The papers are from the Quarterfancy Specialty DSP pack.  The stamps are from the new Mosaic Madness set and we used various word stamps to fit different occasions.  The flower on the front is the Scalloped Circle punch layered with a brad from the Antique Brads.

It has been so long

I cannot believe that I haven't posted since MAY! Where has that time gone!!  I feel bad but when life gets too hectic something has to give and for me it was my blog postings.  So much happened at once with the retirement lists, then the new catalogue and then I had my second Stamp Camp to get ready for in July.  Not to mention all the other normal day to day things.

I had been keeping all of the class projects aside with every intention of posting them but to be honest there are just too many so I have made the call to skip them and start again.  That was quite liberating.

 

 

Regarding Dahlias was one of the first stamp sets that caught my eye in the new Catalogue.  It looks awesome in colour but also striking in black and vanilla. I am also loving all of the papers from the Modern Medley pack.  I have added some Crochet Trim ribbon and a bit of paper piercing around the vanilla oval and it was a quick card.

 

This was another quick card using the Mosaic punch and some of the Soho Subway pack.  I used the Naturals White and Early Espresso cardstock.  The words are from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.  They are layered with the Word Window Punch and the Modern Label Punch.  The little brad on the centre Mosaic is from the Vintage Trinkets.

Class Card Catchup

 

Well my plan to keep my postings up to date at the beginning of last term didn't last very long but at least I had good intentions.  I won't make any rash statements for this term but hopefully I won't get too far behind.

 

As there are so many cards to catch up on, I won't put all the details of each one, but if you would like any further information on any of these, please feel free to contact me and I would be only to happy to help.

 

Once again my photography isn't too crash hot so some of these cards look much better in "real life".

 

This first card was made from Shimmer White which is definately one of my new favourites.  I love a white card and this just gives a little bit of class with the slight shimmer.  The stamp set is Oh Hello which didn't grab me at first but I have grown to like it.  There is more from this set coming up.  The colours are Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo.  I will miss these two colours when they retire!  the words are from Blooming With Kindess.

 

 

I have wanted to do an Awning card for so long and finally got around to doing one.  It is such a cute idea and you can make a 'store front' for so many different stamp sets.  The colours are Pool Party, Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade.  The stamp set is Happy Hour.

 

This card looks so much better when you are actually looking at it.  This photo really doesn't do it any justice.  The card is Cherry Cobbler, Shimmer White and Sahara Sand.  The stamp is from Lacy & Lovely which is a set I have only just bought and I am wondering what took me so long to notice it.  I mixed Irridescent Ice and Cherry Cobbler embossing powders together to get some sparkle and it looks gorgeous.  This is a very quick and simple card but looks quite striking.  You will have to trust me on that one due to my lacking photography skills

 

Sadly this is another card that really does look so much better than it does in the photo. I used Shimmer White and Sahara Sand.  The stamps are from Lacy & Lovely and the embossing folder is Elegant Lines.  Add a few pearls and another quick card done!

 

This card used the lovely Pool Party Core-dinations card stock from the current Mini.  The paper is from the In Colour DSP paper stack.  The words are from Petite Pairs and the flowers were made using the scallop circle punch.  We used the Labels Collection Framelits dies.  The 1 1/4" scallop circle punch is perfect for making card size flowers and it has been carried over into the current Mini catalogue.

 

 

 

This is one of my favourite cards that we make last term.  Black and white cards always look striking.  This one has used Basic Black and Shimmer White - told you it was my new favourite!  The stamps are from Secret Garden and Summer Silhouettes and we used the Secret Garden Framelits Dies to cut the flowers. The embossing folder used was the Fancy Fan which is just so cute.   Add a little pearl and finished!

 

This card loses some of its appeal in the photo but the rustic look of the Neutrals White is so effective.  French Foliage is one of my favourite stamp sets and I have seen that it is on the US retirement list that has just been released and I am so disappointed.  I am hoping that we dont' lose it!

The colours are Cherry Cobbler even though it looks like an orange colour in this, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake.  An antique brad, bit of ribbon and some paper piercing and another quick and simple card.

 

I had a request for the Chalk Board technique so here it is.  It sounds so technical but it really is very simple.  We used Craft White ink on a tissue and rubbed it over Basic Black card stock.  Really, how simple is that.  It is a little difficult to see the full effect from this angle but I created a little "shelf" that the cupcake is sitting on.  After all, blackboards at school had a little shelf for the duster and chalk to sit on.

 

Now where did I get the zig zag stamp from?   It isn't actually a stamp but the simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate from the Mini Catalogue.   I masked off one of the lines and used it as a template to sponge over.  I wanted to show a different way to use the Plate other than just an embossing plate.  The colours are Summer Starfruit and Rasberry Ripple.  The punch is Petite Pennants Builder and the stamps are from Pennant Parade.

 

This card is a great way of using up scrap pieces of patterned paper.  The colours  re Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder.  The papers are from the In Colour DSP pack.  The stamp is from Tiny Tags and we used the Jewelry Tag punch.  The leaves are from the Bird Builder punch.  The flower is made using the 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" scallop circle punches.  Add a pearl and finsihed.

Here is Oh, Hello again.  We had a week of quick, simple cards and this was one of them.  The card is Rasberry Ripple and the words are from A Word For You. The flower is made from the 7/8 scallop circle punch that was in the Sale-a-bration cataloge.  Add a bit of paper piercing that actually lifted this card from being very ordinary to looking a little special.  Bling always helps lift a card and done.  This really is a quick card.

This was another of the quick cards.  Shimmer White again! and Basic Black.  The gorgeous flower is from Blooming With Kindess and we embossed it using White embossing powder.  The circle is cut using the 3" circle die for the Big Shot and the ribbon is the White Organza ribbon.

 

 

 

I made these 3 cards to show that you can use the same layout with different colours and change a few simple embellishments and you get a different look.  We didn't actually make these ones in class.

 

Well that is last term caught up!  Phew, it really is much easier to post more often so my apologies for the over load.  Once again, I am happy to give you more details on any of these if you want to know anything in particular.

 

Lets see how long it takes me to get this weeks cards posted after my last class for the week on Friday.  Thanks for taking the time to look over my blog and don't be afraid to leave some feedback, I love to hear from you!!!

 

 



Beyond Plaid

I normally have a lot of trouble creating male cards but this is the second week this term we have made cards for the men in our lives.  The new Beyond Plaid and Dapper Dad stamp sets from the current Mini are great for mens projects but we did do one girly card using the Beyond Plaid just to show that it is versatile.

 

This first card was created using Beyond Plaid in various colours. We used Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede.  The words are from Memorable Moments cut out with the Ovals Framelits Dies and mounted on a Decorative Label Punch shape.  I had a bit of a facination with the Paper Piercing tool this week and each card has some paper piercing in it.  I think I might have over done it a little for one week!

 

I wanted to show that you can use the Beyond Plaid set for both Male and Female cards.  I did see a card similar to this when I was trawling the internet one night but I didn't save a reference to it so for whoever sparked off this creation, thanks for the inspiration.  If I come across the site again, I will come back and make and acknowlegement.  The card is done in Rose Red and Whisper White.  The hearts are from the Hearts a Flutter and Hearts Collection Dies and the words are from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.  A gemstone just adds to the girly bling look.

 

Teh bow tie is my favourite stamp from the Dapper Dad set but I am looking forward to using the shoe and watch to see what I can do with them.  We stuck with the same colour scheme of Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White.  The printed paper is from the Neutrals DSP pack and a little paper piercing to finish it off.  It is very difficult to see in the photo but the middle tie has a little silver brad in the knot as a tie pin.

 

Not sure what I have in mind for next weeks class but it might be time to go girly!

 

Secret Garden & Summer Silhouettes

The new mini has lots of goodies that I just had to have in it.  One of the great new "bundles" was the Secret Garden bundle.  Not only do you get a stamp set but you also get the dies to match at a discounted price!  I just love all the new dies.  If you can't have a punch for every shape, the next best thing is a die to do the cutting for you - there should be more!!!

 

All the cards this week were done in Shimmer White cardstock.  This one used some Pool Party DSP.  We stamped the flowers with Pool Party.  We cut out a flower from the front panel of the card and then stuck it to the inside of the card giving a window effect.  The other two flowers were raised up with dimensionals and pearls added to all the flower centres.  Simple card but better in real life.

 

 

 

This was our second card done with the same Secret Garden flower.  Firstly, we stamped the flower onto the card in Pink Pirouette.  We then stamped them onto watercolour paper in Rasberry Ripple and watercoloured them.  The little flowers are from the Flower Trim ribbon on page 5 of the Mini and the words are from Bloomin With Kindness.

 

This card used the Summer Silhouettes set.  The words are from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.  The colours are Melon Mambo and Lucky Limeade. 

 

All three cards were very quick and simple to make but looked like a bit of effort had been put into them.

Dressed For Valentines

 

One of the things from the new Mini that I had to have was the All Dressed Up Bundle.  It comes with a stamp set and Framelit Dies to compliment.  We only used the dies for this card and I can't wait to experiment with different styles.  The colour combo for this card is basic black, cherry cobbler and very vanilla.  The paper is from one of the DSP Stacks, with some basic pearls to dress it up.  We used the Stripes Embossing Folder on the vanilla layer but sadly it doesn't show up in the photo very clearly.

 

 

As it was getting very near to Valentines Day we had to be prepared.  Not everyone has a Valentine or wanted to do anything specific so I tried to keep our projects a little neutral so they could be used for other events.

 

This little gift box was made from the purse die.  You cut 4 of them and with a few little alterations, stick them together and this is what you are left with.  Cute!  We used the Hearts A Flutter Dies, a bit of DSP, a tag and a little bling and it could be used for anyone!

 

 

The new Mini has 3 new colours in the Core'dinations Card Stock.  We used the Pool Party for this card with Island Indigo and Very Vanilla.  The Honeycombe Embossing folder is also from the new mini and is just so striking.  The words are from the Vintage Verses Sale-a-bration set done on a tag from the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  The little hearts are from the Owl punch and the DSP is from the In Colour DSP Pack.