WI EVENT WEST MERSEA MAKE A CARD

MAKE THESE CARDS WITH ME

WI HALL 28th APRIL 1-3PM

DROP IN ANYTIME

Would you like to have a try at making your own greetings cards?  Stuck on designs? Not sure how to begin.  I am having a two hour, drop in, event on 28th April.  I have six different designs of cards for you to try.  All the cutting and preparation has been done for you.  All you have to do is enjoy putting the cards together.  I will be there to help every step of the way, if needed.  All materials supplied.

Make 1, 3 or all 6 designs

£1 per card or all six for £5

I am also starting small card making classes, please come along for a chat and take some information or book a place in a card class.

There will  be a small selection of  handmade cards for sale.

WI Hall, Kingsland Road West Mersea Essex

Global Design Project

This weeks project is Night of Navy, Whisper White and any colour.  I choose gold, a tiny bit for the sentiment.  Hope you enjoy.  http://www.global-design-project.com/

Step one

Cut a sheet of A4 Night of Navy in half and score and  fold at 10.5cm for card base.  Cut Whisper White a little bit smaller, then another layer of Night of Navy bit smaller.  Using the med and small stitched square die cut Night of Navy and Whisper White.

Step 2

Using the retired set By the Tide, I stamped the shell image in Night of Navy ink.

Step 3

Take the layer piece of Night of Navy and prepare it for heat embossing with the embossing buddy.

I used the Happy Birthday from Iconic Occasions.

Step 4

Stick Night of Navy layer to Whisper White layer.

Step 5 

Use dimensionals to layer Whisper White stitched square to Night of Navy stitched square.  Stick to front of card.  I also put a layer of Whisper White inside to write message on.

Finished.

Freshly Made Sketches Card Challenge

I have had a couple of weeks off from card challenges as I have been preparing for my first card class.  I had a quick look this morning at Freshly Made Sketches and had an idea pop into my head!

I have been obsessed lately ,with die cutting then inserting the same die cut in a different colour.  Of course there will be a name for this technique but it has slipped my mind.

freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/


My card from the above sketch

I was brave and used black card stock which is a bit of a leap for me.  I've used a few different Stampin Up sets for this card, I will list below.  After the initial die cutting of flower and bee I stuck the original flower back into the card and stamped the leaves with Versamark ink so I could gold emboss, I stamped the sentiment at the same time.   Then I stuck a scrap piece of black behind the die cut holes then glued the gold and Soft Saffron die cuts into the card.  I've backed the layer with black fun foam and then stuck to a black card base.  Inside I've used Soft Saffron card stock to write on.

Black and So Saffron card stock.

Versamark ink and Stampin Up gold embossing powder.

Botanical Builder and Detailed Dragonfly dies.

Iconic Occasions stamp set for sentiment.

Awesomely Artistic Stamp set for leaves.

Coffee Chat and Cards

Today was my first card class.  We had great fun making three cards.  My ladies are quite new to card making so I wanted the cards to be easy to make but also good to look at.  We also had a go at heat embossing in gold.  If your interested in joining a friendly casual card making class near Colchester Essex, please contact me and I can give you further details.

Cards made in class today, below

I featured the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set in this class, ladies made a great job.of these.

Another High Tide Card

This is my favourite stamp set at present.  I just love the lighthouse.  I needed to make a card for my big brothers birthday and he loves fishing, boats the sea, so perfect.

I used By the shore DSP 146040 and as this paper has very vanilla in it I made a very vanilla base 106550.  I also cut the largest square from the stitched shapes dies in very vanilla.  Obviously the lighthouse was from the High Tide stamp set 143006 and I stamped using black 140931 and Dapper Denim 141394, the sea gulls were added with Dapper Demin after I heat embossed the sentiment with the silver embossing powder 109131.  I wish there was a Happy Birthday sentiment with High Tide stamp set, but theres not, so I used this sentiment from Butterfly Basics 138816.

You cannot see in this photo but I covered the whole lighthouse in clear embossing powder to give it a shine.

I have included some product codes above, stamp set codes are for photopolymer stamps.

Cas(e) this Sketch Birthday card

Cas(e) This Sketch Challenge

This weeks challenge sketch






http://casethissketch.blogspot.co.uk/

My take on the sketch

I used a Crumb Cake base and also a Crumb cake layer.  The stamped flowers are from the Avant Garden stamp set from the Sale-a-bration leaflet.  I used Crumb Cake ink and Early Espresso for the flower centers.  The circle was cut out with the stitched layers largest circle die and then popped up with dimensionals.  The sentiment comes from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.

I would love for you to be one of my customers, please click  on the shop tab above.  Sale-a-bration is still on until 31st March.  Spend £45 pound (not ijncluding p&p) and get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

Freshly Made Sketches Birthday card

I can't stop using the High Tide stamp set, and the Any Occasion Sale-a-bration free stamp set lends it's self perfectly to the lighthouse.

I entered this card to this weeks Freshly Made Sketch Challenge


http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.co.uk/

My card from the above sketch

I would love to be your demonstator, please check out the shop above.  All orders over £45 (not including p&p) receive your choice of free gift from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.  Be quick only running until 31st March 2017.