Regional Training - Summer Mini Catalogue card front

This is another post about the Regional Training I attended in Leeds on Saturday.  We were asked to bring a card front, or a mini scrapbook page, using products from the new Summer Mini Catalogue.  As I've got a card class on Tuesday evening, I decided to make a card that I could use in the class too.  The class is based on a Diamond Jubilee theme, using all things royal and British.  I thought the new Tea Shoppe Stamp set would be ideal.

I stamped the tea cups in Riding Hood Red and Not Quite Navy ink onto Whisper White card stock.  This was mounted onto Riding Hood Red card stock, and then I used the Paper Piercing Tool to create a dotted border around the edge.  The tool comes with a clever see through mat, so you can line up around the edges of your card and make holes in a straight line.  I then stamped the Stay sentiment onto a strip of Whisper White card stock, and mounted it onto a strip of Not Quite Navy card stock that had the edge punched with the Scallop Border Edge Punch.  I added a strip cut from the Lace Ribbon Border punch in Riding Hood Red.  To finish it off, I stamped the flower from the Tea Shoppe set, and then used the Scallop Oval Punch for a border.



I hope my card is liked at the Regional training day, and that my class attendees enjoy making it too.  It's a perfect card for where I hold my classes, at Dock Street Market, as they serve cocktails in tea pots and china cups!

  I think I need to put the kettle on now, who doesn't love a nice cuppa! Tea anyone??



Beautiful Bows Card 3

Hello!

Here's the third card from the Beautiful Bows class.  This one features "the Julie bow"! Julie my upline, used to make wedding stationary, and she used this bow on her items.  It was probably the most simple of all the bows to make, but still looks really effective, and elegant.  It's also a great bow for cards that require posting, as there's not too much bulk to it, and wouldn't get squashed in the post.  As with the others in this set, the Everything Eleanor stamp set was used, with Pool Party and Crumb Cake, and we used the Lace Ribbon Border punch for the strip under the ribbon. 

Three done, two more to go! I hope you're enjoying these cards.

Paper / Card Stock - Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets - Sincere Salutations, Everything Eleanor

Embellishments - Satin Ribbon

Tools - Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Inks / Markers - Basic Gray, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Stamp a stack - Fresh Vintage card

Here's the fourth card from the Stamp-a-stack class, which uses one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets, Fresh Vintage. Sadly, this promotion has ended now, and the lovely products are no longer available, I hope you all got the freebies you wanted and are enjoying them.  This was a nice simple card, quick and easy.  Early Espresso ink and Card Stock was used, with Very Vanilla.  The sentiments are from the Petite Pairs stamp set.  I love the velvet ribbon, which is in the Spring Mini Catalogue, I'd never used it before and it makes such a different having a feel and look at the products, rather than looking at the pictures in the catalogue. The Lace Ribbon Border Punch was used to create the strip behind the ribbon.

 

Close up picture of the lovely Velvet Ribbon

Papers / Card Stock - Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets - Petite Pairs, Fresh Vintage (Sale-a-bration stamp set)

Embellishments - Velvet Ribbon

Tools - Sponge Daubers, Lace Ribbon Border

Inks / Markers - Early Espresso

Stamp a Stack - New Catalogue

I'm not keeping up with these blogs posts very well at the moment am I?! After a busy month or two with the Light Night Craft Garden, and the two weddings, I've given myself a well deserved rest. 

As a good way of getting my crafting mojo back, on Monday I attended Julie Kettlewell's Stamp a Stack card making class.  We made 12 cards, 6 designs, in three hours.

Here are the cards we made - aren't they nice!

The first card is made using the Polar Party stamp set, with Lucky Limeade and Real Red cardstock.  The borders were made with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, and finished with a bow made from the 3/8" (1cm) Ruffled Ribbon in Lucky Limeade.

Card - Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Papers - Real Red Brights Patterns Designer Paper Stack

Stamp Set - Polar Party

Embellishments - 3/8" (1cm) Ruffled Ribbon in Lucky Limeade

Tools - Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

Inks/Markers - Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron

The second card is made using the Everything Eleanor stamp set, with the sentiment from the For My Family stamp set.  The card stock is Soft Suede and Very Vanilla, using Early Espresso and Crumb Cake inks. 

Card - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Papers - Mocha Morning Speciality Designer Series Paper

Stamp Set - Everything Eleanor, For My Family

Embellishments - 3/8” (1cm) Taffeta Ribbon – Crumb Cake

Tools -

Inks/Markers - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso