Beautiful Bows Card 5

Morning,

At last, here's the fifth and final card from the Beautiful Bows class.  A nice simple card, with a really easy bow.  There was no tying involved for this bow, simply a bit of folding of the ribbon, and a carefully placed Antique Brad to hold it in place.  Clever eh? The Large Scallop Circle was used to punch out one of the stamps from the Everything Eleanor set, don't forget this punch is only available until the end of this month, with the end of the Spring Mini Catalogue.  The swirly stamp was stamped in Lucky Limeade onto Crumb Cake card stock and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder in the Big Shot.  It's always a good idea to do your stamping first, else it can be difficult to stamp after the card has been embossed.

I hope you've enjoyed these Beautiful Bows cards, and if you'd like to learn any of the techniques, I'd be happy to demonstrate them.  Contact me to book a workshop, or enquire about attending a class.

Paper / card Stock - Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets - Petite Pairs, Everything Eleanor

Embellishments - Satin Ribbon, Antique Brads, Rhinestone Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch

Inks / Markers - Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade

Beautiful Bows Card 4

Hello there!

Have you missed me? I hope you've even noticed I've not blogged for over a week now, I hope you were all checking every day for a new post from me! I'm back anyway, I've had a hectic week or two, and have not kept up with these posts.  This has been the busiest crafty week or two I've had for a long time, lots of preparation to do.  I had a card class on Wednesday in Bradford, and on Saturday I am attending an all day training session, with 30 swaps to make.  I've another class on Tuesday in Leeds, and then tomorrow evening I'm going to a Stamp-a-stack class!  Busy busy busy.  I'm looking forward to it all though, and can't wait to share everything with you.

Here's the fourth card I made a few weeks ago at the Beautiful Bows class.  This was the first bow we were shown how to make, and it was a very simple one to do, once we got the hang of where our fingers and thumbs were meant to be.  I've tied bows like this before, but getting shown how to do it that little bit better made all the difference.  The Everything Eleanor stamp set was used again, with the now retired Sale-a-bration papers Everyday Enchantment.  Missing those already.  However, it's not long until the release of the new Summer Mini Catalogue, so there'll be plenty of new products for us to swoon over!

 

Paper / card Stock - Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Stamp Sets - Sincere Salutations, Everything Eleanor

Embellishments - Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Pearls

Tools -

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

Beautiful Bows Card 2

Well it's all back to normal now after the long weekend, shame the weather wasn't like it was last weekend, but at least I wasn't tempted to sit outside, and instead I got some planning and organising done for my next two card classes.  I also realised at the weekend that as well as having two card classes in a week, I have an all day team training event with swaps to make, and another stamp-a-stack class to attend.  I'll be crafted out by the end of all of that! I'll have plenty of blog material to share with you at least, if I ever catch up with it all.

Here's the second card from the Beautiful Bows class.  This one features a double looped bow, and was the most scary looking one out of all the bows we made, I was sure I wasn't going to be able to make this one.  Luckily, it wasn't as hard as it looked, and ended up looking pretty good.

Paper / card Stock - Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration papers)

Stamp Sets - Everything Eleanor, Petite Pairs

Embellishments - Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone Pearls

Tools - Scallop Edge Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch

Inks / Markers - Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Easter Baskets

Today I'm sharing with you another project that I was set whilst having my crafty weekend at Kylie's. I made three Easter baskets, using card stock in Pool Party, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink. They were stamped using the same colour inks, with the stamp set Charming. I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch to make the handles. To make the filling inside, we used a shredder which made the perfect sized strips which were scrunched up and put in the baskets. The flowers on the front were punched with the 5-Petal punch and the Boho Blossoms punch. To finish the flowers off, I placed a Rhinestone Pearl in the centre. I managed to resist eating the chocolate eggs as I was filling the baskets!

Handles made with the Scallop Edge Border Punch



Flower made with the 5 Petal Flower and Boho Blossoms punch



Baskets with the chocolate Easter eggs

They look so effective don't you think? Perfect for an Easter Egg hunt!

Papers / Card - So Saffron, Pool Party, Pretty in Pink, Subtles Paper Stack, Certainly Celery textured cardstock

Stamp Set - Charming

Embellishments - Rhinestone Pearls

Tools - Scallop Edge Border Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch

Inks / Markers - So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Pool Party

Fancy Folds Card 3 - Easel Owl Card

Here's the third in my fancy folds cards - an easel card.  It uses the colour combo of Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  I used the Woodgrain background stamp with Crumb Cake Ink to create a wood effect on the Very Vanilla cardstock on the front of the card, as well as on the Crumb Cake base. An owl was punched using the Owl Builder punch, and I added some Rhinestone Pearls to look like a necklace.  I used the Word Window Punch and the Modern Label Punch with a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes, and added a couple of the Stampin' Dimensionals to make a raised section where the top of the card rests to make it stand up.

This picture shows the card laid flat for placing in an envelope.

Card / Papers - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Chocolate Chip, Subtles Paper Stack

Stamp Sets - Woodgrain background stamp, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embellishments - Rhinestone Pearls

Tools - Owl Builder punch, Corner Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch

Inks / Markers - Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake