Craft Decathlon - Mouthwatering Cherries

This is the second time I have written this blog post! Argh. The Blogger App on my phone was playing up, so I closed it down, and lost this post. So I'm writing them all in the Notes App on my phone, and keeping my fingers crossed I don't lose it again!

This is another card made using the Mouthwatering stamp set, but with the cherries this time. The cherries image was stamped onto the Whisper White card stock with Lucky Limeade ink, and a Jelly Bean brad placed near the leaf. Eight cherries were stamped in Real Real card, using the 1" (2.5cm) Circle Punch. One was placed flat on the cherry, then the other three stuck together to create a 3-d raised effect. The White uni-ball Signo gel pen was used to create a shine. I've used lots of white ink pens before, and this one is by far the best. The cherries paper from Sweet Shop was placed over a strip of Real Red card stock, which had been punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. The Just for You sentiment from Oval All was stamped in Real Red, and punched out with the Large Scallop punch, and mounted onto a Lucky Limeade Scallop Oval Punch piece of card. The Birthday Wishes sentiment is from Sincere Salutations. The Lucky Limeade marker pen was used to create a stitched image around the edges of the Whisper White card layers. For anyone who hasn't used the markers, they are dual tip, with a fine end for writing and a brush tip for colouring images and stamps. They match all the papers and card that Stampin' Up! offer. They can be bought individually, in sets of 10 in the colour families, or as a full set.

 

Stamp-a-stack 5 - Bordering on Romance card

Here's the fifth card from the Stamp-a-stack class.  This one uses the Bordering on Romance set, a really pretty flowery set, that involves a bit of colouring in.  Everyone likes to embrace their inner child using this set and it keeps everyone quiet for a while! 

The colour combo is Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz, and Baja Breeze.  The Labels Collection Framelit dies were used for the Whisper White card stock, and the main image of the flowers was also stamped onto Whisper White then coloured in using the markers.  The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations. The bow was made with seam binding ribbon, and is a lovely light material, and ties really nicely.

 

 

Papers / Card Stock - Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Stamp Sets - Bordering on Romance, Sincere Salutations

Embellishments - Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelit Dies

Inks / Markers - Pear Pizazz, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bridge, Rose Red

Card Class - Bunting

A few weeks ago, I held a bunting themed card class at Dock Street Market, Leeds.  We made four cards, all with a bunting and flags theme.  It was a fun class, and with the Queens Diamond Jubilee coming up, I thought it would be a good theme for all those summer cards.

Here's one of the cards we made that evening.  I'd seen a similar card on Pinterest, and liked it so much.  (As I'm writing this post, I've noticed that the card in the photo doesn't have the clouds that were made from the Cupcake punch, I'll take a photo of the finished card and add it later - oops.)  I like how the Bashful Blue and the Certainly Celery card looks like sky and grass.  The papers used for the bunting flags are from the Nursery Nest, which I got free last month for placing a £45 order.  The Pennant Parade stamp was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the papers and then punched with the Petite Pennants Builder punch.  Bows were tied with Linen Thread, and attached the the edges with the mini glue dots.  The sentiment was stamped with Rose Red ink, from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.

Papers / Card Stock - Crumb cake, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Nursery Nest
Stamp Sets - Pennant Parade, Sincere Salutations
Embellishments - Linen Thread
Tools - Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Eyelet Border Punch
Inks / Markers - Basic Gray, Rose Red

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

Beautiful Bows Card 1

Hope you're having a nice Bank Holiday Monday.

Last weekend I attended a Beautiful Bows class run by my upline, Julie Kettlewell.  This was a great class, as we learn five different bow techniques, something that I've always been a bit nervous of! Mine never look quite like they are meant to, so it was good to be shown the tricks of the trade. I just hope I can remember them when I come to try them again.

All the cards that I will be sharing with you over the next five days use the Everything Eleanor stamp set, which is really versatile.  The colour combination of Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla was used.  All of the stamped images fitted onto one A4 sheet of Very Vanilla card stock, so it was an economical use of card.  The sentiment on this card is from Sincere Salutations, and the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder has been used on the Very Vanilla background. 

The bow on this card was made with a fork! Yes, a fork.  All the ladies at the class were a bit confused when we sat down at Julie's dining table, we thought maybe she was serving us lunch! It makes such a cute bow, and I can't wait to try this with different sized forks to see what effect it has.

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

Stamp Sets - Sincere Salutations, Everything Eleanor

Embellishments - Satin Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Inks / Markers - Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Stamp a stack - Beautiful Butterflies card

Morning all, hope you are doing well.  Over the next 6 blog posts, I'll be sharing with you the cards that I made at the recent stamp-a-stack card class run by Julie Kettlewell.  Even though I'm a demonstrator myself, I still enjoy attending classes myself, as there's always new tips and techniques to learn, and I love it when I learn something that I can pass on here, or at my classes.  The social side of it is great too, lots of new like minded people to meet, and who understand the desire to own everything in the catalogue!

The first card I'm sharing is made with a few of the Big Shot dies, Top Note and Beautiful Butterflies.  It was a quick and simple card to make, but looks really fancy.  The colours Wisteria Wonder and Island Indigo were used, with Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  The stamp set used on the Top Note area is from the Spring Mini catalogue, called You Are Loved. The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations, a set I seem to be using more and more these days, and has been stamped onto a label stamped with the Four Frames set, punched with the Decorative Label Punch. 

Paper / Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, 2011-2013 In Colour Paper Stack

Stamp Sets - Four Frames, Sincere Salutations, You Are Loved

Embellishments - 2011-2013 In Colour Designer Printed Brads

Tools - Big Shot, Top Note Die, Beautiful Butterflies die, Decorative Label Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Inks / Markers - Island Indigo, Wisteria Wonder

Final Stamp-a-stack card

Phew! I've got to the end of the six cards that I made at the Stamp-a-stack card class. This one uses the Sale-a-bration papers Everyday Enchantment, with the colour combo of Poppy Parade and Pool Party. The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border was used for the border around the sentiment, and the flower cut from the Blossoms Party die from the Berry Blossoms product suite in the Spring Mini Catalogue. It was finished off with a Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, and a Red Rhinestone Brad. The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.

Papers / Card - Everyday Enchantment, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Whisper White

Stamp Set - Sincere Salutations

Embellishments - Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad

Tools - Big Shot, Blossoms Party die, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack

Ink / Markers - Poppy Parade

I hope you've enjoyed these six cards from the Stamp-a-stack class.  If you'd like to learn how to make any of them, please contact me to book your workshop or class.

Last card from the training day

Here's the last card I have to share with you from the All Day Training.  It uses the Create a Cupcake stamp set and punch to make a little carton, for popcorn made using the Itty Bitty Shapes punch.  One thing I didn't mention earlier, is that when we were making these cards at the training day, the six of us on the table worked together and each took a bit of the card so we got them done quickly.  For this one, myself & Kate punched and inked the edges of 20 popcorn each, for 6! I think I dreamt of popcorn that night.

Paper / Card - Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamp Sets - Create a Cupcake, Sincere Salutations,

Embellishments -

Tools - Large Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Cupcake punch, 1-3/8" (3.5cm) Square punch

Inks / Markers - So Saffron, Basic Black, Real Red

This is the Baggie Book that we created with all five cards.  It's a great way to show lots of cards using the same stamp set, and can easily be passed round at a class or a workshop and the cello bags keep the cards clean and protected.  I'd like to make these for all my stamp sets, one day I'll get round to it!