Flower of friendship

Well I don't seem to have had a lot of time for cardmaking this week. I am getting on very well with my latest cross stitch picture though. I made a lovely card earlier in the week but I can't share that one with you yet. Yesterday I was putting inserts into cards and getting my stock ready for today's craft fair. Then we had to pop out and take a few bags of stuff to the charity shop as we were having a declutter and sorting out of cupboards in the spare room on Friday. Then we went to buy a carpet for my craftroom which is being decorated Wednesday week.

So I did manage to make another card ready for my class on Wednesday. This one uses the same sketch as before which I have altered slightly as I want to show them how you can adapt a sketch and make completely different looking cards. If you didn't see my male card from a few days ago look back and see what I mean.

I have gone for a very feminine look using an Inkylicious stamp and Crafter's Companion vintage lace papers. I used a Joy leaf die cut in half and Hunkydory Moonlight fabulous flowers dies.

Growing Up

I have my first cardmaking workshop of the year next Wednesday and have produced a sketch for the class to use. It is a favourite sketch of mine and I want to show how you can take a sketch and change it to make a variety of cards both for men and women.

I used some old papers and ribbon and a Woodware stamp. The stitched circle die is Lawn Fawn and I made some little banners with a Fiskars punch.  I inked the paper edges for a bit of definition.  A nice easy card to start of the class and one mainly aimed at men but no exclusively.

Vintage style bag

I have another gift bag to show you today. I found a burlap paper pad the other day and it was perfect for the style f bag I wanted to make. I added some lace and a Kaisercraft sentiment. I coloured the holly with sparkle pens and added some Marianne diecut and embossed poinsettias which I cut from some Hobbycraft paper. The leaves were cut with foliage from the Sue Wilson cut and lift poinsettia set. I made a matching tag using my new Hobbycraft punch.

Paper piecing at cardmaking class

This is the second card that my class made last night. I wanted to show them how to paper piece and this Woodware stamp is perfect for that. For this one I added a white glitter backing and for the one below an embossed card. I knew it would take them a while to paper piece the image so kept the design simple. I used a Woodware holly punch and card candi.

Sparkly Snowman

I have my next cardmaking class tonight and this is one of two cards they will be making. The snowman is Woodware and I used Nuvo glitter pens to colour him which is what the class will be doing. I added some doodling using a Nuvo fineliner script pen. The papers are some old Wild Rose ones and I used Martha Stewart snowflake punches.   I have to keep the cards simple enough for the non cardmakers amongst them to make in an hour. Tomorrow I will be sharing the second card they are making.

Autumn bouquet

Finding different cards for my class to make is interesting and when I was deciding what to choose this month I remembered I used to make this style of card several years ago. I have to bear in mind most of them aren't, nor do they aspire to be, cardmakers. They just enjoy the class.

The card is a chance for them to play with various punches and dies and arrange them into a bouquet. I cut and folded a doily then used various papers and card with punches and dies to create the flowers and leaves. I raised some of them with small foam pads and added pearls and enamel dots.  I also added a small bow, punched butterfly and a LOTV sentiment.

Simply banners

I made this card as a sample for my September cardmaking class.  I plan two completely different cards and as the second one will take them longer want them to make a quicker first card. I have to bear in mind that the only cards some of them have ever made have been at my classes so I need some of them to be quite simple. This style is a great way of using scraps. I used various papers and a banner die with a LOTV sentiment.

We are picking friends up at lunchtime then off to Cromer to see the pier show at 4pm followed by fish and chips in a nearby restaurant.  The pier shows are really good and we like to support them as they have shows all year round and rely on funds from the shows to keep them going. I believe it is the only pier with shows all year round. We haven't seen the pier show for a couple of years but he write ups are very good. One of the national papers gave it 4 stars. We are also going there later in the year to see a tribute band to The Eagles.

Under the weather

Hello and welcome to the last week of June, how did that happen. I have been so busy that I haven't had much crafting time but I did manage to make a couple of cards at the end of last week. 

Image - LOTV coloured simply print

Papers - from various [pads

Ribbon - from stash

Sentiment - LOTV digi

Dies - MFT scallpoed stitched border, stitched clouds, wonky stitched rectangle, lamppost

Another busy day today. We are off to see a consultant as hubby has a hernia, then meeting friends for coffee, shopping and massages this afternoon, along with a facial for me.

Patch and Puss

This is one of the sample cards I made for my cardmaking class I am running tonight. LOTV kindly gave me permission to use some of my old art pad images for the class. I have made a sketch for them to follow and done most of the prep so looking forward to that tonight.

Image - LOTV art pad

Papers - Lilibee head over heels

Die - stitched square from The Works

Sentiment - LOTV teenage girl

punches- Hobbycraft stars, Fiskars tag

James and Daisy

James is one of my favourite images and although I actually used an old art pad for my card you can buy this image as either a digi to colour or a coloured simply print. Link to the LOTV Etsy store is on my sidebar. I teamed him with some old LOTV papers, a LOTV teenage girl sentiment, Memory Box diecut butterflies and used a Doohickey fence die.

I have been busy preparing for my next card class next Wednesday which filled up so quickly I am doing another two weeks later. 

Cardmaking class pics

I really enjoyed my first cardmaking class last week and so did all the ladies who attended. As you can see Prima Rosa is a packed gift shop. Everywhere you look there is something new to see each time you visit. The tables were all pushed together for the class. We love going here for a drink or a light lunch.

As most of the ladies are not cardmakers and the cards had a lot of layers they only had time to make one but they were all very pleased with their cards and all made different variations of my sample cards.  I look forward to doing it again in a couple of months.

More shabby chic

This is another of the cards I made as an example for my cardmaking class last Thursday.  I used another Inylicious sentiment along with Crafter's Companion vintage wedding paper. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. I used Martha Stewart flower and Woodware leaf punches along with a Hobbycraft star punch and a crimper.

We are off to the coast for the day to a vintage 60's festival which should be fun. Enjoy your weekend.

Cardmaking class

This evening I am teaching my first cardmaking class at Prima Rosa, the vintage cafe/gift shop where I sell some of my cards and gifts. The owner likes her crafters to do classes if they want to and she provides tea/coffee and cake. Most of the people won't be cardmakers at all so I have chosen to do shabby chic cards. I am taking along some examples and will talk them through each stage but want to encourage them to create their own design rather than everyone creating the same card. This is one of the cards I have made for the class.

Sentiment - Inkylicious

Papers - Anne Marie

Ribbon and lace - Crafty Ribbons

Punches - Martha Stewart fern and flower, EK success retro flowers, Hobbycraft butterfly

Burlap buterfly - Michaels, Florida

Wooden butterfly - stash