Cardmaking Workshop

A group of non-crafty friends asked if I would run a cardmaking workshop for them.  Here are the cards I designed for them as inspiration.  I kept the designs fairly simple so they could all complete all four cards during the evening.  Although I tried to encourage them to add some of their ideas in their designs, they were much more comfortable copying mine.  I had to smile watching the excitement of one of my friends when she used a corner rounder for the first time! 

The penguin is made with the SU owl punch with a little creative cutting.  The embossing was done with a Cuttlebug 'Tiny Bubbles' embossing folder. 

I used a Marianne 'Sunflower Rosette cArt-Us Lacé'  die for this card.  The flower is made with two punches. 

The embossing folder for this card was done with a Couture Creations 'Replacements' e/f and the cogs are Sizzix 'Gadget Gears' die cuts.

The last card has a punched paw print border.  The Sizzix dog die cut is attached to a corner rounded rectangle, embossed with a Sue Wilson 'Pawprint Lattice' e/f.  Three gold Card Candi finished off this card.

I am joining in the following challenges with the penguin card:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #409 ~ All Creatures Great and Small

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge ~ N is for Nature

Masculine Get Well Card

A masculine card Get Well card today for someone who is having an operation next week.  As he lives in the country and has so many different birds visiting his garden, I thought this might be an appropriate design. 

The birds on a wire is a strip of washi tape which has a clear background, so the mottled blue background paper shows through.   The birdhouse is a die cut from the Memory Box 'Birdhouse Village' set of die and the bird is from the Memory Box 'Finnegan Fronds' set.  The sentiment is computer generated. 

I am joining in the following challenges:
Memory Box Challenge #41 ~ Tape Too

Allsorts Challenge Week 486 ~ Water or the colour blue

Fab'n'Funky Challenge #409 ~ All Creatures Great and Small

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Christmas Day is 3 months away!!

The Rudolph Days September Challenge begins to day and is open until the end of the month.  I was so behind with my Christmas cards for this year,  I decided to do some batch making.  I made 32 of this design over the last few days, so I'm nearly back on track.

I inked the sky with blue Distress Ink and an Ink duster, using a circle of card as a mask for the moon.  The scen is a Memory Box 'Quiet Cabin Landscape' die cut, add a snippet of yellow card behind the windows.  I used a stamp platform to stamp the Inkylicious sleigh image and sentiment with Versafine 'Onyx Black', before attaching to a black card blank.

I am joining in the following challenges:

Rudolph Days September Challenge

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #166 ~ Christmas Comes Early

Allsorts Challenge - Week 486 ~ Water or the colour blue (Blue sky)
Sweet Stamping Challenge ~ Dies/punches

CraftyCatz Challenge #430 ~ ATG/Option Twist - Christmas

HLS September Christmas Challenge ~ A/G - Optional Twist - Tree

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ 'S is for Snow'

44 Years!... where have the years gone???

My hubby and I celebrated our wedding anniversary last weekend and this is the card I made for him.  Blue and white are his favourite colours, I think it's to do with the football team he supports 😉, so I often make cards for him in these colours.   

The blue card I used is pearlised and has a lovely sheen.  The background is embossed with a Creative Expressions 'Heart Lattice' embossing folder.  I bought the heart panel die on eBay, after seeing it on Janice's beautiful card HERE.  The large heart is made up with two Spellbinders Nestabilities die cuts, embossing the white one with an Xcut 'Small Polka Hearts' embossing folder.  The sentiment is computer generated.

I am joining in the following challenges:

HLS September Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #410 ~ Add Some Texture

Monochrome Magic Challenge #15 ~ Monochrome

Sparkles Challenge #108 ~ Dies or Punches

Crafty Gals Challenge #174 ~ 3+ Layers

Allsorts Challenge Week 486 ~ Water or the colour blue

....and here's a photo taken 44 years ago with my Brownies who formed the guard of honour.