May 28 & 30/2017 Playing with Watercolour Pencils

As part of this 4 card class, everyone received their own pack of Stampin’ Up! Watercolour Pencils, a blender pen and a case to hold everything in.  Then we played! 
Using parchment paper as a palette and the blender pen we watercoloured inside lines made with white embossing powder.
                                     
Then we lightly used the blender pen on an image stamped on Designer Series Paper.
                                    
Stampin’ Up! had conveniently come out with Designer Series Paper that was just black and white designs allowing us to colour ‘Inside the Lines’.  (Blender pen again.)
                                     
And our last card used Stampin’ Up!’s Watercolour paper and with that we were able to use an aquapen to blend the colours.

                         

May 8 & 10/2017 3 Quick Cards

A little dry embossing, some quick cuts with a lacy die and making good use of Designer Paper that Stampin’ Up! coordinates so well with our ink and paper.  I certainly couldn’t do that on my own!!

 

 

April 29 & 30/2017 A Card Extravaganza

There were a variety of All Occasions cards available to make – some required a few more steps than others but all were easy cards. 
There were enough kits on hand so everyone could make at least 1 of each design but it was their choice.  There were even a few extra kits available, so those who wanted could make more than one each design.
The first card involved dying the white ribbon to match the cardstock.  It was easy to do using reinkers and damp ribbon.  The card was folded a little differently – nothing complicated.


Lacy dies were used for the next two cards.


A copper dragonfly and butterflies were featured on the next couple of cards...


Then it was flowers – one of them was paper pieced using die cuts…

Then we ‘stamped up’ our own Designer Patterned Paper...


Next a masculine card…


And finally a cute one!!!

December 12 & 14/2016,Tags, Tags, Tags!

Instead of 3 Quick Cards in the library we made a mini File box and lots of tags.  Some were using it as a gift and some were keeping it for themselves!

                               

November 26 & 27/2016 Five Special Christmas Cards

Since these cards are a little ‘fussier’ and took a little longer to make they might just be one of kind cards!  Nothing was complicated, just involved a few more steps.

                     
A little fussy cutting always takes a bit more time!    A sponged sky, die cutting and Dazzling Details!
                    
A small snowball fight with a Spinner card.               More snow – this time flakes in the shaker card.


Unfortunately the glittery sparkle in the trees doesn't show up in the photo of this folding screen card.

October 1 & 2/2016 Christmas in October–A Card Buffet

It was another busy day of Christmas Card making.  Some made a few and some made a lot and we all had fun!  We used new stamp sets, dies and embossing folders and also the oldie but goodie (and ever so handy) “Lovely As a Tree”.  If you don’t have this stamp set, you really need it and not just for Christmas.

     
A snowy “Lovely As A Tree”.                           Cable Knit Embossing Folder.
            
Pine Cone dies & Holly Embossing Folder.        A Gingerbread Man charm and the Stocking dies.
                            
A copper framed, pine bough embossed Elegant card!          A different colour combo for Christmas!
               
Pine Bough dies and Mistletoe!              Silver trees on Elegant Eggplant cardstock.
                     
Bermuda Bay ink brayered over white embossing.     A cute little birdhouse with Vertical Greetings.

September 12 & 14/2016 3 Quick Cards

Butterflies and Flowers in different shades of green was the accidental theme for August.  With a little die cutting, punching and sponging these cards made up very quickly!