The class this month will be led by Shirley. Again, there are 2 birthday cards, and 1 Christmas card. Normal craft kit will be needed, i.e. scissors, glue, ds tape, trimmer etc.
The first birthday card is a decoupaged butterfly on a 6 x 6 card base.
The class this month is led by Jackie, and we will be making three cards - 2 Birthday, and 1 Christmas.
The second birthday card was made using a 7 x 5 white card base, with 2 frames cut out using the scan n cut, and a Tattered Lace die of the lady sitting at the table. The flowers can be die cut or punched, and gems were placed in the centre.
The Christmas card was made using a generic stepper card base die and some papers from Crafty Witches. The poinsettia was a die too - sorry, brand unknown for both of these!
I've been very remiss in keeping this blog up to date and to be fair, it was looking a bit tired and jaded, reflecting that.
So, I've had a bit of a revamp! The background is changed, the layout is changed, and I plan to post the next months cards here straight after the class each month.
Today the group is led by Shirley and we will be making 3 cards. You will need your normal kit (glue, ds tape, scissors, mat etc) as well as some ink pads to colour the flower. If you don't have any ink pads, don't worry as extras will be available to you.
Jackie is leading the class this month, and we will be making the following cards:
Card 1
This card is a stepper card, decorated with printed images and paper flowers.
Card 2 - 6 x 6
This card is a simple die cut image, which is matted and layered onto a plain card base
Card 3 - 7 x 5
This card is a layered one with printed and inked images, paper flowers and ribbon.
Card 1 - this will be made using an embossing folder and inks. You can choose which of these 2 folders you want to use on the day
Card 2 - This is a quick and simple card made using printed paper and inks.
We are very much in the Christmas spirit now - 3 more Christmas cards are on the menu for this month's class, led by Jackie.
Because there is quite a bit of die cutting, and a limited amount of time, a lot of the prep work will be done before the class, so you will only need to bring your normal crafting kit - scissors, ds tape, glue, sticky pads, a pokey tool and a cutting mat.
Card 1
This card is made using a stepper card die (one of my favourite card shapes, to be honest) and a snowglobe die set. The wonderfully vibrant image in the globe can be found on the The Witches Cauldron (thecraftywitches.co.uk) All of the images there are available to download, and I printed this one out using matte photo paper and my epson ecotank printer.
Card 2
This is a card made also using images from the Crafty Witches, and a frame die.
Card 3
This card is an advent card, and is made with a Moonstone die from Hunkydory. The die, and also pads with a selection of 12 top and bottom sheets can be obtained from Hunkydory or Amazon.
Hopefully we will all be refreshed after our summer break - and we are back in September with.... drum roll... the first Christmas cards of the year!
Shirley will be leading the class and we will be making these 3 lovely cards. All you will need is your normal craft kit - so let's all get in the Christmas spirit!
Card 1
Card 2
Card 3
This month we will be making a photo book - or, as I have made, a birthday book. The beauty of this book is that you can have as many pages as you want - just keep adding spines!
At the class we will primarily be concentrating on creating the book - the decoration can be done at leisure and will be up to you.
For my book pages, I used plain 12x12 black card but you can use any 12 x 12 paper/card that you have. Patterned paper will save you having to mat and layer onto the base page as it will already have interest.
Visual printed instructions will be provided so you can follow along when making future books. And as a bonus, I have included the instructions for making the small "maze" book, which leaves you with a 3 x 3 inch square book.
Instruction sheets:
We are making cards using unusual folds this month, in a class led by Jackie. No specialist equipment except a score board will be required.
The papers used can all be obtained from the Crafty Witches - my new favourite source of papers, because they are all downloadable so can be printed out when wanted and not having to be stored in a room with less and less space! I use an Epson Ecotank printer, and it is REALLY economical, rarely needing the ink to be topped up. I have printed out 100s of pages before the ink even goes down....
Card 1 - this is an 8 x 8 base, ending up with a 6 x 6 inch card.For convenience, I have also included a picture of the template, with an explanation of how to fold it.
Card 2 - this is made from a standard 6 x 6 inch card base, and is scored from the centre bottom edge up to the top sides, then valley and mountain folded to get this effect. I should add that I took this pic before I added the diecut flowers I used to decorate it, but I think plain is also effective - and if you used a less floral paper, it could be ideal for a boys/mans card.
