May 2011

The class this month further developed the flower technique that we started with last month's card.  Pink roses are always popular, and the addition of some sparkly pink paper behind them enhanced the whole look.

Advance notice - papercraft summer workshops

Our summer workshop this year will be for papercraft only, and will be on 20th August 2011 between 10am and 4pm.

We will be covering various techniques during the morning and then will use what we've made to make our cards in the afternoon.  There will be two cards to make, both boxed.  One will double up as a post it holder, and the other will be an embossed book.

Look out for further details...

Links!

For those interested in doing paper flowers, I have listed below some useful places to get your punches either online or by personal visit.

In2Crafting based at Wickford, if you want to make it a personal visit

Pinnacle Crafts - based at the Barleylands Craft Village, Billericay

The Glitter Pot (this one is in Sussex, so probably online only)
 

Joanna Sheen (in Devon, but really speedy, and FREE P&P)

Paper flower tutorial 1 - roses and daisies

For the cards in April, we are going to use paper flowers.  If you want to have a go, here is a guide on how to make some roses and daisies. If you right click on the pictures, you should be able to save them to your own computer.

March Class Cancelled - will now take place on 23rd April 2011

Apologies - due to an unforeseen clash of bookings, the class for March has been cancelled.  The next craft class will therefore be in April.  The cards that were to be done in March are now likely to be done in May - going to be done on 23rd April 2011.

March 2011

This month's cards will be courtesy of Jackie.

The first card we will be making will be a gatefold card with a difference, and utilising paper flowers.

The second card will be a tri fold DL card.

Watch out for an updates on techniques after the class...

February 2011

Our cards this month are going to be just for the children (or the very young at heart). 

Thanks to Brenda, who is responsible for the project in February, there will be a choice of a nice pink and glittery fairy castle for the girls, or a handsome butch grey castle for the boys.  Both cards have decoupaged fronts, and are a real feature any little boy or girl will be happy to get for their big day. 

Also, whichever card is chosen, it will come complete with a compact envelobox, which will prevent any squashing.

Merry Christmas Crafters...

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year...

A sneak peek for January...

Our cards in January are going to be courtesy of Lynda.  Here is a sneaky peek at what we are going to be doing...

Our cards this month will be utilising punches and the cuttlebug.

November 2010

The last class of the year for the cardmakers will be an easel card, with a twist - project by Jackie.  Also included will be a set of Christmas recipe cards, to make this a combined gift/card.  The images are courtesy of Debbie Moore, and the Mince pie recipe is from Cooking for Christmas, by Josceline Dimbleby.

The card has its own box - made from festive red card.

 The recipe cards that sit inside the cunning pocket on the front of the card....

 The card, face on.