Shirley is leading the class in July - and these are the cards we will be making. Apart from basic craft kit, it would be helpful to have a pair of tweezers...
Card 1
Card 2
Card 3 - this is a choice (either a blue or a pink version).
The class was led by Jackie this month and we made three cards, using embossing folders and metal dies. All equipment was supplied.
Card 1 - Simple card using flower dies, an embossed background and a die cut sentiment with mat (die from Creative Crafting world).
Card 2 was a quick and simple card with a mat onto a patterned base layer. The mat was embossed, and two die cut butterflies and bases (folder and dies from a free gift on the front of a magazine).
Card 3 was another quick and simple one - a simple plain black mat, with an embossed orange layer stuck onto one side of the card. A plain white sprig on the top, a die cut sentiment using the same colour card and three black gems to lift the top corner.
We have three more lovely cards for the May class (led by Shirley).
The first is a decoupaged seaside view
We are ringing the changes a bit in this class - there will be 2 regular cards, and then for card 3 you have 3 choices! The cards this time were largely made using dies/stamps from a crafters companion box set, and an embossing folder/die cutting freebie from a magazine.
All materials and equipment will be provided - just normal craft kit (scissors, tape, glue, foam pads) are needed.
Card 1
Card 2
Card 3
Choice 1
Choice 2
Choice 3
Shirley is leading the class this month - and we have 2 very special projects for you.
Before Covid (new version of BC!) we had planned a trip to Hautbois for another weekend, and one of the things we planned to do there was using an embroidery hoop as a frame. Well, we all know what happened - lockdown!
The hoops have been stored away in my craft room ever since, but we are now getting them out and they will be used in the first project Shirley has come up with!
Well, this would have been better if I hadn't left it as a draft! Better late than never - these are the cards for this month's class. I hope everyone is doing well - and survived Storm Eunice!
Just bring your normal craft bag - you will need glue, double sided tape, a mat, scissors etc - but all tools and materials will be provided for you.
This is our first card - and we will be colouring with distress inks and embossing, and using gilding flakes.
It's been a while. Who could have known that Covid would rip through our world like it has?
When it first started, I thought it would last a few months. Then we realised it would be a year - and now, in March 2022, we will be talking 2 years. It's been a tough time for a lot of us - and as a group, we have lost some of our regular ladies - Lily, Eileen, Pat. All of whom will be very much missed.
We have had some sessions in the hall since September, and with fingers crossed against the power of Omicron, we have booked the following dates for next year.
January - 22nd
February - 26th
March - 26th
April - 23rd
May - 28th
June - 25th
July - 23rd
August - CANCELLED due to holiday commitments
September - 24th
October - 22nd
November - 26th
December -10th
Hoping to see everyone again then...
Six months ago, when lockdown first started and we had to cancel classes, Shirley suggested we do a virtual thing to occupy our time until classes could begin again. I had the blog, and so the virtual weekly craft stash challenge was born.
Back then, I thought it would be for 6 to 8 weeks. I had no idea that the pandemic was going to last so long, be so all encompassing. And would wipe out the whole year. Sadly, we are nowhere near going back to normal, even now.
It has been strange times for all of us. We have had to be strong in ways we never dreamt of, dealing with restrictions and loneliness, needing to be resilient and stay positive. I really hope that this weekly challenge has helped our little group in some small way to do that. We may not be able to meet face to face, but there has been this contact, this small collaboration.
I want to have a special mention here to Chris and Lorna, who have not only provided at least one card for the challenge each week, but have also made several hundred cards for their chosen charity. There is a silver lining to every cloud - and I am sure their charity(s) will be really happy to receive these cards.
The latest guidance say restrictions may be in place for six months, so while I am taking a break now, I am also thinking of starting a monthly challenge for 2021, so even if classes can't begin straight away, we can do something!
In the meantime, I hope everyone stays safe and well - happy crafting!
Last week of the challenge - here are the cards that were made:
We have done it! The very last week.... (for now, anyway).
It has been a long six months and yet, in some ways, the time has whizzed by. Safe to say that 2020 will be a memorable year!
I have been so proud of the way that people have been joining me on this journey and each week have been sending me pictures of the cards they have made. I know that some people haven't been able to send pictures, but when we can finally get together again, I will be more than happy to take pics of the cards (if they haven't been used, LOL) and upload them here so that in the future, they can all be seen in one place.
Anyway, enough of my wittering. On with the very last sketch. No tic tac toe this week - it's all up to you!
And here is my last example.
Guilty Confession. This one was actually made almost entirely using some new stash. I know... failed at the very last hurdle! But it was so pretty.... the papers are all from a Lynda Chapman paper boutique pad that was a Create and Craft Members gift. So technically free (I just paid p&p).
I really hope you have all enjoyed this journey we have been on - and that it won't be too long before classes in person can start up again. I can't wait!
Happy Crafting, and stay safe everyone.
