Halloween Crafting for Half Term

Huge thanks to Ruth, her family and friends for the Halloween themed crafting session we had this afternoon. First we did this card using the Haunting Hill jumbo wheel (p18), on Basic Grey textured card stock, then using the Colour Spritzer Tool (p113) with a Stampin' Write marker to make it festively grungy. Then using Jack of All Trades stamp set (p19) seen here in Cajun Craze for the large pumpkin and Rich Razzleberry Hat and then Pumpkin Pie for the smaller pumpkin. Then the greeting from the Delightful Dozen stamp set (p85) separately coloured with markers and oval scallop punch in Old Olive.

We then tackled this ghostly apparition, a little less on the stamping front, but lots of sticky fun! I've used the scalloped edge border punch on the right hand side of the card to reveal some of the fabulous Frightful Sight DSP (p99). Then sticking the Black Scalloped Circle Bigz Die (p123), folding it round the fold of the card, tying the 1/8" Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon (p107), at the side with the Tiny Tags Stamp Set (p66) Boo! Stamp, punched out with the matching punch (p117). Then, the ghosts themselves are simply made using the oval punch, scalloping the bottom and then making the eyes with my cropodile, and then Craft ink for the swirls from the Jack of All Trades stamp set. As always, I got completely carried away and did this mobile just for fun :-) I used the small circle punch for the eyes of the ghost and spider, from the Bitty Shapes Punch set (p117). Some more of the Frightful Sight DSP for the spiral and small pumpkin, as seen before - just in case you all need to use up those pipe cleaners that are hanging around ;-) Keep on crafting Gen x



Birthday Crafting

At Birthday celebrations yesterday for Sally, she, and eight of her friends had a crafty afternoon, with a Big Shot theme. Here, our first card uses Rich Razzleberry as the background card stock and then the gorgeous Shimmery White card stock (p95) for a wipe swipe technique (where we used reinkers of Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette dropped onto a baby wipe and then swiped across the card stock - here I've done a diagonal wave across the card stock). Then, a simple selection of card stock and vellum for the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die,

 (p125), and then finished with some Rose Red Seam binding simply tied at the side. As you can imagine, as the wipe swipe element of this design created 9 completely different designs - and who doesn't like the glamorous rhinestone jewels to highlight the Butterfly bodies ;-)

So our next project reverted to my favorite buff and neutral theme. Here I used the Petite Petals jumbo wheel as a background in the centre of the card and then embellished it with some of the new SU 1/2" Scalloped Dots Ribbon (p107) in Chocolate Chip above and below. Then, for the Daisy die (p123) we used some of the confetti white card stock (p95) with a central 1 1/4" circle with Gold Fine Galaxy glitter (p111) - which now covers everyone who took part in the card!! To finish off we used the scallop oval and oval punch with Gold emboss for the sincere salutations greeting.

To finish off, we made this little felt brooch, using the Fun Flowers Bigz L die (p123), simply securing the central button with linen thread, then attaching the brooch pin on the back. As it's fun to choose three different colours, it's just as easy to make three brooches at a time, and just mix up the colour combinations :-) Hope that Sally and her friends enjoyed the workshop - thanks for asking me along and the fabulous Millionaire's Shortbread!  





Pumpsaint Workshop

A huge Thank You to the 17 ladies who attended the workshop on Friday 7th October, and an even bigger thank you to Sandra for organising the workshop and welcoming me so warmly and providing a luscious lunch before the event. So, we did three projects, the first being this Birthday card using the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set (IB&C p33), using the balloon string as a streamer background of Melon Mambo ink on the same coloured card stock. We used silver emboss for the cupcake, using Aqua painters to watercolour the cupcake and then Stampin' write markers for the candle and cake decorations. We used the Birthday greeting from the Perfect Punches set (IB&C p72) and the matching extra large oval punch.



The second card we tackled was using Stampin' write markers to colour the stamp, then lightly spray the image with water and then stamp it onto watercolour paper. As we were using a buff card I chose Soft Suede for the backing paper and scalloped oval punch. For the Sincere Salutations greeting (IB&C p82) I did a reverse emboss technique - clear embossing the greeting then using Pumpkin Pie ink with a sponge dauber to colour the background and then the greeting pops out. The final touch was a couple of pearls for the centre of the two flowers. The thing that I really love about this technique is that everyone is individual, as it should be. Finally, we did a Contempo Christmas (IB&C p25) card, using Riding hood Red, Old Olive with a textured white C6 size card. I changed the original torn edge style to use the Scallop Trim Border (IB&C p116), and of course the fabulous 5/8" Organza Ribbon (IB&C p106).

New Catalogue catch up!

As always, time has raced past me and the fantastic launch of the New Idea Book & Catalogue has given me all sorts of inspiration :-) Also three year old boys should have an affinity with monkeys, or be a monkey themselves; and that was the only excuse I needed to make a Birthday card using the Fox & Friends stamp set (IB&C p44). I made the monkey glove puppet for his present, and so the whole theme came together - at the last minute as usual, but put a smiles on his and his new baby brother Gwion faces. It certainly made me smile while I was making it. I managed to get totally carried away and stamp a matching present bag with tumbling monkeys for his postal journey to the Birthday Boy - where have three years gone?

The major excitement of this project is that SU have released the Petite Pennant Punch (IB&C p118), seen here spelling Tudur's name - well, we should all have our own bunting really! I simply love it - so much so that I made this for Andy's Birthday card at the beginning of October. I tried not to get too carried away on the stamping front using the word window punch for the Birthday greeting and DSP for the background, placing the letters with the Stamp-a-ma-jig in both projects - hours of fun - hee hee hee!