Classes

Just had a really busy day with two (yes, two) classes.

The first class was on a technique called Two Step Stamping.  Its a little difficult to explain without showing how it works but the stamps used overlay each other so you get multi coloured stamped images.

The set made using Greenhouse Garden is definatly my favourate.  I think its because the images are more delicate, here it is.

and here is a photo of the set of cards using the Rose is A Rose stamp set. 

Recipe
Stamp Sets - A Rose is a Rose, Greenhouse Garden, Oval All
Ribbon - Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery
Ink - Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, Old Olive
Cardstock - Pretty in Pink, Lovely Lilac, Pixie Pink, Gable Green, Whisper White.
Punches - Large Oval, Scalloped Oval, Corner Rounder, Scalloped Border, Eyelet Border
Accessories and Equipment - Flowers/brads, Crop A Dile, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter,

The second class was for Absolute Beginners - we made four cards using various basic techniques like matting and layering and colouring with pastels, markers and watercolour wonder crayons.  I will post photos shortly.

Have a fab weekend - I am off now for a well earned drink!!!

Jan
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Wonderful Weekend!

Ohhh! I have been playing all day today and its been fab.

Still got so much I want to do for the craft fair in March.  I am also trying to narrow down my order for goodies from Stampin' Up!  The trouble is I just want EVERYTHING! 

Here is a box and set of 6 matching cards I made today.  I do have a slight problem with orange so just had to use Pumpkin Pie!

Recipe
Cardstock - Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
Ink - Pumkin Pie, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Garden Green
Designer Series Paper - Haiku (now retired)
Stamp sets - A Rose is a Rose & Whimsical Words
Accessories - Pumpkin Pie ribbon
Punches - Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle & 1 3/8 Circle.

I have made some more of these sets and will post them shorlty.

Have a brilliant weekend!
Jan
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Peek-a-boo Box

I saw a tutorial for a really cute little Peek-a-boo Box on the Split Coast Stampers website the other day and just HAD to have a go. Although the finished box is a little small, it is a perfect gift box for a pair of ear rings and looks so sweet!

Recipe;

Cardstock - Bashful Blue

DSP - Sweet Always

Stamp set - A Rose is a Rose

Ink - Regal Rose, Rose Red

Accessories - Whipser White teffeta ribbon, circle punch

Non SU - Acetate

After attending a brilliant box and bag making class last week with Sara Stamper (my upline) I was inspired to carry on.

Here is one of the boxes I made (being adventurous and designed my own template!). I used two A4 sheets of card and just over half a sheet of DSP. If you would like photos of the steps please email me.

Recipe;
Stamp set - Rose is a Rose
Cardstock - Bashful Blue
Designer Series Paper - Chocolate Chip
Ink - Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery and Garden Green
Accessories - 1 3/8 circle punch, Scallop edge punch, Chocolate Chip ribbon, mini glue dots.
Non SU - Petite Oval Nesties

Another card using my favourite stamp set, A Rose is a Rose.

Here I stamped the main image onto the Lovely Lilac card blank with versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I placed white vellum over the card blank and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the image for the second layer of the rose. Again, I stamped in versamark and heat embossed with white ink.

I used the scalloped punch to let the colour of the card blank show through the vellum and attached a punched oval of Elegant Eggplant card with an Oval All message.

To finish off the card I tied some Elegant Eggplant ribbon around the card (which also covered up the glue line!!!)

Recipe
Cardstock - Lovely Lilac, Elegant Eggplant
Ink - Versamark
Stamp sets - A Rose is a Rose, Oval All
Accessories - Elegant Eggplant ribbon, white embossing powder.

I think of all the stamps I have now, this one is my favourite. The results are amazing and using the template given to me by Sara (Sara Stamper) the quality of the stamp speaks for itself!

When I first saw it in the catalogue it didnt really do anything for me but once I saw some of the cards Sara had done I was hooked.

Recipe
Cardstock - Whisper white, pixie pink and pink passion.
Ink - pixie pink & pink passion
Stamps - A Rose is a Rose, Oval All
Punches - Large and scalloped oval