There just aren't enough hours in the day at the moment and it will get worse as its gets closer to christmas. Need to put 'extra 2 hours a day' on my Santa List!!
Day 3 of the workshop was fantastic. They were teaching about CAS (clean and simple) cards. Laura Bassen was first. She did amazing plaid stamping (which I couldn't try as don't have the right stamp) and also a gorgeous tag that had a die-cut heart in the middle matching up to the words. Unfortunately I don't have any small die-cuts either, so made my first ever tag with stamp washi tape and a stamp from Kaisercraft. The washi tape and string are from Papervine .
Another card was made with some basic quilling of a Xmas Tree. It looked amazing, unfortunately I didn't have the right coloured paper and my hands shake too much!
A layered card was also shown by Shari Carroll, she is just so clever!
Shari also did a wonderful angled card using Lawn Fawn products. This is such a strange coincidence. I was making a card exactly like this on Saturday morning 2am which this class went online. We must have been thinking the same thing!!!!
So I got out my Peace Love Joy 6x6 pad and used the snowflake from the same collection. I added some glossy accent to the outside tips of the flakes and some rhinestones to their middles. And finished off with some red glitter fabric ribbon.
And once again I found another small card in my leftovers, so used the same washi tape down the sides and stamped with Kaisercraft. I quite like doing these little ones. Must make a pile for my presents this year.
One more week of the class to go. I have been finding it hard to fit in trying so many cards but its so worth the extra time. Have learn't so much this past week and can't wait to see what comes up tomorrow morning. Would recommend this class to everyone and will definitely do it again next year!
Have Max home sick again today, so will be lots of Lego done in-between cleaning up from the weekend. Oh joy!
Take care
Shona
2.10am. Yes, thats what time I went to bed this morning after trying to fit card making into my busy day. Wish I could spend time doing my crafts instead of washing/cleaning/vacuuming!!
Anyway, Day 2 (which came online for me on Thursday 2am) was incredible. It was all about working with die's and there were some amazing videos and ideas. Unfortunately I have hardly any die's (one word, one tree and rectangles) so was very hard for me to try out any of the ideas. But my good old Kiwi 'can-do' kicked in and I tried my best.
Debby Hughes did the most amazing 'snow scene' card with snowflakes etc. I had to hand cut my snowy hills (which you can see, how wobbly....) and just used some stars instead of using embossing paste (have no embossing equipment etc). I am really happy with it and love the hill layering (will do that again!). And have fallen in love with my Glossy Accents, it makes such a difference!!
During my mammoth card making I discovered a small offcut card and decided to do this:
How I love my Lawn Fawn Peace Love Joy 6x6 paper pad!! And then while going thru my offcuts again I found an angled piece of white card, so did this:
Once again I got out my Lawn Fawn pad. I used some washi tape along the edge of the angle and put the white card on some foam tape. Am waiting for a huge pile of stamp pads to arrive (can't wait) so mainly using my Versacube in Sky Grey.
Been 29 degrees here today and just remembered that I was supposed to do this post this morning. Day 3 came online early this morning, so will be making cards again tonight. Am really enjoying it, just wish I had a few more hours in the day!!
Take care
Shona
Wow, Day 1 of the Online Card Workshop was amazing!! There were 3 video tutorials and so much information and new ideas. And then looking at the Gallery to see what the other students had come up with was overwhelming. There are so many talented crafters out there!!
For my homework I decided to try making two of the cards. The first one above was based on the tutorial by Kristina Werner (just love her). I had never thought of only embossing certain parts of a card and cutting washi tape to use as slimmer strips was genius!
Then on the inside of her card she made up a vellum gift card envelope. I don't have any vellum but did have these glassine envelopes, so used them instead. Its slightly too big but some gift cards come attached to large bits of cardboard, so shouldn't be too bad. Am really happy with the card.
Then, the incredible Jennifer McGuire showed how to fold a card differently and how to match up the wording on the front with the wording on the inside strip when flattened out. I don't have any stamps that would work like that, so used my Lawn Fawn 'Peace Joy Love' 6x6 paper pad and cut out some of the strips. So that when the card is opened up.....
the strip in the front matches up with the inside strip. Unfortunately the strips weren't long enough so I could do the same on front and inside but am really happy with it and just love the colour of these papers.
Really enjoyed my first day and will definitely be making these cards again. Day 2 was released at about 2.30am this morning (the joy of living in New Zealand....), so will look at that tonight with everyone in bed and try it out.
Will also try to link this post with the Gallery so people can see my cards but they are all so good, hopefully mine won't look they are made by a 5yr old!!!!
Take care
Shona
