Woodware Challenge - Purple and Gold

My card today is made with JGS262 Birthday Background.

I've embossed it with gold powder onto Woodware's lovely cream linen card.

I've then coloured in sections of it where there is an outline using

a purple/lilac marker pen.

The little lilac stars add a bit of sparkle and the flower is from the paper flower boxes PF105 with felt brad through the middle from JL181.

Add some ribbon tied in a bow and adhere it to the card with a glue dot.

Japonica workshop

Travelled down to Japonica in Exmouth last week in the pouring rain to do an all day workshop. Floral Punch Craft in the morning and stamping and heat embossing in the afternoon. 

We made a small spray of carnations using a selection of punches from Woodware and my Daisy Dots stamp set for the afternoon.

I then went on to Japonica, a great craft and gift store, the following day to do an in store demo using my range of frame clear stamps combined with simple flowers and verses.

If you are planning a holiday down in Devon, then this is one shop that must be on your list of things to visit.

Using tools to make the character lines in the carnation petals

The finished card

Thanks to all the ladies who came on my class and made me feel so welcome. Thanks also to Janet and her husband Edmund for having me to stay in their home. I had a great time.

My birthday background with some flowers as
demonstrated in store

A pretty three fold tent card showing one of my
frame sets and more flowers

The lovely Janet hard at work

Woodware challenge - A teacher's gift

As I left school some time ago....and as I don't remember giving any of my teachers gifts,

I've come up with a bottle of apple juice! 

My Teacher's Pet, JGCL557 set of stamps came in handy for this project.

I've made a simple tag and decorated it with some of the words and the little girl image from the set.

To make the label for the bottle, I've die cut a shape from a spellbinder die and stamped the apple onto it, colouring it in with marker pens.

I then stamped the words 'apple juice' across the label using Stampendous SSC007 storybook alphabet. I find this alphabet set so useful especially when I don't have the right words for the job!

Woodware Challenge - Sketch 13 - More metal!

 Right now I'm obsessed with metal embossing! I jut love it and find it very relaxing,

something very nice about drawing onto soft metal and leaving a design behind.

Here is my card for this weeks sketch and I've used a Dreamweaver stencil number LJ859.

I've only used the middle design from the stencil and have cut the metal just big enough to sit over the design and have put it through my BigShot (lazy!).

After I have embossed and trimmed the metal. I have taken one of the wheel tools

and embossed the edges. Then wiped over the metal with permanent black ink and a little

thinners to allow the ink to spread more.

This gives the metal a slightly distressed look.

If you look closely on the card, I have embossed the lower part with

Dreamweaver stencil LJ899

Woodware Challenge - Invitations

You're getting a 'sneeky peek' at part of a new Christmas stamp set here! The new Woodware Christmas sets and singles come out soon, so keep a look out.

The bell is from the new set......and just to show you that bells are not just for Christmas! They can be teamed up with my JGCL547 and JGCL546 wedding words stamp sets and look great in pastel shades decorated with Card Candi by Craftwork Cards available from Woodware too.

Woodware - Sketch Challenge 12

Trying not to make pink flowers at the moment so have come up with these pretty blue ones for the Woodware sketch challenge this week.

All the flowers are made from paper and use punch shapes from simple daisies to the skirt of a dress!

The petal shapes are edged with pigment ink and I have stuck with three shades of blue and a little cream paper for contrast. They are easy to make and if anybody is visiting Japonica in Exmouth on the 8th and 9th June I can show you how to make them!

The greeting is from my JGCL519 Essential Birthday stamp set.

Woodware Challenge - Children's Cards - Clowning Around

Bring a smile to someone's face with these loveable clowns from a Woodware stamp set JGCL521.

I've used fun stuff from Woodware such as pom poms, punched shapes and

lots of bright colours to appeal to children and splashes of coloured glitter glue.

The round shaped cards stand up well as they have a flat base.

Add extra detail when colouring in to the clown's clothes, create checks, dots and stitching

with fine tipped marker pens.