Couture by Graphic 45

This is our last workshop before Christmas and we have made a Desk Calendar so our ladies could take it home and keep for themselves or give it as a Gift.

Step out in style with Couture, a sophisticated paper collection from Graphic 45 that celebrates the elegant fashions of yesteryear! Taste and refinement take centre stage as lovely ladies strike a pose in luxurious dresses, hats, shoes and jewelery. Exquisite patterns and empowering sentiments will capture your imagination, while transporting you to an extravagant era of decadence! 

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Enchanted Trees.....

A truly beautiful stamp set designed by Sam Poole.Today we create a Hanger using the stamp set and other crafting products to give embossed background and embellishments.

The shape of the hanger is die-cut using the Spellbinders Dies - Labels Nineteen.The die-cuts are then embossed with a leaf pattern and rubbed over with Golden Light Gilding Wax.Each section is mounted together  placing the ribbon in between.Make sure to leave a loop at the top for hanging.

   

Each section has been decorated with stamped images brushed with Mica Powders.The flower embellishments are made with 7 scalloped circles with a brad to hold them together.Spray each layer with water and scrunch.Pull out each layer to form flower and leave to dry.

The card has been made in the same way using many of the same products.

The Tree has been stamped using Perfect Medium and then Brushed with Mica Powders.The background cardstock has been embossed with leaves and then rubbed with Gilding Wax.The corners have been inverted with a punch.Layer together onto a 6" x 6" card.Trim with Ribbon and small dots of Cosmic Shimmer PVA Pearl glue.

We have one more Workshop before Christmas , so why not stop by next week to take a look at what we have created.

Another enjoyable workshop this morning.

Our ladies had fun making Decoupaged Christmas Cards.


    
This is the decoupage sheet we used to create the toppers for the cards.

Lay a mask  over a piece of black card,secure and ink through with a Perfect Medium Pad.Remove mask and brush with Mica Pigment powders.The green doily effect is 4 die-cut corners from the Sue Wilson French Collection die set (CED2102)

It is hard to see ,but the white cardstock has been embossed with small dots and then a die-cut Frame ,cut from Silver Mirri card,has been laid over the top.The card is trimmed with the decoupaged topper and a Red Gingham Bow.

We hope you have enjoyed looking at the cards we have made.

We will be posting more shortly.

Workshop
Enchanted Tree’s
Wednesday 10th December
10 am – 12.30
£6.00 (includes Refreshments and Materials)
Call 01480 8862850 (Cambridgesire)

Decorated Keepsake Hanger
&
Card

Create these Paper Craft Projects they are a beautiful reminder of the nature that surrounds us.

Techniques Include:-
Embossed Backgrounds using Embossing Folders
Gilding Wax
Stamping using Perfect Medium & Mica Powders
Make Flower Embellishments using Punches
Embellish Project using Ribbons & More

NEW Autumn  2014 Collection from Sue Wilson

Following the success of the Craft Dies by Sue Wilson,we are excited to announce the release of an additional twenty four new Dies to this incredibly popular range.

The Autumn 2014 release sees the introduction of fantastic new Craft Dies, including the brand new Gemini Collection, two new Collections; New York and Scandinavian, as well as more Dies to add the increasing range of Striplets and Finishing Touches Collections.

NEW Autumn 2014 Collection from Sue Wilson

It's raining Cats and Dogs..........

What a lovely collection from Graphic 45,a new collection to celebrate our favourite furry canine and feline friends. Precious pets are very special family members, and you will love the rich colours and perfect pages filled with our playful pals! 

A Notelet Holder and 4 Cards trimmed with Flowers and Ribbon makes the perfect gift.

Another Christmas Workshop today..........

the ladies had great fun stamping , embossing and sanding this morning.They made the following two cards which I think are lovely.

             

 

We used Bla Bla George Stamp by Molly Bloom for this card.He sits perfectly on the front of the card.The background has been embossed using coredinations card and then sanded bringing through the colour underneath.The toppers have been die-cut using a Marianne Creatable die - Window and Sign.

This easel card is lovely in the rustic colours. I love Snow clear stamp from Marianne Designs makes a great centre piece on the card.Again we have embossed the background with bubbles.The foilage has been die-cut using a Tattered Lace die in two colours then they have been mixed and matched .

Tattered Lace Christmas

Detailed and delicate, Tattered Lace Dies are the most intricate dies available. Designed by Stephanie Weightman they are the best dies to use whole or cut them to give other intricate designs which can be used on your Craft Projects.

The best way of getting started is to buy a Magazine.You receive a Free die with the magazine and all the inspiration you need to create wonderful projects.They give you Step by Step instructions for each project both in pictures and words.

These are the cards we have made this week in our Workshop- 

A 6" x 6" square card with a delicate background using the Westminster die , Sleigh and Reindeer with a a touch of colour with the Ribbon and the card is finished with a double bow.

A welcoming Door at Christmastime.

The Door and Wreath are one  die set.It is hard to see in the picture ,but the background has been embossed with a Brick embossing folder.

Pots embellish this card. The Holly Flourish and the mini Clover die have been cut in two different colours and popped into brown stripey pots cut from leftover cardstock which we all have in our stash.

Products used:

Tattered Lace Die -Door and Wreath (TTL/D408)

Tattered Lace Die - Holly Flourish (TTL/D409)

Embossing Folder - Bricks (C0723627)

Embossing Folder - Christmas Greetings (CTFD3016)

Tattered Lace Die - Westminster (TTL/D310)

Tattered Lace Die - Christmas Greetings (TTL/D448)

Tattered Lace Die - Sleigh (TTL/D115)

Tattered Lace Die - Reindeer (TTL/D116)

Lets Dance .........

This A5 card is great for Dance lovers. We have used a Sue Wilson die from the Spanish Collection - Seville to die the Toppers and the Background.
Cut a piece of Blue cardstock 20.5cm x 14.5cm ,cut a piece of patterned paper 20 cm x 14cm die-cut using the intricate patterned die twice.The patterned paper has then been embossed with a Musical Score.Layer these together and attach a length of Seam Binding across the middle.Stick to front of card. Die cut a mat in Blue Cardstock ,stamp the image onto white card and then die cut so they layer together.Stick to centre of card and trim with a Bow and pearl embellishments.

One for the Men.

Top Hat and Tails is a lovely stamp.This is a 6" x 6" square card.Four layers make up the background of the card. Cut Brown cardstock 14.5cm x 14.5cm and White cardstock 14cm x 14cm .Ink the edges of the white cardstock with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

Layer together.

Cut Brown cardstcok 13cm x 13cm and Patterned Cardstock 12.5cm x 12.5cm.Ink the edges of the patterned cardstock with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and emboss with Button embossing folder.Layer together.

Stick all the layer together and then apply small dots of Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue - Bronze around the white card.Leave to dry.

Die-cut a Scalloped Oval in Brown cardstock,stamp image onto white card and die-cut.Layer together.Punch 2 strips of Brown cardstock. Attach to right hand side of card and apply topper.Trim with 5mm Nailheads in Copper.

Materials used:-

Sue Wilson Die - Spanish Collection Seville (CED1203)

Couture Creations Embossing Folder -Adagio (CO723019)

Creative Expressions Stamp - Jive (UMS189)

Seam Binding - White

5mm Pearls (MR1952)

Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Buttons Galore (CO723652)

Nellie Snellen Multi Frame Die - Wavy Ovals (MFD070)

Creative Expressions Stamp - Top Hat and Tails (UMS 170)

mm Nailheads - Copper (mr3894)

Martha Stewart Border Punch - Chain Link (M42-40086)

A Nordic Christmas......

We have been busy again.This week we have made these cards using Woodware Clear stamps with a Nordic theme.

The bauble has been stamped 6 times.Die-cut 5 of them with a circle the size of the bauble.The other one is for the inside of the card.Take 4 of the die-cut circles fold the in half and glue back to back.This is glued in place on the front of the acetate (in line with the bauble that is inside the card) and the other die-cut you have left is glued on the other side of the acetate so it become neat and tidy covering the folds.

What lovely dimension,but will fold flat to fit into an envelope.

This is a lovely card .We have stamped the Dove onto white cardstock using Perfect Medium Ink pad and then covered with White embossing powder and heated with Heatgun. The cardstock is then sprayed  with a Cosmic Shimmer Mister .We used Artic Blue but there are  other colours with are all wonderful.Leave to dry or dry with a Heatgun. Once dry - die-cut your desired shape .We have used a Sue Wilson die -Vienna (ced2205).The edges have also been embossed  using silver embossing powder .

The border has been die-cut from white cardstock using again a Sue Wilson die - Austrian Corner,Border and Tag set (ced2202).Overlay the die-cut border onto a strip of cardstock which again has been sprayed with the Cosmic Shimmer Mister.Trim to shape and cut to the width of your card.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by
More creations soon

This is the MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS.

A delightful collection from Craft Work Cards.The vintage colours co-ordinate beautifully.

We have cut a circle in the centre of the card and then embossed the front with a Poinsettia theme.The aperture has then been trimmed with Paper Bows from the Paper Bow pad.

The circle cut from the aperture has been stamped with Carol Singers and coloured with Distress Inks.This is placed in the back of the card.

Jolly Santa ....

We have used the backing papers from the 8" x 8" paper pad,and Card Candi to trim the stamped image.A lovely card-hope you agree.

Hello Crafters.

Thank you for stopping by,we have had another workshop and again we have been creating Christmas Cards.


A beautiful Snowman Rocker Card

Follow the link for a tutorial to create the Side-step Rocker card

http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/technique-class-circle-side-step-card.html

This wonderful Cascading Concertina Card proved interesting,but we all managed to to complete the card.
Follow the link for a tutorial for the base of the card and then you can decorate it with what ever theme you like http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/technique-class-cascade-card.html


More cards next week,Bye for now

Morning .....

Another fabulous workshop this week.We made Winter Globe cards with the Marianne Design Collectable Die and Molly Bloom Stamps.

     

Foilage  makes a wonderful addition to you Festive Cards as well as Pom-pom Trim which finished the Globe beautifully.

Thank you for stopping by .More next week

Morning Crafters.....

We have been busy again making Cards and this week a Stepper Box as well with the delightful character Boofle and what a little Cutie he is.Again we have a Festive theme with both ,but what a wonderful idea to use the Stepper Box filled with little treats to give to your friends and loved ones.

  

 We gave our ladies a choice of Contempory and Traditional colourways ,but we agreed that they all looked wonderful and they had many other ideas for their Stepper Boxes.

 

The instructions for the Stepper Box by  Kirsteen Gill can be found by following the link

Stepper Box Insructions

Staying with Boofle we also made stepper card which were Decoupage Stepper Card packs and then we just added an extra bit of Sparkle and a Greeting.

   

Hope you enjoyed seeing our creations this week ,more next week

Keep Watching!

Christmas Cards and Tags using Toppers and other Techniques.

Same look but different colour schemes make these cards and tags adorable.

Our ladies enjoyed the workshops .Some attending both days.

We created backgrounds using a Brayer and perfect medium stamp pad,The cardstock was embossed first with snowflakes and then with a Brayer loaded with Perfect Medium run it over the raised snowflakes,apply White embossing powder and heat emboss then using Distress ink pad and Cut n dry foam rub over the cardstock and the embossed snowflakes act as a resist.

The Holly layer has been created in a similar way but instead of embossing powder dust over with Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powders.

The Tags have been embossed using only selected parts of the Embossing Folders and then decorated with Toppers ,Die-cut Snowflakes and Ribbon.

Morning Crafters

Stuck for ideas ...then look no further the NEW Cards and Crafts for Christmas Magazine is a must have for those Festive Makes.

Packed with step by step techniques .ideas including Toys ,Gifts,Cards , Garlands,Table Settings , Tree Decorations and lots more...

Pick up your copy now either order online www.graftoncrafts.co.uk or visit our showroom.

Tattered Lace Magazine Issue  9 
There are some gorgeous ideas to inspire you, especially if you need a wedding card, a card for a “princess”, a gardener, a cat lover or just a pretty card to say hello, sorry, get well and so on. We think they have covered quite a few events and occasions this time.

Don’t forget the very lovely Little Bird Corner die, your free gift with  issue 9.
Available online http://www.graftoncrafts.co.uk/shop/cart.php?target=product&product_id=34540&category_id=2748

     

Afternoon Crafters...

We have had Tracey Laughton here teaching our Ladies lots of techniques and giving them ideas for Christmas.
They have been creating cards using the Sue Wilson dies,Cling Stamps,Gliding Flakes,Glitter Jewels and much much more!

These are the cards that they made today......

Hope you agree,they are lovely and will inspire you all to start your own Christmas cards

CRICUT EXPLORE

DEMO

Saturday 27th September

11am - 3pm

Suzie Candlin will be demonstrating this wonderful cutting machine at or showroom.

Cricut Explore is a a design-and-cut system for making amazing,affordable DIY and Craft projects.It's the easiest way ever to turn an idea into a Craft  project.Cricut Explore allows you to create DIY crafts and projects for wedding invitations to home decor and Scrapbooking.

Why not come along to the Demo ,pick up some tips and inspiration.

Chat to fellow Crafters ,pick up some Crafting Essentials and a few Bargains along the way.

FREE Parking

Disabled Access Ramp and Toilet