Orange Blossom.......

a different card this week for our Ladies in the Workshop.

These delightful dies from Crafter's Companion are wonderful to work with.The accordion card dies are available in four designs - Square (the one used in the workshop) , Oval , Circle and Rectangle with co-ordinating overlay dies (sold separately )

Click on the link below for the full range.

Accordion Card Dies

The Creative Expression Stamp to Die for - Orange Blossom was used to create the flower embellishments along with the dies that come with the Accordion die we made toppers for the rest of the panels of the card and lastly we finished the card with die cut Hearts.

These can be created for any occasion and with as many panels as you wish ,just think Mother's Day ,Easter  and Christmas or you could personalise them with Names of the recipient.

Happy Crafting

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Thoughts of You

We all have to make cards like these to send from time to time and find it difficult to come up with a design so we hope you like the following...

We used a Dreamweaver stencil - Bare Tree with paste and sprinkled with Polished Silk Glitter - Periwinkle to give a soft touch.The overlay has an aperture cut for the tree to show through and has been embossed with a Textured Linen embossing folder from Creative Expressions.

Simple but effective. We hope you agree.

Another delicate card,this time 6" x 6" square.We have matt and layered several layers and then the top layer has been embossed using the Marianne Design Embossing Folder and Die Set - Marrakash.It has then been cut and punched using  Martha Stewart Border Punch - Floral Lace to create the spacing allowing the colour of the background to show.The coloured droplets have been die-cut using the co-ordinating die that comes with the embossing folder.They fit perfectly over the embossed card.Both cards have been finished with a sentiment of choice,but the designs could be used for other occasions.

Happy Crafting

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Crafter's Companion Sara Collection

The beautiful Love & Romance collection features a range of heart sentiments perfect for that special someone.

In the range there are paper pads ,dies , embossing folders ,stamp sets and embellishments

Available online or in store

http://www.graftoncrafts.co.uk/shop/cart.php…

Hello crafters! Welcome to the first Sue Wilson die launch of 2016! 

 There are 31 new dies this release and co-ordinating stamps so there is sure to be something that takes you fancy.

These are just few from the collection .

They are available online click on the link below or why not visit us.

NEW Sue Wilson Dies and Stamps to Die for

         

These are a couple of examples that Sue has made 

Happy Crafting 

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MANMADE

We used Man Made by Craftwork Cards in this weeks workshop which is filled with urban images in a contemporary style, whilst drawing on classic sentiments and shapes to cater for the traditional Crafter's requirements.

Included in the collection is a multitude of wood and brick effects,covering essentials such as papers, die-cuts and Candi which is reflected in the cards the Ladies made.

This 6" x 6" card is ideal for using up scraps of patterned paper.Not only use this idea for masculine cards but female cardS would look beautiful in floral papers and a flower embellishment in the corner square.

The second card is an A5 gatefold using the background papers ,Embossed cardstock and a stamped image for the topper.Plain but effective

FRS152 S6-009

Happy Crafting

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The NEW Marianne Design January Releases are now in stock

Why not take a look.

http://www.graftoncrafts.co.uk/shop/cart.php…

                

There are Background Stamps, Embossing Folders and of course a lovely selection of Dies.

All available online or in store

Happy Crafting

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Violet Elements.......

Our first workshop of 2016 and the Ladies created two wonderful cards using the Couture Creations papers and John Lockwoods stamp set - Violet Elements.

One of the cards has a pop-up inside.

We  stamped onto the patterned papers to co-ordinate the colours and the violets were coloured using Distress Ink Pads as watercolours. (Colours used were  - Peeled Paint , Rusty Hinge and Dusty Concord)

We also covered the patterned paper with double sided adhesive and die-cut Heart shapes.

Removing the other side of the adhesive we then covered the die-cut shapes with Glitter Jewels - Diamond Sprinkles to add texture.The embossed Musical Score has been sanded to give a distress look.

Happy Crafting 

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