Exploding Teapot

Our monthly class took place again yesterday but I only have my inspiration teapot to show as everyone else wanted to take theirs home to finish them. I will post more pictures as they come to me.

I must admit the spout and handle were a bit tricky. Deciding on what to put on the inside panels was the longest process. In the end I used all Stampendous stamps. I need to do at least one more without it being as rushed.

You can purchase the pattern for the teapot from Tanya Bell.

 Exploding Teapot

Happy crafting,
Julie

Baby prams.

I belong to an Australian card making group and shared a tutorial I made on how to make baby prams out of cardboard. Mind you it is not my original idea but of course I have tweeked it for myself. I thought I would post it here as well but the computer Gods won't allow it so you will have to go to my Facebook page to see it. Here are some pics of the prams.

Now here is a pic of a baby in a pram.

The babys I purchased don't have dummys in their mouths but are awfully cute.

This shows the key chain which could always be removed but makes a nice gift with the baby pram.

I know these are nothing to do with card making but the prams are Paper Crafts and the babys go so well with them.

Happy crafting,
Julie

Class projects

Hi everyone.

I just wanted to post some projects my students and I created for our last class, July 2019.

The first card was made by Terry.

The next card was made by Glenda.

Both cards were made using  the Stampendous Clear Mermaid and Die Set. Both Terry and Glenda used Dreamweaver stencils for the backgrounds, coloured them with ink and then die cut them. Terry chose to use a sentiment from the set. Both cards have the die cut background mounted with dimensional foam and then attached to the card base. The decorative extras were then added to the die cut background.

The next project was made with a Sizzix die I purchased specifically for this class but I can order one for you if you want one.

These cute frames can be clipped together in any configuration you want. You can always cut more and add them later. The blue set was made by me whilst the next one was made by Terry.

Don't forget that if you would like to join a class just contact me and I'm sure we can fit you into a class or start a new one at a time convenient to you.

Happy crafting,
Julie

Fairy New Year!

My Friday class started the New Year  on a strong note with the beautiful fairy cards that I designed using the Enchanted Forest Star Dust die from Crafters Companion.

This first card was designed with the Star Dust Fairy and some Stampendous stamps and dies. The fairy was coloured with pencils and her outfit was Antique Pink embossing powder from Stampendous. The leaves were coloured with Chameleon markers and the background was created with Palette green ink and a soft brush.

The second card was cut out and the design hand drawn. The background was stamped with the same leaf stamps as the first card but coloured with pencils. The sentiment is a Gemini die from Crafters Companion.

 On this third card I used a Martha Stewart punch to get the small flowers and another puch for the tiny butterflies. All three cards have vellum behind their wings.

See more of the Enchanted Forest series on the website. There are stamps. dies. stamp and die sets as well as some adhesive images for foiling.

Happy crafting,
Julie

Sentiment dies and Enchanted Forest products

We have a new line of dies that allow you to personalise the cards you create for family and friends for all occasions. I will post a few of them here but I am busy uploading all the new designs and then I can get busy with some sample cards.

There are also some of the Enchanted Forest products from Crafters Companion Signature range by Sara Davies. Beautiful dies and stamps of fairies and other mythical creatures.

Please go to our website to see all the new products in these lines.

Happy crafting,
Julie

Whimsy Design Team - How to colour white images with Copics

This link takes you to the blog of one of the Whimsy design team members who shows you how to colour white images with Copic markers. I am not a Copic girl but the lesson in how to colour is appropriate no matter what medium you are using.

 https://tanglemousecards.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-whiter-shade-of-pale.html


 


Whimsy Stamps have started a Wednesday Workshop day that may prove to be very helpful in giving you ideas on how to use their stamps. Don't forget that if you want a stamp that I don't currently stock I can order it in for you.

Happy crafting,
Julie

Crafters Companion Winter View

Hi everyone.

I have been using the Crafters Companion stamp and die set called 'Winter View' to make and teach classes with.

This is a great set that includes 2 clear stamps, an embossing folder and metal die. I made two cards of which one is A5 size and the other a normal A6 size. The Christmas tree on the inside of the A5 card is just stamped whereas the other Christmas tree has been coloured with a mixture of pencils, markers and metallic gel pens.

I used a Cottage Cutz Die to create the Poinsettia embellishment on the second card. The brick embossing folder is brilliant. It is a large size and fits a card mat even for the A5 card. I think it looks great with normal brick colours but was pleasantly surprised how good it turned out using non traditional colours.

These sets are only $25 on the website.

Happy crafting,
Julie