Last weekend I held a card day to introduce local members of a group called The Compassionate Friends (TCF) to papercrafting with Stampin’ Up! There were 4 ladies who were new to card making and to Stampin’ Up! as well as a couple of seasoned cardmakers.
TCF is a worldwide family of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents offering support and friendship to each other. It began in the UK in 1969 and the ACT and Queanbeyan chapter has been operating since 1991. Its symbol is a butterfly.
For more information about the organisation click here
I created 2 cards for the class. The first used the Butterfly Gala Bundle, which I thought was very appropriate for the group. The second was a floral birthday card, using the Beautiful Day stamp set, which I thought would have wide appeal.
Below is a photo of the cards made on the day. It was very interesting that, although everyone had the same pieces of cardstock, ink and stamps, there were many variations of the original cards. The ladies enjoyed the day and I will hold more days in the future.
Supplies Used:
Stamp sets: Butterfly Gala, Beautiful Day
Colours: White, Black, Grapefruit Grove, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry
DSP : Botanical Butterfly (free during SaleABration)
Tools: Swirls & Curls TIEF, Butterfly Duet Punch
Embellishments: Organdy Ribbon (free during SaleABration) , clear Rhinestones.
Thanks for sharing your Saturday with me. I hope you liked my cards. If you live in the Canberra region and you’d like to share a card day with some friends, click on the Contact Me button at the very top of this page and I’ll organise to bring a class/party to you. Have a great weekend and come back soon.
This card is so pretty. The Lacy Dynamic Embossing Folder creates texture that is beautiful just on its own.
Colours are Sahara Sand, Petal Pink and Garden Green. Again, this was a joint card between Vicki and myself. I love the ribbon from the Occasions Catalogue. It is soft like seam binding. Vicki pounced on the flowers with some Powder Pink ink on a sponge and I tied the bow from Linen Thread. Vicki then added the pearls.
This card came together by itself really. I wanted to colour the image from the Lovely Lattice Stamp Set after it had been white embossed on Crumb Cake Cardstock. I was thinking of a technique where you colour white then add colour.
Then I saw a beautiful card by Emma Goddard, a British member of the 2018 Artisan Design Team. She white-embossed images from the All That You Are Stamp Set on Sahara Sand Card and coloured them with watercolour pencils. The result was vivid and beautiful. I have shared it on my business Facebook page with a link to her blog. There is a link to my page at the bottom of the sidebar at the right.
The colours I used are Balmy Blue, Gorgeous Grape and Rich Razzleberry. Flowers were stamped and coloured on a scrap, then fussy cut and 3D’d on another panel of Crumb Cake which had been stamped and white embossed with the same image. I added a White Glossy card mat to tie in with the Embossing and a few pearls and decided not to add a greeting.
I was really happy with how the card turned out. I’d love to know what you think.
Thanks for popping by. Actually I’m on holiday at the moment but I scheduled this post to appear in my absence!
This card is one that was TOTALLY my own idea, which is unusual really. Usually I build on the ideas of others or just copy them. Why reinvent the wheel? So, I think I’ve done good, don’t you? I’m pleased with myself, anyway.
I used the luscious Grapefruit Grove Foil Sheets (FREE During SALEABRATION) and cut a frame using the Stitched Rectangle Framelits. The I added texture using the Lace Dynamic TIEF. The stamped images are from a hostess set in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue called Just Because, which I stamped on Sahara Sand card. I stamped the plant pot onto the Foil using Stazon ink and fussy cut it and the flowers. The images were coloured using the watercolor pencils. The flowers and the Foil Frame were 3D’d using dimensionals.
I love the way the foil changes colour with the light, especially the plant pot.
I hope you liked my card. I would love to hear what you think. If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, I would love to be your demonstrator.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and check out my blog.
Today’s card uses the exquisite new Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder. The embossed panel of Highland Heather was sponged with Whisper White ink. A length of Highland Heather Organdy ribbon was added along with some silver thread and butterflies which were punched from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Paper (FREE with AUS$90 purchase during SALEABRATION) with the Butterfly Duet punch.
The greeting is from the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set and was stamped with Versamark and white embossed on vellum. It was cut with a Layering Circle Framelit.
The card was inspired by the lovely Balmy Blue one on the cover of the 2019 SALEABRATION Brochure.
Do you recognise this card as being similar to the one on the cover of the Sale-A-Bration Brochure? It is another joint creation by Vicki and myself. I wanted a card for the display board at my launch which showed the main image from the Lovely Lattice Stamp Set cut up into smaller images, showing its versatility. It also shows that anyone can make beautiful cards just by case-ing other works. Copy And Share Everything is what this means, in case you were wondering. And it is polite to link back to the work that inspired you.
Once again, Vicki did the colouring and I did the assembly and stamping. The colours are Highland Heather and Calypso Coral. We had fun, as usual. I think this is a lovely card. What do you think?
My name is Annette McMillan. I love to make cards and other papercraft projects and this is my place to share my creations and other information. I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Canberra, Australia for over 15 years and papercrafting for 22 years or so. I run card making classes for all skill levels and can offer in-home demonstrations for you and your friends. I also sell cards which can be stock or on commission. see more HERE.
