New Year 2012 and New Mini

Good Morning All

Hope you've all had a lovely break over Christmas and enjoyed your time with family and friends.

Well, it's 2012 and there are some exciting things in store for us this year.  Stampin' Up! have brought out a Spring Mini Catalogue which runs from 1st January to 30th April 2012.  If you want to see all the yummy products available, take a look.

Happy Stampin'
Loraine

Medallion Christmas

Good Afternoon All

My final craft class of 2011 was held this morning and we had a great time creating two gorgeous cards, both with silver/grey tones.

The first card was done using the medallion stamp to creat a very large Christmas Bauble!  Such an effective stamp and so very versatile.  We used some of the very clever heat and stick powder to adhere the glitter, this means no shedding of glitter after it's heated.  I do however wish I'd taken a picture of my table after class - GLITTER EVERYWHERE.

The second card used some embossing paste and a stencil from my craft stash, using dazzling diamonds and a grey glitter (same as the first card) for the star.  Now you can see why there was glitter everywhere, it was used on both cards!  We also used curly cute stamp set for the messages on both cards and embossed with silver embossing powder.

Stamp set's used: Medallion and Curly Cute











Happy Stamping
Loraine

Spinner Card and Box (Beautifull Season)

Good Afternoon All

Well it's been a lovely crisp, sunny morning in Shifnal and a lovely morning crafting.

Today we did a spinner card and a box to match.  Yes, using the gorgeous Beautifull Season's stamp set again - just in case you've not guessed, I'm quite in love with this new set.  A big box compared to what we usually do in class but a nice size for a Christmas gift.  We did however make it out of DSP (designer series paper) which means that it may need a bit of reinforcement inside should a heavier gift be put inside but absolutely perfect for a scarf or some jewelery

Take a look and let me know what you think, apologies for the dark photo but it's a bit chill's in our conservatory today for taking bright photo's.

Stamp set used: Beautifull Season
Punch used: Label punch










Happy Stamping
Loraine

Beautifull Season, card in a box!

Good Evening Sunday

Well it's been a busy weekend which is lovely and we've even seen some sunshine in Shropshire - glorious winters day today.

Yesterday's class was great fun, everyone worked so fast on their projects, they're getting better and better every time which is wonderfull to see.

We did a card in a box.  This is a fab idea for those little Christmas presents that need giving.  I for one never knows quite what to do with the card so now it simply goes in and is part of the box and present!

Stamp set used: Beautifull Season
Punch used: Curly Label
Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper























Happy Stamping
Loraine

Serene Snowflakes and Style Beautifull

Good Evening All

Hope you're all well and enjoying the unseasonal weather.  I know I am.  Even the dogs are happy as they get to go for more evening walks!

Today's class involved 2 gorgeous projects.  One Christmas, of course and one other.  Quite a few techniques involved as was pointed out by the ladies but overall they had a lovely time creating their masterpieces.


Stamp set's used: Serene Snowflakes and curly cute

Stamp set used: Style Beautifull
Punches used: Scallop border and Decorative label
Embossing Folder: Square lattice








Happy Stamping
Loraine

Dasher with Serene Snowflakes and Creative Elements

Good Morning All

Had a very crafty day yesterday so I'm a little late with yesterday's class post.  We did two cards, first was using Dasher and Serene Snowflakes and the second was using the SU set Creative elements.

Lots' of oh's and ah's for the first card which is a "telescope" card.  This is quite a different concept and I thought it would work perfectly for Christmas as it creates a little mystery.........I'll show you two pictures of it so that it makes sense but basically it's a circle stack that when open can be hung up! What I hear you say...........take a look below:

Stamp set's used: Serene Snowflakes and Dasher
Accessories used: crop-o-dile and 2mm handheld punch (for the holes around the edges)

As we're not quite into Christmas yet, our second card of the day used the Creative Elements stamp set which is beautifull and along with some embossing folders lends it'self perfectly to the more vintage yet elegant looks.

Stamp set used: Creative Elements
Embossing folders: Vintage Wallpaper and Textured Impressions Embossing Set (oval)
Punch used: Decorative Label
Accessories used: stamp-a-ma-jig (for border stamp)







Happy Stamping, have a great Sunday
Loraine

Style Beautifull and young vermillion

Good Afternoon all

Not that good really as I have a blocked "dose" and am feeling a little deaf.................if I start shouting it's only because I cant hear myself.  Got a cold, in case you did not guess.

Unfortunately I'm not the only poorly soul at the moment which means that I'll not have a class tomorrow as we dont want everyone sharing all their germs with everyone else, we may as well all keep them to ourselves.

I thought that I'd show you one of my recent creations anyway.  Such an elegant stamp set and that gorgeous little birdie was just crying out to me from within the pages of the catalogue - so, I had to have him!

Stamp set's used: Style Beautifull and Young Vermillion

Happy Stamping

Loraine