Glitter on Black

Hi Crafty Friends

This week I thought we'd try something different (for us) - Spectrum Noir Glitter ink on black.
We heat embossed a floral design on black card and then painted the leaves and petals with white gesso, before repainting them with the Glitter Ink. We added more glitter with sequins. I got a bit carried away and did a few samples. It was an easy project so people could do another one if they wanted to. The flowers also looked lovely with just the gesso, so I've left one plain (not shown), as did some of the others.
These are all Woodware stamps; the first one is a new-ish acquisition but I've had the others ages. I was pleased to give them an outing. The sentiments are up on pads, but apart from that the cards are flat, so a good for posting make.

Needless to say, they are all a lot more sparkly in real life.
Happy Crafting
jx

Stick a Butterfly on it!

Hi Crafty Friends

This week was all about butterflies and getting inky. We made our own backgrounds using Distress Oxides and then stamping over them for more texture before adding foliage and butterflies. I made 4 examples and created more backgrounds using up the ink left over on other people's mats. I made some of my best backgrounds that way (serendipity, eh!)

We had a lot of fun, a visitor, Anna, (come back soon!) and a lot of scrumptious cake, both days - thanks June and Kath.
Since the class, I've been delighted to see some more finished projects - emailed or in real life. They all look FAB. Thanks for that - I love to see other takes on the basic idea.
Now, I'm looking forward to using all my extra backgrounds.
happy crafting
jx

Christmas Already!!!

Hi Craft Friends
Last week we were celebrating spring daffodils and this week we were plunged back into winter with a Christmas card (but not totally inappropriate with the weather we've been having). Anyhoo, Christmas cards were requested, so this is what we did.
It's an A6, flat for posting card, using a pretty die I used for quite a few of my own Christmas cards. I like how versatile it is, and as it doesn't need much else, it's quite quick to make.

We had time for a quick extra make - a small octagonal treat box, ideal for table favours or for stuffing with mini Easter eggs. It was really simple to make with just 2 dies. I used up scraps of paper for my samples and everyone raided my scraps box for theirs. A great stash buster!

happy crafting
Jx

Spring is sprung

Hi Crafty Friends

Well, the daffodils are out in my garden, so I guess Spring is here! To celebrate we did a card with daffodils. The flower die is a layering set from Altenew which was free with a magazine ages ago, which I haven't used before. The fancy white frame is unbranded, which possibly explains its weird proportions that fit no known envelope.
It's a tent fold card, which I'm not so keen on because they don't always stand up well, but it had to go this way to fit a sentiment into the central panel. I've footled about this afto making a sentiment on the computer which will fit in longways, so this die might be getting another outing before too long.

happy crafting
jx