Boys Toys class update

I had a lot of fun at this week's Papercraft Session, despite a kettle malfunction leaving us all slightly parched. As well as the 'Rock Star' card I showed you in a previous post, we also made a punch art BBQ card for those Dads who like to do the cooking as long as it's outdoors ;D

Every part of the barbecue is made from Stampin' Up! punches and even the beer bottles are made using the Word Window punch. The clouds are made using the 'faux clouds technique', where I've punched out a shape using the scallop circle and used the negative image as a template to apply Craft ink in Whisper White using a sponge dauber.

The sentiment is from the Sale-a-Bration set 'So happy for you' and the 'dad' is stamped using the Just Perfect alphabet stamp set and that all important Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect alignment.

I nearly forgot to say - see the embers flickering from the barbecue? That's actually the stems from one of the stamps in the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set! I used a Real Red marker to just ink up the parts I wanted to stamp. It's good to take a step back and look at your stamps sometimes in order to see what else they could be used for.

The MP3 gift card holder uses one of the sentiments from the Just Believe stamp set, which is one of my favourite sets from the current catalogue.

Here's a pic of the completed projects from the class.

Tri-shutter treat

I was recently inspired by Sarah Moore's beautiful Tri-shutter card and decided to have a go at one myself.

I used the En Francais background stamp to create a vintage look and enhanced it by adding Cajun Craze ink to the edges of the More Mustard panels with a dry cloth.

The leaves and sentiment are from the Hopeful Thoughts stamp set. I've added interest to the sentiment panel by using the Eyelet Border punch on the top and bottom edges.

Taking centre stage is the wonderful 2-Step Bird punch, which punches out the bird shape, a wing and the branch in one step - a great time saver!

The 2-Step Bird has been used again on the central panel, this time stamped with En Francais in Cajun Craze again.

The flowers on the final panel are made using the 'kissing technique', where I have applied the leaves stamp to the Flower Accent stamp. The petals were curled slightly and the flower centres are made from 1/2" circles of cardstock, which I've scrunched up and unfolded then applied Bravo Burgundy ink to tie them into the colour of the main card background. An eyelet border edge adds the final touch.

Sneaky peek at.... Boys Toys

This week's Papercraft Session is for your guys only (groan!). Here's a sneaky peek at one of the cards we'll be making...

As always, apologies for the picture quality as I've used my phone camera.

What you might not be able to tell is that both the electric guitar and the speaker are made up from shapes created by various Stampin' Up! punches!!

This is my version of an electric guitar that I saw on Rachel Capps' blog. Hopefully I'll have a better photo to show you in my post-session post :)

Edited to add: I nearly forgot to say that the wording is the uber versatile Just Perfect Alphabet stamp set - love this set!

Sweet Treats class update

Here's a couple of pics from the very first Papercraft Session, the 'Sweet Treats' class. Everyone made a fab slider card and gift bag to take home and, judging from the chat and laughter throughout the session I'd say everyone had a good time.

One lady said that she took her makes home and her Husband thought she'd bought the gift bag from a shop! How flattering is that?? :D

The next Papercraft Session is being held on 16th June and there are only 6 places left already so be sure to e-mail me if you'd like to come along. The theme is 'Boy's Toys' and we'll be making two cards for the men in our lives as well as a gift card holder. We'll be playing with the Stampin' Up! range of punches to create a punch art BBQ and some rockin' music themed items. Sneak peek pictures to follow this week...