Faux Silk Butterflies

Our first card for June's classes involved a technique called "Faux Silk".  For this technique you need to stamp your main image/images onto tissue paper, screw it up into a ball, undo it carefully and then attach it to a piece of Whisper White Cardstock which you have covered with Tombow or similar wet glue, smoothing down with a Paper Folding tool then trimming off the excess.

We used the Butterfly image from "Strength & Hope" and the large foliage stamp from "Just Believe" to stamp onto the tissue paper.  The greeting is from "Sincere Salutations".

Our colour combination is Concorde Crush (In Colour), Peach Parfait (In Colour) and Old Olive teamed with Whisper White.  The ribbon is the Stitched Poly in co-ordinating Concorde Crush.  The patterned paper is from the In Colour Paper Stack.

We punched out our greeting using the XL Oval Punch and then layered it onto one of the Sizzlits Labels cut using the Big Shot Machine.

The 3D Flower was created using the Boho Blossom Punch, spritzing and scrunching them to give a distressed look and adding a flower centre using one of the Bitty Punches and some Crystal Effects.

Just for You Lou!!

Last week it was Lou's birthday and I made this card for her complete with a matching box envelope.

My colour combination is Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Very Vanilla.  I used the Butterfly image from the "Strength and Hope" stamp set which is beautiful, I hand cut it out and added a couple of dimensionals to the back to make it appear as if it were in flight!!

I used my Big Shot Machine with the Top Note Die to create the Pretty in Pink panel and also the Circles Die to die cut the Vanilla circle in the middle.  I also used the gorgeous "Vintage Wallpaper" Embossing Folder on a Soft Suede layer which I attached directly to the Soft Suede card base, daubing around the edge before adhering.

My flowers were created in Pretty in Pink and Vanilla cardstock and the leaves cut from the "Little Leaves" Sizzlits die.

If you click on the picture you will get an enlarged image to view the finer details!

I re-sized a box envelope from a previous class to fit the card I had made and decorated it in the same way to co-ordinate.

May Class Projects

The first of our cards for the May class was this gorgeous Easel Card, consisting of a colour combo of Always Artichoke, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla.  The patterned paper is from the new "Springtime Vintage" range.

The flower was built using the "Build a Blossom" stamp set with co-ordinating punch "Blossom Petals" punch.  It is important when using this stamp set with the punch that you stamp your images in the same direction as they are punched out with the punch, it just makes it much easier to use. 

We used the "Top Note" Bigz die with the Big Shot Machine to die cut the Vanilla and Artichoke layers.  We stamped with the Foliage stamp from "Just Believe" onto the Vanilla Top Note layer using the stamping off technique to create a two tone effect.

Here is a side view:

Stop by soon to see the other card we created!



April Workshop Make & Take project

Hi stampers, I thought I would share my April workshop Make & Take project with you today, so here it is!

A colour combination of Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla, gorgeous!

So we all got to play with the Big Shot Machine to die cut our beautiful Butterflies, I pre-cut the "Top Note" Very Vanilla layers to allow more time at the workshop and the card was put together in good time.  We used the "Sanded" background stamp on the Baja Breeze layer which I love, I use this stamp often for all sorts of occasions, it is just so versatile.

We used "Just Believe" to create the background on the Top Note layer and inked the larger foliage/flower stamp with Marker Pens to create a multi-coloured image.  The greeting is also from "Just Believe" available in Wood Mount at £32.95 for 9 gorgeous stamps or Clear Mount for £25.95.  We created the Soft Suede label behind the greeting using the new "Decorative Label" punch and if you would like to see this in action why not book yourself a party and earn some exclusive free Stampin' Up! products at the same time!!

I also have another version of my workshop makes and takes which I will show you shortly.

Extra Class - Note Card Carrier - 14th December

My last class before Christmas is the "Note Card Carrier" held on Tuesday 14th December, 7.00pm at Whitminster Village Hall in the lounge.  A gorgeous little carrier by Jenny Moors which I have assembled using two different stamp sets so that you can choose which you would like to create.  Your choices are "Love You Much", very girly and pink and "Just Believe which is more soft and subtle!

Some of you have already confirmed that you are coming, but if you would like to come, please confirm by Sunday at the latest along with your choice of project as there are two to choose from.  Here are the pictures of both projects:

"Love you Much" Class

and the "Just Believe" Class, both would make a lovely gift

All you need to bring is your favourite adhesives to include Sticky Strip (double sided tape), Dimensionals (3D Foam Pads) and your own mug, I will supply the rest!  Email me at stampinkerry@aol.com to book your space or call/text me on 07717 068909.