New Job

A new job card for Emily who is now into her fourth week at Jupiter Designs Ltd. I couldn't share this card until the Scrapology card challenge had been published as it's one of my design team cards. Pop over to see more details of the 'New Beginnings' Challenge which has been set our own DT member Sheena.

My 6 x 6" card is created with papers from Bo Bunny's C'est La Vie collection. The stamped image is from Stamping Bella and coloured with my Promarkers. I added lots of paper flowers and some ribbon. The greeting is a Lili of the Valley stamp and 'Emily' is created with American Crafts Thickers.

Congratulations on the job Emily and I hope you will be happy in Nottingham.

Thanks for looking

Lynn x

12 Days of Christmas Cards

The second class I taught at the Cardinal Colours retreat was a card class. The class kit included everything for making the first five cards of a set of twelve depicting the 12 Days of Christmas, I included instructions for the other seven cards.

The designs were created using the Cricut, Cricut Craft Room, Cindy Loo and The Joys of the Season Cartridge All the cards were 6"x6" square and I used the following items to complete.

6" x 6" Bo Bunny Mistletoe Collection pad, Bazzill, Ribbon, flat-backed pearls, bells, miri card, Googly eyes, gems, stickles, liquid pearls, buttons, My Little Shoe Box Tiny Type letter stickers and sheet music for 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'.

Here are the cards individually:
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'A Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

 

On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the forth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Six Geese  A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese  A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Eight Maids A Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese  A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Nine Drummers Drumming, Eight Maids A Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese  A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Ten Pipers Piping, Nine Drummers Drumming, Eight Maids A Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Eleven Ladies Dancing, Ten Pipers Piping, Nine Drummers Drumming, Eight Maids A Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'. 

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me 'Twelve Lords A Leaping, Eleven Ladies Dancing, Ten Pipers Piping, Nine Drummers Drumming, Eight Maids A Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese A Laying, Five Gold Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree'.  

Thank you to all who took the class at the weekend. Please send me a photo of your finished cards to add to the gallery here. Also if you are interested a kit for the first five cards please contact me HERE.


Thanks for looking.
Lynn x

Christmas and Winter Memories

At the Cardinal Colours Weekend Crop recently I taught a scrapbook and a card class. Here are the details of the layout class:

This class was to create two layouts in different colour schemes using the same basic technique.

The class kit included:
1 sheet 12" x 12" My Mind's Eye - Winter Wonderland - Tags
1 sheet 12" x 12" Bo Bunny - Mistletoe - Wrap
2 sheets Avalanche Bazzill and one each of Calypso, Red Rock & Celery
red & blue glass dew drops
1 bottle crystal glitter glue
Flat-backed glitter gems
Red satin ribbon
Divine Twine in Aqua and Holiday

Available in class:

Martha Stewart snowflake border punch
Chalk inks
Wet glue
Sizzlet decorative Strip dies - Mini Paper Rosettes, Snowflake Rosettes and Mini Snowflake Rosettes & Bigshot.

Thanks to all the ladies who took this class at the weekend.
If you are interested in a kit please contact me.
Thanks for looking.
Lynn x


I would like to see your finished pages and display them here - please email me with your finished creations as above.

First is one from Jane.

JANE IVEMY
 

GLYNIS

 GLYNIS

Cardinal Colours / ChYps Raffle Winner and Thanks

Just over a month ago I posted about a raffle we were  holding at the Cardinal Colours Crop in aid of ChYps.

The Winner of the Cuttlebug was Ann Hunter. Well done Ann!

 

Many thanks to Jill for donating the Cuttlebug and to all who donated prizes and purchased raffle tickets - we raised £190!

Lynn x

First Day at School x 3

The triplets started school this month and these are the cards I made for them.

Each one is 6"x6" square and I have used DCWV papers.

The names have been spelt out in American Craft Foam Thickers. I printed the 'First day at school' out from my computer and cut out with a circle punch. These were each mounted on a slightly larger circle and then a scalloped circle.

The images are all from Lili of the Valley stamps, I simply added a pair of glasses to Lucy's character.

I added some ribbon to turn Oliver's greeting into a rosette.
All images have been coloured with Promarkers.

These cards are my contribution to the Scrapology Design Team September Card Challenge which is  'New Beginnings'.

Here are Lucy, Hannah and Oliver on their first day, looking very happy about going to school.

New Home

A New Home card for my daughter Emily who we moved into her house in Nottingham last weekend. This is one of my Design Team cards for the Scrapology Challenge this month.

I used some old DCWV papers, all on a chocolate theme, together with a Lili of the Valley stamp coloured with Promarkers. 

I added a greeting stamp to the inside with another Lili of the Valley Stamp and a couple of punches.

The 'Good Luck' and the New Home were created with American Craft Thickers.

The paper lace trims were cut with a Martha Stewart border punch.

Good luck in your lovely new home Emily.
Looking forward to visiting again soon. xxx

A Sneak Peek at my Classes for the Cardinal Colours Crop

It's less then two weeks until the Autumn Cardinal Colours weekend crop. Here is a sneak peek at the classes I have planned.


The first is this Snowflake and Christmas layouts class:

A layout class to make not one but two layouts using Bazzill in four colours and papers from Bo Bunny's 'Mistletoe' collection and My Mind's Eye 'Winter Wonderland' collection.

Create a layout for winter in white, and shades of blue and one for a Christmas photo in traditional reds, whites and greens.

These layouts use several embellishments including glass, gems, twine ribbon and glitter glue. 

Dig out you Christmas, winter and snow photos for this one, Lynn used a 4" wide x 6" tall photo for each page. Colour or black and white pictures would work equally well.

Glitter glue is included in your kit.






 '12 Days of Christmas' Card Making Class.



Create a card for each of the first five days of Christmas in class, with instructions to make others up to twelve later.

Traditional Christmas colours and 6" x 6" cards blanks and envelopes together with Bo Bunny's 'Mistletoe' 6" x 6" papers in 12 designs. Die cut images, Bazzill cardstock in several colours, tiny letter stickers, gems, pearls, ribbon, twine and more.

Anita, Linda and Jill have also planned classes and they are all priced at £12.50. See Jill's A Calendar of Colours Blog for details of the other classes and the weekend.

If you are not attending the weekend, but are interested in any of the kits, please contact us and we will keep a reserve list for any kits left over after the weekend.