Bromsgrove Card Making Class 22 June

I’m looking forward to my next class this Saturday, and we’ve got a nice mix of cards using some different techniques, die-cutting and stamping so a chance to practice our colouring!

We also have a nice mix of different brands – Sizzix, Tracey Hey and Paper Create.

I’ve snuck in one Christmassy card! I’ve just started on all the Christmas projects for TV, so over the coming months we’ll probably have a few more each month, then we usually go full on Christmas in September!

If you want details about the class, the drop me an email on backdated@hotmail.com

Next Card making class in Bromsgrove

My next class is on Saturday May 11th. Message me for more details.

Here’s a sneak peek of what we’ll be up to…..

My next card making class – 20 January in Bromsgrove

I’ve spent today putting together the cards for my next monthly class at Avoncroft Arts Society in Bromsgrove next weekend.

To cheer us all up after the Christmas break, I decided to go with some cheerful florals, and cards that would work for all occasions. 

If you’d like information about my regular classes, just drop me an email – backdated@hotmail.com.

September Christmas Card Class, Avoncroft Art Society, Bromsgrove

Here’s a little sneak peak ahead of my next card making class on 23 September (email me on backdated@hotmail.com for booking info).

Sorry the photos are a little dark, it’s so gloomy today I couldn’t get a good photo.

Look forward to seeing you all at the class!

Spellbinders Dancin’ Day of the Dead Boy

I absolutely adore this new Halloween/Day of the Dead set from Spellbinders (there are other characters in the collection too).

What’s really cool is that the legs move from side to side – there’s a little circle cut out at the top of the die cut so you just add a foam pad in the centre and it allows the legs to swing.

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Spellbinders, Photosynthesis by Simon Hurley

I’ve got a new video on my YouTube channel today showing how I made this pretty card with the latest Spellbinders release by Simon Hurley. I’ve used the Ceramic Vases and Floral Stems die sets, along with the Must-Have Sentiments glimmer foil plate.

You can view the video here:

I also made a couple more cards with some of the other flowers and vases in the die set –

You can find product links both below, and of course more details are in the video.

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Spellbinders Ceramic Vases by Simon Hurley
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Spellbinders Floral Stems by Simon Hurley
Spellbinders Floral Stems by Simon Hurley
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Spellbinders Must Have sentiments foil plate
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Spellbinders Glimmer  Hot Foil System
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Sizzix Summer Florals shows on Create and Craft TV

I’m back at Create and Craft on Tuesday and Wednesday this week with some fabulous new floral dies by Sizzix designer Alexis Trimble. You know me and florals, so you can imagine how much I’m looking forward to the shows!

There’s a lovely mix of flowers in the collection, as well as a die set to give you all the pots and vases you need to create a lovely floral bouquet.

My shows on Tuesday are at 4pm and 8pm and Wednesday at 8am (and then a final show on Craft Extra at 10am). If you aren’t in the UK or are unable to catch the shows, I’ve added product links below for you to find the dies.

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Sizzix Hello Love die set by Lisa Jones
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Sizzix In the Meadow die set by Alexis Trimble
Sizzix In the Meadow die set by Alexis Trimble
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Sizzix Floral Vessels die set by Alexis Trimble
Sizzix Floral Vessels die set by Alexis Trimble
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Sizzix Floral Alphabet die set by Alexis Trimble
Sizzix Floral Alphabet die set by Alexis Trimble
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Sizzix Cardstock sheets
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More Studio Light ….

Following on from my post yesterday, here are the rest of my finished samples ahead of my Studio Light shows on Create and Craft this Friday/Saturday.

This sunflower stencil creates a really beautiful background, and by switching up the colours you can get very different looks with it.

I used Tim Holtz mica sprays to create these cards, and of course you can mop up the excess on the stencil to get a second card at the same time.

The sentiment stamps on the show are some of my favourites. As you know, I use a lot of floral dies and stamps and these all have a nice floral theme, so I know I will be using them a lot.

There are two lovely die sets in the collection – one featuring sunflowers, the other a pretty bicycle with flowers.

This heart shaped card works well with the patterned papers…

As does the little pillow box…

It’s a One Day Special, so my shows are Friday at 6pm and 9pm and Saturday at 10am and 2pm. Hope you can join me!

Spellbinders Four Petal Collection

Another stunning collection from Spellbinders. So many beautiful elements to this collection.

I’ve used 3 different sets from the collection – the Four Petal Floral embossing folder, the Thank You Floral die set, and the Making Me Smile Glimmer Foil plate.

For my first card, I kept it very simple. The embossing folder is so stunning I didn’t want to cover it at all. So I just highlighted it with some gold wax, and added a sentiment (from the Thank You Floral die set). It’s a big embossing folder (this card is 5×7), so you can easily just use parts of it if you like.

For my next card, I decided to use the florals from the Thank You floral set, then add just a strip from the embossing folder (and I kept it white so it didn’t distract from the flowers). I also used one of the foiled sentiments. I used some of the Spellbinders foil in a lovely pewter colour.

For my final card, I used the foliage from the Four Petal Thank you Floral, but I didn’t quite use it as intended – it’s intended that you’d place the flowers on the little round areas, but I thought they also looked like berries, so I went for a very simple look. Again I used the embossing folder in the background in white for a subtle look, and one of the foiled sentiments (this time in gold). This is a smaller 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card so illustrates how you can use a part of the embossing folder.

If you are in the UK, Spellbinders now have a UK website you can order from.

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Spellbinders Four Petal Thank you Floral die set
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Spellbinders Four Petal Make me Smile sentiments glimmer plate
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Spellbinders Four Petal Floral embossing folder
Spellbinders Four Petal Floral embossing folder
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Spellbinders Metamorphosis by Simon Hurley

Aren’t these big, bold blooms beautiful? I’m really in love with this collection by Simon Hurley, you know me and floral dies, so these are just my thing.

I wanted a bit of variation to the petals so chose to watercolour them instead of using coloured cardstock and I’m really pleased with how they turned out. I thought the sentiments would look lovely with a touch of glitter so I used gold and silver glitter card, but used the same white card for the shadow/mat layer to keep it clean and simple.

Here’s a video on how I put these together….

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Spellbinders In Bloom by Simon Hurley
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Spellbinders Everyday sentiments by Simon Hurley
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