Slider and other die cut specials

I was playing last week with John Next Door's Slider die and seeing what different types of card I could produce. I then looked at what other die cuts I had to produce different cards and found an accordian die and Stampendous pop ups and pop up accessories. I didn't use John's neverending card die but just did one for myself by scoring.

Butterflies,Dragonflies and Flower Stamping

For this workshop I looked at using the John Next Door media plates, stamps and dies Butterfly & Dragonfly. As usual thinking of different variations I could do with these.
I also used the Woodware sunflower with a couple of inking methods and sprays. Then I looked for previously used stamps of Iris and Teacup collage as alternatives.

Hearts and Flowers

For this workshop I looked at using the heart box die from John Next Door as well as his butterfly hearts. Then I looked at what flowers I could incorporate. I did then also look at other heart dies that could be used. The great thing about these is we can use them for Valentines, anniversary, wedding, engagement, congratulations etc.

Two Jays stamping

This workshop concentrates on different ways with the scenes from 2 jays stamps. I have also put them with various does that  we have used recently/ still got in stock.

These stamps can be used on their own or in combination

Layered background dies

This time I tried some layered. These come with different sizes of holes that layer up to give the pattern. I tried some with 3 dies, 2 dies and 1 die to look t the different effects.
I also looked at the quintessential  die from sue Wilson and the different ways these could be used.

This workshop will be on Tues 21st Jan and Weds 5th February.

Mice Papercuts

Just before Christmas I had a good play with the new mice papercuts. I wasn't going to have any more papercuts but I fell in love with these. All papercuts are brilliant for using with colouring products and different backgrounds. This time I used cosmic shimmer special effect paints as well as a lot of  the opal polishes, pixie powders etc.

Workshops on these are on Weds 22nd JAn, Sat 25th Jan & Tues 28th JAn

Specials

Here are just a few of the specials I have done this year. Doing a little bit more with the dies used earlier.

more to follow... only just realised not photographed all of them!!

Gifts

I was looking at what we can do for gifts. There are various things we have done before - washable glitter paints through stencils on fabrics, photo frames with clay flowers, Crackers, but I also thought that some of the foam flower bunches would look good in jars decorated with special effect paints.. There are also the lanterns and tissue boxes etc shown last time. The pencil pots were something we did in our craft group with ideas someone had taken from the internet.

Lanterns

I have been playing with ways of producing lanterns. For the small ones I used the JOHN NEXT DOOR lantern die for the large ones I used his "Sam's Star". The star was used as a single cut, mounted on acetate with lots of little lights the larger used the box die in a similar way to how we made the tissue box and I therefore created depth by putting the trees and deer on the back piece.
This has a tea light inside. I also just wrapped tea lights with the strip dies which was easy and effective.

I shall be doing workshops on these in December

creative stamping 78

The cards I have done with the latest creative stamping have been set in the new dies that we have been using throughout the year. They fall into two categories the winter animals and the scenic cards.

sorry light doesn't seem too good on many of these but I'm sure you get the idea!