Here I have used a tile background stencil and overstamped or used another stencil over to give the pattern. The coating with clear embossing powder to give a glossy tile effect. Another idea suitable for any time of the year. A lot of these samples still need mounting but I thought top priority was to get the idea out.
There are new stamps from woodware with lots of circles in so I thought this would be a good way of using up some card candi and had and all the the circles I keep saving from die cuts. I did also try just painting the baubles or using pearl drops.
Apologies for not having put these on earlier but we have been without the internet for 10 days and only just got it back. In month's workshop we will look at some new papercuts edgers as well as birds from last month and some from last year's Christmas. I have used metallic gilding polishes to colour and pixie powder backgrounds.
This are the new edgers
Other topics to follow
This set of Dies and matching stamps came form Sue Wilson's collection. Here are a few ways of using them. Another idea for August workshops
Jon next door recently bought out a set of stamps and dies of butterfles which can be used together or on their own in other projects. There was also a butterfly frame. Again this will be part of what is on offer in August for workshops.
Yet more lovely papercuts - this time of birds. Here are a few of the examoles I have done ready for August's workshops. Colour birds or backgrounds or both!
This month's focus on workshop looks at different ways of using a die and embossing folder. For those doing a free gift workshop I have used a nestability die that can also be used as a flower and a standard embossing folder. For others we can use any nesting die and separate flowers as well as looking at the methods with deep embossing folders. Ideas are to show uses rather than making intricate cards.
Ways with dies look at using them for partial cutting (easel card), shaker cards, tunnel cards etc as well as standard matting and layering and using them to make flowers.
The embossing folders are used with various inking methods and pastes with debossed images. They are also used on acetate, parchment, color core cardstock etc. as well as using them with adie to get an embossed centre.
to celebrate the arrival of our first granddaughter (after 3 boys) I made a memory box with pictures and info about the baby on the inside card.
Over the last few weeks we have been doing a "Focus on Stencils" double workshop. Initially we focused on what we could do with plain glossy coloured paste to change it's appearance. The idea was then to move onto other methods but we ran out of time so the "NON paste" options I will cover as a workshop this month. We will look at using stencils like we would solid stamps with inking and using embossing powders.
These are cards and samples of what we can do with glossy paste and a single die.
The shutter cards are shown in detail on the 2nd Jan 2021 post but here is a reminder of full board since we are covering these in July's workshops.
We will also revisit the slider cards from last year which I know a number of people missed
I have done a few other kinetic cards - sorry missed out on photographing these but the above 2 are my favourite methods at the moment.
