Feast or Famine - it's like waiting for the bus, it either never comes or you get several at once. What am I talking about? Me and my WOYWW pages! I go for a while (sometimes a good long while) with nothing to really show you and then I have lots. Today I have lots.
Last Saturday morning I did an online workshop with Jo Rice in which we were once again using up scraps of cardstock but this time with a Christmas theme. This was to hopefully get us in the mood for making some Christmas cards with the emphasis on 'batch' card making. Not too sure I will be making that many with the price of postage going up yet again - ok as far as I know it is only first class but I wouldn't be too sure about second. I feel it too might go up or be abandoned altogether. Anyway I think the cost of sending a card/letter is getting ridiculous. Shame as I like making and sending cards.
Here are my Christmas cards made last Saturday morning
This one I turned into an everyday card
It is still just a topper as it was just me messing about trying an idea of mine. It should have been baubles hanging from the top for Christmas but I ended up with autumn (ie there are no leaves on the trees).
I had seen this other card on the internet by Leesa and so I contacted her to find where her instructions were and this is what I ended with. It's kind of 3D, in that it is a Z card and the front has a strip at the base that stands away from the main card when you open it. Hope you can see what I mean. I am now making it again but using the proper toadstools this time as I could not find them previously.
This is looking down on it so you see what it looks like - how it bends
There was a lot to it so my desk was covered in bits of card but the worktop behind me held lots of stuff which I decided was more interesting to show you. (The little green thing, left, is the Cricut character which I once got at CHA and he sits on one of my ink pad cubby holes.)
My polka dot pencil case contains Posca pens, gel pens, and some pastel crayons, then my box is holding the stamps I am using, WOW embossing powder behind, then Masking Fluid, various ink pads, behind them are the tins with my bees, my butterflies and my numbers inside, my spray bottle, my heating pad (foil covered old place mat) with an acrylic block on it and a baby wipe, scissors, brushes, water pot, blending tools, my tower of blending sponges. Phew! See you over at
Sarah's Craft Shed.
Later today I am taking my picture over to my friend to have it transferred to a drink tumbler. Hope it works and I can finally show you next week.
