Rubber Stamping - North Wales

Back again - this time with the final set of photos for the project you all worked on during your November meetings - this time those created by Mold club members. Here is the sketch ...................... .......  & here is their cards ................ A lovely "Me to You" design & it works so well on that blue striped card.  I had to take this photo very carefully as Clare had not got the images stuck down.  I wonder if she is going to give him his blue nose it will just finish that card off.  Listen to me! A stunning Christmas card - which with the tartan background would make a great Hogmanay card too.  I like the way the 2 diamonds are slightly off set with the holly spray in the middle. Another "Me to You" design & again that lovely blue stripe paper which goes so well with it.  Think these 2 were sat next to each other.  Well of course, I know they were it was mother & daughter team Clare & Yvonne.  Wonder if t

Here I am back again this time with the photos of Mold II's interpretation of the sketch ............... & here are their cards ..................... I thought I was going to have trouble taking the photo of this card because of the mirror card it is made on - but all it did was give this beautiful rainbow effect.  The squares & diamonds have been replaced with a floral shape. A very clean & simple card & the sketch has been reduced to fit on a card, rather than a sketch across the complete card.  This time the shapes used are - as you can see - Christmas trees.   I just love those tree stamps. Some really pretty background paper for this one & those glittery flowers work so well tying it all together. A lovely card Ah cute - that teddy doesn't look he will be asleep before Santa gets there.  A lovely festive take on the sketch - wonder what he will get in his stocking? A really clean style card which would make

Finally our photos are going to appear - I hear you say. CSNW were the first club to create the November project from the given sketch............. ............ & here are their cards ................... No matter what the card or the subject - black & shades of cream always look so elegant & this card is no exception.  Very elegant & the butterflies are 3d. I love silhouette style stamps & that one of the birds on the branch is lovely.  I also like the way the 2 flourishes have been stamped from the base card to the toppers.  Lovely effect. Clean & simple design really lovely.  Another silhouette style stamp used & they don't have to be done in black ink - nice to see a colour for a change. Pampered pets - again - I love this set.  Another nice clean & simple design. Perhaps I should just say here that by clean & simple I mean uncluttered - but CAS as it is known as a descriptive term for a certain style.

Last night I mentioned that I should have taken one more photo of Joanna's Show & Tell card.  This morning Joanna has put a comment that if anyone wants to see the side view (so that you can see the box of crackers on the top of the card) there is a photo on her blog. http://www.craftyjo.org.uk/cardmaking/inspired-by-a-cracker/ this link will take you to her blog & the exact post. Back later

Well what a little group we were.  I knew the change of date would have an effect - only 9 ladies attended but we still had a good evening. I rounded the year off well by forgetting to take the sketch that Mold are supposed to use for the January show & tell - so had to design one on the spot. The Show & Tell tonight was a card inspired by a cracker. A really festive cracker card all nicely pulled open showing the contents.  Afterwards when we were chatting Sheelagh who made the card mentioned that it actually did close.  So I took it back & photographed it again Cracker closed. This is a lovely interpretation & very delicate too.  I should have asked about the design but it says cracker to me - it is lovely. A different approach the topper on the cracker is the card - & it is a lovely square cracker too. Well! this one leaves you speechless.  I have taken several photos - but looking at it now there is one more I should have t

Tonight is the last 2012 meeting for the Mold club & I know a couple of ladies are going to be missing.  It is such a shame as the date had to be changed because of the Police Commissioner Election taking place on their regular day . Lyn is in the States for work, Mair & Joan have gone away for a few days - gosh I hope the weather is good for you. If I am not too late home I will try & post the photos from the evening's Show & Tell, then I can post the delayed photo's from the Sketch project for each club tomorrow. 'Bye for now, back later.

Yes another Christmas card with that lovely flourish Christmas Tree. This time I have embossed it in silver rather than gold - to make a change & added some silver ribbon at the side & the smaller Merry Christmas greeting.  The greeting that goes with the tree was too big this time as I made a lightly smaller card.  I have entered it into a blog challenge where the theme was Glamour & Glitz in a clean & simple design. You can see more about it on my personal blog. That's it - just thought I would pop back & show you.

As for CSNW's meeting earlier this month there will not be a "photo's part 2" until after Mold club have had their November meeting tomorrow (Thursday), because it is the sketch.  But today I have the Show & Tell photos for you & some interesting backgrounds to show you as well. Here is the Show & Tell where the theme was a card inspired by crackers - What a jolly Santa - & he was made from felt I think.  I wonder who those presents are for?  Do you think they are yours or mine?  Te he. Now that is one sumptuous looking cracker.  A box of those would set you back a few pennies.  Wonder what it would contain!!! Another lovely cracker & I love the way the bows have been balanced - framing the centre section, & isn't Teddy Santa adorable. Well! they have already got their cracker hats on - so I wonder how many crackers they have pulled & what lovely surprises they may have had. This card wasn't act