Rubber Stamping - North Wales

Good afternoon ladies. Last week Bob started going down with a cold.  I told him I didn't want it & as he was going to be working away for3 days I thought I would be OK.  Oh, no! Yesterday I started sneezing, so dosed myself up & today it is down to one of those states where you need a paper hanky handy all the time. Fingers crossed it will go as quick. This morning I took a break from Christmas cards & made an anniversary card for our daughter who lives in the USA. It will have to go in the post tomorrow, along with Christmas cards to make sure it gets there on time. Here is the card; The base is a black 15cm  (6") square card & the background paper is one of the many in my stash. I am trying to use them a little more as I have far too much.   The flourish is a Tim Holtz die that I treated myself to last week.  It came with 2 other dies & they leave the pattern in the paper. I just love them & I have 4 others of his dies...

Good afternoon everyone. The last few days I have been doing well with die-cutting & stamping for Christmas. Then sitting down to do some more, after my shopping spree yesterday, my Gemini started making the most peculiar noises. It sounded like a mixture of the rollers slipping but then something really grating.  So I stopped using it. Thank goodness I still have my E-bosser which I hope will hep me finish the work. I bought the Gemini through Amazon - so went on line & sent an email to the retailer.  This morning I had a message from them to let them have my telephone number (I gave my mobile) & they would talk to the full retailer - which of course is Crafter's Companion!  A company I am not much fond of at the moment due to my problems with their dies. Anyway my troubles dealt with here is something much nicer - the card I made for Nadine to give her mum on her special birthday; This is the box I made to put it in.  After I took the photo...

Good evening ladies I hope you all had a nice weekend. I spent a lot of it die-cutting for some of my "other" Christmas cards & printing inserts for cards, so quite busy sessions. This morning I braved the shops to do a bit of Christmas shopping that I couldn't do on line. Anyway I have a recent birthday card to show you today - it was for Nadine's mother who had a big birthday this weekend. I decided to go with a simple design & chose to die cut my flower sprays out of white card to give a sort of Wedgwood style.  Some blue gems added for bling.  I chose to put her age rather discreetly on the inside, on the insert. The floral spray die is from Tattered Lace - it was free on one of the Tattered Lace magazines.  The petals of the roses have been lifted to give dimension. Tomorrow I will show you the other card I made for her, for Nadine to give her. There was a beautiful sunset tonight - so it looks like being another nice day tomorr...

Good afternoon ladies & what a lovely sunny day it is.  Crisp, cold & frosty - but sunny. That will shorten the winter. Today I have a member showcase for you & one again it is Rita of Mold II club but this time not a card that she has had published in a magazine. The card I am showing you today is one she made after the club night on Tuesday using the frame box design that Carolyn had shown everyone; Another lovely card Rita & that angel is just perfect for the card. That is the nice thing about this design - because of the space behind the frame you can use the slightly larger embellishments that normally would get left out. I hope you all have something nice planned for the weekend that is upon us.  Have a nice weekend. 'Bye for now.

Good morning everyone. This morning I have the photos from the project in Mold II's final meeting of the year - when Carolyn showed them how to make that lovely frame card.  Here are their cards; A lovely silver peacock sits inside Helen's card. Annette used these lovely teddies for her card & I love the way the one that is sitting down is on the outside of the frame. Sue chose some pretty pink roses for her card with a matching greeting. I can't remember the name of the Company that made these images - they have a foiled style finish. It will annoy me until I remember - they used to be very popular. Carol has the same style of image as well - this time delicate lilac flowers & matching greeting. Dot's card is very wintery with its all white finish.  Lovely card. Rita's card uses the "Me to You" bear & is stunning. The box itself was made from black card which really adds drama to the finished ite...

Good afternoon ladies. This afternoon I have the photos from last nights Mold II meeting & the first set is of the Show & Tell, which was to make a pink Christmas card. Despite groans last month when this was announced we have some great cards, & here they are; Carolyn's card is the very popular circular / rocker stepper card.  Carolyn actually gets asked to make quite a lot of these for people.  I like the cheeky snowman - great card, & by the way it was pink the camera has turned it a little more lilac coloured. Elizabeth has stamped her image then stamped it a couple more times to be able to 3-d the flower. Very effective. I love this pastel pink card with the silver peel off baubles from Sue - very festive. Ah! looks like some sharing done here, as Carol has the same baubles but on a much brighter pink - again - very festive. As you can see this card has been personalised & I am sure Molly will be delighted with it....

Good afternoon everyone - sorry I didn't get to pop in yesterday but I had a very busy day & then was out in the evening. Bob & I had a fantastic day on Sunday at the show in Birmingham, those horses are absolutely beautiful & so clever. This afternoon I have a member showcase to show you & once again it is for our very published lady - Rita of Mold II - who has had a card featured in Papercraft Inspirations; I love the use of the button for the centre of the flower. Well done once again Rita. Tonight is the final meeting of 2016 for the Mold II ladies & they have Carolyn showing them that lovely frame card.  So tomorrow there will be some great photos to show I just know it. 'Bye for now.

Good morning ladies Gosh another weekend is here - I hope you have some nice things planned. Tomorrow Bob & I are off to Birmingham to see the Lipizzaner horses from the Spanish Riding School of Vienna. It is something we have both always wanted to see. Back to today & I have the photos of the Mold club project from Thursday nights meeting.  We were once again joined by Carolyn of Mold II who showed us how to make the Frame Card. In all the photos there is a slight shadow at the top - this is due to having to photograph them laid flat & the light caused the frame to put a shadow there. This is Yvonne's card with that lovely "Me for you" bear on it obviously enjoying the snow. Some beautiful floral decoupage from Clare on her card - very delicate. Joanna's card absolutely bursting with poinsettias - it's almost a present. Mair's really pretty clean & simple card. I like that the flowers are in the box as well ...

...... the card this week with Carolyn. Just had to pop back in today after all. Whilst having a play with (oops sorry whilst -  working on) my Christmas cards this afternoon I had an idea inspired by the frame card from the Mold meeting with Carolyn last night. I had some of my stamping from Thursday night left over & decided to make another card using them. Then I thought about the frame card & thought ......... box!  Not a box to put something in (although effectively I did) but a box on a card. Enough waffling!!!!   Here it is; In the top photo the card is laid down & the lower photo it is stood up, making a tent fold card. I used clear Wink of Stella pen on the poinsettias to lift them but that isn't too clear in the photos. They had been stamped & embossed wit silver EP.  The flower inside the box is on a sticky pad & has been shaped & the flower on the outside is just lightly glued to the frame where it touches. I ...

Good afternoon ladies. This afternoon I have the first set of photos from last nights Mold club meeting & they are of their Show & Tell cards.  The theme I had set was Pink Christmas cards - well they did not fail in their challenge; A pretty little girl going skating was Maureen's very delicate pink offering.  Really pretty Maureen. This is Joanna's card & I don't think anyone (including me I must add) realised how she had made it. The silver die-cuts had been embedded into the card. This means the die cuts were made in the pink paper, then the silver card & then the one put inside the other - including all those little fragments in the snowflake.   Mair gave us a really pretty & dainty pink Christmas card - a lovely clean & simple statement. Joan gave us a see through card with the Snowman standing in front of a scene viewed through an acetate panel. Now here is a card to make you feel warm & cosy at Chr...