Rubber Stamping - North Wales

............... & so it starts. What starts? As you may remember each Christmas I make a couple of "sets" of Christmas cards for other groups I am involved with plus a batch for Bob to send out.  Each set is different but are the same within a set. So yesterday & today I have started on the first of the set of 10 cards; This is where I am up to at the moment with this set.  All the cards have been embossed on the front with a split design embossing folder.  Snowflakes & dots with a narrow unembossed line between them.  This I will be covering with Christmas ribbon - as can be seen in the photo.  I stamped the "Merry Christmas" & embossed it with silver EP, then I have coloured in the design with red & green pens.  The final touch is then to make a random cut around the greeting & also run the red pen around the edge to finish.  The ribbon is glued down with DSST & the greeting is on sticky pads. If...

Good afternoon everyone. Today I thought I would show you how my file folder album is going.  Not the one I started at the club meeting but the second one, when I had found nicer matching & toning papers to use for a more cohesive finish. The front cover The inside cover & first page. I have added a little pocket on one side & a tag flap on the other. The right hand page is also part of the top loading pocket page & holds a large tag  (you can just see the thread pull) The next 2 pages On the right hand side I have added a waterfall photo album.  It will hold 10 small photos, as each page is double sided. The right hand page is also part of the side loading pocket & holds a large tag. Again you can just see the pull thread at the side. The next 2 pages   So far only the right hand page has had something added to it. This time I have added a very narrow pocket into which I have put a mini album. This ri...

Hi everyone. Good morning, & I hope you had a great weekend. I just had to show this photo - I hope you don't mind; Our little grandson, during our visit yesterday - fast asleep on Mummys lap. He was in such a funny position but obviously very comfortable.  Mummy took the photo for me as I only had a back view. Hopefully back later with some craft photos.

Good afternoon everyone Do you remember the post on 18 August of the Mold project - Carolyn's file folder albums?  In it I mentioned some pads I had found for £1 each in The Range. I said in that blog post that I would take some photos of them.  Well I only took one, but thought as I hadn't really got anything today to talk about I would just show you the pads; Each pad is Kraft card - 2 of them just have designs on them in black outline. Great for colouring. The others, as you can possibly tell from the photo have foil embossed patterns plus some sheets like the plainer pads. Now I need to get my brain in gear to decide how to use them. I hope your weekend is still going well.  Tomorrow Bob & I are off to visit our little grandson.  We haven't seen him (except in photographs) for 2 weeks & it looks like he has grown quite a bit.  Can't wait to see him. That's me for today.  'Bye!

Good afternoon everyone. This morning I had a look at the tutorial for a Double Slider Card with stand, that Dot of Mold II club had told me about.  I had mentioned it in yesterdays post. So I have written notes along with a diagram to make a stand that fits our Double Slider card. Sorry the background is grey - it was printed on white paper. But I think it is quite legible. I have used a large size of the scan to make sure you could read the writing - it will look different depending on what equipment you use to look at it.  It could be too big for smaller setups. I will print some copies off & bring along to the clubs as well - but at least it is here for now. Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  Bye.

Good afternoon everyone. Today I have a member showcase for you & it is from Mold II club member - Dot. I have had an email from Dot saying how much she enjoyed making the Double Slider card, so much so that she has made another one.  Also she did some searching on You Tube & found a video showing the card - slightly different shape - but the lady had created a stand for the card.  I had a quick look at the video & I will go back & watch it properly & work out the size for our card (Dot has also given me some measurements) & I will put the information on the blog. Here are the photos of Dot's card; What a lovely bright fun card & it is for someone who is going to be 80. I'm sure they will love it. This photo shows how Dot has put the message on the back........ ....... & here is a view of the card where you can just see the stand at the back. This card that Dot has made is a different size to the one we made a...

Good morning ladies. I am here this morning with the photos from the Mold II meeting on Tuesday, & they are of their project for the evening which was the Double Slider Card. Here are their cards; Rita has a lovely lacy flower stamped background with a very stylish lady in the topper. The "Happy Birthday" overlapping the front is a nice touch. A very pretty, delicate, clean & simple stamped design from Christine, with the focal point cut with a scalloped edge & layered onto darker card. A really nice message on the left hand tab in Helen's card - if you click on the photo you may well get a larger view.  I like the flourish at the side of the words - almost acts as a "this is where you stop" marker. Sue's card is pretty in pink & a very clean, fresh & simple design. It is a true Sue card Another clean, fresh & simple design this time from Annette - I love that "Happy Birthday" ...

Good afternoon everyone This afternoon I have the first set of photos from last night's Mold II meeting & they are of the Show & Tell. The theme was a DL card with a 3-d floral theme. Some ladies were a little confused by the term "3-d" - but non the less did a 3-d card.  I use the term to explain a non-flat image - so, using pads, or glue gel, to raise the other layer(s).  But in this instance - decoupage would be appropriate. Anyway - here are their cards; Elizabeth made 2 cards.  The top one is a gorgeous silver design & I love the raised banner with the sentiment on.  That is quite a popular design feature at the moment. The second card was on a dark green background & Elizabeth has used Dreamees flower stamps. Christine's card has lovely 3-d flowers on scalloped circles each side of a beautiful butterfly. Helen's card has a lovely stamped "ribbon" running down the centre with flowers on squares. This...

Good morning everyone I hope you all had a good weekend. I have a couple of photos today of my File Folder Album, as shown by Carolyn at the Mold meeting on Thursday last. This is the front cover - not a lot going on at the moment. Then this one shows the pages. Those centre pages are the same colour but not the same pattern I am very cross with myself because I sat down yesterday (Sunday) to complete adding the pages & was doing quite well when I discovered that I must have folded one of the sections wrong - because some of the print on the folder shows.  It's only a little bit - but it is at the top of a page & shows. So I spent some time thinking about how I could hide that & then spotted something else. Now! with a project of this type it is important to think the steps through, prepare for them & then put together without mistakes.  Yes! well it is all very well for me to spout that information providing I abide by it myself. ...

birthday greetings Today is 20 August & a Mold II club member has a birthday Happy birthday Annette have a lovely day

Good afternoon everyone. Today I have a member showcase for you, not this time from a published magazine letter - but from a practise of an idea. The member is Joan of Mold club who on Thursday night brought in some lovely background design to show me, that she had created. I forgot to photograph it during the course of the evening but yesterday got in touch with Joan & asked her if she would photograph it & send to me.  I received the photos this morning; One of the A4 sheets The A4 sheet with another one folded to make a card The folded card This is what Joan said in her email; "Here are the two pieces of card,  I used acrylic pearl that I have had for many years ,then I painted on parchment. I then used Adirondack colours, Very pleased with the results," The acrylic pearls were put onto the paper using a crunched up piece of plastic wrap.  Doesn't it look lovely? Thank you for sending the photos Joan I th...

Sad news of "Brucie's" passing Thank you for many years of great entertainment RIP

Good afternoon ladies Today I have the photos of last night's project for Mold club, when we had a visit from Carolyn of Mold II club .  Carolyn showed us how to make that lovely little file folder album that she had already show to the Mold II ladies.  It is impossible to finish the album completely during a club meeting so the photos are of the albums as far as everyone got to.  I have had promises that they will bring them back when they are finished - even if it isn't for a meeting or two. These 2 photos show the cover & the inside page of Clare's album Apologies Clare your second photo is a little blurry. I love the soft colours you have used This photo is of Yvonne's inside pages.   I did take a photo of the cover but it was so blurry I deleted it. Must have still had the wobble that I had with Clare's photo. Lovely shades of lilac - very fresh looking little album. The outside & some of the inside pages of Mair...

Good afternoon everyone This afternoon I have a member showcase for you & it is - once again, bless her - Rita from Mold II club. The showcase is of a card that Rita had published in the latest issue of Simply Cards & Papercraft (issue 166); Great card Rita - that was rather a nice little freebie, wasn't it?  Although I did not have a great success with the die that came with it.  But will try again. It's the August meeting for Mold club tonight & I am really looking forward to it as we have Carolyn from Mold II showing us how to make a mini album. Hopefully some photos tomorrow - but not necessarily of a completed album.