Bubble Wrap Technique Class

This week we had the great pleasure of another great class with our lovely ladies in Burgess Hill. 

We challenged them to the Bubble wrap technique. 

Their results were brilliant!

Materials needed: Bubble Wrap cut into slightly larger pieces than C6. Sassy Salutations, Age Awareness, Petite Petals and Traveller Stamp sets. Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pool Party, Real Red, Smoky Slate cardstock. Pool Party and Smoky Slate embossing powder. Heat Gun. Real Red, Bermuda Bay, Smoky Slate, Versamark and Memento Ink Pads. Real Red Woven Satin, Bermuda Bay 1/8" Taffeta and Silver Satin Ribbons. Vintage Facetted Buttons. Petite Petals Punch.

All products supplied by Stampin' Up!

Technique:

Card fronts are all C6 size (ie. 10.5cm by 14.85cm). 

Congratulations card and Happy Birthday card.

 Stamp the bubbles of the bubble wrap really well with Versamark. Lay the bubble wrap straight onto the card front and gently smooth a clear mount block over the reverse of bubble wrap. Sprinkle the embossing powder covering the whole area. Shake the excess off and heat set with the gun. Cut down the card front to the size required, add a piece of white cardstock for the remainder of the card front add a piece of ribbon to cover the join and decorate using the petite petals. Add a message of your choice and Hey Presto!

Train card

Fold a piece of bubble wrap in half length-ways and ink up the whole strip using the Smoky Slate Ink pad. Lay the bubble wrap on the card and once again smooth over the reverse using a clear mount block. Stamp the image over the top, cut down to fit onto a Night of Navy mat, add ribbon, buttons and a message. I made mine into an easel card.

             

This card was made using the left over pieces that had been embossed. Starting with 7/8" scallop circle punch first, then 1 1/4". 1 3/4" and 2 3/8" punches cut out all the different sizes and layer up.
Proving that left overs are very, very useful!

Here are the cards the lovely ladies made. Aren't they good?

Shaving Foam Technique Class

Materials needed:

Can of cheap shaving foam, paper plates, kitchen roll, Stampin' Up! re-inkers in 3 colours, cocktail sticks or pokey tool, disposable gloves and a black bag! Whisper white cardstock and or glossy paper.

Technique:

Spray the shaving foam all over the plate to a depth of approx 4 cm or 1 and a half inches. Use your gloves at this stage and add a few drops of each colour re-inker over the surface of the shaving foam. Using the cocktail stick or pokey tool, gently cut through the colours and spread the ink through the foam. Lay a card sized piece of Whisper White cardstock or glossy paper (we used C6 card fronts) flat onto the foam for a few seconds. Lift it up by the corner and lay face down onto a few pieces of kitchen roll. Press more Kitchen roll down on top of the card. The shaving foam will squeeze out from underneath. After a few seconds, turn your card over and dab some more kitchen roll over the image to dry. It should dry very quickly. You can continue the process a few more times before adding more re-inkers to freshen or change the colours within the foam.

 Repeat adding cards to the foam and make as many card  fronts as you wish.

 This is a messy technique but oh so much fun. Enjoy!

Below are some of the card fronts made using this process.

                                                                      

                      
                                                

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Our New Look

Hello and welcome to our new blog. We think it's lovely and fresh but just in case please let us know your feelings too.

This is our impression of  Olaf and Peppa Pig using the Curvy Keepsake Box die.
This was for the children to make at a recent school holiday class held at The Shopfest Craft Den within Hilliers Garden Centre in Horsham.
 The children loved them and fortunately knew who they were supposed to be!

catalogue

Yahoo here it is the autumn-winter catalogue Stampin' Stars team blog hop 

If you've joined us from the lovely Lynn's blog gorgeousness wasn't it fab?? If you haven't then you should go have a peep! here's the link to her blog http://www.heavenlycrafts.com/heavenlystampin/ 

This years seasonal catalogue is full of yummyness that's not just for Christmas  but Halloween,  autumn and even Valentines day!!! 

It also has a lovely new tool for us to use that will be useful all year long!

Here are a few samples using them can you guess what they are?

 Well? Did you get it yet?

No.... well here you go these boxes were all made using the new Stampin' Up! Gift Box Punch Board!!!! found on page 5 of the seasonal catalogue and priced at £17.95. The board makes boxes upto 15.2cm, that's 4'' in old money! cubed.

It's a fab new tool that can help you make a box in about 2 minutes flat!!! And you don't need any glue!

How cool it that????

You can make boxes on the board  with any of our card stock or even our designer series paper but what works best is also another new star of the seasonal catalogue the Under the Tree specialty series paper. What's so special about the paper??? it's weight!! the paper is actually card and it is wonderful for making these boxes with. The card is double sided one side is Kraft and white and the other either garden green, early espresso or cherry cobbler and white.

Here's a link to Stampin' Up!'s own video all about Gift Box Punch Board Gift Box Punch Board Video

Well that's my offering for this years Autumn-Winter blog hop

Hope you enjoyed it

 Please hop over to Cat's blog and see what loveliness she has to share with us here
 http://wiggle-craft.blogspot.co.uk


Have fun
xxx

If you get lost on our Blog Hop then here is a list of all of the blogs:

Tracy Hart Lawrence - http://clactoncrazycrafters.wordpress.com

Pip Todman – http://www.queenpipcards.com

Eimear Carvill - http://stampincolour.com

Emma Goddard - http://coastalcrafter.com

Caroline Thomas – http://www.craftwithcaro.com

Kim Fee - http://kimfeecrafter.blogspot.com/

Lynn Clifford – http://heavenlycrafts.com/heavenlystampin

Cary Buckham – http://2biggirlscrafting.blogspot.co.uk

Cat Herrington – http://wiggle-craft.blogspot.co.uk

Nic Parr  - http://thestickyelf.co.uk

Diane Marlow - http://www.craftyducks.co.uk

Christine Widdowson – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/diamondstamping/blog

Di Richardson – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/kingdomcards/blog

Jamie Turney - http://paper-crafting-mad.blogspot.com/

Sara Thornton-Bryar – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/craftylittleminx/blog

Joanne Penny – http://toocraftyjo.blogspot.co.uk

Natalie O’Shea - http://www.natalieoshea.co.uk/blog.html

Louise Sims -  http://stampindelight.co.uk/blog

Katie Jones - http://deepbluecrafting.co.uk/blog/

Cayleigh May - http://cayleighscards.com/

Nikki Acton - http://frankieeatsworms.blogspot.co.uk

Sue Bridge – http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/suebridge/blog

Cathryn Perkins - http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cathrynscraftcellar/blog

Sarah Mcdermott - http://www.papercraftartistry.blogspot.co.uk/

Fiona Whitten – http://oakfieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk

As promised here are our latest class lists...

For the Craft den in Hillier's Horsham

Wednesday 2^nd July                  All Day: New Catalogue Launch with Thank You Make ‘N’ Takes £1.50 each  

Wednesday 16^th July                 AM: Make & Takes £1.50

                                                          PM: Son & Daughter Birthday Cards £7.50pp

                                                         

Wednesday 23^rd July                 AM: Make & Takes £1.50

PM: Mini Stamp ‘A’ Stack, You will create 6 cards 2 each of 3 designs, Suitable for children to give to children £7.50pp

                                                         

Wednesday 30^th July                 All Day: Animazing Projects,

Grasshopper Box & a Butterfly Card £1 per project.

                                                           

ALL AFTERNOON CLASSES RUN 1pm – 2.30pm, Pre booking is highly recommended as places are LIMITED!!

All ages catered for although Children must be accompanied by an adult.

We can be found in the Craft Den, Hilliers Garden Centre, Brighton Road, Horsham

And for our  Warnham classes.....

Thursday 24th July:          Heat Embossing

Thursday 28^th August:       WOW Exploding card

Thursday 25^th September:   Christmas

Thursday 23^rd October:      Big Shot Special

Thursday 27^th November:    Big Cards Special

Thursday 18^th December:    Christmas Celebration

We will then return after Christmas & New Year with;

Thursday 22^nd January:      Thank You Cards   

Warnham Parish Rooms are located in the grounds of the Church.

All classes are £10pp and will run 7pm – 9pm one Thursday a month, Pre booking is recommended due to limited places.

Keep popping back to see sneek peek photos of the 

class projects and special offers!!

Look forward to seeing you soon

Have fun

Cary and Gill xx

                                         Wow it's that time of year again......

Catalogue Launch Open house 

Please join Gill and I on Sunday the 7th of July to see the new catalogue and have a play with some of the latest products and see samples and demos using the newest ranges...Project Life exclusive to Stampin' Up! and our very own range of alcohol markers Stampin' Up! Blendabilities.

Catalogue Launch Open House

Come and join us on Sunday 6^th July 10am – 4pm have a look and try out NEW products including Exclusive Project Life Products, Photopolymer Stamps & The latest In-Colors!!

New catalogues will be available either £2.50 each or free with an Order!! T&C’s apply

There will be a raffle with a chance to win something from the NEW Catalogue.

Every one who comes along will receive a raffle ticket,

Extra raffle tickets will be available to purchase on the day £1 a strip or 5 for £4.

The Open House will take place at Cary’s House 27 Gloucester Road, Tilgate, Crawley RH10 5HR.

Cary’s Phone Number 01293 409111 or 07891 177773

Gill’s Phone Number 01293 401862 or 07855 212306

Look forward to seeing you on Sunday

Have fun

Cary and Gill xx