Cards from the class using Under My Umbrella

Our latest class was all about techniques. I love sharing techniques with my ladies. They get so excited about learning something new. We used the new Under My Umbrella stamp set

We used 3 layers on this card. Crumb Cake for the base, then Bermuda Bay cut ever so slightly bigger than the Whisper White. I just wanted a little peek of Bermuda Bay.  Using the Aqua Painter and Coastal Cabana ink, we washed across the card, then stamped the sweet little rain drops randomly over the wash.. The umbrella was stamped on to a piece of DSP. The flowers and boots were stamped and then coloured with our Blends. We did a couple of layers of flowers to give a 3D look.   

This Bermuda Bay card had the oval window cut out and then stamped with the rain drops in Bermuda Bay ink. However the card below is what we actually made.

This is the card we finally made. It's one of my newest dies and I couldn't resist changing this from the Oval to the floral oval from the Petal Labels Die. To create the windows background, we used the Sponge brayer and various colours. These colours were Mint Macaron, Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy and Gorgeous Grape. Then with the Aqua Painter we flicked small droplets of water over the sponging. The sentiments were all chopped up and backed with Copper foil. 

 

Who would have thought all these colours would look ok together. Night of Navy as the base with a peek of Pineapple Punch behind this vibrant DSP. The umbrella and boots were stamped with the cute little flowers from this set. Lots of layers in this card.

So which one of these cards grabs you? I think my favourite is number one, or two or maybe three!

Timeless Tulips class cards

Having a coordinating punch for this stamp set makes creating our projects so much easier. I can't decide which of these projects is my favourite.

For this card, we used Blushing Bride card stock as our base. A layer of Blackberry Bliss, layered with DSP Using the Timeless Tulips Stamp set and Blackberry Bliss ink we stamped out our tulips and leaves. Then using the Tulip Builder Punch we punched out the flowers and leaves. The sentiment is from the Well Written Dies. To make the Happy stand out we glued it to a piece of Blackberry Bliss card and then fussy cut around.

I must admit I do like sponging and brayering. We masked our base and then used the Sponge Brayer to lay down several colours. The colours used were Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Gorgeous Grape. Finally with the Aqua Painter we flicked drops of water on to the brayering.  I think this may be my favourite, what do you recon?

Fancy folds are always popular and this one is such an easy fold. It is achieved by folding the A5 card as usual and then folding the front again in half. The sentiment is adhered across the fold. the tulips were stamped with Calypso Coral ink and Pear Pizzaz 

When the card is opened fully the rest of the sentiment is revealed. Pretty nifty, don't you recon?

The Timeless Tulips bundle is another great bundle that you may want to add to your stash.

Rain or Shine class

Some of my favourite techniques are featured in this class. Brayering and water colouring. Would you like to come along and play.

Monday Morning 17th February 10am - 12noon
Wednesday Morning 19th February 10am - 12noon
Friday Evening 21st February 7pm - 9pm


When: See dates above
Cost: $10
Where: Zena's Craft Studio in Wellington Point (email me zenakennedy@lizzy.com.aufor the address)

Please RSVP which class you wish to attend, so that I can prepare all the kits. Please bring your ‘basic kit’ to each class. This includes, tape runner/adhesive, double sided foam tape, multipurpose liquid adhesive and scissors.

 * If you are a beginner and do not have a kit, there will be kits available for sale.

Technique Series - Watercolour Shadows & Highlights

Using an Aqua painter and the stamp pads as a palette, you can watercolor and create shadows and highlights.
I am really enjoying looking back over these videos, I hope you are too. This Watercolour Shadows and Highlights Technique video is probably a favourite