Happy Valentine’s Day

I hope you all had a great day & that some of your partners remembered!  Mine didn’t, but at least he remembered my birthday this year!  This is the card I made my husband for Valentine’s day.

I used Basic Black, Riding Hood Red and Vellum card stock & also Riding Hood Red Designer series paper.  I had lots of fun with this card.  I stamped the triple heart image from the I{Heart}Heart Stamp Set in black on red CS & in red on vellum and cut them out using the Heart to Heart Punch.  I also used the Full Heart Punch – so much easier than cutting them out by hand!  The sentiments and the swirls are rub-ons from Laughter & Love & Chit Chat.

 

 

 

 

 

Making the inside was the fun part.  I used the 1-3/4” Punch to punch a black circle & then cut it into a spiral (a bit like the spirals we used to make with Minties wrappers). The outside of the spiral is attached to the bottom of the card with a glue dot, I then put a glue dot on the top of the middle of the spiral & closed the card.  When you open the card you then have a “spring” to attach all of your other hearts to & the recipient gets a nice surprise when they open the card.

Happy Stamping

Ann Wills

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Bling It Up

Hi Everyone

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've had a bad cold. Last weeks handbag class was cancelled, but if you look at the class schedule, you will see that I am now holding it on the 21st of July.

This week, we are doing all things "bling"!

To start with we will look at different techniques to make glitter stick, including Heat and Stick powder. We will then be making spinner cards.

Bookings are essential - just phone or email me.

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Do you Like my Handbag?

Isn't this just so cute?! Next Tuesday we will be making a mini crocodile handbag in class. Don't you think this would make a fantastic gift bag for a pair of diamond earrings - could someone please tell my husband!

Bookings are essential for this class as it is very popular. Classes are at 12.30pm and 7.30pm on Tuesday the 7th of July.

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Heat Embossing

We are having lots of fun in our classes and we now have a great group of regulars – but we can always make room for more if you are interested.

This week we learnt basic heat embossing and emboss resist. In each class we make a technique card to keep in a journal so you are able to look back in case you forget how to do a certain technique.

After we learn a technique, we make a project using it. This week we made a bagalope – a little gift bag made out of an envelope! The photo below is a bagalope that Julia Leece (my upline) made in my class. She has used the Upsy Daisy and Autumn Flair stamp sets. Julia is so creative, I am very lucky to have her as my upline and it is fantastic that she attends my classes and occasionally learns something off me too!

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June & July Classes

My classes will be beginning this month. They will be a combination of stamping, scrapbooking and 3D paper-crafting. In each class, you will make a "technique information card" that will give you details of the technique for future reference. You will then make a minimum of one card, scrapbook page or 3D project. Some classes may cover more than one technique, depending on how complex they are.

After you have completed each class, you will be able to store your technique reference card on a metal ring (provided) or in a chip-board art journal that you can cover in a special class using Designer Series Paper and chipboard embellishments.

All classes will be held at my home on Herald Island and will be 2 – 2 ½ hours long. Classes will cost $15 each, with all materials supplied unless otherwise stated (Although if you have your own paper trimmer, scissors, bone folder and adhesives, please bring them).

I have posted all of my current classes on the left side-bar.

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