One of the advantages of crafting with friends on an evening - apart from getting together with a group of very lovely crafty ladies - is that I tend to take a stamp set or two that I haven't used before and actually get to do something with them!
Last night, I took two sets and I ended stamping three panels which means I have been able to make three cards with them! This is the first panel I stamped with a Stampin' Up set called, 'Avant Garden'. This is that card.
The second card, stamped with Stampin' Up, 'Blooms & Wishes', the other set I took, is this one.
I will show you number three when I have added the sentiment - I got so carried away, today making other cards too that - I didn't have time to finish it!
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Hi fellow crafters! I hope the start to the weekend finds you all well and happy.
Today, I have a card that I made up with a panel that I stamped at my Wednesday evening crafting group, with my new found friends.
The first week that I went, Linda was kind enough to pick me up and take me there. This week, when she offered again, I said I would be brave and make my own way there, I don't like taking advantage of other people's kindness - I say brave, because I have a blindness where directions are concerned - I'm the person, who, doesn't lose her car in a car park, she . . . loses the car park itself (yes my friends, I have done that!)
Anyway, despite the very helpful (and may I say, patient lady on Google Maps), I got hopelessly lost! Three times, I think, but I lost count! Despite my stupidity, the Google Maps lady - I am now on first name terms with her, she tells me she's called Gloria - kept calmly re-calculating my route and got me there in the end!
The evening was a giggle, the ladies warm and welcoming again and Moya (the hostess) was as gracious and lovely as the first time. Despite my shyness with groups of new people, I am gradually coming out of my shell and hopefully, my shyness won't be interpreted as 'standoffishness', but I don't think so because they are all so lovely and very sweet!
Anywho, I wasn't overjoyed by my stamped panel, because, I'm not good at flower arranging (real or virtual), but I think I redeemed it a bit by 'gussying' it up with some foil accents. See what you think. If anyone has any tips on flower arrangements, I'd be so happy if you shared them in the comments.
Here are the pictures.
For those of you who like to know the process. Here goes.
First, I took a plain white panel - I usually cut some in advance, usually the same size as a standard card, that way, I can either have them full on a card base or cut them down to the size I want.
Next, I used my stamp positioner and stamped the sentiment, as I wanted the flowers around the sentiment. Then I stamped the flowers and leaves. I brought the panel home and today, I cut two strips off the sides and cut around the flowers on the left hand side as I wanted some to hang over the edge.
Then, I adhered two strips of black and white patterned paper down the sides and mounted the front panel to the card base with craft foam.
I 'gussied' it up with some WOS, some gold foil (using my Quickie glue pen) and some matching sequins. That's it my friends. Have a truly lovely weekend.
Thank you so much for your visit today and especially if you have left a comment. You are all appreciated more than you know!
Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you. You may remember that when we met up with the lovely Darnell, I also met Linda - who, it turned out, lives not far from me in our very own home town - small world. Well, Linda contacted me a few days later and said that she had been shopping with her friend Moya and had asked her if she minded me going along to their regular, crafty meet at Moya's house on Wednesdays. I'm delighted to say that Moya was kind enough to let me, a complete stranger, join them in their crafting evening!
I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, what crafts, what space and so on, so I took a compact amount of supplies, some images I'd coloured whilst in Spain, some scissors, glue, small trimmer, card bases, plain card panels, an adult colouring book (not that kind, so stop smirking in the back there) that I had as a gift for Christmas from my step-son and my watercolour pencils and a water-brush of water.
Linda kindly picked me up and when we turned up at Moya's beautiful home, there were other ladies there and a ninety year old gentleman (sorry everyone, I am really bad with names and it takes me a while to remember them). It was a really lovely gathering, everyone was warm and friendly (I can be a little shy when meeting new people), but they all made me feel like part of the group from the off. There were a number of different crafts going on, crochet, colouring, cutting out, cross-stitch and making up 3D items.
When it was time to leave, I thanked Moya for her kind hospitality and she asked if I would like to go again next week! I said that would be lovely!
On the way home, Linda and I found out that we had quite a bit in common, besides crafting, and so, a new friendship is born! With thanks to Darnell for the facilitation! Besides some colouring I did - the images are so intricate, it will take me months to finish just one - I fussy-cut some SSS roses and leaves that I had stamped and coloured whilst in Spain.
You will be seeing some cards made with these in the future! In the meantime, have a great day!
Thank you so much for your visit today and especially if you have left a comment. You are all appreciated more than you know!
