Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to all my friends. I hope you are having a nice day.

The card below is the one I made for my husband Graham. It is a different fold and I used my new cuttlebug heart die that has a matching embossing die. The instructions can be found here on the BHG site. The heart is hanging on gold thread.

Emboss Resist

At my stamp club this month one of the techniques was Emboss resist. We did the one in Pretty in Pink. I then found these 2 other cards I had made in Perfect Plum and also Lavender Lace. After embossing your images in white on whisper white card stock, you then sponge over the whole piece of card in your chosen colours. I prefer soft subtles for this technique but I am sure it would look ok in the darker colours.

Update on the Back Room

This is the room on Saturday morning as the roof is being put up. A builder friend of Graham's came on Saturday morning to help get the roof on.

the start of putting on the outer walls. Our brother-in-law, Nigel, kindly came over in the afternoon to help with cutting and fixing on the weathertex.

After a hard weekend of work this is the room this morning. Its amazing how quickly it is going up.

In Full Bloom yet again

You know how much I love to paint.... well last night I stamped and painted 10 of these cards, while watching some TV. I am making cards to donate to the chaplain that used to be at my son's school. She helped him so much that I would like to give something back. Most of these cards are made with the soft subtle colours and using the In Full Bloom stamp set with a few different sayings stamps.
My card making class at home starts again tomorrow so I thought we would make some of these cards as the girls both used to be in my folk art classes before I started teaching card making. Having experience in painting makes these a nice relaxing card to start the year off.

Thank you to those who have left comments on my blog lately. Its nice to get feedback.

Ahoy Matey

This is the card I made to demonstrate at my last workshop. I dont have this set so I borrowed it from Lee-Anne along with the Matey's Map wheel. I had fun making a few cards with the set. I also used the cheesecloth background stamp. The happy birthday is from It's Your Birthday. The colours I have used are ruby red, not quite navy and naturals ivory.

The Frame is Up

Graham worked very hard over the weekend and the frame for the walls is up. The windows and doors are in as well. I am so proud of Graham for getting this far on his own. He is rather tired and sore. I told him he needs to get some help before doing any of the roof.
I was standing out in the room last night and working out where things would go and am amazed at how big the room is. It will be the biggest room in the whole house. You cant tell that I am excited, can you?

Lace' Card

I was visiting a customer of mine today and mentioned Lace' as a technique and she didnt know what I meant, so here is a card to show it. Most people know the technique when they see a sample. I teach general card making at home on a Wednesday and we do many different techniques. If anyone would like to join my class just phone or email me about it.