Christmas In July

Yes I know beautiful sunny weather outside but if you don't start now you won't be ready in time lol. This next project is one I made for Lynette Jasper's DT Pretty Gets Gritty airing in Hochanda TV today.

It is very difficult to show how beautiful the sprays are used on mdf but here are a few close ups which might help

and here is the process I followed.

Stick your baubles around the mdf wreath using Gel Medium and making sure that they are piled on top of each other. Leave to dry (this takes about two hours in this heat)

Now paint the whole wreath with white gesso and while this is drying pick out a word, some trees, stars and poinsettias and also cover with white gesso.

Use your sprays to colour the wreath and embellishments and allow to dry naturally (this will make the colours more intense.

Stick your trees to the back of the wreath as shown in the main picture.

Add the poinsettias, stars to the wreath and add some glitter to the stars.

Add the red dotty paper to the back of the wreath and stick in place.

To finish heat emboss your word using gold embossing powder (I did this twice) and stick the word in place.

Here are a list of the products I have used. You can find them all HERE

Craft Buddy Mixed Media Double Sided Papers.
MDF Wreath Blank
Lynette Jasper set of 96 MDF Baubles
Lynette Jasper set of 18 MDF Words
Lynette Jasper set of 48 MDF Trees
Lynette Jasper set of 78 MDF Christmas Shapes
Pearl Spray Winter Cherry (FDPS 10)
Spray Chameleon Gentle Shabby (FDSH 03)
Spray Metallic Greens With Gold (FDML 17)

I have another project to share tomorrow xx

Christmas Reindeer

This fantastic stamp by Hobby Art will be used a lot this year. The antlers are brilliant for hanging all sorts of Christmas cheer on.

and some more detail

One of my new Scrapbook Layouts tomorrow.Have a great day xxx

Christmas Robin

I absolutely love this cracking Christmas Robin stamp by Woodware.

And the paper piecing is easy to go and very effective

Have a good evening. xx

Merry Christmas Bird

I absolutely love the Tim Holtz Birds and out of the set, this is my favourite. You can't see it, but under his hat is a kiss curl (I call him Elvis)

The Santa hat comes from the Baa Humbug stamps by Hobby Art

These stamps are so much fun to use and are easy to colour.

I have also added a Christmas Card Class on Wednesday 21st October from 7pm to 9pm at Parkwood Community Centre. The class is £11.50 and you will make three Christmas Cards.
If you are interested please email me at ladiesthatcraft@live.co.uk or text me if you have my mobile number.

Karen will be teaching the Minibook Class at the same venue.

Another card tomorrow xx

All in a row

This cute Gingerbread Man was a stamp I received as part of the Docraft Design Team and I haven't stopped using it yet.

Here is today's card

You can see more makes using the Gingerbread Man over on the Docrafts site.

Have a great day xxx

Baa Humbug

A few cards to share over the next few days starting with this Baa Humbug card for that grump in your life who doesn't like Christmas lol

This is made using a fantastic set of stamps by Hobby Art and it even has loads of different hats toplay with as well. I know I'll use them again.

More tomorrow. Xxx

Mistletoe

I still love this lovely stamp by Woodware. It has so many possibilities.

I could have just stamped the bow to make the card flatter but I really like the Sizzix bows so I had to use one. I also like using real ribbon but it's surprising how many people have a real problem tying bows in class. Less stress with paper lol

Launching the new Creativity 101 Class on 9th October so watch this space xxx

Five snowflakes

Now this card is made around a little stamp made by Docraft which I bought a few days ago. Luckily the Xcut circle die cuts a circle exactly the right size which was a bonus.

The snowflakes are all different so each card will turn out slightly unique depending on where you place the snowflakes.

Then gems, gems, gems to add sparkle and to finish a white pen to pick out some of the dots on the background paper.

More tomorrow. Xx

Stylish snowflake

Love this one so much that I've made loads and they are now available to buy in the online shop. 

You can't see it in this photo but these really shine because of the bling all over the snowflake. That sparkler in the centre really catches the eye

It's a great card for those of you who like to stay away from the glitter. Xx

Two little cards

Sometimes you need to make lots of cards especially if you work in an office and need cards for everyone.

These two little beauties are made different just by using different coloured inks.

And because they are so quick and easy to make you can afford the time to stamp the inside as well

Don't forget to add some bling. I used sticklers and liquid pearls covered with glamour dust.

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas...only kidding xxx

Who mentioned Christmas

I thought I'd share a project I made recently for Docraft. Part of my Design Team kit included polystyrene balls and they were just crying out to be made into a wreath.

Once I started it was easy. I used paint, peel offs, bells and glitter and had a great time.

If you want to see step by instructions on how to make your own wreath, pop across to the Docrafts website HERE.

I've neglected my blog lately. I plan to rectify this over the coming weeks by sharing all of my new makes. Keep popping back xx

More Christmas Cheer

And the two layouts from the 4th December

And I love the details on this one





Layout Two
I found that a lot of the Christmas papers out there this year were very busy. My inclination was to get out the white cardstock but I resisted. After all, its good to challenge yourself sometimes.

This one looked really straight forward but was time consuming



Still some more inspiration to come before the big day so keep checking back. xx

The Joy of Christmas

I love simple in fact, the easier the better and this lovely paper made completing this layout so easy.

Just a little glitter and it was finished

and a title of course.

I’m off to take some photos tomorrow and to drink hot chocolate and eat warm mince pies. Have a great weekend xxx

Love those reindeer

I have managed to get hold of some beautiful papers this year for the Scrapbook Classes. They include a lovely reindeer paper which I have been itching to use.
Reindeer are especially good for men pages and as I am currently making an album of my dad it was the right choice.

I could have used it as the background but I decided it would look much better as the embellishments for the page.

I cut some extra out and decoupage them onto the page. A bit of glitter and voila.

And love this holly punch from Woodware too.

And then of course, I decided to take that idea and make a card with it for Christmas

Makes a nice man card I think

Don’t forget to watch out for the FREE step by step Christmas layout on here soon.
I will post more tomorrow. xx

Christmas Cards

Yes and you could say they were well…….more intricate than usual. Well done to everyone who made all three. You must have worked your socks off.
Here are the three cards.

Card One (my favourite)

Love those leaves

Card Two (love the polar bear)

The embossed coordination's cardstock is a fantastic background for Christmas cards

Card Three
A simple wreath

and a stamped background

If you would like to see the class photos pop across to the Ladies That Craft Facebook page.
Have a great day xxx

Christmas Cards

Every year I make one Christmas card that i fall in love with. It’s normally simple and easily duplicated and this time it involves a stencil and a few pearls.

The photo really doesn't do it justice but I will definitely be making loads more to send out to friends and family.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well the Tim Holtz word dies turned out. They cut beautifully especially in silver card and look beautiful.
Hope you like it. xx

The final two Christmas cards

from the last class are probably my favourites and so easy to make.
Card Five is made entirely from white paper and coloured with Distress Inks with only a small piece of the blue dotty paper to add some colour.

And finally Card Six took only 10 minutes to make and is one of those cards you could make in bulk for family and friends.

So here are all six to finish off this post.


My next post will be showcasing the Scrapbook Layouts done in class over the last few weeks. Have a good day xxx.

Can’t believe I missed these

I’ve been sorting out all of the cards I made for card class in 2013 and found these two which I don’t think I shared.

These two were really easy but two of my favourites.
The tree is still up because I can’t bear to take it down just yet. It makes the room look so warm and cosy. I’ll tackle it on Saturday.
The boys have had a great day too. No not the human ones but these two.

H will definitely miss the tree.

and T hates the rain so has spent all day sprawled on the settee. Think I’ll come back as a cat.
Just made up the last of the kits (only 2 left) and embellishment bundles (only 4 left). Thank you to everyone who ordered. The last of the kits goes out tomorrow morning so watch out for the postie.
Oh well time to pack away and get the new bits out. I’ve got four cards to make for next weeks class. Looking forward to seeing everyone again xx