New Season of Crafty Workshops

10 to 4pm

DAYS for ALL LEVELS & MASTERCLASSES for a challenge!

“We have been planning to do some workshops days to cater for the growing crafty enthusiasts in East Devon and beyond. We hope to be able to inspire you in an open, friendly atmosphere to share and create our designs together.   We have years of expertise at our fingertips –Stamping, Stencilling, Punch craft and more.  We aim to do a full day of paper-crafting each month – on Saturdays from 10 til 4pm”.    Jan Caudrelier & Debbie Frost

“JAN-DEBS-DAYZ”  all to be held in CHRIST CHURCH HALL New North Rd, Exmouth

2 Workshops each day - £30 (to include 2 stamp sets value £12 & tea/coffee)

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN –     LUNCH                      Double-sided adhesive tape (DSA)

Scissors            Trimmer or Craft Knife/mat                   Pencil/ruler      

MAY 9^TH  SATURDAY

KEEPSAKE CARD FOLDER & CARDS by Debbie

(Stamp set included  JGS337 –Leaves & Swirls)

This is a lovely project to give as a gift or keep for your own stock of cards for events throughout the year.  This leafy stamp set is stylised and could be used with any colours.

Tech:- Creating a Masterboard –(embossing, sponging, overprinting, Direct-to-paper, & paper mechanics) to create a Keepsake Folder.

*Suitable for all levels as each stage will be taught.

And….                  WORKING WITH ACETATE by Jan

(Stamp set included FRS283 – Curly Butterfly)

Using acetate is really effective and can be very easy to do if you observe some top tips and tricks!

Curly Butterfly is a lovely stylish stamp and will make a great statement for these acetate card designs.

The set has 2 lovely sentiments on it too – very useful!

Tech:- Handling, stamping, Colouring and using adhesive with acetate…and being very crafty too.

*Suitable for all levels.

JUNE 6^TH  SATURDAY MASTERCLASSES

CARD MECHANICS by Debbie

(Stamp set included  JGS326-Delicate Daisies )

I will be showing you how to create a “Double display” card and a “Diamond fold” card.

Tech:- Accent on construction of card blanks.  Simple stamping and colouring with pencils. Incorporating use of pretty papers, embellishments and sentiments.

*Suitable for more experienced crafter.

MAGIC SLIDER CARD by Jan

(Stamp set included  FRS281- Daisy Bird)

The MAGIC of this slider card is fairly simple mechanics …when shown how!  This is fun to do for the young or Young-at-Heart.  Jan will take you through the mechanics of this type of card, with some top tips and a template to follow too.

Tech:- Planning a Magic Slider card- handling acetate, cutting a window and shading with pencils.

* *Suitable for more experienced crafter.

Chosen by Siobhan

Materials used:-

FRS187 Wonderful Friend

FRS188 Make Time

Perfect Prints paper pad "Fresh"

Tombow pens

Hairy Manilla card

Ribbon flower brads

Mark Richards Nailheads & Candi Bonbons

DL card blank

Narrow organza ribbon olive,berry & brown

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

This week we have another project chosen by one of the Woodware blog design theme. Siobhan has asked us to create a set of 3 coordinating bookmarks suitable for a gift for a friend. I have used two sets of stamps from Francoise Read which come as one stamp but are ideal for cutting into sections. I have coloured with Tombow pens & mounted onto 3 craft card bookmarks. I've stencilled some polka dots onto the bookmarks using some chalk inks & a spotty mask. To finish add the ribbon & the Nailheads.

I've created a DL card blank & covered the front with the Perfect Prints papers. I have attached a bar of card across the front using the ribbon flower brads to tuck the bookmarks behind to present as the gift.

Black &Silver

Materials used:-

Dreamweaver products:-

 Stencil LG757 -Heron 

Stencil LG704 Birthday Words

Metallic silver embossing paste

Other:-

Stampendous crystal glitter

Silver pearl & silver mirror card

Black card

Mark Richards Silver metals

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Black, silver & elegant this week. I decided to dust off my stencils & use this lovely Heron stencil which has that oriental look to it. Simply pasted onto black card with silver paste & cover immediately with crystal glitter. The sentiment came from the Birthday Words stencil which I have given the same treatment. Simply layered onto silver pearl card & then onto mirror card before attaching to the card blank. As you will see I have used a corner punch to add some notches to the corners of the image & to finish I've added the Metals. 

Stampendous Blog Hop- Making Texture

This week we're going to celebrate with the awesome Stampendous Design Team and the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team.Both of the two companies have come together and we are excited to be able to kick start this marriage with the great Stampendous and                 Dreamweaver Stencils products that we at Woodware make available to the UK market.
 We'll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US. Each prize package will
consist of  Nathalie Kalbach's terrific Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp
Sets and the beautiful Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil! Both products are
ideal for adding texture and backgrounds to your projects!

And that's our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you'll enjoy the wonderful inspiration that
three talented teams will bring you this week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and       leave your comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the terrific prize
packages.






Here's what I came up with

Materials used:-

Stampendous NKCR502 Wired

CRF229 To Travel

Frantage Aged Copper, Black Glass Glitter

Tea Staines Fragments

Top Boss embossing liquid

Detail clear embossing powder

8" x 8" cream card blank

Hairy Manilla card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 278238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Here we are on a blog hop with Stampendous & the theme is "Mixed Media" which means loads of texture. I started by embossing through the template which comes with the "Wired" set with Top Boss liquid & Aged Copper. I then sponged with a variety of inkpads before over stamping with the different stamps in the set. The circular stamp (orange image) has been embossed with clear powder. The tag has been made with Hairy Manilla card stamped with the sentiment & given the Frantage treatment. I've used the template to stencil the card blank itself & to finish I've added some garden string.  

Pop over to the Woodware blog to hop on to the other side of the pond & visit our next design team member to see what they've come up with. Don't forget to leave a me a comment for your chance to win one of the great prizes.

Accordion Cards

Materials used:-

ADS505 Shipped Script

ADS506 Poppy

FRS153 Happiness Is....

Silhouette Butterfly punch

Perfect Prints paper pads Heritage & Vintage 2

Versafine Vintage Sepia

Brilliance Graphite Black

Tombow pens

Liquid Pearls "Pearl Copper"

Olive organza ribbon

2 x A4 sheets ivory card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX81PT

01395 278238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We're looking at "Accordion" cards this week of which there are many forms. I've used some of the lovely new stamps from Woodware's new design team  "Aspects of Design". To make the card blank take 2 A4  sheets of  card & fold both 3 times using the DL score line. Now lay the card flat (landscape) measure 4" up the side from the bottom & cut from this point to the top diagonal corner. Do this with both pieces & glue one middle section behind the other to form the centre of the card. I have stamped the Script stamp with Versafine & then stamped the poppy over the top before colouring with Tombow pens on the outer panels.For the inner panels I've just stamped the poppies with Versafine. The middle section has been covered with paper & the sentiment from "Happiness Is.." has been stamped with Graphite Black on top. The poppies on this section have been stamped, coloured & cut out. I have covered the backs of the sections which will be seen with paper.The butterflies have been punched from some card which has been sponged with Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy & some dots of Liquid Peals "Copper Pearl" added. I've attached a length of Olive organza ribbon so that when the card is closed it can be prettily tied.Here are some more views of the card

Bloomin' Marvellous!

Materials used:-

Stampendous CRS5074 Build a Bouquet

JGCL575 Delightful Verse

Sakura Aquarel watercolour pencils

Brilliance Graphite Black

Detail White embossing powder

Glossy Accents

Woodware border punch Spring Ribbon (CP16-01)

Watercolour paper

8" x 8" cream card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter  Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Big beautiful blooms this week & a chance to use this lovely new set from Stampendous "Build a Bouquet". As the name suggests this set comes with individual flowers & vases so that you can arrange your own floral display. I've stamped onto watercolour paper with Brilliance, coloured with Aquarel pencils which have then been "activated" with water. I've used the rose stamp to create the background on the card blank using a chalk inkpad. As you will notice I have re folded the card blank to create an exposed area at the right hand side. I've embossed onto orange card with white powder & mounted onto green paper. The border on the edge of the card blank has been punched with the Spring Ribbon punch & I've used the waste at the left hand edge. The sentiment comes from "Delightful Verse" & after attaching the image to the card blank I covered the flower bowl entirely with Glossy Accents which has given a full glassy effect. 

A closer look at the side panel.

Here's the stamp set

Chosen by Jane-The Pointillist Technique

Materials used:-

JGS368 Periwinkles

JGS379 Everyday Verse

Brilliance Graphite Black

Micron 05 Pigma pens (shades 24,21,32,230)

White spotty polka dot ribbon

Mauve & purple Bazil paper

A5 white card blank

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk 

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

We have our second designer challenge this month as chosen by Jane Gill. Jane has chosen the "Pointillist" technique which is  a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of colour are applied in patterns to form an image. 

 Mine is an all Jane card this week as I have chosen "Periwinkles" which I have stamped onto  lilac Bazil paper before "colouring" with dots using Micron pens. These are ideal for this as they have such a fine point. I didn't think I would, but I really enjoyed this technique. Keeping it simple & clean I've just layered onto darker card added the sentiment & some ribbon before attaching to the card blank. (Don't you just love it when Blogger does ridiculous things like this & you can't undo it!!)