Workshop makes...

Good afternoon, crafty buddies...well, this is a rarity! A post between challenges!...

I must hold my hands up and admit to having neglected my little corner of Blogland for a while, but these days life seems to get in the way of everything else and like most people, time is a scarce resource to be used wisely! I am hoping to find a way to be able to create one post here and then edit to other social media platforms, but I don't know if it will work...or even if I have the staying power?!! Ha, ha!...

But for now, I have the projects that we created at last weekend's workshop to share with you...

 First up we made a little post it note holder with a Summery vibe and embossed heart strawberries...

Next up was a pretty sunflower card which was inspired by a make I saw on Pinterest, created by Papertrey Ink HERE...I just loved the aqua and yellow colour combination and keep telling myself that I must try to use more than just pink in my crafting!

Thanks for dropping by and I hope to be able to share more craftiness with you in the future...fingers crossed!

Crafty hugs,

First Workshop Cards of 2022...

 Good afternoon, everyone from a sunny North Wales! We had our first 'in person' craft workshop on the 5th of this month and it was so nice to see everyone after two whole years of having to go postal! I think we were all a little rusty, myself included, but that's to be expected and I'm sure we'll soon get back into the swing of things!...

Anyway, I thought I would pop in and share the cards that we made...

First up was a wallet card that was inspired by a post I had seen by the talented Lady E (Emilia Sieradzan) - this was a bit of a challenge to try and show a room full of people that are socially distanced, but we got there in the end! And here's the inside...

Secondly we created a pretty butterfly spanner card, which is such a simple but effective card design, as there is an acetate strip along the bottom of the card which separates it into two flaps...

I got the inspiration on Pinterest HERE - thanks Lisa's Stamp Studio!

It's day 5 of me testing positive for Covid and there are no signs of it letting up just yet - the line appeared instantly and really boldly when the fluid even touched it this morning! I'm getting really fed up of it now though and just want to get back to some sort of normality, but on the same strength, know I have symptoms and don't want to spread it around...here's hoping tomorrow brings a negative result!

Thanks for dropping by and sorry for not being around very much, it's funny how life changes and things take on different priorities...we are lucky to be busy with the business at the minute, so all of my attention is going into helping out with that (before I had Covid!). Crafting for pleasure has become a rarity and I find that I tend not to choose crafting when I have spare time just now...I think I am becoming more of a seasonal crafter, making more when the days are short and the weather cold, but who knows what the future holds?!

Crafty hugs,

Workshop cards...

Good afternoon, crafty friends from a soggy North Wales! Hope you're all staying safe if you have the thunderstorms and heavy rain...we've managed to miss most of it (except the rain!)...
Just thought I would pop in and share the cards that we made at Saturday's workshop...The first two card bases are made from a single piece of A4 cardstock and was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest HERE, but just shows how the same card shape can look so different...

 

The floral card, we had in a landscape orientation...

  

And the vintage car in a portrait orientation... The images on the cards hide the sentiment when closed and the inner rectangle allows for space to write a message. Although they're only C6 cards, they seem to have a lot more to them because of the multiple layers and flaps, but still don't take too long to create, plus because we chose the papers carefully, to ensure we could use both sides, it is economical on papers too!...

Our third card is one of my favourites of the moment and I think it could be used for so many occasions...

I think it would be great as a card for doing well in exams or graduation, a Birthday card and even, done in pastel shades of pink or blue, would work well as a baby card too! Of course, I am biased because there are clouds, but it's also a good way of using those papers that are a little busy to be used on a standard cards too...
All in all, a really economic and yet impactful set of cards that could be adapted in so many ways...hope you like them and take inspiration...
Crafty hugs,