Beautiful Card from Amanda!

Just a short post to share with you a beautiful card I received in the post today.  My upline Amanda did a Sale a Bration prize draw and I won a free stamp set!  I chose the Hopeful Thoughts set and I got it today with this...

How gorgeous!

I will have a play with the set this week and post some new makes shortly...

Don't forget!! March catch up classes on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning this week.  Your last chance to Candle stamp, Box decorate, Vintage Album or Technique folder make...  email me to book your slot at paperworks@hotmail.co.uk

Rhoda x

Playful Pieces, Baby Blossoms,Bird on a Branch and watercolouring!

I had a workshop at Michelle's on Thursday night and it was great!  We had such a lovely evening and I got to meet a load of new people (which is exactly why I became a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator) and found the whole evening so encouraging and relaxing.

Michelle had some things that she really loved that she wanted me to demo.  These were Playful Pieces (the Level 3 hostess set), Baby Blossoms, the Bird on a Branch punch and the watercolouring technique.  I was so thankful for these suggestions as I have never even tried out my Playful Pieces set yet and the Bird on a Branch I've looked at once so it was a great challenge.

Playful Pieces: I can't show you what I did on the night as I gave it to Michelle but it was a Cherry Cobbler Scallop envelope, with a satin white ribbon, a parcel stamped in Pink Pirouette and finished with an Early Espresso bow.  I then took two Tiny Tags stamps and stamped Whisper White on Cherry Cobbler and vice versa, pricked them with the Paper Piercing tool, tied them with Linen thread and attached them to the parcel with a glue dot and then popped the parcel onto the front of the Scallop Envelope.

Very simple cupcake card with Crystal Effects topping, sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds whilst still wet! The cupcake topping is a Playful Pieces image and the bottom was an image stamped on the back of Neutrals DSP, cut out and crimped.  I stamped the greeting from the Clearly for You set too high, as I would usually put it a little further down...you learn!

Street party scene...may be seeing a few of these shortly! (I deliberately didn't use my Stamp a Ma Jig but went for the abstract arty approach, sorry for anyone who struggles with this as it isn't straight!)

My Bird on a Branch example using the Baby Blossoms on the bird and wing. The greeting is from the new Mini Level 2 Hostess set.

And this was my watercolouring example.  The night's demo was Baby Blossoms and Bird on a Branch which I gave to Michelle.  This example used the Four Frames and Clearly for You set, plus some matching Baja Breeze ribbon, ink and card.  I love watercolouring, it looks artistic, accomplished and elegant all with the swish of a brush!

Recipe: Four Frames and Clearly for You sets, Baja Breeze cardstock, seam binding ribbon and ink, Early Espresso ink, Watercolour pencils, Blender Pens, Big Shot, Polka Dot embossing folder, Crystal Effects, Basic Pearls, Crumb Cake cardstock, Decorative Label punch, Paper Trimmer (cutting and scoring blades).



If you would like to purchase the Bird on a Branch punch, or host your own workshop so you can get the Playful Pieces Hostess Set, please contact me at paperworks@hotmail.co.uk or on 01806 522482

Leave a comment!

Rhoda x

Springtime makes

I have been desperately wanting to have a go with my Baby Blossoms set so spent a happy afternoon the other day making these...  I hope you like them!  Leave a comment or get in touch to start making your own. 

I criss-crossed the ribbon to look like the bodice of a wedding dress, and to hold the springtime wrap on the milk carton.  I think in my mind I was creating a Spring Wedding favour.  Fill these with chocolates, sugar coated almonds or beautiful card-making accessories like buttons, brads and ribbons (that would make amazing favours!)

The tag says 'Mr & Mrs'

The Flower is two Scallop Circles from Springtime Vintage DSP, some punched Pink Pirouette circles, brushed with Pretty in Pink ink, topped with two Boho Blossom punch centres and fastened with a Rhinestone brad.  The leaves were handcut from the same papers.

Recipe: Big Shot, Milk carton die, Square Lattice texturz plate, Scallop Circle punch, Springtime Vintage DSP, Rose Red seam binding ribbon, Boho Blossoms punch, circle punch, Baby Blossoms and Tiny Tags set, textured Whisper White cardstock, Pink Pirouette cardstock, Rose Red, Not Quite Navy, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White ink, Jewellery Tag punch, Basic Pearl, Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals.

This is a Spring card I made for two of my recently promoted downline.  You can't tell but I ran the satin ribbon through the Square Lattice texturz embossing plate too!  I doubled up two Decorative Label punches to make a frame.

Recipe: Big Shot, Polka Dot texturz plate, Baby Blossoms and Bundle of Joy sets, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Rose Red and Baja Breeze cardstock and Ink, Whisper White satin ribbon, Subtles buttons, Basic Pearls, Decorative Label, Eyelet Border, Modern Label and Curly Label punches, Mini Glue dots, Dimensionals.

Sneak peek of Michelle's workshop make and take on Thursday...

Please get in touch to book a space on one of my May classes (see above) to purchase from the Stampin' Up! Catalogues above or to book your own workshop and earn some free products and have fun!

Email me at: paperworks@hotmail.co.uk

Rhoda x

Very exciting new makes and a thank you

Just a little post to show you what I have been playing around with today!  I've got my littlest sister's wedding invitations on the go at the moment, plus some baby shower invitations so it's great to get a chance to just play.  Here's what I made with my Big Shot!  Let me know what you think and whether you would like to make these and three other designs at a class in May...


A pretty pink felt brooch...

 The little ones...

With some added felt leaves...

 And a lovely thank you card that one of my friends made for me after borrowing Big Shot stuff to have a play with.  It's stunning, I love the monochrome and the Basic Black cardstock is textured and looks like velvet.  Thank you Pamela! xx

And because I like to give things away... if you add yourself as a follower of my blog during the next week, I will draw three names at random and send them a brooch, in their choice of dark or light pink!

How exciting..!  Look out for May class info coming soon... Very exciting projects and techniques to get your creative juices flowing!

Can't wait!

Rhoda x