Wax Seal Wreath

If you're attending today's Craft Around event with the Papercrafter's Workshop in Stouffville, Ontario... you'll be making a very similar project to what I'm sharing today.  Our main focus is creating wax seals, so for those folks who've never tried it, they'll have a chance to create one with the Acorn Trio stamp from Spellbinders.

We're also using this Tim Holtz "from the vault" Fall Wreath die set, so I've created a couple of samples using many of the bits & pieces from the set.  I double cut the wreath in two different browns, and stacked them on top of each other, then created a little spray of all the bits, in fall colours.  Everything was glued onto an arch cut with Spellbinders Essential Arches dies.

Each of these has been spattered with gold paint, and then a wax seal that had a little gold paint added to to it - was adhered onto the wreath.  One of them got a fall sentiment, and I've left the other plain, but will likely add one depending on the occassion I use the card for.

There are five different stations at today's events, all creating a different project, with different tools and techniques.  Sign up for the Papercrafter's Workshop emails, and you won't miss the next one!

Sealed Sprigs Christmas Cards

 I am busy making up samples for the Craft ARound event at The Papercrafter's Workshop tomorrow, and was working on a couple of Christmas cards.  These are several of the various "Sealed Sprigs" dies from Spellbinders.

I don't own a Christmas wax seal stamp, so came up with the idea to use the Blank Circle stamp, and just glued on a snowflake diecut - it worked really well!

I also used Darlene's idea to create custom wax dots with my leftover wax, and love the way they look.

I've used a couple of ancient Spellbinders shaped dies on my cards - which felt good to pull out of my stash.

I've used the Spellbinders Silver Treasured Cardstock on my cards today - it cuts beautifully!

All of the Spellbinders products can be found at the Papercrafter's Workshop.

  

Layered Leaf Anniversary Card

 Here's my final Layered Leaf Print card for a little while!  This is the August Betterpress Society plate set and add-on plates.  I have a special friend who loves green, that celebrated a big anniversay in August, so it was only fitting that I make her a leafy card with a little extra bling.

I am using my new (to me!) set of Pinkfresh Studio inks today.  These are the four green inks in their Garden Stroll set, so I used different inks for each plate, overlapping them all slightly.  I have been wanting to try to do more stitching on my cards, so I used my sewing machine, without any thread, to stitch the guideline holes down each of the darkest leaf image fronds.  Then I used some Gutterman metallic gold thread, and hand stitched the lines.  For a different texture, I made french knots to try to imitate berries on another branch.  Finally, I wrapped the thread around the bottom of my piece several times, and secured it in the back.  

I cut a piece of Tonic Studios gold metallic paper (colour "Wedding Band") a little larger than my rectangle, and matted it underneath and adhered it to my base with 3D foam tape.  The sentiment is from the Everything For You Sentiment plate set -  pressed and gold embossed on white cardstock.  I added a few Pinkfresh Studio gold pearls to finish it off.

If you're interested in signing up for a Betterpress Society subscription, contact the Papercrafter's Workshop!

Dragon Birthday card

I have a wonderful great nephew that is turning 7 this month, so I pulled out my Dream Big stamp set from Lawn Fawn, as well as their Happy Birthday die, and put his card together.

I am playing along with the Lunar New Year Challenge - excited to be participating for the first time!

Blue & Gold Pigment Craft Co.

I picked up a few more Pigment Craft Co. stamp sets this summer, and have pulled out a few of them to put together a couple of cards today.  This is Modern Poinsettia, Winter Sprig and Festive Floral.

Shout out to Michelle Ferguson for the colour inspiration/design idea.  She does some beautiful work with the Pigment Craft Co. products.

Sentiments are the It's Your Day Betterpress set from Spellbinders, pressed on their Treasured Gold brushed cardstock.

Layered Leaf Arched card

I have another card using the August Betterpress Society plate from Spellbinders, "Layered Leaf Prints".  I've been wanting to make a few shaped cards, and the Essential Arches dies from Spellbinders are some of my favourites, and worked really well with these plates.

I pressed onto a Bisque Cotton Card panel, using plates from both the main set, and the add-on set.  I used Distress Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Bundled Sage, Fired Brick, Scattered Straw and Rusty Hinge.  Before pressing, I used a little Antique Linen ink to soften the bottom edge.

After pressing, I used one of the Arches dies to cut out my panel, and then used the largest one to cut out a reddish toned mat for my scene.  I used the same die to cut out a piece of folded cardstock, to use as a card base that I adhered everything onto.  I added a sentiment from the You Are Everything Sentiments set, and a few jewels.

You can get a Betterpress Society subscription by contacting the Papercrafter's Workshop.

Fresh Picked Anemones

I recently purchased the pretty Concord & 9th 2024 Colour Collection papers, so I pulled them out to create 3 cards using the Freshed Picked Anemones dies from Spellbinders.

I love making multiples when I'm cardmaking, so this was the perfect opportunity to try out a few colour combinations:

I also tried doing some Betterpress sentiments on the Spellbinders Treasured Cardstock, using the brushed gold paper, and I thought it worked out really well.  I used the Betterpress black ink, and would maybe try a different ink next time to get a darker black impression.  Still happy with the look it gave!