Thought You Knew/Craft Around

For those of you who attended the Craft Around event this past weekend with The Papercrafter's Workshop, it was a great day!  I taught one of the classes, showcasing the Betterpress with the Thought You Knew plate, and the A Banner Celebration dies.

At the event, attendees just made the green gingham card.

Everyone also practised doing an ombre watercolour effect, painting with Distress Inks.

This was a bonus card that I made for display.  Five cards were made by everyone, using a range of products from different companies.  If you're in the Greater Toronto Area, and are interested in attending - The Papercrafter's Workshop hold two of these each year.  Sign up for their emails!

A Banner Celebration

I made a set of four cards using the 'They Say it's Your Birthday' papers from Carta Bella, and the great 'A Banner Celebration' die set from Spellbinders.

The candle and balloon papers work so perfectly with this die set!  And their flip sides are the great green and blue patterns.  I mixed and matched them all along with a few dies from my stash.  First up, is a horizontal card where I wanted to show off the great candle paper:

Then I made a shaker!  There are a bunch of silver discs under the acetate, and I made it a shaped shaker using the Essential Arches die:

With the arched cut out, I used it as a base after fussy cutting out a bunch of the candle boxes:

And finally, I had to show off the pretty balloon paper.  I kept it fairly simple, just used my postage rectangle die to frame the sentiment, then added a few candles and balloons.

All supplies are available at The Papercrafter's Workshop.  They ship!