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!

Keep Calm and Craft On

Nothing like a little crafting to keep yourself calm!  I am using products from the 'We All Have Baggage' line by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders.

This is the Rolling Craft Tote die, along with the Keep Calm Sentiments.  The patterned paper was from my stash - more than a few years old!  I love being able to use it up.  I grabbed some cardstock that matched it, and set about assembling it while I watched a crafting video.  Took less than an hour, including clean up time!

Spellbinders will be releasing the collection in April/May, but you can buy it right now on the Papercrafter's Workshop website (below).

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!

Awareness Ribbon

 My final card from the card set I made using the new We All Have Baggage collection designed by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders, features the Awareness Ribbon and Sentiments set.  

The set includes 3 dies to cut the ribbon, allowing you to use different colours to create some depth, and two inserts with 'Hope' and 'Strength' pressed on the ribbons as options.

Look at all those sentiments!

I used some ancient CTMH paper as my card base, then die cut the citron colour and white cardstock arches using the Essential Arches dies.  The flowers are all from the Delicious Desserts die set.

The collection won't be available on the Spellbinders site until April/May, but it can be purchased immediately on the Papercrafter's Workshop website.

Rolling Craft Tote

My third card with the new We All Have Baggage collection designed by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders, uses the fun Rolling Craft Tote die.

Such an amazing die set!  The details are wonderful, and it's ingeniously designed to make assembly really easy.

This is part of a card set, so I used the two greens from Concord & 9th to cut out the tote, along with black and Treasured Gold cardstock for the details.  The patterned paper is ancient CTMH.

I cut the Hemstitched Ovals die from white cardstock, and used the Delicious Desserts dies to cut out the flowers.  The sentiment is from the Retro Suitcase and Sentiments set.

The collection is not available from Spellbinders until April/May, but can be purchased immediately from the Papercrafter's Workshop website.

Friends Help Friends

My second card with the We All Have Baggage collection by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders, features the Retro Suitcase and Sentiments set.

I think this little suitcase is my favourite of the collection.  The tiny details make this so much fun to assemble.  Since I chose a floral pattern for my case, I didn't add any of the cute sticker designs that are included in the stamp set (stay tuned for next time!).

I used the Hemstitched Rectangles dies to cut out some white cardstock, with the citron shade underneath.  The sentiment is one of five included in the set.  I used the Delicious Desserts dies to cut the flower.

The collection will be available from Spellbinders in April/May, but can be ordered immediately from the Papercrafter's Workshop website.

Life is Short, Buy the Purse.

Such a great sentiment!  This is my first card featuring the brand new "We All Have Baggage" collection designed by Sheri Ballantyne for Spellbinders.

This is the Designer Purse die set.  Check out the detail on this!  You can see below, that there are several different flaps, clasps and handles - so many possibilities.

The sentiment set is actually by Hero Arts, a sister company of Spellbinders - and is called "Keep Calm Sentiments".  Check out the wonderful phrases!

I created a Distress Oxide ink blended background using Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover.  I found cardstock from Concord & 9th that matched, along with some ancient Close To My Heart daisy paper.

The decorative frame is from the Hemstitched Rectangles dies, and the flower is from Delicious Desserts - both Spellbinders.

The collection will be introduced by Spellbinders in April/May - but is available now on the Papercrafter's Workshop website!