Quick cards

This is definitely my most used product of the year so far!  This is the Thought You Knew press plate from Spellbinders.  Everyone that sees this sentiment smiles... sisters, brother-in-laws, friends... lots of uses for this!  Even my adult children will probably be getting one of these at some point.

I love that since the sentiment is the star of the show, that anything goes for the rest of the card.  It's been a great way to use up older paper pads.

Glimmery Thought You Knew

I'm still making cards with the 'Thought You Knew' press plate from Spellbinders - available exclusively to Crafter's Home stores.

I started by doing an ombre watercolour with Salty Ocean and Scattered Straw Distress inks, then searched through my stash to find something to coordinate.  I've had these 'Bohemian Bazaar' papers from Graphic 45 for years, so created a quick pieced background.

I like painting the 3D edges of the letters, as it makes the words stand out so well, so I used some metallic gold paint and a very fine brush to paint them in.  I attached it to my base with 3D foam adhesive, and added some champagne pearls.

You can find the plate at The Papercrafter's Workshop.

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!

Glimmered Thought You Knew

Pulled out my favourite new press plate, "Thought You Knew" - an exclusive to Crafter's Home stores.  This time I tried it glimmered with gold foil on a cream square, and it turned out beautifully!

I matted it with some gold cardstock, and adhered it with some 3D adhesive to a teal square.  The base paper is ancient October Afternoon paper - one of my favourite companies.

I used a couple of die sets from my stash to create the flowers, pulling out colours from the background, then used two pink Copic markers to colour in the heart.

You can find this plate at the Papercrafter's Workshop.