Let’s do one more simple Christmas project at our end of the year session and enjoy some treats and each other’s company at our usual time and place. The image shown here is a class favorite from a long time ago, done in the Paper Crafts Class in 2016.
I designed this card for our class to make today. A slightly less fussy style of Valentine.
Personally, I had a great time at class today. They actually brought a cake for my birthday! And what’s not to love about chocolate? And chocolate covered strawberries? Like I said… a great time!
Our real task today was to work with embossing. The two heart shapes were cut out with a small Tim Holtz die. A background stamp was used to make the lines across the hearts which were embossed with gold, heated and set, then completely covered in clear embossing powder, heated and set again. The sentiment piece was embossed with gold. Lots and lots of embossing going on…
Next week we will all be getting together at my house for our Class Make-Up day.
I came across another card that our class did earlier in the year that I have not posted. So, as part of my 2016 Retrospective, I am including it here.
Our next challenge will be a man’s Valentine Card.
Most everyone in the group has a hubby or a brother or a dad..
In my experience with my own DH, he actually prefers a smaller card than I usually construct. And he’d rather have a card than a tag. The cards seem to stay propped up in some little corner; a couple of them from years past have even faded far from their former glory. He doesn’t say much beyond, “Hey… nice card! Thanks.” but I keep finding them in little nooks and crannies where he can see them when he is resting or working on the computer. I’m good with that…
Valentine Event Album
In class this past week, I put together materials from the Graphic 45 Botanical Tea collection for the ladies to make a mini album. I call these “Event Albums” because each one will contain photos and/or mementoes of a specific event. I’m just not a scrapbooker! I love having one little album to showcase a particular event to present as a gift.
Having turned everyone loose with a selection of papers, cardstock pieces and stickers, we began by copying the shape of the packaging from a G45 embellishment to use as pages. The same shape was used to cut the chosen paper for the back and front of each tag piece. Photo mats were added and embellished. Bits were added to hold loose matted photos in their designated spot. A ring was added and embellished with ribbon, charms and a tag.
(Remember, if you ever want to see an enlarged version of a photo, click on the image.)
And joy of joys… this album will also be available in my Etsy Shop on January 16th..!
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Winter is definitely the time for hugs and snuggles. There are birthdays & anniversaries to celebrate, achievements to recognize, sniffles to sympathize about… a card makes everyone feel heartwarmingly special. That’s what we aim to do with our creations.
My crafty friends will see that most of this card came from bits and pieces of kits from the craft store. All I needed to add was a 5″ x 6 1/2″ white card base, a layer of 4 1/2″x 6″ pale pink cardstock and some dimensional foam pieces behind the front layer of houses. The card was embellished with a pink ribbon around the grey card layer and the word “hugs” settled in below the ribbon.
I am really having fun with my after-Christmas finds from Michael’s. I found no such delights at Joann’s or Hobby Lobby… believe me, I tried..! Tomorrow I will see how my Paper Dolls (the name we have chosen for our class members) will use these materials.
Sometimes, they surprise me …
This is the beginning of our New Year… 2017. I see this as my chance to catch up with posting the cards I’ve made in the past several months… and I decided to start fresh with my entry for the New Year 2017 and then work my way back into 2016. Hang in there with me!
For the ladies in my class, we will be starting off at the Senior Center on January 5, 2017 (usual time and place). I am looking forward to seeing you all again. It has been a busy holiday time for everyone, I’m sure. Time to relax with your friends and get creative!
This card was inspired by my little penguin friend here. While going through the Christmas sale items at Michaels, I found a box full of Christmas tags at a 70% reduction. Little Mr.Penguin was featured on one set in the box. Actually, there were two penguins facing each other and carrying a pile of gift boxes. I separated the bits on the small tags and used all the penguins for my large New Year’s tags. The little pile of glittery gift boxes will come in handy for cards at the end of this year. And, there are still 7 more tag sets in the box to be dissected and used!
My “Cheers” stamp and my “Fireworks” stamp were both from the sale bin at Michael’s. The background stamp “Scattered Dots” is from Impression Obsession Rubber Stamps. I used gold and a glittery white embossing powder on the black background paper; then, silver on the white paper which was torn to create a deckle edge and the impression of a snowy bank where Mr. Penguin stands. Black sparkly embossing powder was used on the “Cheers” section and it was edged with a black Sharpie pen and raised up with dimensional foam bits. The ribbon is one of those pieces I couldn’t part with but don’t remember where it came from. My best guess is Hobby Lobby for the ribbon since it is the place I always find the best selection and price on ribbon. I hit their shelves when ribbon is 50% off and stock up…
I loved this whimsical little guy the minute I saw him and hope you enjoy him as much as I did. Blessings & Hugs, y’all…
The class I teach at the local Senior Center is always a challenge for new ideas. Not that I don’t have lots of ideas and inspiration from the many blogs I subscribe to but finding things that can be done in a classroom setting, far from my craft room, and with limited time means that I am looking for specific types of projects. And I want to be giving the ladies a learning experience not just a kit they can glue together following a set diagram. Continue reading
My paper crafting class has been keeping me ever so busy these days! This is the project I designed and created for our first class in July.
It reminds me so much of my youth… For most of my young life, we hung laundry out on rope lines in the yard to dry. When I was about ten years old, it became one of my chores in the summer months. I had been pulling clothes off the line and stacking them in a basket for mother after school since I was six or seven but hanging them was a much bigger responsibility and heftier task. Continue reading
Before the day is come and gone, I thought I had better get the card that I made for Mother’s Day on my blog! This design is based on the design by Becca Feeken at her site amazingpapergrace.com I love the simplicity of the black and white with just a touch of beige. The swirl of pearls was the icing on this cake! Continue reading
My granddaughter, Hannah, gave me some polka-dotted paper out of a pad she got on clearance at WalMart. She knows I am a sucker for polka dots… just love ’em! My taste is a little too fluffy for her; she was after the very retro patterns in the paper pad. Continue reading
Charlotte A. Zweigoron
Married, retired, never been so busy..! I have been teaching paper crafting for well over ten years and one of my most prized possessions is my very own craft room! Crafting with my circle of friends and students is my favorite activity right along with spending time with my family and doggies. Over the years, my interest in card making has extended to 3-dimensional projects and journal making. Join me in my creativity..!
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