December meetings

Hi everyone hope you all getting into the festive mood. This is just a quick post to remind you all of the dates for this months meetings.
Aylsham will be held as normal on Saturday 7th December but Hethersett will be a week later on Sunday 15th December. We will also be holding this month & January's  Hethersett's meeting in the big hall so that all our members can attend & not have to tackle the stairs.
I will post the cards we are doing in the next few days
xxxx

November 2013 cards

Hi ladies hope you all had a good Halloween & Bonfire night, as you may remember I said I was going to Alton Towers for Scarefest so I thought you might like to see a piccie of us all in our Halloween costumes. The little girl in the middle is Amy's best friend Marie who went to Alton Towers as a scared mouse & came back a complete adrenalin junkie :-).

Well back to the craft group now, I'm sorry to say that this months Aylsham group is cancelled as Sylvia is having major work done on her kitchen & therefore is unable to host the group so unless anyone knows of another venue the cards will be held over until December. Our apologises to all the ladies this effects.

On to Hethersett who will be doing a variation of Aylsham's October card so please see the previous months post for more details. As discussed at last month's meeting you will not require to bring any patterned paper as we will be stamping/embossing our card fronts to try to speed up the whole process. If you have a Cuttlebug/ Big Shot & embossing folders you don't mind bringing along this will help,  along with any large background stamps & Christmas themed embellishments  you would like to use. I will endeavour to cut all your card bases in Christmas colours so would much appreciate it if you could let me know if you are coming along so I can cut the correct amount. Please do this by leaving a comment below as my emails are still playing up at present.
See you all Sunday

October 2013 cards

Hi Ladies I do hope you are all keeping well, unlike us March family sickies who have all seemed to succumb to all the nasty bugs that  life can throw at you all in 1 week. I hasten to add we are all now on the way to recovery & I promise I am bug free now & will not infect anyone this weekend.

Well on to this months cards, we have different cards to offer each group this month so I will start with Aylsham

Card 1 – A Very Special Christmas Card

This card may take all the session to produce but it will be well worth it. I will cut your white card bases to save time but you will need to supply your patterned paper & other coloured card.

My card has a red & green theme but your colour scheme can be anything you fancy.

From the front this looks like nothing special but just wait until we open this card up………

The word can be any 4-5 letter word you like as I will bring all my alphabet dies with me plus all the dies to make the snowflakes etc. but please feel free to bring any of your own along plus any Christmas embellishments you may want to use.

Supplies needed

Coordinating patterned paper – 12x12” work best – I used 1 of each colour

Coordinating coloured card

Glitter card – I used Red, Green & Bluey White

Strong wet glue, 3D foam

Hethersett only

Card 1 – Circle trees – Birthday version

Supplies needed

14cm Square card base – Sylvia’s was Dark brown

Matt toning card – Yellow used here

2nd matt – white used here

3 toning patterned papers

brown paper/card – for tree trunk

3 circle punches – 1 1/4”, 1” , 3/4”

3 small buttons that coordinate

Ink to match your darkest paper colour

large sentiment – SU’s Sassy Salutation

Circle punch to make button holes

Alternative version

Supplies needed

As before but Black, Silver & white used here

Card 2 – Poinsettia wreath

I’ve used a black & white theme here but please feel free to use what ever 2 colour you would like instead.

Supplies needed

14.5cm square base card – mine was white

Spare card – I used black & white

Small gems/pearls

Sentiment stamp/peeloff

Silver glitter pen

Coordinating ribbon – mine was all white to start with but using a black promarker I changed its colour

Card 3 – Jeanette’s Ribbon Card

Supplies needed

Square white/cream card approx 12 –13 cm

matching 9cm square piece of card

Peeloff or Greeting stamp – approx 6cm long

Punched or die cut shape in coloured card approx 5cm –can be shaped i.e. Butterfly, Christmas Tree

spare card for greeting  - die cut or punched to a slim tag/label 6-7cm long if you can

coloured ink pads & blending brush/sponge

18 strips (each 11cm long) of 1cm wide ribbon – can be plain, patterned, dotty BUT NOT SHEER OR SEE THROUGH

STRONG double sided tape

die cut postage stamp & scalloped square shapes to finish card

September 2013 cards

Hi ladies Wow what a busy month I have had so far. For those of you who did not know my little “Mini Me” left for her new life as a boarder at Wymondham College. I can tell you now my house has only been this quiet & tidy since before she was born but it doesn't take her long to convert it back to its usual state when she gets home at the weekends!!!!
This month I have 3 cards for you but you will notice 2 are the same concept but time willing you should be able to get all 3 designs completed.
So here goes:
Card 1 – I think I caught a snowflake 

Card Supplies
C6 White card
Patterned paper for background – blue spotty works best
Spare black, white & orange card
Glitter card for snowflakes
Circle punches – 2 1/2”, 1 3/4”, 1/4”

Card 2 – Nestie pull-out

Card Supplies
A4 sheet blue card
Spare white & black card
Scoring board
Favourite colouring medium – I used promarkers
Small gems – I coloured mine to match my flower
You can bring your own stamps & ink if you have a design you would like to use – maximum size 7 x 8cm

Card 3 – Nestie pull-out take 2

Card Supplies
A4 sheet purple card
Spare white & blue card
Favourite colouring medium
Own stamps & inks if you wish to use your own.
If you would like to make the above card in a Christmas design then please swap the card stock for more appropriate colours & bring your own stamps

September cards - Aylsham only

Hi Ladies, just to let you know that all those attending Aylsham meeting tomorrow need only bring their basic kit as I will supply all your other card ect. If you could include in your kit your favourite colouring medium that would help.

I will post Hethersett cards nearer the time
See you tomorrow or at Thetford show on Sunday xxx

New September date

Hi ladies just a quick reminder that as the next Hethersett date clashes with the Thetford Craft show we have arranged a new date for Sunday 22nd September.

The date for Aylsham will remain unchanged on 7th September.

Cards for August 2013

 Hi there ladies hope you are all keeping well & that you enjoyed the recent hot weather we have had. I was fortunate enough to bag  2 weeks off so thoroughly enjoyed it, although I just wished it could have been slightly cooler overnight, as our hotel room registered a whooping 32 degrees at night despite the air con & fan!!!

My 2 cards this month follows a request from our 2 youngest members – Courtney & Chelsea who wanted some cards with butterflies on. I hope you both like what I came up with.

So here goes:

Card 1 – All of a Flutter

This card has a real 3D effect to it whilst being able to go completely flat for easy posting.

Supplies needed

C6 base card – mine was black
Mat layer 10 x 14.3cm – mine was the new SU colour – Pistachio Pudding (got to LOVE that name) which is a pale green
3 different scraps of coloured card – I used the colour above plus the new SU Coastal Cabana (Blue) & Strawberry Slush (Pink)
White card
Ink to coordinate with one of your scrap colours – mine was Coastal Cabana (Blue)
Sentiment stamp & black ink
Embossing folder
Coordinating ribbon – approx 1cm wide
Stick on Gems
3D foam pads
IF anyone owns the SU Top Note & Beautiful Butterflies dies & don’t mind sharing them could they bring them along as it will speed things up.

Card 2 – Flutter By

Supplies needed

C6 base card- mine was cream
Black card mat - 10.2 x 14.5 cm
Newsprint paper - 9.9 x 14.2cm
Acetate
Stazon ink
Butterfly stamps
Promarker pens or similar i.e. Copics, permanent markers - need to be bright colours
Strong clear glue i.e. diamond glaze

Card 3 – Fun with Snow – if time allows

Supplies needed

white square base card
extra white card
sheet of patterned paper
A4 silver mirri
A5 matting card (dark)
10 x 6.5 cm picture stamp
sentiment
Archival ink (or similar) mine was coffee
Colouring medium
Blue ink and brushes or sponges