Last week in a crafting class at Samual Taylors we had a play day. Pictured above is wax paper put through the cuttlebug in embossing folders and then ironed on to a piece of paper, you have to make sure you iron it well or it wont work. Once ironed let it cool then gently rub over with an ink pad, take a piece of kitchen roll and gently buff the ink to make it smooth. Below is the card we made from one of the finished pieces under the direction of the tutor Liz.
The next things we did as above were different tags. The first is using a paint dabber in a dabbing motion to create texture and then some crackle paint. The second is a mixture of paint dabbers and ink. The third was using crafty notions sprays and distress inks with grunge board. I like the third one best i think.
The other thing i tried out was new versamark inks that are like the watermark pad but in silver and gold. You can see the effect stamped onto the black card. I cant say that i was impressed with them so i don't think i will be buying them. Love the purple paper tho.
Well this year has started off pretty badly so far, First of all grandma became very ill with a virus, then had another virus and has spent more time in hospital than at home. With her immune system being so weak from the chemotherapy for her cervical cancer this is not a uncommon occurrence apparently, but all the same its not a nice thing to happen. Then to make matters worse Patch decided to have his breakfast yesterday go out and come back with a half mangled jaw, naturally i was in full panic mode and carried him off to the lovely vets inside pets at home in huddersfield who cleaned him up, the very handsome vet described it as the equivalent of a bad bruise so not to worry. He had pain killers which made him stoned all night and an antibiotic jab and an antiseptic wash to take home for me to do every day and cost me a small fortune but he is going to be fine thats what counts. Tho i must admit seeing him in pain did make me cry too, im such a wimp. Well lets hope i can get some crafting done and finish off some gamsol cards!!
