Christmas Crackers - Stampin' Up Envelope Maker

Hello Friends,

I've been going crackers, look.....

....I started to make one, then altered the dimensions and design I had, to make two from one sheet of 12 x 12 paper, the second one being a triangular one and then I got hooked......

One for each of my ladies attending my event tomorrow.  I'm sure I was supposed to be busy doing other stuff for tomorrow, but I'm sure they'd all rather have one of these beautiful crackers instead of home baked cakes (I hope)!

Have a great weekend, I hope you have some time to craft.

Carole
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Birthday Card!

Hello Friends,

I'm back again already!  It's one of my friend's birthdays today so here is a sweet girlie card for her.....

....I've used some stamps that I bought from the charity stamp sale I organised last month, for the Cancer Research shop in Wantage.  I was so pleased with them when I decided to purchase them and was even more pleased, with how this card turned out!  Happy Birthday Maria, I hope you like your card.

Happy crafting everyone and thanks for popping by today.

Carole
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Charity Christmas Card Class - Riding for the Disabled Abingdon

Hello Friends,

I held the charity card making class last night that I donated to Riding for the Disabled - Abingdon group.  It was great fun to be crafting with a small group around my dining room table again.  It must be getting on for two, if not three years since I had to stop my many sessions like this a month, because of my arms and shoulders giving me jip!

I was nervous, going back to basics with ladies that hadn't ever made a card before but the ladies were so sweet, once they'd worked out the fact that I was a complete control freak (didn't take them long) the evening went by very quickly, new techniques were learned and the process of hand made cards became clear to them.

They learned basic stamping, just inking a stamp and then stamping the image onto a very small card (no pic of that little card), then we went on to stamping with VersaMark and embossing the image with silver embossing powder.............

......we did all the stamping on a mat and then stuck that to the front of a card.

Next they learned how to build a design, using different coloured inks, I bought in the concept of  "second impression" stamping on this card.......

.....whoops, when started to clear up this morning, I realised they didn't go home with holly on theirs!  They did though like colouring with my Copics, I'm sure if I'd only given them robins and Copics they'd have been happy all night ;)!

The last card they made was all about sponging the outside of patterned paper, die cutting, pricking, matting and layering, stay put knots and of course, glittering, well it is nearly Christmas!.......

Here is a picture of the ladies who enjoyed this charity class.....

I do know the money that was raised by the Silent Auction will be put to great use by RDA Abingdon and it was a pleasure to be part of their fund raising efforts.  If anyone would like to donate to this charity, please give me a call or send me an email and I can give you the details.

Now for finishing up that clearing up and putting away my stash......

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy crafting.

Carole
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Crafting with Carole.....

Hello Friends, Dawn, Tom & Adam

Just got to pop in to tell you that "Crafting with Carole" has become so popular that my neighbours daughters soft toy came round to play in my craft room today - a very special and elderly Piglet!  He was joined by my daughters giraffe and I gave them a lesson, let them hold some tools and together we crafted happily!  Oh the squeals and the giggles from those toys was a delight and Nanni took some pics......

You see when Nanni, looks after Piglet, she has to make sure that he isn't lonely or bored and here are the photos to prove it!

Hope you too find some nice people or animals to craft with soon.

Love,
Carole
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Silhouette Cameo - Get well card

Hello Friends,

One of the wonderful things about making a card using the Silhouette Software is that you can easily re-produce it - differently (if you wish)!

After being inspired by this great class to make the Christmas card I showed earlier, I decided to use the same file to make this Get Well card for my friend who is recovering from an op......

I did change the words, the image and the shape on which the main image is stuck to, but having the sizes all ready and waiting, it was easy to re-write new appropriate words for this card.

I popped onto my Silhouette Crafting Friends FB a short while ago and found someone (Kevin Perry) had made a cut file for a small packet of tissues so without further ado, I downloaded it and made this.....

Wow, I think this guy is clever!  I made it to match my card and it will be a little gift for my friend.  Here is a photo of the tissues and card together...

Have I told you lately how much I love my Silhouette Cameo????

Happy crafting.

Carole
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