Last night was my fur and feathers
fundraiser and it was a lovely relaxing evening. I and the cats at Woodland Nook Cat Rescue are very grateful for the donations of food and cat litter, which were the "tickets" for the prize draw. And £5 from every registration fee will be donated to the shelter, too. Thank you!
We made two cards, each using
a different background technique, plus a box of notecards. I was a bit unsure
that everyone would get finished but they all did – with time to spare!
This was one of the cards we made,
shamelessly CASEd from demonstrator Nicky
Dexter. The technique is a little daunting but I urge you to have a go.
All you do is take a piece of Whisper White
cardstock and “swipe” your ink pad across it. It’s actually easier with the
old-style pads but you get some lovely effects with the new firm foam pads,
too. Here I’ve used Soft Sky (what else?) for the sky, a swipe of Smoky Slate
across the centre and some Crumb Cake or Sahara Sand (sorry, can’t remember)
across the lower section of the card.
It looked HORRIBLE but I persevered and stamped
on the sandpipers… and then all of a sudden it had a painterly quality and looked exactly like a beach with
clouds in the sky. Great for a masculine card, I think – or if you want to send
one to me, as I absolutely love beach scenes.
Stamps:
Wetlands
Cardstock:
Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Soft
Sky, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake (probably), Black Stazon
Accessories:
Linen Thread
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Last night was my fur and feathers
fundraiser and it was a lovely relaxing evening. I and the cats at Woodland Nook Cat Rescue are very grateful for the donations of food and cat litter, which were the "tickets" for the prize draw. And £5 from every registration fee will be donated to the shelter, too. Thank you!
We made two cards, each using
a different background technique, plus a box of notecards. I was a bit unsure
that everyone would get finished but they all did – with time to spare!
This was one of the cards we made,
shamelessly CASEd from demonstrator Nicky
Dexter. The technique is a little daunting but I urge you to have a go.
All you do is take a piece of Whisper White
cardstock and “swipe” your ink pad across it. It’s actually easier with the
old-style pads but you get some lovely effects with the new firm foam pads,
too. Here I’ve used Soft Sky (what else?) for the sky, a swipe of Smoky Slate
across the centre and some Crumb Cake or Sahara Sand (sorry, can’t remember)
across the lower section of the card.
It looked HORRIBLE but I persevered and stamped
on the sandpipers… and then all of a sudden it had a painterly quality and looked exactly like a beach with
clouds in the sky. Great for a masculine card, I think – or if you want to send
one to me, as I absolutely love beach scenes.
Stamps:
Wetlands
Cardstock:
Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Soft
Sky, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake (probably), Black Stazon
Accessories:
Linen Thread
