Last Swap Card for CWS

I have decided not to have any more swaps with CardWorkShop members.  

I find that each month is very stressful when arranging the partners and swaps.  

The Group will still be open so that the members can stay in touch and swap a card now and again.....



This is my card for Colour My World - Grey card with purple embellishments.



I embossed an oblong of pale purple card and then attached it to a grey folded card.  

I added some grey ribbon along the lower edge with purple flowers printed on it and thought that a small, tiny sliver bow added to the ribbon would complete the design.

That's it for now for CardWorkShop ..... 

November Swaps

This month I am back to full time swapping so here are my first cards ...........
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I embossed my rose stamp with a dark rose embossing powder onto a pale pink card.  I folded a teabag medallion and used one of the squares cut in half for each corner.







Colour My World - Green Card with Blue embellishments 




I just love these images from Rick St Dennis!  They are rather naughty but ..............
So I coloured this image in blue and gold with an added blue feather for interest!!!  One diecut background and my card is sorted.





Make a Card with ... Leaves


 On this tri fold card I have used some of the leaves from our theatre trip  - can't believe it was nearly three years ago!!!!  The leaves are carefully stored in their little box waiting ....... so this was the time .... I pasted one of the leaves onto a separate piece of card and fussy cut round it, attaching it to the right hand side of the card.  I printed out an insert with a border of leaves to fit inside the centre of the card.

August Swaps

It has taken a long time to complete this swap.  There has been a lot of Life intruding on our cardmaking lives but most of the cards are now in.

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I covered a centre fold card with paper from Lellibot, colouring in some of the flowers with Promarkers.
I matted one of the toppers on patterned paper and adhered to the left hand side of the card.  I matted a sentiment onto silver card and placed it slightly lower on the left hand side.  
I applied a piece of matching paper to the inside of the card.

I received this gorgeous card by return.  The flower is well worth a second look.
Thank you Helen.







Make a Card with .... Pinpricking
 

I pricked this design some time ago and coloured it in with chalks for the swap.  after adding a ribbon down the right side of the card I used a peel off sentiment on the lower right.

There was no return swap this month.






Follow that Sketch ....

 I used some of the papers from my paper book for this card and then stencilled the sentiment with red paint.  For a first attempt at stencilling, I am pleased with the result.

This is a beautifully stencilled card!!!
Thank you Helen.

More September Swapping - delayed

You may not know this but I had a 'bit of an accident' when gardening so there has been no crafting for a couple of weeks.  I clipped the palm of my hand whilst trimming some bushes but I am completely healed now so back to crafting , yeah!!!!

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I made this card from a kit whilst on holiday in a place looking out over the sea.  It seems a long time ago now, thank goodness I have this decoupaged card to remind me.

This is one cheeky little imp.

Thank you Helen.

Colour My World - Orange Card with Green embellishments.


I have some great green peel offs to put on this card.  Knowing this is going to Australia, I thought it would be apt considering it is Spring over there at the moment.

Beautiful card, love the embossing and the diecuts.

Thank you Pat.

Make a Card with .....  Postage Stamps


I have a large tub of used Postage Stamps from all over which I have not yet used.  I chose four U.S.A. stamps, two 'Global Forever', one depicting John Wayne and the other Jimi Hendrix. I found the map background in one of my paper files, it's a map of Yorkshire - one of our most picturesque counties.  As soon as the stamps were in place I added the sentiment, a silver one which I coloured up blue - to match the blue 'Motorways' on the map.

I love this concept - an envelope which has travelled round a bit!!!

Thank you Pat.

Follow This Sketch

I raided my wallpaper sample file for this card as i am really not very good at matching colours and patterns .... have I mentioned that before?!!!
So I cut the large flower design to size, cut the fold patterned paper to size and then cut a slice of the plain border from another piece.
Once these papers were lined up, I needed a sentiment so chose a gold rub on.  A few pearls and a flower - done!!

I love the colours used on this card, so bright and cheerful.

Thank you Helen.

CardWorkShop June Swap

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I used some of the cutouts from Craftwork Cards to make an easel card for this swap.  I used a kraft card for the easel and a border strip for the stopper adding a patterned paper insert along the base.  
The cutout comes in three parts, a patterned outer which I attached to the easel, a plain inner and a circle centre which I popped up on DS tape.  I sorted through my candi and added three pieces on each side.

I received this card by return.

Thank you Helen. 

CMW - Blue card with Grey


I took a blue card, folded it and cut to size.  I cut some grey patterned paper and cut it slightly smaller than the card, then adhered it to the blue card leaving a margin all round.  A piece of sticky ribbon from my stash was placed down the left hand side of the card.  
I now matted a small piece of blue card with the grey paper and added a peel off sentiment in silver.

I received this gorgeous card by return.

Thank you Helen. 

Follow that Sketch

This sketch calls for a long strip across the centre with a shorter strip down the right side. 
I went to my Potting Shed paper pad from Craftwork Cards for this card so I was able to pick out three papers, some candi and a sentiment.

I received this lovely card by return.

Thank you Elaine. 

Make a Card with Fibres
I used a deckle edged card from my stash, along with a piece of golden fibres ribbon which came in one of my Personal Shopper packets from waaaay baaaack!  I added a French poster from an ephemera pack with a gold peel off.

I received this gorgeous card with fibres wrapped along the lower edge.

Thank you Elaine. 

CardWorkShop July Swap

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I have had this little decoupaged bunny for some time but decided that now is a good time to 'let it go'!
I embossed a flower in the top corner of the card and brushed some chalks over it.  Two corners from the same papers finished off the design for me.

I have been emailed that my card has been posted .....  now received!

Thank you Helen. 

Make a Card With - Diecuts

I had cut some of these words when I bought the x-cut dies and the left overs were in my box along with the flourish (free from a magazine some time ago).  
I found the tiny doves in my stash as well so it was all 'good in the hood'.

I received this bright and cheerful card by return.

Thank you Pat.

Colour My World - Pink card with White

While I had my diecuts box on the desk, I found this white oval so then needed something for the centre ...... white and pink flower ribbons and a white peel off ..... perfect methinks!!

I received this very pretty card by return.

Thank you Pat.

Follow That Sketch

I don't always read the details, as you may have noticed, but I am trying not to get it wrong quite as often so I laid out all my components for this card before I started working on it.  
I selected two papers from my book - wish they would bring out another one! - some ribbon from my stash and a sentiment.  
It took some time for me to decide the layout of the colours and even now I am not sure ...... but it's done and posted now so heigh ho!

My partner tells me that she has posted my card.  Well worth waiting for!

Thank you Helen. 

CardWorkShop May Card Swap

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I tried to make this RickStDennis image into a steampunk card but I am not sure whether I succeeded!  I embossed doiley with blues and browns embossing powders, also several metal 'coins', changing them from bronze to patna'd brass.  
I attached the diecuts & doiley to a white card, placed some of the 'coins' in the corners and the added my image, which I had coloured with my pencils.

I received this very pretty card by return.

Thank you Elaine.

Colour My World - Yellow card with Silver

I just love these sentiments which I collected many years ago.  I decided to attach one to the yellow card, adding a silver square and butterfly.

This very pretty card also has butterflies.

Thank you Pat.

Follow that Sketch

Guess who didn't follow the Sketch of the Month?  Meeee!  but this blue card followed next month's sketch .... papers, ribbon, bling and sentiments.

This card followed the sketch ...

Thank you Helen.

Make a Card With .... Peel Offs


I added this beautiful 'hammered' effect blue Peel Offs to a blue card.  I used some of the leftovers as a border along the lower edge.

This card is absolutely beautiful.

Thank you Elaine.

CardWorkShop March Swaps

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I neglected to take a photograph of my card before I posted it but hopefully my partner will upload one.

CMW - Brown with yellow










Follow that Sketch ...

I used some paper and embellishments from the Potting Shed collection.  It wasn't until I looked at this photo that I realised I missed the flowers from the right side of the circle.  Oh! Well!  I hope that my partner likes it.







Make a Card with .... Vellum



I love this little fairy .... so after embossing the stencil, I then coloured her with watercolour pencils on the back.  I attached her with stcky dots to a white card and then added blue ribbon at the top and bottom.  I used some leftover ribbon to tie a bow and attached it to the top strip of ribbon.

I received this very pretty card by return, the vellum is an overlay on the butterfly wings.

Thank you Elaine.