So what have I been up to?

 Since March and the arrival of the dreaded Covid-19 I have been teaching online and doing my best to keep everyone motivated and occupied. Card classes started almost immediately as the face to face classes stopped and they have been taking place once per week until last week. Here are just a few of the cards, tags and projects we have all had fun making together

Only a few of them but you get the idea and they were mostly taught live first on the ladiesthatcraft facebook page and then as Christmas grew nearer I opened a Christmas Crafts Group also on Faceebook to do tutorials for all of this years festive fun.

The new classes for 2021 will be launched this coming week on ladiesthatcraft Facebook Live and details will also be posted on here.

If you would like to see more pictures of our makes watch out for my facebook live for both the Cards and the scrapbooking examples I have done.

I hope you will all have a very Merry Christmas however you choose to celebrate and a virus free 2021. Lets hope we can all get on with our lives again when its safe to do so. Hugs xxx

MUG Class Update

THIS MUG CLASS IS NOW AVAILABLE

HERE as a class and mini kit.

HERE as a class only

HERE as a class and full kit

(please read the descriptions carefully before purchasing)

ORIGINAL POST READS:

Yes I have two addictions at the moment, the first is the amazing Pink Ink Design stamps and the second is MUGS.

I was at the crop at Crafty Friends The Oast at the end of February when I suddenly decided to see how hard it was to stamp on a mug. It took a bit of practise but it turned out great and I've been hooked ever since.

Here are the samples I have made for the class

which is being taught for the first time at Crafty Friends The Oast crop on Saturday 28th March.

I haven't shown the backs of the mugs yet so here are a few I have finished.

I am planning some more classes in April during the day so if you would like to have a go please message me using the link on the right of this page. 
Thank you for looking xx

Join Me

Long time no see.

I have been teaching free online Card and Scrapbook Classes on my ladiesthatcraft Facebook Group for the last 15 weeks infact ever since our first lockdown due to Covid-19.

Today was my first Card Class in the new group Christmas Crafts and we all had a great time.

If you would like to craft along with me every Thursday from 11am to 12noon then please click HERE for more details. I hope you can join me. xx

Card Class 3 on Facebook Live

Im getting to grip with this now, doing a class every Thursday is great fun and its lovely to see people crafting along with me/ This time I included a downloadable template so that more people could play.
Here are the cards:

If you want to craft along with me this week you will need to like and follow the Ladies that craft Facebook page then on Tuesday you will be notified when I do the Call to Class where I show you everything you will need to get together. On Thursday the card Class will be live at 11am.

Here are a couple of cards made by Carol Fox from the class

If you would like to have a go at making some cards please follow the links to my Youtube Channel or check out the Ladies that craft Facebook page. xx

Call to Class https://youtu.be/lN2bxyenL24

Card Class 3 https://youtu.be/doqeByMa4Bw

Scrapbook Class 1 on Facebook Live

So todays class was my first Scrapbook Live on Facebook and I had a great time and hopefully everyone else enjoyed it too. The theme was Easter and I did the video at a pace where everyone could craft along with me.

Here is the layout:

If you want to have a go the links are below. Watch the Call to Class first as it tells you what you will need and then follow the class. Enjoy xx

Call To Class

Scrapbook Class 1

Card Class 2 on Facebook Live today

Another cracking class today. A big thank you to everyone who crafted along with me. I hope you had as good a time as I did. 

Links to the call to class and the actual class are below and here are the cards made by my amazing grandchildren.

Don't forget you can still craft along with me. Watch the call to class first to see what you'll need and then watch the card class video and most importantly have fun.
You can follow me on facebook as ladiesthatcraft and that way you will be informed when I go live next time. Stay safe everyone. Hugs xx

Call To Class

Card Class 2

Card Class One on Facebook Live today

As we are all still self isolating I thought I'd do a series of card classes on the Ladies That Craft Facebook page and then share them on here when they are complete.

This is the first class. Links at the bottom of this page will take you to two videos, the first is the Call To Class telling everyone what you need to get ready and this is normally done on a Tuesday. On the Thursday the live class begins and we work through the cards together. These are the two cards we made.

I hope you will join me next week. It's a bit of fun and something to look forward too. Take care everyone xx

Links:                                  Call To Class

Card Class

How to upcycle a Bisto Tin

I have really enjoyed taking empty containers and turning them into little pieces of art, so much so that I have created a little video to teach you how to play along.
This is what I made:

The video shows me making the seahorse container but you can make it with any stamp.

Here is the video. Hope you can craft along with me.

Watch out for the next Call To Class on Facebook on Tuesday and the next class on Thursday. Enjoy xx

Mug class coming soon

Yes I have two addictions at the moment, the first is the amazing Pink Ink Design stamps and the second is MUGS.

I was at the crop at Crafty Friends The Oast at the end of February when I suddenly decided to see how hard it was to stamp on a mug. It took a bit of practise but it turned out great and I've been hooked ever since.

Here are the samples I have made for the class

which is being taught for the first time at Crafty Friends The Oast crop on Saturday 28th March.

I haven't shown the backs of the mugs yet so here are a few I have finished.

I am planning some more classes in April during the day so if you would like to have a go please message me using the link on the right of this page. 
Thank you for looking xx

Birthday Girl

Last of the three cards this time round. I loved how easy this card was to make. It can be made using so many different dies, punches and dies and coloured in any colourway.

I added additional flowers to give more of a 3d effect without making the card too thick.

I'm planning to make more of these so I will share as they are completed and after card class of course xxx

Sending Hugs

Card two and this time I used an old free stamp from a magazine.Unfortunately I have not kept the name of the stamp but it has definitely become one of my favourites.

The sky was made using HobbyArt's cloud stencil and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide. 

I used Mowed lawn Distress Oxide for the grass and then punched out two different size red circles, crumpled them and stuck them to the front of the card using PVA glue. A black dot in the centre finished them off.

The two figures were coloured in using ProMarkers.

You can see this same idea used in my Art Journal HERE. 

Cool Mule

Card One from card class on 5th February and I used Pink Ink Designs wonderful Mule stamp and Marta Lapkowska's new stamp Flower Shine. 

Everything was coloured in using ProMarkers.

The mules head was decoupaged

and gems added to Marta's stamped background. Loved using both of these stamps. You can find links to the stamps below:

Maremi's - Flower Shine
Pink Ink Designs - Cool Mule

More tomorrow xx

Boys Will Be Boys

Second layout for Scrapping Your Family and a really simple one this time. I love the bright colours and the simple shapes of the tree and the car. Great with the old photos of my boys. x

Cards tomorrow. I have been busy lol x

Our Mum

In 2020 I intend to do layouts covering all members of our family so that I can add to my Family Memory Album. Number one on the list was Our Mum especially with Mothers Day fast approaching. I thought perhaps this would be great framed and given as a gift.

This is layout number one for Scrapping Your Family on 1st February. 

The pink flowers are made from tissue paper painted with pale pink acrylic paint and when dry, crinkled and assembled into flowers.

The hydranga is a stamp and an EK Success confetti punch (as used in January's card class example)

 Only one of the two tags is removable. the other is stuck in place under the torn photo mat. X

Card Class January 2020

I only teach one card class a month at present so I tend to give some choice when there are quite a few class mates.  Here are the selection from class on 5th January.

Thanks So Much

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Mice 

Cat Cards

I don't normally make five cards for class but I got a bit carried away lol. x

Family

The second layout from January's Scrapbooking class. Nice and easy because of the painting on the other layout which I knew would take time.

The idea for this one came from a page in a mini book that I made over 9 years ago. So simple that it can easily be used to make a little mini book for a wedding or other special occasion.

The flowers and butterfly were stamped and added to the layout using silicone glue with little pearls in the middle of each flower.

The tag is only a dummy ie just a little bit of a tag at each end. Will definitely use this one again. x

We Were So Young

January's Scrapbook Class found all of my classmates dabbing washing up sponges in red paint and making these lovely, random flowers.

A small acrylic word stamp added the detail to the flowers and the detail stamps is by AALL&Create.

The little circles were stamped a second time, punched out and added back on the layout using sticky foam pads. x

New Years Resolution

I am a great fan of black and white layouts so I couldn't resist using my stamps to make this second layout for January's SYF class.

The double circle is sewn in black thread and I added two small strips of black.

This is a fantastic way to use some of those stamps hiding away in your stash. x

Dear Diary

First layout of 2020. I made this as one of the layouts for January's Scrapping Your Family Class.

In the photo it looks flat but in reality there are several distressed layers and the flowers are only partially attached to make them look more like a bunch of flowers. I made the little book and added my New Years resolution to it.

The flowers are die cut from a Tim Holtz Die and coloured in using Pro markers. It was a good first class and so nice to see everyone again. x