Class Photos, part three

 

Hello blog visitors, hope you had a nice weekend.

 

This is a very quick post to show you Lisa's final two card samples for her classes in Maidstone on February 1.

 

 

 

 

She used Lavinia stamps, WOW embossing powders & WOW resist patterned paper.  Most of the Lavinia stamps & all of the resist paper sold out at the classes, but if you're interested in anything you've seen in these recent posts, please contact Lisa at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

That's all from me for tonight, I've got conjunctivitis at the moment, so can't see the computer screen very well.  I'll be back soon.  Until then, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten

 

PS Lisa has extended the SALE until February 28 & there's still lots of time to enter the challenge.

Class Samples, part two

Evening, crafters, Kirsten here, how's your Thursday been?  Mine has been busy & cold.  I am definitely ready for some warmer temperatures.

 

A quick post tonight to show you two more of Lisa's card samples for last Friday class. 

 

 

 

 

She used these stamps & beautiful patterned papers from Lavinia Stamps.  Many of these sold out at the class, but there were some left over.  Lisa hasn't had time to put them on the website yet, but if you email her at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk I'm sure she'll be able to help you.

 

 

 

 

The patterned papers make terrific backgrounds & show off the resist embossing & shadow stamping perfectly. 

 

 

 

 

They make very dramatic & beautiful cards, but they're not over the top.

 

 

 

 

That's it for tonight, thanks for looking.  We've had three more entries in the February challenge today, see them HERE.

 

Until next time, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten

Class Samples, part one

Hello!  Happy Tuesday to one & all.

 

I want to show you the beautiful sample cards Lisa made for last Friday's class.  There's quite a few, so I thought I'd spread them out over a few posts.

 

 

 

 

After waiting for months, Lisa finally has WOW embossing powders in stock, in both the large, 160ml size & the regular, 15ml size.  If you've ever used these EPs, you know how good they are.  I've got the clear & the clear sparkle & they are excellent.  I got the large jar of the white from Lisa & when I put it next to my original EP, I couldn't believe the difference.  My 'white' EP was cream, compared to the brilliant white of the WOW powder.  I'm going to get the black twinkle one next, it looks great.  By the way, if you work out the price, the 160ml pot is better value than the 15ml & will last for ages.

 

Lisa used the EPs on these cards with the resist & shadow stamping the techniques she taught at the class.

 

 

 

She used the Bright White EP on the card above & the Ebony on the one below.  I love these colours.  Don't think I've ever used black & yellow together, must give it a try.

 

 

 

 

This card was definitely a talking point at the class.  When you walked towards it, it looked as if the white flowers were decoupaged against the pink ones - a real optical illusion.

 

 

 

 

The patterned papers are either a WOW stamp, or the WOW resist paper, but I think they all sold out at the classes.  I'll let you know if Lisa gets them back in, or you can email her at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk if you're interested in them.

 

The coloured inks are a combination of Distress & Adirondacks.

 

That's all for tonight, thanks for visiting.  We've had the first two entries into February's blog challenge.  To see them & get the details on how to join in, go HERE.  And the January sale is now the February sale, so check it out.

 

Until next time, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten

January Blog Challenge Winner

Good morning!  Kirsten here again, with the winner of January's blog challenge.  We had nine entries - thank you everyone - and Random.org chose.........

 

 

 

Which corresponds with......

 

GEORGINA!!!!!!

 

Congratulations, Georgina!  Please contact Lisa at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk & she will give you your voucher code.  And feel free to copy & paste the winners' picture from the blog homepage to put on your blog.

 

That's it for now, the new challenge is on the challenge page, we're looking forward to lots of entries this month.  Have a great Sunday.

 

Kirsten

 

PS If any of you who were at Friday's classes make anything with the items you bought, why not let us know?  We'd love to see your creations.  You can post photos on our Facebook page, send us a link to your blog, or if you don't have a blog, email them to me (isisimaginings@gmail.com) and I'll post them here with your name.

Lisa's February Class

 

 

Greetings, lovely blog visitors, Kirsten here.  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.   Tonight's post is all about Lisa's class in Maidstone yesterday.

 

Due to the first Friday of January falling so close to the New Year, there was no class then, so yesterday was the first time we'd all met since the Christmas party class in December.  It was lovely to see so many familiar faces & to welcome some new ones.

 

 

 

 

As she always does, Lisa had new crafting goodies to tempt us with & below are the very pretty patterned papers from Lavinia Stamps.

 

 

 

These are some of the new Lavinia stamps that were for sale yesterday.  After using them on their card projects, many of the ladies found these stamps "accidentally" falling into their baskets! 

 

 

 

 

Last year, when Lisa had asked for class suggestions, one that received many requests was the resist technique, so she chose to make that the first class of 2013 & combined it with shadow stamping.

 

 

 

 

These are Lisa's sample cards for yesterday.  She made them with WOW

white embossing powder, then stamping with a combination of Distress & Adirondack inks.  As someone who is rubbish at creating a scene like this, I was fascinated watching her demonstrate how she builds up the picture, using a few stamps & some ink.

 

I also loved watching each of the ladies create their own images.  No two were the same, but they were all lovely & everyone seemed happy with their projects.  It was a class that ended with a great many inky fingers, in shades of blue, purple & green.

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, due to previous commitments, there won't be a March class, so Lisa's next class will be on April 5th & the project will be an altered box.  I'm not sure if there are any places left, but if you would like to join us, please email Lisa at enquiries@lisabdesigns.co.uk  She keeps a reserve list, so your name can be added to that, in case of a cancellation.

 

I posted the new challenge yesterday.  The theme is 'LOVE'.  And no, you don't have to make a Valentine's project. :)  All the details are HERE.  I'll post the winner of the January challenge tomorrow.

 

I forgot to ask Lisa when the SALE is ending & it's still on the website, so take a few minutes to see what is still available.

 

I think that's all for now.  Thank you for continuing to visit the blog.  Until next time, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten

 

New Blog Challenge

Morning all, Kirsten here, happy Friday.  Just a quick post to let you know the February challenge is now on the challenge page.  Looking forward to seeing your entries.

I'll be back over the weekend with a proper post; today is Lisa's first class of 2013 in Maidstone, so I'll have a report on that.

Have a lovely day.

Kirsten.

Oranges & Lemons

Good morning, Kirsten here, happy March 1st.  I’ve actually written this post on Thursday night & scheduled it to appear this morning, because I knew I wouldn’t have time to write it on Friday.  The new challenge is up on the challenge page & I made a card to illustrate it.

If you’re thinking that it looks like it was thrown together, you’re right.  I made it in about fifteen minutes on Thursday night, because I couldn't come up with any other ideas.  And of course, it was dark, so the photos are rubbish.




Very simply, it’s Spiced Marmalade & Scattered Straw distress inks on white cardstock, with water flicked on top & dried.  I stamped the Kanban collage stamp  & the corner flourish stamp with coffee Archival ink & added the Craftwork Cards sentiment.  The butterflies were coloured with the same DIs, used as paint.  To finish I spritzed everything with a mix of a pale gold mica powder & water.  You might be able to see the slight shimmer in the bottom pic.






 


Ok, I have to go.  Thanks to everyone for the gorgeous entries into the February challenge.  I’ll use random.org to draw the winner, then post the result over the weekend.  Have a lovely Friday.

Kirsten.