Let's Build a Card Together!

Here is a fun card tutorial for you.  I wanted to do a class with designs suitable for the boys in your life. I loved how this lego card turned out.  Mainly because I love Lego!!!!

It was easy to do and when I thought about it, it was more versatile than originally intended as with a few changes of colour it is great for the girls too:

For anyone popping over from the video tutorial here is the Card Cutting Guide as promised:

Card Cutting Guide:

Card Base - 11 1/2" x 8" scored and folded at 5 3/4"
Black Card (Front and Inner if stamping own greeting) 7" x 4 3/4"
White Card  (Front and Inner if stamping own greeting) 6 3/4" x 4 1/2"
White Card (Greeting if stamping own greeting) 2 1/2" x 1 1/2"
Black Card (Greeting) 2 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Lego Cutting Guide:

Large Lego Blocks 3/4" x 1 1/2"
Medium Lego Bricks 3/4" Square
Small Lego Bricks 3/4" x 3/8"
Single Lego Brick 3/8" Square

Lego Colour Guide:

Large Lego Bricks:

1 Red, 3 Yellow, 2 Blue, 2 Black

Medium Lego Bricks:

4 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Black, 3 Blue

Small Lego Bricks:

1 Yellow, 1 Black, 2 Blue

Single Lego Brick:

1 Yellow

Here is the link to the free tutorial which is over on my You Tube Channel:

If you want to use the same greeting and inner that you see featured on the video I would be happy to send you the file.  Just click on my email link on the right hand side bar of my blog and let me know so I can send it to you.

Don't forget to subscribe here and on my You Tube Channel (if you don't already!) for more tutorials coming your way soon!  I'd love to have you join me.

I hope you find this design useful next time you have a birthday card to make for someone that loves Lego!

See you again soon and thank you for popping by x

New Design Idea for the Surprise Package

I have been working hard since my last post and almost have project number 2 ready to add to my shop.  I am on the final edits to the pattern and I also want to make a third video to go with the main video tutorials that will accompany this set of card patterns (small clue before the big reveal!!)

This week I realised that my craft business is about selling templates for great paper crafting projects I have designed (if I say so myself!!!) and personal virtual tuition, a private class with me that my customers can attend whenever and how often they like!  I want to be sure that anyone that buys from me knows I will (virtually) hold their hand every step of the way, giving clear and detailed instruction so they can be sure to make a project they will love.  I think with a few tweaks I just wrote my company mission statement!!!!

So taking a short break from project number two I want to share a design idea for anyone that has purchased or will purchase the Surprise Package Template which was the first item on the virtual shelves of my brand new shop.  

Introducing the Comic Strip Surprise Package.  

This design would be fab to make for a youngster, teen or that always young at heart lover of comics in your life.  A great design for the boys in our lives which is always a bonus when it comes to card making inspiration.

I have made a video that shows of the detail of the comic strip design.  It is a bonus mini tutorial to any customer that buys my Surprise Package Template.  I am hoping that all my design idea videos will now and in the future help me promote my business and generate interest in what I do and of course turn interest into sales ;-) !!!

Thank you so much for joining me on my crafting journey and being interested enough to click the follow link.  If you like what you see here then please pass the link of my blog and brand new shop to your friends.

Here is the design idea video.

Thank you for watching and incase I have tempted you - here is the link to my shop!!!!

I hope to post my Tag Tuesday and 12 Tags of 2012 this weekend.  It will be nice make a tag again.  I have had a bit of a lull!!!!

Surfs Up Tutorial - One for the Boys (and cool girls!)

Just a quick post to let you know I have uploaded a tutorial for a card we made at my last class.  Hope you like it.

Click on the link to try it for yourself.  Email me for a copy pdf of the print you will need to make it.

Thanks for popping by.  More tutorials soon.

Acrylic Paint Backgrounds - One for the Boys!

Four down two to go!  I am on a roll.  Here is a sneak peek of the flavour of my card classes this month!  I decided to explore card designs using a style based on the way many Art Journalists work.

First create a background to work on.  Time to play with paints and inks and sprays and stamps and oh what a happy mess!  This card uses acrylic paint, kitchen roll and sandpaper to get this beachy distressed look.  Second step is to find a quote I want to design the card around.  I kept in mind two things - we always want designs for the boys and the fact that this weekend is time to celebrate a very special boy in everyones lives, their Dad!  And third following the beachy theme I looked for some images that I could cut out and make part of the card design - love the cute VW!... and last but definitely not least the doodling that makes all these things into a coherent design (well I hope it does anyway :-))

So in a nutshell I employed these steps for all my card designs this month.  So I hope to give my class another way to design a card that they perhaps might not have tried before.  I wonder what creative path I will walk down next month!

I have a couple of tutorials in the pipeline but you will have to pop back later for those!

I just nipped out in the garden for some fresh air before embarking on card design number 5 and I very quickly nipped back in again!  It is really cold out there and drizzling with rain - anyone seen Summer anywhere?

Here are a couple of photos I took that I thought I would share with you.

 Look at this fabulous Peony just waiting for a bit of sun to reveal its full beauty.

 Here is a work in progress.  A water feature waiting for the water to stop so I can get the waterproof liner fitted and then we might have a pretty water feature instead of a muddy hole!

I was admiring this velvety ......petunia - I think that's what it is called!  Then I wondered what the hairs where that had stuck to the flower.  I looked down and here's what I saw looking back at me like butter wouldn't melt!

Feeling how cold it is today I bet Comet is wondering why he started shedding his summer coat!  What a cutie pie.  We are back in the warm now and it is time to crack on.  Don't forget to leave me a comment to join in my Blog Canday Giveaway - click on the link - Remember you gotta be in it to win it!

Thanks for popping by to visit me and last but definately not least a BIG BIG THANK YOU to everyone that is following my blog and for all the lovely comments.  I really appreciate knowing that you are liking what I am doing as I am thoroughly enjoying sharing my crafting exploits with you.  It is nice to know I am not alone rambling on!  Talking of rambling I hear you cry.........See you soon X