Manly Scraps

I often hear that manly cards are hard to make.. Many get stumped.. Male cards are all about colour, texture, industrial embellishment, and simple.... In these cards I've pulled out my box of DSP scraps and used the Tailored Tag Punch (145667 A$31) and just placed the pieces on a card base... Adhered a ribbon at the top of them and stamped the sentiment.. SUPER simple...

See what other shapes you can use to create these super simple manly cards..

Have fun making it MANLY.. ;P

Clear Block and Ink Backgrounds

Your Clear Blocks can be used to put colour on so that you can come up with some awesome interesting backgrounds for your cards... here are just a few examples of using your blocks as a stamp to get and interesting look for your cards..

I put Tranquil Tide ink onto an F size block and then spritzed with water.. then I laid the Lemon Lime Twist Card mat onto the block allowing it to sit for a little while to soak up the water and the ink then I lifted it off and daubered around the edges to finish it off a little... 

With this one hear my Mat was actually White Card stock and I put both Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist ink onto the block then spritzed with water... let it run a little and then put the card stock on top of the block to soak up the ink and water...  I have found this to be a really cool way to get different effects for a relaxed looking background...

For this Lovely card I used a D sized Clear Block  and stamped teh block into the light blue and then rolled the edges into a darker blue and then spritzed...

Once i lifted up the card I noticed that there was a little more ink/water combo on the darker colour.. so i just blew it with a straw to get the splotch look...



It's so much fun to experiment with colours and arty techniques.. I hope you have fun experimenting too!!

Nailed It Stamp Set and Build It Framelets

This is a great male stamp set... I made these cards ages ago. the set is now retired but I think it is one that I will not get rid of in a hurry.... Just casue you can create AWESOME cards for guys with it!!

I love the 3D Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folders..  the Hexagons (143241 - $16) is FANTASTIC for male cards too....

The Denim card background is created using a little acrylic white paint on a foam brush and lightly dragging across the card... 

This cute Gift Card holder card is a great way to present a Gift Card.. and they are super easy to create.. out of one A4 sheet of card stock you can make 3 pouches.... AWESOME class to teach...

Manly Gifts and Cards are sometimes difficult.. but you can make them easily with the right techniques and fun stamp sets!!

Enjoy creating

Using Scraps - Stamp n Stack

I think maybe I have been a little obsessed with the Ombre look.. this card is a great card to make with the circle punch and emboss the layers with different embossing folders to give it a texture...  We punched heaps of circles and made two of these cards...

This is another one of my FAVORITES!!! I love it!!! if you get 4 Long strips of card stock and emboss and ink the embossing folders to use them as a stamp you can create such a great quilted look... by cutting the strips into four pieces and placing them down in a pattern...  It's a little fiddly but it is so worth the finished look!!!

KENG Community Card Classes 2013

The ladies love  our card classes.. they have a fantastic time...

With this first card I took along my draw or Scrap Designer Series Papers and the Big Shot Top Note die cut... The ladies chose the colours they liked and pasted them onto another card front... Then we ran it through the Big Shot to cut it out.. this can give you potentially 2 cards... One with the top note cut out and the other with the negative of the top note...  I love using scraps and inspiring others to do something creative  and different....

Another Class we did last year was a Punch Art Poo Bear card... Kelly made a beautiful honey bee hive to cover a mistake on her card.. It was BRILLIANT!!! So cute!!






Catherine was very happy with her card!!!

We made this cute clothesline card.... Everyone changed things a little.... and they all looked so good!!!


Glitter on the clouds..
Double clothes lines..
Colouring the clouds

Having the washing falling off
the clothesline

                                                    
A Bird on the line and
A Hill Hoist Clothesline....







This Cute Santa Suit card was a Hit with the ladies too.. It's a Gate Fold card..
We used the Decorative label punch a a small one to make the belt buckle out of the silver Glimmer paper...



And this CUTE Rudolf Reindeer Punch art card was also a hit... Natasha felt she needed to put his bottom bursting out the back of the card.. What an awesome idea!!!
I suggested on the inside you could put some crape paper for his body...

Off Cut Cards

I love when you save bits for and pieces for ages and then you find a FANTASTIC idea to utilize them!!! This is a card that is a CLASSIC example of it!!!!

You know how when you cut your matting for your cards out of card stock you end up with little strips left over.. well I have been saving them for a while now.. I placed all the colours into a plastic sleeve.. Then I took it along to My Community Craft Group and gave the lady's free range to create a card of their own choosing... I had a sample of the basic design and they went from there... I am ALWAYS amazed by others creativity and colour choices etc.. I learn from them as much as they learn from me!!  


These ones were similar to the origional design...

Some of my ladies bring their own stuff to "GLITZ" up their projects.... And this is what 3 of them did with Glitter glue, Bling, and Paper doilies.. Just goes to show that you can step up any simple design and make it MORE....

I hope you enjoy creating with scraps too!!!

Punch Art Chalenge

One of my lovely friends comes to visit quite often and we sit and talk and sometimes craft etc the day away... She is an amazing Milinar (maker of hats etc) and if she comes with a project to do there is always a challenge in it for me...Recently she came with this lovely pirate paper she had found a while ago.. Suzie was in desperate need of some boys cards and what better says boys than a good old pirate theme??? My challenge...(*insert Mission Imposable theme music) If I choose to accept... was to design some Pirate themed punch art...

Skull and Crossbones

Then this cool palm tree....










Then this Parrot.... It took me FOREVER!!! not sure I will want to create this again.. but I am sure I may have a look on the net for someone else' to CASE... it's bound to be easier!!!

Arrrh maties.. I hope ye all ave a greeeeat time a punchin'!!!

Unisex Stamp n Stack

Man I love the Stamp n Stack.... and the One PAGE wonder is the BEST ever technique to teach beginners... and us oldies love it too.. I am forever using a one page wonder class... I NEVER grow tired of it!!! NEVER!!!

This colour combination is to die for too.. it is so non Jenda specific!!!! You could give any of these cards to a man or a WOman...heheh (WO.. cause we are WOnderful!!!! and we appreciate the WOrk that goes into cards and we WOuld cherish it!!) The colours are Gumball Green, Midnight Muse and Marina Mist..... YUMMMMIIIEEE!!!

Hope you like them too!!

Angel Ave CLASSES April - May 2013

I am offering classes twice a week... Wednesday and Friday classes in the one week will be the same... This gives you more opportunity to attend a class on a day or time that may suit you better...

April – Please BYO Basic tool Kits and Adhesives to all classes

Wed 24^th …9am…    Punch art              … $15

Friday 26th ...10am Punch art              ... $15

May – Please BYO Basic tool Kits and Adhesives to all classes

Wed 1st …. 9am…     One page wonder, Stamp n Stack    … $15

 Friday 3rd ... 7pm      One page wonder, Stamp n Stack    … $15

Wed 8th …9am…     Scrapbooking           … $15

 Friday ... 10th ....        Scrapbooking         … $15

Wed 15^th …. 9am…           TBA               … $15

Friday 17th ... 10am           TBA

Wed 22^nd …9am…            TBA                    … $15

Friday 24th ... 10am           TBA

Wed 29^th  …9am…            TBA                   … $15

Friday 31st .... 10am           TBA

Looking forward to being CRAFTY with you!!! 

Angel Ave CLASSES March to May 2013

It's been a little while... due to personal family issues... but I'm back on board now... I can't wait to start classes again... I've planned the next 3 weeks and have booked in the next couple of months..

Hope to see you at Angel Ave.. xxxooo

Angel Ave CLASSES 2013

Like the sound of a class??

Wrong time /Day for you?? 

Gather 3 or more friends together and have your very own private class.  And if you have requests I am more than happy to accommodate your needs and wishes… Just drop me a line or call me…

March – Please BYO Basic tool Kits and Adhesives to all classes

Wed 13^th …. 9am…           Embellish it         … $15

Wed 20^th …9a…                  Scrapbooking     … $15

Wed 27^th … 9am…             Stamp n Stack       … $15

April – Please BYO Basic tool Kits and Adhesives to all classes

Wed 3^rd …. 9am…                             … $15

Wed 10^th …9a…                                  … $15

Sat 13^th … 10am…                              $25- $30

Wed 17^th …. 9am…                           … $15

Wed 24^th …9a…                                  … $15

May – Please BYO Basic tool Kits and Adhesives to all classes

Wed 1st …. 9am…                             … $15

Wed 8^h …9a…                                     … $15

Wed 15^th …. 9am…                           … $15

Wed 22^nd …9a…                                 … $15

Wed 29^th  …9a…                                 … $15

Stamp n Stack 4 Boys

 No matter who you are Boys cards always seem to be the hardest...
 I find when I am looking at a stamp set I try to see if it could be used for both male and female cards... If you swap the colours around and use part of the stamp you will be surprised with what you may come up with....

Lovely as a Tree... so easy to make this one into a male card....

Although this one of these stamp sets are retired (Extreme Elements ... this is one I just can not get rid of... I LOVE IT!!!!) You can substitute your stamp set for another that may have some shapes etc in them like Circle Circus... the technique that is used in these cards is resist embossing.... Stamp all your coloured images first... then using VersaMark stamp on top of your images a really solid stamp.. (the splash from Extreem Elements) the clear emboss.... then taking your Brayer roll over several times with some dark ink... Rip the edges and you have a VERY VERY cool effect!!! Two toned paper..... its very MANLY!!! Gerr!!!

A Ship is always a great older gentleman's card!!! How sophisticated does this one look???? And it is so simple... Stamp your greeting then Create some texture with an embossing folder... Wrap some ribbon around and stamp the image in StayzOn... dauber the edges and back with dark card stock.. It's so EASY!!!!

Here4 are some other lovely cards that were created for a class... cant remember which one.. but they are nice too...