Day 2 at SENZ - back for more fun.

 Today I went back to SENZ for another class.... actually ended up doing two classes.    I was already booked into a mini class with Krafter's Cart - using Pinkfresh Studios.  Patricia was teaching this one and we did three cards.... however I messed up one so ended up keeping the focal panel and I'll try the fancy fold again. 

Here are the two I finished.  

This first one is a interactive one... The circle spins.. It's a super easy design - the base and then the circle is attached with a brad.   They all use washi tape and the matching dies from Pinkfresh Studios.  

The second one is a variation on the trellis card technique.  The inside has a die cut panel.  The focal panel is a square panel with the florals added.  The florals are added with some dimensional tape.  The sentiment is heat embossed and die cut. 

The third card I messed up has a similar square panel but had a 3D column look which was supposed to fold flat... but somehow mine didn't! 

I had done a quick make'n'take with Chick from Scrapbook Central just before doing the above class... and Chick said she has space on her Distress Oxide stamping class at 11.30 - so I signed up.   We did one card and got bonus instructions for another using the same products 

This card is so simple but so effective.   Stamping with Distress Oxide inks.  The bottom layer is sprayed with water and then stamped and sprayed again.. this time with some Frost Sparkle spray.  Once this was dried, stamped with a darker blue DO and dried again... then the top layer stamped with Versamark ink and white embossed.   All the floral stamps are from a Tim Holtz stamp set.   The Memory Box birthday die was 2 white layers and the top layer in gold glitter card.   Added some little gold die cut butterflies.    The bonus card uses the DO to ink a panel and then using the shimmer spray to ink the stamps.   Haven't tried it yet.  Of course, I needed to get some more DO inks... a couple of colours I didn't have and some more Sparkle spray   - and some more of  the Waffleflower stencils to match the Postage Collage die!    That's my crafting budget for the rest of the year!!!!

I got home and as hubby was out... had a bit more of a play with some of my new stuff.   Happy, happy Dawn for sure!!!!

It's time for a Craft Fair!

Today is a public holiday here in NZ - to celebrate Matariki - the Maori New Year - rising of the stars of Matariki (also known as Pleidies) and it was day 1 of SENZ - the big craft extravaganza.   My friend Suna, and I headed off to have some fun.  We had booked a class - with Scrapbook Central - using some Celebr8 chipboard leaves.... and both had lists to fulfill.  I got everything on my list - (and more!!!)

Quite the haul - including the new Waffleflower sticky mats! - both in the Misti and Mini Misti sizes. And the new Waffleflower Postage die and the matching Xmas sentiments.  Rosie's Studio had a free stamp and die for VIP entry - which we were... and $2 stamps and mini dies.  Of course after class I had to get another set of the chipboard leaves 

Here's what we made at the class

A big thanks to Chick Mitchell and Scrapbook Central.   It's an awesome design - and Chick showed us how to emboss with the chipboard before snipping it apart.   And there was a bonus instruction sheet for another technique.   When I got home I used the new sheet of leaves to emboss a few panels of different coloured card before doing some inking.  So a few backgrounds to use. 

And tomorrow I back off to do another class - this time with Krafter's Cart and using some Pinkfresh Studio washi and dies.... can't wait.   Now to find time over the next two weeks till I head off to Perth, to do some playing.