I took a class on Friday, using Penny Black stamps.... fun but not without it's dramas. Nothing seem to go right for me....
First up, a card using the free stamp I got....
We were given some glitter card to stamp the image on as well as some gorgeous PP's. My drama..... I used the wrong ink... Archival black instead of Momento so when I went to start adding my Copics.... the ink bleed. YUCK... and because I didn't do my colouring till I got home.... due to me not reading my email correctly and didn't take my colouring medium with me to class! So there was NO more of the glitter card left.... and I really wanted to try this technique. So out came the JAC paper and my Diamond Dazzle glitter and I made my own piece. And stamped it with the right ink.... Here it is finished
Then it was onto the next card.... The drama here was all about the adage.... Measure Twice, Cut Once.... yeah... I didn't measure properly and ended up with a narrow card...
I had stamped the leaves onto the PP after I had trimmed it, to what I thought was the correct size... and only when I matted and went to put it onto the base, I realised it was cut too narrow. So my card had to be cut down to fit. Luckily I have an Envelope Punch and was able to make an envelope to fit.
On to our third card ( still waiting to be coloured) and another drama. We had to edge punch two sides of some PP... and you guessed it... I messed up down one side. I missed a portion and when I went back to cut it, I over punch one little bit...what a mess... but my ribbon treatment will be moved from the bottom to the side. Once I finished colouring the stamping I'll be able to share....
So all in all, a very INTERESTING class...
Had a very slow trip home from work today. What was a usually 15-20 min trip took one and a half hours. All due to an incident that took place on the motorway early in the morning that closed a portion of motorway for nearly 15 hours. It meant that many people diverted along my normal route. I'm glad I don't have to do that every day.
Thanks for visiting today.