Christmas Classes, 2014

I will be holding three different classes this Christmas.  I'd love you to come along and see what you can create with your own two hands.  In this age of 'e-cards' and group emails, it is a little impersonal to receive one.  When you send a handmade card to someone, I believe it shows 'hey, I care about you'.

Christmas Card Making

Thursday, 20th November 7pm & Saturday, 22nd November, 3pm, 2014 

We will be making 6 cards, of three different designs (or you can pick your favourite design and make 6 of the same.)

Cost:  $20 which includes all materials and matching envelopes.

Advent Boxes

Come and make your own handmade Advent boxes.  Put a special treat inside each of the tiny boxes for each of the days of December.

Thursday, 27th November, 7pm & Saturday, 29th November, 3pm, 2014

Cost is $25 which includes all materials and tuition. (you can make an extra set for $15)

Card-in a Box

Come and make two of these gorgeous card-in-a-box. Post it like a normal card, yet in folds out to a lovely 3D decoration.

Thursday, 4th December, 7pm & Saturday, 6th December 3pm, 2014

The cost is $20 which includes all materials and tuition.

Hope you can make one (or all) of these classes.  Please RSVP:  Vanessa Cook 0402 276 324 or email cookv3@tpg.com.au

Ness xx

Christmas Box Card

This card is copied from Debra Hole, who is a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  I saw her at a market a little while ago and just loved it.

This is another box card and I found the instructions for these on another demonstrator's site called "Stampin' T'.   You can find it on YouTube if you type in 'Box Card'.  She is an Aussie demonstrator, so her measurements enable you to fold it down and post the card in a normal envelope.

The patterned paper is from 'Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack, which is a set of 48 pieces of paper in card size, which makes it perfect for card making.  The trees are from The Festival of Trees Stamp set, which I cut out with the matching Tree Punch.  The house in the middle is from the set Holiday home, also easily cut out with the Homemade Holiday Framelits Dies.

If you would like to learn how to make this card (well two of them) please come along to my class, which will be held in my home at Wahroonga on Thursday, 4th December at 7pm and repeated on Saturday, 6th December at 3pm.  Please email me at cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come.

Ness xx

Baby box card

Hi there,

I haven't added to my blog for so long but am still alive and well making cards.  I wanted to share this one as I have jumped on the bandwagon that is box cards.

Box cards are pretty cute and are good for baby cards, Christmas, anything, really.

I made this for a friend that is attending a baby shower, so I hope she likes it.

This is made from the Zoo Babies set, although the monkey is from a retired set call Fox and Friends as I liked the bigger image of the monkey.  The sentiments are from a lovely new set called Baby We've Grown.

I went to Office works to get some clear acetate sheets (you need to buy the document cover strength ones as the old overhead projector sheets are too weak.)  I then cut the acetate sheets into 1cm strips, to somewhat suspend the animals, so that when you shake it, the animals bounce around.

I will be running card in a box classes in late November

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Ness xx

Knox Christmas Markets-tonight

Please come along and see me tonight at the Knox Christmas Markets.  It is always a lovely night.  I will be there with some cards (lots of them).

Around the World

I thought I would create this card for my nieces that are heading off to Vanuatu to celebrate the end of the HSC and the end of high school.  I didn't put a greeting on it as I thought I'd keep it broad.  I used the colours I wouldn't normally put together, however, the Designer Series Paper led me in the right direction.

New Cardmaking Classes

UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS.....

To help you plan your crafting time, here are the dates I have scheduled for my Card Classes up until December:

Saturday, 19th October, 2pm- Birthday Cards
Saturday, 9th November, 2pm- Birthday Cards
Saturday, 16th November 2pm- Christmas Glitter
Saturday, 30th November 2pm- Christmas Cards
Saturday, 7th December 2pm- More Christmas cards!

Classes are held at my home (4/1A Isis St, Wahroonga) and take 2-3 hours.

The cost of each class in $20 which includes all materials to make 6 cards and matching envelopes (2 each of three designs)

Pre-payment by direct deposit is required to secure your booking.  ANZ- Vanessa Cook BSB 013304 Acc No. 337865958

there needs to be a minimum of 4 participants to go ahead.  I will contact you a few days before the class to confirm.

Give me a call on 0402 276 324 or email me on cookv3@tpg.com.au

Cupcake Punch

Hi there,

Has it really been July since I last posted?  I have been holding classes and making cards, but not blogging!

I found this card as I was on Pinterest and changed it ever so slightly.  This was designed by a lady in America whose blog is called Simple Stamping.  I just loved the look of it!  The colours used are:  Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.

I used the cupcake punch for the scoops and cherry and the pennant punch for the cone.  The Simply Scorred scorer to give a nice boarder to the card.  I used a framelits set  (Labels Collection) to cut the decorative background, with my new Big Shot magnetic platform.  The magnet inside it keeps the framelits in place as you cut it, which is really handy.

We will be making two of these cards (as well as 4 others) at my next cardmaking class on the 19th October at my house, in Wahroonga.  Please contact me on 0402 276 324 or on cookv3@tpg.com.au if you'd like to come.