More Flowers for Saturday's Class

I finally figured out what flowers I wanted to make for Saturday's class.  I love the Lollipop Flowers and went crazy making them.  I started making a Roll Flower but didn't like the way they turned out and another flower that I wasn't getting into so I created a Fluffy Flower and went crazy making them also in a couple of different styles.

Below are photos of the Lollipop Flowers and the Fluffy Flowers I made.  Ladies we are using fire to create the Lollipop Flowers so please do not burn my house down! :0)  I will have a bucket of water near by just in case :-)

Group shot of the Lollipop Flowers

Blue flower with black bead & feather accents

Blue flower with yellow bead and yellow & blue feather accents

Black flower with black feathers and one of my Grandmothers antique jeweled buttons

Black flower with white beads & feathers

Puffy flower group shot

Puffy flower made from Sari material

Puffy flower with double layer material in 3" squares

Puffy flower in 2" rounded square in lace

I saw a flower at Joann's that was puffy looking and I examined it to see how they made it.  I used my Sizzix die cut Fun Flowers to create the first flower using sari material.  I liked the look but knew not everyone has a die cut machine so I thought I would try making one with cutting squares.  I also added mesh and doubled up the squares and this time using my hot glue gun created the double layered flower.  The next flower I used lace and this time cutting 2" squares I rounded the end once I folded the square and really liked how this one turn out; it's more flower looking with the rounded edge.

See you on Saturday...

Flowers

I'm really behind in getting this month's craft class ready; guess it's that time of year :-)

This Saturday we will be making flowers!  I love flowers and there are so many styles out there it was difficult to pick which ones I wanted to make for this class.

I have 3 styles made and more to come so check back before Saturday to see what you will be making.

We will be using material, ribbon, paper and metal for this class and I finished the metal flowers, loopy flowers and the box pleat trim flowers and have photos below.

box pleat trim flowers: these flowers are so simple to make! 

Loopy flowers: the instructions I found said to use felt which I did on the first ones than I experimented :-)

Loopy flower using material with a flatten bottle cap center

Loopy flower using ribbon: this one was challenging I don't recommend it.  You can't use hot glue on this ribbon it's too messy.  I used score tape on the base and it worked much better.

Loopy flowers using felt

Metal flowers: love these and they are really easy to make using a Big Shot, flower die cuts, embossing folders and sanding block.

There are so many things you can do with flowers it's amazing.  You can use them on your cards, in your scrapbooks, hair accessories, on picture frames and so much more.

Next month's class will be a card technique class.  Happy Holidays...

November 2011 Box Class

Finally finished the boxes for tomorrow's class.  I still need to make the baby carriage and tote bag samples for Monday night's box class at the MAC.

The boxes for this class are coffee cup, pyramid, butterfly, treat box card, cupcake and mini milk carton.  Since Thanksgiving is a little over a week away and Christmas is just around the corner I Incorporated these holidays into the mix.

Below are photos of all the boxes.  The one pyramid box I started with a white piece of card board and went crazy with distress inks and a set of steampunk stamps.  It was a lot of fun to create and it turned out pretty well I must say.

Group shot of all the boxes

Butterfly Box - the pansies were made from a butterfly punch

Treat box card - it's a treat box and card all in one!

Coffee cup

Cupcake box

Mini milk carton

Pyramid box

Side 1 of pyramid box

Side 2 of pyramid box

Size 3 of pyramid box

Side 4 of pyramid box

top of the pyramid

bottom of pyramid

Next craft class will be December 10th and we will be making lots of flowers.

I Won!!!!!!

I'm so excited I won 1st & 2nd place in Sunday's card competition theme "falling leaves"!!!  I also took 3rd place on Saturday card theme "missing you"!

Below are a few photos from the 15th Annual Mesa Fall Rubber Stamp Show.

I'm so happy I still can't believe I won!

Falling leaves 1st place card

Falling leaves 2nd place card

Sorry for the horrible photo I couldn't get rid of the glare :-(  I miss you theme card, 3rd place.

Next years themes are The Beauty of Vellum & I Need Coffee for the March 2012 show and Under the Sea & Chinese Art for the November 2012 show.

Craft Schedule for 2011/2012

I thought I would post my paper craft classes for the remainder of the year and the first part of 2012.  The below schedule is for both home studio classes and for the Mesa Arts Center.

I will post class codes for the Mesa Arts Center classes for 2012 when I get them both here and on my website, http://joyofbellydancing.com/classwrksp.htm.


Home Studio Workshops

November 12th - More Unusual Shaped Boxes – Another fun class making boxes in all shapes and sizes that are great for putting that special gift in for that special someone. Some of the boxes you will be creating will be a cup cake box, coffee cup and more, 6 boxes in all. All box templates and instructions will be included with the class so you can create more boxes at home for any occasion

December 10th - More flowers for your cards and other projects.  Some of the flowers will included rolled, ribbon, loopy and more.

January 21st - Techniques to enhance your greeting cards and other projects. Techniques will include: Bargello, Crimped Diamond, Double Embossing, Faux Fabric, and Free Standing Card.

Workshops are held at Yasmina's place in downtown Mesa. 
Please call and reserve your spot since space is limited - 480/962-6303. 
Workshops are 3 hours in length from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Workshop fee is $20 (bring scissors and glue I supply everything else)


Mesa Art Center Classes

More Unusual Shape Boxes
Another fun class making boxes in all shapes and sizes that are great for putting that special gift in for that special someone. Some of the boxes you will be creating will be a baby carriage, tote bag, coffee cup and more, 6 boxes in all. All box templates and instructions will be included with the class so you can create more boxes at home for any occasion.
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
CAF11PC006-01 M Nov 14 / 6-9 pm $21  

2012

Card Techniques 1- Techniques to enhance your greeting cards and other projects. Techniques will include: Black Magic, Distressed Glue, Faux Title and Easel Card
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
F Jan 27 / 6-9 pm $21

Card Techniques 2 - Techniques to enhance your greeting cards and other projects. Techniques will include: Direct to Paper, Misting with Markers and Diamond Fold Card
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
F Feb 17 / 6-9 pm $21

Mini Albums - In this class you will be creating 3 mini albums using 45 records, an album and a CD holder. The 45 records will create a book style album, the record album can be displayed on the wall or in a plate stand and the CD holder is a great gift to give to someone special. We will be creating a cover to hold a CD that contains music or family photos.
Bring to class scissors and your favorite glues. If you want to bring photos you may; not necessary for class.   Supply cost $5 to be paid at class.
T March 6 / 6-9 pm

Paper Bag Album - This is a fun and simple project to create to remember a special occasion, your children, a grandchild, a favorite pet and more. Paper bags are a great interactive scrapbook with lots of places to create pockets, pull outs and use lots of embellishments. They allow your creative juices to flow! You will create a paper bag album with the theme of your choice. You can bring photos to class if you’d like; they are not necessary to create your album you can add them later.
Bring to class scissors and your favorite glues. Supply cost $5 to be paid at class.
W March 7 / 6-9 pm

Altered Books Workshop - An altered book is an art form that allows one to recycle and transform an existing book into a new work of art. Altered books can also be thought of as a journal or scrapbook. Take a theme, a trip, a hobby or an experience in life and create an altered book to tell your story. You will learn in this workshop how to create numerous pages and various techniques such as collaging, stitching, cutting windows, tags, folding pages, adding inserts, shadow boxes and more. You will use paints, glaze, stamps, paper, pictures, fiber, tags and more to create your unique altered book.

Bring to class a hardback book you would like to recycle along with scissors, your favorite glues and a theme in mind. If you don’t have a theme no problem. Books will be available if you don’t have one to recycle. Supply cost $5 to be paid at class.
T March 13 & W March 14 / 6-9 pm

Card Techniques 3 - Techniques to enhance your greeting cards and other projects. Techniques will include: Paper Buttons, Poppin' Pastels, Scallop Edge Medallion, Stamped Acrylic Block Background and Surprise Pop-up Card
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
F March 16 / 6-9 pm $21

Card Techniques 4 - Techniques to enhance your greeting cards and other projects. Techniques will include: Bargello, Crimped Diamond, Double Embossing, Faux Fabric, and Free Standing Card.
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
F April 20 / 6-9 pm $21

Flowers
Supply cost $5 to be paid at class – please bring scissors and your favorite glue.
F May 18 / 6-9 pm $21

register by calling the Mesa Arts Center box office, (480)644-6520, or drop off your registration at the Art Studios at the Mesa Arts Center lobby.
late registration call (480)644-6520
brochures are at the Mesa Arts Center or visit the Mesa Arts Center website, http://www.mesaartscenter.com/index.php/classes/paperarts.

Hope to see you in one of the classes...

Competition Cards

I just finished my cards for the card competition at the Mesa Fall Rubber Stamp Show on Nov. 5 & 6, 2011.

The categories are I Miss You and The Falling Leaves.   The winners get $100 to spend at the show.

For the Falling Leaves I used the "emerging color" and "emboss resist" techniques.  The I Miss You card techniques were "serigraph" and "crinkled chalk".

Below are my entries:

Group shot of all cards

Falling Leaves - emerging color technique

Falling Leaves - emboss resist technique

I Miss You - serigraph technique

I Miss You - crinkle chalk background technique

I'll post if I win :-)  If I remember my camera I'll take photos of the winning cards and post them.

Holiday Card Class

This Saturday is the holiday card class!  We will be making 5 cards this year including a gift card holder you can hang on the tree, shaker card and 3 cards from cute to elegant.

Below is a group photo of all the cards and close up shots of each card.

group shot

Cute stocking that you can hang on the tree with a surprise.  To create this stocking I used Sizzix Holiday Stocking die cute from Stamp' Up. 

Here you can see the gift card stuffed in the back.

Simple card with embossed back ground and cute pictures of the holidays.

Beautiful card with embossed background, ribbon and pine cones.  I had a difficult time trying to get a good photo of this card; between my flash and the light color it's difficult to see the detail.

Sparkly shaker card using Nestabilities ornament die cut, designer paper and glitter.

Cute stockings hung in a row using Stampin' Ups new Stitched Stocking stamp set and Stocking Builder Punch to create this cute little card.

Next month we will be back to our regular 2nd Saturday craft class and we will be making unusual shape boxes; one of my favorite classes to teach.

September 2011 Card Class

Wow two months in a row I'm early getting the projects ready for Saturday's class!  This month's class we will be learning 4 techniques and making a Crimp Envelope Card.

The techniques are: Stamped Acrylic Block Background, Paper Buttons, Poppin' Pastels and Scallop Edge Medallion.

The stamped acrylic block background is so simple.  I used Tim Holtz distress inks in yellow and orange to make the background behind the skull stamp.  You apply the ink to an acrylic block with lightest color first and dark color on the outer edge.  Mist with water and stamp onto card stock.  The inside of the card I used the same color ink but used a sponge to apply the ink and to blend it.  The bats are made using a retired Stampin' Up punch, "photo corners extra large".  I trimmed one of the points from the punch to make ears and added googlie eyes.

Poppin' Pastels is created by using versa mark and chalk.  I stamped the flower image using versa mark and with a dobber I applied yellow for the center of the flower and rose or purple chalk for the flowers; I also used green for the leaves.  I cut around the flowers to give the card a scallop look.

To create the scallop edge medallion I used another Stampin' Up punch, "scallop edge border".  I'm sure you can use any border punch you just need to figure out the size of the paper to create the medallion.

The crimp edge envelope card was another simple card to make.  Seal an envelope and cut a side off to create the top.  Apply any stamping and distressing before you crimp the envelope.  Cut a piece of card stock or several if you want to layer for the inside greeting.  I used the buttons on this project using another Stampin' Up punch, "boho blossoms punch" and a retired stamp set, "punch potpourri".  Usually you would punch two holes in the buttons to make them look like buttons but I didn't want to ruin the flowers.

Below are photos of each project along with a group shot of everything.

 

Group shot

Stamped Acrylic Block Background

Poppin' Pastel

Scallop Edge Medallion

Crimp Envelope Card

Paper Buttons

I hope the have at least one recycle mini album done before class so you can see what the special class project will look like.  This class is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 24th.  I will be posting photos when they are done.