Woodware Mixed Media Birthday Book

Woodware Mixed Media Birthday Message Book

Hi All

This year Francoise Read created some lovely messages for Woodware, so I thought I would put them all together in a little book - just because it keeps them all together. There was no acetate in this book just fixed pages, which were a little more difficult to work with as some of the papers creased when I closed the book, (my fault, because I didn't leave it to dry long enough between pages.) I made each double spread different styles depending on the papers (from little tag books) and punched out the flowers on the front from card I had been experimenting with blending distress inks.  I also used the bubble stencil again with distress inks - ok obsession over - moving on.

Cover of birthday book

Birthday Book pages

Birthday Book pages

Birthday book pages

Birthday Book pages

Birthday Book pages

The complete Birthday Book

There will be more coming soon - cards this time - if you joined us at the PaperWarehouse in Kendal for any of my classes this year or for Craft Day in August you will be able to see more of what we have made recently.

Keep watching - see you soon
Lesley

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More Woodware Christmas Mixed Media Book

Woodware Mixed Media Christmas Book

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Lots of you liked my mixed media book all about Alice in Wonderland - so I thought I would make another for Christmas - the book was supplied by Woodware and using Francoise Read's lovely Christmas Stamp designs, the papers are from Craftwork Cards.  The front page is a clear acetate so Stazon was needed, and positioned so the elf was peeping through.

Front Cover

Christmas Fat Book 

Christmas the black postage stamp elements are on the acetate layer between the pages, and those trees on the facing page are sooooooo versatile - I'll show you in another installment

Santa in his Christmas Jumper doing a jig

Christmas Fat Book

Reverse of Christmas MDF Book
I  really enjoyed having a go with this, the neutral papers and the denim blue made the colours in the images pop, and having the acetate layers enabled me to add the postage elements on top of the coloured images to make Santa speak and add some fun elements to the Gingerbread Men.

I put this little book together all about Francoise's quilting stamps.

Quilting fat book using a little sample book, I mainly used paints for the backgrounds this time - I also found out that some glues react with paints and unfortunately the paint does not set - oops had to do it again - I also found out that Stazon Cleaner works on sturdy acetate covers - when it  doesn't go quite to plan.

Quilting Fat book using Francoise Read stamps and Woodware products

I really enjoyed this stamp set - all cross stitch elements, the flowers, the hoop, the heart and the words together with buttons made a lovely set which was very versatile and has been used throughout this book.

Quilting book with black paint on the background and then white embossing powder on top, don't forget the anti static pad!!!!

Quilting fat book using Woodware products - I love the colours on the background of this page.

On this page I had a play with the Dutch Doobido stencils, using them with a range of distress inks, I hope you like the background effects.

Quilting fat book from the front

Quilting book Francoise Read's stamps, and some lovely little clips as page markers each solid page had an acetate page in front to put the messages and accents on.

Reverse of Quilting book thank you for looking 

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Its time for Christmas!!!

Woodware Christmas Samples

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The Christmas Card season is here again.  These are the new 2016 Christmas stamp samples that I created using Francoise Read's designs and Woodware Stamps, I have used Papermill Direct card with them and they looked great on the mantlepiece test (all my cards have to have a mantlepiece test) to make sure they stand up and look fabulous - I hope you like them.  None of these samples are overly complicated and can be made in batches - I hope you find inspiration here for your own Christmas Cards.

There will be other versions of the same stamps coming soon ........ and a few others too.

Also using Stampendous tinsel embossing powder, copic pens, and a bit of shrink plastic.

Ho Ho Ho Santa Xmas Card

Gingerbread Men Card

Close-up of Gingerbread men card

Jolly Holly Elf Card 

Twas the night before christmas card

Three Wise Gingerbread Men Card

Close-up of the Gingerbread Men card

Ho Ho Ho Christmas Card

Happy Christmas using Woodware stamps and shrink plastic decal

Shrink plastic santa decal

Snowman Postage stamp card

Snowman stamp detail - look a the shine on that nose!!!!

Time for Glossy Accents and sparkly glitter - Oh just what Christmas is made for.

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Woodware Card Samples

Woodware Card Samples

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Sorry its been a long time since my last post - I have been busy, with accountancy qualifications not cardmaking ones - oh that would be fun - do they do qualifications in cardmaking?

These are mostly non - Christmas Cards except  for the one in front -  now I have time to upload the cards I have been doing all along - some of you will have already seen some of them on the Woodware Site, and on Pinterest, but there are even more to come.

For all of you who joined us for Craft Day at The Paper Warehouse (Papermill Direct) in August - here are some of the cards you didn't see.

Santa Express Post christmas card - so simple to make but effective - using the postage elements stamps as well - quick and easy batch card.

You’re sew special card  using Craftwork Cards, Papers, Papermill Direct Card and Francoise Read's lovely stamps. 

Teapot and bubble stencils from Dutch Doobido, distress ink and the lovely stitching set from Francoise Read and Woodware. This teapot card and the one below and even the one below that are all from the same set but manage to look very different - spring fresh or  a bit vintage - one set fits many occasions.

Thank You cross-stitch card

Happy Birthday Quilting card - I love the colours of the  Papermill Direct card  on this one.

Thank You hanger card for a wine bottle - I tested it and it works - using the  bubble stencil again

Toucan of my affection card look at that beady eye I had to google what a toucan looked like and I was amazed by the colours they come in - the woody plank background is one of Francoise's stamps too.  I was able to match the colours of my Copic pens to the Papermill Direct cardstock, they have such a fantastic colour range.

Enjoy the Ride card Papermill Direct card again in my favourite colours of the moment.

Friendship quilting card - this is a fabulous set of sentiments that fit loads of occasions 

Quilting birthday card using Craftwork Cards background paper which again matches with the Papermill Direct cardstock.

I hope you like them - there will be more coming soon ....

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See you soon folks - take care.

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