Follow Your Dream - Crafting Afternoon

Follow Your Dream - Crafting Afternoon

Two Stampin' Up Demonstrators Anna Pickering and Gemma Pidcock put on a 'Follow Your Dream' crafting afternoon at Create Cafe in Wakefield.  During the afternoon we were using the Stampin' Up stamp and die set 'Follow Your Dream' to create a number of projects which are photographed below.  Not only did we come home with beautiful projects to use, but we learnt new techniques, were gifted the brayer we used in photograph (1) and also were gifted a beautifully decorated Stampin' Up Pizza box with a 'Follow Your Dream' project in to create when we got home; which is photograph (4).

So for the project in photograph (1), firstly we used the brayer to create a hombre effect inked background.  Then splattered with some darker inks.  Stamped spot splatter (from 'Magical Mermaid' stamp set) and heat embossed this with gold embossing powder.  Stamped the word 'BIG' from stamp set and heat embossed this with gold embossing powder too.  Stamped a dream catcher in dark pink ink then die cut circular pattern die in Crumb cake card stock and die cut the word 'dream' in Rich Razzleberry card stock.  For the final part of this project we had to use the Stamparatus, we stamped the feather images in Rich Razzleberry (x6) each time moving the Stamparatus plate down one notch.  Then returning to the top notch, this time with a dauber adding Versamark to the bottom of the feathers and then heat setting all the feathers with gold embossing powder.  These were then die cut out using the Big Shot.  The putting together of this project is fairly self explanatory but if you need further support please leave me a comment below, thank you.  

Photograph 2 - this was a Pool Party card stock base (top folding); with a white layer and some white scraps.  So initially, with a Black marker pen free-hand create a border around the edge of the white card stock.  Then stamp the sentiment 'FOLLOW YOUR dreams' in Black Memento ink at the bottom of the white card stock.  Using the circular dream catcher die, die cut this about (1 1/2") from the top of the white card stock.  On the white scraps die cut (x6) feathers (arrange these top to tail in order to get more on the scrap and this is going to be used in a later project so try to keep them die cuts as neat as possible).  Stamp the floral image in Black Memento ink, die cut this out and then colour in with Pool Party marker pen.  To put this project together initially, the white card stock was adhered to the card base using double sided tape, the dream catcher die cut piece was adhered using a small foam pad cut in half. The floral image and the tops of the feathers were adhered using wet glue.

We made two of this design.

Photograph (3), this project is all straight onto the white card stock base.  Die cut a circular dream catcher in black card stock and adhered down about (1") from the top with wet glue.  Die cut a dream catcher with feathers in white card stock and adhered this onto the centre of the black one.  Stamp in  pink ink (x3) images of the feathers and die cut these out and arrange them on top and underneath the dream catcher.  Die cut sentiment 'dream' in black card stock and adhere to card stock.  Finally, stamp the word 'BIG' in Black Memento Ink underneath the die cut 'dream'.  We made two of this project too.

So we came away with 5 completed cards ready to be put into envelopes and added to our card stash.  But it wasn't over there, before I adhered the dark brown card stock on photograph (1) I always cut something from these layers because you cannot see the holes when it is adhered to the top layer so you are being frugal with your card stock.  I die cut (x2) of the word die 'dream' which I took home.  I also took home the negatives of my feathers from Photograph (2) and some extra embossed feathers from Photograph (1).  But I had my brayer and my beautifully decorated pizza box too!

Inside the pizza box was all the elements to make a dream catcher using (x2) of Stampin' Up pearlised doilies.  (x2) frames cut out using Stampin' Up stitched circle framelits, a piece of Pool Party Baker's Twine and several lengths of beautiful (1/8") ribbon.  All I needed to add to these elements was some wet glue to the doilies and some small foam pads to adhere the circular frames to the doilies.  The ribbons were all threaded through the holes on the outer edge of the doilies and knotted.  

It was the most fabulous afternoon spent crafting with like-minded people who love to craft too! 

Till next time, keep crafting!

Lorraine

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