Here is the newest 5×7″ canvas – I hope to get the prints onto Things Arty tomorrow……. today I got my first sale, thank you Karen!
What else? apologise to everyone at the Polkadot Club yesterday, I had planned on getting there but the day didn’t go to plan at all!
and just a little note to Michelle Inkfairy – i’m so sorry to hear your news, I couldn’t find your email to reply in private. Thinking of you and your family xx
I got an invite to join Things Arty, so I have spent hours uploading images and discriptions of prints (there are still notebooks, keyrings and randomness to go!)
I am in love with 5×7″ canvas – it is so quick to paint these little pictures, I’m building up quite a collection! I’m hoping to get them made into greetings cards…….. More on that later!!
And of course I have been working on my mini book for this months swap, Karen if you are reading this, here is a sneaky peek of your album!! the postal deadline is July 2nd, but the theme was Vintage so once I started I couldn’t stop! A few more tweaks and it will be in the post on Monday. I might even do a little video to share it once Karen has received it.Hello,
Again I’d like to say “no problem” to all of you who emailed to say you were too busy this month… join us when you can!
Well its Monday morning and here are the swap partners – I will email you all individually with your partners address:
Aideen – Ann H.
Frances – Ger
Sarah – Ebony
Bridgette – Nicola
Felicia – Karen
your postal deadline is 2nd July and your theme is VINTAGE, have fun!!!
Hello,
The new issue of Crafting Ireland is out and full of excitment – including the announcement of the new design team!
The theme for this months mini book swap is “VINTAGE” I definately want to play this month, who can resist vintage?!
I have had a couple of emails from people, new to the swap who didn’t see the original post about how it works….
So if you want to know more about it please follow this link:
http://feliciathomas.ie/?p=140
If you have any questions let me know!
Ok, the list for this mini was already published but i’ll tell you all again (just in case you missed it)
A4 Card – this comes in a range of colours in packs of 50 sheets for around €3.99- (this means you make a lot of bases for albums cheaply!)
Cutting mat
Craft knife /Paper trimmer
Ruler / pencil
Double sided tape
Wet glue
Scoring tool /bone folder
Distress inks / applicator
2 x chipboard covers 14x18cm (cereal box will do but needs to be doubled for strength)
3 x binding rings or a strip of Bindit-all rings.
4 x Hinge clips (Tim Holtz or similar size)
Your choice of 12×12″ papers, embellishments, ribbons and fibres to match paper.
This album is for Portrait style photos, it will hold 20 4″x6″
I used black card and K& Co Lifes Journey papers – the dimensions are shown on cream card just so its easier to see.
Step 1
You need to make 2 of page style A and 2 of page style B:
To make page style A:
Cut a piece of card to 26 x 20cm
Score at 13cm vertically and at 1cm top and bottom (see pink lines in the photo)
Trim off the 1cm score line on left side only.
Fold in the score lines, add adhesive top and bottom and fold to make a pocket.
Now the only difference between your 2 style A pockets is this:-
cut a piece of card 13x18cm and score 1cm on the left long side. Attach the scored piece to the inside of your pocket and fold it back on itself.
I punched to edge of mine and obviously this is after I added papers but you get the idea…
Page style B
You need to cut a piece of card to 15x19cm and score 1cm on the left, right and bottom edge.
Trim the corners so that it folds neatly.
Fold your score lines, add adhesive and cover with a piece of card that measures 13x18cm – this forms a top loading pocket.
Step 2
Paint a 2cm border around your chipboard covers (both sides)In a colour that compliments your design papers, then bind your album using rings & eyelets, ribbon or a binding system such as Bind-it-All.
Step 3
Make 4 tags for your pockets – cut them to measure 12.5x18cm.
Step 4
Mat all of your pages and tags with your chosen paper. Add ribbons and fibres to your hinge clips and attach these to your tags.
The inside of this book has been kept really plain to allow for large photos but you can get as fancy as you please with the cover!
I hope this was easy to follow, have fun making it!
Last Saturday was the Crafting Ireland crop in Athlone, a great day was had by all.
Kate from Create with Kate brought her shop along and did a great Make & Take with the Tim Holtz ” In the Bag” die.
You would not believe the amount of goodies this woman has….. so much in fact that I was bamboozled by choice and ended up buying very little! (“little” is a relative term!)
She has tonnes of Prima, Tim Holtz, Bo Bunny, Graphic 45……. the list goes on, check out her shop its delicious!!!
We made the mini book that I showed you in the last post, I decided to call it the “Easy-peasy mini book” because it was just that! I will add the tutorial in another post later today for those of you who weren’t there and want to give it a go.
Timi demonstrated Inktense colour bars – give her those and a pack of baby wipes and its amazing the layouts she makes! I’m definately going to pull mine out and play with them after seeing that.
Nicole brought along her ECraft diecutting machine – I always say I couldn’t justify having one of these gadgets untill its Halloween time and then I get slightly obsessed with haunted houses and wrought iron gates. Still , this year I know Nicole has one so I might order my haunted houses from her!
Athlone is a three and a half hour drive from Kerry so I want to say a big, giant thank you to Ann Healy for the great company and many laughs on the journey and over the weekend!
This is the album we will be making at the Crafting Ireland crop at the Athlone Springs hotel on Saturday 26th May.
You can book a place for the classes here – there is going to be loads to do on the day, demos, classes, lots of space for working on your own projects and Kate is bringing her shop!
If you want to take part in my class then you will need to bring everything on this list:
A4 Card in cream and black – Crafting Ireland will provide this card stock
Cutting mat
Craft knife Paper trimmer
Ruler / pencil
Double sided tape
Wet glue
Scoring tool bone folder
Distress inks / applicator
2 x chipboard covers 15x18cm (cereal box will do but needs to be doubled for strength) – to save time on the day, paint a 2cm border around each cover (both sides) in a colour that matches your papers.
3 x binding rings or a strip of 12 Bindit-all rings. ( I will bring my Bind-it a-all for all to use) You can also use ribbon. If you choose to use eyelets please bring an eyelet setting tool.
4 x Hinge clips (Tim Holtz or similar size)
Your choice of 12×12″ papers – bring at least 8 to give you a selection, remember if your paper is directional you may need more sheets. embellishments, ribbons and fibres to match paper. This album is for Portrait style photos, it will hold 20 4″x6″
Hope to see you there!!!
It has funky wallpaper on the ceiling..
First of all thank you to all those ladies who enquired about the swap – lots of you said that you would like to join but were too busy this month, no problem, join us whenever you can!
Now here are the pairs, I will email you all individually with your partners email details.
GERALDINE – DEIRDRE
NICOLE – EVONNE
ELAINE- VAL
FRANCES – NICOLA
KRISTINE – ANN
ORLA – SARAH
AIDEEN- JENNY
These ladies are spread all over the place from South Africa to Canada, Germany, USA, UK and of course Ireland.
I have made great friends with some of my swap partners over the years, I hope you all enjoy it!
Don’t forget to send me a photo of your album, I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!
Felicia x
So, today is the day that I can tell you that Crafting Ireland magazine and Scrapzville are teaming up to relaunch The Scrapzville Swap!!!!!!!
Can you tell i’m excited??
Would you like to swap a mini album with another crafter and receive one in return? yes? then read on!
All of the details are also listed in the magazine, hop over – Issue 9 is out today and indulge yourself in some seriously good tutorials, product reviews and inspiration.
Ok, what do I have to tell you? well, the rules are as follows:
The album should be no bigger than 6″x6″
It should have at least 6 pages including the front and back covers.
Please remember that your swap partner (probably) doesn’t know you and the work you send will be their first impression of you – so make sure that you are proud of your work and would be happy to receive something similar.
Please do not sign up for this swap unless you can complete the swap, your partner may be overseas and you are responsible for postage fees.
You must have an email address to enter – this means you can contact your swap partner to discuss favourite colours etc.
Sometimes people send extra goodies with an album, this is a lovely gesture but NOT compulsory, therefore it is up to you. Please do not expect to receive extras!
The last and most important rule is…. Enjoy creating!!
To join the swap you will need to email your details to me at;
felicia@craftingirelandonline.ie
How to join in:
Issue 9 Swap Theme—Summer Colours
Sign up deadline—Sunday the 22nd April by 1pm GMT. You must have emailed Felicia your details by this date and time to be included in the swap.
Swap partners announced—Monday the 23rd April. You will be told who your swap partner is, and given their email address so that you can get in contact to exchange postal addresses, style preference, etc
Albums must be in the post by— Monday the 21st May (or sooner). Try to get the album posted as soon as you can so that your partner can hopefully receive it before the next swap is announced!
The swap is open to everyone, no matter where you live.
When you have finished your album consider taking a photo of it before posting it, and email this photo to me. We will then publish these photos along side the next swap announcement. We will publish them without names just in case your partner has not yet received your album—we wouldn’t want to ruin the surprise!!
We will set up an Inlinks on our blog where you can post up your album details once your partner had confirmed they have received it. This way we can all see the fantastic work being swapped!
Feel free to leave a comment on this post with any questions you might have, but if you are signing up please do it with the email address (i’d hate to miss someone out!)
There is a swap button on the right side of this blog – take it away, its there for you to use!
I look forward to seeing all you crafty goodness ladies,
Felicia xx
