January 2015 Cards

Well, the weather kept us wondering if we would be able to meet.  It turned out to be just rain by afternoon so we gathered to create and catch up with each other.  I posted on Google Plus, but also tried to keep my old blog going with a new Surface laptop/pad.  I need those lessons as I'm learning on my own very slowly how to navigate this new world of pinching and tapping and swishing and...

But the creating is much easier and more fun--

Bonnie had us do a pinwheel card. We placed the small squares on larger squares to keep the pattern going and have an area to glue.  Such wonderful colors and textures on this one.

Carol had us do polka dots with Q-tips and a rainbow ink pad.  Very fun and rewarding.

So bright and cheery --and maybe a  Valentine with the hearts?

Sue's card involved stenciling the background and positioning with a Thing-a-ma-jig.

Stenciling was easy and fun. The positioner takes a little more concentration, but the results are perfectly placed with multiples stamps making up the image.

I used a watercolor technique with re-inkers.  We dipped the watercolor paper into misted colors.

They came out so differently although we all used the same two colors of ink.

We had a choice of blue and green cardstocks for branch and sentiment die cutting.

I also added some glitter glue, a rhinestone or two and a butterfly for some glitz.

It's so great to work with creative people to make lovely things that can be used.

We put a few of the cards in the basket to sell and kept some for ourselves also,