'Overemotional' Workshop - An Amazing Day with Ania Dabrowska

 Hi there lovely friends (and welcome new friends) - WoW this weather, hot, hot, hot - hope your all happy with the weather down your way too.

A couple or 3 weeks back I joined some new (hi there lovelies xoxo) and old friends (mwah) over at Art From The Heart for a day with the truly amazing Ania Dabrowska - aka Finnabair......What a day - all I can say is if you get the chance to 'do' a class with Ania, then deffo grab it with both hands.

Anna's style is right up my street so I was incredibly excited before,during and after the class lol - still am lol - we got to use amazing stash and so, so much of it too and I just loved soaking up all her tips and techniques - can't wait to merge a little of 'Ania' into my shabby-chic style.

So Piccy time - first up the 4 hour morning canvas class followed by the 4 hour afternoon class canvas class, hope you enjoy :-)

25 piccys later lol - ohhh I did have a ball eeeek!

(did you recognise the 2 beautiful faces that I used in my creations?)

Right off to finish-up a shabby-chic wedding card - tis all white at the moment but a splash of colour (well just a sprinkle) is just round the corner :-)

Big smiles to you all - Kassa xoxo

Tunnel Cards Galore x

SATURDAY, 26 JANUARY 2013

Tunnel Cards 'N' Authentique - Just Love It!!

Afternoon
Back in again x
....back with the brand new amazing tunnel cards adorned in the lush textured new Authentique papers

I used 3 of the new Authentique papers for this card

I used the 'Scalloped Circle Tunnel' card 

The paper ribbon on the edges of the card is easy to create - trim your desired width of paper, scrunch and bend it a little so you have a raggedy look then simply pleat your paper (re-pleat till you are happy) adhere with strong tape 

The paper bow is carefully twiddled into place - easy (just be patient and gentle)
The Candi is newsprint - very lightly sanded (optional) and coloured with Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink Pad x
This newsprint Candi can be inked to any colour to match any creation - a must have in my craft stash x

Multi- layered bloom filled with the inked newsprint Candi and finished off with a cute little winter white twine
I think a little charm dangling from the twine would look darling - perhaps a heart X

Now.....

For this burst of sunshine blooms I used the elegant tunnel card

All the words/quotes you see on the card are taken from the bottom strip of the papers - I just trim them to size by eye and adhere x 

 I lovingly cut round all the gorgeous blooms from 2 sheets of this beautiful Authentique 12 x 12 paper (took most of a day lol - but so worth it to create all this depth)

More.....

This little 'picture scene' is set in a  fanciful tunnel card

The cute kraft Candi  (top centre) sits sooo well with these new yummy Authentique textured papers x
I love creating tone on tone cards x

If your lovin the multi-layered Birdie Bert, Birdie Betty and their little cutesy birdhouse they'll be out soon in different colour-ways (another little design coming your way - I have been busy!!)
The glasses and tash were a little mission I had dreamt up and they did take a little patience when cutting out my drawings lol - but worth all the hardship as they bring a joviality to the scene X

Ooooops......a little CHA tunnel card inspiration x

A little more inspiration - this is the 'Scalloped Circle' tunnel card.
See the possibilities are endless - the wreath flowers/blooms fit snugly around the aperture perfectly!!!

To achieve the almost neon crazy colours - distress inks and mists were applied to the blooms and the Candi till I was happi with the end result (I actually did a dance around my craft-room cos I was soooo pleased with the end result!) 

Tiny crystals were added to each crushed Candi in the background for extra-special sparkle, on the front I added crystals to only the corner crushed Candi's and  firefly, tropical-tangerine, glam-pink and stardust Stickles to all the other crushed Candi giving  the card an extra 'zing'. The whole card was spritzed 'n' glitzed.

And I added 'HAPPI' words that I find from magazines etc.  Cut to size by eye and adhere to acetate before attaching to the inner of the tunnel card x

WoWzers.....more CHA

The heart Tunnel card - up on the web sooooon!!! - soooo divine x

You can see the ribbon  that holds the sentiment in the middle of the heart aperture popping out from the sides of the tunnel card......

I created a false front for my card using starlights-silver-ice card, embossed it and covered all the outside edges with tiny pearls - 

The yummy mini blooms have netting, lace and cheesecloth adhered between the yayers - looks darling and plumps up your blooms x (a neat little trick/tip - love sharing them x)

......and breathe lol

....hope you've enjoyed today's surprise post!!!  I have REALLY loved creating all these tunnel cards with all the yummy stash, they are a dream to work with - soooo many possibilities with amazing results.

I loVe Tunnel cards......I'm truly hooked and addicted 100%


I'd love to know which is your fav tunnel card??? - so far each card is loved just as much by different peeps - so it would be interesting to see if you all have a clear fav????

(((huggles)))
   Kxoxo