Coffee and Cupcake Morning

In aid of Enable Ireland Bray

This Friday the 8th of April

At my house
 No 8 Corrig Drive, Kilcoole

Beside St Anthony’s School

Please pop in if you’re free on the morning

Time 11.30 to 2.00

The Kilcoole Craft Club’s Chosen Charity this year is Enable Ireland Bray and members have handmade and donated cards for sale at the coffee morning.

Children's Easter
 

Paper Craft Workshop

 

on Thursday the 22nd of April

 

Full Details HERE

Question about card making ideas

Hi Yvonne

I am looking for a few ideas to use for card making classes in our local Cuan Mhuire Centre where I have agreed to help them begin with cards. I think they will be mostly men and would appreciate if you could give me a few ideas on where to start with something simple yet effective.


Thanks


Martina Wright
Monaghan
 
Hi Martina keep the cards very simple to start off with
below are 2 very simple designs which could be adapted for men's card, using stronger colour schemes
 
 

A4 card folder in half,

Making a C5 card with 2 matting layers

1. Silver 14cm by 20cm  for 1st layer
2. Printed paper 13cm by 19cm, for 2nd layer
3. Choose a simple topper and layer it up on the silver and a plain colour card,
4. Print out a greeting and layer up on Silver and plain card.
Add some peel-offs and an embellishment

  Card 2

C5 card as above
But with 3 x 5cm Sq Panels down the side these could be matted and layered
A small embellishment on each Sq panel
Make a greeting as before
Again add some peel-off details

Hope that helps
Good Luck with the new classes
Yvonne

Creative Card Making

Beginners Class Starting

Tuesday the 12th of April

With Yvonne Tune

Kilcoole Craft Club

At the Greystones

Time 10.30 to 1.30

Cost €10.00 per class

Everything needed supplied

Where I will teach you Paper Crafting
starting with the basics,

Matting and Layering, Decoupage,

Scoring different folds, Embossing,

Floral finishes, Ribbon Art,

How to get the best from your punches,

How to use the Die Cutting Machines

How to get Colour Combinations right,

and much much more.
Tele Yvonne on 012010117 to book a place
or drop me an email HERE

I can't believe I am almost up to twenty thousand views and get so few comments, please leave a comment I would love to hear from you, if you can't manage to post a comment click my email button and send a comment by email to me. I will pop your comments up for you, and answer any card making questions you have.

Below are 2 special cards I had to make this morning,

Wedding card for a special blessing

I have used one of my new Martha Stewart deep edge boarder punches along the edge on this card, and a sizzix thin tuxedo die for the toppers, some die-cut doves and beautiful  organza flowers.

First Communion Bookatrix Card

I used a Nellie Snellin Die to make the frame behind the image, added some pearls, peel-offs, communion embellishment, and a printed greeting, I stuck a 5 by 7 inch card at the back of the bookatrix to allow me to add a blessing to the insert, which also helps the bookatrix to stand up.
Bookatrix board available Here

Beginners Class

Starting Thursday May the 5th 

Time 10.30 to 2.00. Once a month

Where I will teach you Paper Crafting starting with the basics,
Matting and Layering, Decoupage,

Scoring different folds, Embossing,
Floral finishes, Ribbon Art,
How to get the best from your punches,
how to use the bigshot and Cricut
Die Cutting Machines

How to get Colour Combinations right,
and much much more

So if you fancy learning card making as a hobby

please email me Here
Places limited to 8

Have you ever thought of card making as a hobby.

But weren't sure where to get help.

Well the Kilcoole Craft Club can sort that for you,

We meet the last Wednesday of every month upstairs in Lee's Pub, on the Main Street in Kilcoole,

Where we share ideas, tips, and inspirations,
you'll learn where the best places to buy are,
what to buy, and make a card on the night,

Watch a demonstration and have a cuppa.

Card making is a growing hobby all over the world, and is a great way to pass the time, you can make a card on your own or join a craft group like ours, if you would like any futher details please email me HERE

I have a beginners class starting up in April full details are on my class page HERE

Just treated myself to some new Martha Stewart and EK Success punches and a selection of Card Candy, from the Glitter Pot, only I didn't tell you.

 
Image from Popcorn bear Cd, need to add a little bit more to this card. Any Suggestions?

 
Image Kanban kit from QVC, image inside Sew Cute Cd, have some lovely balloons to add to this one


 
Image from Daisy Company, I'm into flowers at the moment and seem to be adding them to everything.



Image Clipart, simple but cute

My Next card Making Class

Is Wednesday the 23rd of March

Time 10.30 to 2.30

Theme Spring delights

4 very pretty cards in beautiful spring shades of blue, lemon, lilac, pink and soft green, suitable for Childrens Birthdays. I haven't done Children's cards for a while, so this one will be fun, I have a lovely Kan ban kit to use for one of the cards.

As always everything you need supplied and a light lunch provided, but please bring along your own favourite scissors if you want to.

Cost of class is €20.00

Places are limited to 8 people, so please book early.

only 1 place available

Email Here to book a place

In Remembrance of
Emma Marie Kelly
11th of March 2011
May she be at peace now, and in a much happier place.

I saw this quote on a card on Becca's Bits 
and thought how true it is.

Don't let yesterday use up too much

 of today.

Dates added for my
Creative Card Making
Summer Workshops 2011
HERE


Also Dates added for my monthly classes
HERE

Stylish Blogger Award
Thank you so much Niamh for nominating me for this award.

To carry on the tradition, I must

1.Thank the person/persons that shared this award with me and link it back to their blog/blogs. I recommend you look at http://niamhsnookofinspiration.blogspot.com/

2.Share seven things about myself
I will be 48 this year, Mum to 2 lovely boys and married for 23 years to a brilliant man

If I could live anywhere in the world it would be France, near the sea with lots of land,

My favourite colour is peach.

I have just had cataract surgery. which was very successful,

My Youngest Son is making his Communion this year and I am in the middle of organising a family party.

I run the Kilcoole Craft Club, for nearly 4 years

I teach card making classes and workshops.

3. Pass this award onto seven other bloggers that I have recently discovered
Jackie Mooney
Betty Cumminsky
Jody Morrow
Lorelie Kim
Crafty C
Lynda

Hi everyone
What are you all up to today,?
I have run this blog for over 2 years now, and get many visits, but rarely any comments, I love to share my hobby with you, and enjoy showing photos of my latest cards, class makes, or news about the Kilcoole Craft Club.
You're all so shy, why not say hello.
I have a followers link on the right hand column and want to thank everyone who has added there name to it, your more than welcome, if you have any questions about my cards or where I buy my bits and bobs from them please leave a comment or email me,
I would love to hear from you.
Have a great weekend, and If your lucky enought to be going to the workshop next Saturday with Karen and Jackie, then I will see you there.
All the best Yvonne