Here are the cards we made at our
Card Making Craft Holiday in Westport
Thank you to everyone who came
for a fantastic week of card making fun, 
loads of craic and wonderful company.
can't wait for next year.

Monday's Class

New Baby Girl Card

with a Distressed edge detail.

8 by 8 inch New Baby Boy Card

beautiful vintage image on pretty backgrounds

with lace and ribbon detail

and finished with flowers and baby charm

Tuesday's Class

Over the edge Tent Fold Wedding Card

Back view Finished with lace and ribbon detail.

8 by 8 inch Card

Vintage Cone Posy, for Anniversary/ or Wedding.

Beautiful little handmade bouquet, in a Paper cone 

with Guipure lace collar and ruffle,

 This is an idea I took from the little boutonniere 

the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot wears on this collar, 

in every episode, 

I taught this a few years ago. and still love it.

Wednesday's Class

C5 Concertina Gate Fold Card

With a beautiful Seaside theme

Finished with Tiny Seashells, Moss and Sand

inside view

Back View

Double Concertina Gate Fold Card

With an image of a pretty vintage lady

in peach and cream.

Card fully extended

 Back view

Thursday's Class

 

C5 Communion card

Twin Twisted Easel

Side View

Back view when opened

Closed view

Poem on back of card.

C5 Vintage Lily Sympathy Card

with decoupaged lily and finished with ribbon and lace.

A few Communion cards

Some recent makes

Quartet Card multi layered. 

Leopard print sassy card,

Dressed 1920s elegant lady card

C5 Vintage lace lady card

6 Inch Sq Wrapped panel

A few recent makes to share today

Had a lovely Class yesterday morning

thanks to everyone who came.

C5 Landscape Christening Card

Thanks to Breeda Mullalley, for the love die-cut font

All white and Silver with a pretty ribbon

 and lace band down the side, 

finished with pearls

I matted the font onto silver card 

and re-cut it allowing a shadow border.

Pink version of Christening card

C5 Portrait Sympathy card

All white with a touch of silver

Embossed border panel

And a pretty Embroidered Anglais and satin ribbon band

 across the bottom, finished with pearls

C5 Landscape Get Well Soon

Image is a Download from Crafts up print.

I Started a new group on Facebook this week, 

for Tutorials and inspirations.

if you would like to join, 

Card Making Tutorials and Inspiration Ireland

this is the link. HERE

A few recent Crafts u Print Downloads 

Some recent cards to share

C5 landscape card for GAA fan

50th Birthday with a fashion theme

8 by 8 inch cream scalloped card

with a wedding download from Crafts -u- print

C5 cream card

with a Sympathy lily download from Crafts -u- print

8 by 8 inch white scalloped card

with a fashion download from Crafts -u- print

8 by 8 inch white scalloped card

with a  vintage lady download from Crafts -u- print

Here are a Few Recent card I made recently.

Twisted Easel for Communion

Concertina gate fold for Confirmation

Over the Edge Tent fold card for Wedding 

image from crafts u print.

Cards below are from my latest workshop

Theme for March was

Floral fantastics

All flowers were handmade

Vintage Lady decoupaged, 

on a pretty mint green and shabby chic background.

with rolled paper flowers

Vintage lady in beautiful lace dress.

Finished with lace and ribbon rosette.

Tutorial for rosette HERE

Pretty multi layered backgrounds with doily mats behind.

and vintage blossom tag.

finished with lace and bows

Tutorial for the handmade paper roses HERE

Multi Sq Quilt effect.

with beautiful Foamiran flowers

Tutorial for foamiran roses HERE

Mothers Day cards

C5 landscape card

Image of 3 pretty little vintage girls

on lilac and mint green backgrounds

Pretty Vintage tag of Mother and Child

on a beautiful rose background with gold layers.

finished with a rose bouquet.

Valentine's Card

Romantic image with a Paris theme in red and gold.

A4 large card.

with dressed pink hearts

Happy Birthday

Handmade Hat card with lace and pearl detail

Finished with foamiran flowers.

5 Day Card Making Craft Break

At the beautiful

Westport Coast Hotel

http://www.westportcoasthotel.ie/

Sunday 8th of April to Friday 13th of April 2018

5 Nights Dinner, Bed and Breakfast for €269 pps

Single supplement is €15 per night.

(2 single room and 2 twin rooms available)

The hotel can accommodate 3 in a room.

but the price is still €269.00 pps

Everyone is very welcome

If you love Card Making

You will love this craft break,

Where you will learn lots of different techniques

Meet new friends and pick up loads of inspiration and top tips.

We have classes on the Mon/Tue/Wed/Thur €15.00 per day

Each day is a different theme

Learning fancy folds, ribbon techniques, 

miniature bouquets, and so much more.

Full details on my blog

https://cardartweekendaway.blogspot.ie/2017/08/craft-break-westport-april-2018.html

Classes

If you live near Westport and fancy joining us for the classes, I have a few places available for the Afternoon classes.

Booking, please contact Yvonne Tune

by Email HERE.

My first attempt at a Loaded Envelope

Really Enjoyed putting this little creation together.

See diagram template at end of post.

I made this one as a sewing theme,

Which I will swap with a partner from my facebook group.

Front view of envelope filled with toppers, tags, embellishments.

Hand made mannequin, handmade paper and fabric dress, 

Toppers, and extra images

so the recipient can use the items 

to create handmade sewing themed cards.

Back of envelope with extra pocket.

All the items removed from front of envelope

you can see the envelope folds

and extra pocket I added to the front.

Items removed from back of pocket.

The main envelope is 14cm by 30 cm 

scored at 14cm and 16 cm to make the spine,

do this twice, then cut away the section shown in the diagram to about 6cm from end, to create the envelope design 

it has a spine added to the bottom,

Stick B, directly on top of A.

Give the score line a nice tight crease.

Attach the  Base Spine to create a box envelope. 

I added an extending panel 

to the inside and outside of middle panel, 

so it would hold extra items.

Decorate the panels. with pretty paper lace or ribbon. 

and fill with crafty treasures.