Learning to Brayer!

So if everyone did not know already, I have the most awesome husband in the whole wide world. After a year of whining that this class was too far or too expensive, he told me to shut up and go! So I did and he even drove me downtown while he was on call. On call basically means chained to his laptop for 48 hours. Below are the projects we made in class. The instructor is Michelle Zindorf. She is like the Yoda of brayering. She does classes one weekend a month all over the country and some are full a year in advance! I am taking her advanced class in September 2011 with my BFF! First try. First I learned I am doing it all wrong at home. Going in the wrong direction, starting on paper instead of off, even adding ink to brayer wrong. The swirls are winds--never thought of that! Bought that set when I got home! Colors are Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Night of Navy and Old Olive. SU! paper to match and Photo Corner punch Second try! Learned to mask a moon and make a sunset! Colors:Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo. Never thought to use those together! My Melon Mambo was not even open... Except for the moon I love the card and going to try oranges next time

Third and favorite card! I love my cliff! Moon has a line but it looks good. Colors: Basic Black, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point.

Last of the Swaps for VC this year!

Hostess Set Swap
Riding Hood Red Tone on Tone Flowers and Concord Crush

Real Red and Very Vanilla with the coming in the mini catalog Bells and Boughs. I am thinking of doing this as our holiday cards minus the Merry Christmas on the front. We will see....

Happy Birthday USA

Part of my two cards a day goal for the summer. I used Real Red, Whisper White and now retired Brilliant Blue. The stamp set is July Fourth from SU! Summer mini catalog. Both used the top note die for the Big Shot and the curly label punch.

June Anything But A Card Swaps

An Owl I made out of punches. This was my first attempt to make anything from punches and I think I like it. Not sure I could come up with any of it on my own but it was easy.

Repurposed Altoid Tin
Supplies: Butterfly Die, black brad, and Pink Flamingo DSP

Just playing with the petal card die. Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango

Party Favor Swap Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Corner BookMark Swap Kiwi Kiss and Tropical DSP and stamp set

Swap of the Day

This is what happens when I only get 2 hours sleep? I need to sleep less! I think, IMHO, this is my best card ever! Riding Hood Red and Soft Suede.

Bethie's Crafty Bungalow

The Wall on the west side of the room. 12 inch drawer units from Walmart. My paper racks with the awesome cozie made by Larissa to keep the mean sun from fading my paper. And the foam core ink holder made by Kimberlee for 2 dollars!

Drapery wire from IKEA holding dwarves and cards. Metal and magnet strips to hold more cards. Peg board from Walmart and Jet Max cubes that it took 2 years to accumulate about one a month.

Cozie Closed Cozie Open

Foam Core Ink holder. I have the web site for directions if anyone wants to make one.

TOTALLY AWESOME Stamp Set holder to display all the stamp sets made by Kimberlee for a quarter of the price of the plastic ones from IKEA.

Clean work area. Home to Cricut (insert ooo and aah and fanfare music). Spinning ink rack that I did NOT have to spend 150 on thanks to Craigslist. And Kimberlee, my little MacGyver, drilled a hole in the desk hutch to hold a rod for the punches.

NOW IF I COULD ONLY KEEP IT THIS CLEAN!

May Cards

Welcoming Committee Card- I used the Vintage Vogue set and Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede Card Stock. I cut out the flowers and then punched circles in the opposite colors for the Build-a-brads. I love those things!

First RAK (Random Act of Kindness) Challenge was to send a card to someone in the group that shares your birth month. This was my first attempt at the faux weave technique. I used the Vintage Vogue set again with Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry. The DSP is also Crushed Curry. I will be sad to see that one go.

Card for a young lady graduating next month

Card for crazy friend of 13 or so years that has just moved again for at least the 3 time in 3 years!

Wedding Favor and card Swap

The box opens (see below) and is made of chipboard covered in Sending Love Designer Series Paper. Coordinating card is made of Real Red, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip. I used the Petal Card die to make the little pink envelope. Box was not easy but I like it. CASE'ed from Tara McCormick.