September 2019 Card Group Projects

Wait, what, September has been and gone?!  I totally neglected to post the projects we made at our September get together and it's now October, I don't know what happened to September, it passed by in a blur! 

I only created two projects for the ladies in September because we made a flower pot card again and they are rather time consuming to make.  Chris Slogar made a wonderful flower pot card tutorial video for Splitcoast Stampers which can be found HERE on YouTube.

The card we made this time was a Christmas poinsettia flower pot card.  The colour combo is Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White and a touch of gold foil.  The poinsettias were stamped onto Cherry Cobbler CS with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

Here's a side view. 

 

Here's a view of the back of the card.

 

Here's the envelope.  I used the same patterned paper that I'd used on the card base to tie everything together.

The second card we made was CASEd (my interpretation of CASE = Copy And Selectively Edit) from a card shown on page 117 of the SU! 2019/2020 Annual Catalogue.  The colours and layout really appealed to me.  The card base is Pool Party and the Pool Party stamped Swirly Frame rectangle was cut out using a Stitched Rectangle die.  I stamped the circle Swirly Frame image onto Crumb Cake CS using Soft Suede ink and used two circle dies to cut out the frame.  I stamped the birds image onto So Saffron CS using Soft Suede ink,  added colour with dry SU! watercolour pencils, cut out the image using a circle die and adhered it behind the Crumb Cake circle frame.  I stamped the 'Birch' background stamp in So Saffron ink onto So Saffron CS, adhered the panel to the card front and popped up the image circle.  I then added the flagged sentiment banner, two stamped and fussy cut flowers, some white tulle polka dot ribbon and a linen thread bow

 

Here's the inside and the envelope.  I coloured the single bird images using the dry watercolour pencils and added a little green underneath to ground the birds.

 

It has to be said this turned into a very full on afternoon, bordering on fraught and the ladies pleaded for the cards to be simple for the October class so I solemnly promised!  Unfortunately, circumstances mean I've had to cancel our October meeting which is really disappointing, but hopefully, we'll all be getting together again in November.

Supplies for poinsettia flower pot card:
Stamps: Creative Expressions Sue Wilson 'Shaded Poinsettia' set, Hero Arts 'Joyful Christmas Season' set
CS: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Whisper White, SU! Gold foil sheet
Patterned paper:  SU! 'Dashing Along' DSP
Ink: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools: Creative Expressions Sue Wilson 'Classic Poinsettia' die set, SU! Simply Scored, flower centre from Apple Blossom 'Christmas Wintry Additions' die set
 
Supplies for birds birthday card:
Stamps: SU! 'Free as a Bird', 'Swirly Frames' & 'Perennial Birthday' sets
CS: SU! Crumb Cake, Pool Party, So Saffron & Whisper White
Ink: SU! Soft Suede
Tools: SU! 'Layering Circles' & 'Stitched Rectangles' die sets
Embellishments & accessories: SU! watercolour pencils, white tulle polka dot ribbon, linen thread, Dimensionals