...but I was heading somewhere else.
Andy Pearson (Pinnacle Crafts) was holding a demo day to give folk some ideas about making cards for those awkward folk.
You know the ones...the Fellas!
Andy had the usual selection of samples dotted about but one of the main aspects of the day was sharing techniques that can easily be used for those more masculine creations.
Trying to catch a good photo of Andy is not the easiest of things to do...
...he has a habit of moving just as you click your camera (another shot of the back of a project LOL).
One of the samples on the table was this candy box...
...although the panels look like they are embossed, they are actually die-cuts that have been coloured with gilding wax after having been stuck to some same coloured CS using spray adhesive. The Candy box was made using the WeRMemory Keepers Punch board.
Now there is one thing that Andy loves to do and that is get messy. So it wasn't long before the alcohol inks put in an appearance...
...a few squirts of different inks...
...some blending solution and some sheets of acetate 'squidged' down over the top...
...an additional colour added...
...and this is what you end up with when held against white CS...
...quite abstract but perfect to add to your stash for use as backgrounds at a later date.
If you are wondering what this is...
...it is the scrap that Andy had been using to take off the excess ink before applying to the embossed piece of card that you can see underneath. The reason for the petal/leaf shapes is because Andy was using a Creative Expressions Smoothie (egg-shaped latex sponge) to apply the ink. The audience were obviously impressed with these sponges because a considerable stock on the wall down in the shop was completely gone before the day was out.
There are always sweets on Andy's demo desk. At the other end of the table were imperial mints...
...but right in front of me was a bowl of wine gums - I did try to be good.
Considering how hot it was on Saturday, the classroom area was pleasantly cool for most of the time...
...although I'm sure Andy was pretty warm with the sun right on his back all day.
It was a super day. Lots of ideas and reminders of techniques not used for a while. A bit of retail therapy and lunch and a catch-up chat with my friend Hilary.
Thanks Andy for all your hard work....................................................................
3 comments:
Those guys...they are hard to make cards and gifts for, aren't they? Looks like you had fun!
sounds like you had a lovely day & rounded it of having lunch with your friend.
Sounds like an amazing day - I love what he did with the alcohol inks but my question is what next as I have some to use up and wouldn't know how to create a card from an acetate sheet and a blank card - mmmm shall have to have a ponder!
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