Sunday, July 31
Folk Art Basics Class
Saturday, July 30
Happy Birthday Daddy
Copyright Beccy Muir 2011
Friday, July 29
Not Beary Happy
copyright Beccy Muir 2011
Thursday, July 28
Birdbath Card
Tuesday, July 26
Sea Shell Card
Peach Pie
Monday, July 25
Technique Class - Notebooks
Requirements:
2 thick sheets cardboard of the same size for the cover (mine is 5" x 8" but you can make yours larger or smaller. I also made a mini notebook measuring 2"x 4")
Notepaper
4 sheets lightweight cardstock in a single colour (I used cream)
Binding machine + bindings
Glue, double sided tape
Ruler, pencil, eraser
Scissors, craft knife, cutting mat
Stylus
Bone folder
Embellishments of choice
7. Use your bone folder again to press the creases and contours back in around each corner. This will give you a much neater finish.
13. All that's left now is the decorating... and that's the fun part!
Sunday, July 24
Birdie Apartments
Friday, July 22
Boxed Birdcage Card
Wednesday, July 20
Ribbon Embroidery
I love ribbon embroidery, from the way a completed stitchery looks to the process of actually sitting down and stitching. I really enjoy going on the hunt for the silk ribbons I want too, particuarly when you find skeins of hand-dyed ribbons that have a beautiful combination of colours in the one length.

Tuesday, July 19
Hibiscus


copyright Beccy Muir 2011
Sunday, July 17
Apple Basket
What could be more country than a basket full of apples and fresh apple butter? Enjoy!
copyright Beccy Muir 2011
Monday, July 11
July Christmas Cards
My Christmas card stash is growing nicely thanks to the monthly challenges at Christmas Cards All Year Round. We're just over half way to the holidays and I have well over thirty cards made and ready to send!
Thursday, July 7
Birthday Cards
Wednesday, July 6
Card Camp Turns One!
Tuesday, July 5
Bumble Bee
Monday, July 4
Spinner Cards
Requirements:
Coloured card blank folded in half
Piece of white cardstock 5 3/4" x 4"
Two small coins (eg: Australian 5c piece or U.S. penny)
Small coloured and cut out image (I used a little bee)
Pencil, ruler, eraser, black pen
Craft knife, scissors
Double sided tape
Foam tape or large foam dots
1/2" circle punch or craft knife and scissors
Narrow (less than 1/2" tall) sentiment stamp
Stamp pad
Assorted flowers and brads
1. On the piece of white cardstock, measure down 3/4" from the top and draw a line across the cardstock. Draw another line 1/2" below the first. Measure 3/4" from each side edge and draw lines. You will end up with a 1/2" wide box across the top of the cardstock that is 3/4" from each edge as in the photo below.
2. If you have a 1/2" circle punch, punch out two circles on either end of the box. Don't worry if you can't reach all the way to the box, just put the punch as far over as it will go. For those of us who don't have a punch, simply round the ends of the box using a circle template, a large pen lid, a bottle top - anything circular.
3. Use a craft knife and/or scissors to cut out the box with the rounded ends.
4. Lay the white cardstock centred over your card blank and lightly trace around the edges of the box.
5. Use a narrow stamp to add a sentiment inside the window you created by tracing the shape of the box. I just used a pen to write the words I wanted.
6. You can add some more stamps or penwork to the white cardstock. I dotted a whimsical border with a black pen.
7. Choose an assortment of flowers or embellishments for the front of your card. Alternatively you could stamp and colour images of your choice or use some appropriate patterned papers.
8. To make the spinner, add a large circular piece of foam tape to one of the coins. The foam tape needs to be big enough to hold the two coins together, but not so big that it takes up the entire surface of the coin. If you don't have circular foam tape, simple cut off the corners of a square piece and roughly round it out like I did.
9. Add the other coin on top to make a "sandwich".
10. Use nice strong double sided tape to adhere the coins to the back of your small coloured image.
11. Place the bottom of the back coin over the bottom of the slot you cut into the white cardstock.
12. Bend the top of the white cardstock slightly until you can get the top of the coin to pop through as well. You should now have a coin on either side of the window with the foam tape forming a channel for the spinner to slide along.
13. Use foam tape to attach the white cardstock to the card blank. You will need quite a lot of foam tape around the window to ensure there is enough support for the coins, which are actually quite heavy. Make sure you place your foam tape far enough away from the window for the spinner to move freely.
14. Centre the white card over the card blank and press together firmly.