Thursday, February 9, 2012

February 6, 2012 Card Making Class

Hello again,

Wow, I'm actually not late this time.  Mainly because I wanted to take a picture of all the cards I made before I sell them off for the Valentine order and for the Lemon & Sugar gifts shop.  Hence, I took pictures of the cards we made in class at the same time while I have everything set up for the camera.

This roses card was made using cocktail napkins and Mod Podge.  The napkin needs to be separated so the white layers are removed and only the top layer with the design is used to decoupage (glue) on card stock and vellum.   After applying the Mod Podge on white card stock and vellum pieces, they are left to dry for a few minutes.  While waiting, the green swirls pattern paper was trimmed with decorative scissors and glue onto the left side of the card front.  Once the Mod Podge pieces were dried, the white card stock was ironed onto the back of larger square image background.  The smaller image of just the roses/buds were ironed onto the vellum piece.  Make sure the glue side is on the wrong (back) side of the napkins.  After cutting out the center portions of the roses from the vellum piece, leaving out some of the outside petals, the piece was dry embossed on the back using embossing tool to give some dimensions.  The vellum piece is popped-up with foam tape and placed on top of the background piece.  Mat the image with dark green card stock and place onto card front as shown.  Finish off with sheer ribbon tied into a simple knot.
This ballerina card was made using the Starform bustier sticker placed on bright pink pattern paper and trim around the outline.  The skirt was made with a pink silk flower folded in half and using glue dots to tape the halves together and to glue to the bustier.  The entire dress was taped down onto scallop oval die cut with foam tape.  The whole thing was taped onto pink and red pattern paper on top of pink poka dots card front.
The Anniversary card below was made with die cut hearts in silver and ivory glitter card stocks.  They were taped together with a pearl accent and adhered with foam tape onto card frame and silver card stock.  The sheer white ribbon was wrapped around the bottom and tied with a simple knot.  The sentiment was added to the punched shape and taped down with double layers of foam tape placed on top and bottom of the ribbon knot.  Everything was then taped onto white card front.
The hedgehog card was made by stamping the image with Staz-On black permanent ink onto watercolor paper.  The image was then colored with watercolor pencil and blended with a water brush.  The panel was taped onto black card stock.  The black and white stripe ribbon was taped onto the numbers card front and the image was taped on top with foam tape.  The 'Just a Note' sentiment was stamped with black ink onto white card stock and punched out with scallop circle punch.  It's then adhered onto the bottom right corner with foam tape.
Well that's it for now.  No class on February 20 since it is Presidents' Day.  Until next month!  For those of you who are not in the class, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

January 23, 2012 Card Making Class

Hello ladies,

Sorry, I am so late posting.  Time just flew right by again!  Of course, I've been busy making Valentine cards for my order.  I post some of them below for you to see.

Below are the cards we made 2 weeks ago.  The first one is a hydrangea anniversary card.  This method is called paper piecing.  First, we stamped on the white card stock and set aside.  We then stamped the blossom portion onto blue pattern paper and leaves portion onto green pattern paper.  Cut out the outline of both the blossom and leaves portions from the pattern papers and glue them on top of the previously stamped white card stock.  Mat it with the green card stock and tape it onto the flap of the card.  Punch out flowers from green card stock, curve the petals and glue on card.  Add pearls to flower centers and sticker sentiment.
 This Valentine card below is made by punching the green card stock with scallop border punch.  Glue white card strip onto green border card.  Wrap rose ribbon around both card and tape in back.  Punch out 3 red scallop circles and 3 1-inch circles.  Add dry rose stickers to white circles and glue on top of red scallop circles.  Glue these with foam tape onto ribbon panel as shown.  Add gold sticker sentiment on top portion of card.
 
This seahorse card is made by putting the stickers onto a sheet of acetate, color the back with Sharpie markers, tape onto the card window, and add the water pattern paper behind it.  The inside of the card is then lined with blue paper to cover up the back of the window.  Punch out shape from white card stock and add sticker sentiment.
The lighthouse was stamped onto white card stock with blue ink and glued onto blue card stock for mat.  Silver cording was wrapped around the bottom of card panel and panel was taped onto white card stock.  Punch out white and blue card stock for sentiment sticker.  Add blue bubbles on top right hand corner.
The cards below are Valentine cards that I made for a lady at work.  She has been ordering cards from me for the past couple of years.  Mainly for Valentine and Mother's Day.  Enjoy!
 



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