Spring Card Making Class - May 23 and 25, 2022

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well.  Believe it or not, next week will be our last class meeting for the Spring Session. How time flies!

Below is a recap of the cards we made last time and a preview of the new cards.

Take care,

Connie

Cattails & Butterflies: Apply alcohol ink in the back of a dry emboss vellum, adhere behind turquoise frame, add die cut cattails, ribbon and embellishments as shown.

Hot Air Balloon: Assemble card by following Iris Folding pattern, starting with the yellow pattern paper for the basket and end with the holographic paper for the center.

Birthday Rose: Using Memento Rose Bud, Lilac Posies, Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves ink pads to apply ink over 2-step rose stencil on white card panel before embossing birthday & polka dots background. Adhere onto red card base and add embellishments as shown.

Butterflies & Dragonflies Shaker: Dry emboss and lightly sand metallic blue panel with emery board; wrap clear dragonfly vinyl around to form a pocket; add sequins, flowers & butterflies in pocket before sealing it; Adhere shaker pouch behind white embossed panel; tie ribbon and add stamped sentiment before adhering to card base

Card preview for June 6th and 8th:

Spring Card Making Class - May 11 and 16, 2022

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well and enjoying the nice weather we have. Below is a recap of the cards we made at our last class meetings. Pictures of the cards we will be making on Monday May 23rd and Wednesday May 25th  are included toward the end of this post.

Have a great weekend.

Connie

Strawberry Window Fold - Stamp, color and cut out strawberries & flowers image, stamp and punch out sentiment, adhere pattern paper and bow as shown.

Peach Card - Adhere peach pattern paper onto green card base; adhere green half circle onto white circle; wrap cotton threads and tie a bow around the panel. Finish off by adding flowers and butterfly as shown.

Sea Shells Accordion Fold - Adhere each of the 8 sea shell panels onto white mats; Fold blue strip into "M" shape; Center and adhere 4 sea shell panels onto to the strip and tape the ends inside the card lining up with each end of the card base. Add blue grain Washi tape onto card front; Stamp and punch out sentiment; Adhere two shell panels, sentiment and brads to front as shown.

Fun Stenciling - Tape 1/8" Washi tape onto white card panel at an angle to divide panel into 5 sections;  Mask off to reveal one section at a time; Starting with the lightest color, place stencil on top of the section, brush on ink, remove stencil without remove mask and brush over the section with the same color without inking. Move mask to the next section and use different stencil pattern & ink color (Memento ink: Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Danube Blue, Bahama Blue & Grape Jelly). Repeat the same inking process for all 5 sections.

Below is a preview of the cards we will be making next week.

Butterflies & Dragonflies Shaker Card

Vellum Alcohol Ink Butterflies Card

Hot Air Balloon Iris Folding Card

Rose Stencil & Emboss Card

Spring Card Making Class - April 27 & May 9, 2022

Hello ladies,

Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend. Below is a recap of the cards we made at our last class meetings follow by a preview of the cards we will be making at the next class (Wednesday, May 11 and Monday, May 16). Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Take care,

Connie

Poppies - Stamp & heat emboss poppies on red card stock, color petals and leaves with color pencils, add sentiment and assemble card as shown.

Flamingo - Follow iris pattern provides to assemble pattern papers in the back of card, glue legs in front and assemble card with sentiment as shown.

Distress Florals - Ink one side of the floral embossing folder with Peel Paint distress ink. Place card stock on un-inked side and run through die cut machine. Let ink dry before sponging Tumble Glass and Wild Honey distress inks on panel. Add ribbon and sentiment to finish card as shown.

Brown Berry Branch - Stamp background with Desert Sand ink & stamp berry branch with Rich Cocoa on ivory card stock. Die cut stamp image and black panel with stitch rectangular dies. Stamp sentiment and assemble card as shown.

Cards for next class: