Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Spring Card Making Class - June 8 and 13, 2022

Hello everyone,

Hope you are enjoying the first day of Summer! Below is a recap of the cards we made at our last class of the Spring Session. 

The Summer Gel Press Monoprinting Class will start next Monday June 27, 2022 at Rancho Del Mar. Have a great week.

Connie

Friend: Stamp with Rich Cocoa ink on tan card panel and cut with scallop stitch die, adhere on pattern papers and add bow as shown.

Dragonflies: Sponge Tumbled Glass Distress ink all over white card panel; Place dragonfly die cut mask on card panel and brush on Peacock Feather, Mowed Lawn & Dusty Concord to create color dragonfly backgrounds; Stamp dragonflies with black ink over the color backgrounds. Add ribbon & sentiment, add gems and adhere on black card mat and blue card base.

Green Grape Positive: Use grape embossing folder to emboss grapes background onto household wax paper (parchment paper will not work). Use removable tapes to sandwich the embossed wax paper between 2 white card panels and iron both side of card panels to transfer the wax onto panels. Remove wax paper and sponge Bamboo Leaves, Grape Jelly and Cottage Ivy Memento ink over the positive waxed white card panel. Use scallop stitch die to cut out panel. Assemble panel onto green card base, add sentiment, bow and gems as shown.

Purple Grape Negative: Follow the same instruction as previous card to add color onto the negative waxed white card panel. Add baker's twine and sentiment as shown.

Bee Happy Front

Bee Happy Open: Fold along score line of card base; adhere bee pattern paper onto yellow panels; stamp bee & color with marker and adhere "Happy" die cut onto white panel; add bow and assemble panels onto yellow card base as shown.


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