Summer Card Making - July 26 and 29, 2023

Hello everyone,

Hope you are keeping cool.

Below is a recap of the cards we made in our previous class. Scroll down to the end of this post for a preview of the cards we will be making at our last Card Making class for the Summer Session.

Take care,

Connie

Alcohol Ink Lift Butterfly: Add alcohol ink onto felt applicator with a couple drops of alcohol blending solution. Use the applicator to spread ink all over Yupo paper. Do not apply in circular motion and be careful not to over blend the colors or it will become mud. Apply Alcohol Lift ink onto stamp image and stamp onto alcohol inked panel. Lift up stamp image and use paper towel to dab off ink. Do not clean off stamp and stamp the inked stamp image to stamp a white card panel as shown in the next card. Add gems and assemble card together as shown.

Alcohol Inked Butterfly Stamp: Using the inked stamp image that was lifted from the previous Yupo card panel and stamp image onto white card panel. Add gems, ribbon and assemble card as shown.

Gelato Watercolor Birthday: Use Cuttlebug embossing folder to deboss a piece of watercolor paper. Scribble gelato colors over debossed side of the panel and spray water over to blend the gelato colors. Add ribbon, sentiment sticker and gems to finish card as shown.

Floral Stencil Sunshine: Sponge Distress Inks over white card panel; Spray water over floral stencil, place water side over the colored panel; Add some paper towel onto a die cut machine before putting on cover plate and run through the machine to emboss the card panel. Add stamped sentiment and ribbon to finish card as shown.

Preview cards for August 9 and 12, 2023.