Fall 2024 - Handmade Greeting Card Workshop, October 2, 2024

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well. Below is a quick recap of the cards we made in class. Next class meeting will be on Wednesday, November 6th. 

Take care and see you soon.

Connie

 

Alcohol Inks on Vellum: Add pink, purple alcohol inks & blending solution onto felt applicator. Sponge color onto vellum panel. Tape vellum on ivory frame and add gold butterfly, sentiment and corner stickers onto panel before adhering to pink card base as shown.

3D Floral Embossing: Using 3D embossing folder to emboss flowers onto watercolor paper. Color image with Distress Crayons and blend it with baby wipes. Assemble card with stamp sentiment, black mate and green bow before adhering onto green card base.

Birthday by the Sea: Mask off each section of white card panel and sponge blue ink around edges of section. Stamp image in each section with Twilight Versa Clair ink. Add stamp sentiment and black mat before adhering to navy blue card base.

Faux Emboss Vines: Using Stamping platform to stamp vines with white ink onto kraft card panel. Shift the card panel slightly (1/16 inch) and stamp vines again with Pinecone Versa Clair ink on top of previously stamped image to create the faux emboss illusion. Add gems, stamp sentiment and adhere onto white mat panel before adhering to dark brown card base.