Fall 2024 - Handmade Greeting Card Workshop, December 11, 2024

 Hello everyone,

Below is a recap of the cards we made in our last class. 

Wishing you and your family a peaceful and wonderful holiday season.

See you next year!

Connie

Sun Rays Birthday: Add red and yellow alcohol inks onto felt applicator and apply onto the back of photo paper. Die cut round rectangle background and emboss sun rays with 3D embossing folder. Sand lightly with emery board over the card panel to bring out the dot patterns. Add die cut birthday sentiment, balloons and party hat on top and adhere to yellow card base as shown.

Shellebration: Stamp and heat emboss sea shells with white embossing powder on watercolor paper. Apply blue and purple distress mica stain spray with water all over watercolor panel. Adhere to black mat paper and white card base. Add gems to finish card as shown.

Sailboat Shaker Birthday: Wrap 3 sides of square panel with acetate and add iridescent flakes before sealing shaker pouch. Tape shaker pouch in the back of navy card panel. Adhere die cut sailboat to the front opening of navy card panel. Wrap blue twine and adhere stamp sentiment on top before adhering to white card base.

Heartfelt Sympathy: Stamp bird and sentiment with black Stazon ink on white panel. Sponge Rose Bud Memento ink on the image. Apply clear Wink of Stella on bird and leaves to add some shine and shimmer. Add ribbon and adhere panel onto red card base to finish.

 

Fall 2024 - Gel Printing Workshop - December 4, 2024

Hello everyone,

Below is a recap of the cards we made in class. 

Wishing you and your family a peaceful and joyous holiday season.

See you in 2025!

Connie

Best Wish Fan: Brayer a thin layer of gold acrylic paint onto gel plate. Place embossed fan pattern card board on top and rub lightly to transfer pattern onto gel plate. Remove card board and let gold paint dry completely. Brayer a thin layer of purple metallic acrylic paint on top, place white paper and rub well to lift print. Die cut background shape, wrap twine, adhere onto white card base. Add flowers, gems and sentiment to finish card as shown.

Birthday Flower Bouquet: Brayer a thin layer of iridescent white acrylic paint onto gel plate. Add drops of red, pink and purple alcohol inks on top and use blower to spread inks around. Place flower stencil on top, place white paper over and rub to pick up the 1st print. Remove flower stencil and place the 1st print back on top to lift up the 2nd print. Cut down to smaller size to fit behind the die cut flower bouquet before mounting onto pink card base. Somehow the card base in my picture became lavender. Must be the amateur photographer! LOL

Snowflake Polar Bear: Brayer Tumbled Glass Distress ink onto gel plate and pick up 1st print. Brayer Peacock Feathers, Broken China & Faded Jeans Distress inks onto gel plate and plate die cut snowflakes on to gel plate. Place the 1st print on top and rub all over to transfer pattern for the 2nd print. Die background frame and adhere onto white card base. Lightly sponge salty ocean Distress Oxide ink on snow mound die cuts.  Add snow mounds, bear, snowflake, gems and sentiment to finish card as shown.

Birthday Butterfly: Brayer Tangelo, Rose Bud & Lilac Posie Memento inks onto gel plate and stamp with rose stamp on to gel plate. Place paper over gel plate to lift the print. With the ink remaining on the rose stamp, stamp the image onto the recently lifted print to add the rose image onto print. Die cut background frame, weave in gold ribbon. add butterfly and sentiment before adhering to ivory card base.