Winter 2025 - Handmade Greeting Cards Workshop - January 15, 2025

Happy New Year everyone!

Hope you are doing well. Below is a recap of the cards we made in our first class. Next class meeting will be on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

Take care,

Connie

Embossed Hummingbird: Stamp & heat emboss hummingbird with white embossing powder on white card panel. Sponge Memento inks onto card panel and use paper towel to wipe off any inks on the embossed bird. Dry emboss panel with floral embossing folder. Mount panel onto black mat, add ribbon and stamp sentiment before adhering onto lime card base.

 

Distress Mica Stain Octopus: Spray green & two shade of blue mica stains onto watercolor card panel. Spray water onto both side of a bubble stencil and place in between the inked card panel and a plain watercolor card panel. Run the sandwich stack through the machine to emboss the bubbles onto both card panels. Adhere die cut Octopus onto inked card panel before adhering to black mat and white card base. Add sentiment and gems to finish card as shown.

Seahorse Shaker: Wrap acetate around the 2nd embossed bubble card panel from the previous card to create a shaker pouch and place some iridescent flakes inside before sealing it. Adhere the wrapped bubble card panel behind dark blue frame before adhering it to light blue card base. Add silver seahorse and sentiment stickers to finish card as shown.

 

 

 

 

VersaMark Roses: Stamp roses randomly onto pink card panel using Clear VesaMark ink. Adhere die cut rose wreath and sentiment onto stamped panel before adhering onto black mat and ivory card base. Add gems to finish card as shown.