Spring 2025 - Handmade Greeting Cards Workshop, April 30, 2025

Hello everyone,

Hope are doing well and enjoying the sunshine. Below is a recap of the cards we made in our first class. Our next and last class for the Spring session will be Wednesday, May 14 and Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Take care,

Connie

Embossed Best Wishes: Emboss peach card panel with swirls embossing folder. Lightly swipe Moonlit white Brilliance Ink on the raised surface of the embossed panel and brush White Perfect Pearl powder over the panel. Adhere peach embossed panel onto brown card panel and wrap ribbon around before placing onto ivory card base. Place silver stickers and gems onto scallop vellum circle. Add glue in the back of vellum behind the stickers and gems and adhere onto the card center as shown.

Front Step Pop-Up Balloon: Fold 4 1/4" x 11" bright pink card base in half. Score and fold 4" x 9 3/4" white card at 2 1/4" and 4 1/2". Adhere cards and floral pattern papers as shown. Stamp and heat emboss hot air balloon with Distress pink embossing powder on white card panel. Adhere onto bright pink card panel and place onto the front panel. Add bow, gems and sentiment as shown.

Faux-Step Stencil Floral: Score and fold 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" green card base panel at 3/4", 1 1/2" & 3 1/2". Fold 3" x 8 1/2" green card front panel in half. Sponge flowers on 2 3/4" x 4" white card panel using floral stencil and Memento inks. Adhere to front of green panel. Add gems and stamp sentiment to finish as shown.

Polished Stone Seaside View: Add few drops of rubbing alcohol and reinkers (blues and silver) onto sponge applicator. Apply ink onto glossy card panel. Stamp seaside image using black StazOn ink.  Assemble card panels together as shown. Add sentiment sticker and twine to finish.