Winter 2026: Last Handmade Greeting Cards Workshops on Wednesday, March 4 and Saturday, March 7, 2026

Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well and enjoying the nice weather. Registration for the Spring 2026 Adult Education Classes is now available online at www.pvpusd.net. 

Handmade Greeting Cards:

- 3 Saturdays (4/18, 5/9 & 5/23) at Rancho Del Mar Campus from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

- 3 Wednesdays (4/22, 5/6 & 5/20) at Malaga Cove Campus from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Gel Monoprinting Cards:

- 3 Wednesdays (4/29, 5/13 & 5/27) at Malaga Cove Campus from 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Below is a recap of the cards we made in our last class. Have a great Spring break and hope to see you all in the Spring session.

Take care, 

Connie

Mother's Day 2-Step Stamping: Fold vellum in half for card base, attach large white card panel (for writing your own sentiment) to the inside of the vellum card base. Adhere the back of the vellum card base onto yellow large card panel. Adhere two small yellow card panels onto the front and back of vellum front flap. Stamp small white card panel with flower outlines with Tangelo Memento ink and fill in the flowers with Cantaloupe and Dandelion Memento inks using the solid flower image stamp. Adhere onto the small yellow card panel on the card front. Add sticker sentiment, gems and bow to finish.

3D Emboss Roses: Adhere roses pattern paper onto the front flap and ivory card panel on the inside of the green card base. Emboss the white glossy card panel with the 3D rose embossing folder. Rub Rose Bud Memento ink directly onto the embossed rose panel and use a paper towel to rub and spread ink across the rose panel. Adhere the rose panel onto green card panel and mount it onto card front as shown. Assemble the triangular rose pattern paper and green card panel together and adhere to bottom of card base to create a pocket to tuck in the rose panel as shown.

Quilled Cupcake: Mount the stripe card panel onto green card panel with foam tape. Mount the blue cupcake liner with foam tape into the circle opening. Using the quilling tool, roll all five 4" ivory strips from both ends to create the scrolls as shown. Roll the 4" red strip into round coil and glue together leaving a short tip for the stem. Add little dabs of glue to the bottom of each scroll and coil to build the cupcake as shown. Add gems, stamp sentiment and mount the assembled green panel onto the gray card base. to finish.

Triple-Layer Stamped Lilacs: Use temporary tape to mount three white card layers together. Stamp leaves and flowers onto the three layers. Remove and adhere each layer onto each corresponding purple mat. Assemble the layers together onto purple card base as shown. Add sticker sentiment, gems and bow to finish.