March Technique Class

Isn't this the cutes card?  This is the card and calendar we made for my monthly technique class.  We tried out a marbleized technique using marbles, re-inkers and Glossy CS.  This is how we created the background for the card and the calendar. The shamrock was created using the wing from the two-step bird punch.  A piece of glossy CS was used for the sky using a scallop circle and a sponge with Not Quite Navy ink.  For the rainbow we put drops of re-inker on a sponge, misted it with water and swiped it across the sky creating our rainbow. A 1 1/4" circle and word window punch were used to make the pot at the end of our rainbow.  To create the gold, we used a piece of textured CS, coated it with VersaMark and heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. Then we used the small circles in the Owl punch to make the gold coins.  The grass is the 5 star flower punch with the petals snipped into strips and folded in half.

Christmas Collage

This card it simply G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S! I gold embossed the Christmas Collage #121279 stamp (found in the Holiday Mini Catalog) on Glossy CS #102599 $5.95 and heat set. Then brayered (brayer #102395 $12.50) Cherry Cobbler #119669 $6.95 and Pink Pirouette #111838 $6.95 ink to create the gradient effect of the colors. I stamped the '25' again and the sentiment from Sincere Salutations #115068 $23.95 in Cherry Cobbler and then covered them in VersaMark #102283 $7.50 and Iridescent Ice #101930 $4.75 embossing powder and heat set with the Stampin' Up heat tool #100005 $29.95.  I really wanted to add some ribbon, but I didn't want to cover up any of the beautiful art on this stamp.  So I just left it as is.  This would be a stunning card to mass produce for your family and friends.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin-Can you Guess? Contest

Oh boy, was this fun to make.  You'll never guess what I made the pumpkin from.  So the first person to guess correctly will win this gorgeous card and free instructions. Papers used were Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Whisper White and Glossy CS. The leaves were embossed with gold embossing powder on whisper white and then painted with re-inkers (Old Olive, Cajun Craze, More Mustard). The sky was made using glossy card stock and a sponge with Marina Mist with a scallop circle punched out of a scrap of CS and sponged on the glossy CS to make clouds in the beautiful blue Autumn sky. The pumpkin was embossed with the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder in the Big Shot.