Sunday, June 5, 2016

June 1 2016 Class

I did a class on June 1st focused on Tips and Techniques using Clean and Simple Cards.  I had so much fun creating the cards for this class.  I started the class talking about Trends in Card making with examples for many of the trends.  The trends and samples are below.

Trends in Card making:


   CASE (Create and Share Everything) – this is so you can share ideas and inspire others to create in their own style.  You can copy the card someone else makes as long as you give them credit for their design.  What most people do is take a few ideas and then add their own touch or totally change the card only using one color, the layout, or one element.



This card will look familiar as I made one similar to this
for my sister's birthday in March.  I CASE'd this card
with very few changes from the original designed by
Brandi Cox.  You can see this card on Brandi's 
YouTube site.  She did 10 cards in 20 minutes using 
primarily one stamp set.


This is the inside of the card.


  Mood Boards or Challenges – there are many groups that have weekly or monthly challenges; they are given a sketch to use, colors to use, or specific themes they must include.  Some use a mood board and challenge you to create a card based on the inspiration of the mood board.


These are samples of Mood Boards from Stamp Nation.
Are you inspired to create some cards?






  CAS (Clean and Simple Cards) – this has become more popular over the last year.  Often it is using white on white cardstock with a simple pattern or sentiment.  Another way is to make a flat card with no layers.



I made this card in a class given by Rebecca Fellows, she 
designed this card.  It is one of the most clean and simple
cards I have made and I love it.  


  Watercolor – this has been a trend for about 2 years and continues to grow in popularity.




 This is another card made in a class taught by 
Rebecca Fellows and the card was designed by
her.  This watercolor technique was interesting.
On watercolor paper, you sponge SU Mint Macaron
over the whole piece.  Then sponge on SU Bermuda
Bay around the edge and in a few other spots.  Take 
the stamp and spritz it with water.  Stamp it on the
watercolor paper.  Dry with a heat tool and watch 
the magic.  You will also see another watercolor technique 
on one of the cards for the class below.  
Special Note:  I will be giving this card to my great nephew
Jaiden in June for his birthday.  He's entering the teen years.


  Color book style cards – the adult color book trend is now moving to card making.  It is generally done in black and white or another dark color and white with a pop of color suggesting the recipient color in the card.



I CASE'd this card from Catherine Pooler.   I changed 
up the color pop and sentiment.  I also laid out 
the flowers and leaves differently.  I love this technique and want
to experiment and make more.  So fun.


   Foil is back – Foil is used as an accent to the card.  You can get it in a variety of colors.



 I have been stamping for almost 30 years
and this is the second time foil has made
a comeback in the trend category.  On this 
card I used "red" tape (doubled sided) on the
edge of each side of the card and laid
iridescent foil on top of that for the foil look.  
This card is my design and also includes 
using stencils and rainbow/ombre colors.

Note:  I watched two YouTube videos on using 
foil today that are awesome.  Check out Gina K on 
Stamp TV and Stacey on Scrapbooking Made Simple.  They 
both had great ideas and techniques.


  Copper is the color this year – ink, embossing powder, foil, etc.



I used copper three different ways; the background
paper, stamped and embossed the corner collage, and 
die cut the butterfly, added versamark ink and embossed
with Copper embossing powder which gave a
slightly different look that the corner stamp.


Ombre colors are back or using rainbow colors in an ombre effect.


This is shown in the foil sample card above and the
die cut card below.


  Die Cuts continue to grow in popularity and styles; words have been the big trend this last year.



The word friend is die cut and combined with 
stamped words Happy Birthday.  This is becoming a
trend within a trend to combine die cut words with
stamped words.  This also shows the ombre look.

   Punch Boards continue to be popular and new styles keep coming out.


Gift Box



Top of the Gift Box, it hooks with a punch
included on the Gift Box Board.  I made this box
as a sample.


You can see two of the different sizes of gift
boxes you can make.  The green box is the largest.
The black and white box is a medium size.



The flower on this gift box has been water colored.
This was done with a blender pen and ink pad.
This box was made in a class given by Rebecca Fellows
and is her design.

Envelope Board


These are A-2 size envelopes.  You can make
a variety of sizes from the very small 2 x 2 to 
larger size envelopes, including square envelopes.



This envelope was made with double-sided paper.


The front of both envelopes.


This was made with single sided paper.

  Creative ways to use stencils in card making, including making your own stencils.


Stencils were used in the Foil and Die Cut sample cards.  
I made a stencil using a number of butterfly dies.  When I 
took photos it didn't show well.  I will make a card soon
using the stencil and post it on this blog.


   Creative ways to use patterned paper in card making is making a comeback.



I CASE'd this card from one Catherine Pooler
made on Stamp Nation.  This is just one way 
all the designers and members used patterned paper during the
Patterned Paper class.  If you aren't a member
of Stamp Nation, think about joining.  It is
a great resource for new ideas, techniques, and 
having a diverse group of card makers with whom to
design and share your paper art.

   Using sketches for card design and challenges is growing in popularity; many people are making their own sketches.



 You can find many sketches and 
sketch challenges on Pinterest.   The 
Butterfly inspiration card below was originally made
from a sketch challenge.  See the sketch photo here.





  Now, the actual cards made in the class.  There were two cards made; a Father's Day card and a Butterfly card.  Both cards were CASE'd and are Clean and Simple.  I will show you the inspiration card that was CASE'd and the sample cards to inspire the participants.
  

  Father's Day Card, a Clean and Simple (CAS) card:


  Inspiration Card



This card came from a class taught by Rebecca Fellows.
She is amazing and I recommend you follow her on Pinterest 
and Facebook.  This is a birthday card and I changed that
plus the colors and layout of the Washi Tape.  See samples below.

  Sample Cards:

All cards are A-2 using a side fold 5 1/2 x 8 1/2  
SU Whisper White thick cardstock scored at 4 1/4.  
The front panel is SU Whisper White Thin
cardstock, 4 x 5 1/4 and is 
popped up using SU dimensionals. 



On this card, I used SU Mossy Meadow ink, cardstock
and Washi Tape along with silver and black Washi Tape.
The Sentiment used on the front of all the Father's Day cards
is from SU The Wilderness Awaits stamp set.
The sequins are SU Neutrals sequins.


This is the inside of the card.  The Sentiment
used on all Father's Day cards is from the SU May 2016
Paper Pumpkin Kit.  The stars are punched out
with SU Itty Bitty Accents Punch (R)


This card is simple and done in black and silver. The
sequins are SU Neutrals sequins.


This shows how to decorate the envelope; also see
the Inspiration card for another envelope design.


This sample is done using SU Blackberry Bliss ink,
cardstock, and Washi Tape.  I also used Gold Washi
Tape and Gold Glitter paper.  



This is the inside of the card.  The hearts are punched
out using SU Itty Bitty Accents Punches. (R)  The
sequins are SU In Color 2014-16 sequins



  Alternative to Father's Day card:



This sample was created for those who didn't want
to make a Father's Day card.  It also gave 
a different look that could be used in the future.



The Washi Tape is using random bright colors that
had similar colors to either Bermuda Bay or Melon Mambo.
I used SU Bermuda Bay and SU Melon Mambo ink and 
cardstock; SU Brights sequins, and SU Pearl Jewels.


  The hearts and flowers were punched out using
SU Itty Bitty Accents Punches (R) using Melon
Mambo cardstock.  The sentiment on the front are 
from SOA All About You stamp set.  The sentiment 
on the inside of the card is from the SOA Enchanted 
Garden stamp set.  Both are stamped in 
SU Bermuda Bay ink.



  Butterfly Cards:  


  Inspiration Card:





This was CASE'd from Pinterest, Vicky Hayes is the 
designer and she created the card based on a Sketch 
Challenge.  I added the Watercolor element to the top half of
the card and included the sentiment there.  I also added
sequins or rhinestones.  I gave examples with the center 
butterfly popped up on some and flat on others.  I also changed up the colors.

  

  Sample Cards:  

All cards are A-2 using a top fold 4 1/2 x 11 
SU Whisper White thick cardstock scored at 5 1/2.  
The front panel is watercolor paper 4 x 5 1/4 and is 
popped up using SU dimensionals.  I made 
a template to punch out the butterflies in the front panel. 

Butterfly Template



One the top are masking paper butterflies
to push through the punched out butterflies
onto the watercolor paper front panel.
The masks are used as guides to punch
out the butterflies on the front panel.  This
really helps with having the butterflies 
aligned.  Figuring this out once, was enough.
During the class it helped the participants and
moved the class along faster.


   Butterfly card Samples:




This sample was made using SU Pink Pirouette,
SU Melon Mambo, and SU Blushing Bride inks.
The butterflies were stamped in SU Pink Pirouette
using SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set. The butterfly
antennae was stamped in SU Smoky Slate.
The large butterfly is popped up on this card.



The watercolor swash at the top of the card
was done first in SU Pink Pirouette and then
accented with SU Blushing Bride.
The accents are SU Rhinestones and SU 
Brights Sequins.


The sentiments on the front and inside of the
card are stamped in SU Melon Mambo.  They are
from the SOA It's a Beautiful World stamp set.




This sample used SU So Saffron, SU Hello Honey (R),
and SU Baked Brown Sugar (R) ink.
The butterflies are stamped in SU So Saffron using 
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set.
The watercolor swash is first done in SU So Saffron
and then accented with SU Hello Honey (R).  
SU In Color 2014-16 Sequins are used.


The butterfly antennae is from SU Watercolor Wings stamp set (R) 
and  the sentiments on the front and 
inside of the card are stamped in SU Baked Brown Sugar (R)
using SU April 2016 Paper Pumpkin Everything stamp set.




This sample used SU Soft Sky, SU Marina Mist, and 
SU Night of Navy ink.
The butterflies are stamped in SU Soft Sky.  The large
butterfly is stamped using the
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set.
The small butterflies are stamped using
SU Butterfly Basics stamp set.  The butterfly
antennae is stamped in SU Night of Navy and uses 
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set.
The watercolor swash is first done in SU Soft Sky
and then accented with SU Marina Mist.  
SU Brights sequins were used. 


The sentiments on the front and 
inside of the card are stamped in SU Night of Navy
using SU Hello (R) on the front
and on the inside, SU A Dozen Thoughts (R) stamp sets.



This sample used SU Wisteria Wonder, SU Perfect Plum, and 
SU Elegant Eggplant ink.
The butterflies are stamped in SU Wisteria Wonder using 
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set.  The butterfly
antennae is stamped in SU Perfect Plum and uses 
SU Watercolor Wings stamp set (R).
The watercolor swash is first done in SU Wisteria Wonder
and then accented with SU Perfect Plum.
 Rhinestones were used as an accent
along with a small die cut butterfly.
The large butterfly is popped up on this card.



The sentiments on the front and 
inside of the card are stamped in SU Elegant Eggplant
using SU Layering of Love on the front
and on the inside, SU Lovely Amazing You  (R) stamp sets.



This sample used SU Mint Macaron, SU Bermuda Bay, and 
SU Basic Gray Archival ink.
The butterflies are stamped in SU Mint Macaron using 
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set for the large butterfly.
The small butterflies are from SU Butterfly Basics
stamp set.  The butterfly
antennae is stamped in SU Basic Gray Archival ink and uses 
SU Watercolor Wings stamp set (R).
The watercolor swash is first done in SU Mint Macaron
and then accented with SU Bermuda Bay.  

SU Brights sequins were used. 



This is a closer view of the butterflies.  The
large butterfly is flat on this card.



This is a closer view of the watercolor swash.
The sentiments on the front and 
inside of the card are stamped in SU Basic Gray Archival ink
and using SU Butterfly Basics stamp set.



This is the inside of the card.




This sample used SU Peach Peekaboo, SU Calypso Coral, and 
SU Chocolate Chip ink.
The butterflies are stamped in SU Peach Peekaboo using 
SU Papillion Potpourri stamp set for the butterflies.
 The butterfly antennae is stamped in SU Chocolate Chip ink.
The watercolor swash is first done in SU Peach Peekaboo
and then accented with SU Calypso Coral.  


SU Brights sequins were used.  The large
butterfly is popped up on this card.



The Sentiments on the front and inside of the card are
stamped in SU Chocolate Chip ink.  On the front, the
sentiment is from SU A Dozen Thoughts (R).
The sentiment on the inside of the card is from
SU Watercolor Wings stamp set (R).
This photo shows the inside of the card and
the matching envelope.


May Birthdays



I love making cards for my great-niece McCallie.  She is fun, creative, loves color, and we laugh a lot together.  She is 10 and I had so much fun making this card for her.  This card and McCallie make me smile.



Above is the front of the card and the envelope.


Above is the inside of the card.

The card is an A-2 card that is 4 1/4 x 11; score @ 5 1/2 for a top fold card.  The front panel for the card is 4 x 5 1/4.  I used Stampin' Up ( SU )  Whisper White Thick for the card base and SU Whisper White Thin for the front panel.

I laid the front panel on the front and adhered it with temporary tape.  Using SU Heart Mask/Stencil in the left bottom corner I sponged on a variety of colors.  SU Pink Pirouette; SU Melon Mambo; SU Wisteria Wonder; SU Blackberry Bliss; SU Bermuda Bay.  These colors were repeated in the flowers and hearts on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope.

The sentiment on the front is from Stamp of Approval's  ( SOA )Beautiful World Set - Enchanted Garden stamp set was stamped next in black ink.  Then I randomly added the flowers with SOA Friendship Set - Eva's Favorite Flowers stamp set and the Friendship stamp set.  The two Bermuda Bay flowers in the top right corner were stamped and die cut, then popped up using SU dimensionals. Then I popped up the front panel using dimensionals.

On the inside of the card, the sentiment is from SOA Beautiful World Set - All About You stamp set and stamped in black ink.  The hearts on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope are from the SOA Forever Young Set.