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.