Homework for Card Class Day1-Sketch and Color Challenge

I am taking an online card class and yesterday was the first day. If you every see this class again, take it!! I have been stamping for YEARS and some of the techniques and the way they do them are even new to me. Really sparked my creativity.

The first homework assignment was to create a card using one of the techniques or using their weekly sketch or color challenge in a card. I chose to do all three, though I had to tweak the "technique" because I gave away all my vellum. Who knew it would come back in style!

I chose sketch number three but chose to flip the sketch so the card would be vertical rather then horizontal. I also thought the design would be cool as a shaker card.

I cut a rectangle out of the front of the card front using a rectangle nestabilities die and then made a shaker box. I filled it with different glitters, some die cut stars, and various color sequins. I like the effect but if I had to do it again I would not use fine glitter. It sticks to the transparency.

One of the techniques shown was the embossing of vellum. That wasn't the main technique but it was one shown. Since I didn't have vellum, I chose to emboss some transparency I had and used it as the front of the shaker box. You can see it in this view. Isn't it cool?

Here is a a close up view. The colors I had to use were orange, a yellow, an aqua blue, a white and a magenta. I could also use any other neutral colors I needed. I used all, though you cannot see the pink in these photos. I put some pink sequins in the mix!!

You can kind of see the pink at the bottom left of the box!!

I only stamped a simple design for the center of the card because I didn't want any of it to peek out the front. I am really happy with the way it came out, though it took me forever how to figure out what I wanted to do. I think I could repeat the process using a lot less time if I choose to create another one!!

I also am going to to include the card that I created for one of the pre-class challenges. My lap top was giving me problems so I wasn't able to upload it in time. I now have my husband's nice Mac and he is going to put more memory in my lap top so I won out on the deal!!

Anyway, this pre-class challenge was a color challenge. You had to use 4 out of 5 colors that they have you. Here is the card that I created for this:

I am so sad because I LOVE how this car came out and really wanted to enter this challenge! I will be repeating this design again because it was so fun to make and I can make more in a record amount of time.

Here is a close up of the details.



That is all for today!! I will hopefully have time to do the homework I have tonight for this class so I can post it tomorrow!!

Thank you for looking!!

Nora

A Birthday Set!!!

Hello!! Just stopping by to show you a little set I created using some Avery Elle stamps.

I first created the card. I stamped background using a stamp from "All Squared Up" in orange on a 4" by 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock. I then stamped different colored hexagons using some matching stamps in the set. In some of the spaces that I didn't stamp, I put dots of Stickles glitter glue for a little shine.

I then adhered the background to an orange card. Next I adhered a yellow paper frill and a piece of patterned paper 1/3 of the way down from the top of the card. I stamped the circle in orange and the sentiment in pink using the same Avery Elle stamp set. I adhered it over the pink watercolored border. I added the punched heart because I thought the card "needed" an extra something.

Here is a close up of the details of the card.

After all the glitter glue was dry, I stamped the inside of the card.

I used a PTI sentiment stamp and stamped the hexagons from the Avery Elle "All Squared Up" set in different colored inks that matched the front of the card.

I really liked how the card came out so I decided to make a matching tag. I figured that the next birthday gift I give I will be ready for. I will have a card and a tag to embellish the gift!

I copied the design of the tag almost exactly from the card. The only difference was I stamped the PTI "make a wish" sentiment instead of the "just for you" sentiment. I added a bit of orange Stickles glitter glue to make the top of the i. Now all I need is someones birthday.

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a great Day!!

Nora