Summer Card Class II, Week 3, Day 2 Homework

Is there really only three days, including today, left of this fabulous class? I am going to miss it!!

I had such fun with the technique I used for yesterday's homework and I made a huge MESS!! Embossing powder and powdered pearls (which I didn't even wind up using on my project) were everywhere. However, I did use products that I have not used in literally about five years. If you wondered, UTEE is a long lasting product.

I decided to use Jennifer McGuire's embossing technique the moment I saw her video. Die-cuts+heat embossing-what could be more fun? I started out by gluing two pieces of white card stock together like Jennifer said to do. I then die cut using the hexagon plate from PTI. At first I was going to use the negative as my base. I cut a piece of it off the whole with an exacto knife. I then I inked it up using VersaMark ink, holographic embossing powder, powdered pearls and eventually UTEE and heat embossed each layer. After it was done, I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with it. So I started anew with the positive hexagon pieces.

First I stamped each hexagon in a different color using the two purples and the blue from the color scheme we were given yesterday. Next I used VersaMark ink and UTEE, heat embossing each tile them three times each. After I did all that work, I changed my mind AGAIN!! I originally wanted to do a Kraft card stock base and thought that the heat embossed tiles on white card stock would not look right on the Kraft background. So I die cut the hexagon plate from PTI again but out of a double layer of Kraft card stock. This was problematic because the card stock I was using did not want to cut right, even with a shim.

I stamped each hexagon, embossed them all and changed my mind for the fourth, and last time. I did not like the way the colors looked after being heat embossed on the Kraft. They were too dark and the plum purple looked ugly. I decided to use the light blue base for my card and use the white embossed tiles. By now, I was three hours into this project and if I  had stayed with the original idea, I would have been done already!!!

Below is what the final out come was. I really love how it looks.  My only wish it didn't take me four tries to get it right!!

If you look closely, you can see bits of the glitter from the holographic embossing powder that was randomly in the air as I was embossing the the hexagons. A bit annoying to me but the card is DONE!!

I think you can see the embossing a little better from this view. It looks shiny!!

I was going to finish the original card last night but just ran out of energy. I think this is my first card I have made for this class that hasn't had anything super dimensional on it!!

Thank you for looking!! Happy Wednesday!!

Nora

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Close to Cocoa and Perfect Plum ink-Stampin Up!

Homework for Week 2, Day 2, Card 1 homework for the Summer Card Class

I have spent more time in my craft room in the last two weeks then I have done in the 3 months before. I am LOVING this class!! Yesterday was a technique Tuesday that focussed on embossing. For my homework I incorporated 3 out of the 4 techniques taught, plus one from the day before.

For the background, I used Tammy Tutterow's embossed resist and embossed edges technique. I used watercolor paper to emboss the Basic Grey snowflakes on because I wanted a little texture besides the snowflakes on the is card. I then used Ranger Peacock resist ink with a dauber and smooshed it around the card. I then took some cream ink and touched around the card images. 

I used Jen McGuire's technique from the other day on the nature embellishment behind the cup. I die cut the figure, cut little marks into the die cut for texture, inked the matching stamp, sprayed a little mist on it and then stamped on top of the die cut. I then re-stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with clear embossing ink.

The third technique I used for this is Donna Mikasa's tone on tone embossing on the cup. I used a piece of PTI patterned paper In Hawaiian Shores to die cut the mug. I then stamped on it with Versarmark ink and used clear embossing powder. It was still looking a little flat so I took an exacto-knife and enlarged the small details that stamp had left. I then rubbed Walnut Stain Ink all over it to make the little details pop. 

I decided to use kraft paper to die cut a tag and then inked around the edges with the cream ink pad. Next I stamped the steam and the sentiment on the tag in brown. I then adhered the tag to the card using foam adhesive. I then adhered the floral element and the mug with the candy cane that had been stamped and embossed. My last touches were to put tiny dots of red stickles around the greens.

I like how this card came out but know that if I wasn't doing a color challenge, I would have used alternate colors. 

Things I learned today:

• I LOVE the Heat Resist embossing technique. I do this so rarely but I need to start. Backgrounds come out so nice!! I also love how the greens came out. They were just the right greens, as to not over power the card.
• I am a very MESSY embosser. I cannot tell you how many times I had to wipe up my space as I created this. I also used up all my printer scrap paper for embossing.
• I don't think I will use so many different techniques on one card again. It becomes labor intensive and then I don't want to give card away!!

Thank you for looking at my creation today. I am off to start week 2, day 3 of my card class. 

Nora

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Summer Card Class, Week 2, Day 1, Card #2

I had a little time last night to try my hand at the first sketch for my summer card class I am taking.

I used Kristina Werner's technique of inking a craft mat and misting water on it to make the banner on this circle card. What a fun technique!! I want to try it on a rectangle card next to make my own patterned paper.

I also had fun stamping a little border with stars around the left edge. I was going to layer different patterned paper on top of each other but I just didn't have the right shades. (and if you saw my stash, you would say that there had to be something that went with it. I was in a hurry and only looked through my plethora of scraps.) I think the stamped border was a fair compromise.

Things I learned from this homework:

• I still do not love embossing. I have all the supplies and a great heat gun but I don't like that the embossing powder gets all over everything every time I try this technique. 
• designing for a circle is harder then designing for a rectangle. I do like that I stepped out of my box a bit and for the most part, I like how the card came out.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my project. I am off to check out today's class.

Nora

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