Online Card Class, Mask-erade, Day 2 Card

I really loved Day 2's videos.  All were awesome!  I decided to use Jennifer McGuire's technique of using a large masked area and filling it with small stamped images.  Using what supplies I have, here's my take.  I ended up having to die cut the butterfly because of a goof.  Oh well!  I really like how it turned out!

My butterfly die is one from Heartfelt Creations.

I used 2 of the 5 Copic markers I own to color the bling from Want2Scrap.

I really enjoyed making this--even though it took me about three tries to get it right.  LOL!  Jennifer McGuire makes it look so easy! :)

Online Card Class, Mask-erade, Day 1 Card

I'm a couple days behind, but I am so loving the videos and learning new ways for stamping by masking!  It's been fun making this first card.  I decided to CASE Debby Hughes' beautiful card.  This is such a simple, yet elegant looking, technique.

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink was used for the masked circle.  

I used Momento Dew Drop inks in Dandelion, Cantaloupe, & Tangelo for the flowers.

I also used some of the new Distress Ink, Fossilized Amber, for the flower centers.  The floral stamps are JustRite's Romantic Wild Roses.  I really love this set!  The sentiment is from Heartfelt Creations.

Thank you for checking out my card!

Online Card Class--Day 7

Hi!  I didn't know if I would have time to get my card for Day 7 done in time, but I did.  I don't have alphabet dies, however my Cricut Explore filled in just fine to cut some letters for me.

My inspiration was Jennifer McGuire's 2nd card with the word Celebrate in rainbow colors.  I used her technique for lining up the letters by using the gridlines on my cutting mat to line them up.  I then put a piece of extra sticky tape on top, flipped them all over, applied my glue to the back and then adhered them to my card.

I really had fun making this card!  I mixed a dab of embossing paste with each ink color.  I then spread each color in narrow strips over the embossing die onto the paper.  (I taped the paper with the die over it onto my craft sheet before beginning.)  After removing the die, I sprinkled crystal glitter on the embossing paste before it dried.

I tried to get an angle to show the glitter.

Here's a closeup to show the layered letters and glitter.

I cut five sets of letters and layered them all together for the dimension.  I used various glitters in colors that were similar to the ink colors I blended into the embossing paste.

I really enjoyed this messy process!  :)  I so appreciate the comments I've received over the course of these lessons.  Thank you!!!

These are the product I used:

Spellbinders Cascading Dots die

Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste

Memento Dew Drop in: Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion

Distress Ink: Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord

Hero Arts Neon Pink

Flowers: I've had in my stash for a long time.

Online Card Class-Day 6

I am so enjoying these card classes.  Day 6 is about using border dies in different ways.  I sound like a broken record, but I don't have many basic dies.  So I managed to use one of four I have.

I used part of an older Spellbinders die called Classic Scallop to cut the edges of the white card stock.    The matching stamp is from JustRite.  I only used three inks:  Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers, VersaMagic Turquoise Gem, and Hero Arts Shadow ink in Charcoal mid-tone for the sentiment.  Oh, the sentiment is part of a 4-piece set I received when I did Fun Stampers Journey make and take at the Scrapbook Expo in February.

Thank you for checking out my card.  I really enjoyed the process!

Online Card Class, Day 5

Day 5 of the Online Card Classes, Stretching Your Dies, was about using coordinating dies.  Dies that have a coordinating stamp.

All of the instructional videos were so awesome!  But again, I had to use the technique that I thought I could with the supplies I have.  Shari Carroll's fit my supplies.  The only thing I was missing was some white StazOn ink.  So off to Michael's I go.  What a score!  It seems that they have several things on clearance.  I got the last StazOn white ink for $3.49!!!  (See my photo below for a few more great buys!)

I used JustRite clear stamp collection called Romantic Wild Rose.  I stamped the center portion of the flower in StazOn Cotton White on my acetate.  I used the Tsukineko Memento inks that I bought today for the stamping.  A little Spellbinders tag and sentiment with some ribbon I've had forEVER and I was done.

All of this stamping was made SO much easier using my MISTI (Most Incredible Stamping Tool Invented)  This awesome lady has invented an amazing tool!!! http://mysweetpetunia.com

I really had fun making this card and using the stamps from JustRite that I bought last month.  I am really loving all of the fun new ways to use dies. 

Here's a photo of my bargains:

The StazOn stamp cleaner was $1.79---the others were $3.49!  What a steal!

Thank you so much for looking at my photos.  I just started my blog in January and the comments I've received this week have really made me smile!

Online Card Class, Day 4

Our Stretching Your Dies online card class had some fantastic videos today.  Of the three styles demonstrated in the videos, I chose the one by Carissa Wiley showing how to enhance pattern paper with die cut windows.  That fit with the few tiny dies that I have.

I used paper from an older stack from Basic Grey called Urban Prairie.  It has been one of my favorites, and I suppose I somewhat hoard the paper.  Haha!  The tiny flower die is from Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch collection.

It really took me quite a while to decide what to do for this card.  Again, I don't have very many small dies.  I really used to think that I have a lot of dies!  :)

Online Card Classes, Day 3

Day 3 is all about basic shape dies.  I have found that I'm very deficient in basic shape dies!  So I used one of the few that would work.  

I used Spellbinders Pierced Rectangles and also A2 Matting Basics B to make the frame.  The paper is an older, but well loved, stack from Basic Grey called pb&j.  I have used this so much!

The sentiment is one from Heartfelt Creations.

This was a challenge because of my limited basic shapes.  Another item to add to the shopping list!  I do LOVE shopping!  Haha!