CAS3: Day Four

With the new format of the Online Card Classes, we’re given a second day to work on the techniques introduced, along with additional inspiration. So today I moved away from the inlaid die cuts (although I’m still obsessing about them!) and tried out the technique shown in class by Jennifer McGuire.

Day3-4I masked the sides of the card panel and the heart shape with masking paper. I used the Memory Box Rhapsody stencil to apply Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey and Ripe Persimmon Distress Inks. After carefully removing the masking paper, I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Fancy Basics set with Hero Arts dye ink. Normally I stamp my sentiment first, because I often boo-boo the stamping of the sentiment! But in this case, it would have made the process much more difficult, so I practiced stamping the sentiment several times before committing to the card panel!

CAS3: Day Three

In today’s Clean & Simple Cardmaking 3 lesson, we learned about creating optical illusions. Originally, I started out to CASE Julie Ebersole’s scenic stamping example, which involved simple watercoloring. But after half an hour, my anxiety level was off the charts – I like to watercolor, but I’m not good at it, and I stress when watercoloring under pressure.

So, back to square one – I decided to do another inlaid die cut card using optical illusion! Yes, I’m hooked on this technique. In this case, I played with the size of the sun as compared to the cityscape to create illusion.

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CAS3: Day Two

In today’s Clean & Simple Cardmaking 3 lesson, we received more wonderful inspiration using the techniques shown yesterday. I CASEd Heather Campbell‘s card, again using the inlaid die cut technique.

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The Thanks die is from Paper Smooches, and the hexagon die is from a Hero Arts set. I really like this technique, although I do find it to be challenging!

Penny Black Stenciling on Watercolor

When I saw Alexandra’s use of the Penny Black Verdant stencil on a watercolored background, I couldn’t wait to try the technique. She included her panel on a scrapbooking page; I adhered mine to a cardstock base for a card.

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I created my watercolor background with a combination of Distress Inks in shades of blue. I picked the ink up from my craft mat, after diluting it a bit, and brushed the ink onto the watercolor paper. After the watercolor panel dried, I carefully taped the Penny Black Verdant stencil [#25-003] and applied Faber Castell Whipped Spackle. The embossing paste dries quite quickly. I die cut the “Hugs” from Penny Black’s Love Expressions [#51-025] set twice to give the sentiment a bit more depth.

What’s fun about this technique is that every card is different!

CAS3: Day One

Today’s Clean & Simple Cardmaking 3 from Online Card Classes lesson included the inlaid die cut technique, as shown by Debby Hughes. I CASEd Debby’s card using  the same and similar supplies.

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Honestly, the most difficult part of this card was making those paint splatters. I’m not a big mister/sprayer, and I took baby steps when adding those. Debby seems to really have a knack for adding random spots and splatters to her projects. I will practice. And as I’ve said before, the things you learn in these courses is invaluable. Time and again, I try things I’d never try when following the class examples.

Hope you’re having a fabulous start to your week!