Monday, December 5, 2011

Card class scheduled for December 18





15 cards for 20$ spend 25$ on any items in the current catalog, or RSVP and bring a friend and you get the card class for $15

WHere: My house
What: Make 15 cards including those shown here.
When: Sunday December 18th 2:00
Why: IT will be FUN! and you need all occasion cards to start the new year or use them as a gift!
How: Email me and let me know that you will be coming, then join the fun!

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Tutorial Love blooms here.


Sorry it took so long, but I will try to explain how I made one of the cards from Regionals.
1. First I took a regular card base(5 1/2 x 4 1/4) and covered it with paper from the Wishes paper pack.
2. Attach a strip (5 1/2 x 1 1/2) just below the center of the card of the same paper just the flip side.
3. The flowers are made from the Exclusive Close to my heart Art philosophy cricut Cartridge, This flower is found on page 68 of the handbook, (key= font+shift E8) I am not sure what size I made these from, but I do know that I used cotton candy card stock. HINTS: I use my piercing tool on the petals to curve the edges down before rolling the flower. I use Liquid glass to secure the petals to the base, if you hold for a minute or so it should stay.
4. While the flower is drying more completely, I worked on the other accessories. The buttons, are the bulk pink buttons turn upside down on the versa mark pad, then sprinkle black embossing powder on it, using the CTMH tweezers in the button holes from the bottom side of the the button heat with craft heater to set the embossing powder. Repeat process until desired coverage obtained.
5. Repeat process with head of pin from the bling assortment pack by rolling the head of the pin in the versa mark, and then dipping into embossing powder. HINT: I use leftover foam from brad packs to stick the pin in to hold it while heat embossing with the craft heater.
6. Once liquid glass is dry on flowers, you can emboss the edges of the petals on the 3 flowers. Turn flowers upside down and LIGHTLY press petals into the versa mark pad, and then sprinkle accent color onto the top of the flower. Using the tweezers to hold the flower, heat set the embossing powder. This coverage should be only spotty. I have also used the versa mark refill and dropped the versa mark into the flower and then added embossing powder to achieve a different look. Experiment with it to see which colors (I used white daisy, clear, and holiday red in different combinations) and coverage you like.
7. leaves were made using sweet leaf card stock, punch 8 2 inch scalloped circles, Fold in half and trim to look like a leaf. unfold and using embossing tool on either the soft side of the versa mat or the mat with the piercing kit add veins to the the leaves. On the raised side of the leaf, sand the top of the leaves, and run the leaves over the top of the garden green ink pad.
8. Cut from white card stock using the Exclusive Close to my heart Art philosophy cricut Cartridge, This shape is found on page 67 of the handbook, (key= E7) Sorry again, I don't remember the size. Then stamp with sentiment ( I used Love blooms here)the in vineyard berry ink. Add a pin clip to sentiment.
9. Assemble as desired using gluedots

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

More Regionals Art work













Here are a few more pictures from my awesome weekend!