CAS II - Day 8

We're on to Day #8....

Technique/Homework: How about a little more technique homework to get you inspired and creating? Try out a new or old technique—simple or advanced—on a clean and simple card. SALT technique.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Hero Arts watercolor paper, misc. Bazzill cardstock

Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx black, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler
Cutting/Embossing: Superfine Clear Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug embossing folder
Misc.: TH Distress Markers, salt, dimensional adhesive, Twine from The Twinery, button

CAS II - Day 7

Technique/Homework: The prime directive for today:  Go big. Or go tiny. And, go single-layer.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps and Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Various green Amuse and Impress inks, Hero Arts Shadow - Raspberry Ink, Clear and Simple Stamps - Flower Buds, Paper Smooches - Word Up
Misc: Diamond Stickles

Day 5: Clean and Simple Card Making 2

Technique/Homework: One Stamp Three Ways

Get out those sketchbooks! Today’s homework is to take a stamp and brainstorm three different ways you can use it. Then, create one card using one of the ideas. See what you can come up with! Really stretch your stamp supplies and get more use out of those stamps!

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Hero Arts - Essential Messages/CL371 and Pattern Hearts/CL596
Cutting/Embossing: Judikins Opaque White Embossing Powder
Misc.: Prismacolor pencils, dimensional adhesive

Day 4: Clean and Simple 2

Day 4...

Technique: Your assignment is to “embrace the space”—white space, that is!  Create a card that uses white or negative space to make your primary design elements pop!

I could not get the memento to pull with water in the stamped images - which it actually surprised me that it did in the video, because I know that it dries quickly. So, I picked up color from the top of the ink pad's lid.

Materials:
Paper: Hero Hues Watercolor Paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Paris Dusk, Tsukineko - Delicata Gold, Hero Arts - Pattern Hearts and Flowers, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments

CAS II Day #3

Day #3... the class is flying by!

Technique: Gradient Stamping

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Lawn Fawn - Belinda's Borders and Many Thanks, Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Red Royal, Pool, Tide Pool, Stone Wash, Raspberry Jam, Soft Blossom, Butter Bar, Field Greens, and Green Hills
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive

Clean and Simple Card Class Day #2

We're on to Day 2....

Technique: One Layer Card using Watercolor Pencils

Materials:
Paper: Watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler
Misc.: Inktense Pencils, jewel embellishments

Clean and Simple Card Making Day #1

The class has started.... we're on day #1.

Today's Topic: The Craftmanship of Clean and Simple Cards


1. Based on Kristina's Sketch

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Ink Mid-Tones - Raspberry and Tide Pool, HA - Many Birthday Messages, CL611, Impression Obsession - Textural Dots
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

2. Based on Amber's Sketch

One unpredictable thing here, that I learned - ink does not stamp the same over glue - had some excess glue from the branches in a couple of spots - when I redo, I would make sure to not have any excess glue radiating from the branches.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Impress Fresh - Mango, Grass, and Mojito, HA Shadow Ink Midtones - Raspberry, Amuse Studio - Evergreen, Clear and Simple Stamps - Flower Buds, HA - CL371 Essential Messages 
Cutting/Embossing: Free hand cut trunk of tree
Misc.: Quickie Glue Pen