Holiday Card Workshop Day 9

Second to last day, sad! What will I do with the extra time...catch up on knit projects?

Topic: Cards with Sentiment Stamps

Technique 1: Faux Metal Sentiment Stamping

LOVED this technique.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, StazOn Black Ink, Verve - Peace on Earth
Cutting/Embossing: Silver Embossing Powder, Sizzix die, Cuttlebug embossing folder

Technique 2: Sentiment Background

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Various Memento inks, Verve - Joyous Noel, Holiday Greetings, and Merry & Bright

Technique 3: Multicolor Stamping

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Echo Park - Very Merry Christmas
Stamps/Inks: Various Memento and Hero Arts Shadow Mid-Tone inks, Lawn Fawn - Let it Snow

Holiday Card Workshop Day 8

Day 8 is here...

Topic: Cards Using Dies

Technique: Simple Die Cutting/Distressed Background with Inks

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments and O Christmas Tree, TH Distress Inks - Iced Spruce, Peeled Paint, Evergreen Bought; Memento - Rich Cocoa and blue, Versafine - Onyx Black
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Nested Pennants
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive

Holiday Card Class - Day 7

Day 7... class is just flying by.

Day 7 – Cards with Reverse Stamps

Technique: Color Blending plus Layering

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Peacock feathers, iced spruce, black soot; Colorbox - Frost White, Stampin' Up - Serene Snowflakes, Hero Arts -Winter Tree, LOTV - Christmas grungy sentiments, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fresh Ink - Steel Blue
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles

Technique: Inner Masking Alternative
Frankly, I found that masking and using two embossing powders to be impossible. I just embossed two sheets of paper, cut out the tree, and then adhered it so that it matched the pattern. Much less stressful. I couldn't get my mask to stick properly to the versamark, and it resulted in a huge mess.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Love Letter, Versamark, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments, Wplus9 - Fair Isle Backgrounds
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Scalloped Rectangles, Wplus9 Pretty Patches - Tree, Silver embossing powder

Technique: DIY Reverse Stamping
I loved this technique! Very simple one-layer card.

Materials: 
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Back side of LOTV circle holiday sentiments, Mama Elephant - Polar Pals (ornament strings and sentiment), Stampin' Up - Serene Snowflakes, Amuse Studio - Evergreen and Cranberry Ink, Fresh Ink - Steel Blue and Provincial Gray, Memento - Tuxedo Black

Holiday Card Class - Day 6

Over halfway through the class, because now we're on the sixth day!

Topic: Cards with Inking Techniques

Technique 1: Masking and Ghost Stamping

Materials:
Paper: Neenah Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, American Crafts - Christmas Snowy Sidewalks
Stamps/Inks: Colorbox - Frost White, TH Distress Inks: Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers; Hero Arts - CL 343 Holiday Sayings and background stamp
Cutting/Embossing: Memory Box Frostyville Border
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive

Technique 2: 

Materials:
Paper: Neenah Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Impress - Raindrop Tree, Memento - Love Letter, Hero Arts - CL343 Holiday Sayings
Cutting/Embossing: Zing white embossing powder, Sizzix embossing folder
Misc.: TH Distress markers, dimensional adhesive, pearl embellishments

Holiday Card Class - Bonus Day 2

Another bonus day!!!

Topic: Cards using Non-Holiday Stamps

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fresh Inks - Provincial Gray, TH Distress Inks - Faded Jeans, Shaded Lilac, and Dusty Concord, Penny Black - Winter Berries, Cosmo Cricket - PS0670
Cutting/Embossing: Silver embossing powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive


What's a long weekend without a little knitting?

I made a few more of these -- not all this weekend, though. Just finally got around to weaving in ends and photographing.

Pattern: One Row Eyelet Cowl
Needles: Size 11 Circular
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Handpaint Chunky (1 skein each)

I have to be honest, the whole reason I made this headband tonight was because I saw one on Lemon Breeland. And I really liked it. Very quick and easy (and free!) pattern that was very simple to complete in one evening.

Pattern: Turban(d)
Needles: Size 10
Yarn: Dream in Color Classy - Happy Forest

Holiday Card Class -- Bonus Day

Bonus day!

Featuring

Unique Holiday Color Combos

My card:

 Materials:

Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstocks, Neenah - Solar white

Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Antique linen and Peacock Feathers, PTI - Winter Snow Globe Stamp Set

Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug Provocraft embossing folder, Movers and Shapers dies - Snowflakes

Misc.: White picket fence distress stain, distress markers, copic markers, dimensional adhesive, pearl embellishments, glossy accents

Holiday Card Class Day 4

I finally got around to getting back to Day #4 over at the Online Card Class Holiday Card Workshop.

Day #4: Cards with Outline Stamps

Technique #1: Coloring with Distress Inks

Didn't care for this technique - would have been faster and less messy for me to color with copics -- and I think it would have turned out better. I can't even imagine making 100 cards -- maybe would have been better with a different stamp!

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, XMas Bella Paper Pack, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Ranger Archival Black,Wild Rose Studio - Bella on Bauble, TH Distress Ink- Pumice stone, tumbled glass, broken china, fired brick, shaded lilac, festive berries; Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA - Holiday clear sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: MFT die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - standard ovals
Misc.: Crystal and yellow stickles, copic markers

Technique #2: Winter Copic Coloring

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, CC Designs - Meoples Snow Joy
Misc.: Copic markers, rock candy distress stickles, twine from The Twinery

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Inkadinkadoo - Santa Face Filigree, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, HA - Clear holiday sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: Movers and Shapers - Snowflakes
Misc.: Copic markers, rock candy  and star dust stickles, liquid pearls - red, jewel embellishments, dimensional adhesive

Holiday Card Class Day 5

We're halfway through the class! 

Day 5 Lesson: Cards with Stamp + Die Combos

Technique: Perfect Pearl Resist + Die Cutting

Card 1: Perfect Pearl Resist Background

I think this looks a lot better in real life - more shimmery and gold.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Hero Arts - Lattice Background and Holiday clear sentiment set, HA - Shadow Ink (Mid-Tone) - Cup o' Joe
Cutting/Embossing: Sizzix Bigz Die Reindeer Basic Grey, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Liquid Pearls - Onyx Black, dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishment, liquid pearls mist - gold

Card 2: Perfect Pearl Resist and Die Cuts

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Hero Arts/Archivers - Christmas Trees Stamp & Cut, HA - clear holiday sentiments, Memento - Cottage Ivy
Cutting/Embossing: Hero Arts/Archivers - Christmas Trees Stamp & Cut, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Sizzix matching Snowflake Background (HA) embossing folder
Misc.: Perfect pearls mist

Holiday Card Workshop Day 3

Online Card Class Holiday Card Workshop Day 3...

Featuring: Dry Embossing

1. Technique #1: Score Lines

Materials
Paper: Misc Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Mowed Lawn, Hero Arts holiday sentiments, Memento - Love Letter
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart Score board, TM Carved ornaments Die
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive


2. Technique #2: Highlight Embossing

Special Note: Couldn't cut through all the paper for the mask, so did in about 2 sections - you can ask me if you need to know how many sheets of heavy cardstock I used. The sandwich for the Cuttlebug was an A plate, Spellbinder's tan mat, embossing folder, mask, and then B plate.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Love Letter, Cottage Ivy, and Rich Cocoa; TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, WPlus9 - Pretty Patches Tree stamp set
Cutting/Embossing: WPlus9 - Pretty Patches Tree Die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Sizzix Embossing Folder, paper piercer
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive


And a little knitting from over the long weekend!

This was a fast, cozy pattern made from a single skein of a very soft and lovely yarn.  I foresee this as a lovely Christmas gift pattern.

Pattern: One Row Eyelet Cowl

Yarn: Misti Alpaca Handpaint Chunky (1 skein, Jardine)

Needles: 11 circular (16 inch approx)

Holiday Card Workshop Day 2

We're on to Day 2 of the Online Card Classes Holiday Card Workshop....

Background Stamps

Today's technique #1: Continuous Stamped Backgrounds

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Versamark, Hero Arts - Snowflake Background
Cutting/Embossing: TH Carved Ornaments and Movers and Shakers Joy Die, Ranger Evergreen Embossing Powder
Misc.: Onyx black liquid pearls

Today's Technique #2: Mass Producing with Background Stamps

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts - Snowflake Background, Unknown clear stamps for snowman and sentiment
Misc.: Liquid Pearls, dimensional adhesive, copic markers

Holiday Card Workshop Day 1

Holiday Card Workshop has started!!! That means nonstop holiday cards for the next two weeks. Have to love it!

There were two card tutorials today.

1. 3x3 Card Set

I somehow was able to squeak four cards out, but no envelopes tonight!

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Doodlebug - North Pole - In a Flurry
Stamps/Inks: Mama Elephant - Polar Pals, Lawn Fawn - Belinda's Borders, Let it Snow, and Winter Fox, Memento Ink - Rhubarb Stalk, Tuxedo Black, and Summer Sky, Hero Arts Shadow Ink Midtone - Green Hills
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart Scoring Board
Misc.: Copic markers, glossy accents, waterfall stickles

2. Mass-Producing Stamped Cards

 Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Impress Fresh Ink - Steel Blue and Provincial Gray, TH Distress Ink - Iced Spruce, Memento - Rhubarb Stalk and Summer Sky, Stampin' Up - Serene Snowflakes, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments