Holiday Card Class 2014

We are on to Days 4 for Online Card Class - 2014 Holiday Card Workshop!

Day 4: One-Layer Cards

I wished that I had the matching dies for this set after attempting this technique. Not very easy to fussy cut after the fact! Maybe something to add to the Christmas list!

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans; Versamark, HA Shadow Ink - Cup o' Joe and Red Royal, Clearly Besotted Stamps - In Stitches: Christmas
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Judikins Opaque white embossing powder
Misc.: Zig - Wink of Stella clear glitter Pen

Online Card Class - Holiday Card Class 2014

Days 5 and 6... moving along!!!

Day 5: Tags (I always need more tags!). I also combined it with a coloring technique from Day 6. And I decided to place this tag on a card.

Materials
Paper: Kraft, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, vellum, Lawn Fawn - Peace, Love, Joy DP
Stamps/Inks: Versmark, Memory Box - Poinsettia Bloom, Mama Elephant - Season's Greetings, Versafine - Onyx Black
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Zing - Opaque white embossing powder, PTI - tag sale #3 die, ranger superfine clear embossing powder
Misc.: Prismacolor pencils, Zig wink of stella clear glitter brush, stickles, Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste, Tim Holtz tinsel, Neat and Tangled sequins, dimensional adhesive


Day 6 (Bonus Day): Coloring!

I was so excited to see a video by Sandy Allnock - she does outstanding copic coloring, and I was fired up to try her new background technique.

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz - Stamper's Annonymous - Christmas Blueprint 4
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil:
Misc.: Perfect Pearls - Gold, copic colorless blender, copics, dimensional adhesive, glossy accents

Online Card Class - Holiday Card Workshop 2014

It's been quiet on the blog, but I have been busy! I have been taking Holiday Card Workshop 2014, and slowly plugging away on my Christmas cards. A little of knitting, but we'll save that for another post.

The classes have been wonderful. I've been focusing on making multiples of each card, so it's taking me a bit longer. I'm going to combine the first two days into one post...


Day 1: Easy to Duplicate Cards

Materials:
Paper: Kraft, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk, TH Distress Ink - Black Soot, Hero Arts - Holiday Sayings, Mama Elephant - Arctic Penguins
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Corresponding Mama Elephant dies, SSS - Falling Snow stencil, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Hillside Borders, Wendy Vecchi white opaque embossing paste
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive, copic markers

 Day 2: Interactive Cards                                                           

Materials
Paper: Gold Foil paper, Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, vellum
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx Black, Versamark, Mama Elephant - Season's Greetings, PTI - 2008 Holiday Tag Collection
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, Lawn Fawn - Stitched Snowflakes, PTI - Tinsel and Tags Tag Die/Ribbon die
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery

Hero Arts 90 minute Challenge --- and Online Card Class Holiday Card Workshop

I was so excited to see that the 90 minute scramble (which I haven't been able to participate in for QUITE a while) could be overlapped with my homework for the Online Card Class Holiday Card Workshop.

Theme: Wreath (with some embellishment - subtle zig wink of stella glitter brush, in this case!) --- combined with watercoloring from the OCC Holiday Card Workshop

Materials
Paper: Watercolor paper, gold foil paper, misc. DP, Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Onyx black, Hero Arts - Pinecone Wreath CG222 and Holiday Sayings CL343
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Ranger superfine gold embossing powder, Lawn Fawn stitched snowflakes
Misc.: TH Distress Markers, glue dots, zig Wink of Stella clear glitter pen

Online Card Class

Some final cards. Love coloring. Wish I had more time! :)
Copic Hacks - Adding Distress Ink

Materials
Paper: Neenah - solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Faded Jeans, Paper Smooches - Vegtastic
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Martha Stewart Grass punch
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, Zig wink of stella green glitter pen, colorless blender

And just another fun card...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks, Onyx Black versafine, PTI - Leaf Prints, Technique Tuesday - Autumn Afternoons by Ali Edwards
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Gold Tinsel Ranger embossing powder
Misc.: Twine from the Twinery

A Whole Lot of Catching Up!

I can't believe the whole month of September disappeared. It's been quiet here, but not at home...

I'm participating in the Online Card Class Copic class. Learning a lot!!

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA Shadow Ink - Red Royal, Amuse Inks - Cranberry and Burano, Impress Fresh Ink - Mango, Mojito, and Harvest, Lawn Fawn - Critters in the Burbs, So Thankful, and Chit Chat; Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Leaf Silhouettes
Cutting/Embossing: MS Grass punch
Misc: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Paris Dusk, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks sentiment, Stampendous - BlockArt Wild Flowers
Misc: Copic markers, copic multiliner, white gel pen

Card Information
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar white
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Onyx Black, Penny Black - Cold Nose, Warm Heart, Colorbox Frost White ink
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles and Scalloped Circles, Penny Black Stencil - Snow Dance, Ranger Superfine clear embossing powder
Misc: Copic markers, Liquid Pearls - Opal, Stickles - Waterfall, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen, Mister Huey's Mist - Blizzard

And some knitting for Tabby and Friends...

Plymouth Encore (odds and ends of yarn)
Needles: 6/7
Pattern: Poppy and misc. Berry Hat pattern
 

Birthdays...

Another Birthday card... (for a Lawnscaping Texture Challenge)...

Materials
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock, Lawn Fawn - Pink Lemonade
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, and Tumbled Glass; Versamark, Lawn Fawn - So Much to Say
Cutting/Embossing/Stencil: Judikins Opaque white embossing powder, Stencil
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, Wendy Vecchi white embossing paste