June Technique Class - 2007

My upline's technique class in June was all about movement, so we made a waterfall card, spinner card, and pop up card. I think the spinner card was probably my favorite though the pop up was probably the easiest.

This is my first attempt at making a waterfall card. It's a good thing my upline was there helping and had done them before because without her help and assistance in teaching this technique in her monthly technique class I don't think I would have ever figured it out or even tried it. It was actually pretty easy once I got the hang of it and I can foresee myself trying to make more of the cards in the future. It definately was an evening of new techniques and learning. Along with the Waterfall card we also learned out to make spinner cards and pop-up cards. I love the way all the cards turned out, and I have already cased the spinner card for my Afternoon of Stamping with Friends class. It was a big hit with my friend's teenage daughter.

WATERFALL CARD RECIPE:
Stamps: Bugs & Kisses, Petals Wheel
Paper: Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Apricot Appeal, Confetti
Ink: Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst
Accessories: Eyelets, Ribbon
Techniques: Waterfall card





SPINNER CARD RECIPE:
Stamps: Fishy Friends
Paper: Taken with Teal, Cool Caribean
Ink: Taken with Teal Craft
Accessories: Pennies, Dimensionals, hole punch
Techniques: Spinner card

POP UP CARD RECIPE:

Stamps: Ruff Day, It's Your Birthday
Paper: Cool Caribbean, Au Chocolate DP, Chocolate Chip, Confetti
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Ribbon, Watercolor Pencils
Techniques: Pop Up Card

Spots Can Be A Good Thing - February 2007

I made this card for a sick little boy who has cancer and chicken pox. I cased it from someone on SCS but made some changes to make it my own. Sorry I can't remember who I cased it from. I will edit my entry once I find some time to look it up again.

CARD RECIPE:

Stamps: Fire Brigade
Paper: whisper white, basic black, real red
Ink: basic black
Accessories: red eyelets, SU Markers

Get Well Soon - April 2007

I made these cards for some sick little girls who had great report cards and missed out on their spring break trip due to having chicken pox. Hopefully, the cards will cheer them up some.

Card Recipe #1:

Stamps: Bundle of Joy, Mini Mates
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Designer Paper from Kit, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, So Safron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Pink Gingham Ribbon

Card Recipe #2:

Stamps: Bundle of Joy, Mini Mates
Paper: Ballet Blue, Designer Paper, Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red
Accessories: Corner Punches

Ahoy Matey, It's your Birthday - April 2007

I cased this card from another SCS user so I would have some birthday cards for little boys. I tend to have alot of girly cards on hand but never any masculine or little boy cards, so I made several of this one just to have some on hand.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Ahoy Matey
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black, Sahara Sand
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Markers, Silver Brads
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2

Bounce Back to Health - March 2007

I made this card for a RAK request. A little girl who is an avid soccer player had recently been diagnosed with cancer and the family was having a hard time with everything, so I sent this card out to help add some cheer to a depressing situation.

Card Recipe:

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Computer generated soccer balls, circle hole punch
Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 1

Birthday Gifts for Rebecca's Kids - Feb 2007

I made all of the following items quickly for Rebecca's kids. They have birthdays near Christmas so they don't celebrate until the end of February. I was able to get these made just in time to send out and get them to her before the birthday party. I made 8 bags and 8 bags and then individual birthday cards of the kids. I believe I missed on birthday card but was able to just send a pre-made one that I got with my house-mouse order. Next year I'll be prepared and will come up with a hand-made design for all of the individual birthday cards. I'm only going to post 2 of the big bags because posting all 8 when they're basically the same would just be a waste of room in the blog and would take alot of time and since I have so many more things to post I don't want to take the time to do that.