Tuesday with Wendy, August 28th

What a fun class this week!! These cards are all SO MUCH FUN and the students learned new techniques ... Check out these fantastic cards and fall in love!! 

The first card Wendy designed was made using this stamp set from Darkroom Door, Grevilleas, this STUNNING Handmade Paper with this metallic flourish, and this Peace Script stamp from Impression Obsession. 

To make the card:

• Use an metallic ivory card stock as your card base.
• On the left side of the card, layer a piece of Handmade Metallic Flourish Paper on top of a piece of text weight Gold Leaf metallic paper, leaving a nice border of gold on 2 sides of the metallic flourish. Use double sided tape to adhere the papers together 
• Use Morning Mist Versafine Clair Ink to stamp out the Grevilleas stamp.. Wendy chose the image that looks like a pine sprig. She stamped the image so it partially stamped where the metallic flourish paper is so that it looks like it is coming out of the paper.  She stamped this image twice.
• Wendy then stamped the Peace Script stamp, also in Morning Mist Versafine Clair ink. 
• Then, she applied Detail Gold embossing powder over the 3 stamped images and heat-set it. 
• To finish off the card, Wendy used a bit of fiberous gold twine and tied it around the edge of the card... I LOVE how the fiberous twine mimics the movement of the pine sprig stamp!! 

This is such a BEAUTIFUL card for the holidays!!!! 

The next card was ALSO inspired from the Darkroom Door, Grevilleas stamp set, as well as this Carabelle Studio stencil, Mask with Wires, and this Avery Elle stamp set, Grateful

To make the card: 

• Start with a piece of cardstock 4" x 5 1/2". Wendy chose a very soft, light colored brown paper
• On the smooth side of the paper, stencil the image Mask with Wires 
• Use the Versafine Clair inks Charming Pink, Verdant, and Golden Meadow with the Nuvo Blending Sponges to apply inks over the stencil 
• Stamp the sentiment, Grateful, in Black Versafine Clair ink 
• Stamp the native plant sprig along the bottom edge of the card, also in Black Versafine Clair ink 
• Apply Detail Clear Embossing Powder across the entire piece of card stock and heat-set 
• Use a narrow piece of black card stock (1/8") on either side to frame out the image on the  front of a Speckletone Kraft card stock base 

This card is SO FANTASTIC!! It is even more amazing in person!!! It also makes for a great Thanksgiving card!! 

The last card is actually a Shadow Box Card!!! Wendy was inspired by this adorable House Mouse image, Acorn Cap from Stampendous, and the Avery Elle stamp set,  Grateful 

To make the card:

• Your card base is going to be the base of the Shadow Box
• Cut your card stock so it is 4" x 11" . Wendy used Astroparche card stock 
• Score your card stock at the following points: 1/2" , 1 3/4" , 5 3/4", and 7" (look at the score guide below) 

• Then, using double-sided tape, adhere a piece of decorative card stock on to the large panel in the middle of the card base. ONLY USE TAPE AROUND THE EDGE. The decorative card stock measures 4" x 4" 
• Use the Hero Arts Rounded Rectangle die-set to cut out a window through the decorative piece of paper you just put on. This will cut through the front of the shadow box as well. 
• The piece of decorative card stock that cut out from the die-cut can be taped down on the far side of the shadow box. 
• On the piece of Astroparche card stock that cut out from the die-cut, stamp the sentiment Thankful with the leaves and acorns in Versafine Clair Inks Chianti and Rain Forest. Watercolor the leaves and acorns using Tombow Markers and water brushes. Adhere this to the far side of the shadow box as well, just off-set from the Decorative Paper that is already there. Use Pop-dots to adhere the sentiment  down. 
• Stamp the House Mouse image, Acorn Cap, in Versafine Clair ink Pinecone, and emboss with Detail Crystal Embossing Powder. Watercolor the mice and acorns using Tombow Markers and water brushes. Fussy-cut the image
• Next, cut a narrow piece of Astroparche paper. The strip should measure 1/2" x 5".
• Score the strip at the 1/2" mark on both sides of the strip so you can put it in the shadow box.
• Tape the Acorn Cap image onto the strip so it will sit upright in the shadow box. THEN tape the strip in place by  applying tape to the 1/2" tabs ONLY and adhere it inside the shadow box.

I LOVE this Fall Shadow Box!!! 

And the best part about Shadow Boxes... They fit nicely into an envelope!! 

If you would like to join us for the next Tuesday with Wendy class, it will be offered on Tuesday, September 11th

Give us a call here at the store if you'd like to sign up!! 360-647-9663