Tuesday with Wendy, March 22nd

5/25/2018

This past Tuesday with Wendy card making class was a LOT of fun! Cards this week were bright and cheerful... perfect to match this wonderful weather we've been having!!

Check out how fun these cards are...

The first card of the series was made using an *ACTUAL LEAF* from a Japanese Maple Tree in Wendy's yard! I LOVE this technique so much because you can really use ANY leaf to create a card...

To make the card:

Take a single leaf (must be fresh-picked!) to use as your stamp
Use 3 colors of the Versafine Clair inks: Verdant, Monarch, and Warm Breeze.
Take ONE COLOR AT A TIME and use a Nuvo Blending Sponge to apply ink to the leaf
Lay the leaf down INKED SIDE DOWN on the piece of white card stock and then lay down a piece of paper towel on top of the leaf and massage the leaf through the paper towel.. this will transfer the ink.
Repeat the above steps for the next 2 colors of ink USING THE SAME LEAF
After all the leaves have been stamped out, use Detail Clear Embossing Powder over the leaves and heat-set it
THEN, press the Versamark Ink Pad across the ENTIRE card, covering all the leaves with the ink
Apply Detail Clear Embossing Powder to the entire card, sprinkle on some glitter, and heat-set the image FROM THE UNDERSIDE of the card. *This keeps the glitter from blowing off of the card when you use the heat gun*
Layer the image with a little bit of black paper and mount it on a purple card base

Isn't this card WONDERFUL!!??

The next card that Wendy designed for class was this one using 2 different stamp sets from Avery Elle (Floating Wishes and Sea-prise!) and this new Scribbled Circles Stencil from Joggles

To make the card:

Use 3 colors of Distress Inks (Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, and Festive Berries), swipe them on a craft mat, and spritz with water to activate the colors
Take the Scribbled Circles Stencil and lay it on the colors you just spritzed
Gently lay down a small piece of Kromekote GLOSSY SIDE DOWN and press down from the backside so that the ink transfers onto the paper
Let it dry or use a heat gun to speed up the drying process
Next, stamp out the little fish stamp onto a piece of white card stock with Black Archival Ink and color the fish with Prismacolor pencils
Attach a Googly Eye onto each of the fish using The Ultimate Glue
Use a pop dot behind each of the fish to give them dimension.
Stamp out Wish Big with Black Archival Ink and stamp it on the front. Go over the sentiment with a Black Glaze Pen

Isn't this card SO CUTE?!?!

The last card that Wendy designed used a new Joggles Stencil, Webby, and 2 new products from Hero Arts: Color Layering Armadillo and Desert Cactus die-cut

To make the card:

Stamp out the Armadillo on light grey card stock with Versafine Clair Ink: Charming Pink AND the Versafine Onyx Black
Fussy-cut the Armadillos
Create the background by laying down the Webby Stencil onto the card base. Use the Nuvo Blending Sponges with Versafine Clair Inks: Rain Forest and Chanti
Die-cut the Cactus out of Handmade Green Marbled paper and put the double-sided tape down on the CARD BASE and stick the cactus to it. *the handmade paper is too soft to hold double-sided tape*
Put a pop-dot behind the HEAD ONLY of each Armadillo and tape down the tail so they look like they are walking off the page!