Two More Cards for Exceptional Embossing Techniques Class

I have finished the last two cards for the August 26th and 27th classes at Let's Create in Wisconsin Rapids . The one above features the Deep Impressions technique with some perfect stamps from Crackerbox Palace. The second card featuring my own Metallic Camo technique has some of my favorite stamps and dies from Tonic Studios:

The close ups of each of these cards show the wonderful texture each of these techniques result in. I hope if you are local you can join me for these classes late in August. Call 715-424-1343 to reserve your spot.

Celebrating Graduation with Die-Versions Dies

Hope you are having a great Memorial Day! It's my turn to post a card on Die-Version's blog and mine, and I am sharing this school colors graduation card featuring the Grads Celebrations Whispers dies found here on the Die-Version’s New Release Page.  I love to use the school colors from the grad’s school when I make a graduation card. I die cut the celebrating grads out of purple and layered on a gold card front with the words Celebrate cut out with another Die-Versions die. Then I just attached that piece to a purple card base. CAS but perfect for a celebrating grad.

**Remember you can get a 15% discount on any of Die-Version’s great dies by simply using my discount code karen15 when you check out at the Die-Versions website.**

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at 613 Avenue Create and Crafty Gals Corner.  

Masculine Hot Camo Card for Let's Create Classes

Today I am sharing another card I am teaching August 26th and 27th at Let's Create in Wisconsin Rapids. (Call 715-424-1343 to sign up for this class or to ask for a class kit.) This one is a masculine card featuring my Hot Camo technique with embossing powders. IRL the camouflage looking strip is shiny and textured with bumps for an unique look. I used Taylored Expressions and Sue Wilson dies and Tim Holtz's spatter brush.  Take a look at this fun effect created with three colors of Nuvo Crystal Drops:

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and Aud Sentiments. 

Exceptional Embossing Techniques Card for Let's Create Classes

I am busy designing cards for my next class at Let's Create in Wisconsin Rapids. Exceptional Embossing Techniques classes are scheduled for August 26th at 5:00 and August 27th at 10:30. This is one of the cards I am teaching in that class. If you can attend, you will make two cards with Fran Seiford's Deep Impressions technique and two with my own Hot Camo or Metallic Camo technique. Come back tomorrow to see one of the Hot Camo cards for the class.

June 17th and 18th I will be teaching the two cards and two boxes with Tonic Studios dies shown in this blogpost.  There are still some openings in the classes, so if you are local and want to attend, call 715-424-1343 to reserve your spot. If you are not local and want to receive a class kit with all the supplies to make all of the cards in any of the classes taught at Let's Create, just give them a call or send me an email.

I love how this card turned out! The gorgeous designer paper is from Ken Oliver. I used dies from Taylored Expressions, Memory Box and Poppy Stamps. Here is a close up look at the gorgeous texture in the bird when using the Deep Impressions technique:

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and Aud Sentiments. 

Happy Birthday Wine Lover's Card from Crackerbox Palace

It's Crackerbox Palace Friday and today I am sharing the Happy Birthday card I made for a very special person with Crackerbox Palace stamps. The owner of CBP and my dear friend, Vicky Briggs, celebrated her birthday last weekend and I made her this card with CBP stamps and BoBunny glitter paste (which CBP also sells at stamp shows.) I pulled out a couple fun stencils and sponged the background of the white A2 card with the ink getting lighter towards the left side of the card. I stamped, cut out and sponged ink on the wine bottle and wine glass, then applied red glitter paste through two other stencils. I stamped a fun Crackerbox Palace sentiment and added some Nuvo Crystal Drops to complete the wine lover’s card.

I am entering this card in the Make it Girly challenge at Crafting for All Seasons, and the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  

Fast and Easy Guy Card

I needed a fast card for a special man recently and pulled out a bunch of NBUS to make this card. I started with an aqua blue card base and attached the die cut Frantic Stamper Fishing Card Panel. I stamped Best Wishes from a new set by Dina Wakley for Ranger. I die cut an owl from Taylored Expressions twice out of a dark brown scrap and added Nuvo Cosmic Brown Embellishment Mousse on one of them, then offset the two owls. I die cut a kraft border with Lil' Inker rectangle stitched dies and raised that border up on mounting tape.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Playing with Tonic Studios Flip Dies

I recently received two of the Tonic Studios flip dies and experimented with them to see what size envelopes would work with the completed cards. I know many of the Tonic Studios dies are larger than we usually see here in the states, and when you look at samples from over the pond, their cards are also larger than what fits into our standard size envelopes. The two samples I am sharing here fit into our legal or business size envelope and into a 5 1/2" x 8" envelope. Of course if you have an envelope maker, you can make the flip fold cards any size you wish. When making the card above, I first cut a piece of white cardstock 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" and cut the Forever My Friend Flip card base in the center. Once folded, I cut the folded width to 4 inches. I embossed the whole card with an A4 sized embossing folder by Sue Wilson. I die cut the oval pieces (which are part of this die set) out of aqua blue and white. Here is a look at the card flipped open: 

I added a Happy Birthday sentiment die cut from Tonic Studio's Happy Birthday Pansy Topper Set and finished the card with Nuvo Blue Lagoon Glitter Drops in each embossed intersection. These die sets are so versatile! The oval inner pieces would make a gorgeous card on their own. I will have to try that soon!

For my second card, I die cut the "It's The Little Things" Flip die in the center of a 7 3/4" square piece of white cardstock. After folding the flip, this card will fit into  5 1/2 x 8" envelope. I die cut the sentiment and shaped inside die out of red mirror cardstock (from Tonic's Christmas Mirror Cardstock pack.) I die cut two black borders using Tonic's Moroccan Mosaic Simple Screens dies. I added some red pearls and red and black gems to the card front. Here is a look at the center of the card after flipping:

I left the center blank to write a personal message to the recipient. I am entering these cards in the Anything Goes challenges at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,  Love to Scrap! and Craft Your Passion.