Online Card Class - Day 1 Creations

Hello everyone.  I do hope all of you are safe and sane as we wait out this crazy pandemic.

If you're like me, when you're busy your head is full of crafty ideas and you can't wait for some free time to play.  And then in times like these, when we're all (literally) stuck at home, you may have all of the free time in the world to create but whoosh....your mojo has left the building.  Am I right???

For that reason I was very excited when Jennifer and Kristina (No need for last names.  They're like Cher and Madonna) put together their latest course at Online Card Classes dot com.  The course started on Saturday the 11th but you can jump in at any time.

I will most likely be consolidating a lot of my cards into group posts for the sake of convenience but for today I'm sharing only Day One.  Jennifer's idea on the first day was to use a stamp as an embossing folder, a technique she shares in class.  Without going into great detail here are my two cards.  The first step of the technique was to heat emboss an image which you would use to stencil another image.

 Card One is created with the heat embossed image itself after I'd used it to stencil Card Two.

Card Two.  If you look closely you can see the impression of the floral sprig in the background of the ivory panel.

It might be easier to see it here.  I actually used a sparkly gelly roll pen to trace out the impression.

Card One - The background was created using Distress Oxide inks and then spritzed it with some shimmer.  I die cut the word Hugs and it's shadow die and added a layer of clear embossing powder over the top of both to give them some shine.  I finished it off with some clay hearts embellishments.

Card Two - I framed out the panel with some gold/kraft cardstock and die cut the sentiment in gold foiled cardstock.  I added the gold foiled pearls as added embellishments.  I thought this one would make a nice wedding card.  

I hope you've managed to hang on to your mojo these past few weeks.  I am so thankful that I have a home based hobby right now.

Supplies:

Altenew - Best Mom floral stamp

MFT - Best Wishes die

Studio Katia - Gold Pearls

Sakura - Gelly Roll pen

Honeybee Stamps - Hugs die and shadow

Distress Oxide inks

Trinity Stamps - clay hearts

Imagine Crafts - Frost Shimmer Spray

Stay healthy my friends!  

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Thank you for visiting my little crevice of the crafty blogosphere.  Your time, comments and friendship are much appreciated.  

Happy Crafting!

Jules