CAS2-Day 9 and 10 minis

Hi, back again with more homework...yes completed at 3 am this time...hence the mini cards. They are kind of cute. I might just go back and redo every day with a mini card for my notebook. I made two of the day 9 cards from items on hand, which meant relying on some hand cutting of the label and arrow. I loved the folding technique we were shown. Since this is a mini card I made folds at 1/4 and 1/8 inches. A little tight for the fingers to manipulate, but a really cool piece. Day 9 was about adding texture. Since I am washi impaired, I also tried out the wrapped washi card. Its kinda cute. These cards measure 2.25 x 2.5 for the pink, 2.75 x 2.25 for the red.
 

I used Hero Arts stamps on both days homework, and one sentiment from Lily of the Valley.

Day 10 was 1 stamp 6 ways. Our homework was to try 3 ways. I had fun with the little dandelion stamp. These cards measured (from left to right) 2 3/8 square, 2x3, and 2x3 inches.

I have enjoyed the class and I did much better keeping up with the homework this go round than I did with the previous class.  The best part is the lifetime access to the content. It has been fun...there may be one more bonus day, I won't find out until after I get up.

Thanks for coming by.

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CAS2- Day 7

Big stamps or Li'l stamps...I have neither here really...unless you count background stamps.  So the smallest I had was part of a Unity Stamp set called Sending my love.   There are the cutest small envelopes. One has a flower seal, and one a heart seal.  Given its February, and my Valentines need a good swift kick...start. I went with the heart.

I traced a wavy line using one of my Kiwi Lane templates on to some Stampin Up whisper white card.  Then used Bubble Gum, Royal Red and Charcoal mid tone shadow inks from Hero Arts to stamp the card.  The envelopes followed the wavy line down to the sentiment. 

Now I really need to get going on my Valentines, 3 birthday cards, 1 exchange card and 3 more days of CAS...

Thanks for taking a look.

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More Sketches for Day 6 at CAS2

Today we were offered 3 lessons and three sketches along with techniques to choose from for our homework.  I chose the sketch which went along with a masking technique.  Masking is just so far out of my comfort zone, I am confronting it. Over the weekend I was covering some boxes with shelf liner...and guess what, the brand I used Magic Cover was very low tack...what does that remind you of?  Masking paper/tape/sticky notes perhaps?  YEP, I used shelf liner for my masking.  No sticky residue, the paper is very thin vinyl like and it peels up easily.

The sketch I chose was a  basic card shape with a rectangular image in the middle, and a sentiment banner across the interior rectangle.  The technique was masking and using multiple shades of ink.  

I actually have two cards...just to show you how your choices can really affect your card outcome even using a sketch.  My first one, I thought I could get a little creative. I decided the card should be shaped, I used a Spellbinders die, then I picked out 4 shadow ink colors from Hero Arts, a hydrangea stamp from Penny Black and a sentiment from Hero Arts.  I cut strips, masked off the interior space did my stamping, and here was my first attempt. 

I know its something that would take even a Mother a while to find something complimentary to say.  But that is okay, because I even laughed at it, and I tried again instead of becoming frustrated.  It wasn't the sketch, or the technique...but my color choices...hideous.

Card attempt 2, I added darker ink to the flower and used it for my background.  I chose a complimentary color (also in the flower image) which showed a lot of contrast for the banner sentiment.  

Once again, I am reminded that planning helps.  My most favorite cards have been fussed about, I've had a vision of them in my head. Time to get out of my fly-by-the-seat-of-my- pants style...save that for the timed challenges.  Thanks for stopping by.

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CAS2...more homework

Hi everyone, I got a bit behind after my 2 am crafting session.  So today is catchup.  I have homework cards from Online Card Classes Clean & Simple Card Making 2.  Day 4, Day 5, and a bonus day!

Day 4's lesson was about "White Space"  or in other words unused, unblemished, free from any sort of tampering blank card face. We were given 3 examples, one on a neutral card base, then two on dark card bases.  I had fits with this one, and finally decided to kinda blend two of the lessons...the white ink on blue card, and a chalkboard type with a bit of red, and some embossing.  

I went with the blue card, and put a sentiment on it.  I added more flourishes than the stamp originally included - going so far as to snag squiglies from a wholly unrelated set.  It was stamped in Versamark, and white embossed.  I found an embossing folder with some curved lines to place along the bottom of the card, and as it is February...added a red heart gem.  Its not quite inline with the lessons...a bit of a mosh pit of them all...but and this is important...I LIKE IT.


 Day 5's lesson was a refresher quickie about using your stamps 3 ways, out of the ordinary placement, using bits of them but basically giving your stamps multitasking duties.  I previously took the Stretch Your Stamps class, and it was nice to get a refresher.  One of the example cards I LOVED LOVED LOVED had a wonderful new stamp from Hero Arts (which sadly I do not yet own) placed on its side. Such a cool and interesting look.  So I grabbed the longest stemmed flower stamp I had and tried it.  Something else new I did...colored it with sharpies on some wonderfully smooth Stampin Up whisper white cardstock. A black Happy Birthday sentiment and I am happy with the results.

Bonus day...using die cutting and CAS.  I just got this sweet little heart die from Memory Box, and the sentiment was in a Hero Arts decorate it set.  I love black white and red as color combos.  This too is a cute little card, 3.5 x 2.75 inches.  Love these little cards. 

Have a wonderful weekend, enjoy the Superbowl if you are so inclines and I'll be back next week.

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CAS2- Day 3

 Yes...two posts in one day...yikes.

Hello, Wednesday was a busy day for me though I couldn't pinpoint my biggest time grabber if I tried. By the time I got around to working on my Homework, it was about 2 am...I had decided to put it off until Thursday, but then I got what I thought was a second wind...nope...it was just a case of the slap-happies. You know that time when everything is funny and you are as brilliant as can be?

I have no border-stamps.  Wait, I have a tub full of magazine freebie stamps...and I found a cute little chain of daisies that could work...IF I lived in the land of Liliputians.  But when you have a case of the slap-happies... 

I made two mini cards following the lessons.  I admit to closely copying the lesson cards.  

Card One  has color gradations using 3 ink pads, this took two attempts for the colors to work as they should according to our lesson.  We also received a tip on making paper bows...TIP---at 2 am fingers don't work to well on small objects.

Card two was born around 2:45 am...I loved the idea of using blank address labels for part of the pattern.  Where I got inventive...(again 2 am brilliance...lol) was the coloring of white pearls with my pointy tipped sharpies and the round color dots...made with round foam adhesive dots...the super tiny ones stuck to the end of a pencil.

Hopefully you have had a laugh today.
Thanks for visiting.

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Card One
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks
Stamp: Magazine Freebie by Jenny Ellory
Cardstock: DCVW and Stampin Up
Embossing: Tsukineko
Card Size: 3.5 x 2.12 inches

Card Two
Ink: Hero Arts Shadow Inks
Stamp: Hero Arts CL667, CG517
Marker: Sharpies
Other: Address Labels
Patterned Paper: unknown scrap
Cardstock: DCVW and Stampin Up
Embellishment: Martha Stewart Pearls- tiny ones
Fiber: Sew Easy
Card Size:2.25 x 2.75 inches

CAS2- Day Two- One Layer Cards

Back again with my homework assignment from Online Card Classes' Clean and Simple Card Making Two. Today's lesson and homework assignment was One Layer Cards.  We were treated to several video's, these ladies are talented, smart, and so sure about what they do. I am in awe.

I looked through my limited stamp supply, and found a set to use.  Since my card involves masking, I wanted a big star shape.  I had none, so I ended up drawing one freehand with a ruler and pencil, then cutting it with a craft knife from the masking sheet. I think it turned out fairly well.  

The mask was placed on the Kraft, then ink was sponged on deliberately leaving the middle portions lighter to give an illusion of dimension.

I added versamark stamped star clusters (which I cut off the sentiment and rearranged); colored them with a similar Kraft-y shade of marker to make them stand out just a bit more.  

My final bit of embellishment is some black glittered stars.  They were stamped with versamark, then I filled them in with my quickie glue pen dumped some glitter on them and left them to sit while I made hubs dinner.  

A good thing, I probably would have tried to shake the glitter off too soon otherwise.

I'll give the card to hubs in the morning. He hunted down my craft order that a delivery service dropped off at the wrong address.

Thanks for stopping by.
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Ink: Memento Danube Blue
Stamp: Hero Arts CL582
Marker: Memento Desert Sand
Cardstock: Recollections Kraft
Embellishment: Glitter-Black
Card Size:5.5 x 4.25 inches

Day 1 of CAS2

I signed up for another online card class, the last one I took was Stretch Your Stamps, I liked the format and the information was valuable.  When I saw Clean and Simple Card Making 2 being offered I signed up.  The instructors are so talented, and willing to share tips and tricks. It is just fun watching them create. I have no clue about clean and simple cards, so this is a good opportunity for me to learn.

Homework for Day #1 was to pick one of 4 sketches and make a card.  The lesson was entitled The Craftsmanship of Clean and Simple Cards.  There was a wealth of information there for me. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. Day 1 was worth the price of admission for me.

I spent at least an hour on this card, which surprised me.  Of course a lot of that was trying to get the misting to work. The class lesson for the card I chose to make used misting and a mask, I have no masks and only 1 mist here on the east coast. So I went for an emboss resist to try to mimic the look. I over misted several times, then finally just went with it.  I like the mist pattern in the center diagonal of the card I think it highlights the sentiments.

Two weeks minus 1 day of homework projects coming up.  Thanks for stopping by.


Ink: Hero Arts - Cup O Joe, VersaMark, Maya Road Mist
Marker: Memento, Rich Cocoa
Die: Spellbinders Hexagon
Stamp: All Hero Arts, CL582, CL493, CG517
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Jillybean Soup
Embossing: Recollections Clear Powder, Tsukineko White
Card Size:4.25 x 5.5