What a fun time I had last night! I was invited to a friend's Mom's place to
conduct a card class. I knew ahead of time that most attendees might not have a
lot of experience with stamping so I did a bit of a workshop/card class combo
so they could learn a bit about Stamping in general and a bit about Stampin'
Up! products while having an inky-good time. Some of us, got a bit 'inkier'
than others. Teeheehee. Blackberry Bliss struck again!! My friend got a bit
more on her hands than the rest of us did -- I assured her these were
water-based inks and she would come clean!!
I started out by showing the ladies a quick and simple
thank you card- I was so nervous I grabbed the wrong set of blendabilities. So,
yes, I know olive green does NOT go well with garden green. But the card was quick and simple to make
using just a set of blendabilities, small pieces of card stock and the wood
block Thank You stamp.
The cards I chose for the class to make were introductory style stamping - just one ink pad per project, some card stock, a couple of stamps and a punch. Keep It Simple Stamping (KISS) is a technique I love to demonstrate. I also love embellished, multi-layer works of art but that can be pretty daunting to a new stamper. I wanted to demonstrate that you don't need a lot of supplies to make cards.
The Fabulous Work of Art stamp set is so much fun to use. It's a shame I only used the one stamp from it but I really like to show the 'graduated stamping' technique to newcomers. It allows me to achieve different colour intensities without having to actually teach the concept - we learn by doing!
But don't you worry, the rest of the stamp set was there and some made use of the other stamps for the inside of their cards and for the envelopes. Because a card just isn't finished until you "sign" it on the very back and do up a corresponding envelope. (and yes, sometimes, I forget to do mine before card class).The card needed a little embellishment and that's where the "popped up" flower comes in. The beautiful flowers from the Flower Shop set were ideal - gorgeous designs but quick and easy to "cut out" using the made-to-match pansy punch. NO "fussy" cutting. we will leave that lesson for another day. bwahahaha! Curl the edges of the flower with a bone folder and then pop the flower up with a dimensional and voila! you're done. A quick and easy card to give to a friend for whatever occasion you might need a card for. The sentiments used were from various stamp sets I have on hand. ooops! some might have been retired and I didn't realize. Oh well, use what you have!
Well, I think I'll leave the 2nd card for another post. Hope you enjoy this look at an introductory card.
Happy Stamping!
Cathy
AnythingGoesCrafts
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