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Online card classes latest class is focused on using Hero Arts products.  Online Card Classes are very well done and I love Hero Arts products so I was very excited about this class.  I made this card based on a lesson from Jessica Frost-Ballas on the Online Card Classes "Stamp Happy" class.

I loved the rich bold colors of Jessica's card and the sparkle.  Her video has some very helpful tips such as how she stamps layering stamps.

I blended three shades of Distress Inks on light pink cardstock and set aside to let dry.  I stamped and die cut the layering butterfly and also diecut a piece of fun foam to add under the butterfly for some dimension.  I heat embossed the sentiment on velum using black Versafine ink and clear embossing powder.  I stamped the floral background image and embossed with a clear glitter powder.  

I  love how this card turned out.  I'm also sharing this at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, "No Designer Paper".

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Rainbow Hooray

Hello.  Busy week at our house with the kids going back to school.  I was able to squeeze in some card making time this afternoon.  I made this card with inspiration from the latest Online Card Classes.

I used a technique taught on day two by Carissa Wiley.  She used a rainbow of ink pads to stamp her sentiment I used Tombow markers instead.  For this technique its easiest to do with a stamp positioning tool such as a MISTI.  I colored the letters one at a time, after stamping I would wipe off the colour and colour the next letter with a different color.  Once finished the rainbow stamping I left the stamp in my MISTI and stamped over the enitire word again with Versamark and embossed it with iridescent embossing powder.  The stamps and dies I used are from Honey Bee stamps.  I embellished the card with gold polka dot washi tape and Studio Katia sequins.  I always enjoy Online Card Classes they are well done and informative.

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Box Card

My daughter's 12th Birthday is coming up soon, she is very creative and arttistic its fun to make her cards.  I wanted to make her something different so I made her a box card.  I learned how to make this card from Kristina Werner's lesson for Online Card Classes "Wild Card".  My hands are stained with ink and I have glitter allover making this card was so much fun!

Stamps:  My Favorite Things
Dies:  My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn

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Tag You're It! Challenge 53

Hello!  The Tag You're It!  Challenge  #53 features a beautiful tag by Michele Ferguson.  

I was inspired by her color choices and embossed polka dots.  I used a technique taught in the Tim Holtz Online Card Class, Creative Chemistry 103.  I used alcohol ink and Yupo paper to create my tag.  I embossed the tag with a polka dot embossing folder than removed the ink from the dots with a method Tim Holtz taught in class.

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Watercolor Practice

Hello.  I have been working and practicing techniques taught in the Online Card Class "Watercolor For Cardmakers".  Yesterday I practiced a technique for variegated Kristina Werner shared, it took me several attempts to get the colors to mix.  I felt it worked the best when I made the paint more vibrant, I initially did it too light and watery. 

 

Some Supplies I used:

Stamps: Stampin' Up

Paint: Gansai Tambi

Patterened Paper: Basic Grey

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Watercoloured Valentine

Hello.  Stopping by today to share a card I made with techniques learned in the Online Card Class: Watercolor For Card Makers Intermediate Techniques.  I found this card very relaxing to make, dabbing the colors on and watching them mix was fun.  I made this card with techniques taught by Dawn Woleslagle in the first day of class.

I am also joining this card with the current Lawnscaping Challenge.

                                                           


Some of the supplies I used:
Heart Shaped Dies:  Lawn Fawn
Sentiment Stamps:  Lawn Fawn "Happy Everything"
Cardstock: Arches and Stampin' Up
Paint: Gansai Kuretake

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Water Colored Gingerbread Card

Good afternoon!  Stopping by to share a card I made with techniques learned in the current Water Color Class offered by Online Card Classes.  I used a stamp set by Papersmooches to create this water colored card.  I painted the images using Distress Ink.  I added Rock Candy Distress Glitter to the candy and some Clear Sparkling sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to jazz it up a bit with some bling.  The striped background was made using a background stamp from Impression Obsession.

I'm linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, "No Designer Paper".

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Blue Bunny

Quickly sharing a card I made with ideas from the latest Online Card Class, Stretch Your Dies.  Laura Sterckx shared her idea of tracing a circle than placing dies around the circle.  Instead of cutting the dies around the circle emboss them (I used a rubber mat between the cardstock and cutting plate).  The flowers are embossed on this card, it didn't show up well in the picture but is a neat effect to see in person.  All of the stamps and dies I used are from Paper Trey Ink.

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* editing because I forgot to also link this up with 30 Day Coloring challenge, hosted by Kathy at the Daily Marker.  I colored the little bunny with copic markers.  I meant to participate more in this challenge but life has been to crazy busy with sick kids and spring break.
#thedailymarker30day, 

Enjoy Shadow

I'm quickly stopping by with a card I made using techniques I learned from the Online Card Class, Clean And Simple Cards 4.

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Painted Flowers

Sharing more projects I made for the Online Card class "Watercoloring for Cardmakers".  I used Antique Linen Distress ink to stamp the flower images (from Wplus9).  I can still see the lines from the stamped image so I'm not sure it gives a faux hand painted effect but I liked the results.  I have really enjoyed this class, I learned a lot from it.

Oneline Card Class work

Sharing a couple cards I made for Online Card Class.  The top one I used a sumi brush and gouache to paint the sentiment.  The bottom one is supposed to look like a stack of gifts.  On the bottom one I used watercolours to paint the gifts and added white enamel accents for the ribbons.

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Kelly

Watercolored Strawberries

Another card using techniques learned from the Watercolor for Cardmakers class.  I think I had the most fun making this card, it made me feel a bit artistic.  I used Peerless Watercolors for this card.  When it was dry I splattered it with shine Mister Hueys and some turquoise Dylusions spray.  The stamps are from Papertrey Ink.  This card was my second try.  The card below was my first one. 

I am also submitting this for the Moxie Fab "Hip On Handwriting" challenge.

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