Last day of OCC classes. I have really enjoyed this class, I have learned a lot of new techniques, and you really didn't have to have any special equipment, just the basics. I am sure I will use these techniques many times in the future.
Today's lesson was Rainbows and Patterns. I really loved the demonstration by Gina K., and chose to do a card similar to her technique. Here is my card:
Thanks for looking...
Todays lesson was inlay die cuts and stacked offset die cuts. I wanted to do the technique demonstrated by Jennifer McGuire, which was inlay die cuts. I have to tell you that I was a little apprehensive about doing the die cuts. I was thinking I would have to do the inlay die cuts several times to get them right. Well...I did it the first time I tried! Yay. Jennifer does make things look so easy and she is a good teacher. Here is what I made:
Hi,
Today was Pretty Die Cut Flowers. The cards made were so pretty. I am going to have to get the dies so I can recreate the cards. I think my card is a combo of both demonstrations. Here is what I made:
I stenciled the background with an SSS stencil I die cut the flowers and ink blended with Distress Inks. I used some enamel dots for the center of the flowers and also as accents.
Thanks for looking....
Today's lesson was Stacked Die Cuts. Both demonstrations were fantastic. I chose to do the technique done by Victoria Calvin. Her card totally looked like she had created it using a 3D embossing folder.
Here is what I made:
I die cut lots of different sized circles, stacked them together and placed them on the card front. I do like the way it turned out. I think I will do this again, but color the circles in rainbow colors. I added a banner to tie in the party theme.
Thanks for looking....
Hello...I had my eyes dilated today for an eye examination...hope everything looks ok. Today was Color Blocking. We had just beautiful examples today. I loved them all. I did the card demonstrated by Keisha Charles. So lovely! Anyway, this is what I did:
I hope this is not blurry or out of focus, cause I really can't tell. I used Distress Oxides to ink blend the panels.
Thanks for looking.....
The lesson today was Stamped Wreaths. We were shown two different techniques on how to stamp a wreath. Both were beautiful examples. I have done free form wreaths before and, tbh, I am not very good at it. lol But I gave it my best shot. Here is what I made.
This ended up being 4" x 4", I started off with a larger piece of cardstock but things went sideways. I had no leaf shapes that were uniform enough for what I had in mind, so I decided on circles. All in all I like how it turned out. I need more practice for sure.
Thanks for looking....
Today's lesson was Emboss Resist. All the demonstrations today were fantastic. I chose to do the technique by Heather Hoffman. It was a beautiful example.
I really had all kinds of issues today. First I layered the stencil upside down! over my embossed piece and had to start all over again. Sigh... Then when I had finished the second time, I trimmed the piece wrong and ended up having to put a frame around it to balance it out. AND I could not get a decent photo for anything! I finally went with what I had, I was tired and really didn't want to start all over again. :) I really like this look though, and will try it again real soon.
Thanks for looking....
Today's lesson was 2 for 1 day. This technique created 2 or 3 backgrounds from 1 ink application. I loved this technique, because who doesn't love getting something with minimal effort? I used the technique demonstrated by Kristina Werner. Here is what I made:
The card on the left was the watercolor application and the one on the right was the original imprint. I didn't have a gel plate so I used the back of a cover stamp. Next time I will apply my ink darker to getter brighter colors.
Thanks for looking....
I am really enjoying this class. There are techniques that I am not familiar with and, so far, they are really easy to do. Today, I chose to do the technique demonstrated by Cathy Zielske. It is called the Joseph's Coat technique, and I had never heard of it, and I love it. Let me tell you, I was very nervous when I first applied the black ink, but it all turned out well. lol Here is what I made:
I used Distress Oxides Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed and Worn Lipstick. I wish I had used a darker color than Warm Lipstick for better contrast, but overall I am pleased with the results. I used the Lawn Fawn Hey Lady Stamp set for the images. I also added a few mini stars for embellishment.
Thanks for looking....
Isn't it great that it is Spring? And this is a great way to celebrate, taking a OCC class!! I decided to do the ink lifting using the stencil technique. I loved both techniques but really didn't have a stamp that could be used with Jennifer McGuire's technique. This is what I made:
This is a SSS stencil, using Distress Oxide Inks Evergreen Bough, Broken China and Twisted Citron. I added some die cut leaves, branch, and bird along with the word Hi. I put it all on a piece of vellum that was printed with some leaves. I loved this technique and I'll definitely use it on future projects.
Thanks for looking!
