OCC Spring Card Camp 2022 - Day 5 & 6

 

I'm back working this week, albeit working from home... but that means less time to spend crafting.   I'm getting a little behind in my homework... but made harder because each day there are lots of different techniques and ideas and I really want to try them all....

Day 5 - Stamped Wreaths.  Our tutors for this day were Laura Bassen and Daniel West.   Laura did a stamped wreath by using some fine lines to help placement of the stamps and Daniel did a reverse masked circle to stamp around for his wreath - and some embossed resist.   Both tutors made gorgeous cards.    I was inspired by Laura - but to make things easier for me, I used my Gina K Wreath stencil.  

A very CAS wreath using some Catherine Pooler "Tilly's Garden" stamps and CP inks.  The sentiment is from a Gina K stamp set.   A few little coloured gems finished the card. 

Day 6 was all about colour blocking... out tutors were Keisha Charles and Lea Lawson.   Keisha gave us ideas about using dies to colour block and Lea did some different type of colour blocking with hot foil and stencils.  I used some scraps to do my colour blocking - using  two panels I made in Day 1 that my stamping got messed up on.   

I took the darker and lighter panels and cut them up into two inch squares. Then layered them my card base.  I trimmed it down and then dry embossed then with a dots and spots folder.  I swinked some Delicata Gold ink across the top.  Added a big sentiment panel - a Kaisercraft sentiment cut with a Spellbinders die.  A few sequins to finish and it was done. 

I'm entering this second card into the Let's Squash It Challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by.

OCC Spring Card Camp 2022 - Day 3 & 4

Note: Photo heavy post 

Hi there.   After feeling really blah on Friday - and not doing anything other than watching my class videos, I had a better day on Saturday and got a lot of backgrounds made with the techniques.  And today, was feeling even better so got 4 cards made...

Day 3 - 2 for 1 inked backgrounds.   Our tutors were Kristina Werner and Jenny Colacicco.  Kristina showed us techniques using a Gel Plate or even stamps and Jenny did a stencil technique using watercolour paper with ink and water.   I didn't get get around to doing any of Jenny's techniques so my first three cards are using Kristina's technique with the Gel Press. 

Kristina used a 6" round gel plate - I used a rectangle plate but liked the look of a circle so cut out a circle from card to make a mask.  I only have a few Distress Oxide inks - mainly in soft colours so had a go.  First go used some Wilted Violet DO and Broken China.  I used a Memory Box stencil (Raymelle) and added a layer with a touch of Worn Lipstick.  I got a bit of ink where I didn't want it... so trimmed the panel down and added a lilac card backing and some purple metallic washi.  Kristina did a bit of faux stitching on her cards so I tried it too.  The sentiment is from Kaisercraft and I die cut some little hearts from different die sets..

I tried again with some more of the Worn Lipstick and Wilted Violet.  

I did added some of the blue ink as well.  For this one, I trimmed the panel down and added a frame I had in my "stuff to be used" bowls.  I added two layers of thin stripes of card for dimension. I did the same for the sentiment... it's the centre of Altenew's Circled Greetings - hello.  Just cut out the sentiment bit.  Added a sub-sentiment from Hero Arts Stamp and Cut Hello set.   Finished with a few pearls.

My third cards is the Twofer bit of the above ones...  As I was using the brayer to add the ink to the gel plate, I brayer-ed the extra ink onto a card to get some lovely interesting patterns. This is what I made with that panel 

I trimmed the panel down and using Altenew's Antique Silver powder, embossed the Woodware set - Floral Wonder by Jane Gill.  I added a sentiment from the LDRS set.  The panel was matted onto Lilac card and then onto a dark grey card base. I added some pink sequins to finish.  This one was hard to photograph.

Day 4 -  Embossed resist with a Twist.   Heather Hoffman and Mindy Egan were the tutors and had two awesome techniques.  Heather used embossing and then used a layering stencil to to the resist.  I still have to try this one.  Got a new Altenew layering stencil this week so it's on my to make list!  Mindy's twist used embossed background and a Gel Plate and Shimmer powders.   So I pulled out an older Hero Arts background stamp and some Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders.  

The background stamp is Flower Medley (circa 2012)   I stamped in Hero Arts Unicorn ink and embossed with white powder.  I then used the Gel Plate with Aqua Lagoon, Purple Violet, Candy Pink and Peacock Green powders.  I spritzed the powers and the card and pressed it onto the plate.   The colours diluted a bit more than I thought they would, but love the soft look I obtained.  I was inspired by a Jennifer McGuire video for the card design.  I used Gina K ML 4 flag - modified to increase the length.  The sentiment is from Kaisercraft - Best Friend set.   The butterfly is 2 layers I had in my little bowls. 

Thanks for getting this far.  I'm back to working tomorrow - but will still work from home as I'm still coughing.   I have to stay isolating till I'm symptom free for 24 hrs.  All in all, I got off quite lightly... so pays to be fully vaccinated and boosted.