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a cut above (independent study) giveaway

I have taken all the classes over at onlinecardclasses.com and have been thrilled with each one. I was so honored to be a guest designer in the most recent class that was all about die cutting, A Cut Above.

Did you miss out on A Cut Above when it was offered live? Good news! You can still take this class as an idependent study course. Even better news, I have one spot to give away. See below for all the details.

 

A Cut Above-Part I-Traditional Die Cutting

• 21 videos
• Over 25 card ideas
• Tips and innovative techniques for using the Big Shot, Vagabond, Cuttlebug and Grand Calibur
• Features various types of dies and embossing folders

A Cut Above-Part II- Electronic Die Cutting

• 30 videos
• Over 30 card ideas
• Focuses on using the Silhouette (all models) and Silhouette Studio software
• Covers everything from basic uses to custom designs and advanced techniques

You will leave class with everything you need to know to make the most of your die cut systems! For further details of techniques taught in each class, click here.

A CUT ABOVE REGISTRATION

I have one seat to giveaway-You will win a spot in both the tradtional and electronic portions of the course.  If you would like a chance to win, just leave a comment on this post by Saturday, June 2nd at midnight and I will pick a winner on Sunday, June 3rd. 

a cut above: day 3

More fun from yesterday's lesson over on onlinecardclasses.com. This lesson was all about shaped cards. One of my favorite types of cards to make and something I just don't think to do all the time when I sit down to create. For my card today I used the ticket frame cut die from Hero Arts. I really love using these dies since they make it so easy to get a perfect cut around your stamped image. This card is a little on the small side, but would be the perfect size to put on a gift! 

a cut above: day 2

I never liked doing my homework when I was in school, but I always like doing it when I am taking any of the classes from onlinecardclasses.com! I am a little late to the game but thought I would start in on the window cards theme from Day 2. The latest class, A Cut Above features a week of lessons on traditional die cutting, and a week on the Silhouette. I love die cutting and consider myself to be pretty proficient, but I always learn something new in these classes and they definitley help spark creativity!

This homework works out perfectly for me since I have been wanting to play along with the second challenge over at A Blog Named Hero and wouldn't you know, the challenge there is "A Card with a View" which is to create a card with a window in it, on it, or through it.

 

Here it is:

"untitled" love notes

Just another idea from Clean & SImple Cardmaking class...notecard sets. I have made plenty of notecard sets as gifts, but the idea that Jennifer shared in class (to accompany your gift set with sentiments that the user can put on the card as needed) is such a clever one!

For my notecard set I used all the sentiments in the Untitled Love set from Hero Arts. I stamped a bunch of notecards with this Heart Leaf Background using a matching shadow ink, then stamp a "sheet of stickers" with a coordinating chalk ink. (see photos below)

Here is one set all put together: 

The set all together with a closer look at the background: 

And for the sticker sheets (I cut out the images, and adhered them to acetate sheets with foam dots). Just add it to a box, tie a ribbon on it and you are all set to go.

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day 7: clean & simple stamping

A few days behind in class...here is a card for day 7 that is supposed to have a lot of white space. This one had to be the hardest one for me yet. I like the patterns, but not sure if there is enough "space". 

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another day 3: clean & simple stamping

Another monocromatic card for day 3. I loved the butterfly die that Jennifer used in class so much that I stopped by The Ink Pad on the way home to pick it up. Such a beautiful die, and I thought it would look pretty in a white on white card. The photography was definitely a challenge, but it does look beautiful in real life.

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day 3: clean & simple stamping

Enjoying some coffee and quiet time today in my stamping space. I finally had some time to catch up on my "homework" for day 3-making some tone on tone dimensional cards:

 

I am definitely trying to use things I have, and thought this sparkly Malermo Perle paper that I have been holding onto for a while would make a special Valentine. 

 

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zig zag love

Had some more time to play with my Zig Zag stamp tonight and decided to work on some one layer cards. These were super easy to make, and it would definitely be easy to make multiple sets in one sitting. I stamped the Zig Zag as the background for all the cards with different shadow inks, stamped the heart using Punch ink and added a sentiment in black. Here is a look at the rest of them:

many (winter) thanks

Another card with a sketch from this week's Clean & Simple Cardmaking class. I thought it would be fun to make some winter thank you notes to have on hand, but it seems a little strange since it has been in the 50's here. Finally had a chance to ink up my Zig Zag stamp...hope you like it.

Stamps: (Zig Zag) Hero Arts, (Many Thanks from Many Thanks set) Lawn Fawn)
Die: (Let it Snowflake) MFT
Other: (White Pen) Uni-ball Signo