May Card Class "Eat Cake"
In class this month we bid farewell to many of our favorites that are retiring on May 31st and used them in class one last time. That is why you'll see so many different stamp sets, designer papers and punches being used in class this month. Get them before they are gone on May 31st. Then on June 1st we welcome the new catalog and we will definitely find new favorites!
Card #1: Peeking Owl
The little owl is one of my favorites and was created using the Playful Pals stamp set, which is retiring. You may remember other creations from this set--little rabbits, mice, Totoro and others. Here he is one last time peeking out from behind a wall of flowers and balloons. He was stamped in Tip Top Taupe (a retiring in-color) and feathers are Cucumber Crush (also a retiring in-color). This card could be used for a birthday, graduation or other celebratory event. This little guys is so cute!
Card #2: Little Rabbit with Ice Cream Sundae
Can't get enough of cute little rabbits! This one was made from the Owl Builder Punch, which is retiring. We've made many cute critters with this punch besides the owl--chicks, rabbits, cows, bats and more! To make this rabbit, we punched out the body of the owl from crumb cake, then performed some surgery by cutting off the ears and feet. For his tummy, it's a 3/4" circle punched from whisper white. His feet were also from a 3/4" circle--first one edge was cut, and then the remaining piece was cut in half. His ears were made using the Classic Label punch. The edges were rounded out by trimming off the point at the end. The little heart in real red is punched from the Owl Builder Punch. The ice cream sundae is from the Tasty Treats designer paper and so is the background stripe. I also love the combination of crumb cake, watermelon wonder (a retiring in-color) and whisper white--reminds me of sweets and summer vacation.
Card #3: You are my Sunshine
All of the images (except the face) on this card are from the Over the Rainbow stamp set, which is retiring. In last month's class we used the bold RAINBOW, this time we are using the whimsical images--sun, heart, clouds and sentiment. The sun was stamped in Crushed Curry. The sun center was also stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White and punched out with the 1" circle. The smiling mouth is from the Playful Pals set and the eyes were drawn in using Journaling Pens. The sun center was then attached over the stamped sun with a dimensional. As a final touch, it was colored with Clear Wink of Stella to give it shine. The smiling sun is so cheerful it will put a smile on your recipient's face too.
Card #4: Baker and Fruit Cards
This next card uses the Fresh Fruit and Perfect Mix stamps sets and Fruit Stand designer series paper--all retiring. For class, a variety of designs were made to match the different designer paper prints. On each of the cards, Clear Wink of Stella was used on the images to give it some sparkle. For the strawberries, the image was stamped off in real red so that it would not be too dark for the sentiment to show. These cards were refreshing and delicious!
So that was our farewell to the 2016-2017 products class! Hope you enjoyed it. Please join me for my new 2017-2018 catalog open house on June 3rd from 9 am to 1 pm, click here for more details and to RSVP. Then June's class is on the 24th (9 am and 1 pm) and the 25th (9 am and 1 pm). Just email me to reserve your spot.
Supplies
Below are the supplies used for all of the cards. If you'd like to place an order, click on the pictured product to jump immediately to my website and shop or from the top menu, click on SHOP NOW.
Supplies used for the Peeking Owl card:
Supplies used for the Rabbit with Ice Cream Sundae card:
Supplies used for You are my Sunshine card:
Supplies used for Baker and Fruit cards:
Other supplies used: