Color Theory Online Cardmaking Class - Day 1

Just sharing a couple of things from the first exercise of the color theory class (details here) - day one.

First we were asked to paint a color wheel. I used my Kuratake paints which haven't seen much use until now. I'm not sure I chose the best colours - but here is my color wheel.

True to form, I used my Silhouette to draw my wheel, and discovered a new hack - using a kid's soft grip tube to make the pencil fit in the pen holder. So pleased that it did the job SO quickly.

Here's my screen shot of the construction of the wheel in the software.

I know I'm going to enjoy this class!

NEWS! New Online Cardmaking Class

I'm thrilled to have signed up to participate in the latest class from Online Card Classes. The latest class is an introduction to colour theory by fellow Brit, Debby Hughes. Have you done any of their card classes before? I've done a few, and have loved them all!

Here's some of the cards I made in those earlier classes.

Stretch Your Dies

Watercolor for Cardmakers

This NEW online class runs from September 26th-28th 2018, with a Wrap Up session on October 5th 2108.

There a special early bird pricing available now through to Sunday, September 23, 2018. You get $2 off class and then the price goes back to the normal price of $16 on Monday, 24th September.

Here's where to register if you are interested - Introduction to Color Theory Class. 

Hope to see you there (great class forum)!

Class: Watercolor for Cardmakers

The Watercolor for Card Makers Class covers many different watercolour techniques in several different mediums. On day1 Jennifer McGuire demonstrated how to watercolour with Tim Holtz Distress Ink markers.

Here is my practice piece, stamped in versamark ink, heat embossed with gold embossing powder and coloured with the distress markers, paint brush and lots of water.

Here is the card I made with it, layered on a white square edged with gold embossing and a piece of pale mauve card with stripes of clear heat embossing.

I think I'm going to enjoy this class (provided I find the time)!


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Online Card Classes BACKGROUND CHECK

Background Check - Day 1

It turns out to be yet another fantastic class from Online Card Classes. 

Ink blending with Distress Inks and an ink blending tool seems easy to do, but not so easy to do WELL. It's harder than it looks - and messy too!

A stamped water reaction using a large background stamp and a mixture of water and mica powder adds interest (and shine) to the piece. 

Stamping the image again from the ink lifted from the stamped piece further extends the mica mixture.

Die Cuts within Die Cuts

I'm loving these cards made from an idea from Kristina Werner from Day 2 of the online card class; Stretch Your Dies.

These are die cuts, cut from hand watercoloured paper, have been placed together on a semi-sticky tape (or sheet) and then die cut with large shape.  Simple shapes seem to work best, and I found that they can also be cut from a template if you don't have suitably sized die. The heart-shaped one was cut from a paper template made by drawing around a coaster.

The die cut pieces are raised up on sticky pads to give greater dimension.

I'm learning to do so many new things in this class and highly recommend it.

The dies used here are:
Leaf Card
Sizzix Movers and Shapers Mini Tattered Leaves [Sizzix UK]
Sizzix Bigz Die - Leaves [Sizzix UK]
Flower Card
Sizzix Bigz Die Flowers and Leaves by Rachel Bright [Sizzix UK]
Sizzix Bigz Die - Leaves [Sizzix UK]
Heartfelt Creations Post Patch die [Icon UK]