Stamping Class - September 09

For this class we did Iris Folding. Quite an interested technique. No difficult at all, but it can take some time.

I chose to use a Xmas Tree for the card, but the options where endless. I could have use one of the other templates instead, but since we are heading into The Silly Season, I thought it would be a good inspiration.

What we did:

1. Cut the template and stick it on to card stock ready to be used.
2. Then used the outline from the template to draw and cut this from a piece of card stock that is to be attached to the main card.
3. For the design I chose I needed 3 pieces of designer paper.
4. I cut 3 strips of 1" each. For this design maybe 2 would have been enough. Then fold each strip in half.
5. Stick one strip at a time following the numbers in the template, making sure that the same colours were attached to the same section.
6. To finish it off, I put a gold brad in the shape of a star on top of the tree.
   

The end result was quite stunning. What do you think?

Anamaria

Stamping Class - August 09

For this class, we did a Xmas Card, using a circle punch to make a 3D Xmas Ball. It looks great.

What I did: used one of the circle designs and stamp it 3 times on white stock, punched them out. Then used a large background stamp with the same ink pad that I used to stamp the circles; placed the circles on it and stamped the back of the circles. Then cut half way up on all 3 and inter twinned them, to cause that 3D effect. Used stick strip to attached the 3rd circle to the embellishment. Then stuck it to a white piece of card stock, which i then matted in green. Cut a piece of designer paper and matted than. Stack it to the side and put a ribbon matching the green around it. Then stick the 3D embellishment. Stamp the message on white stick, cut it with the large oval punch. Then using the scallop oval punch a piece on the same green used, and stick this on the bottom corner of the 3D embellishment.

Then addition, did the same embellishment again, but this time I used Stampin-Up 2-way glue and added glitter to it. It looked fantastic, as you can see by the picture.

Anamaria