Card Therapy

Color Throwdown 673

2021-12-20T10:30:00.003-05:00

I've moved on from Christmas to Valentine's Day! One of my Favorite holidays to make cards for! I'm entering it into the Color Throwdown 673.

I hope you like it!

Long time no posts

2021-01-12T01:12:00.001-05:00

My January class at Scraporium this weekend will be with the new Golden Desert Prima Collection. It is a card Class at Scraporium:

Four cards and a tag using the papers, metal charms, cactus flowers, and various mould pieces.

Here's what everyone will receive when they sign up.

It should be a lot of FUN!

In the afternoon I will be teaching a Prima transfer and purse class:

This is the front of the purse

And this is the back.

It is so great to create custom purses for yourself or to give as a gift.

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Prima's Sugar & Spice Christmas Cards

2020-10-18T00:33:00.003-04:00

Card class at Scraporium with Prima's Sugar Cookie mould and papers. This class was so popular that I had to teach it twice!

Here's the sample board.

The first card features the skates. Prima's white pearl metallique paint brings them to life!

This card features the poinsettia painted in Prima's opal magic Aqua/rose

Look at Santa! These moulds are so FAB!

And the Snowman - the white pearl again is just perfect for these images!

And last just some layers of paper with the tinsel and gold snowflake charm.

Such FUN classes!

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Prima's Pumpkin & Spice Collection

2020-10-06T15:49:00.003-04:00

Here is the card class I taught last week and am teaching again this Saturday because so many people wanted to take it! The moulds are so much FUN and these papers are FABULOUS!

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Another stamp from The Netherlands and another class at Scraporium!

2020-09-14T23:23:00.001-04:00

These are all of the things students will get to make in the class - Two cards, a gift bag with tag, and 3 additional tags:

A close up of the tags. I covered the flowers in Versamark and then clear embossed them - super shiny and slick looking in person:

Here is the stamped bag and gift tag:

One on the back of the bag:

And these are the products they get to keep - a Prima Watercolor Confection set "Pastel Dreams," and the Flower Fantasie Stamp from Holland.

I will have to teach 2 classes of 10 because so many people want to take this class!

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I haven't posted in So Long!

2020-08-17T12:58:00.001-04:00

I have to admit, I am much more active on Instagram and have more people I interact with than on Blogger. That being said, I didn't realize I hadn't posted since June because sweet JoAnn Burnham from Crafty Nana's Blog emailed me to ask if I was alright! How thoughtful was that?!!! And it's quicker to comment on Instagram and stay in touch because I have my phone with me all of the time! Oh well, I'll try to be better on Blogger!

So here's a class I am going to teach September 13th at Scraporium in Lutz, FL. I hope you like it!

This class uses Prima's Surfboard Collection Moulds and Prima's Havana paper. The card on the bottom left is a shaker. The owner of the store liked them so much she asked me to teach a second class!

I'll stop by soon and catch up. I hope you are all safe and well! HUGS!

Another upcoming class at Scraporium

2020-06-30T01:02:00.001-04:00

THIS class sold out in less than a day so I had to schedule a second one.

Make with Prima's Watercolor Confections Shimmering Lights and a stamp from Ludiec, a designer for Different Color Stamps in The Netherlands. This class is Perfect for someone who doesn't feel comfortable drawing but want to color with watercolors. It is very shimmery in person!

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I Made a Floor Cloth!

2020-06-24T01:18:00.000-04:00

I wanted to learn how to do something new so I took an online class from Ellen J. Goods and made a floor cloth! She set up a private Facebook Group with step by step videos and we all made our floor cloths in the color of our choice.

Of course I can't seem to follow along and I ended up buying two pink paints from a local store because I wanted it to match my pink craft room!

Here it is:

There are layers of paint and the tile print is an old Prima stamp! I wish Prima still sold these stamps now that I know how to use them!

Here is my floor cloth staged in my craft room:

I HIGHLY recommend this class! Included are most of the supplies you need to make this.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #538

2020-05-30T13:58:00.002-04:00

So HaPpY to have time to play at JUGS!

Here's my card - the background that looks like watercoloring is actually designer paper from Prima. I paired it with the text patterned paper frame and the sentiment cut from another patterned paper:

I did watercolor the flowers and cut them out.

I hope you like my card!

Thanks for stopping by!

I Put together another class for Scraporium for July 2020

2020-05-15T19:18:00.002-04:00

Three Cards and a Tag or 2!

This is the sample board

This first card features that cute wooden Julie Nutting girl and rose gold Metallique wax.

This card features the rose gold wax and Prima's Pretty Mosaic paper and ephemera.

This card features flowers and a stencil from Prima's Lavendar Frost Collection touched by rose gold wax.

The big tag has more of the stencil, rose gold wax, and lots of layers.

The small tag is actually a Tommy Bahama tag with embossed banana leaves highlighted by the rose gold wax and more layers. This should be a fun class!

These are the goodies everyone will receive with the class!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stay safe and well!

Creating During Isolation

2020-05-06T10:25:00.001-04:00

The following was supposed to be a class at Scraporium but with the Coronavirus, it became kits. Then when I took the kits to Scraporium, 4 people wanted to make them so we all wore masks and sat at least 6 feet apart. I can't tell you how much fun it was to teach - although it WAS challenging with a mask on!

It's a File folder mini album using Prima's Capri Collection. I even had photos of my Australia/New Zealand bucket list trip with captions. Here you go:

This album is made with 2 file folders! Since I learned how to make it, and then experimented until I made it even better, I have been making albums with all of my leftover paper pads and embellies! These make great gifts, too!

I printed all of the descriptions on my computer and copied onto card stock. I like how this book looks consistent throughout!

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June Prima Water Color Class at Scraporium in Tampa, FL

2020-04-29T02:07:00.003-04:00

They asked for a basic water color class and this is what I came up with using Prima's Currents Collection. Each student will receive this set of blues and greens and we will play with techniques and eventually turn their FAVS into 4 cards.

My personal FAV:

I made this design years ago with acrylics and now I've replicated it with water colors. There is sand from the Caribbean and glass glitter to mimic the waves splashing on the beach.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are creating and staying healthy!

Creating During Isolation

2020-03-30T16:50:00.002-04:00

BEFORE all of this self isolating stared, I bought several wood things at Hobby Lobby with the intention of creation things for classes. In the meantime 2 of my April classes were canceled and I can only hope I can teach in May. I don't want to get too backlogged.

Well anyway, I bought this cool metal wall hanging with wood on it and the following is what I created with Prima's Pretty Mosaic collection, a new Finnabair Stencil called Mind Games, and lots of mixed media goodness! I hope you like it!

It has many layers and I hope I can remember it all when it comes time to teach the class!

Here's a close-up of the collage I made to act as the backdrop for my Mom's beautiful photo. She was 15 here and looks like a movie star! I put the word grateful nest to her image.

Here is a close-up of the light molding paste with the stencil and sprays and waxes and icing paste and Sparks paint and even stickles on top! The text is an old Tim Holtz Christmas stamp that you can't read but I love the font!

Okay that's it for me today!

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Mini Album made with 2 manilla file folders

2020-03-11T11:00:00.000-04:00

Hello Everyone!

I learned how to make mini albums with file folders on YouTube and now I am using my leftover 6 x 6 paper pads and creating like crazy!

This album will be a class at Scraporium in Tampa using the leftover papers from the Prima Mosaic card class I am teaching. I LOVE how much fun these are to make!

Can you see the translucent Nuvo Jewel drops? I think they are a cool little detail!

I have another I will post later with Prima's Capri Collection.

Now for my dilemma. I am in LOVE with Instagram and am now posting infrequently on my blog. Instagram is so much faster and easier with way more feedback. But if I stop posting on my blog, I will lose the regulars that don't Instagram but follow me here.

Any opinions out there?

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you like this!

April Card Class for Scraporium in Tamps

2020-02-24T23:15:00.000-05:00

I played with Prima's new Mosaic Collection and created 6 cards that I will use in a card class:

Each student will receive a 6 x 6 paper pad, ephemera, and a flower pack. They will make these 6 cards and have plenty of product to take home and make even more!

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Canvas Using Prima's NEW Surf Board Collection

2020-02-03T19:57:00.001-05:00

THIS canvas will be a March 7, 2020 class at Scraporium:

I LOVE these papers and the waves just called to me! It's hard to see in the pic but the whitecaps are swirls of Nuvo Glitter drops plus I put glitter drops around the canvas itself. The waves are 3D and in layers.

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

JUGS #520 - Butterflies

2020-01-30T01:34:00.002-05:00

JUGS #520 - Photo Week!

With only a little time left to play, I made this shaker card:

It's a shaker card with an old Technique Tuesday frame die and pink micro beads. I thought it complimented the pretty Prima foiled paper!

I hope you like it!

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104-year-old WWII veteran asks for Valentine's Day cards!

2020-01-19T11:55:00.000-05:00

UPDATE - THIS IS REALLY TAKING OFF! FOLLOWING IS A STORY ABOUT A SARASOTA TEACHER WHERE I LIVE WHO ALSO SAW THIS STORY AND HAS HER STUDENTS MAKING CARDS FOR THIS VET! HE IS GOING TO BE SO OVERWHELMED!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/suncoast-students-sending-valentines-day-cards-to-veteran-for-his-birthday/ar-BBZ7Fkv?ocid=hplocalnews

Original Post:
A Stockton WWII veteran is getting Valentine’s Day cards from across Northern California after request by his friends at his senior living community went viral. Maj. Bill White, 104, said he is surprised by the outpouring of love. White was in Iwo Jima when soldiers raised the U.S. flag over Mt. Surabachi. Shortly after that decisive victory during WWII, White was wounded by a grenade that detonated near him. He was later awarded the Purple Heart. White is so well thought of at his senior living center that his friends asked on social media for the community to send him Valentine’s Day cards. Now he is receiving cards from all over!
Get the full story in the video below:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/lifestyle/104-year-old-wwii-veteran-asks-for-valentines-day-cards/vi-BBYVt8m

And send this hero a Valentine's card!

Major Bill White
The Oaks at Inglewood
6725 Inglewood Avenue
Stockton, CA 95207

Card Making with Prima's Moon Child Collection

2020-01-02T00:13:00.001-05:00

First I made a card for my Dear Friend who's Mom passed away. She had zero quality of life left and willed herself to pass. It was a blessing if any of you have experienced something like it. I hope my card lets my friend know how much I love her.

The only issue is that I have to take it to the post office tomorrow to mail because the butterfly body is made from wood and too fat to mail flat. Besides popping the frame, I added some Nuvo gold drops in each flower center to match the gold on the butterfly.

Then I decided just to create with my Moon Child stash and made 3 more cards:

I didn't realize this Prima flower had pearls on wires coming out of the petals! It is so pretty in person! I added stickles to the flower centers on this card.

On this card I used the vellum that was part of the packaging in the flower pack. To hide the glue I used to adhere the vellum to the water color paper, I added Nuvo drops in raspberry.

For this last card I just HAD to make a shaker with gold glass glitter! The Nuvo drops around the edges are transparent which looks so cool IRL! I also added the tulle with gold stars to go with the astral theme.

I hope you like my cards. It was so FUN to create just for the sake of creating with no challenge or class or any other reason to create!

Happy New Year 2020!

Travel Journal Cover

2019-12-21T16:33:00.001-05:00

Creative Day Today!

I have had something in my mind for a while and today I was able to bring it to fruition! I bought a black journal to highlight my travels and I was inspired to make the cover my interpretation of the Northern Lights in Iceland. Following is the inspiration pic:

I wanted to create my silhouette with the lights all around me.

Edit! THIS is my 5th rendition and it no longer looks like the photo I posted before. It now looks like THIS:

I added silver stars, too! I think I am finally HaPpY with it!

Here is my journal cover:

Yes it's a little more intense and artsy but that is how the Northern lights made me feel!

I did the white streaky because of what I learned trying to photograph the Northern lights. You have to set the exposure time at 10 seconds and if you move, the stars become white lines or streaks in your image. This will remind me of how cold it was and how I kept shaking while trying to take pics with my IPhone! I have some funny photos!

On the inside two pages, I started attaching ticket stubs from my trips. I will continue to do this throughout the book and scrap two or 4 pages from each location.

This will be a work in progress but it will enable me to have pics and memorabilia from all of my trips without having to make a book for each one. Hopefully I will like this method of journaling! We shall see!

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New Class at Scraporium!

2019-12-18T17:47:00.001-05:00

The owner bought quite a bit of Prima's Havana paper collection and asked me to make something with it for a class. I made a mini album and will teach it in February. Let me know what you think!

Front with shutters closed

Spine with pom poms and SIIC gems

Shutters open with photo

Funny story - I showed this to my DH and told him it was for a class - he said it looked complicated to make! Gotta LOVE it! From the mouth of a non-crafter!

When One Door Closes.......

2019-11-06T23:50:00.002-05:00

I am so SAD to say that my FAV store - where I teach Prima classes - is closing as of December 31st, 2019. The person who owned their building sold it and they have decided not to open elsewhere. It's a tough business what with all of the people who shop on line instead of supporting local.

I have searched for a new home and I am happy to say I will be teaching at Scraporium in Tampa, FL, as of February 1, 2020. The owner liked my style and is excited to be carrying Prima products while having someone to teach Prima classes! Lucky me! Another door opened!

Here is the first class I am going to teach - a photo frame with Prima's Dulce collection:

Wish me luck!

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Twofer Card Challenge - Sweets

2019-10-21T00:43:00.003-04:00

What could be sweeter than Cotton Candy and Cupcakes?!!!

Here are my twofers using the same die:

One is just a frame and one is a shaker. There are also white Nuvo drops on the cotton candy card. They reminded me of those candy dots you used to peel off of the paper strip. Do you remember those? The papers and flowers are from Prima's new Dulce collection.

What a FUN challenge this was! Stop by Twofer Card Challenge #21 to play along!

Thanks for stopping by!

New Prima Darcelle Collection

2019-10-10T02:52:00.002-04:00

These are the cards and tags we will be making in my December class at Whim So Doodle

These are the products each student will receive.

I included MFT dies so we could make shaker cards! I used the glitter pack from the new Prima Dulce collection to make the shakers.

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I hope you like them!

Playing with Watercolors

2019-10-03T23:15:00.000-04:00

I own so many Watercolor from Prima and I had now played with them much. I have been watching YouTube videos (Ceecee's Creations are great) and taken an online course by Joanne Sharpe - Fabulous- and I realize the ONLY way i am going to get any good at this is to practice, practice, practice. Following are 2 I am pretty happy with.

I added washi tape for a little something extra and they remain flat for mailing.

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