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Graphic 45 Mon Amour Tag Album Class

Good morning!

Anybody anxious for the weekend to begin? I AM!!!

If you live nearby, I'm teaching a class next month at Wishful Thinking in that Quaint Shopping Mecca of Brown County that is better known as Nashville, Indiana. If you can attend, I'd love to see you there!

Graphic 45 Mon Amour Tag Album

S T O R E: Wishful Thinking    812.474.9099

L O C A T I O N: 150 Old School Way, Nashville, IN 47448

W H E N:  Saturday, February 6, 2014

 

T I M E:  11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (lunch break 12 - 1:00 p.m.)

 

C O S T:  $45.00

W H A T   Y O U' L L   M A K E:  Bound Graphic 45 Tag Album featuring Mon Amour patterned papers and Staples tags

S K I L L S   I N V O L V E D:  Beginning to Intermediate (fussy cutting involved)

W H A T   T O   B R I N G:

Special for this class:

• Preferred brand of distress ink (Memento London Fog used in sample)
• Foam ink applicator tool / sponge
• Craft sheet
• 1" wide masking or washi tape (any color or pattern)
• OPTIONAL: Colored pencils / Copics
• 3/8" Corner rounder ***
• 1/4" Corner rounder ***
• 1/2" Circle punch ***

Standard Tool Kit

• Preferred dry adhesive
• Preferred wet adhesive
• Preferred dimensional adhesive
• Paper trimmer
• Detail scissors
• Black ink pad
• Black brush pen
• Pencil with eraser
• Ruler

*** One of each of these tools will be provided for students to share, but I recommend you bring your own - especially if you prefer not to wait in line or are a "speedy" crafter. 

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

*This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list. If that's not enough of a win-win, I also randomly draw a prize winner each month. I do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery!. Please read the Rules and FAQ's if you want to play along. :~D

See a past CCC reveal.

Total cards exchanged as of December 1, 2015: 1,905

Come join a fun and rewarding international card exchange! Send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and get one from the person below you. In addition, you may be the randomly drawn winner of the sponsor's prize! All cards are showcased in a reveal post with links to their makers' blogs or online photo galleries. It's a win-win, so sign up now!

Hampton Art Card - Let It Snow!

Good morning, Stamp Lovers, and welcome back!

Today's card is simple but has a certain snazzy zap with the help of some Copper Stickles!

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Card Stock: cream, muted blue-green; Patterned Papers: 6" x 6" Christmas Carol (Graphic 45), Holy Berry Borscht (Jillibean Soup); Clear Stamp Sets: Holy Berry Borscht (Jillibean Soup/Hampton Art); Ink: Aqua Mist, Enchanted Evening (Papertrey Ink); Pen: Inkadinkadoo Copper; Stickles: Copper; Accents: wooden snowflakes, gems (Recollections); Twine: Hemptique; Tools: paper cutter, scoreboard, bone folder, corner rounder, scissors  

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Make card base for a 3.25” x 5” card and round bottom corners.
2. Cut strip of snowflake PP and adhere to card front.
3. Cut strip of grey music paper and adhere to card front.
4. Stamp Let It Snow Tag on cream card stock in Aqua Mist ink, then in Enchanted Evening.
5. Trim stamped image from paper, punch hole in top center, thread with hemp, and adhere to card.
6. Color tops of snowflakes with copper marker and apply copper Stickles.
7. Once Stickles are dry, adhere snowflakes and gems to card.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

*This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list. If that's not enough of a win-win, I also randomly draw a prize winner each month. I do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery!. Please read the Rules and FAQ's if you want to play along. :~D

See a past CCC reveal.

Total cards exchanged as of December 1, 2015: 1,905

Come join a fun and rewarding international card exchange! Send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and get one from the person below you. In addition, you may be the randomly drawn winner of the sponsor's prize! All cards are showcased in a reveal post with links to their makers' blogs or online photo galleries. It's a win-win, so sign up now!

 

 

Hampton Art Card: Christmas Magic

Hello, Stampin' Addicts!

Today's card features clear stamps from a set by Art Impressions that are licensed through Hampton Art.

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Card Stock: white, marigold; Patterned Paper: 6" x 6" Christmas Carol (Graphic 45); Clear Stamp Sets: Reindeer Games (Art Impressions for Hampton Art); Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine); Colored Pencils: Prismacolor; Stickles: Green, Turquoise, Xmas Red; Tools: paper cutter, scoreboard, bone folder, corner rounder  

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Make card base for a 3.75” x 5” marigold card and round bottom corners.
2. Cut 3.25" x 4.5" white card stock panel and round corners.
3. Cut 3.5" x 4.75 PP panel, round corners, and adhere to card front.
4. Stamp cat on panel and color with pencils.
5. Adhere stamped panel to card front.
6. Cut square of marigold card stock, round corners, stamp sentiment, and adhere to stamped panel.
7. Draw a string of light bulbs around the sentiment square.
8. Apply Stickles to light bulbs and allow to dry.

T I P

You don't have to be an artist to do a little creative embellishment for a stamp set. Case in point: this great stamp of a cat tangled up Christmas lights - all drawn in a loose sketchy style.

If there was ever an example of something anybody can draw to further a great idea, it's gotta be this stamp's Christmas lights, right?

My sentiment was really sticking out like a sore thumb until I decided to draw a few squiggly lines with some tiny rectangles followed by some ovals. Upon looking at it further, I realize that I stopped too early, perhaps. I could/should have drawn that strand right down to the cat's tangle. 

So go for it! Draw a simple "addition" to a stamp set and see if you don't feel right sharp!

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!
Deborah

 

Hampton Art Tag - Run & Hide

Hey there!

I hope everybody is enjoying all these tags - I worry some of you are sitting there wishing I'd move on to another topic. Well, I'm almost done, I promise - lol!

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45, and this is another one with a trick to go with the treat!

First the Treat:

And then the Trick:

Okay, it's not that tricky, but it's kind of a surprise. (Just nod your head and agree.)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Cardstock:green; Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, and Die-Cuts; Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: .25" satin ribbon; Other: office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, score board, bone folder, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, brush edges with black marker, and adhere to tag (order: checks, purple paisley, border sentiment strip).
3. Re-punch hole and edge with brush marker. 
4. Cut frame and matching sized panel from green cardstock and attach to one another with pearl brad.
5. Adhere green panel to tag.
6. Fussy cut figures from patterned paper and adhere.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - An Eerie Tale

Hello, 'weenies! (That's short for Hall-oweenies, btw.) Do you have your costumes ready? Are the fake blood and traditional gore tastefully arranged on the front lawn? If not, chop, chop! (No pun intended - lol!)

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45. These two lines are distinctive but they play well together!

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Cardstock: orange-red; Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers; Ink: VersaMark (Imagine Crafts); Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: gems, pumpkin and star veneers (Jillibean Soup); Embossing Powder: Pewter (Ranger); Other: office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape, foam dimensional tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, craft knife, glass cutting board, score board, bone folder, heat tool, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers (black floral to cover, checked panel, and frame - will require cutting away interior with a craft knife).
3. Swipe external sides of black floral paper with brush end of marker and adhere.
4. Trim to fit as needed and re-punch hole.
5. Re-swipe sides and edge hole with black ink.
6. Adhere checked panel and frame.
7. Cover pumpkin and star veneers with embossing powder, apply powder, and heat. Repeat until veneers are coated thoroughly.
8. Cut and adhere orange-red cardstock to back of pumpkin before adhering it and stars to tag.
9. Cut tag from patterned paper, punch hole, thread with hemp, and adhere.
10. Cut fairy tale panel from patterned paper and trim with postage-edge scissors, then adhere with foam dimensional tape.
11. Adhere gems.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Sleeping Beauty Bewitched

Hello, everyone! Got your Halloween goodies purchased for the tricker-treaters?

Eaten it all yourself and need to go buy some more?

(This is why I wait until the 31st to buy the candy!)

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45! (Yes, I'm on a kick - I just couldn't stop playing with this stuff!)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, die cuts, chipboard, and stamps; Ink: purple, embossing; Marker: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Accents: .25" satin ribbon; Other: black embossing powder, border die, office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, hole punches

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, brush edges with black marker, and adhere to tag (order: checks, purple "Rare Oddities", orange checkerboard, purple diamonds).
3. Die cut vine border and adhere.
4. Re-punch hole and edge with brush marker. 
5. Cut illustration panel, apply foam adhesive tape on three sides and adhere to tag to form "pocket."
6. Cut paper into "mini-tags", round corners, stamp journaling lines, and adhere die cuts. 
7. Thread ribbon through chipboard mini-tag.
8. Insert mini-tags into pocket.
9. Emboss pumpkin on panel and adhere with foam dimensional tape.
10. Adhere gems.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah

Hampton Art Tag - Hansel & Gretl

Good morning, card makers, and welcome back!

Today I've got another Halloween tag featuring Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale products from Graphic 45. (Surprise, surprise - *giggle*!)

S  U  P  P  L  I  E  S

Rare Oddities and An Eerie Tale 6" x 6", 8" x 8" and 12" x 12" Patterned Papers, Stickers, Chipboard Elements; Inks: embossing, purple, brown, red; Accents: pearls, bat veneer (Jillibean Soup), button; Die (Papertrey Ink), twine (Hemptique); Embossing Powder: Platinum (Ranger); Other: alphabet stamp, flower dies, tag punch, office tag (3.25" x 6.25"), Scor-Tape; Tools: paper cutter, scissors, heat tool, hole punch

I  N  S  T  R  U  C  T  I  O  N  S

1. Swipe sides of tag with black ink or marker.
2. Cut patterned papers, edge sides with black marker and ink edges.
3. Adhere patterned papers (order: green "rare oddities", red paisley, black ruler, purple scrollwork).
4. Re-punch hole and edge with ink.
5. Re-swipe sides and edge hole with black ink.
6. Cut picture, adhere to back of chipboard frame, and adhere frame to tag. 
7. Die cut flowers, ink edges and adhere.
8. Cover bat veneer, button, and pearls with embossing powder, apply powder, and heat; adhere.
9. Punch ting tag, stamp "H", apply embossing powder, heat and adhere.
10. Adhere sticker to note flap.

Thanks for stopping and have a blessed day!

Deborah