I enjoy do a variety of creative projects but one I haven’t
gotten into is card making. Probably
because I have a stash of cards I’ve purchased here and there. Likes dozens of them… and that’s not counting
all the blank note cards!
But at a recent Homemakers meeting the lesson was on card
making. A good, interesting, frugal
topic…fun too.
Geri went over a half dozen different techniques that are
regularly used in card making: stamping, embossing, stitching, collage, pens
& markers, and quilling.
She brought enough supplies that after her demonstration we
all were able to give it a go ourselves. Everyone jumped right in on it and had a great time.
Applying embossing powder to a stamped image.
Then heating the powder to ‘melt’ it into a metallic image.
Bobby made an embossed card.
Silver and gold embossed butterflies. You know, I have a heat gun...I really need to use this method with some of my projects.
Kathy tries her hand at quilling.
I think her butterfly and flower turned out great.
Me? I tried some
stitching…
…and a bit of everything else too! My card was kind of a 'sampler' so I can use it to remind myself of what I learned.
It was a fun make and take all by itself but Geri also
brought us lunch to go with it. What a
great afternoon of socializing!
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....you might become as crazy about making cards as me, someday!!! I have an entire room just for my office/card making. Oh well, everyone has to have some hobby.....stamping is mine ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh I used to make cards. Then I went to making albums for all 6 G kids.
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