In this course, Therese Calvird teaches us that, basically, making cards is like Fight Club. The first rule about Fight Club is that there are no rules. Similarly, in making cards, there are no rules. I guess the exception to that rule is that there is one: give credit where credit is due. Most, if not all, of these cards are designed or inspired by Therese and thus, she deserves the designer credit for most of these. I changed most up a bit, but most are really her designs.
Lesson 1: Using Stamps with a Twist
Rule 1: One doesn’t have to always stamp on white card stock. We mixed it up by doing tone on tone. I chose to use Peony Boquet, a purple Crisp Dye Ink, and gold heat embossing.
Lesson 2: Unexpected Color Combinations
Here, Therese combined bright pink with bright orange. It was a bold, yet pleasing combination. I gravitate towards pastels and have used these in painting my house (inside and outside) and use it in my cards. Using bold colors and unexpected colors was something we did in #Bridget Casey’s recent Workshop using the Joy to the World Typography stamp set. Again, let me credit another designer. I changed these up a bit, but they’re partly or mostly her design, depending on the card.
For the first card we used watercolors with stencils, a first for me! She colored in the paint and didn’t have any shading. I tried to make it look like watercolors. The second card is all my design. Instead of using the stencils again and using blending brushes, I used the stamp set to boldly add color. I also did some masking to add several stripes on the panel, including a couple stripes of gold heat embossing to match the outline of the words. The third card was Bridget’s design, but I did an ombre rainbow of color, instead of separate stripes of color (primarily because I was so far behind in the workshop that I’d not paid enough attention to how she was making her card!!)
Lesson 3: Acetate with a Twist
Except for the colors used, this card is entirely Therese’s design! I needed a welcome card for a baby girl, so here we are! This was made using the Baby Zoo stamp set, Crisp Dye inks and a Derwent Inktense Pencil in Apple Green to get that bold a green color over the pink. I have a great assortment of Prills and may have filled the shaker well a little too much!
Lesson 4: Cutting it Oddly!
In this course Therese did one of the things she’s known for; cutting it oddly. #Nicky Baxley hosted a workshop last month. It was her final challenge for AECP Level 3! She did a great job! The first two photos are of what I made in her class. The next two photos are of my version—cut oddly! For this we used embossing paste, added some Grey Denim re-inker dye and applied it over the Illusions Hexagon stencil, adding more and more ink every inch or so to achieve an ombre effect. I thought this design was just brilliant!
Lesson 5: Modern with Vintage!
(I skipped this one)
Lesson 6: Die Cutting with a Twist
For her final lesson we stamped and then used Zig Real Color Brush Pens to “water color” the images, then die cut and glue to a card panel. I found a pink Crisp Dye Ink that was similar to the Zig I used and stamped this and clear heat embossed the sentiment before gluing the flowers to the panel. The stamps are from the Wild Hibiscus set.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my cards. Do you have a favorite? Please leave a comment below. Thank you for visiting my website!
From the moment I read the first paragraph of this post, I knew I would enjoy it! 🙂 The cards, as always, are amazing. I love your take on this class. You do incredible work!