July Technique Class

These are the cards we made last night at Technique Class. I was so glad Stampin' Up! didn't retire Lovely as a Tree, so I bought it. This card uses the Reflection/Mirror Image Technique and the Thumping Technique. The trees were colored with SU! markers in Old Olive and Chocolate Chip. The tree brances were thumped with Always Artichoke and Garden Green. I think this technique would work so nicely for a fall card using reds, oranges, and yellows. {For You recipe}
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, All Holidays
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky
Paper: River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Whisper White, retired SU! designer paper
Accessories: Brass Hodgepodge Hardware, Soft Sky double-stitched ribbon, acetate, markers, sponges

Just recently, I also ordered the Seaside stamp set, thinking it would be good for a summer workshop or class. Of course, it's now on the dormant list. At least I was able to use it before we forget all about it. The technique for this card was dry embossing stamped images on vellum cardstock. I stamped the shells on vellum cardstock and let them dry. Then I turned them face down on a mouse pad and used a stylus to emboss the main lines of the shells as well as the inside area. The finished result are shells with texture and shape adhered with pop-up glue dots. {Seashell Birthday recipe}
Stamps: Seaside, Cheesecloth, Sincere Salutations
Ink: White Craft, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa
Paper: Conqueror White, Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Vellum Cardstock
Accessories: Kraft Taffeta ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder (swirls), blue brads

Saturday is the Recipe Box Class featuring Summer Picnic DSP and Tart & Tangy. I'll post pictures this weekend.