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Artist Trading Card (ATC) Swaps — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:09:50 +0000

[...] Thanks for visiting and I look forward to seeing more of you.You might remember me writing about a Christmas Card Making in July event I went to that was a whole bucket load of fun. Well following on from that, Marla invited me [...]

By: karooch

karooch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:27:31 +0000

Thank you Annie. The cards are made using rubber stamps and an ink called Versamark that you sprinkly with gold embossing powder and then apply a heat gun to get that raised sparkly look. I also glue ribbon and other coloured papers onto the cards to create the overall designs.

By: Annie Aponte

Annie Aponte — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:28:11 +0000

How do I make the beautiful cards. They are awsome , thank you for sharing

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:23:53 +0000

Starting your Christmas Card Making in July is a marvellous idea, especially if you do it like you did – in a group of likeminded folk.

If you are making cards for charity this is a marvellous way of getting a lot made in one go – if necessary you can all work together and produce a range in an almost prouction line fashion.

Hopefully your group will get together again for another session.

By: karooch

karooch — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:12:54 +0000

It was easy peasy Cassie, but sometimes the easiest techniques can look the best can’t they.

First I cut a strip off the front of the right side of the card so you can see part of the inside when it’s closed. Then I just stuck two strips of ribbon on the card, one red velvet and one white sheer. I also stuck a strip of red velvet ribbon on the inside of the card so you can see it when the card is closed.

Then I stamped some small Christmas images on cream card with Versamark ink. I used gold embossing powder and a heat gun to give them a raised shiny finish. But you could just use a gold coloured ink and not worry about embnossing them if you wanted.

I punched them out using a circle punch big enough to see the whole stamped design in. I ran a gold ink pad around the edges of the circles and arranged them down the side of the card using foam tape on the back of some to give them dimension.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:55:42 +0000

Can you please tell us how you did the circles card (back left corner)? Anyway, they are all so lovely! I am jealous, too…my scrapping store closed and all we have for supplies is Michael’s and JoAnn’s. Both are okay, but I end up shopping online 99.9% of the time.

Thanks for sharing!!!

By: karooch

karooch — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:28:23 +0000

You are a total Christmas-aholic Antoinette!
Naturally the card with the ornaments was made with you in mind. How could it possibly be for anyone else (smirks knowingly).
Send me your addy so we don’t have the crossed purposes that we had last Chrismas.

By: Antoinette

Antoinette — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:17:00 +0000

Christmas & cards – that’s exactly the event for me!!! Now, why didn’t you invite me?? :p
The scrapbooking workshops in our local scrapbooking shop were always lots of fun and I met some great people (and finished some beautiful projects). Alas, the shop closed and now I’m ‘groupless’
Hmm.. may I reserve the card with the ornaments (far right)? I’ll send you my address *blinks innocently, straightens halo*

By: Kelly aka ScrapGirl

Kelly aka ScrapGirl — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:05:44 +0000

Sounds like you had a great time. what a cool idea!