Card Making Workshop - Creating Easel Cards

Fun Fold Cards Featuring Nature’s Prints

What you'll learn
You will be able to create Easel Fold Cards from start to finish.
You will be able to cut, score and layer cards.
You will be able to stamp and sponge color sentiments.
You will be able to die cut shapes to add embellishments to your cards.
You will learn advanced techniques for creating professional looking cards.
Requirements
No previous crafting experience is necessary.
Card making supplies or the curiosity to learn how to use them.
You will need several types of materials including patterned paper, card stock, foil, stamps, and dies.
Description
In this workshop course, you will learn how to cut, layer, stamp and embellish Easel Fold Cards. You will use the Nature’s Prints Stamp Set, Natural Prints Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Sun Prints Designer Series Paper, and coordinating foil and cardstock by Stampin’ Up! You will learn how to create A2 Easel Fold cards in a vertical format which have multiple layers. You can substitute any of these supplies with items from your craft stash. You can use the skills you acquire in this course to create other cards because the techniques you learn are broadly applicable.In this course, you will learn skills, tips & tricks for creating Easel Cards. You will start by cutting and scoring Night of Navy and Gray Granite cardstock for your card bases. Then you will add additional layers using Basic White and other coordinating cardstock colors and the Sun Prints Designer Series Paper. Then, you will learn to die cut shapes from the Natural Prints dies using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. You will design cards using the shapes in several ways, making each card unique. You will learn to stamp and sponge color your sentiments for your cards. You will add and layer your embellishments to add finishing touches to your cards, making each design unique. The skills you learn in this class can be applied to a variety of card making projects. I hope you will share your projects with your classmates and practice what you learn.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction & Ingredients

Lecture 1 Instructor Introduction & Course Overview

Lecture 2 Card Making Supplies - Easel Fold Ingredients

Section 2: Creating Card Bases & Layers

Lecture 3 Cutting & Scoring Easel Fold Card Bases

Lecture 4 Creating Designer Series Paper Layers

Lecture 5 Assembling Easel Fold Card Layers

Lecture 6 Assembling Easel Fold Card Layers

Section 3: Stamping & Embellishing

Lecture 7 Using Adhesive Sheets for Die Cutting

Lecture 8 Die Cutting Tips & Tricks

Lecture 9 Stamping Sentiments & Blending

Lecture 10 Making the Easel Fold Card Stand

Section 4: Stepping it Up & Finishing Touches

Lecture 11 Adding an Embossed Layer & Bling

Lecture 12 Finished Easel Fold Card Projects

Lecture 13 Packaging Cards & Easel Fold Samples

Lecture 14 Conclusion

Crafters who enjoy the card making process.,Crafters who want to learn different card designs and techniques.,Crafters who are interested in mass producing cards to share or to sell.