The Online Card Classes are among my favorites, and I’m currently enrolled in “Heat Wave,” a class on embossing. The first day was lots of quick tips for embossing with different inks, embossing powders, and different kinds of cardstock. I picked up a few tips, even though I’ve been embossing for nearly 20 years now. At the same time, Papertrey Ink is in the midst of their July release. They host a challenge, “Create Along with Us,” where you choose a card one of the designers posts to use as inspiration. I always love Maile Belle’s designs and had already pinned one of her cards. So here’s an embossed design, inspired by Maile Belles, and using one of her earlier stamp sets, “Splits: Just a Note.”
I used just half of the stamp design and turned it on its side, trimmed the white cardstock to the stamped design and fussy cut around it. I colored the petals with Copic markers, and added a sentiment from Papertrey’s “Delightful Dahlia Additions.” Then I adhered it to a Tropical Teal card. I’m pretty sure I’ll use this design concept again.
That class sounds great and your card is so beautiful and elegant Karen!
Lovely card.
Such a lovely card. I know you get a lot out of a card class, so I can’t wait to see what else you put to use from this one
such a creative use of stamp for fun shape of card. Thank you for sharing with the class
I really like the bright colours with the clean ‘white’ space, and the lovely contrasts. It’s hard to work out what you could possibly learn in a class, so accomplished is your work already :).
It’s beautiful Karen! Nice fussy cutting!
CAS perfection Karen! Love your colors and how cool to put the design to the side and only use half of it…love it!! :0)
Yes, I think you should use the design again. A bright, cheerful fun hello anybody would love to receive.
Cheers~
Goodness, your fussy cutting is wonderful! So is the embossing! Love the perfection of your card. Beautiful, Karen!
There’s a huge CAS wow factor going on here. Love this!
Nice! I love the way the design staff used the Splits in many different ways. You translated it beautifully.
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