Cards for my Card Making Class

These are the cards I designed for teaching my card-making class.  Each woman will get three kits and instructions, and I’ll spend a few minutes on instructions and general card-making tips.

I made this card with the hopes that it can be used for Father’s Day, graduation, or even a birthday. Masculine cards are generally more difficult to design, but I really like how this one turned out.

I had fun with these birthday cards. I found some great coordinating party papers by We R Memory Keepers. They’re double sided, so the women can pick their favorite side to show and no two cards will be the same. I was afraid it would be too “loud” so I went with a plain yellow base (embossed with the Cuttlebug) and plain blue candle. I made a print and cut (Silhouette) flame and found a new fun technique to add even more texture: flocking! I stamped the hearts and candles with rubber stamps on a glue pad and sprinkled on flocking. I love the extra texture! I did refrain from adding “sprinkles” to this cupcake. It would have been too busy on this card and not practical for 30+ women to make in an hour with the other cards.  I’ve made the pink heart optional so it can look less “girly.”

For my final design I went with my favorite ruffled flower cut by the Silhouette, as an all-occasion card. I can get three full flowers from a 12×12 page (six sections per flower). This was the simplest I could be happy with and still have the women be able to complete all the cards in an hour. Plus I wanted to keep the cost down. The circle strip is cut from white vinyl and the center rectangle is embossed with the Cuttlebug.

The top flower card is a non-inked version (again, I can’t provide ink pads for 30+ women) and the lower card has inked flower edges, card edges, and ink swiped across some of the embossing.

I hope they like them!  I’m leaving in an hour to go teach.  🙂