Merry and Light Class

Hi everyone - As promised, I'm back to share projects made during Friday's Gina K/Simon Says Stamp collab class Merry and Light (link is to the free class on YouTube). You could order a kit to use during class which I did. Gina's techniques can be used with any 3D embossing folder w/coordinating stencils, so check it out!

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; 

SSS Midnight Green

Stamps with dies - Gina K/SSS Merry and Light

Embossing folder w/dies & stencils - Gina K Grand Poinsettia

Inks - Gina K Merry and Light Cube Ink Set

Other - SSS Gold Sequins; scrap of ribbon

Additional supplies: SSS Starshine dots

I crafted along and made all three projects, including clean-up along the way, during class! Gina's style was very calm and organized with loads of tips. We die cut 4 poinsettias, embossed them and then used the stencils to color. Stamped and die cut all the sentiments. The stamps and inks worked beautifully - I was pleased to get great impressions using a MISTI with only two inkings! We created the snowflake backgrounds with snowflakes in the class stamp set & a lot of first, second & third generation stamping. So fun! 

The 3D poinsettia embossing folder, with dies and stencils, was exclusive to the class. We made 1 light cranberry poinsettia, two mediums and one dark for the three projects. The tag was just card stock trimmed to a tag, then Gina showed using one of the snowflake outline dies to make the hole. Besides the outline die to cut the poinsettia (cut, then emboss), there were two pine sprigs. I finished the tag with a scrap of hoarded ribbon from the stash, probably May Arts. 

On card two, we glued two medium cranberry poinsettias to opposite corners of a layering panel of white & trimmed the edges. Matted with green and added to an A2 card. Gold sequins went into the flower centers. I also added Starshine dots because I got a small smudge upper right. A dot strategically covered it. 😆

How about a bonus? I added the poinsettia bits trimmed from the second card, plus some pine sprigs & an extra sentiment, to a Tim Holtz tag (from his Stamptember class - see other projects HERE). Added a scrap of ribbon (same brand different color - lol) & popped it onto a Paper Studio watercolor printed card. Added some Starshine dots since they were out.

I enjoyed this class so much - it was another example (Tim Holtz's class being the other) of taking the time to create multiple items then quickly assembling into projects. I will add my bonus card to Merry Little Christmas #65 where Anything Goes Christmas (entry #5). The others were Gina's designs; this one was my own. 

That's it for today, friends! I'm clicking along on those holiday makes - will have to start mailing them out in a week - yikes! Hope you're doing well on yours!!