With Love event Class Four Cards

Hi everyone - Final day of cards I made in the fourth class of the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT) last Saturday. You can see a group photo of the batch of cards, what the session kit contained, plus the class one cards with Meghann Andrew HERE. You can see class two cards with Cathy Zielske HERE and class three cards with Dana Joy HERE. 

Anyone who knows Jennifer McGuire (the crafting GOAT) has heard of her "Share Handmade Kindness" mantra. SCT thought that would be a great collaboration for this event. Jennifer described how it all began & shared some stories of cards she's donated - very inspiring!

Card one is an interactive card - the white page pulls up from inside the typewriter to reveal the hidden message. Amazingly easy to put together - we did a lot of homework on this one! Jennifer mentioned she loves to inlay so would probably inlay all the typewriter keys - yikes!! For the class we just backed the keyboard die cut with silver.

Jennifer had us trim "so very" off the die cut sentiment for a different look. The typewriter is stamped with the bouquet stamp for some interest; you could also cut it in a patterned paper. I didn't photograph the card with the pull-out tucked in. Oh, Jennifer also trimmed her card to shorter than A2 so it would fit into an A2 envelope. Not me - I'll just pop it into a larger envelope!

Card two is a window card, different that Meghann's in that it's interactive. Putting it together gave me many problems. I'm still trying to decide if it's useable. 

Jennifer wanted the shutters to close over the window so when you take the card out of the envelope (with shutters closed), the shutters pop open. When assembled there was a gap in the center so they didn't look closed. Jennifer used solid color cardstock & cut a second set of shutters, trimmed off the tabs (that go behind the window assembly) & "cheated" in a bit when gluing atop the existing shutters. That way, they closed perfectly.

I had die cut my shutters with white backed cardstock. I didn't like the white on the inside so I cut a third set of shutters to glue over the white. Made a very thick stack and I don't like the look from the side, oh well. You can see in the photo how I tried to cover the white edge with a grey Copic.

The other element Jennifer did that I skipped was to have the window peek into the card's inside. She glued the bouquet panel to the inside where you'd write your message. Her inside message was a strip hidden by the Hello Friend on the front.

When I cut the hole for the window into the card front, my opening seemed too large. I ended up gluing the bouquet-stamped panel directly behind the window. Of course, detail loving Jennifer would've sandwiched acetate in the window but she left that step out in the instructions. I was just glad to finish this during class!

Jennifer did a bonus session called "Mix It Up". She turned the window box greenery and flowers into a wreath & the window curtains became a bow - so clever!! I don't have her engineer brain but I know I'll get a lot of use from this kit!!

To wrap up, SCT announced two more of these one-day events coming up in 2025. One will take place in July (holiday cards) and one in September (Halloween cards). Registrations will open to the general public on Feb. 14th; With Love participants could register now so I did! Products and instruction are first class - well worth your time and money!

Thanks for checking out my class cards & happy crafting!!

With Love event Class Three cards

Hey there - I'm back with cards I made in the third class of the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT) last Saturday. The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. You can see a photo of the batch of cards, what the session kit contained, plus the class one cards with Meghann HERE. You can see class two cards with Cathy HERE. 

The sweet Dana Joy taught at her first SCT event and did great. She has contributed to the Hero Arts blog and has a YouTube channel (@Dana Joy). 

Card one used some of the same supplies that Cathy used yesterday but in a different way. Dana showed us inking after die cutting the sentiment; I inked a white strip and die cut from it. That way I was able to make the sentiment at right in the phone by die cutting the shadow from the inked remainder. I backed it with a white shadow & then inlaid the inked bits and another white sentiment for more dimension. Dana made her hearts look more like a typewritten page; I cascade them.

Card two used the subway tile stencil Meghann used, plus a die that cuts little envelopes & a sweet string bow die. We also stamped sentiments and postmarks on the envelopes (except the hidden yellow one).

Card three used the floral bouquet stamp with coordinating stencils & die. Somehow I'd gotten black ink on my pink pad so my roses got dark, oh well - still useable. After die cutting the bouquets I arranged them in the corners, trimmed the excess and stamped the sentiment. The little bits trimmed off were saved for future cards.

That's it for today; I'll be back tomorrow with class four cards. Thanks for visiting!

With Love event Class Two Cards

Hi all - I'm back to share cards I made in the second class of the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT). The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. You can see a photo of the batch of cards, what the session kit contained, plus the class one cards with Meghann HERE. 

The cards below were made in the class with Cathy Zielske, the Art Director at SCT, YouTuber & blogger (CZ Design) & she has a line of products at Simon Says Stamp HERE. I love how she "boops" when she places her gems & calls objects "little friends".

Card one used the floral bouquet and ball jar images with coordinating dies and stencils. The sentiment is mixed with die cuts and stamping. So simple, yet effective.

Card two (or this little friend, as Cathy would say) used the envelope die in the class kit to create a shaped card that opens at the bottom! We just placed the fold inside the cut line so the bottom edge stayed folded when we die cut the rest. Some masking & stamping gave us a liner look behind the sweet note. I left my note loose so it can be pulled out from the card base. Again, I used enamel dots instead of the bitty flower centers that you could die cut.

Card three used a cute batch of dies to create an old fashioned typewriter. Cathy did a white background with the cover plate that adds a heart pattern to it (hard to see in the photo). She suggested a neutral would also be fun so I tried this pale grey. A mixed die cut & stamped sentiment finished the card.

At the end of her session Cathy also showed two bonus cards; no instructions, but they looked super simple to create. I'm sure to try them sometime. Yesterday Cathy offered a free download to create some design templates - check that out HERE.

That's it for today; thanks for checking in & I'll be back tomorrow with class three cards. Have a fabulous day!!

With Love event Class One cards

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I'm writing this while listening to the game. Get it together Chiefs!!

I had a wonderful time yesterday at the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT). This was my first session with them and I LOVED it!! The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. She called it "Mix It Up", meaning she took event kit items and used them creatively. She loves to think outside the box! The day was opened and closed by Catherine Tachdjian, the owner/publisher, including prizes. Sadly, I didn't win anything...

Here's a shot of all the class cards I made (note: card 3 in row 3 is upside down - I didn't notice when I photographed):

And here's a shot of the kit contents (except the cardstock) - can you believe it? 45 dies, 2 stamp sets and 7 stencils, plus generous card stock for both card bases and layering - such an incredible value!! Oh, and a large mesh storage bag with the event logo came with it. You had to furnish your own colored cardstock. The instructors listed what they used but I dug through my own stash (mostly Recollections from Michael's and Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby), rather than order more. Die cut sentiments (with shadows) included: 

• you are
• so very loved
• sending
• here for you
• you shine (not used for any class cards)

I'll post separate photos from one class each day for the next few days. Some classes also shared bonus cards which I may or may not have recreated. I'll share how I modified my card from what the instructors taught. First up, cards from Meghann Andrew's class; she coordinates online content for SCT:

Card one is a shaker with inked acetate (Ranger Patina Alcohol ink). Filler is from the kit's heart confetti die plus some mix I got at Michael's. My house is so dry and static-y that loads of mix stuck to the acetate. Oh well, some also shook freely. Meghann used darker cardstock & ink on her sentiment. I just love the subway tile stenciling!

On card two, Meghann did ink blending on her cups using the coordinating stencils. I chose to color my cups with Copic markers. The sentiments were stamped through the stencil after ink blending it (masking off for the "table").

On card three, Meghann used the flower center die to cut orange flower centers. I used some black enamel dots that came from Cindy (Escape to Stamping) for my upcoming birthday. Thanks again, Cindy!! I also used a different sentiment.

I also completed one of Meghann's bonus cards since I had done all the homework, including finishing card one the day before the event! She shared instructions for a second bonus card which I'll try to make at some point. For this bonus card, she had us using part of the negative that's left from die cutting the heart confetti.

I'll link up to Darnell's February NBUS Challenge #71 with card one since that was my first play with new supplies.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow for the second set of cards from the With Love event - class taught by the delightful Cathy Zielske.