Stretch Your Stamps 2 Giveaway and OCC Sale

Hello. who wants to win a spot in the latest Online Card Class – Stretch Your Stamps 2? If you do, keep reading.

Look at your stamps in a whole new way! Back by popular demand, join Online Card Classes for another great installment of Stretch Your Stamps!

Join instructors Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, Debby Hughes, and friends (including me!), to discover just how far you can stretch your stamps—whether you’re an expert stamper or just getting started. In Stretch Your Stamps 2, you’ll learn how particular styles of stamps can be used in a variety of creative ways to expand your card-making skills. Over the course of this two-week session, you’ll be introduced to techniques and concepts through expert instructor videos, and then build on your new knowledge with the help of inspiring guest artist examples. Stretch Your Stamps 2 includes over 30 videos and 40 card ideas, along with instructional PDFs, a forum, galleries, shopping discounts, prizes and more.

For more information Stretch Your Stamps 2 from Online Card Classes, click HERE. Class starts August 4, 2014, but you will have lifetime access to the content.

PEEKS

I am super pumped to be involved in another Online Card Class and I have a spot in the class to give-away to one lucky person. All you need to do is leave me a comment on this post by Thursday 31st July. Please comment by 11pm (Australian Eastern Standard time).

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AND one more thing before I go…Online Card Classes is having a sale! Who doesn’t love a sale?

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For the first time ever, you can take any (or all) past Online Card Classes at a discount! We’re offering $5 off each of our previous independent card classes — no coupon code needed, just register for the classes of your choice. Tell your friends! Now is the perfect time to stock up on inspiration! Visit Online Card Classes to join us.
Hope to see you in class.

Marion

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Faux Hand Painting

I’m back with another card for the Online card class – Watercolor for Cardmakers.

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I have been totally inspired and simply blown away by both of Dawn Woleslagle’s watercolouring techniques shown on Day 7 and 8 of class. I hadn’t thought to do this technique, but since watching, I can’t stop. I’m addicted! I stamped the images in Distress ink and then I painted over the top with water. I had fun and I felt like a real painter!

Watercolour flowers | Marion Vagg

Watercolour flowers - detail | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts Etched Floer Cling stamp, Hero Arts Messages with Flourish Stamp set

Card: Canson watercolour paper, Hero Arts layering papers – Punch

Ink: Distress Markers – Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn, VersaFine Onyx Black ink

Other Supplies: Watercolour paint brushes, water

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Watercolouring with an acrylic block

I’m back with another card for the Online card class – Watercolor for Cardmakers.

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Both of these cards use the technique of inking an acrylic block, spritzing with water and then stamping, as shown by Laura Bassen on Day 1. I love the unpredictablitiy of this technique.

Thanks | Marion Vagg

Thanks - detail | Marion Vagg

The ‘thanks’ is die cut and is recessed into the panel, whereas the ‘hello’ is die cut and 3 layers are placed on top of the focal panel.

Hello | Marion Vagg

Hello - detail | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Stamps: None

Card: Canson watercolour paper, Hero Arts layering papers – Mocha

Ink: Distress Markers – Barn Door, Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey

Other Supplies: Acrylic block, Spray bottle filled with water, Paper Smooches Quite Tag dies (Hello and Thanks), Cuttlebug, Sequins, Toombow Mono Multi adhesive, Heat gun

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Watercolour Hello

Hello…remember me? I know its been a long time. There have been several reasons for my absence, but mostly I just needed a break from card making. Ever been there?

Anyway, I am currently taking the Online card class – Watercolor for Cardmakers and I made a card!

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For this card I created a watercoloured background using distress markers. Firstly I heat embossed the background stamp in white embossing powder and then roughly coloured the image in with Distress Markers. I then spritzed the panel with water and watched the colours blend.

Watercoloured Hello | Marion Vagg

Once dry I cut out the letters and inlaid them back in to create a flush image.

Watercoloured Hello - detail | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Stamps: Hero Arts and Basic Grey ‘Flower dot pattern’ stamp

Card: Canson watercolour paper, AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock, Hero Arts Azure layering papers

Ink: Distress Markers – Salty Ocean, Broken China, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Peeled Paint

Other Supplies: My Favorite Things High Rise lowercase alphabet letter dies, Cuttlebug, AnnaBelle Stamps white embossing powder, Heat tool, Anti-Static pillow, Water spray bottle.

I hope to be back really soon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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Textural Effects

I’m back with my last card for the online card class – Clean and Simple Card making 3.

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I have created another one layer card, concentrating on adding texture with an embossing folder (and using a die as a diffuser) as shown by Julie Ebersole on Day 9. I also decided to give Dawn Woleslagle’s creative colouring technique a go as shown on Day 8. After stamping the floral image, I used a Copic O Blender pen to ‘watercolour’ the image. It is a really cool effect.

Happy Birthday Flower | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Stamps: Avery Elle ‘Thanks a Bunch’ Stamp set

Card: AnnaBelle Stamps smooth white cardstock

Ink: Hero Arts inks – Bubblegum, Raspberry Jam, Field Greens, Green Hills, VersaFine – Smokey Grey

Other Supplies: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Victoria, Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 3 die, Cuttlebug, Wink of Stella glitter brush pen – clear, Copic Marker – Blender Pen

It has been so overcast here and has rained non-stop for 2 days. I’m about to build an ark I think!
Thanks for stopping by,

Marion

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