Create & Connect 3

I joined the Pinkfresh Studio Create & Connect online event in May. It was a two day event with 3 classes on Saturday and 2 classes on Sunday plus a demo. Each class included 2 cards except for the watercolor class that was just the technique. Also, there was a make & take on each class. 

I decided to watch the classes and then work on my cards so at the end I did my own thing but trying to follow the class idea. In some I did change a bit others a lot but guess that's where our creativity comes in place. I didn't follow their colors because well I didn't use their inks so I did what I was feeling at the moment. For 4 classes I used Altenew crisp dye inks and the one that was supposed to be watercolor since I don't do watercolor I used distress oxide inks

The third class was with Heather Hoffman with butterfly garden bundle. This bundle included stamp set, layered stencils which you needed otherwise the whole was not showing completely and dies.

For the first card started by embossing with coordinating hot foil plate geo arch on a layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then cut it about 4x5-1/4” and mounted to an A2 card base of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 120 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock then die cut a layer of Accent Opaque Digital International Paper 80 lb. Cover Smooth white cardstock with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A then centered the essentials ornate circle and die cut just the inside die which does not cut the piece out and glue to the rest but just the outside making sure the center didn't have adhesive so I could arrange the flowers as if they were coming out from there. Two of the butterflies are flat and one, the big one has 4 layers and finally some clear iridescent drops

Once again, these layered stencils don’t do the whole thing so you need the stamp to finish the flowers and the butterflies. I did the stenciling first and stamped after with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink and then die cut.

Used Altenew crisp dye ink Butterflies: rock gray collection pure graphite, green fields collection jet black, red cosmos collection ruby red, red sunset collection velvet; Leaves: sea shore collection volcano lake, lagoon; Flowers: enchanted garden collection hydrangea, ultraviolet