July Shoebox Cards

Hi Everyone!!

Hope you are enjoying your summer!!  I am loving these cooler July temps and having the windows open!!

Here are the amazing creations from our July Shoebox card group!!  

This fun card features the paper pack Fresh Air!  It is an amazing kit and if you like it and thinking you might maybe want it, I would order it asap!  I think this is the hot set for this book!!  Back to the card!  I love this paper pack and Liz Johnson shared a lovely card that I used for inspiration!!  

Anita's card uses lots of older techniques, crumpling and inking, large background stamping using a brayer, and doing two colors at one time... without really masking.  We used the ribbon to hide the transition since the large background isn't quite as big as the paper!!  What a lovely card!!  

Julie and Melani both did similar cards... "the lantern card".  Here's Julie's version.  The base is 6x6 and a decorative layer of 5.75x5.75.  The strips 2x11 (4), scored at every two inches. 1x4 (2) and B&T or stamped images 1.75x1.75 (20).  You will want to connect the strips to the base before adding the decorative layer. Use the 1x4 to connect the top and punch a hole in the crossed over section and add your string or ribbon. (note we added a decorative circle to cover and hold the string or ribbon).  This folds flat for mailing.

Melani also did the lantern card.  She did double layers.  We did Melani's card first and she taught us the card from scratch.  This lantern has a double layer.  After doing the first lantern card, the second one was a breeze. The layers are 6x6, 5 7/8x5 7/8 and 5 3/4x5 3/4, 

1 7/8x1 7/8 and 1 3/4x1 3/4.  

Here it is open!!

Roxxy's card is a fun Bee card.  We used a two step stamp set, stamping yellow first and then the black, mounted the embossed yellow onto the black cardstock and then added the die cut bees on top and added the sentiment.

We always have a great time doing shoebox cards!!  Join us for the next class on Tuesday, August 7th, at 7:00 PM.  See you then!!