Finally got round to attending a craft class at Lottie's and what a fun one it was. Belinda showed us how to make 5 cards in three hours using Graphic 45 papers in lots of creative ways.
The paper was a lovely antique one featuring children and alphabets in shades of red, brown and cream. Banners and flags (Belinda's signature style) were much in evidence as well as Tim Holtz Embossing Folders, Distress inks, Glimmer Mist, Nestabilities and string. My distressing tool was well used too!
This card has lots of texture and the folded banner adds dimension. Most edges of the 'embellishments' on these cards have been roughened with a distressing tool before being coloured with distress inks.
The main cardstock from Graphic 45 (Alphabet Soup from ABC Primer collection) has 9 framed panels and the ones not used in their original square were cut into triangles (2 sizes using both sides) 2 other complimentary papers from other collections were used. We also used a white resist crayon to make the little boy's face show up when distressing ink pad was used to tint and darken the edges of the frame.
The cat came from one of the other 'frames' and the words have been cut from a single stamped image.
A very quick and easy card to finish with - Nestability die cut frames and image arranged creatively and wrapped with string. The rolled corner and scroll stamping adds interest to this simple design
