Card Making Workshop – Creating Gift Card Holders

Fun Fold Cards Featuring Irresistible Blooms

What you’ll learn
You will be able to create gift card holders from start to finish.
You will be able to cut, score and layer cards.
You will be able to stamp and sponge color sentiments.
You will be able to die cut shapes to add embellishments to your cards.
You will learn advanced techniques for creating professional looking cards.

Requirements
No previous crafting experience is necessary.
Card making supplies or the curiosity to learn how to use them.
You will need several types of materials including patterned paper, card stock, stamps, and dies.

Description
In this workshop course, you will learn how to cut, layer, stamp and embellish Gift Card Holder Cards. You will use the Irresistible Blooms Stamp Set, Irresistible Blooms Dies, the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper, and coordinating cardstock and ink by Stampin’ Up! You will learn how to create a card which has an area for a message and a place to secure a gift card. . The cards will have multiple layers and embellishments. You can substitute any of these supplies with items from your craft stash. You can use the skills you acquire in this course to create other cards because the techniques you learn are broadly applicable.If you are a beginner, you will learn new skills and if you are already an advanced card maker, you will learn how to create cards more efficiently and effectively. You will learn skills, tips & tricks for creating Gift Card Holders. You will start by cutting and scoring the cardstock for your card bases. Then you will add additional layers using Basic White and the Hello, Irresistible Designer Series Paper. Then, you will learn to die cut shapes from the Irresistible Blooms dies and Scalloped Contours Dies using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. You will design cards using several patterns of paper, making each card unique. You will learn to stamp and sponge color your sentiments for your cards. You will add and layer your embellishments to add finishing touches to your cards, making each design unique. You will learn how to use mini envelopes or pockets for holding gift cards so that you can experiment with different designs. The skills you learn in this class can be applied to a variety of card making projects. I hope you will share your projects with your classmates and practice what you learn.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction & Ingredients

Lecture 1 Instructor Introduction & Course Overview

Lecture 2 Card Making Supplies – Gift Card Holder Ingredients

Section 2: Creating Card Bases & Layers

Lecture 3 Cutting & Scoring Card Bases

Lecture 4 Folding and Slitting the Card Bases

Lecture 5 Assembling the Card Bases

Lecture 6 Creating Designer Series Paper Layers

Section 3: Die Cutting, Stamping & Embellishing

Lecture 7 Stamping the Inside of the Cards

Lecture 8 Die Cutting Tips & Tricks

Lecture 9 Creating Stickers

Lecture 10 Stamping & Blending Techniques

Lecture 11 Embellishing the Cards

Section 4: Other Styles & Finishing Touches

Lecture 12 Methods for Closing the Gift Card Holder

Crafters who enjoy the card making process.,Crafters who want to learn different card designs and techniques.,Crafters who enjoy giving gift cards and who want to present them in a unique way.,Crafters who are interested in mass producing cards to share or to sell.