SHABBY CHIC AND ANTIQUE CARDS.....Gecko Galz Retreat Card Class

I thought I would share how to make the cards I taught at the Gecko Galz retreat this year.

BEST WISHES CARD

Products;

Paper s from Paper Studio

Corrugated Card stock from Canvas Corp

Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks

Adhesive 

Glossy Accents

Cream Acrylic paint by Deco Arts

Sentiment stamp by Stamping up

pearl buttons

pop dots

Tim Holtz Scissors or paper distressing tool 

paint brush

HOW TO CREATE CARD

Cut blue pattern paper to fit top of card base and ink with your Vintage photo ink.

Cut the cream crackle paper to 1" smaller than the base piece and using your paper distresser rough up edges all the way around then ink with your brown ink. Next take your square of corrugated paper and tear right side and bottom then paint with your cream paint and let dry then ink edges with brown ink.

Cut strip of blue and distress the edges and ink with brown then stamp sentiment using black ink.

Layer on white crackle piece then your corrugated board. Take your picture of the girl with the stars and add onto board. To right side of picture add 4 pearl buttons.

Then add your sentiment trip using pop dots. Tie ribbon around the top and add stickles to all the stars.

DELIGHT CARD

Products;

Paper s from Paper Studio

Brown card stock

Corrugated Card stock from Canvas Corp

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Adhesive 

Glossy Accents

Cream Acrylic paint by Deco Arts

Sentiment stamp by Stamping up

Lace trim and jupe trim

Music note flower by Spare Parts

Feather

Tim Holtz Scissors or paper distressing tool

Paint brush

HOW TO CREATE CARD

Cut brown card stock to fit top of card base then cut print paper a 1/4" smaller then another piece of brown card stock 1/2" smaller than the print piece and last a small piece of print paper 1/4" larger than the image. Take all the papers and dry brush on cream acrylic paint and let dry. Take large print paper piece and distress edges then ink with brown ink. Layer all pieces on including picture of lady reaching for moon. Next along the bottom layer on lace piece then the jute trim then the music note flower and feather on the left side of the trims. Then take your 1"x 2" Kraft piece and stamp sentiment on it using your vintage photo ink then distress with cream paint and pop dot it to right side of trims.

GRATEFUL CARD

Products;

Paper s from 7 Gypsies 

Red and Gold Embossed paper by Paper Studio

Red Ribbon Flower

Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks

Adhesive 

Glossy Accents

Gold Acrylic paint by Anita's

Sentiment stamp by Stamping up

black bias ribbon

Tim Holtz Scissors or paper distressing tool

HOW TO CREATE CARD

Cut 7 Gypsies paper to fit on the top of card base dry brush with gold ink. Cut gold and red embossed paper into square and adhere to top left side of card. Take the image of the girl with the bird  and ink edges with your black soot ink then add to card top.

Next take your red ribbon flower and twist top around black ink pad and let dry then adhere to left side of card. take your red strip of paper and stamp your sentiment in black then pop dot it to upper left corner of card. Add your black seam binding ribbon around card.

THANKS CARD

Products;

Paper s from Paper Studio

Music Vellum by Paper Studios

Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks

Adhesive 

Glossy Accents

Red tiny flowers by spare parts

Sentiment stamp by Stamping up

Lace Trim

Pink Bias Ribbon

Pop Dots

Tim Holtz Scissors or paper distressing tool

HOW TO CREATE CARD

Cut script print paper to fit the top of your card base and ink edges with your brown ink. then cut a 2.5" wide piece of music vellum and distress edges then ink entire piece with brown ink and then layer across the top of card base. Layer on image of lady with leaves then layer on lace trims. Next add three mini red flowers  at bottom edge of picture. On a small piece of white card stock stamp your sentiment then tear the edges and ink with brown and pop it to upper right side with pop dots. finish with pale pink ribbon.

WISH CARD

Products;

Paper s from Paper Studio

Orange & Coral Card Stock

Script Tissue paper from Canvas Corp

Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Inks

Adhesive 

Glossy Accents

Coral Bias Ribbon

Glimmer Mist in Italian Sunset

Sentiment stamp by Stamping up

Butterflies by Recollections

Tim Holtz Scissors or paper distressing tool

HOW TO CREATE CARD

Cut your pink floral paper to the size of your card base and adhere to top and ink lightly with your brown ink. Next cut your orange card stock 1/2" smaller than your floral piece, distress the edges and ink with your brown ink. Next cut your script tissue 1/4" smaller than your orange card stock piece and then crumple in your hand. Spread it out a bit and adhere down each corner to the orange card stock. Cut your coral card stock 1/4" larger than the image of the butterfly lady, ink the edges and layer onto card base tword the left side of card. Then take your two butterflies and spray them with your Glimmer mist and let dry. Next add them to the left side of the card using your glossy accents.

On your small orange piece of  card stock  stamp your sentiment and ink the edges in brown then pop dot onto your card. Finish with your coral ribbon.

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