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Hi! Welcome to the Stress Free Cardmaking classes in October 2026 event page!
I have a couple classes on Clean and Simple (CAS) cardmaking. I hope you can join me and create some cards for this event 😊.
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1. FREE Pre-Recorded QUICK CAS card: (Oct 2 free for 24hrs, paid ticket holders can view forever)
Grab some supplies from your craft room and create along!
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The 5 Supply Rule:
- Lined image background
- Watercolors/reinkers
- Coordinating sentiment stamp
- Stamp positioner
- Splatter of your choice
Supplies Used in Sample:
- Unity Stamp Company Felines Galore Background
- Distress Ink Reinkers Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers
- Newton’s Nook Cat-itude (Sentiments)
- Misti Stamp Platform
- Acrylic black paint (splatter) or use black ink of your choice
Additional Supplies from your craft room/home
- Optional: Heat tool (for drying between or after ink smooshing)Supply List:
- Heavyweight A2 cardbase (I use Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Black ink for water coloring – Stellar Ink Black Widow
- Black ink for sentiment – Versafine Clair Nocturne
- Acetate or plastic packaging
- Water spray bottle
- Fan brush
- Ink blender (I used a dome foam blender from Scrapbook.com)
- Stamp block or glass surface
- Scoreboard and Bone folder
- Paper-safe tape or Scotch Purple Delicate Surface Tape
Instructions
download Instructions Handout here
- Cut an A2 (8-1/2”x11”) card base out of a nice white card stock safe for some water coloring or a sturdy regular white (sample uses Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Score at 5-1/2”
- Use a stamp positioner or block to adhere the background stamp (sample uses Unity Stamp Company Felines Galore Background
- Ink up the stamp with a water color safe ink (sample uses Stellar Ink Black Widow)
- Use an ink blender (sample uses a dome blender) to blend out the edges to soften the ink
- Stamp the image on the card front
- Set ink with a heat tool or let dry according with your ink pad instructions
- Tape your card base to a glass media mat or a clip board to hold it flat while we have fun! Make sure to use a tape that doesn’t harm paper!
- I use Scotch purple Delicate Surface, but it will damage paper if you don’t apply it to your inner arm first
- Use reinkers or an ink pad pressed on glass or acrylic block spaced out
- Add water to get the color tone you want
- Sample uses Distress Ink Reinkers Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers
- Keep in mind the color will lighten when on the paper and dry
- Use acetate to grab a color and splat it on random places on the image
- Let dry or use a heat tool to dry between colors
- Repeat with all colors until you have a colorful image
- Sling some black splatter at an angle (sample uses black acrylic paint, mixed with a little water and a fan brush), leaving room for the sentiment
- Stamp the coordinating sentiment in the empty space (sample uses bottom right corner with Newton’s Nook Cat-itude
- Tip 1: If you experience warping, pass your card through a Minc or laminator sandwiched in a carrier sheet.
- Tip 2: If you don’t have a good card base to use this technique directly on the front or you don’t like the look of the ink bleeding through to the inside, use a 4-1/4×5-1/2 card front for the technique and glue onto a card base after
- Tip 3: if you use Distress Oxides or another pigment ink, make sure you use a stamp positioner so you can place the card front back in afterwards and stamp the outline on top again in the same place
2. LIVE Class QUICK CAS cards (Paid ticket holders only)
Class is for PAID ticket holders only (Get your Ticket here to make sure you don’t miss it!) and goes LIVE Friday Oct 2.
Grab some supplies from your craft room and create along!
Get your ticket here to make sure you don’t miss it!
Card 1: Traditional Clean & Simple (CAS)
The 5 Supply Rule:
- Fun stamp character to color
- Favorite coloring medium
- Coordinating stencil
- Coordinating inks
- Coordinating sentiment stamp
Supplies Used in Sample:
- Unity Stamp Company Monster Hugs
- OLO Markers
- Lawn Fawn Lots of Stars Background Stencil
- Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey, Wilted Violet
- Unity Stamp Company Other Worldly Greetings (Sentiment)
Don’t have a stamp to use? Get the Printables to complement my classes by purchasing the All Access Ticket that comes with the Ultimate Cardmaking Bundle. It also includes BONUS class content to step up these cards even more!
Additional Supplies from your craft room/home
- Heavyweight A2 card base (I use Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Black ink for coloring – Stellar Ink Black Widow
- Black ink for sentiment – Versafine Clair Nocturne
- Ink Blender (I use a generic blending brush)
- Water spray bottle
- Fan brush
- Stamp block or glass surface
- Scoreboard and Bone folder
- Paper Trimmer & Scissors
- Paper-safe tape or Scotch Purple Delicate Surface Tape
- Optional: Heat tool (for drying after splatter)
Instructions
- Cut an A2 (8-1/2”x11”) card base out of a nice white card stock safe for some coloring or a sturdy regular white (sample uses Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Score at 5-1/2”
- Place your character on a block (sample uses Unity Stamp Company Monster Hugs )
- Ink up the stamp with your favorite medium safe ink (sample uses Stellar Ink Black Widow) and stamp onto your card base
- Color with your favorite medium (sample uses OLO Markers)
- Stamp the same image on some scrap paper and cut out a rough mask
- Temporarily adhere the mask onto your colored image (I use Scotch Delicate Surface Tape)
- Secure your card base onto your crafting surface (I use Scotch Delicate Surface Tape)
- Position your stencil (sample uses Lawn Fawn Lots of Stars Background)
- Use an ink blender (sample uses a generic brush blender) and ink up the center space of the card (sample uses Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade)
- If you have a second layer stencil set position and ink up again (sample uses Distress Ink Wild Honey)
- Press another color ink pad onto a block or glass media mat, spritz with some water, and splatter across the card at an angle (sample uses Distress Ink Wilted Violet and a fan brush)
- Finish the card with a sentiment stamped directly on the card base (sample uses Unity Stamp Company Other Worldly Greetings with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink)
Tip: If you don’t have a good card base to use this technique directly on the front or you don’t like the look of the ink bleeding through to the inside, use a 4-1/4×5-1/2 card front for the technique and glue onto a card base after
Card 2: Step up CAS, Quick and Simple: Let’s upgrade to an EASY Shaker Card!
The 5 Supply Rule:
- Fun stamp character to color
- Favorite coloring medium
- Coordinating sentiment stamp
- A2 Card Protector Bag or Infinity Shaker Pocket
- Coordinating Shaker Bits
Supplies Used in Sample:
- Unity Stamp Company Monster Hugs “alien”
- OLO Markers
- Unity Stamp Company Other Worldly Greetings (Sentiment)
- A2 Card Protector Bag
- Black and White Peppermint Mix and Gold Caviar Beads
Don’t have any galaxy paper to use? Get the Printables to complement my classes by purchasing the All Access Ticket that comes with the Ultimate Cardmaking Bundle. It also includes BONUS class content to step up these cards even more!
Additional Supplies from your craft room/home
- Heavyweight A2 card base (I use Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Black ink for coloring – Stellar Ink Black Widow
- Designer Paper – I used my Printable Galaxy Paper
- Stamp block
- Scoreboard and Bone folder
- Paper Trimmer & Scissors
- Double-sided Tape – 1/4” and 1”
- Foam Tape 1”
- Paper-safe tape or Scotch Purple Delicate Surface Tape
- Optional: Hexagon Punch for flagging sentiment
Instructions
- Cut an A2 (8-1/2”x11”) card base out of a nice white card stock safe for some coloring or a sturdy regular white (sample uses Accent Opaque Digital 100lb)
- Score at 5-1/2”
- Place your character on a block (sample uses Unity Stamp Company Monster Hugs )
- Ink up the stamp with your favorite medium safe ink (sample uses Stellar Ink Black Widow) and stamp onto scrap paper
- Color with your favorite medium (sample uses OLO Markers)
- Cut out your image
- Cut a 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” panel of patterned paper from your stash to match your card theme or use the same card front stencil design from Card 1. (sample uses Galaxy paper from Printable included in the Ultimate Cardmaking Bundle)
- Insert the paper panel inside an infinity shaker pocket or card protector bag (sample uses an A2 Card Protector Bag ) and push down tight against the bottom of the bag and one side
- Fold the extra bag edge over and secure it on the back with double-sided tape (sample uses ¼”)
- Add coordinating shaker bits (sample uses black and white peppermint and stars mix with gold caviar beads)
- Use double-sided tape to seal the bag tight over the back (sample uses ¼”)
- Adhere the sealed shaker pocket panel to your card base with double-sided tape (sample uses 1”)
- Stamp sentiment on scrap paper and trim a sentiment strip (sample uses Unity Stamp Company Other Worldly Greetings and flags one side)
- Adhere your character to the sentiment so strip comes out from behind character (sample uses 1” foam tape”)
- Add double-sided tape to the back of the sentiment and adhere the assembly to the card base
- Now Shake It!
Tip: Mailing this kind of a shaker can press the bits into the plastic “denting” or possibly poking through it. To avoid this, use less “pokey” bits (no faceted gems) and mail with a thin foam piece (I use 12×12 dinner plate packing foam from Amazon trimmed down to fit the card, place in a sturdy A6 Kraft envelope for an A2 card)
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