OWH Design Bootcamp - How Does It Feel

This month's Design Bootcamp was a great lesson from Paula about Texture - tactile and visual.  I was working on the Throwdown Challenge for masculine birthday cards, so this card is missing buttons and bows :-)  The link wasn't working for the Throwdown but you can see my other card here.

Visual texture - Found this great weathered wood paper in my stash for the base layer to compliment the sentiment.
Tactile texture - Used a silver Paper Pen to make hubcaps and Glossy Accents for the other chrome pieces.  Added smooth silver faux metal dots to resemble the hubcaps.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Supplies:

• Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Recollections Black Cardstock
• MME's Dolled Up "Favorite" Cardstock
• Doodle Pantry's Hot Rod image and sentiment
• Colorbok Victorian Parlour Metal Accents

OWH Boot Camp - All Things Being Equal

I enjoyed this design lesson very much!  I might be a 75/25 gal - 75% of the cards I make are asymmetrical and the rest symmetrical. This lesson made me think about it!  With this card,  I was going for an asymmetrical look:

 

 

Supplies:  Neenah Solar White Cardstock, Pop Tones Licorice Cardstock, Paper Studio Lola & Luca DP, MFT Fishtail Flags die, Stampabilities sentiment, VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and ribbon/buttons from stash. 

 

I thought I should push myself a bit :-) and try symmetrical so...here's the second card:

 

 

 



Supplies:  Neenah Solar White Cardstock, DCWV Creamy Cardstock stack, MME enamel dots, Sizzix Zig Zag Circle dies, Fiskar's circle punches, VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and sentiment stamp (manufacturer unknown). 

 

Thanks for visiting and special THANKS to Paula for the design lesson! 

 

 



OWH Boot Camp - White Space

Sometimes less is more.  Don't get me wrong...I'm VERY attached to my 40% off embellishments and designer paper pads!  The Boot Camp homework was to create a generous white space card with a focal point.  I picked up this dove punch at a big box store last year after the holidays (on sale, of course) and now I know what I'll use it for!  Also, the embossing folder coordinates with the label die which makes it so easy to work with.  Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

• Neenah Solar White Cardstock for base and label
• Bazzill Red Dotted Swiss Cardstock for die cut label and dove punch
• The Stamps of Life Ornate Label die
• Sizzix Ornate Label embossing folder
• Sentiment from The Stamps of Life "Christmas2build" stamp set
• Stephanie Barnard/Colorbox ink in Raspberry
• Martha Stewart punch (sorry I don't remember the name)