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Shabby Chic Card Class! - Blue Fern Attic Charm - Card 3

This is the third and final card of the Shabby Chic card class. This one has a little cross stitching on it, and a touch of Brussels lace! It's peeking out from behind a couple of paper tears, and tucked in under a couple of leaves.

A detail close-up...

The inside - Since the cardstock is so light in colour, I thought that a normal pen would be dark enough to write on it. If not, a slightly smaller piece of white could go over it leaving a lovely border around it.

So, will I see you in this class? Do you love Shabby Chic? Do you want to see more Shabby Chic? Have more Shabby Chic classes?

Till my next class posting, have a great day, and happy creating!

Shabby Chic Card Class! - Blue Fern Attic Charm - Card 2

This is the second card of the Shabby Chic class. Such lovely paper, isn't it. This a simpler one to make, and just as much fun.

I'm not going into too much detail right now, because I want to keep them for the class coming up. But here is a close up of the arrangement in the lower left corner.

Details of the side of the frame with some fussy cutting.

And the inside of the card. The designer paper, I thought, is light enough for a pen to write on. If you don't think so, then you can add a piece of white cardstock a little smaller over it to leave a bit of a frame around it.

So, tomorrow, there is one more card to show from this class. Hope that you are enjoying them and getting some inspiration for your own design!

See you in class, and happy creating!

Blue Fern "Attic Charm" Shabby Chic Cards

When: Saturday, March 4th

Time: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

At Scrapbook Essentials BC Studio - 3730 Grange Road

Cost: $30 plus GST

Contact: Stacey - sbebc2011@gmail.com

Shabby Chic Card Class! - Blue Fern Attic Charm - Card 1

This is the most detailed of the three Shabby Chic cards we will be making in class. You can see that we will be stitching around the edge of the background piece as well as the tag that we make.

You can see from the next two close ups that I had fun adding some sparkle to this card...

...and some gesso. Love the added die cut sentiment too. Don't you?

Lace and doilies, and cheese cloth all add to the look.

Hope the next two side views help you with the layering....

So to all you Shabby Chic lovers, or those that want to learn how to create Shabby Chic, I look forward to seeing you in class! Over the next two days, you will see the remaining cards to this class.

In the meantime, happy creating everyone!

Shabby Chic Card Class! - Blue Fern Attic Charm

DO YOU LIKE SHABBY CHIC? It has been quite a while since I created 'Shabby Chic' cards! It was so fun to get back into it! I don't do them for myself, except maybe to hint at shabby chic here and there, But love the fun of creating a real Shabby Chic card. This class comes up at the beginning of March at Scrapbook Essentials, BC.

Excited to once again dabble in some Shabby Chic cards with you. If you are new to this style, you are free to join us and learn some great techniques that will make any card a step up, or you might just fall in love with Shabby Chic. We will be paper piercing so that we can straight stitch (a backhand technique), and cross stitch. We get to pull apart some light and airy cheese cloth, rip and tear paper instead of using the paper trimmer on everything, use lots of layers, arrange doilies, flowers and leaves, paint with some gesso, and so much more. Creating Shabby Chic always means that your cards will not fit into a regular envelope, so be sure to sign up for the Envelope Punch Board Classes and learn how to make an envelope box for these kinds of cards on February 18th and March 4th.

Please bring to class the following: Paper trimmer, scissors, white 3D Foam Squares (pop dots), embroidery needle, paper piercer & piercing pad, paper distressing tool (not sand paper, takes too long to get the right result) 3/8" to 1/2" brush (for the gesso), adhesive tape (like Sookwang Score Tape), liquid glue (a quick drying glue), Star Dust Stickles (or something similar), silicone/nonstick craft mat, wipes (we will get a little messy, just like little girls...bring and apron if you wish)

I will be posting the cards individually at a later date so that you can see them a little closer.

See you in class!