Pinkfresh and The Stamp Market c&c

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by fully fleshed out.

I just pulled out my books.  In the Fall 2021 class (my first ever C&CD), there two homework items listed.  1) Cut 1/8 inch strips of each color cardstock in the class. 2) Die cut 3 hearts.  However, just looking at the cards, I knew there was A LOT I should do beforehand to not get overwhelmed and help me keep up. If you didn't adhere the strips prior to class, you were gonna fall behind. If you didn't die cut ALL the die cuts necessary for ALL the cards, you were gonna fall behind.  If you didn't heat emboss sentiments, you were gonna fall behind.  I really don't think that is on the instructor to tell you to do.  And in a class of 2000+ people, they can't wait for a hand full to catch up.

In the Spring 2022 class, there was some basic die cutting homework listed for each card.  One of the big issues was that we used a very large stamp with a very big solid image.  Amy specifically said to condition the stamp.  There was a paragraph about it.  A lot of people didn't do this good enough and could not get a good solid image of their stamp. They all complained that they had defective product when they really didn't.   

These are two of the cards from the class.  They are not simple cards and I knew there was a lot of prep work I could do that would help me keep up.  There was A LOT of masking too.  So many people could not get the hang of the masking.  These really aren't Amy's fault but boy did she feel the brunt of it.

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I truly believe you have to know what your skillset is and set your expectations to that.

I finished all my homework except The Stamp Market class. I think I may just watch the class first and then make the card.

I really prefer stamping or stenciling a piece first and then die cutting it so I can get it nicely centered. I've done classes where I die cut first and then stamped but then it wouldn't look aligned.

Super excited for this weekend.

Darn, I forgot to get my book printed and bound. But I was going to mostly just watch this weekend.

Saturday I’m cooking a couple meals for my brother and sil and then Sunday we are all doing a charity walk in my nieces name. 

You guys are all helping me get excited for the event though. Thank you for pulling me out of my sadness.

I totally agree. I just saw this video today. She stamped her images then put the negative space of the die cut around it. GENIUS! I’m going to try this. I think it will help center my stamping.

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Right into the holiday spirit!

I haven’t done anything to get ready yet, had surgery yesterday and wasn’t sure how I would feel, but I am doing well. Getting ready to get in craft room and see what I can get prepped.

Has anybody ever tried ink-blending over pigment ink? Or know if it’s possible?

I'm so ready for this weekend! First cup of coffee done and second ready to go!!! Now to get inky!

Funny story, last night I texted my mom and said I have a full weekend of cardmaking so nobody falls and nobody gets sick, got it!    She responded with message received and noted!   

Have an awesome time this weekend! Learn lots. I can't wait to see your cards.

I messed up on my second card too, but these are "practice" cards. For sure, they're not something to be mass produced! I'm also not using PF/SM inks, so am having to improvise often.

I couldn't follow along with the comments and do the card at the same time. You are a master multi-tasker marg !

I had decided a while ago to use the class as a reason to get Delicata Golden Glitz instead of embossing the little glittery corner bits and glass detail. This morning I got to wondering if I could use it for the outline as well. Stamped it before yoga then heat-embossed one for good measure. I like the way the Delicata one came out. Fell behind when the citrus die went walk about. Didn’t like my ink choice for the background stamping on the slimline and will have to figure something else out later.

I got through all of class 1 without any mistakes, but I am just too tired to continue today. Have fun with the rest of the classes.

Shakti, the Delicate ink looks really good.

I stamped the slimline in black because I somehow missed where she said to stamp it in Misty Coast lol. So it kind of smudged when I ink blended. I will be redoing it because it is a very pretty card.