February, March, and May Card Classes

One of my favorite monthly activities is the card class Vicky holds.  She uses Stampin' Up products and is so organized with the boxes with all materials and equipment for each of eight cards.  From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. fifteen or twenty women make cards, chat, laugh, and have lunch.  It's a refreshing change from everyday life.

The February class included five cards that are perfect for a man to send or for anyone to send to a man, which means they went into the May Operation Write Home box.

The March class included some techniques we'd not used before, including the Sending Good Thoughts Your Way card that's tied with ribbon and the card that uses part of a Lattice die cut to make the cross.

I think the May class had some of the best cards we've ever made.  The little dresses on the line are so cute!  The owl card - hmm, I wasn't watching what I was doing and took the photo without making sure all the owls show.  See the next photos to see the front and also to see how it's constructed.  The card held together with the button is really a nice fold. I see the Thanks card is sideways.  Oops.  Rotated photo below as well!

                    

All three owls

This photo shows the way this card is made.  The wings are scalloped circles cut into wedges and glued to the back; two of the owls are flying, but when the card is folded they land on the branch with the blue owl.  The orange one has a cupcake on his head and the red one has a party hat.  So cute!

The embossed image is on vellum so the patterned paper and sentiment show through.