I’ve taken a few Online
Card Classes to learn techniques and such. These classes are great! They are
well organized and really emphasize teaching topics related to card making from
start to finish, with great videos showing the step by step processes needed.
They also include detailed supply lists and printable written versions of each class that I can refer to for details such as
layer sizes, colors and so much more.
I also love that included is the lifetime ability to
log in to each class whenever I want to look at the content. If you take the
class “live”, meaning while it’s first being offered, you get to
post your card creations to the galleries and entering into conversations on the
forums. These are then kept on the class websites for students take advantage of whenever they want. I've also done some "independent" classes. For these independent classes, you can’t participate in posting to the galleries or
forums, but you can still have all the learning content for an unlimited time.
One more
thing that makes these so much fun is if you are joining in a current, active class, which lasts
about two weeks (with several days of no classes to finishes up your projects
before class is closed), you are entered into drawings to win various prizes
such as shopping sprees for card making products, or free future classes. I have never won but it's still a fun experience and really challenges me and motivates me because the more you participate the more often you are entered to win prizes.
Just be
prepared for also getting inspired to buy a ton of products you see
being used in class so that you can make the same great cards. The teachers do
give great suggestions on other ways you can stretch your own stashes. They give great suggestions on alternative ways you can make the same kinds of cards. Unfortunately, it seems I just cannot resist that
temptation to buy new stuff! Fortunately, for the duration of the active classes you are eligible for discounts at sponsoring online craft stores. I'm still trying to figure out how to post pictures but here I've posted some of the cards I've made in the Stretch Your Dies Online Card Class.
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| The above and below cards were made with a stencil cut from transparency for the clouds! |
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| This is a shaker card! |
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