Member Event
The Crafters Workshop: Holiday Card with Jaime Echt
The Crafters Workshop: Holiday Card with Jaime Echt
Send some JOY to everyone on your holiday card list this year with a handmade card! Jaime will show you how to create many different cards using only one stencil. She'll show you how to use Stencil Butter in various ways, and how to add a little shine with foils (if that's your thang!) It's so satisfying to mail off a stack of cards that you created yourself, each with that unique touch, and each made with love, just for the special people in your life. So slow down, catch your breath, and get back to what makes you happy with this easy, fun holiday project.
Materials
The Crafter's Workshop Stencil 8.5" x 11" - Layered Holly Joy
The Crafter's Workshop Stencil Butters: Lime, Crimson, Dune, Watermelon, Green Pear, Champagne Gold, Turquoise
The Crafter's Workshop Foil Transfer Sheets: Lime Green, Watermelon, Crimson Red, Pear Green
The Crafter's Workshop Tacky-when-Dry Gel Medium
Opus Essential Paper Palette Pad 9" x 12"
Water Container
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
This event is for Opus Members — thank you for being part of the creative community!
Hosted by Opus Art Supplies & our Experience leader
Coming from a Fashion Design and Fine Arts background, Jaime Echt has always been drawn to beautiful colours and elegant designs. She opened an art store in 1997 and soon realized that no stencils met her creative needs. With pen in hand, she drew the first of over 1,000 designs created and distributed by The Crafter's Workshop. As the popularity of her stencils grew, so did her desire to develop more and more tools and products that would make stencil use easier and more successful. The creation of Stencil Butter and Stardust Butter is Jaime's answer to 3-dimensional effects that won't frustrate artists.Website: tcwstencils.com
Instagram: @tcwstencils
Facebook: @TheCraftersWorkshop
YouTube: @TCWstencils
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