UP-CYCLE cards, ribbons, labels & scraps & make cards.
What you'll learn
- Students will learn how to create fabulous 'bespoke' greeting cards.
- Students will gain the knowledge to create their own themes.
Requirements
- Students will need a selection of paper and other items as listed below.
- Some used or new wrapping paper, used stamps, old books, magazines, sheet music and maps
- Embellishments such as feather, thin buttons, gift labels and ribbons
Description
Here are some brilliant ideas to help you see how you can up-cycle, rather than throw away, your cache of used wrapping paper, stamps, envelopes, feathers, old books, sheet music, magazine cuttings and more and turn them into fabulous personalised greeting cards for family and friends.
Just for fun this is a great little course to help you not only recycle paper and other pretty paper products but to encourage you to be creative, to help you occupy your hands and flex your brain by sourcing and coordinating cuttings and colors.
You will be amazed at what you can up-cycle when you start making your own cards, to save money, feed your soul and smile as you see your beautiful creations.
The course takes you through a creative process of making your cards as you work in themes, colours and look at how to assemble your treasures.
Make yourself happy, you know you are worth it.
Who this course is for:
- This is for those who want to make personalised greeting cards.
- For those who want to up-cycle used wrapping paper, and other paper items.
- It is for those who want to be creative with out much outlay.
- It is for those who want to find happiness through being creative on a budget.
Course content
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Instructor
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Why choose one of my courses?
Because, as a self taught artist I understand how a lot of people feel about their creative work, sometimes anxious, sometimes overwhelmed and often that it's not 'good enough'.
Well I will hold your hand as you overcome these fears as I offer a friendly, relaxed and sensitive teaching style.
Do one of my courses and you will feel as if I am in the room with you every step of the way.
Here's a bit about me.
I originally trained as a graphic artist, and then followed a different career path working in the national media, travel and public relations in both London and Paris.
After sometime I returned to my creative roots full time, so to speak, and became a full time artist, teacher and creative entrepreneur.
The artist bit means I have worked in a variety of media, but am currently splashing about with watercolours. I love the magic they make when the pigments play with the water. And if you let them do their own thing, it's even better.
I have also painted murals in a child's bedroom or around a swimming pool, covering everything from fairies to Tuscan views. Painted furniture with decorative effects and designs and given walls specialist paint effects and stencils. All fun stuff for the discerning home owner
The teaching bit involved me teaching a 'Decorative Paint Effects' section of an interior design certificate course at Kidderminster College, Worcestershire, UK. Here they studied paint effects for walls and furniture, designing and cutting stencils, Period design elements and produced sample boards.
Then continuing the theme of teaching I have also tutored on many private workshops in the above subjects plus decoupage, gilding and trompe l'oeil (trick the eye painting).
Now, installed in the south of France I continue with all of the above but adding on-line courses to my creative portfolio. Flexibility is the name of the game in today's world
I have exhibited widely in the area.
Recently I was invited to plan and teach a creative summer school, offering a variety of artistic subjects, at one of the leading camping venues in the area. So, you never know some of these subjects might pop up as one of my courses on Udemy
I have had work featured in a national 'lifestyle' magazine and on BBC Radio 4 and Central TV in the UK