C a r l a  D i x o n 

 

November 7, 2024   10:00 - 2:00

 

​​​"Christmas Cards, Tags

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Christmas Journals"​

 

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Overview:​

 

 

Demo will include creating Christmas cards, gift tags,

Christmas journals, etc. 

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Carla Dixon will be doing a demo on making Christmas cards and books. You will get an opportunity to use some craft machines that allow you to cut images and emboss. Learn how to make a book out of a brochure. Check the attachments to learn more about the demo, materials list and see examples of some of the artwork.

 

 

 

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This will be a fun event for everyone.

Carla will be sharing some fun ways to embellish 

and create cards or gift tags, etc. She will be demonstrating how to use a Die cut machine, a light box with brass stencils, heat gun for use with embossing powders,

and simple binding for a Christmas journal!

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You will get an opportunity to use some fun machines that are

 

Used with- Die cuts
Embossing folders
Use a light box to emboss with brass stencils

Use a heat gun to do wet embossing
Use stencils to create Christmas cards or tags
 

Make a Christmas book if you choose
Below are photos of a Christmas journal Carla made in 2021.

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Supplies

 

 

I will provide most of these items. I will bring card stock. Bring your basic supplies. If you have some of the following items, please bring.

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stamps 

stencils 

sponges 

brushes 

inks

pens
markers colored pencils 

acrylic paint 

watercolors 

scissors
glue

old Christmas cards and wrapping paper water container
baby wipes
paper towels

punches
cardstock
decorative paper (Christmas colors, designs your choice) 

double sided tape
die cuts

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Carla Dixon - Biography

 

Carla was born in Bremerton, WA. She has been married to the same man for 58 years, has 3 children and 6 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. After the children moved on she and her husband retired and became (snow birds) moving from Washington to Arizona and back every 6 months for nearly 30 years. 

 

Carla has always been creative. During the years when she was the cook, housekeeper, chauffeur, child sitter, etc. she made and sold art at community fairs. Taught her children how to make gifts, where they learned the wonderful feeling of giving to others. 

 

She learned a lot about paper crafting after becoming introduced to rubber stamps.These were not just for stamping cards, there were many uses for them. When she moved to Tucson for the first time, living in an active adult community, she helped start a Rubber Stamping Club. Every winter for 12 years she taught and helped with running the club.

 

After moving to Buckeye, AZ which is close to Phoenix, she became a member of the Fine Arts Club and taught classes in art journaling and mixed media.

 

Back in Washington she attended Artiest and Journal fest for several years taking classes from well known artists who used a number of different mediums. As a self taught artist, taking online classes was another way to learn and develop more knowledge and ways to use art products. During summers in Lacey WA, living in Jubilee, another active adult community she taught classes and did demos to pass her knowledge on to others

 

Carla was published in two books focused on Art Journaling and several issues of Rubber Stamper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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