In this class, you’ll learn:

• How to letter on a tricky fabric surface, including tips for layout,
• Pens used for writing on fabric surfaces,
• How to avoid fraying and what to do if your fabric frays
• Creative uses for lettering on burlap or other fabric pieces

After joining in on this class, you’ll be equipped to confidently handle projects on burlap surfaces! 

Want to join us for class? It's offered on-demand and available starting November 1, 2021 to enrolled students. Enjoy this video and printable worksheets right away!

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Materials Needed:

• Burlap or fabric of your choice (from the craft store or found around your home)
• Tulip Fabric Marker or something similar
• Tape
• Chalk

Homework Challenge

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Instructor: Carrie Ellis

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In this class, you’ll learn:

• How to letter on various types of metal, including tips for layout,
• Pens and paint used for writing on metal surfaces,
• What to do if your paint does not adhere

After joining in on this class, you’ll be equipped to confidently handle projects on metal surfaces! 

Want to join us for class? It's offered on-demand and now available in the class archive. Enjoy this video and printable worksheets today!

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Materials Needed:

• Metal surface (from the craft store or metal found around your home)
• Posca Paint Pen
• Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Pen
• China Marker Pencil or Chalk

Homework Challenge

Want to see our students' homework? Search the hashtag #kcametal on Instagram to see samples from this week's homework. Our students who participate in this challenge get entered into a drawing to win prizes.

Instructor: Carrie Ellis

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In this class, you’ll learn:

• Types of Kraft paper and a few purposes for using them,
• Tips for lettering Kraft paper with paint pens, gel pens, brush pens, or pointed pens

After joining in on this class, you’ll be equipped to confidently handle projects on Kraft paper large or small! 

Materials Needed:

• Kraft paper (envelopes, paper, gift tags, journals, anything made from Kraft paper) 
• Posca Paint Pen (any will do, but this is my preferred paint pen)
• Brush pens
• Pointed pen and nib
• Gel pen

Want to join us for class? It's offered on-demand and now available in the class archive. Enjoy this video and printable worksheets today!

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Homework Challenge

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Instructor: Carrie Ellis

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In this class, you’ll learn:

• How to create custom lettering on organizational products in your home,
• How to use faux calligraphy to letter with a paint pen,
• Tips for lettering on curved or flat surfaces,
• Tips for lettering on plastic and glass.

After joining in on this class, you’ll be ready to expand your creativity and show off your calligraphy skills on various surfaces to make your home more unique!

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Materials Needed:

• Any organizational tubs, bins, jars, or boxes that are glass or plastic
• White China Marker (optional)
• Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Pen

Homework Challenge

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In this class, you’ll learn:

• How to create the feel of calligraphy using any mono line instrument,
• Tips for keeping consistent downstrokes and thicknesses,
• Purposes for using faux calligraphy,
• Creating a “hollow” looking downstroke and tips for adding embellishments. 

After joining in on this class, you’ll be ready to expand your creativity and show off your faux calligraphy skills on paper and beyond!

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Materials Needed:

• Any monoline pen or marker
• Any paper

Homework Challenge

Want to see our students' homework? Search the hashtag #kcafauxcalligraphy on Instagram to see samples from this week's homework. Our students who participate in this challenge get entered into a drawing to win prizes.

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Ever had friends, family, or clients ask you to letter on strange surfaces and not know where to begin? Ever felt lost as to which types of paint pen to use on certain surfaces? Have the skills but not the know-how to add statement pieces to your table space? Gain the confidence to letter on “all the things” in this KCA class: Lettering Unusual Place Cards .

In this class, you’ll learn:

• Proper paint markers for lettering on various subjects
• Unusual objects that are dying to be lettered on
• Tips for lettering on uneven, round, and porous items

After joining in on this class, you’ll be well equipped to tackle special pieces for your own personal enjoyment, a sweet personalized gift, or even for your business needs!

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Materials Needed:

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In this class, you’ll learn:

• Preferred supplies for glass lettering,
• Two methods for achieving a high quality design from a sketch,
• How to best use a paint pen on a slick surface,
• Purposes and uses for glass letting projects. 

After joining in on this class, you’ll be well equipped to beautifully create glass signage for your own personal needs, a sweet personalized gift, or even for your business or special event!

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Materials Needed:

• Glass (can be any kind: window, picture frame, mirror, etc.)
• Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Pen
• White China Marker (found in craft sections and also used to mark on butcher paper)
• Pencil
• Eraser
• Grid paper
• Tape
• Glass cleaner (Windex or something similar)
• Paper towels (one for washing, one for removing China marker)
• Optional: Acetone (nail polish...

In this class, you’ll learn:

• Basic digital lettering skills and functions of Procreate on the iPad,
• How to import Procreate brushes from a file,
• Tips for successful Procreate lettering projects,
• How to use your own lettering to create a coloring page for any occasion.

After joining in on this class, you’ll be well equipped to create fun and stress-relieving coloring sheets for your own personal enjoyment, a sweet personalized gift, or even for your business needs!

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Materials Needed:

(Please note that while this is a course geared toward digital lettering, you are by NO means expected to make costly purchases to participate. You are welcome to complete this project using monoline pens or markers and paper!)

• iPad with Apple Pencil capability (I personally have an iPad Air 3rd...

After joining in on this class, you’ll be well equipped to tackle ornaments for your own personal enjoyment, a sweet personalized gift, or even for your business needs!

Topics Covered:

• Materials needed for a successful ornament personalization
• Tips for writing on glass, acrylic, and wood ornaments
• Ideas for different types of ornaments and their wording.

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Materials Needed:

Wood Slice Ornament:

• Wood slice with hole drilled (I purchase mine from Hobby Lobby but Amazon and many DIY/craft stores carry them)
• Craft paint
• Paint Pen (Sharpie, Posca, or Sakura Pen Touch all work well)
• Ribbon

Acrylic Ornament:

• 4" round acrylic circle with hole drilled in top (can be any piece of acrylic in any size or shape)
• Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Pens
• Ribbon

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Homework Challenge: #kcawoodsigns

Walking through a store with beautiful wooden signs for sale, have you ever found yourself thinking, “Hmm.. I could totally make that but I have no idea where to start”? That’s where Carrie comes in, friends! She's spilling all of her sign-making secrets just for you. She's been through enough trial and error for all of us and is here to share her very best tips for lettering on wood.

In this class, you’ll learn:

• How to prep your wood and why it is important to do so
• The materials needed for both prepping your sign as well as for lettering
• And a step-by-step process for taking the fear of error out of the sign lettering equation.

After joining in on this class, you’ll be well equipped to tackle signage for your own personal enjoyment, a sweet personalized gift, or even for your business needs!

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