I really love the colour combination of this third card in my floral gift set. I've always been a sucker for warm colours, especially orange and peach tones.
I started by masking the edges of my 3 3/4" x 5" piece of white cardstock leaving a rectangle approx. 2' x 3.5" in the center. I then sponged this in So Saffron and stamped the spots in Hello Honey. Once the ink was dry I removed the masking tape.
Next I stamped the outline image of the flowers on the left edge of the masked shape; followed by the colour blocking stamps to fill in the blossoms and the leaves. Then I stamped the greeting into the right side of the background.
The card front was embossed with a frame folder and then attached to the white card base using foam tape/mounting squares. A pretty peach organza bow was attached to the bottom of the flower stems and the flower center was embellished with 3 little rhinestones.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Gift of Love - SU, Gorgeous Grunge - SU, Perfect Pennants - SU
Ink: So Saffron, Hello Honey, Wild Wasabi, Crisp |Canteloupe - SU,Tuxedo Black - Memento
Embossing folder: Distressed Frame - Sizzix - Tim Holtz
Misc.: Rhinestones, 5/8" peach organza ribbon, foam tape/mounting squares, masking tape, sponge.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
Purple Birthday Card
Time has slipped away from me yet again.
Work has been so busy I have not had much of a chance to craft in the past month. Add to that a few family things and unfortunately the results are a too busy day to even have the chance to create let alone post a few new creations. I am hoping the next few weeks will be different and allow for some play time.
The card I am sharing today I actually made at least a month ago. It is part of a lovely 3 card gift set.
Although the cards in the set coordinate through colour scheme and theme they use different stamps sets so I think it's better to dedicate a post to each card.
As you may have noticed in my last post, lately I have enjoyed creating more single layer cards with masked backgrounds. This card is no different.
I started by masking the edges of my 3 3/4" x 5" piece of white cardstock leaving a rectangle approx. 2' x 3.5" in the center. I then sponged this in So Saffron and stamped the spots in Hello Honey. Once the ink was dry I removed the masking tape.
Next I stamped the flowers and greenery. I added highlights using a white gel pen and then stamped the sentiment in black to the top right.
Using the Simply Scored I scored a decorative edge approx. 1/8" in from the edge and attached the card front to the white card base using foam tape.
As I don't believe any card is really complete without a touch of sparkle I added 6 tiny little (1/16" rhinestones to the center of the little flowers and finished the card with a purple organza bow.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: What I Love - SU, Tin of Cards - SU, Gorgeous Grunge - SU
Ink: So Saffron, Hello Honey, Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi - SU,
Tuxedo Black - Memento
Misc.: white gel pen, 1/16" rhinestones, 5/8" purple organza ribbon, foam tape/mounting squares, masking tape and sponge.
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Work has been so busy I have not had much of a chance to craft in the past month. Add to that a few family things and unfortunately the results are a too busy day to even have the chance to create let alone post a few new creations. I am hoping the next few weeks will be different and allow for some play time.
The card I am sharing today I actually made at least a month ago. It is part of a lovely 3 card gift set.
Although the cards in the set coordinate through colour scheme and theme they use different stamps sets so I think it's better to dedicate a post to each card.
As you may have noticed in my last post, lately I have enjoyed creating more single layer cards with masked backgrounds. This card is no different.
I started by masking the edges of my 3 3/4" x 5" piece of white cardstock leaving a rectangle approx. 2' x 3.5" in the center. I then sponged this in So Saffron and stamped the spots in Hello Honey. Once the ink was dry I removed the masking tape.
Next I stamped the flowers and greenery. I added highlights using a white gel pen and then stamped the sentiment in black to the top right.
Using the Simply Scored I scored a decorative edge approx. 1/8" in from the edge and attached the card front to the white card base using foam tape.
As I don't believe any card is really complete without a touch of sparkle I added 6 tiny little (1/16" rhinestones to the center of the little flowers and finished the card with a purple organza bow.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: What I Love - SU, Tin of Cards - SU, Gorgeous Grunge - SU
Ink: So Saffron, Hello Honey, Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi - SU,
Tuxedo Black - Memento
Misc.: white gel pen, 1/16" rhinestones, 5/8" purple organza ribbon, foam tape/mounting squares, masking tape and sponge.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Topiary Gift Set
I decided to make card sets consisting of 3-5 cards as gifts for a few of my friends for this Christmas. As we are now officially in autumn it is high time I get started or they wont all be finished in time.
This is the first card trio I made. It uses the SU Vertical Greetings stamps that so far I have pretty much ignored. I'll be really honest, my main reason for purchasing this set was the greetings, not the topiary planters. However, now that I've had the chance to play with them I quite like them and plan on using them again.
I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock in half length wise to create a 5.5" x 8.5" strip. I then masked off three sections evenly spaced approx. 1.5" wide. I sponged each strip in light blues (Pool Party & Soft Sky) and stamped them with the spotted background texture from Gorgeous Grunge using a darker blue (Marina Mist). Then the ground was stamped in brown (Tip Top Taupe) using a stamp from Timeless Textures.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections 110 lbs white
Stamps: Vertical Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge, Timeless Textures - SU
Punch: Banner - SU
Embossing folders: Vine Street - Su, Christmas Elegance, Branches - both Sizzix
Dies: Circle Framelits, Oval Framelits, Deco label - all SU
Ink: Pool Party, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Tip Top Taupe - SU
Markers: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Delightful Dijon,
Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Tangerine tango - all SU
Misc.: white gel pen, bakers twine (pink, light blue, yellow), Foam tape/mounting squares
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This is the first card trio I made. It uses the SU Vertical Greetings stamps that so far I have pretty much ignored. I'll be really honest, my main reason for purchasing this set was the greetings, not the topiary planters. However, now that I've had the chance to play with them I quite like them and plan on using them again.
I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock in half length wise to create a 5.5" x 8.5" strip. I then masked off three sections evenly spaced approx. 1.5" wide. I sponged each strip in light blues (Pool Party & Soft Sky) and stamped them with the spotted background texture from Gorgeous Grunge using a darker blue (Marina Mist). Then the ground was stamped in brown (Tip Top Taupe) using a stamp from Timeless Textures.
Using markers I coloured the Topiary stamps, above sample used Chocolate Chip, Mossy Meadow, Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze for the pot. I also stamped a shorter "cut" version of the topiary on the inside bottom right of the card and bottom right of the envelope to mach.
Above heart topiary uses the following markers: Chocolate Chip, Blackberry Bliss and for the pot Delightful Dijon.
Again I added a shortened image to the envelope and inside of the card
The last topiary uses Chocolate Chip, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Tangerine Tango. Note I wanted a slightly taller tree, so re-inked the top portion of the stamp and added a little tree at the top.
I then trimmed all the image strips to leave a approx. 1/4" white edge on both sides.
For the little greetings I matched ink colours used to the image, ie above the sentiment is Old Olive, the other two use Blackberry Bliss and Always Artichoke. Next I chose three different embossing folders with leafy images and embossed a 4" x 5" piece of white cardstock in each. I then cut each texture into a different shape (circle, oval...)
The cards were assembled as follows. texture embossed shape adhered direct to white card base. using foam tape/mounting squares the image strips were attached towards the left of the card. The sentiment strip was trimmed in fishtails on both ends using the banner punch and glues directly onto the image strip, overlapping the textured shape.
Lastly I added coordinating bows tied from butchers twine. On the heart shapes topiary I also highlighted the flower centers and pot using a white gel pen.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections 110 lbs white
Stamps: Vertical Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge, Timeless Textures - SU
Punch: Banner - SU
Embossing folders: Vine Street - Su, Christmas Elegance, Branches - both Sizzix
Dies: Circle Framelits, Oval Framelits, Deco label - all SU
Ink: Pool Party, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Tip Top Taupe - SU
Markers: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Delightful Dijon,
Blackberry Bliss, Cajun Craze, Tangerine tango - all SU
Misc.: white gel pen, bakers twine (pink, light blue, yellow), Foam tape/mounting squares
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Monday, September 26, 2016
Wine Bottle Tag
This was a quick project. I didn't ave a wine bottle bag handy and was gifting a bottle to a friend. So i quickly made a cute but masculine bottle tag for him.
This was simple and didn't require a special bottle tag die either.
I opted to match the colours of the bottle itself as I don;t like to clash. I used a strip of black cardstock as my base, approx 3.75" x 11" long. I rounded the corners with a corner rounder punch and then placed it on my score pad. and scored across to create a square at one end (3.75")
I folded at the score mark and the using a 1 3/8" circle punch cut a hole in the center of this square area. This crated the hanger.
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This was simple and didn't require a special bottle tag die either.
I opted to match the colours of the bottle itself as I don;t like to clash. I used a strip of black cardstock as my base, approx 3.75" x 11" long. I rounded the corners with a corner rounder punch and then placed it on my score pad. and scored across to create a square at one end (3.75")
I folded at the score mark and the using a 1 3/8" circle punch cut a hole in the center of this square area. This crated the hanger.
As this is for a male friend I kept it clean and simple. in ivory cardstock I cut a piece to fit onto the front panel as well as an oval shape for my main sentiment. the panel was accented with a paper pierced border. I stamped a secondary sentiment at the top and attached this to the front of the tag.
The mains sentiment was mated onto a larger purple oval and attached to the front of the tag. I finished it off with a little silver organza bow and a few punched foil balloons that were attached with foam squares for bit of dimension.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamps: Wacky Wishes, Let Your Hair Down - SU
Ink: Tuxedo Black - Memento
Dies: Oval Thinlits - SU
Punch: Balloon Bouquet - SU, 1 3/8" circle - SU, corner rounder - Marvy
Misc. paper piercing tool & mat, piercing template (SU), organza ribbon, foam tape/mounting squares.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
CAS Seahorse Card
I just love playing with these seaside themed stamps and can't seem to get enough of them.
This fats and simple CAS card was created in a mere few minutes and looks rather nice if I do say so myself.
I started by masking the card panel on either side using re-positionable adhesive tape and copier paper. I then created the background using the ink on stamp block technique as described in my previous posts. next I stamped the coral using Cajun Craze, the bubbles using Gorgeous grunge and white ink and the jelly fish (up-side-down) in Versamark and white embossed powder.
The seahorse was a leftover image stamped on scrap white card in black from a previous card. I coloured it using alcohol markers, fussy cut it from the cardstock and glued it to the card front.
I then removed the mask and cut the strip leaving a 3/8" white edge on either side. I drew a black line about 1/8" from the background and using my SU piercing tool and guide template I pierced a straight border one either side. A small piece of coloured twine was tied near the bottom and then the strip was attached to my card front using foam tape.
Lastly added a few little pearls above the seahorse and stamped my greeting to the right of the border strip directly onto the card base.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: By the Tide, From Land to Sea, Vertical Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge - all SU
Ink: Bermuda Bay, lost Lagoon, Island Indigo, Craft White - SU, Memento - Tuxedo Black,
Versamark
Alcohol markers: Copic: YR04, YR02, YR24
Misc.: white embossing powder, white gel pen, black marker, pearls, foam tape/mounting squares, twine, paper for masking
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This fats and simple CAS card was created in a mere few minutes and looks rather nice if I do say so myself.
I started by masking the card panel on either side using re-positionable adhesive tape and copier paper. I then created the background using the ink on stamp block technique as described in my previous posts. next I stamped the coral using Cajun Craze, the bubbles using Gorgeous grunge and white ink and the jelly fish (up-side-down) in Versamark and white embossed powder.
The seahorse was a leftover image stamped on scrap white card in black from a previous card. I coloured it using alcohol markers, fussy cut it from the cardstock and glued it to the card front.
I then removed the mask and cut the strip leaving a 3/8" white edge on either side. I drew a black line about 1/8" from the background and using my SU piercing tool and guide template I pierced a straight border one either side. A small piece of coloured twine was tied near the bottom and then the strip was attached to my card front using foam tape.
Lastly added a few little pearls above the seahorse and stamped my greeting to the right of the border strip directly onto the card base.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: By the Tide, From Land to Sea, Vertical Greetings, Gorgeous Grunge - all SU
Ink: Bermuda Bay, lost Lagoon, Island Indigo, Craft White - SU, Memento - Tuxedo Black,
Versamark
Alcohol markers: Copic: YR04, YR02, YR24
Misc.: white embossing powder, white gel pen, black marker, pearls, foam tape/mounting squares, twine, paper for masking
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Seahorses and Seashells
Keeping to the sea life theme I have created a third card, this time focusing on the By the Tide stamp set. This one features the seashells and adorable little seahorses. I changed the colour up a little and used more warm greens and orange hues vs the cool aqua and turquoise shades in my two previous cards.
I again made the background paper using inks applied directly to a clear stamping block; spritzed with a bit of water and then stamped off onto white cardstock. Any bare spots were filled in with lighter shades of ink using a sponge. Note I made two background pieces 9 approx. 4" x 5" in size so the inside can be finished to match the card front.
Next I stamped the coral in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. To highlight the embossed area I added a little Brown Sugar to the centers of each coral with a sponge. I then stamped the two seahorses towards the right of the card directly onto the background and coloured them using Copic markers. I added shadow shading to create a little depth and white gel pen highlights for added definition.
I didn't plan the layout of the card ahead of time, so when I decided I needed a third seahorse to the left, on top of the coral, I opted to stamp this on a scrap piece of cardstock, along with the seashells. Once these were coloured they were cut out/fussy cut. The sea horse was glued directly onto the card front where as the seashells were formed using a stylus on the back and then attached with a bit of foam tape to keep the 3D effect in tact.
The card front was trimmed to 4.75" x 5" and attached with foam tape onto a coral coloured mat measuring 4" x 5.25". My card base is ivory this time, not bright white. Finishing touches consist of several randomly placed pearls and little bit of twine tide to the right side of the card.
The inside was finished to match with a personalized message using several different sentiment stamps, choosing only the words I needed.
I had a strip of leftover background paper which I attached to the envelope flap for a cohesive finish.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections ivory and white, Bazzill peach/coral
Stamps: By the Tide, Handbill Headlines, Edgy Eloquence, feeling Sentimental - all SU
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Mint Macaron, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake,
Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango - all SU, Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black
Alcohol markers: YR04, YR02, YR24 (sea horses), YR000, YR00, YR02, BG10, BG13 (seashells)
C1, C3, C5, C7 (shadows) - All Copic
Misc.: white embossing powder, twine, various sizes of pearls 1/16", 1/8", 3/48"),
foam mounting tape, sponge, water spritzer
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I again made the background paper using inks applied directly to a clear stamping block; spritzed with a bit of water and then stamped off onto white cardstock. Any bare spots were filled in with lighter shades of ink using a sponge. Note I made two background pieces 9 approx. 4" x 5" in size so the inside can be finished to match the card front.
Next I stamped the coral in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. To highlight the embossed area I added a little Brown Sugar to the centers of each coral with a sponge. I then stamped the two seahorses towards the right of the card directly onto the background and coloured them using Copic markers. I added shadow shading to create a little depth and white gel pen highlights for added definition.
I didn't plan the layout of the card ahead of time, so when I decided I needed a third seahorse to the left, on top of the coral, I opted to stamp this on a scrap piece of cardstock, along with the seashells. Once these were coloured they were cut out/fussy cut. The sea horse was glued directly onto the card front where as the seashells were formed using a stylus on the back and then attached with a bit of foam tape to keep the 3D effect in tact.
The card front was trimmed to 4.75" x 5" and attached with foam tape onto a coral coloured mat measuring 4" x 5.25". My card base is ivory this time, not bright white. Finishing touches consist of several randomly placed pearls and little bit of twine tide to the right side of the card.
The inside was finished to match with a personalized message using several different sentiment stamps, choosing only the words I needed.
I had a strip of leftover background paper which I attached to the envelope flap for a cohesive finish.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections ivory and white, Bazzill peach/coral
Stamps: By the Tide, Handbill Headlines, Edgy Eloquence, feeling Sentimental - all SU
Ink: Pistachio Pudding, Mint Macaron, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake,
Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango - all SU, Versamark, Memento - Tuxedo Black
Alcohol markers: YR04, YR02, YR24 (sea horses), YR000, YR00, YR02, BG10, BG13 (seashells)
C1, C3, C5, C7 (shadows) - All Copic
Misc.: white embossing powder, twine, various sizes of pearls 1/16", 1/8", 3/48"),
foam mounting tape, sponge, water spritzer
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
Foxy lion punch art
I sure hope you didn't think I was done with the Fox Builder punch, because I have more than six further creations already done and just need to create a finished project with a few more.
The first one of this second set of creations that is complete is this adorable little lion.
Admittedly I didn't use just the Fox Builder Punch. I thought the lion looked so much better with the addition of two shapes from different punches.
This is a really simple card. The base is black cardstock. Next I added two pieces cut with the banner dies. Then I cut a white circle from white cardstock, attached the little lion and attached it to the card front using foam squares.
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The first one of this second set of creations that is complete is this adorable little lion.
Admittedly I didn't use just the Fox Builder Punch. I thought the lion looked so much better with the addition of two shapes from different punches.
This is a really simple card. The base is black cardstock. Next I added two pieces cut with the banner dies. Then I cut a white circle from white cardstock, attached the little lion and attached it to the card front using foam squares.
Both the sentiment and little accent at the top are also die cut from white card. For finishing touches I randomly added several sizes of clear rhinestones.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned paper: MME Reunion 6 x 6" paper pad
Ink: Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake - All SU
Dies: Banner Thinlits - SU, Circle Framelits - SU, Sunshine Wishes - SU
Punches; Fox Builder, 1 3/4" Scallop circle, Owl builder - all SU
Misc.: foam mounting squares, black marker, white gel pen, rhinestones.
Lion punch art instructions:
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Foxy Birthday Party
Back a few months ago when I first got my hands on the SU acorn punch I didn't have much time to play with it, but looking at it I immediately saw a wonderful face shape. I decided to finally use it and teamed it up with the Fox Builder punch to make these cute party friends.
This is an over sized card, 5.5 x 8.25". The back ground paper has been embossed with music notes to accent the celebration theme. I also created several balloon bunches between the happy smiling faces surrounding the birthday banner.
The faces have been attached using a single layer of foam squares as were the middle layer of balloons. The front layer of balloons were attached with doubled foam squares for more depth.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections, Bazzill
Stamps: Wacky Wishes - SU, Crazy about You - SU, Balloon Builders - SU, ||Doll faces - Provo Craft
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Night o fNavy, Mossy meadow, Crushed Curry - all SU
Punches: Balloon Bouquet, Fox Builder, Owl Builder, Acorn - SU
Die: Banner Thinlits - SU
Embossing Folder: Music Sheet - Spellbinder
Misc.: white gel pen, rose/red chalk, foam mounting squares/tape
Punch art Instructions for faces: (note I added the little hands afterwards, using the large circle from the Owl builder punch)
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This is an over sized card, 5.5 x 8.25". The back ground paper has been embossed with music notes to accent the celebration theme. I also created several balloon bunches between the happy smiling faces surrounding the birthday banner.
The faces have been attached using a single layer of foam squares as were the middle layer of balloons. The front layer of balloons were attached with doubled foam squares for more depth.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections, Bazzill
Stamps: Wacky Wishes - SU, Crazy about You - SU, Balloon Builders - SU, ||Doll faces - Provo Craft
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Sahara Sand, Night o fNavy, Mossy meadow, Crushed Curry - all SU
Punches: Balloon Bouquet, Fox Builder, Owl Builder, Acorn - SU
Die: Banner Thinlits - SU
Embossing Folder: Music Sheet - Spellbinder
Misc.: white gel pen, rose/red chalk, foam mounting squares/tape
Punch art Instructions for faces: (note I added the little hands afterwards, using the large circle from the Owl builder punch)
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Fox Builder Frog Punch Art
It's been a wonderful spring so far. Rather surprisingly hot for Calgary actually. Our garden is coming to life with both colourful plants and wildlife. One of the things I however still miss form our BC home is the little green frogs we used to have in our yard. The kids always found them inside their little pool. Sometimes even hiding in the hot tub. I remember Rai used to have the boys walk in front of him when he was mowing the lawn to ensure the frogs got out of the way before they could be run over.
This little critter was made in memory of these little frogs.
I kept the card simple this time.
My scene was attached directly t my card front and covered with the white frame overlay.
The little frog is sitting on a stamped wood stump around which I stamped several blades/strands of grass. The little purple flower was also created using the Fox punch and attached with foam squares.
The window in the frame overly was created by die cutting an oval form the trimmed 4" x 5.25" cardstock. I then stamped the vine border around the cut-out edges and added my sentiment to one side.
The frame was attached over-top of the card front, ensuring my frog scene was centered, using foam squares/mounting tape.
Instructions for both punch art pieces can be found below.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections, Bazzill
Stamps: Foxy Friends - SU, Vertical Greetings - SU, In the Meadow - SU
Die: Oval Thinlits - SU
Punches: see below instructions
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip - all SU
Misc.: White gel pen, Black marker, rose/red chalk, foam mounting squares/tape
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This little critter was made in memory of these little frogs.
I kept the card simple this time.
My scene was attached directly t my card front and covered with the white frame overlay.
The little frog is sitting on a stamped wood stump around which I stamped several blades/strands of grass. The little purple flower was also created using the Fox punch and attached with foam squares.
The window in the frame overly was created by die cutting an oval form the trimmed 4" x 5.25" cardstock. I then stamped the vine border around the cut-out edges and added my sentiment to one side.
The frame was attached over-top of the card front, ensuring my frog scene was centered, using foam squares/mounting tape.
Instructions for both punch art pieces can be found below.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections, Bazzill
Stamps: Foxy Friends - SU, Vertical Greetings - SU, In the Meadow - SU
Die: Oval Thinlits - SU
Punches: see below instructions
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip - all SU
Misc.: White gel pen, Black marker, rose/red chalk, foam mounting squares/tape
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016
You've got the World by a String
I have one more Balloon card to share, well for now anyway.
This is a bit of a different colour pallet, softer, neutral tones and a lot of beige/taupe colours.
I quite like how it turned out.
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This is a bit of a different colour pallet, softer, neutral tones and a lot of beige/taupe colours.
I quite like how it turned out.
For the card front I stamped various texture images randomly around the edge to create a border and finished the edges with sponged ink. The balloons were stamped on a scrap piece of cardstock and then punched out with the balloon punch. They were attached to the card front with foam mounting squares/tape.
The card front was attached to the card base with foam tape as well and I finished it with a few randomly placed rhinestones in various sizes.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Balloon Builder, Timeless Textures, Gorgeous Grunge - SU
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum, Pool Party, Calypso Coral - SU
Punch: Balloon Bouquet - SU
Misc.: rhinestones, foam mounting squares/tape
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Friday, April 8, 2016
Balloon Birthday Border
I'm really liking the combination of yellow and purple. For this card I also added a little bit of light turquoise peach in the background.
It is another fast and simple/CAS card. I stamped by border background using Gorgeous Grunge. Stamped three balloons, punched them out using the matching punch and attached to card front over top of the border. The last balloon features the greeting and was popped with foam for a little extra pop.
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It is another fast and simple/CAS card. I stamped by border background using Gorgeous Grunge. Stamped three balloons, punched them out using the matching punch and attached to card front over top of the border. The last balloon features the greeting and was popped with foam for a little extra pop.
The only bling is the 3 little silver sequins that were randomly glued tot he front. I opted to emboss the card base and then mounted my front onto the card with foam tape.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Balloon Builder, Gorgeous Grunge - SU
Ink: Daffodil Yellow, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadows, Lost Lagoon, Calypso Coral - SU
Punch: Balloon Bouquet - SU
Embossing folder:Wild Holly wrapped in joy Collection Couture Creations
Misc.: foam mounting squares/tape, silver sequins.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Balloon Celebration
As, one can never have too many birthday cards I made another using the Balloon Celebration stamp set and the matching punch.
Unlike the Balloon Builder stamps these balloon images do not have a smooth/rounded outline but more of a hand drawn jagged edge. This results in a fairly uneven white border when using the matching balloon punch. Honestly, I'm not sure quite how I feel about this uneven white border yet.
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Unlike the Balloon Builder stamps these balloon images do not have a smooth/rounded outline but more of a hand drawn jagged edge. This results in a fairly uneven white border when using the matching balloon punch. Honestly, I'm not sure quite how I feel about this uneven white border yet.
I do like the secondary "shadow" image for the lower part of the balloon. I tried both using the same ink colour to create a slightly darker (second stamp) look and using a slightly darker shade. Either will work well.
I kept the focus of my card on the pretty balloons and popped them slightly from my embossed cloud background.
Everything was matted on green (I inked my white cardstock for a perfect match) and attached using foam tape. The greeting was also popped with foam.
And as most cards feel incomplete to me without a tiny touch of sparkle, I added a few little rhinestones.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections - white
Stamps: Balloon Celebration - SU
Embossing folder: Clouds - Darice
Punch: Balloon Bouquet Punch - SU, 1" square - SU (for banner tail)
Ink: Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler - SU, Tuxedo Black - Memento
Misc.: foam mounting squares/tape, rhinestones
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Monday, April 4, 2016
Birthday Baloons
This weekend I finally sat down and made a few cards using the new balloon stamps from Stampin' Up. I quite enjoyed playing with these and can see myself using them frequently in the future.
First up is a purple creation.
I love the transparency of the stamped image. It adds a wonderful sense of realism to the balloons.
I kept it nice and simple, single layer of images matted on one piece of card. A few sequins for accents and a popped greeting.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white, Bazzill
Stamps: Balloon Builders, Itty Bitty banners, both SU
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry - SU
Die: Bitty Banners Framelite - SU
Misc.: gold sequins, paper piercer, Basic piercing template -SU, foam mounting squares/tape
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First up is a purple creation.
I love the transparency of the stamped image. It adds a wonderful sense of realism to the balloons.
I kept it nice and simple, single layer of images matted on one piece of card. A few sequins for accents and a popped greeting.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white, Bazzill
Stamps: Balloon Builders, Itty Bitty banners, both SU
Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry - SU
Die: Bitty Banners Framelite - SU
Misc.: gold sequins, paper piercer, Basic piercing template -SU, foam mounting squares/tape
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Scenic meadow card
I've come across a few scenic cards created using the In the Meadow stamp set coloured in a somewhat monochromatic theme that I just loved.
I wanted to give this a try myself but couldn't find any instructions, therefore decided to wing it.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamps: In the Meadow, Sheltering Tree - SU
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Markers: E000, E11, E13, E31, Y23, YR24, W1, 0 - Copic, Skin tone collection - SU Blendabilities
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I wanted to give this a try myself but couldn't find any instructions, therefore decided to wing it.
I opted for Copic markers as my colouring medium and as I do not own any real brown I chose warm tan and orange hues.
I started by stamping the images using Tuxedo Black. I coloured everything using alcohol markers and then added subtle highlights with a white gel pen.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamps: In the Meadow, Sheltering Tree - SU
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
Markers: E000, E11, E13, E31, Y23, YR24, W1, 0 - Copic, Skin tone collection - SU Blendabilities
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Timeless Textures Hello
This is another relatively fast and easy card using the Timeless Textures set for the background.
I used several of the stamps to create a simple background border framing my greeting.
I added a few pearls at the top and some sheer ribbon in a coordinating colour at the bottom.
Then matted on a coordinating colour of card ( created by sponging the edges of white with ink).
The card front was mounted with foam tape onto my base for a little added dimension.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Timeless textures, Hello - SU
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow - SU
Misc.: foam tape/mounting squares, pearls, 5/8" organza ribbon
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I used several of the stamps to create a simple background border framing my greeting.
I added a few pearls at the top and some sheer ribbon in a coordinating colour at the bottom.
Then matted on a coordinating colour of card ( created by sponging the edges of white with ink).
The card front was mounted with foam tape onto my base for a little added dimension.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Stamps: Timeless textures, Hello - SU
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Mossy Meadow - SU
Misc.: foam tape/mounting squares, pearls, 5/8" organza ribbon
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Just for you
It's time for me to try out my new SU stamps set. They have sat around in their box for far too long already. My fingers have been itching to play with the new Timeless Textures set for while. love the different distressed textures. They are just so very versatile.
I don't often use coloured cardstock as I do no ave too many colours on hand these days. This card is also just white. I inked the edges of my mat to match the sentiment perfectly. The card front was hen mounted onto my base with foam tap for a little added dimension. I also couldn't resist and used a few little rhinestones for a touch of sparkle.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollection white
Stamps: Timeless Textures, Botanicals for You - both SU
Ink: Tip top Taupe, Mossy Meadow, Blushing bride, Crisp Cantaloupe - all SU
Misc.: foam tape/mounting squares, tiny 1/16' and 3/16" rhinestones
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I started with a simple card using the different textures in layers to create a lovely sort of frame for my greeting.
I don't often use coloured cardstock as I do no ave too many colours on hand these days. This card is also just white. I inked the edges of my mat to match the sentiment perfectly. The card front was hen mounted onto my base with foam tap for a little added dimension. I also couldn't resist and used a few little rhinestones for a touch of sparkle.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollection white
Stamps: Timeless Textures, Botanicals for You - both SU
Ink: Tip top Taupe, Mossy Meadow, Blushing bride, Crisp Cantaloupe - all SU
Misc.: foam tape/mounting squares, tiny 1/16' and 3/16" rhinestones
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Monday, February 22, 2016
Crazy for Bird Crazy stamps
After showing my last few Bird Crazy cards to a friend she fell in love with these quirky little characters and asked I make her a few general cards (no specific occasions). This request came several weeks ago and having fallen behind in my schedule I realized I better get to it asap or she might be waiting forever.
Here are the first two cards I made.
I kept them fairly simple, bird + greeting, no layers with a simple embossed border. The ground stamp is one of the distressed images from SU's new set "timeless Textures".
They turned out great!
I opted for my Copic markers for these and not watercolours like my previous cards using these stamps.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white, 110 lb
Stamps: Bird Crazy, Crazy Talk - Tim Holtz, Timeless Textures - SU
Embossing Folder: Distressed Frame - Tim Holtz
Ink: Tuxedo black - Memento, Pistachio Pudding, Sahara Sand - SU
Alcohol markers: B32, B34,V09, YR02, YR24, Y21, Y35, R11, R22, YR04, 0, W1, W2 - Copic
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Here are the first two cards I made.
I kept them fairly simple, bird + greeting, no layers with a simple embossed border. The ground stamp is one of the distressed images from SU's new set "timeless Textures".
They turned out great!
I opted for my Copic markers for these and not watercolours like my previous cards using these stamps.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white, 110 lb
Stamps: Bird Crazy, Crazy Talk - Tim Holtz, Timeless Textures - SU
Embossing Folder: Distressed Frame - Tim Holtz
Ink: Tuxedo black - Memento, Pistachio Pudding, Sahara Sand - SU
Alcohol markers: B32, B34,V09, YR02, YR24, Y21, Y35, R11, R22, YR04, 0, W1, W2 - Copic
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Thursday, February 11, 2016
Woodland view to the Meadow take 2
You may have noticed that I was not completely happy with my card from yesterday's post. I just couldn't get the mountain scape to look correct. So I gave the meadow scene another go, skipping the mountains in the background.
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This time I chose a few smaller trees to fill in the background. I like this version much better.
I also managed to get the deer heads lined up a little better between the trees.
For those of you that haven't seen the technique used to have your stamped image only show in between the embossed trees, you can find instructions here.
It isn't as hard as it may sound, but does require a little bit of practise and coloring skills.
I started by sponging the dark brown ground at the bottom of my folder, then added the rich green. I then stamped the deer outline stamp followed by the trees. Note I coloured the tree stamp using my SU markers.
Next I slipped my precut card front into the embossing folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug. Then I coloured the deer and added a bit of shadow to one side of the embossed trees with Copics. I sponged a little light blue into the sky areas and finished the scene by adding the dark lines on my embossed tree bark using an SU marker.
To create the banners I cut my cardstock into strips the same width as the little banner punch and only inserted one end into the punch to create the tail.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections
Stamps: In the Meadow - SU, Many Happy Returns - SU
Embossing folder: Woodlands - SU
Punch: Little banner - SU
Ink: Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow, Soft Sky - SU, Tuxedo Black - Memento
Markers: Basic Black, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip - SU
Alcohol markers: W1, E11, E13, E31, 0 - Copic
Misc.: sponge dauber, foam mounting tape (sentiment)
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Gift Card Set
It has been a busy Holiday season and slowly, but surely, life is getting back on track.
I have had a few card projects completed for a little while but was not able to find much time to take photos of everything yet.
I did manage to squeeze in an hour so am able to share a gift set of cards I made for a friend for Christmas. These are all on the CAS side (as that is more her style) and as I am very frugal, make use of 2 recycled tissue boxes.
I apologize in advance for the somewhat poorer quality of my photos, the flash seems to have interfered a little.
The gift set consists of five matching cards in general themes.
One thank You card:
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I have had a few card projects completed for a little while but was not able to find much time to take photos of everything yet.
I did manage to squeeze in an hour so am able to share a gift set of cards I made for a friend for Christmas. These are all on the CAS side (as that is more her style) and as I am very frugal, make use of 2 recycled tissue boxes.
I apologize in advance for the somewhat poorer quality of my photos, the flash seems to have interfered a little.
The gift set consists of five matching cards in general themes.
One thank You card:
Two general "Hello" cards:
One "Cheers":
And one "For You":
All were made with simple white cardstock for the base, the tissue box prints and silver foil for the expressions and each one has been accented with a few little rhinestones. I left the insides blank so they can be used for various different occasions.
Supplies used:
Cardstock: Recollections white
Patterned paper: recycled tissue boxes
Specialty paper: SU silver foil
Dies: Banner Thinlets, Apothecary Accents Thinlets, Hello You Thinlits, Greetings Thinlets - all SU
Misc.: rhinestonesThanks for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon.
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