Background Stamps 2

Today I am sharing the 2nd card I created while playing with my background stamps.

This one I am intending to send to my grandfather for his birthday next month.

 

 

Again, as you can see, this is a nice and simple card. Supplies used as follows:

First background: SU French Script stamped in Colorbox black ink, and over that is  the Second background stamp: SU Soft Swirls in Colorbox Saphire Silk (blue metallic) ink.

I then randomly stamped a dragonfly (old Club Scrap) all over in Encore Ultimate Metallic Green.

Cardstock colors are an ivory and a teal blue Bazzill (not sure what the colour is called)

I added 3/4" teal satin ribbon and mounted my greeting over it using foam dots. Frame and sentiment stamps are from SU Vintage labels, which were both punched from cardstock using SU largest oval and a large rectangle (PB) punch. Both of these were attached with foam squares for some added dimension.

Thanks for looking. Hope I've helped inspired some of you to dig through your background stamps.

Background stamps

I came across a thread disussing uses for background stamps on SCS recently which led me to look through my collection.

Honestly I do not have very many, maybe 6 SU and about 10 older Club Scrap ones that are sitting in a box. I have not unmounted these (and am still working on my stamp inventory binder) so they tend to get forgotten.

Anyway, the thread got me thinking, which ended in the creation of two very nice birthday cards  using more than one background stamp that I thought I'd share.

The first I will be sending to my aunt for her Birthday next month as tulips are very fitting for a spring birthday:

 

It's a really simple card. Supplies used as follows:

 

First background: SU French Script stamped in Memories dark brown chalk-a-lots ink

Second image is an old Club Scrap stamp (Tulips). The blossoms are inked with Colorbox Warm red fluid chalk and the stem/leaves with the medium green on my Colorbox Autum Pastels liquid chalk ink pallette.

Cardstock colors are an ivory and a warm red tone (random cardstock I had, not sure of the manufacturer).

I added 3/4" red ribbon and mounted my greeting over it using foam dots.Frame and sentiment stamps are from SU Vintage labels, which were both punched from cardstock using SU 7/8" scallop oval and a 1 1/2" circle punch.

 

Thanks for looking. Hope I've helped inspired some of you to dig through your background stamps.

 

 

 

Celebrate 30 Card

My beautiful, little sister turned 30 last week. Of course that ment I had to make her a gorgeous card for the occassion.

 

Did I mention her favourite color is pink, she has more shoes and purses I can count and loves bling?

So this card suits her perfectly :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: SU Wonderful Words (Celebrate), Numbers are from Club Scrap's Wedding Alphabet.

Silver background was cut with Tim Holtz On the Edge die - Brackets

Silver oval was cut with Spellbinder Nestie - Floral Ovals (2nd largest)

Punches: Purse - SU round tag, 1" square (PB), large and medium oval - double punches for handle (PB), Shows - mega show by Nankong (this was trimmed for a sleeker heel), SU 7/8" and 1 1/4" scallop circle, 1 " circle (PB)

Cardstock is Bazzill, the silver is a glimmer cardstock (although the photo doesn't really show it)

Ink: Colorbox

Here is the card open (it's easel style)

 

 

Inside greeting is SU Cute & Curly stamp and SU Curly label punch on top of EK Flourish label.

 

Housefly punch Art

I have one more little bug punch art to share, my adorable housefly.

This sweet fellow is dying to gift his pretty flower. He'd be cute for any occasion.

Products used: Coluzzle for the oval shape, Colorbox inks, greetings SU stamps from All Year Cheer.

 

Full punch art instructions for the fly below.

 

 

Thanks for looking!

Dragonfly Card

Today I have an adorable punch art dragonfly bearing a friendly offering.

This little fellow is perfect for many occassions. From Birthday cards to 'Thinking of You' to 'Just Because'.

I mounted my little critter on a lace mat made using an old PB eyelet border punch.
Other supplies used: Cardstock - Bazzill (the wings are punched from vellum), ink - Colorbox, greeting stamp - SU All Year Cheer I.

Full punch art instructions for the dragonfly are below.

 

Next post will be my last little bug punch art (for now), an adorable housefly (yes, they can be cute instead of just annoying).