Today I’m playing with a sketch from the BYSH Cardmakers blog, the intention of the challenges is Christmas cards but I’m not doing that today. I really hope that Evening Evergreen and Soft Succulent are included in the upcoming Stampin’ Up! color refresh because I’m going to miss them otherwise.
I’m pushing myself to use the Fancy Flora patterned paper. The patterns on this paper are more random and unstructured than I would normally chose but I really love some of the color combinations. You can’t see it in the photos, but the detailed butterfly is covered with Wink of Stella.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Brilliant Wings, & Stylish Shapes dies; Painted Texture 3D embossing folder Ink – Evening Evergreen stamp pad Paper – Fancy Flora 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper; Basic White Thick, Calypso Coral, Evening Evergreen, Petal Pink, Soft Succulent, & Vellum cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies Coloring Tools – Clear Wink of Stella Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue
I LOVE this technique! This is another technique I haven’t tried before but I adore how it came out. I watched a few videos on this technique but my favorite was from Heather Cooper.
I started by inking the Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder with Crumb Cake ink using a brayer for one piece of Very Vanilla and straight with the stamp pad with another piece. I liked the evenness of the brayer piece so I used that as my starting point.
Next I used a blending brush and Soft Succulent ink to unevenly cover the background then I added Evening Evergreen the same way in fewer places. (Of Course I didn’t take photos of these steps.)
After that, I lightly dabbed my Versamark ink pad over the paper and used copper embossing powder. I brushed off some of the embossing powder to make it uneven and not show the stamp pad edges.
After embossing, I added a bit more colored ink then more versamark and copper embossing powder until I liked how it looked.
For the second card, I started with just an emobssed piece of Very Vanilla and no Crumb Cake ink. I was a bit more heavy handed with the ink and embossing powder but I like it too.
I still have the other inked and embossed piece of cardstock so I get to do this again. 🙂
FYI – I used liquid glue on my Stampin’ Dimensionals because nothing wants to stick to the embossing powder.
I was inspired to make this card by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 484. The paper was sitting on my table and the birds were so pretty, I just wanted to feature them. The glitter strip was actually sitting on the side of my craft table waiting to be used.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Punches – Banners pick-a-punch Ink – Night of Navy stamp pad Paper – Rings of Love Designer Series Paper (Sale-a-bration), Night of Navy cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Glimmer paper Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue
I’m playing along with the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Challenge #560 today. I love that they allow two weeks to get into the challenge because I don’t always have time right away. I chose to turn the sketch on it’s side and create a landscape card instead.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Flowers of Home dies, Pretty Flowers embossing folder Punches – Banners pick-a-punch Ink – Garden Green stamp pad, Pale Papaya stamp pad, Saddle Brown Stazon stamp pad Paper – Heart & Home Designer Series paper, Shimmery White cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Garden Green Cardstock, Pale Papaya cardstock Accents & Embellishments – Polished Dots, White Seam Binding Coloring Tools – Blender pens, Pale Papaya Dark Stampin’ Blend Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Today we are creating Magic Slider cards. I followed a tutorial by Luvin’ Stampin’ as a starting point for today’s card. I made a slightly different version of this type of card a few years ago using butterflies.
I started with a piece of Basic White Thick cardstock that is 3 7/8″ x 10 1/2″, scored at 5 1/4″. Next I used a rectangle die to create an opening. (I used 3 7/8″ because the rectangle die works better with it.)
The Stamparatus makes this so much easier to do. I attached a piece of 3 1/2″ x 5″ Window Sheet behind the opening using Tear & Tape. The image on the white is stamped using Memento ink so I could color it in with alcohol markers.
Next I folded the white cardstock and used Stazon black ink to stamp on the window sheet.
Make sure you check if your markers are too dry before coloring in the image. 🙂
Next I used a craft knife to cut a slit of my 3″ x 5″ piece of white cardstock that will hide the colored image. You don’t want it too wide or the slider will come out.
I put 3 strips of white cardstock, 1/4″ wide each, on the edges and bottom using liquid glue. There are also two 1/4″ strips at the bottom of the slider piece to keep it from being pulled out. Now put tear & tape over this strips making sure not to have any excess adhesive touch the slider. Since the tear & tape is wider that 1/4″, I put the excess on the outsides and rolled it over toward the inside. Now close it.
I didn’t like the white only look so I cut the same rectangle out of a piece of slightly larger patterned paper, glued it on, and used scissors to cut off the excess around the edges.
I think the uneven and color changed background kind of looks like marbling. 🙂
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Rectangle dies Punches – Banners pick a punch Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad, Staz On Jet Black stamp pad Paper – Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Pale Papaya cardstock, Window Sheets Accents & Embellishments – Polished Dots Coloring Tools – Balmy Blue, Pale Papaya, Pool Party, & Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue, Tear & Tape
Today I’m playing along with the Try Stampin’ on Tuesday Challenge 554. As simple as this looks, it took me FOREVER to decide what to put for those circles…and ended up with circles. 🙂
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes dies, Beautiful Shapes dies, Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder Ink – Versamark stamp pad Paper – Brushed Metallic cardstock, Pretty Prints Designer Series Paper, Basic White cardstock, Blackberry Bliss cardstock. Accents & Embellishments – Polished dots Coloring Tools – gold embossing powder Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Today I’m playing along with Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge 386. I’m also using some more of the shimmer vellum from my last card but this time in Fresh Freesia.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Beautiful Shapes dies, Layering Circles dies, Parisian Flourish 3D embossing folder, Pretty Flowers embossing folder Ink – Fresh Freesia stamp pad Paper – Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Gray Granite cardstock, 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum, Heart & Home Designer Series Paper Accents & Embellishments – 2021-2023 In Color Jewels Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Sometimes I get to the end of the catalog period and realize I haven’t used some of the products I bought. So, today I pulled out the 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum to use. I don’t know why I haven’t pulled it out before because it’s just so pretty but sometimes things get overlooked.
I’m playing along with the sketch from the Fusion Card Challenge.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home, Grassy Grove Die Cutting & Embossing – Beautiful Shapes dies, Layering Circles dies, Evergreen Forest 3D embossing folder Ink – Evening Evergreen stamp pad Paper – 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum, Blackberry Bliss cardstock, Sahara Sand cardstock, Shimmery White cardstock, Basic White cardstock Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I created this card for my card class last Saturday, on Thursday I’ll post what Kristie created.
Measurements:
Garden Green cardstock
4 ¼” x 8 ½”, scored at 5 ½” & 6 ¾”
Shimmery White cardstock
4 ¼” x 4 ¼”
Basic White Thick cardstock
1 ½” x 4 ¼”
Basic White cardstock
4” x 4”
Misty Moonlight cardstock
4 ¼” x 8 ½”
Heart & Home DSP
4” x 4”, 1” x 4”
Instructions:
Using the Saddle Brown stamp pad, stamp flower image on the Shimmery White cardstock.
Using the Garden Green stamp pad and a Blender pen, color in the leaves of the image.
Using the Pale Papaya stamp pad and a Blender pen, color in the flowers of the image. Die cut the image.
Using the Garden Green stamp pad, stamp the sentiment on Basic White Thick cardstock, die cut using the Messages die.
Fold the cardbase at the 5 ½” score line and adhere the scored section.
Adhere the DSP to the front of the card and the Basic White cardstock to the inside.
Die cut 3 of the flower images from the Misty Moonlight cardstock and adhere them in a stack. Add the colored image on top.
Wrap the denim ribbon around the bound part of the card base and tie a knot. Place a mini glue dot under the knot.
Adhere the stamped image to the front of the card as shown with the sentiment adhered on top.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home Die Cutting & Embossing – Flowers of Home dies, Messages die Ink – Saddle Brown Staz-on stamp pad, Garden Green stamp pad, Pale Papaya stamp pad Paper – Heart & Home Designer Series Paper (DSP), Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Garden Green cardstock, Misty Moonlight cardstock, Shimmery White cardstock Accents & Embellishments – 3/8” Denim ribbon Coloring Tools – Blender pens Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue, mini glue dots
J. Pollock Designs 