Kristie and I designed eight cards for a Stamp-a-Stack we had on Saturday. Today I’m showing you the four cards I made, I will show you her cards on Thursday.
I created these cards to showcase retiring stamp sets and use up some of my paper hoard. The first three cards were inspired by Kristie Marcotte (not the Kristie I run classes with) and were based on Freshly Made Sketch 625, CardzTV Sketch 2, and OWH Sketch 218, respectively.
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I really marvel at Kendra’s Card Challenges because she uses such unique layouts that inspire me. However, I tend to make quite a mess on my craft table with all the supplies I pull out to make them.
I created all of these cards using Kendra’s Card Challenge 14. Although I followed the instructions for most of the cards, for some of them, I swapped out the recommended paper because the color combinations didn’t look good together. There were a few combinations that I didn’t like, but I still decided to keep them.
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Today, I am using Tawny Owl Paperie’s Inky Inspiration Sketch 19 to create my project. I used the Distressed Tile 3D folder to emboss the Petal Pink background and a piece of daisy paper from the Delightfully Eclectic patterned paper. To add variation, I made two versions of the project- one on a Petal Pink base and the other on an Early Espresso base. Which one do you like more?
I stamped the daisy onto the Petal Pink cardstock using Whisper White ink and my Stamparatus. For the Early Espresso card base, I stamped the daisy three times, heat set the ink, and then stamped the sentiment. Similarly, for the Petal Pink card base, I stamped the daisy three times, heat set the ink, and then stamped it once more with white ink, heat set again, and finally stamped the sentiment.
I was excited to use my new Scenic Wonders stamp set and came across a sketch from Try Stampin’ On Tuesday that was perfect for it.
The sky was inked with Azure Afternoon using a blending brush and then Pretty Peacock over it. The ground was inked with Garden Green.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Hello Ladybug, Scenic Wonders
Die Cutting & Embossing – Deckled Rectangle & Stylish Shapes dies; Timber 3D embossing folder
Ink – Azure Afternoon, Garden Green, & Pretty Peacock stamp pads
Paper – Fresh As A Daisy 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper; Distressed Gold Specialty Paper; Basic White, Basic White Thick, & Crumb Cake cardstock
Coloring Tools – Blending Brushes
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Paper Snips
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
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Today, I’m playing along with the Sketch-n-Scrap first monthly card sketch for May.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Hello Ladybug
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes dies, Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder
Punches – Banners Pick-a-punch
Ink – Night of Navy stamp pad
Paper – Countryside Inn 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper; Basic White, Basic White Thick, Boho Blue, & Night of Navy cardstock
Coloring Tools – Blending Brush
Accents & Embellishments – Festive Pearls
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue
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Today I’m playing along with Sketch-N-Scrap card sketch 239. I’m continuing my effort to use up patterned paper and loving the Blushing Bride/Merry Merlot color combination. One thing on today’s card that I haven’t remember to do for a while is add a couple of scraps of cardstock behind the sentiment layer to balance out the height with the two layered circle on the right. You may or may not be able to tell that my close up photo is showing the scraps of Merry Merlot cardstock used to level out the sentiment strip.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Hello Ladybug
Die Cutting & Embossing – Layering Circles dies
Punches – Medium Daisy punch
Ink – Merry Merlot stamp pad
Paper – Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper; Basic White, Blushing Bride, & Merry Merlot cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Opal Rounds
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals
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This month the stamping technique we are showcasing is Stamp Kissing. I don’t think I’ve ever done this technique before but it was fun and a happy mistake with an unclean stamp led me to make my first card.
My collection of current solid stamps is paltry so I didn’t have many options but I chose two to use. My first card is using the Bottled Happiness stamp set and the Stacked Stone background stamp. From my recent experience, the kissing seemed to work better if I touched the background pattern to the stamp I wanted to use. I’m not sure if it was because my solid stamps were photopolymer or what but that’s the only way it worked for me.
For the bottle, I inked it in Pool Party and then I pressed the Stacked Stone stamp (inked with Basic Gray) onto it before stamping. For the second bottle, I did the same process but with Fresh Freesia. I like how it looks clear because the shiny hightlights still show up. I placed the bottles on “shelves” with the Stacked Stone as a background. As an afterthought, I should have stamped it afterward with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder so they really would be shiny bottles.
My next card is using the daisy from the Hello Ladybug stamp set and the Knit Together background stamp. This time I didn’t ink the background stamp but just used it to remove the ink and leave a pattern. Once again, I stamped the background pattern onto the photopolymer stamp to get the impression.
Next is the incredibly talented Vy Tran.
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Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Bottled Happiness, Stacked Stone, Hello Ladybug, Knit Together
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Greenery die
Punches – Banners Pick-a-punch, Medium Daisy punch
Ink – Basic Gray stamp pad, Fresh Freesia stamp pad, Pool Party stamp pad, Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad, Gorgeous Grape stamp pad
Paper – Basic Gray cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Granny Apple Green cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies, White Frayed ribbon
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue, mini glue dots
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My son turned 15 on Sunday (whoops not yesterday as i previously had) and he has always like fun fold cards. This year I tried someting huge, I created a Expanding Accordian Fold card based on Sam Calcott’s directions at Mixed Up Craft.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Hello Ladybug, Kindest Gnomes
Die Cutting & Embossing – Basic Borders dies, Gnome dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Hand-Lettered Prose dies (retired)
Ink – Early Espresso stamp pad, Staz-on Jet Black stamp pad, Whisper White stamp pad
Paper – Balmy Blue cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Night of Navy cardstock, Shimmery White cardstock, Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper
Coloring Tools – Balmy Blue, Basic Gray, Early Espresso, Night of Navy, & Real Red watercolor pencils; Blender pens
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
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This card that Kristie created for our last class is just so cute. I love that she used non-ladybug-like colors for the ladybug punch, and they glitter. She also used an action wobble behind the bug to make it move.
Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Hello Ladybug
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Rectangle dies
Punches – Ladybug Builder punch
Ink – Evening Evergreen stamp pad
Paper – Flowering Fields Designer Series Paper, Pear Pizzazz cardstock, Pool Party cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Ombre Specialty Paper, Supple Shimmer Paper
Accents & Embellishments – Genial Gems, Glittered White Organdy ribbon
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Other – mini action wobble
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