Enjoy the Journey

I pulled out a sheet of my new Enjoy the Journey paper pack and made these various cards from it.

I started by cutting my paper into six different card fronts. The rectangles are 4″ x 5 1/4″.

My first card is just stamps, ink, and paper. I let the pretty paper do all the work for me.

For the second set of cards, I added clouds, trees, and what is supposed to be stars but they are looking more like snow. 🙂 I also added heat embossing for the sentiments and stars.

For my final cards, I die cut the sentiment label, punch a hole in each side, and threaded some linen thread through. To add support for the linen thread, I glued the patterned paper to a piece of thick white cardstock.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Art Gallery, Beauty of Friendship, Friends are like Seashells, Mountain Air, Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Majestic Mountain, & Something Fancy dies
Ink – Coastal Cabana, Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Starry Sky, & Versamark stamp pads
Paper –Basic White, Basic White Thick, Coastal Cabana, Highland Heather, & Starry Sky cardstock; Enjoy the Journey 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper
Accents & Embellishments – Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels, linen thread
Coloring Tools – White embossing powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool, Paper Snips
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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Technique Squad Blog Hop – Black Ice

To be honest, before this card I’d never tried the Black Ice technique and I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. So, I watched a few videos (the Splitcoast Stampers one being my favorite) and came up with this.

For this technique, you need black Stazon, Versamark, and clear embossing powder.

• I started by die cutting a piece of silver foil using a stitched rectangle die then I used adhesive tape to put it on a piece of cheap cardstock.
• Swipe your Stazon ink pad over the foil trying to add a dark amount at the top and bottom. I rotated my paper to get this look
• Next stamp your focal image on the foil using Stazon. I used my Stamparatus for this to try and get the image fully black.
• DRY the Stazon using your heat tool on the low setting, you don’t want your Versamark to pick up the black ink. Even though it’s Stazon, it takes a little time to dry on a non-porous surface.
• Now you LIGHTLY drag your Versamark ink pad over your image. You don’t want to completely cover the image, instead you want some of the plain foil to show through.
• Cover the Versamark with clear embossing powder and heat.

In these next images, you can see the difference between before and after the Versamark and embossing steps.

I did a video again! Two in one month, don’t get to used to it. 🙂

My layout came from the TGIF Challenges!

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison
Amy Rudd

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Greenery, Stitched Rectangle, & Stylish Shapes dies
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Tuxedo Black Memento, & Versamark stamp pads
Paper – Favored Flowers 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper, Silver Foil Sheets, Basic White cardstock, & Mossy Meadow cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Matte Black dots
Coloring Tools – clear embossing powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer #tgifc403

Celebrate Sparkle

There is a lot of shine on this card. I decided to use some of the specialty paper I bought from the July-December mini catalog since I haven’t used much of it. I didn’t just use the Metallic & Shimmer paper, no I added the Glimmer paper. Then not only did I use two sparkly papers but I heat embossed the image and sentiment. You may need sunglasses for this card. I thought about adding gems but decided that was one step too far. 🙂

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Framed Florets, Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Layering Circles & Summer Shadowsdies
Punches – Banners pick-a-punch
Ink – Versamark stamp pad
Paper – Metallic & Shimmer 6×6 Specialty Paper, Glimmer Specialty Paper, Basic Black cardstock, Crumb Cake cardstock
Coloring Tools – Silver & White embossing powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #FramedFloretsStampinUp #FramedFloretsStampSet #FramedFlorets  #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Happy Birthday to my Hubby

I like to do fun folds for my family birthdays so I viewed a few that Susan Campfield did recently and I picked this tuck fold one(Facebook Live Video). I’m not sure what this fun fold is called but I switched which side the tuck was on because I wanted it on the right.

The card base is 5 1/2″ x 7″, scored at 1 3/8″ from each side. The Smoky Slate piece in the back is 2 1/2″ x 5 1/2″. The patterned paper is 1 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. For the Mossy Meadow cardbase, I scored then folded on the score lines before embossing it with the Twigs & Sprigs embossing folder. If you emboss the whole card, you may want to stamp/write on the insert before attaching. For the die cuts, I lightly dragged my Whisper White stamp pad over the embossing.

(I need to put a post-it note up somewhere to remind me to use gems and ribbon, I don’t remember until I’m writing up the post.)

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Twigs & Sprigs Hybrid dies and embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies
Ink – Mossy Meadow & Whisper White stamp pads
Paper – Happy Forest Friends 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper; Basic White, Basic White Thick, Mossy Meadow, and Smoky Slate cardstock
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Love You, Friend

I created this card for a workshop earlier this month and I also used it for my card class over the weekend.

Measurements:

Smoky Slate	5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼”
Basic Gray	1 ¾” x 5 ½”, 3” x 3” (for die cut done for you)
Pretty Prints DSP	1 ½” x 5 ½”
Basic White Thick cardstock	1 ½” x 3 ½”
Basic White cardstock	4” x 5 ¼” (for inside of card)

Instructions:

1. Fold the Smoky Slate cardbase in half and run the bone folder over the fold.  Place in Stamparatus and stamp flower image using Smoky Slate stamp pad.
2. Stamp your sentiment of choice on the Basic White Thick cardstock using Blackberry Bliss stamp pad.  Die cut your sentiment using banner die.
3. Adhere DSP to the Basic Gray strip of cardstock, adhere to cardbase a little less than ½” from the fold.
4. Adhere Basic Gray circle die using Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of DSP and slightly to the right.
5. Adhere banner partially on the Basic Gray circle.  Use SEAL on the left side to adhere to the circle and a Stampin’ Dimensional on the right side.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Beautiful Shapes dies, Stylish Shapes dies
Ink –Blackberry Bliss stamp pad, Smoky Slate stamp pad
Paper – Basic Gray cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Smoky Slate cardstock, Pretty Prints 12”x12” Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Bone folder
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Congratulations Floral

I’m playing along with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #470 today using my Simply Elegant patterned paper and Shaded Summer stamp set. I stamped the flower using Versamark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Many Messages, Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Messages die, Summer Shadows dies
Ink – Whisper White stamp pad, Versamark stamp pad
Paper – Gold Foil Sheets, Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series Paper, Basic Black cardstock, Basic Gray cardstock, Basic White cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Metallic Pearls
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, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer #ManyMessagesStampinUp #ManyMessagesStampSet #ManyMessages

Technique Squad Blog Hop

This month’s technique is Creator’s Choice and I chose to do the Whitewash Technique. I saw a card by Lisa Freeman on Facebook and I LOVED IT! I decided that was the technique I wanted to do.

I pulled out my Shaded Summer stamp set to make a background with this technique. (It doesn’t matter that it’s January in Minnesota, I can make a summer card.) I stamped on Magenta Madness cardstock with Magenta Madness ink and then I used my Whisper White ink and a Blender Pen to fill in the flowers. I intended to add some gems to the card but I forgot, I really love how it turned out anyway. The layout was inspired by Inspire.Create.Challenge 108.

First I stamped on Magenta Madness cardstock with Magenta Madness ink.

I colored in the flowers with Whisper White ink using a Blender pen.

Blog Hop Roll
Nicole Mahler
Donna Lester
Karen Egan
Vickie Littlewood
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Mackenzie Grimme
Amy Rudd
Carole Garrison
Vy Tran
Kristie Strum

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Punches – Banners Pick-a-punch
Ink – Magenta Madness stamp pad, Whisper White stamp pad
Paper – Basic White cardstock, Magenta Madness cardstock, Expressions In Ink Specialty Designer Series Paper
Coloring Tools – Blender pens
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Peachy Summer

This month Rachel Tessman had a team gathering on Zoom and gave us a sketch to create with. I used my recently purchased You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper (I love when paper is on sale) and my new favorite happy birthday sentiment from the Shaded Summer stamp set. I also used my new Pretty Flowers embossing folder for the background.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Pretty Flowers embossing folder, Scalloped Contours dies
Ink – Calypso Coral stamp pad
Paper – Basic White Thick cardstock, Calypso Coral cardstock, You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper
Accents & Embellishments – White Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon, Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Shaded Summer & Summer Shadows

Again I’m using the Summer Shadows dies that won’t be available until August 3rd, but I don’t want you to miss out on them because when they’re gone, they’re gone.

Measurements:

Pale Papaya cardstock	5 ½” x 8 ½”, scored at 4 ¼; 2” x 2”, for flower die cut
Mango Melody cardstock	2” x 2”, for flower die cut
Pear Pizzazz cardstock	2” x 2”, for leaf die cut
Old Olive cardstock	2” x 2”, for leaf die cut
Basic White cardstock	4” x 5 ¼”, for inside
Basic White Thick cardstock	1 ½” x 3”, for sentiment die cut
You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper	4” x 5 ¼”

Instructions:

1. Stamp sentiment on Basic White Thick cardstock using Pale Papaya ink, die cut with label die.
2. Add adhesive sheet to the back of the Mango Melody cardstock and die cut with the open flower die.
3. Die cut the Pale Papaya cardstock with the sold flower die.
4. Add adhesive sheet to the back of the Old Olive cardstock and die cut with the open leaf die.
5. Die cut the Pear Pizzazz cardstock with the solid leaf die.
6. Cut off 1” from the left side of the patterned paper, flip it over, and adhere to the fold side of the card bases.  Adhere the rest of the patterned paper next to it with no space.
7. Add sentiment label to card using dimensionals.
8. Add outline flower to solid flower and add to card using dimensionals overlapping the sentiment.
9. Add outline leaf to solid leaf and add to card using SEAL or liquid glue and tuck under flower and sentiment label.
10. Add some champagne rhinestones to card.
11. Add Basic White cardstock to inside.

Inspired by Susan Campfield (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv-LX5lUxmU)

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Summer Shadows dies, Scalloped Contours dies
Ink – Pale Papaya stamp pad
Paper – Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Mango Melody cardstock, Pale Papaya cardstock, Pear Pizzazz cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, You’re a Peach Designer Series Paper
Accents & Embellishments – Champagne Rhinestones
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer

Technique Squad July Blog Hop

This month’s theme is alcohol ink techniques. Um…well…this is not my best technique but I tried. I made a card out of the best piece I ended up with. From my experience, vellum works much better than window sheets but that’s the only tip I really have. 🙂 UPDATE: I’ve been informed that a higher percentage would work better, I was using 70%. I will have to try again.

I used the Magenta Madness dark Stampin’ Blend, rubbing alcohol, an old brush, and a can of compressed air to create these. I then added Tombow multipurpose liquid glue (let it dry because it stays sticky) and added Gilded Leaves gold leafing on the glue. I used Tear & Tape to attach the vellum behind the embossed white cardstock and popped it up on dimensionals.

Nicole Mahler
JoAnn Pollock
Tracy St-Louis
Vy Tran
Carole Garrison
Kristie Strum
Mackenzie Grimme
Rachel Tessman
Amy Rudd

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Brilliant Wings dies, Potted Succulents dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Pretty Flowers embossing folder
Ink – Magenta Madness Stamp pad, Magenta Madness Dark Stampin’ Blend
Paper – Basic White Thick cardstock, Vellum cardstock, Window Sheets
Accents & Embellishments – Opal Rounds, Gilded Leafing
Coloring Tools – old brush, rubbing alcohol, canned air
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tear & Tape, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer