Nov 6, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The theme this month is “thank you,” which is appropriate for those celebrating Thanksgiving.
Woodsy Thank You
The theme at Paper Players this week is “give thanks,” so I’m sharing my woodsy, “Thank You” card in their gallery also.
I began by using the Thank You die to cut the words from Gold Foil Paper. I also used dies to cut the bird (Birds & Blooms die set), the wood carvings (Detailed Deer die set), and the tip of a branch (Seasonal Layers die set).
My card could have gone in many directions with the Gold Foil “Thank you,” but it landed on Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I adore the realism of the paper, and this particular sheet is my favorite in the pack. Foam Adhesive Strips were used to raise the wood for extra dimension, as well as tiny pieces of the Foam Adhesive Strips to support “Thank you.” This was all propped up on a Soft Suede card base.
It was only right to use my favorite paper from the Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper, which is the red plaid you see through the square hole. It makes me feel warm and cozy just looking at it. My little bird of Gold Glimmer Paper, perched on the tip of a branch, likes looking at it too.
The three wood carvings at the bottom were the last detail. Doesn’t it look like the work of turn-of the-century furniture makers? The carvings were actually made with three, little, dies from the Detailed Deer die set, and the same Wood Textures DSP.
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Nov 5, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Welcome to What Will You Stamp? This week’s challenge is using the Country Home stamp set.
Country Home Pitcher
We’d love to see you create something from this set for our gallery. Please join the fun!
My mother collected antiques, and she would have loved this graniteware enamel teapot. She didn’t even mind a little rust. These things are not cheap, and you’d be lucky to find one today for under $100.00. Good thing I like miniature, paper ones!
While I was thinking of Mama, I turned our Country Home pitcher into graniteware by using a Balmy Blue Watercolor Pencil and an Aquapainter. I first stamped the pitcher in Night of Navy ink on Thick Whisper White cardstock. Then, I colored the sides of the pitcher with my pencil, brushing the color towards the center with my Aquapainter.
I intended to leave the pitcher on its square of Whisper White cardstock, cut with a Stitched Shapes die, so I had to figure out a way for foliage to come from its mouth. My solution was to punch a hole at the top of the pitcher, stick the foliage through the hole, and tape it to the back. To insure the hole was hidden, I added a bow of Braided Linen Trim.
The leaves (Old Olive cardstock) and the branch (Thick Whisper White cardstock) are from the Frosted Bouquet die set.
While my Night of Navy ink pad was handy, I stamped the sentiment (Country Home stamp set) on a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I used the same Stitched Shapes die for cutting the square of Wood Textures, and backed it with Night of Navy cardstock, cut with a Layering Squares die.
My idea for the layout is from Fab Friday’s challenge.
My two squares needed a background, so I used the same Wood Textures Designer Series Paper, and embossed it with the Tin Tile embossing folder. This wood blends nicely with its Gray Granite card base. I’m finding that Gray Granite is a fabulous neutral color.
Thank you for stopping by. Remember, we’d love to see your creations, using Country Home, in our gallery at What Will You Stamp?
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Nov 4, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
The Serene Garden has been my favorite stamp set for coloring. I love the stylized design, and the ease of coloring within the lines.
Serene Garden Thank You
It’s especially easy to color within lines that have been heat embossed. Today, I used Gold Embossing Powder on Sahara Sand cardstock. First, I placed the two Serene Garden stamps on the Stamparatus, positioned over the Sahara Sand cardstock. Second, I covered the stamps with VersaMark, and stamped the cardstock, repeating a second time to insure good coverage. Third, I sprinkled the Gold powder over the stamped images, shaking off the excess, and drying with the Heat Tool.
My favorite tool for coloring has become the Stampin’ Blends. I used Dark Old Olive and Dark Granny Apple for the leaves, Bronze for the stems, and Light and Dark Calypso Coral for the flowers.
There was so much detail in the images, I chose Sahara Sand for “Thank You,” so it would blend in. I cut three Thank Yous with the die, layering for dimension. And, I couldn’t help myself, I ran the top “Thank You” through the Big Shot with the Subtle Textured embossing folder.
After gluing “Thank You” to my colored Serene Garden, and layering this on a Sahara Sand card base, my card was almost complete. Those pretty Iridescent sequins had to make an appearance!
I’m sharing my Thank You card with Festive Friday, because it’s perfect for their “Thank You” theme.
Thank you for checking out my Thank You card. I’m wishing you a wonderful day! Keep scrolling to see my supply list, and click on the pictures to go shopping.
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Nov 3, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Are you ready to see a Fall, masculine, birthday card?
Fall Birthday Colors
I was inspired by the color challenge at TGIF.
I’m also sharing with the “foliage” challenge at Seize the Birthday.
Crumb Cake is my favorite neutral color, and always a good choice for a masculine card. So, Crumb Cake would be my card base, layered with Cajun Craze, and Merry Merlot (Joyous Noel Designer Series paper) on top.
Before gluing the layers together, I used the Subtle Textured embossing folder on the Merry Merlot DSP to turn it magically into fabric. Then, I wrapped it with Gold Metallic Thread, which I taped to the back.
The word “Happy” is in the Merry Christmas die set, and I happily cut the word from Copper Foil. The die set didn’t, however, have the word “birthday.” After searching a bit, I ended up using “Happy Birthday” from the Lemon Zest stamp set. I used Copper Powder for heat embossing the two words on Merry Merlot cardstock, cut it with a Merry Christmas label die, and then gave it the Subtle Texture treatment.
The two sprigs, one in Cajun Craze, and one in Merry Merlot, are from the In the Woods die set.
Thank you for reading through my blog today. I hope you were inspired by my “Happy Happy Birthday” card. Keep scrolling to see my Product List.
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Nov 2, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s project began with the wonderful Christmas tree from the Winter Woods stamp set. I wanted to stamp it directly on a piece of Frosted Floral Designer Series Paper. So, I used my Stamparatus, making it easy to stamp two colors of ink, as well as VersaMark.
Winter Woods Christmas Tree
Once the Frosted Floral DSP was positioned, I inked the Christmas tree stamp with Tranquil Tide ink, and pressed it to the DSP. Next, I cleaned the stamp (leaving it on the Stamparatus) and inked the stamp with Mint Macaron, pressing and cleaning as I did the first time. Then, I used the VersaMark in the same manner as the inks, and my tree was ready to be sprinkled with Clear Embossing Powder. After setting the powder with the Heat Tool, my Christmas tree had a fabulous shine.
I layered my art piece on Tranquil Tide cardstock to match the card base, which I layered on Mint Macaron cardstock. The Subtle Textured embossing made the Mint Macaron cardstock come to life.
“Christmas” was stamped in Tranquil Tide Ink on a piece of the same Frosted Floral DSP. I used a label die from the Merry Christmas die set for cutting, and rolled it through the Big Shot with the Subtle Textured embossing folder. It looks like a piece of fabric, doesn’t it? It even felt soft, so I layered it, making it sturdy on the dimensionals.
For additional shine, I used Sparkle Glimmer Paper to cut the word “Merry.” “Merry” is from the Merry Christmas die set. The Sparkle Glimmer Paper was also used for the three pine sprigs from the Night Owl die set.
For the last bit of sparkle, I sprinkled my card with Iridescent Sequins. They aren’t in my Product List, but they are item #144212, if you want to add them to your collection.
The layout for today’s card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches.
Thanks so much for coming to see my Winter Woods Christmas tree. I enjoyed sharing it with you. You’ll find my Product List below, and you just need to click on the pictures to go shopping!
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Nov 1, 2018 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
I’m naming today’s project, “Penguins and Plaid.”
Penguins and Plaid
The design is one I’ve used previously, so I’m casing (copy and selectively edit) myself. It seemed just right for this week’s CAS(E) this sketch challenge.
The cute, little penguins are from the Making Every Day Bright stamp set, and cut with the handy, Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. I stamped them in Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, and colored their caps with a Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blend marker.
The penguins are surrounded by a banner from the Banners for You stamp set, stamped in Soft Suede ink, and cut with a die from the Bunch of Banners die set.
Placing the words on the banner would have been difficult, without the help of my Stamparatus.
The Stamparatus is a positioning tool that gives me confidence when stamping. I placed the three words on the banner, pressed the “lid” to make the words stick, lifted the lid, inked the words in Cherry Cobbler, and pressed the words to the banner. I inked a second time to make the words darker. This tool amazes me!
The silver bar is a magnet that holds the paper in place, so you can stamp multiple times.
The words are from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set. You can check out the entire stamp set in my Product List below.
For the background, I chose my favorite plaid from the collection of Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper. I layered this on Soft Suede cardstock on a Thick Very Vanilla card base.
Thank you for stopping by today. You can learn more about the Stamparatus by clicking on its picture in my Products List below.
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