Aug 5, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Welcome! Do you wish you were this swinging girl, enjoying her day?
Swinging
A single layer of Whisper White Cardstock on a Coastal Cabana card base, along with just three colors of ink, makes this #simplestamping in my mind.
The three colors are: Coastal Cabana, Melon Mambo, and Gorgeous Grape, inspired by TGIF’s color challenge.
First, I used an oval from the Shimmer Detailed Laser-Cut Paper as a stencil, sponge daubing Coastal Cabana Ink on Whisper White Cardstock. My Sponge Dauber must have had another color in it, but I like the accidental two-tone effect.
Then, using Gorgeous grape Ink, I stamped the swinging girl from Silhouettte Scenes inside the oval.
For the third color, I stamped the tree branch from Butterfly Wishes in Melon Mambo Ink. Doesn’t this give the impression the girl is swinging from a tree?
To keep things simple, I stamped “Enjoy Today” right across the oval. I just had to add that little Melon Mambo Enamel Heart!
Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy today!
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Jul 17, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
I’ve been thinking about making a wood carved magnolia with Magnolia Memory Dies, and today is the day.
Wood Magnolia
This piece of wood is from the Pressed Petals Designer Series Paper, and I used a Magnolia Memory Die to cut two sets of petals. Two additional sets of petals were cut from Soft Suede Cardstock, for layering, to give the flower a thick, wood look and feel. The burlap leaves (Pressed Petals DSP) were also cut with Magnolia Memory Dies.
The background is another piece of Pressed Petals DSP, layered on a Mossy Meadow card base, and you can see I used the DSP for photographing also. Guess I like this paper!
Whenever I use wood, I feel it’s suitable for a man, and I’m always needing masculine birthday cards. “Happy Birthday” is from the Piece of Cake Stamp Set. It’s stamped in Early Espresso Ink on burlap DSP and cut with the smallest Stitched Rectangles Die.
I wanted to use this shape, because of the TGIF challenge.
Thank you for stopping by. I hope this gives you some ideas for masculine cards.
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Jul 8, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
The Friendly Silhouettes Die set has this fabulous, floral, landscape die. I used Thick Whisper White Cardstock for cutting, which matches the card base.
Silhouette Thanks
Next, I used three Rectangles Stitched Dies to cut the shapes for my composition. The largest rectangle is from the In-Colors 6X6 Designer Paper in Seaside Spray. The medium rectangle is from the same pack of DSP in Purple Posy, and the smallest rectangle is Whisper White Cardstock.
“Thanks” is from the Well Written Die Set, and cut from a piece of Pressed Petals Designer Paper in Rococo Rose. All three colors have a script pattern, which keeps things coordinated. Although, you can’t really see it in “thanks.”
Tying the elements together is a layer of Whisper White Cardstock, embossed with the Subtle Textured Embossing Folder.
Today’s project was inspired by the TGIF colors.
And, CAS(E) this sketch.
“Thanks” for visiting! Life is much more fun with die-cuts! You can shop for them in my store!
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Jul 3, 2019 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Today’s sympathy card is featuring two, Sweet Silhouettes, dandelions.
Dandelion Sympathy
The dandelions were cut from Vellum Cardstock with a Sweet Silhouettes Die, and lightly glued to a Basic Gray Cardstock background. I wanted the dandelions to have an “airy” feel, and the Vellum was perfect for the task. It’s surprising how strong Vellum is!
The teardrops are from a retired pack of epoxy drops, and the shape is so perfect, I had to use them. I’ve listed the new pack of Epoxy Droplets in my Product List.
The Basic Gray background is embossed with Subtle Texture, glued to the Smoky Slate card base, and framed with a piece of 6X6 Seaside Spray Designer Series Paper. The frame and background were made with Stitched Rectangles Dies.
The word,”sympathy,” is from the Well Written Die Set, cut from Smoky Slate Cardstock, and doubled for thickness. The sentiment is continued on the inside with words from the Well Said Stamp Set, “Know that love, prayers, and caring surround you today.”
I completed the envelope by embossing the flap with the Eyelet Lace Embossing Folder, so it’s ready to send.
Two challenges were on my mind as I made today’s card.
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Feb 23, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper is for all four seasons. This circle of flowers is spring time “thanks.”
Painted Seasons Thanks
I wanted to make the colorful flowers pop against white, so the card base is Thick Whisper White with a layer of regular weight, Whisper White cardstock. The Whisper White layer is not without lots of texture. Don’t you think the Country Floral embossing makes a nice background? I’m in love with this new Sale-A-Bration embossing folder, that you can get for FREE with a 50.00 order.
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The Painted Seasons DSP was cut with the largest Stitched Shapes circle die, and layered for thickness. TIP: This gives it a nice feel, plus, makes it lay nicely on the bumpy embossing.
Next, I used a Well Written die to cut the word, “thanks” from Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. I layered it also, and glued it in place.
Now, all I needed was a butterfly for this week’s TGIF challenge.
I made Wood Texture butterflies for a previous project. Remember?
Wood Texture Butterflies and Rainbow Foil
For this project, I stamped my single butterfly in Early Espresso ink using a stamp from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. The Stamparatus came in handy for perfect placement. My butterfly was attached with dimensionals, flying towards the fragrant blossoms.
To connect the butterfly and “thanks” I added a sweet, little Frosted Flower embellishment.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!
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Jan 1, 2019 | Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, TGIF |
Butterfly wishes could fit many occasions, but this one will be for Happy New Year wishes. I’m looking forward to a fabulous, fun-filled 2019!
Butterfly Wishes
I was excited to make some butterflies shine, when I saw the challenge at TGIF was to use Glossy cardstock.
First, I chose three colors of ink for my butterflies: Petal Pink, Pineapple Punch, and Grapefruit Grove. I dabbed a Baby Wipe on the ink pads, one at a time, and swirled the three colors around on a piece of Glossy White cardstock. This was so pretty, I contemplated leaving it as a background, but ended up cutting four, glossy, butterflies with the Butterfly Duet Punch.
Now that I was thinking of shine, I thought it would be fun to experiment with the Crackle Paint background stamp and heat embossing. After covering the Crackle Paint stamp with VersaMark, I stamped it on a pre-cut piece of Whisper White cardstock. Then, I sprinkled it with Black Embossing Power, and set the powder with the Heat Tool. Happy with the black shine, I layered the Crackle Paint background on Basic Black cardstock, which I layered on a Petal Pink card base to tie in with the butterflies.
The butterflies flew to their spots on top of Dimensionals, with “wishes” in the middle. “Wishes” was cut with a die from the Well Written die set. I used Basic Black cardstock, covered it with VersaMark, sprinkled it with Black Embossing Powder, and set it with the Heat Tool. I was “wishing” I had black, glossy paper, but it was worth the trouble to make “wishes” shine.
Thank you for checking out my blog today. I wish you a fabulous, fun-filled 2019!
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