The other day at Michaels (shopping with a 50%-off coupon), we found this groovy Layer Away Dots frame set from Fiskars. Now that I'm a bit more comfortable stamping, I really enjoy mixing stamps. This idea just jumped into my head, and I'm please with how it turned out:
I stamped the images in blues, and heat-embossed the frame stamps with a mix of gold, copper & silver left over from my explosion box. It's a very simple card, based the CPS sketch & Craft Your Passion's Just for You theme.Inspiration: Craft Your Passion #66: Just for You; Card Positioning Systems sketch #226
Stamps: StudioG, Paper Studio, Fiskars, My Mind's Eye
Paper: Recollections, Martha Stewart, 5&Dime
Tools: Marvy heat tool, Fiskars papercutter, Tim Holtz scissors, hole punch
Other: ZipDry glue, Stampendous & ZING embossing powders, Versamark & Memento inks, Copic markers, Sakura gel pen
I've really been inspired to craft today, and made these two cards. I'm distressing machine now that I have my handy paper distresser. Oh Tim Holtz, you are so much wiser than your years!This week's combos at the Color Throwdown and colourQ are really challenging & really wonderful, and I had lots of fun pulling out some long-hoarded papers from my stash and just letting the card come together (with a little help from the sketches at Top Tip Tuesday/Robin's Fetish and Mojo Monday!)
I haven't had much luck taking photos today: everything either looks washed-out or technicolored. But I'm pleased with how the colors match the challenges' in real life. The card above uses mostly paper from the 5&Dime October Afternoon collection (wow, it really came through for me with this otherwise challenging combo).
When I saw the classic-black rotary phone image, I just had to make a "missing you" card. I covered the phone image with Glossy Accents to create a faux-epoxy embellishment. It looks & feels really cool, but it took hours to dry.Totally off the crafting subject, I love that the classic-black rotary phone not only evokes a retro feeling to me, but also feels vintage. My mom (Ann, because she actually has a name other than Mom, much to my dismay!), was telling me about some children who were scoring low on standardized tests that used images of rotary phones. What 4-year-old now would recognize a rotary phone?! Which makes me feel...experienced.
Inspiration: Color Throwdown #150, Top Tip Tuesday/Robin's Fetish Sketch
Stamps: StudioG, Paper Studio, sentiment from Regal Greetings set by {ippity} Stamps
Paper: Recollections, Core'dinations, 5&Dime
Tools: Marvy heat tool, Fiskars papercutter, Tim Holtz scissors & paper distresser,
Other: ZipDry glue, Stampendous embossing powder, Gary M. Burlin & Co. brads, Making Memories buttons, Simplicity thread & needle, Versamark & Stampin' Up! inks, Glossy Accents
This card is all about the paper: each piece has its own wonderful texture. The medallions are heat-embossed with silver and colored with Copics.
The sentiment is actually a (clear) horizontal stamp that I partially inked and stamped to fit into the circle frame. Um, yeah, that took a little doing! But I'm pleased with the result.
Inspiration: ColourQ #93, Mojo Monday Sketch #199
Stamps: Hero Arts, Paper Studio, K&Co., large medallion from stash (thank you Spotlight Challenge)
Paper: Recollections, Core'dinations, handmade from stash
Tools: Marvy heat tool, Fiskars papercutter, Tim Holtz scissors & paper distresserOther: ZipDry glue, ZING embossing powder, Versamark ink, Copic pens, Offray ribbon, pop-dots
I was very happy with my inchie-themed card inspired by the Spotlight Challenge, but I was floored when I won. Thank you, Vix, Cazro & all! I don't really pay attention to the possible prizes when I choose a challenge, but I do remember seeing this one with its prize of a stamp grab-bag and thinking, how totally awesome. I had a choice between "colouring kinda stamps or arty type randomness ones," and of course I picked the latter! I expected a few flourish-y stamps, but WOW I got a really fun mix of vintage-y motifs.
As soon as I saw this beach flapper stamp, I knew I had to use it for a few challenges I've been saving up: the Paper Players color combo, Top Tip Tuesday's sketch (by Karen's Doodles), and the Folded-Paper Frame theme at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack (hosted by Joynana). I was especially inspired by Joynana's take on having the flaps open & close.
Tip: Ticket CornersThis card really comes together because of the inverted corners. I was talking to Mom about the cute ticket digis from When the Scrap Hits the Fun, and she told me about about making "ticket corners" with a hole punch. Just punch a semicircle from the edge:
It's so easy and the result is super-fun. Thanks for the tip, Mom!Inspiration:
Color: Paper Players #55
Sketch: Top Tip Tuesday #42 (by Karen's Doodles)Theme: Folded-Paper Frame at Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack (hosted by Joynana)Tutorial: Folded-Paper Frame at Splitcoaststampers
Stamps: rubber stamp from stash (thank you Spotlight Challenge), sentiment from Studio G
Paper: Dots & Stripes from Echo Park, Core'dinations, Recollections
Tools: Sizzix Texture Boutique, Fiskars papercutter, Tim Holtz scissors & paper distresser, hole-punch
Other: ZipDry glue, Versamark & StazOn inks, Pink Paislee twine, watercolor pencils, shells
I've been itching to try out my new Round Sentiments stamp set from SP&Company, and this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger was a perfect inspiration. I paired it with the lovely sketch at Taylored Expressions, and am please with how it turned out. Pretty simple, right? At least for me.
All the Moxie Fab entries are beautiful, but I wanted to point out this creative shaped card by Leigh Ann Baird. Isn't it so wonderful?! Definitely scrapliftable. Also, you can view all the Taylored Expressions sketch entries at Splitcoaststampers.
And Sandra, thank you again for the flowers!
Inspiration:Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger: Rainbow Bright
Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #140
Stamps: Round Sentiments I and For Every Woman sets by SP & Company, message plate by the Paper Co.Paper: Hammermill, Recollections (kraft)Tools: Marvy heat tool, Marvy corner punch, Martha Stewart border & corner punchOther: ZipDry, Stampendous embossing powder, bakers twine by House of Three
Inks: Memento, CraftSmart, Stampin' Up (thank you Dymonz!!!)
Copics: BG15, BG10, E50
One of my favorite things about our neighborhood is our proximity to the Sherwood Gardens of Guildford. Every Spring they plant incredible tulips of all colors and sizes...this year there were some up to my knees! They weren't "Two-Lips" they were "Two-Hands"! We invited a couple over this year to enjoy it with us, and while chatting we realized that we love geraniums. They make such good "window box" flowers that they are familiar in so many different places in the world...just one of the things that bring us closer together!My friend summed up our shared emotions towards geraniums so beautifully: "They feel like home." I love idea of all of us with geraniums in our windows reflecting our memories of different places... She grew up in Tehran and I in Andalucia, but we still have lots in common.I realized that I know many, many people who feel the same way and so requested a Geranium image on CDAC, my favorite resource. IkesArt (based in Greece) responded immediately, and was gracious enough to work with me to create a pot of geraniums. Please visit her groovy online shop and check out the other geranium images! They are all wonderful, but I had a specific idea in mind...Some time ago, I was moved by the card and the story behind this flowerpots-on-wall card by suzARTe, and swore that I would scraplift the idea immediately. Well, that didn't quite happen, but I finally found the perfect image for it. Thank you, Blog-Pals!
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For the wall background, I really wanted to create a stucco look. For the flat parts I simply stamped my watermark ink pad directly onto the paper and heat-embossed it in white. I did the same with the brick stamp, which I made out of a scrap of foam-mounted rubber. It's not cling foam, so it was a bit tricky stamping...plus, I can't believe how well it came out considering I just "eyeballed" it. Sigh, one of these days I will smarten up and stop trying to stamp clear on white...it's like writing in invisible ink!Stamps: Geranium Pots by IkesArt, corner flourish by K&Co., inside sentiment by StudioG, inside sentiment by StampendousPaper: Hammermill, RecollectionsTools: Fiskars papercutter, Marvy heat tool, MS border punch & detailing scissorsOther: ZipDry glue, Stampendous & embossing powders, Versamark watermark ink
Copics:Pots: E08, R02, E11Light pink flowers: RV11, RV23Hot pink flowers: RV04, RV23Red flowers: R59, R27, R29Leaves: G99, YG67, YG03
I cannot get enough of tent cards! I had so much fun making my first one for the Scrap Shack cardmaking group that I turned right around and made this for the current Tellen's Place challenge.One of the requirements is to use a TPD image, but they have lots of freebies...plus good prices. I had so much fun making this card with their freebie that I bought Mary & Bev, which I've already used for another tent card! I had tons and tons of fun coloring this, and the flags, and think I'll make lots of this card. I'm also crushin' on the color combo of kraft-and-pink. Tying the string onto those hand-cut banners took some doing, but it was so worth it.
Inspiration:Digi stamp: Gift Mandy by Tellen's Place DesignsSupplies: Hammermill and Recollections cardstocks, Memento ink, HP printer & ink, SCAL & Cricut, VersaMark watermark ink, Stamendous embossing powder, Marvy heat tool, bakers twine, ZipDry glue, MS scissorsCopics: BV04, BV000, BV00, B23, V17, RV04, V06, RV42, RV11, RV23, E000, E17, E02, E50, E47, YR00, YR01, E35, E37Download my Tent Card cut-file template (please leave a comment and let me know you're using it. And I'd love to see any resulting cards!):
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Update 5/27/11: Wow, I won!!! More info here. Thank you everyone at Tellen's Place!
I've been following the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog for a while now, but didn't feel ready to participate in their challenges quite yet. However, I couldn't resist their "Old Wives' Tale" challenge.My favorite Old Wives' Tale is "Don't take the last piece or you'll be an Old Maid." By favorite I mean I've been married for over 6 years and I still hesitate on taking the last piece. I've stood over the last sad piece of cake with many a woman with that saying in her head...So I used the concept to create the front cover of my multi-media art journal for the current theme at the Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack Off the Page group. For the flower pattern on the platter, I was inspired by the Cowslip pattern on my Grandma's Spode dishes. The colors are bright and interesting, and I definitely went outside my comfort zone to imitate the painting (sometimes not coloring inside the lines is a good thing!).
Above is my blank journal, which I made with cardboard scrap from our Sarah-Cynthia-Sylvia-Stout-esque recycling bin. The pages are sanded and distressed with Mustard ink.
...and I even made a matching bookmark! The fortune cookies are stamped onto polymer clay, baked, and then shaded with copics.
Inspiration: Simon Says Stamp and Show an Old Wives' Tale
Supplies: Asian by Design & Asian Influences stamp sets by Inkadinkado, sentiment from Regal Greetings set by {ippity} Stamps, Recollections cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Martha Stewart detailing scissors and chalk ink, Fiskars papercutter and deckle scissors, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Marvy heat tool, stash twine, polymer clayCopics: E33, E11, E35, FY1, E08, FB2, R59, G02
This week's project for the Cardmaking group at the Scrap Shack is a tent card, which I've never made before. The DT projects are gorgeous, and I just had to jump in and try it, with two stamps I've been itching to use: Gillu's Pretty Girl digi stamp & a banner rubber stamp from the $1 bin.
The banners on the background are just stamped and colored, but the hanging ones on the front really are hung onto the string. Thanks to All Things Paper for another fantastic tip!
The photo on the right is the back...geez, banners make everything look good!
Inspiration:Digi stamp: Pretty Girl by Gillu's GallerySupplies: Relax, Hammermill and Recollections cardstocks, Memento ink, HP printer & ink, SCAL & Cricut, banner stamp from StudioGCopics: RV11, Y08, Y13, Y17, Y02, Y000, E50, E51, E11, E37, E35, E17, YR09,YR04, YG67, YG63, YG03
Download my Tent Card cut-file template (please leave a comment and let me know you're using it. And I'd love to see any resulting cards!):
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Although I never thought I'd get into the "Tim Holtz look", I'm having so much fun with the challenges and the crafters at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space that I find myself really getting into it!The first of her weekly challenges is a 12x12 layout with a travel theme, handmade background and title tag, 3 Tim-Holtz-style embellishments, fiber, and one large photo. I worked on it all week!
My layout is about our trip to Florida last year, and the walk I took with my husband down through Venice. This photo is of me goofing around on the big gorgeous trees on the boardwalk. I matted it on a frayed piece of material, but wanted to give it an "aged" look, so I folded it up a bit and then sprayed it with Antique Linen distress ink (got the idea from this great post at iCopic). 
For the background, I started by clear-embossing a plane stamp from my stash. Then I distressed the whole thing in Antique Linen and Mustard, and stamped some more planes in those colors. For a final touch, I used my Stampin' Around wheel that I won from my very first Stampin' Dymonz blog candy! I used Faded Jeans and Peeled Paint (blue and green).I used the template I created for my Dimensional Tag to make a shaker on one side of the tag. I stuck some shells and shark teeth in there (Venice is the "shark tooth capital of the world"). 
I didn't have any ephemera, so I grabbed a classic postcard from the internet, printed and distressed it.I stamped the shells onto the "bottlecap" pieces with StazOn and then colored them with Copics (after drying them).Inspiration:Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space Challenge #1: Scrapbook Layout, Tim Holtz StyleSupplies: Stampin' Around Wheel by Stampin' Up!, Shell stamps by Hero Arts, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Recollections cardstock, Fiskars papercutter and tear edger, Crop-O-Dile II, pop-dots, metal embellishments from Li'l Davis Designs
I was excited to see the Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge on Inchies, because I really needed an excuse to try this very groovy technique. Folks come up with the most gorgeous, incredible ideas for this simple concept, but I'm pretty happy with how mine turned out too. Thanks for the inspiration!
I only used 2 papers (kraft & white) and 4 inks (Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, soft brown, and watermark), plus clear-embossing. There's some emboss-resisting going on as well. For the inchies, I ink-distressed the white pieces with Antique Linen and then clear-embossed the stamp with watermark ink. I had planned on adding some ink afterwards, but the contrast came out so well that I kept it. The mats are inked in corresponding colors.
Inspiration:Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge: InchiesSupplies: Asian by Design & Asian Influences stamp sets by Inkadinkado, sentiment from Regal Greetings set by {ippity} Stamps, Recollections cardstock, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Martha Stewart detailing scissors and chalk ink, Fiskars papercutter and deckle scissors, Stampendous clear embossing powder, Marvy heat tool, stash twine
Update 6/5/11: My goodness, this card won the Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight on Inchies Challenge!
One of my favorite creative things to do is to combine several challenges to create one card. My only problem is making the deadlines, as I tend to overthink these sorts of projects!
I just had to try this week's PaperWorks Co. (PWCO) Sunday Sketch; I liked the idea of making a "skinny" card. Then I saw the Circles Challenge at Cards for Men, and decided it was the perfect opportunity to use my new $1 circle-background stamp. Hmm, I always forget how difficult it is to line up rubber stamps...the border took me a few tries. Of course I wanted to heat-emboss it, so I stamped it in watermark ink, which meant that it was also invisible, which didn't help the lining-up problem.Somewhere in there I discovered the Bottletops Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers (love the new look, ladies!) and decided it was fate: a chance to use some of those bottlecaps I save! I pulled three bronze-and-black caps (Monteith's beer...I don't remember when we had that! Luckily I'm very good at popping off tops without bending the cap; I never manage to buy screw-off tops!) and worked around that color scheme.To pop the images, I cut up a cork (one of those non-cork plastic ones, which which like a dream), and glued it in after putting a hole in the cap with my Crop-O-Dile punch. Because I like things to move, I included brads so that the caps move together like gears.I made this card with my best friend from college in mind; his favorite color is orange, and I've found that it always makes a good "splash" color.
Thanks everyone for the inspiration: I had tons of fun making this!Inspiration:Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight Challenge: BottletopsCards for Men Challenge #9: CirclesPWCO Challenge: Sunday Sketch #79Supplies: StudioG rubber stamps, Stampendous embossing powder, Versamark watermark ink, Marvy heat tool, MS detailing scissors, Recollections cardstock, ZipDry glue
I haven't participated in Dutch Dare Challenges recently, but I couldn't pass up the current one: Use the Cracked Glass technique. You know how I love a new technique...and heating four layers of embossing powder is my idea of a good time! It was really really fun.The color inspiration is from the iCopic Monochromatic Challenge, but I'm not entering it into the challenge because I didn't really color with copics. I did, however, use copics for all the coloring. Boy are those great markers! I stamped the images in Baja Breeze Memento ink (both from Stampendous) on letterpress paper, then used BG10 liquid for the background and B00, B000, B32 & BG15 for details.I made the card and frames in SCAL, did a little light distressing with sandpaper (after the paper was cut but was still on the mat), and voilà .
I couldn't resist trying the Copic Family Challenge at Mad for Markers: you can only use YR, RV and BG Copics. I have 12 markers that qualify, and I really like the resulting combinations.I also couldn't resist combing the CDAC Sketch challenge (sponsored by Shelly's Images) with the Easter challenge at Catch the Bug (Bugaboo's challenge blog). I wanted to use the freebie Shelly offered for the CDAC Embellishment challenge (sponsored by Bugaboo), so I did a little swapping. I'll post my other project soon.Although this isn't my card for the Embellishment challenge, I did keep with the theme of Favorite Emebllishment and used eyelets. This is also my first try with plastic tape. Worked great!
As you can tell, I had some fun with the backgrounds. The edging was done with the chisel tip of a Copic against a ruler. The bunny's background was a new-to-me technique: using the Copic Colorless Blender liquid to create texture on colored pieces. Eek, what a cool technique!!! Instead of coloring the background with my marker, I applied BG10 solution with sponge (I've ended up with two big refills for that color!). I used terrycloth for the texture. For get a similar look on the bigger piece without using copic ink, I applied Marigold Distress Ink (thanks for the candy Stampin' Dymonz!) with the same kind of terrycloth.I actually learned quite a bit making this card; thanks to everyone for the continuing inspiration!Inspiration:CDAC Sketch Challenge (sponsored by Shelly's Images)Mad for Markers Challenge: YR, RV and BG Markers onlyCatch the Bug Challenge: EasterDigi Stamps (thank you!):Easter Bunny with Tulips: Bugaboo StampsEggs: Shelly's ImagesCopics: BG10, BG49, FBG2, RV29, RV04, RV23, RV21, RV42, YR01, YR00, YR09, YR12Supplies: Colorbök decorative tape, Hammermill cardstock, flower brads (Oriental Trading Co.?), Crop-O-DileII, ruler, terrycloth, Copic Colorless Blender Solution, Scotch foam tape, ZipDry glue
Dad's baby sister is about to turn 65, so I wanted to make her something special. She is definitely the "cool aunt" in my family, and has inspired me in many different ways over the course of my life.I hadn't planned to make this card as part of a challenge, but then I saw the recipe challenge on the Crafty Hos' Challenge Blog. Another of my aunt's endearing traits is her wicked sense of humor: from her I've learned to appreciate fart, age and body-part jokes on a level most never enjoy. She'd love the name of their blog: Crafty Hos: they'd do anything to craft! And I think we both would secretly appreciate the fact that my dad wouldn't find this funny at all!Since their challenge this week is a recipe plus a sketch, I had lots of inspiration. The recipe was to use a regular stamp and a digi stamp. No problem, right? I only do that every day. Of course, since I had to use both, I found myself either choosing one or the other... but then I decided that this Snoopy-and-Woodstock stamp would be fun to use on my aunt's card. She's the best to eat ice cream with, as she believes that making a mess is part of the enjoyment. So then I realized that the TLC Creations sentiment that I used for my treat holders would work perfectly. Funny how challenging a challenge can be!
Just by pure luck, I had an ice cream cone stamp from a set in my stash, and it could have been made to go with this Snoopy stamp! Let me tell you, it was much easier to cut out than Woodstock's tiny cone! But I just really like the look of paper piecing, so it's worth the work; plus, my hand hasn't been cramping so much so I'm working on the theory that all this cutting has actually helped me exercise my hand. Much more fun than squeezing a tennis ball like Grandma used to!The moment I saw Kathy Racoosin's sponged-background tutorial on the Simon Says Stamp Blog, I knew I had to use it for this card. Wow, I'm happy with the result! It was super-duper fun too.For the inside of the card, I used the Premium Pop-Up Cards template from SVGCuts. I bought it with one of their occasional discounts some time ago, and it's so handy. It can be easily sized to fit any card size, so I use it a lot to jazz up birthday cards (it come with other sentiments as well).After cutting the card on my Cricut, I sprayed it with Yellow spray ink and Banana Pudding glimmer mist. Then I stamped the large ice cream cone in a few colors. Honestly, this card is making me really want strawberry ice cream!
Well, April certainly has been good to me... this blog is at 27 followers! That's pretty amazing. Thank you everyone; if I'm not already a follower of your blog, be sure to leave your addy so I can see your work as well.
I also had the chance to finally stop by Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack's physical location; many thanks to my Baby for driving us across the city in that ever-intensifying rainstorm. Baltimore works well in the rain, however, especially with the cherry blossoms still holding on to their branches. Dymonz gave me some of the blog candy I'd won through her site, and BOY was it difficult to go grocery shopping and not stay to craft! Dymonz, did you know you gave me "diamond" Stickles‽ Made me smile, and ended up being just what I needed for the final touch on these Easter Ornaments/Teacups.
I about lost my mind when I saw these precious Plastic Egg Teacups by Sunghee, and I just had to try to make them. This would have made slightly more sense if I actually some kids to play with, but I figured I'd make them ornaments that could become a tea party when my niece comes to visit again. She knows how to throw a tea party!
For some reason, I decided that I had to stamp on the eggs. Why O why do I keep trying to stamp on round things‽ It never works out well for me. But I had to. It did not go well (thanks to StazOn Ink Remover, I was able to clean off my mistakes & reuse the eggs), at least until I got a small Stampin' Up rubber clear-mount stamp. Between the size and the soft cushion, I was able to get some fairly clean images.
Then I decided that I had to heat-emboss the stamps, to give them texture. The key to this seemed to be to get the entire egg piece to the right temp, let it all emboss at once in a second, and then take the heat away. This is certainly a project I need to revisit, it was too much fun.
And because I can't pass up an opportunity to include a little poetry, I printed out some haiku I wrote last Spring, cut out the 1.5 inch circles, and glued them into the top piece. For extra strength, I edged it with the "diamond" glitter glue I mentioned earlier. Originally, I was going to put the poem into the teacup part, but then I remembered my niece, who taught me how to have a proper tea party, and could just hear her saying, A poem in the tea‽ You silly goose! and I realized that having the poem as part of the hanging portion was even better. At age 3 she's already helping me design!
Speaking of poetry, Meredith Purvis is having a poetry challenge through the end of April. Anyone is eligible, and it's not so much a contest as a prompt to write and share:
"Pay attention to the things you do each day, whether they are routine or unusual. Then turn that into a poem."
I hope you'll take up the challenge! She's also offering prizes:
- Your poem made into a book by Christina Gay (hey that's me!)
- A blank journal handmade by Jenny O'Grady
- A photo inspired by your poem by Avelino Maestas
- A $15 gift certificate to Powell’s Books
You can read the full rules here. And hey, if you write a poem I'd love to make a book from it no matter what. I'm always looking for new work to play with! Email me at cgsayssomethingloudly [at] gmail[ dot] com, and be sure to enter Meredith's Poetry Out of Nothing challenge.
So the other day I was yapping at my doctor and I mentioned the craftosphere and how I follow & am followed by like-minded crafters around the world. He looked at me, like he so often does, like I was some kind of wild hippie with a glue gun & a dream. I do respect him greatly, but it struck me how small we tend to make our personal world, for better or worse; Granted he has a good 40 years on me, but you'd think he'd be a little less surprised that technology has led to the simplest of conclusions: we're all pretty much the same. Culture and location have never really limited those of us who love to decorate our world.That unnecessarily long introduction is just to say that I had tons of fun with the Technology Sucks challenge at Drunken Stampers. I'm also really loving seeing others' takes on the challenge. Normally, I would have used my Cricut to at least cut templates, but it was really fun to do it the old fashioned way: with my many, many tools.After choosing the lovely combo of Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango + White from colourQ, I started by stamping and coloring the daffodil-and-tulip stamp for the inside; I still can't believe I paper pieced those little pieces! But I really like the resulting subtle texture.
For the flower border on the front, I stamped it three times: in cherry, orange & green. I made one-inch templates for the square and circle and did my best to line them to match the lovely CPS sketch. Then I made bottom layers, using the same inks.When I had completed the border element, I showed it to my husband, who really loved it but wondered it we could add some color with fun flock (or embossing, but I didn't want to use my electric heat tool for this project). I've had great luck using ZIG 2-way glue to adhere flocking, so I was all over that suggestion. They come in different sizes, so I used the medium chisel for the flowers, and the fine point to trace the stamped sentiment.
Oh, and I decided to use watermark ink to create a shadow for the sentiment, because why not add one more thing?!Speaking of "one more thing", I didn't want to edge the pieces (it just wasn't the look I wanted), so I used my ball-point embossing tool to create a raised border on the front and inside Kraft pieces. It's a bit difficult to see in the photos, but it adds more subtle texture.So this is how we spent this Springy Sunday morning, crafting as a family!
Inspiration:Card Positioning Systems #214: SketchDrunken Stampers challenge #63: Technology Sucks / no electric toolscolourQ #80: Kraft, Cherry Cobbler, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango + WhiteSupplies: Memento, ColorBox and CraftSmart inks, Versamark watermark ink, Copic markers, MS detailing scissors, Fiskars papercutter and finger knife, ruler, Offray ribbon, ZipDry, ZIG and Tacky glues, embossing tool, Hammermill and Recollections cardstocks, pop-dots
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I stamped the images in blues, and heat-embossed the frame stamps with a mix of gold, copper & silver left over from my explosion box. It's a very simple card, based the CPS sketch & Craft Your Passion's Just for You theme.
