Soaring

Hello and Welcome Spring!!

I wanted to create a masculine card for my hubby and this is what I came up with.

I just love this Cloud Edger Stencil from ACLD.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a white cardstock panel that was 3 3/4 x 5" and got out my Cloud Edger stencil and some Distress Oxide inks.
• Beginning at the top, I positioned the stencil and rubbed on some Salty Ocean DOX ink, moved the stencil down a bit and added more of that ink.  
• Next I moved the stencil down a bit and added just a hint of Blueprint Sketch ink.  
• I continued working my way down the white cardstock using some Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, a hint of Cracked Pistachio and then finally a good dose of Peacock Feathers DOX ink along the bottom.
• While my cloud background dried, I stamped the airplane with some black Versafine Clair ink and die cut it out.
• I stamped the sentiment from the same set, cut it out and glued it onto a piece of light blue cardstock.
• I positioned the airplane and stamped the heart trail with some black ink.
• I glued the cloud background onto another piece of blue cardstock, then onto a white cardstock base.
• I pop dotted the plane in the sky and then pop dotted the sentiment in the bottom corner.

Here is the stencil I used:

Cloud Edger

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- DIE CUTS

Bastel-traum- SPRING

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Sky is the Limit (SU)

Ink- Versamark, DOX ink

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Airplane die (SU): Cloud Edger stencil (ACLD); 

TE Blending Brushes

Fly Away

Good Morning and Welcome to the weekend.

Here is today's card.  

Super simple but I think very fun.

This leftover piece was just big enough to make a mini slimline card which is a bit smaller then the regular size.  

A standard Slimline card is size is 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 whereas a Mini Slimline is 6" x 3".  

(to see an envelope I made the right size for this card, go HERE)

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I found this inked background in my stash.  It was the bottom cut off from a larger piece.  Now I'm totally guessing about what I did as it has been sitting in my stash for a long time.  I would have to say I did a 'smooshing' technique to add the colour.  Most likely my go-to colours of Distress Oxide inks would have been Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio.  When I say smooshing, I mean that I rubbed the inks directly onto my Glass Mat, sprayed with lots of water and smacked my paper into the wet ink.  I like to dry in between and repeat that process to get lots of splatters. I think I may have given it a spray with the blue as well.
• I placed the inked piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment with some black ink.  I clear heat embossed it to help make it pop.
• I set that aside and stamped the vintage airplane onto a piece of white cardstock, then I die cut it out.  I left it white so it would show up better over the colourful background.
• I glued the inked panel onto a piece of blue cardstock, then onto my card base.
• I pop dotted the airplane at the top of the card front.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- SLIMLINE

Little Red Wagon- MAKE IT MASCULINE

CASology- AFFECTION

Supplies

Stamps- Smile Often (Impression Obsession); Sky is the Limit (SU)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Distress Oxides

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Plane die (SU); Glass Mat (TH); Lawn Fawn eb powder; 

heat tool; Misti (My Sweet Petunia)