Bike Ride

Hello

Meet today's card featuring the new Lined Leaves stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.

I used some stamping foam with my stencil to create the fun background.

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

• I got out my Simon Hurley Stamping Foam and heated it up until it was all smooth.
• I pressed it onto the Lined Leaves stencil to transfer the pattern onto the foam.  It's so fun to use!
• I inked up the foam with some Cracked Pistachio, gave a spritz of water and pressed it onto my white cardstock.  It left a lovely impression of the leaves.
• I placed the panel into my Misti to stamp the Bicycle, then clear heat embossed it.
• I added some white features to the bike using my Posca pen.
• I glued the finished piece onto some matching green cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base.

Here is the stencil I used:

Lined Leaves

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- STAMP IT

Simon Says Mon.- STAMP IT

Stamping Sensations- Garden Delights

Supplies

Stamp- Bicycle and Flowers (Dollar Tree)

Inks- Versafine Clair, DOX

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

Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

clear eb powder; heat tool; white Posca pen; Stamping Foam (Simon Hurley)

Wheels

 

Hello and Welcome

Today's card is one I made for a special friend; a young boy that loves lots of action.  

I thought that this fun image fit the bill.

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

• I wanted to make a collage style background for my card.  I pulled out a variety of stamps and 3 ink colours (Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks)
• I just randomly stamped the various stamps all over my piece of white cardstock, filling in all the areas as I went along.  
• When I was happy with the stamping, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the biker with some Versafine black ink.  I stamped it a few times to be sure to get a deep, dark impression.
• To help make the biker stand out a bit more from the background, I diluted some Salty Ocean Distress ink with water, then watercoloured in the biker.  By filling in the open areas, it helped to make him more visible.
• I stamped the sentiment along the bottom, glued the panel onto a piece of purple cardstock and then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

I so appreciate you taking the time.

Use Your Stuff- TIC TAC TOE

(I used the left hand side vertical row)

Allsorts- FROM BOYS TO MEN

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Off Road (Raisin Boat); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); Happy Birthday (Studio G);

Background Elements (WPlus9..it may be discontinued as I can't find it on the website)

Inks- Distress Oxide inks; Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paint brush

Fun Ride

Hello and Welcome.
I figured by now you were getting tired of all the Christmas cards I've been posting, so I decided to switch it up and make a collage birthday card.
I love just pulling stamps out and putting them all together to see what I can come up with.  By keeping them in the same colour, I find it helps to make them all work together.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I chose my main focal image first which I knew I wanted to be the boy on the bike and set that aside.
• Using some Faded Jeans Distress Archival ink, I began to stamp and add different elements to the white card panel.  The far left is a Distress Dots wheel (super old one) from Stampin Up.  It's the kind you put on a handle, ink and then roll over your paper.  Haven't used it in years but found it again as I cleaned up.
• I continued to add stamping to the panel using my Misti.
• I stamped the boy on the bike over the inked background and clear heat embossed it to deepen the colour a bit and help it stand out. I stamped the sentiment the same way.
• I mounted the finished panel onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Just Add Ink- JUST ADD 'T' (tricks)
Allsorts- SUMMER FUN
The Male Room- BIRTHDAY



Supplies
Stamps- Bike Boy (Flonz); Sketchy Chevron Border (Impression Obsession); 
Birthday (Stamping Bellas); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); Grunge Dots Wheel(SU)
Inks- Faded Jeans Distress Archival
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder, heat tool

Birthday Boy

Good Morning

I needed a card for a young man and this is what I came up with.

My starting point was this great silhouette from Flonz Stamps and my favourite blue Distress Oxide inks.

So onto my card.

I wanted to create a collage style background in a monochromatic style, leaving the image to be the star of the show.  So I inked up a piece of acetate with some Distress Oxide ink, sprayed with water and pressed it onto my white cardstock, letting it drip and run.  I find it helpful to dry the colours as it helps to layer them when using this technique.

To see my picture tutorial go here.

When that was all dry, I placed the inky piece inside my Misti and stamped the Graffiti along the one side and down along the bottom using some of the same colour I used for the bkg.  It gave me a nice edging and added interest.  I added some circles using a plastic cup I had sitting on my workspace and a small checked design to resemble a flag at a race.  

When I was happy with it all, I stamped the image and the sentiment with some Tuxedo black Meemnto ink and heat embossed them with some black embossing powder.  

I simply mounted it onto a white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

The Male Room- ANYTHING GOES

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING STAMPED GOES

2 Sisters on the Blog- NUMBERS

Supplies

Stamps- Silhouettes (Flonz); Happy Birthday (Studio G); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); 

Texture Mini (Carabelle)

Inks- Memento Black; DOX- Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon (TH)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); plastic cup; black EB powder; heat tool;

acetate sheet; Mister (TH)

Birthday Wishes- CAS Watercolour Challenge

Hello and Welcome.

Hope you had a happy beginning to the New Year!!

Time for a new theme at the 

CAS Watercolour Challenge.

Great chance to get some birthday cards done to have on hand.  Please check out the wonderful cards designed by the talented team and we welcome our special GD Brigit from Rapport Fran ett Skrivbord.

My card is a very simple one, done for a young man's birthday.

I began by using a piece of acetate and my Distress Oxide inks to create the colour border to the side of my card front.  You can see me use this technique a lot as it is a simple and quick way to add colour and interest to your card.  I called it Acetate Inking and I did a mini pictorial about it.

When the ink had dried, I stamped the graffiti stamp from Kaisercraft over that using the same colour of ink as I used on the inky border.  By doing that, it gives a look of texture without becoming a focal point.

I stamped the boy on the bike using my Misti and then added the sentiment.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Hope you can come and play along.

Adding my card to these challenges:
 Simon Says Wed- ANYTHING GOES
Shopping Our Stash- WATERCOLOR
Hiding in My Craft Room- FREESTYLE

Supplies

Stamps- Birthday (Studio G); Graffiti (Kaisercraft); Boy on Bike (Flonz)

Inks- Peeled Paint, Cracked Pistachio, Iced Spruce Distress Oxide (TH); 

Archival Black (Ranger)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; acetate sheet; Mister (TH)

Birthday Cheer

 Good Morning.

Taking a break from making Christmas cards.

Very simple card for one of my special little friends.

My card is pretty straightforward and very clean and simple.

I began by stamping the birthday greeting onto a piece of cardstock, cut the panel down and adhered it to the side of my card front.

Next, I stamped this sweet little tricycle image and fussy cut it out.  I glued it onto a circle that I had stamped the word 'celebrate' onto.  I pop dotted that slightly over the stamped panel and done.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

 Seize the Birthday- CIRCLES 

CASology- TINY

Snow White- LOTS OF WHITE SPACE

CCEE Stampers- MASCULINE

The Paper Shelter- CARD FOR A CHILD

Supplies

Stamps- Happy Birthday (Studio G); Transportation (TPC Studio); Celebrate (PB)

Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Freshly Cut Grass, Peacock dye (Lawn Fawn)

Paper- heavy white (local store)

Accessories and Tools- Misti; Circle die (Spellbinders)