Wonderful Time of Year

 

Hello and Welcome

Have you ever used some low tack tape to create a card front panel?

It is super easy and fun to try with different colours.  

Today, I am using some traditional colours for Christmas.

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

• I cut a piece of white cardstock and got out my low tack tape.  I pressed the tape onto my Lucky Clover Distress Oxide pad, inking up the length of the strip of tape, then lifted it off and pressed it onto my piece of cardstock.  If you don't get a good transfer of ink, just press the tape onto the pad again, match up the lines and repeat.
• Next, I repeated that process using some Candied Apple DOX ink.
• When I was happy with the inking, I splattered with my white Posca pen.
• When it was dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment into the center.
• I rubbed my Versamark ink pad along the edges of the panel and white heat embossed them to add to the snowy look.
• I stamped the snowflake along the outer edges and white heat embossed them as well.
• I popped the panel onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto a white 4 1/4" square note card.
• Finally, I added 3 red gems for another little pop of colour.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafty Friends- TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS COLOURS 

Through the Craft Room Door- ANYTHING GOES

Crafting Happiness- CHRISTMAS

Supplies

Stamps- Wonderful Year (SU); Snowflakes (?)

Inks- Versamark, DOX, Versafine Clair

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

Accessories and Tools- low tack tape, Misti, Lawn Fawn white EB powder; red gems

Polar Bear Fun

Welcome

Meet today's card.

A fun and simple one for the holidays and trying out another fun technique that is new to me.

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

• I began by cutting a piece of heavy white cardstock to use as the front panel.  I tore little pieces of masking tape and randomly stuck them to the bottom portion of the cardstock panel being sure to leave some texture when applying the tape.
• Using a brush, I covered the tape with Gesso to seal it and securely adhere it to my card panel. 
• When the Gesso was all dry, I painted on some white acrylic paint over the tape to give the illusion of snow.
• When all was dry, I got out some Distress Oxide inks (Salvaged Patina, Faded Jeans, Broken China) and rubbed them over the top of the card where there was no tape.  (You can see where some of the Gesso and paint went past the tape and resisted the inks making it look more like an iceberg)

• I splattered using my white Posca pen then let that dry.
• I stamped the Polar bear in my Misti, fussy cut it out and add some colour using my Copic markers.  
• The white splatters had dried, so I stamped the sentiment with some Versafine Clair ink in my Misti and clear heat embossed it. 
• I mounted it onto a heavy white card base and pop dotted the bear over the snow.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Wed.- ADD A SENTIMENT

Addicted to Stamps and More- CHRISTMAS

Little Red Wagon- ANIMAL ANTICS

Supplies

Stamps- Warm Wishes (TE), Polar Bear Pals (MFT)

Inks- Versafine Clair, Distress Oxide, Copic markers

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

Accessories and Tools- masking tape, Posca pen, Gesso, white acrylic paint, pop dots, paintbrush,

Misti (My Sweet Petunia)

Making Some Plaid with Inked Tape

Hello and Welcome.

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting the TLC (Technique Lovers Challenge) over at Splitcoast Stampers.

Basically what I do is to choose a technique and set it up like a challenge for everyone to try.

I like to present some easy ones, using materials that everyone will have on hand.

This one is simple and fun and is called Magical Masking Tape.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock for my front panel.
• I got out some Distress inks (Barn Door, Mowed Lawn) and some Painter's Tape.  You could use masking tape, washi tape or even Scotch tape if you don't have the other. 
• I took a piece of the tape as long as my panel and pressed it onto my ink pad, sticky side on the pad.  I laid the tape onto my white cardstock and rubbed.

• I started with some green stripes and then added some red ones.  Where the red and green stripes overlap, it made another colour.
• I continued this process until the front of my panel was all inked up.  I just love the texture impression the tape made.
• To give my card the look of plaid, I drew in some lines and dashes with a Signo Fineline marker.  
• Next, I placed the piece into my Misti and using the Outline Snowflake stamp, I inked it up with some Versamark ink, pressed it over the inked panel and then white heat embossed it.
• I splattered with my white Posca paint pen and coloured in a few areas white.
• I added the die-cut sentiment from Simon Says. It is a two part die so I cut one from black cs and the other from a piece of vellum and then lastly added some red sequins.
• I mounted the piece onto some red and then green cardstock and then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- PREPARED FOR CHRISTMAS

Just Add Ink- LETTER S

Papercraft- MAKE YOUR BKG 

Supplies

Stamps- Outline Snowflake (SSS)

Inks- Distress, Versamark

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); Vellum

Accessories and Tools- Painter's Tape; Merry Christmas die (SSS); Misti, white eb powder;

red sequins; Posca paint pen, Signo marker, Cuttlebug, heat tool