Best Dad

Welcome

Today's card features a few new-to-me sets of stamps that I picked up.

Since my husband is such a record/music fanatic, I thought these sets would work great for future card making.  

For this one, my son asked if I would make a card for Dad for his birthday.  I was happy to crack them open and get to work.

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

• I began by cutting my main panel from a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I placed that into my Misti and tried to figure out how I wanted to stamp the records from the Vinyl Greetings to create a pattern for the background, leaving enough room for the sentiment.  Once I figured that out, I stamped the records in the background using some Versafine Clair Noir ink.
• Using another scrap of white cardstock, I stamped another record with the black, clear heat embossed it to make it look shiny and fussy cut it out.  I set that aside.
• I placed the main panel back into my Misti and using some Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink, I stamped the sentiment from the For the Record set by Honey Bee Stamps.  That set has all kinds of great sentiments that can work for a music lover.  
• I stamped the 'DAD' from that same set with more Memento and then punched it out.
• I pop dotted the embossed record over the sentiment and then pop dotted the 'DAD' over that.
• I glued it onto a piece of red cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Little Red Wagon- YOU SPIN ME AROUND

Time Out- DIFFERENT

Crafty Creations- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- For the Record (Honey Bee); Vinyl Greetings (Create a Smile)

Inks- Memento; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Wow clear eb powder; pop dots

 

The Journey

 

Welcome

Meet today's card.

I made this background while having a play with my Gel Plate and acrylic paints from the Dollar Store.  Why waste the extra when you can use it for a card background.

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

• I began with a heavy white cardstock panel.  Using a brayer, I rolled different colours of paint onto my cardstock.  It was the excess from using my Gel Plate.  (For those of you unfamiliar with a Gel Plate, it is a gel like flat piece that is used for printing.  After applying paint to the surface of it, you brayer to smooth it out evenly and there is usually excess paint on the brayer and that's what I used for my card background.)
• I set the panel aside to dry completely before moving on to do the next step.
• When the panel was totally dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the sentiment called Destination Sentiments from Penny Black with some Versafine Clair Noir ink and clear heat embossed it.  I did that so it would show up better over the painted background that can be sometimes tricky to stamp over.
• I took the panel and die-cut the Cozy die from Penny Black along the side. 
• Next, I glued the cut card panel onto a heavy white card base and then pop dotted the die-cut piece back into place.  
• I added some matching blue gems to the die-cut centers.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS AND/or STENCIL

Craft Rocket- USE DIES or SPRING

Creative Artiste Mixed Media- ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Destination Sentiments (PB)

Inks- acrylic paint (Dollar Store); Versafine Clair Noir

Paper= heavy white (Scribes Nook(

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); clear eb powder; Cozy die (PB);

blue gems; Speedball Brayer

Painted Circles

Good Morning

Meet today's card...painted circles.  

I tried my hand at painting some more circles with some of my favourite Distress colours.

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

• I began with a piece of Strathmore Bristol watercolour paper, a paintbrush #10, a cup of water and my Distress Oxide inks.
• I began by pressing my ink pads directly onto my Tim Holtz Glass Mat to transfer some ink there.  Using a wet paint brush with no ink on it, I painted the first circle ring with water at the bottom of my card panel. By doing that first, before adding the ink, I was better able to move the inks around when I added them in multiple layers. 
• The rest was pretty much straight forward.  I painted a round ring shape then moved to another area of the card panel to paint another while the first one dried.  *to get a good mix of the colours and to be able to blend them well, you must let each one dry before adding the next colour.*  Use your heat tool to dry if you are impatient like me! 
• I finished painting all the rings of the circles using the different colours seen in the photo below.

• Using a fine line markers, I doodled lines around all the circles just to give them more presence.
• I splattered the panel with my white Posca pen for more interest.
• When the panel was totally dry, I die cut the Celebrate sentiment from MFT in my Cuttlebug right from the center of the circles.  I die cut the sentiment again 3 more times from white cardstock.  I stacked and glued those all together and glued them back into position on the main panel. 
• I stamped the sentiment strip with some Versamark ink, then white heat embossed it.  I pop dotted that just below the sentiment.
• I mounted it all onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Happy Little Stampers- WATERCOLOR

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Creative Artiste Mixed Media- ANYTHING MIXED MEDIA

Supplies

Stamps- Tiny Words (SSS)

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versamark

Paper- Strathmore Bristol; heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- paintbrush; Celebrate die (My Favorite Things); Wow eb powder;

heat tool (Ranger); Signa fine line pen; Posca white pen; Cuttlebug; pop dots

Blooming

Good Morning and welcome to the weekend....time to get crafting.

This is a simple card to make using an embossing folder for the background.  

It's great when we can extend the uses for the tools we already have in our stash and I know that so many of us have embossing folders.

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

• I began with a white panel.  I rubbed some Peacock Feather and some Salty Ocean Distress inks over my opened embossing folder, sprayed with water, then pressed onto my panel.  **you will get different looks depending on what side of your embossing folder you ink onto**
• When the panel was totally dry, I placed it into my Misti and stamped the flowers from Unity over to the side with some black Versafine Clair ink.  This set has some of the best flowers in it.  I bought it years ago but it is still one of my go to sets for flowers.
• I stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession down the other side with the same black ink but clear embossed it so the words would pop against the blue background.
• I splattered some black over the flowers with my Posca pen, then mounted the piece onto some blue cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

 Thanks so much for coming by for a visit and have a great weekend!

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS

CAS on Friday- SPRING

Challenge Up Your Life- FLOWERS

Supplies

Stamps- Insightful Meadow (Unity); Words and Idea (Impression Obsession)

Inks- Versafine Clair; Distress inks

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Canada)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Honeycomb eb folder (Sizzix); 

clear embossing powder

Loving Wishes

Good Morning

Happy to be sharing this card with you today.

If you have read my past posts, I have been creating lots of baby cards for someone since they are so difficult to fin for Grandparents and Great- Grandparents.  The Dollar Store cards just didn't cut it for her.

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  I laid down one of the Marvelous Heart Masks from A Colorful Life Designs and secured that with some low tack tape.  
• Next, I positioned the Groovy Flowers mask also from ACLD right over the mask.  Starting at the top, I rubbed on some Worn Lipstick with my Blending Brushes, then some Wild Honey and then finally some Rusty Hinge at the bottom.  A new colour combo for me but I really liked the look when finished.
• Leaving the mask and stencil in place, I stamped over it with the Friends text stamp inked with some Rusty Hinge.  It gave some nice interest to my background.
• Before removing the masks, I splattered with my white Posca pen.

• I cut another piece of heavy cardstock, and dry embossed it with the Dots eb folder in my Cuttlebug.
• I decided to cut out the heart so I could pop dot it over the embossed front panel of my card but before I did that, I stamped the Congrats and clear heat embossed it.
• I computer generated the sentiment and pop dotted that over the heart.
• I mounted that over a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Here is the Groovy Flower Mask I used.

Marvelous Heart Masks

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS

CAS on Friday- SPRING

Addicted to Stamps and More- DIE CUTS AND/or STENCILS

Supplies 

Stamps- Friends Script (Hero Arts); Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studios)

Inks- Distress Oxides; Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ontario Canada)

Accessories and Tools- Masks (ACLD); Posca Pen; Blending Brushes (TE); low tack tape; 

computer generated sentiment

Sunburst

Hello and Welcome

Meet today's card.  

I hope it brings peace and hope to someone special in these uncertain times.  

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

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  Using the Cloud Edger stencil from A Colorful Life Designs, I inked up the panel using my Blender Brushes and my Distress Oxide inks.  They really blend so nicely together.  I took a picture of the inks while I had them out so I wouldn't forget what I used.  I began with the lightest colours at the top and moved my way down the cardstock, moving the stencil around and changing the angles.  *Cloud Edger comes with 4 different sides and you also get the outside edge it was cut from*

• After the whole panel was inked up, I took out the Corner Rays stencil also from A Colorful Life Designs and positioned it at the top of my inked panel.  Using some Faded Jeans Distress ink and a light hand, I applied a bit of ink over the stencil just to make the sunrays show up and the Distress ink colours still be visible below.
• Next, I rubbed the panel with my anti-static pad and placed the piece into my Misti.  I stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession with Versafine Clair Noir ink and clear heat embossed it.
• I splattered the panel with some water, then splattered again with my white Posca pen.
• I mounted the finished piece onto a piece of sunny yellow cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.  
• Lastly, I added some little gems near the sentiment. **IDEA:  I didn't have any gems that matched my card panel...black was a bit too harsh, so I took out some little white ones I had and coloured them with a blue Copic marker.  Looked much better*

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Discount Code for A Colorful Life Designs

*Just use the code KarenFan10 to get a discount on stencils and masks.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

The Creative Crafters- ANYTHING GOES

A Bit More Time to Craft- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Treasure the Moments (IO)

Inks- Distress Oxides (shown in the above photo); Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Cloud Edger stencil/ Corner Rays (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);

Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes; Copic marker; pearls; Wow cl eb powder;

heat tool; white Posca pen