Embossed Get Well

 Hello.  

Today's card was made for a friend who is recovering from surgery.  

I am off this week so have got a bit of extra time to play and I am trying to get a few things done before I have some dental surgery on Wednesday.

I love this flower from STAMPlorations and wanted to use it to make a card.  I just love all the details it has and I really wanted to showcase that so had to think about how I could stamp the flowers and keep them white on my card front.  There were 2 ways I could have gone with trying to achieve that look; I could have masked after stamping or embossed the whole flower.  

So, I stamped the flower using black Memento ink then embossed the flowers with clear ink.  The flowers looked a bit dull to me, so my decision was made to emboss them with clear.

I took out my Versamark pen and coloured in the flowers, poured on the clear embossing powder and heat set.  The flowers really popped and had such a lovely sheen which they wouldn't have had if I had just masked them.  It also created a resist for inking up my background.  

I stamped the sentiment from Studio G then embossed it with clear as well.

Next, I inked the whole background with Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress inks, concentrating more color around the flowers and less around the sentiment to really make them be the focal point of this card.  

I sprayed on some water to lift the color and add depth and interest around the flowers...like little drops of rain.

The last step was to wipe away any ink that remained on the top of the embossed flowers to reveal these bright, white beauties.

 

 Adding my card to these challenges:

STAMPlorations CAS Challenge- ANYTHING GOES

(I opted for no gold)

 CAS Mix Up- STAMPING, SPRAYS (water) and YOUR CHOICE (embossing)

Paper Creator- KEEP IT SIMPLE 

My Time to Craft- EMBOSSING

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for coming to take a look.

Supplies:  stamps- STAMPlorations, Studio G/ clear eb powder/ Versamark pen/ heat tool/ ink-Distress, Memento, MISTI

Cherished Friendships

 Meet today's card.

I wanted to make a simple, one layer card to play along with the challenge at One Layer Simplicity.

If you haven't checked it out, I hope you get a chance to read about the fun theme this month.

I began by cutting a circle mask using a Spellbinder circle die.  I adhered it to my card front then stamped the Shade Canopy tree from Penny Black and heat embossed it with white powder.

I rubbed on Weathered Wood Distress ink over the tree being sure to concentrate more of the color over the tree and making the other side a few shades lighter. 

I removed the mask and stamped the sentiment from the Treasured Sentiment set also from Penny Black.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES 

My Time to Craft- EMBOSSING

Cardz for Galz- MONOCHROMATIC

The Sisterhood of Crafters- CLOSE TO NATURE



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

Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ ink- Memento, Distress/ wh eb powder/ heat tool/ circle die- Spellbinders

Baby's First

 Morning.

Here is a card I made for a special little girl celebrating her first birthday.

I love these sweet and fun free digis from MelonHeadz.

I began by printing off the little girl image, colored it with Copic markers then fussy cut it out.

TIP:  Lightly spray your printed digital with Krylon Workable Fixative to prevent bleeding if you are painting your image or coloring...it works great!!! 
 

I scratched my head trying to think about what kind of background to place it over,  so I got out my stencils hoping to be inspired.  I thought this circle one from Simon Says was fun so I stenciled just a small portion of the card front using Spun Sugar Distress inks.  It made the perfect backdrop to pop dot the image onto.  I stamped the birthday sentiment from Penny Black just under the stenciling, added a black rhinestone to the headband and done.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Craft Your Passion- ANYTHING GOES 

The Cutie Pie Challenge- WORK, REST or PLAY

Get Creative- ALL WHITE (SPLASHES OF COLOUR)

A Bit More Time to Craft- CELEBRATE

ABC Challenge- MAIDEN (card for young girl)

Thanks so much for taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- PB/ digi- Melonheadz/ Krylon- WALMART/ pop dots/ stencil-SSS/ ink-Distress, Memento/ sponging applicator

Bokeh Birthday

 Meet today's card.

Just a fun one using a simple bokeh looking card.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the term 'bokeh' basically it is a photographic effect that photographers can give to a photo to make the lights looked blurred and reflective.

 I began by randomly sponging Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord and Faded Jeans Distress inks over my white card front.  Using white Colorbox ink, I sponged circles of different sizes all over the sponged Distress inks adding more white to some and layering them. This ink is a pigment ink so will sit on top of the layers of other colors.  The white will take awhile to dry, so you can either wipe with a dry cloth or heat set with your heat gun.

(I used a stencil I cut from a leftover piece of acetate and Spellbinder circle dies)

 I splattered some water over the whole piece, lifting some of the colour to add extra interest.

While that dried a bit, I cut the Happy Birthday from Simon Says and then glued it onto my bokeh bkg.

 Added some little clear crystal stones to make the whole design shine a bit.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- CELEBRATE

Addicted to Stamps and More- PHOTO INSPIRATION

Craft Stamper- STENCILS AND MASKS

Just Us Girls- WATER

Pile it On- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG

Love to Create- ANYTHING CREATIVE/ MIXED MEDIA

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps-none/ die- SSS/ stencil- I made/ Distress ink, Colorbox/ crystal stones/ sponge applicator

Layered Stenciling

 Morning.

If you are a regular reader of my blog then you know how I love to create backgrounds and play with inks to add depth and interest to my cards.  I was really happy about how this one turned out.

I began with a stencil by The Crafter's Workshop called Mini Harlequin Circles.  I laid it over my white cardstock and using Shaded Lilac, I stenciled the first layer.  I moved the stencil then using Peacock Feathers I stenciled again leaving some open white space.

Next, using my MISTI, I inked the flowers from Tim Holtz with different colours of Memento markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I continued to add more interest and layering to my card by stamping the same flowers with Versamark and  embossed them in white.

Lastly, I stamped the sentiment from Impression Obsession with black Memento ink and splattered on some black acrylic paint.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- FABULOUS FLORALS

Craft Stamper- STENCILS AND MASKS

 Crafting With Friends- ANYTHING GOES

Just Add Ink- ADD 'F'  

 (florals)

Crafting With An Attitude- ANYTHING GOES

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Tim Holtz, Impression Obsession/ stencil-TCW/ ink- Distress, Memento, Versamark/ white EB powder/ heat tool/mini mister/ Memento markers/ black acrylic paint/ Misti

By the Sea

 Morning.

If you read yesterday's blog post, it was a holiday for us so I had time to play and right now at Splitcoast Stampers there is a huge challenge going on for members so I was in.

 I made my card using stamps from Gina K and Distress inks.

This card began with a leftover piece of inked paper that I had made by dragging my paper through wet Distress ink...Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio (bottom of my card).  Just press your stamp pad onto your non-stick craft sheet, spray with a generous amount of water and drag your paper through the ink.  The colours blend and you are left with a beautiful background to create with.

So I stamped the image once onto a plain piece of paper, then again on the inked paper.  I pieced them together and glued.  At this point, the top was stamped but the sky was plain white so I took a wet paint brush and some more ink and painted in the sky.  

Stamped the birds then mounted the panel with pop dots and added the sentiment.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Crazy 4 Challenges- SOMEWHERE THAT BRINGS YOU PEACE AND JOY

Addicted to Stamps and More- CAS

Crafty Cardmakers- SUMMER

Get Creative- LOTS OF BLUE

CAS Mix Up- STAMPING/ SPRAY/ WATERCOLOURING

Thanks for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Gina K/ inks- Distress, Memento/ paint brush/ non-stick craft mat/ mini mister

Life's Treasures

We are enjoying a day off so today I am playing with some new releases from Penny Black to create a Friendship card with a vintage feel.

I began by creating the background.  I inked up my acrylic block with Distress inks, sprayed with water then pressed onto my cardstock.  I repeated this process until my paper was covered with ink.  I also went back in with a wet paintbrush to help blend and to add extra colour to some areas.

While that dried, I die-cut this new flower set called Shall We Dance in dark purple to match the bkg. colour.  I love scripts and PB has just come out with a new one called Script.  The font on this one is really gorgeous.  I stamped it along the left hand side to help anchor my purple flowers and to give the background a bit more depth and interest.
Using my MISTI, I stamped the sentiment from the Treasured Sentiment set.  Please forgive my sloppy splatters....I just got in the zone and they went everywhere.


Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

CAS Mix Up- STAMPING/SPRAYS/ YOUR CHOICE (die cut)

Just Us Girls- LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS


Have a great week and thanks so much for dropping in.

Supplies:  stamps- PB/ ink- Distress, Memento/ die- PB/ acrylic paint/ paint brush/ acrylic block/ mini mister