Today's card uses the stamp set You're Amazing. I received this set at convention and we did Make-n-Takes with it but I haven't used it since. I wanted to use the elephant stamp. My friend Marcia loves elephants and I told her I had a new elephant stamp and she was very excited. But when I told her he had a birthday hat on, she wasn't sold. So I just had to make a card to show her how cute he was! I used the technique, Mirror Image, on this card. I think it makes the elephant interesting! I have included a video in this post to show you how to create the mirror image ( if you don't already know).
Supplies:
Stamp sets - You're Amazing
Card Stock - Basic Gray, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink - Basic Black Classic Ink, Basic Gray (for sponging), Real Red,
Basic Gray, Real Red and Daffodil Delight markers
Accessories - Take a Ticket wheel, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Basic Black 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Stampin' sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals.
I did a lot of sponging with the Basic Gray ink, around the Whisper White focal point, the embossed Real Red, and the tickets.
Here's the video on how to creat the mirror image. Try it!
I participated in the challenge at Stamping411 today. It was a square card, which gave me a little less room to work with. I couldn't get the whole image on the focal point square, but I think it turned out OK. It gives it a different look.
Supplies:
Stamp sets - Jack of all Trades, Wicked Cool
Card Stock - Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP
Ink - Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories - 1 1/4" & 1 13/8" circle punches, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch,1/2" Basic Black Scallop Dots Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
This card really mixes the patterns-stripes, polka dots, and plaid. I usually shy away from such mixes, but I like it on this Halloween card. It's fun! And you don't have to be serious for Halloween!!
Accessories - Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Daffodil Delight 1/2" seam binding, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber
When using the sponge daubers to color the flowers, don't press down too hard or you will just get a circle. It looks much more natural to sponge softly. I "sponged" off on scrap paper to lighten the color a bit.
If you haven't already, you've got to check out the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit on p 27 in the Holiday Catalog! Halloween fun has never been easier. The Designer Kit gives you tags, bags, and googlie eyes to make all kinds of Halloween goodies. Add the Googly Ghouls stamp set and you can't help but smile - at how easy it is and how cute it is!
Here's what the kit includes.
#126914 $7.95
The glassine bags are plain, but you can run them through the Big Shot with an embossing folder and it really dresses them up! I used the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. One bag I left open at the top and the other one I closed using a brad. You can use ribbon, clips, just about anything would be cute.
You get 20 tags so you'll have extra to make cards. I made a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" card with the Howlstooth and Scaringbone Designer Series Paper, one of the tags stamped with the Googly Ghouls stamp set and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set for the Happy Halloween. I knotted a little piece of the 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta ribbon. The inside is stamped with the greeting from Wicked Cool.
You can save 15% by purchasing the Ghoulish Goodlies Bundle.
I thought it was time for another "masculine card". I actually saw a swap at convention similar to this but I don't know who to give the credit to. I love stamping on the First Edition DSP. It has a great look!
Supplies:
Stamp sets - Bring on the Cake, The Open Sea
Card Stock - Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Ink - Soft Suede, Night of Navy (sponging)
Accessories - Apothecary Accents Framelits, Decorative Label punch, Denim ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' sponges
I just finished putting together all the packets for my Friday nursing home class. I make 4 cards for samples (because there are 4 tables of residents) and then I put all the supplies they each will need in zip lock bags so everything is in one place. I assemble 14 bags each week. This week we are making a card with Papillon Potpourri.
Supplies:
Stamp sets - Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock - Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Whisper White
Ink - Calypso Coral, Baja Breeze, More Mustard
Accessories - Elegant Butterfly punch, Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Calypso Coral 3/8" ruffled ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals
Last night I held an in-home workshop (thanks, Becke!) and one of the cards we made was a Christmas card. It featured the stamp set Joyous Celebrations, the Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Holiday Frame and the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. One of the Apothecary Accents Framelits works well with the Holiday Frame embossing folder. This card is CASED from Sandy Mathis.
Supplies:
Stamp sets - Joyous Celebrations
Card Stock - Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints DSP stack (p 20 in the Holiday catalog)
Ink - Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Large oval punch, 1" square punch (to make pennant ends), Rhinestones Basic Jewels, 3/8" Cherry Cobbler seam binding
Here's another card using the same set and embossing folder.
