I made this card for a very special purpose: to announce that my daughter and her husband are expecting their first child! Would you agree the Wiper Blade technique is a great way to pop up the message? This is a sneak peek of the upcoming Hello Ladybug stamp set from the January to June 2022 Mini Catalogue. So adorable!
Got a Stamparatus? This technique is for you! Pick a stamp set with a bunch of small stamps that can fit neatly into the corners. I used In Symmetry#155140 which is a great value for $23 with 4 greetings and 13 floral images:
Grab your favourite stamp set, a few inks and colouring tools and make up these Clean & Simple cards. How quick and easy is this? Sample layout with multiple stamp sets, inks and embellishments.
Taking a break from Mystery Card Monday format starting in the New Year. Loads of new ideas coming in the new year at a new time! Join here on Mondays at 7P ET.
Night of Navy is a colour that goes so well with many others: reds, pinks, greens, neutrals, even other blues! For today's card I've paired it up with Pool Party for a huge pop of colour!
Time to switch gears...no more Christmas cards for 2021! A chance to play with stamp sets and embellishments from the Annual Catalogue and some colours besides red and green! Are you with me!?
I was at a loss on what to call this technique...it's one that I haven't used in so long! The inspiration for this card came from the Christmas card my friend Dawn sent me. I just had to recreate it with the Arctic Bears stamp set. Leave a comment below to let me know what you think.
Many of our stamp sets come with a variety of greetings and "elements" as I call them: leaves, flowers, birds, and "splotches". What do you do with that splotch, you ask? I like to stamp it all over a layer - sometimes even behind a greeting - to add depth and dimension without bulk to a card front.
How did I get that matching Evening Evergreen twine? I used the Evening Evergreen Stampin' Blend to colour the vanilla Baker's Twine. Adds a personalized touch for this card!
In today's card, the greeting remains the focal point but without a layer. Beautiful and simple, no?
The wreaths that come with the Seasonal Swirl Dies, make a beautiful focal point on any card. I've added some lighter green (Pear Pizzazz) and Cherry Cobbler to the Mossy Meadow to make them pop! This one called for some heat embossing with White powder on the greeting which fits so perfectly across the wreath. Wondering how I did that background? It's the Bark 3D embossing folder on Basic White but then I dragged the Crumb Cake ink pad carefully across the raised part of the Bark 3D embossing. Gives it a bit of a weathered look, I think! Let me know if you agree in the comments below.
How much fun is this card with punched shapes to build the background? You can easily do this with any animal punches or shapes. Play with it and see what you come up with. Glue them down to fill the entire background layer then flip the layer over and snip off the excess. Add a couple of punched shapes (with embossing, of course! for pizzazz) and the deer as the main event. A simple greeting finishes it off. To add matching rhinestones, I coloured the Basic Jewel Rhinestones with a Stampin' Blend in Cherry Cobbler.
I hope you love this card, too!
Fun, fun, fun time this week making Mystery Cards with friends. My team member Holly's November swap card was the inspiration for this one. Simple way to use up your scrap bits (either of them at 1/2" x 3 3/4") a card layer, a card base and some embellishments. Done. Let me know what you think of the cards below:
This week's cards will be very simple focusing on stamping mostly (a little embellishments and some embossing, perhaps) but no patterned paper! Thanks for dropping by!
Love the simplicity of the Reflected in Nature stamp set. From the get-go it was one of my favourites in the July to December Mini Catalogue. Sadly it's retiring so if this inspires you to get it, don't delay! It will be gone by January 3, 2022 if not before.
No easier way to make a "reflection" card than with the image having the reflection built right in! This scene is so peaceful, don't you think?
Tonight's card making was loads of fun - well, as always, for me anyway! Especially so because the card I CASED was designed by my customer, Vicki. I loved it so much I just had to make my own take on it. So were are the 5 cards I made with the video and supplies following:
Do you watch my Technique Tuesdays? I'll bet you were wondering what happened to me on Nov 16 then? That week was a whirlwind for loads of reasons so Technique happened on Thurs, Nov 18. Here's the card I made featuring the Faux Silk Technique:
I love a quick and easy card layout but fun with a different fold. And...with this one there's no waste!
November 3, 2021
Every Tuesday at 6p ET I share a different technique or fun fold card. This week I featured stamping on Cork Specialty Paper. Note: This isn't on cork coasters which are thicker and require other stamping tools - but on our beautiful 2 sheet pack for $10.25.
The card features the Very Versailles Stamp Set and the Nature's Harvest Stamp Set and a few techniques, actually: Collage stamping, stamping "off", stamping on cork and distressing with scissors. What a jam packed card for you!
Yesterday was Mystery Card Monday and I have a treat for you! One super easy layout done 5 different ways. I used this layout first presented over 16 months ago by a sister demonstrator, Barb Stewart. And, I'm thrilled with you the cards turned out:
Technique Tuesday - October 26, 2021
Embossing powder is amazing but multi-coloured, that's a new level! On this card I used the Metallics collection (copper, gold, silver) onto Vellum cardstock. Doesn't this look amazing?
Once I was done with the embossing, I used the Blending Brush and added Cajun Craze ink to the back of the vellum. Layered it all onto a piece of Cinnamon Cider cardstock and trimmed it down to 3 3/4" x 5".
