Funky Glasses

This card is my favorite!

I've had the die for the glasses for some time.

When I went to a stamp show here in Minnesota in June I bought two sentiments that work perfectly with the dies. I went through my stamps and found that I like the sentiment above also.

Here's the crazy part. I have a stamp set that I bought a few years ago at the Taylored Expressions booth at one of the stamp shows I went to. I have the stamp set logged in my Evernote program (I am terribly behind in organizing my stamp sets etc in!) and I can't find it! It's a perfect set to use with this die, which is why I bought it in the first place. I've been looking through everything and I haven't come across it yet. I have no idea where I have misplaced it. 

Backgrounds for all cards were created using distress oxide inks and water.



For the glasses I used some watercolor panels I had previously made.

I used more distress ink and a stencil to add patterns to the paper and then die cut the glasses.



On this card I used a Paper Trey Ink to add interest.







I used a Tim Holtz stencil over the background on this card.

Such a fun die! I'm continuing to look through my stamp sets to find more sentiments that I want to use. Hopefully I'll come across the set I can't find!

Products used:

Endless Creations Stamps: F295 Make It (spec) & F294 Have (spec) Birthday

Distress Oxide Inks: mermaid lagoon, picked raspberry, twisted citron, wild honey, peacock feathers

Stencils: Paper Trey Ink, Tim Holtz Dot Fade

Impression Obsession: Lg Glasses Die

The Ton Stamp Set: Get It Girl

A Birthday Hello

Today's card is for the Simply Create Too Challenge - Use Flowers. I made some panels this past  weekend using the large flower stencil from Hero Arts. For the color I used Brusho Crystal Colours and I love how bright and cheery this turned out! The sentiment is from WPlus9 and the word die is from Echo Park. All supplies are listed below. 

I die cut the word three times and adhered it together for dimension. 

Supplies:

Cardstock

Stamp - WPlus9 - Hand Lettered Hello
Die - Echo Park - Sentiments Word Die Set
Die - Taylored Expressions - Stitched Banner Stacklets
Bling - Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles - Bumblebee assortment
Stencil - Hero Arts - Large Flower Stencil
Brusho Crystal Colours - Lemon, Rose Red, Orange

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April Birthday Cards......And I'm Even Early!

 

This will probably never happen again! I have my April birthday cards for the swap I'm in done early. One birthday is the 4th and one is the 9th and I mailed them today! I'm not sure if they read my blog or not, so I won't say who is getting which card. 

For the one above I used PTI for my base and the argyle embossing folder from Cuttlebug. The flower is from Prima (love their flowers!) and the gemstones are by Hero Arts. I used washi tape for the pattern on the strip and on the scalloped circle. Sorry, but I tossed all the packaging and I don't know who makes this tape. I used Nestabilities for the circles. The sentiment is from Hero Arts called Birthday Messages - CL139. I just ran my Black Soot Distress Ink around the edge to make the white "pop" a little.

 

For this card I used one of my Creative Memories hexagon punches. The patterned paper is from Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess Collection. I After inking all the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink I placed them in a pattern and then trimmed the edges. I used the open scallop edge punch from EK Success on the blue cardstock. The blue gemstones are from Hero Arts as is the sentiment. The sentiment is from the stamp set Find Joy - CL497. The base is cardstock from PTI.

My plan is to try and stay one step ahead and get the May cards done ahead of time too. I'm not sure how that will work for me, but at least I have good intentions :)

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Cards + A Video Tutorial

I created some cards using the same stamp but different patterned paper. I really love how they all look different. I added some burlap for texture on this one. I've also added a video tutorial at the end of this post on how to do this technique.

For this one I added some corrugated paper, buttons and a jute bow for added texture. I love how this card reminds me of Fall colors.

I picked up the background stamp when I went to Scrapfest at the Mall of America in September. I've been looking to add more stamps for this technique to my stamp collection. 

Pink isn't a color I tend to work with very often. When I do I prefer to pair it with black. Black is one of my favorite colors to create with. 

Whenever I make cards, tags or books I always do a lot of inking. I decided to go "ink free" on the edges of all of these cards this time. That was a little challenging for me since it always seems so automatic for me to do. I do like how they all turned out. 

Below is a tutorial on how to make this type of background. I've made videos before but never a tutorial. If you have any questions please email me or leave a comment below or on my YouTube channel.

Below are some of the supplies used for these cards. Thanks for stopping by!

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PaperTrey Ink Cardstock	Inkadinkado Embossing BuddyInkadinkado Embossing Buddy	Think Big Favorites #12 Mini Stamp Set	Hero Arts Reversed Flowers & Leaves Cling Stamp	Hero Arts Clear Stamps FIND JOY 2011 CL497
Hero Arts Birthday Wishes CL139	Zing! Embossing Powder	Black Embossing Powder	Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK AIP31468	EK Success - Paper Shapers - Edger Punches - Bracket
Ranger WHITE OPAL Liquid Pearls Decorative Glue	Tweezer Bee Tweezers	Martha Stewart Scoring Board	Stampendous! Black Dot Sparklers	Jute Ribbon
Hero Arts 40 Assorted BLACK METALLIC Decor Embellishments	BAZZILL WHITE Half The Edge Cardstock Strips	Queen & Co. Self Adhesive Rhinestones - Baby Blue	Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Small	Nestabilities Standard Circles Small

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Birthday Cards

I'm building a good collection of birthday cards, but I'm not done yet! For this card I did the same technique that I used for these cards. I really like the look and it's good way to use up scraps of patterned paper. I only have a handful of stamps that can be used for this technique. I'm on the lookout for more. 

For the base I used Kraft cardstock from Papertrey Ink. The red and white are Bazzill and I've used sheer ribbon. The pins are just stick pins I picked up somewhere along the way. I'm not sure who the manufacturer of the patterned paper is because I just pulled it out of my scrap stash. 

I used an older Sizzix die for the balloons on this card. I love going through my old dies to see what I can use for projects. I adhered them with some dimensional tape. For the center balloon I used a Hero Arts sentiment that fit just perfectly! It was a little tricky to line it up, but it worked. Again I'm not sure who the manufacturer of the paper is. I ran the cardstock through an embossing folder for a little texture. The card base is called True Black from Papertrey Ink.

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Below are some of the products used to make these cards:

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Scrappy Girls Birthday Cards

I'm challenging myself and trying something out of my comfort zone. I joined a group called Scrappy Girls and they have a Birthday Club. Each month you send cards to the birthday gals and then they reciprocate when it's your turn. There's also a RAK list that is totally optional and you can send cards for anniversaries and other occasions. I thought this would be very inspirational since it gives you the chance to see the designs of others. 

The card above I sent to Stephanie in Illinois. I like using a mix of patterns and this one has a lot! I stamped the image onto patterned cardstock with versamark and then covered it in white embossing powder and then used my heat gun. 

For this card I used the same technique with a different stamp. This card went to Yolanda in Washington. 

I'm not sure who the manufacturer is for the patterned paper used in the first card. I used paper from my scrap pile for both. For the second card I believe the paper is from My Mind's Eye.

Birthday cards are just not ones I make very often. My favorite type to create are Christmas, Thank You,  Sympathy and Friendship. I think I need to buy more birthday stamp sets and maybe that will help fuel the creative process. 

I think another reason that holds me back from participating in this type of thing is commitment. I usually take my time and I'm not a very fast scrapbooker or cardmaker by any stretch of the imagination. With that being said I think that this will be a good project for me. 

Below are some of the products used in the creation of these cards. Thanks for stopping by!

Hero Arts Clings Stamp CG270	Hero Arts Cling Stamp CG102	Zing! Embossing Powder	Versamark Ink Pad
Stickles in Diamond	PaperTreyInk Kraft Cardstock	PaperTreyInk Vintage Cream Cardstock	Hero Arts Birthday Wishes CL139

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