Good morning, the weather here is being a bit hormonal (😂) We have had lots of snow, then rain and fog then it was snowing again last night!
I'm back with super cute card suitable for my teenager to give her friend.
Good morning, the weather here is being a bit hormonal (😂) We have had lots of snow, then rain and fog then it was snowing again last night!
I'm back with super cute card suitable for my teenager to give her friend.
Hello, it's been a while!!! I was so busy at the end of last year that I didn't get much time to post here. Things are a little easier now so I intend to post more frequently!
We had a good dump of snow on Wednesday and a winter storm with potentially a lot more snow is heading in today and Saturday!
Christmas is always a busy time for us crafters so this year I will be holiday crafting all year round so I am more than ready when it finally arrives.
My card today is a card and a gift all in one.
Good morning, It's been a while since I posted but I have lots of crafty news to share over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!
My post today is using CutCardStock products o make this adorable Gnome card:
I used Pop-Tone cardstock in a variety of colors to build the gnome which is a die plate from Gina Marie Designs.
Once I had him put together I made him a background. using Neenah Classic Crest, a Cloud Stencil and some Tumbled Glass Distress ink I created a sky.
Then tearing Brown Bag Kraft Cardstock and inking the torn edges with Brown Corduroy gave me the ground for him to stand on.
I curved a sentiment, holding it in shape using my Misti and stamped this in Momento Tuxedo Black Ink.
Finally I added the whole design to a top folding A2 card base made from Pewter Grey Cardstock adhering it in place with foam tape to give some dimension to the card.
Good afternoon! Hopefully today is gong to be a little cooler than it has been as we are heading to a rodeo later today.
School starts again next week - the summer feels as like it has gone on forever and both Mollie and me are ready to get back into our routines.
I have had a break from my Altenew Educators Certification Program but need to get back into it. I am 2 classes away from completing it - well as of today 1 class!!!
Progressive Card Making by Justine Hovey is the latest class I have completed. She discussing many card making techniques and levels that all crafters can achieve. I love this idea because not only can beginners achieve her techniques but it is learning curve leading to becoming more advanced.
Even though I view myself as an advanced card maker I want to demonstrate different levels of experience so I am covering stamping, masking, dry embossing and heat embossing on my designs today. This makes a long blog post so bear with me!! 😊
First card is a Floral card using simple stamping, 1 layer masking and dry embossing:
The card starts as plain cardstock, I have Neenah Solar White for my base and stamping. Green and cream cardstock for my layers.
I stamped the floral stem from the Floral Sprig Stamp Set using Crisp Dye Ink in Jet Black. I stamp twice, once on my cardstock then on to masking paper.
Arranging the stamp for my 2nd image so it looks as though there are 2 stems from one branch it is stamped again. I do add masking paper to the stem of the stamp before I ink it so this does not stamp that section on my card.
The circles in this image are all flat on the card and are individual circles but I have achieved dimension using masking and shading in my coloring. This is also a great way to make cards using the smaller stamp sets.
To start I stamped the circles from Circle Delights Stamp Set multiple times onto masking paper, these are then fussy cut. Do not use dies for this as you will be left with a white edge around the mask which you don't want.
Once these are all cut I then arrange them onto my cardstock to plan out my pattern. I photographed this to give me a plan. Then I start stamping using Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink. Each circle is covered with a mask as I stamp them.
I do decide to change the plan so that I have a curved image and so I am following the rule of thirds.
Once stamped I removed the masks. Although I see myself as an advance paper crafter I do still make mistakes. Can you see the ones I made here? I can correct this in my next step.
Once again I use alcohol markers to color my images. I did plan on just using yellow and orange but changed my mind and did each size of circle in 2 different colors. This is where you add dimension to the card. I used the Jet Black and Moon Rock Woodless Colored Pencils to add shading around the circles where they overlap emphasizing the layers giving the illusion of depth.
Good afternoon, it's Mollie's birthday today and she has a couple of friends over for a catch up and cake.
Stamper's Delights have an Alice themed set of digital stamps and today's post is using the latest one. Alice has come across the Eat Me Drink Me items
She is trying to decide which to choose!
I stacked the images to make my scene then printed it. I used Copic markers to color her and die cut into an oval.
I designed my patterned paper by adding the words Eat Me and Drink Me randomly This was matted with blue cardstock and added to an A2 cardbase.
I inked the edges of my topper with blue ink to tie the layers together and added it to my card with foam tape for dimension.Our design team will be posting more inspiration using the Stamper's Delights Spice Girls so check them out over on their Facebook Page.