Oct 19, 2015 | Uncategorized |
If you have been following my blog for awhile, you know that I have a bit of a thing for black and white cards. And that doesn’t stop at Christmas time.
I made this card with black and white snowflakes using the Flurry of Wishes photopolymer stamp set (now 15% off). I cut my papers at an angle and inserted the Merry Christmas greeting. To make sure the cuts line up, I cut both the Silver Foil Sheet and the Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series Paper at the same time with my Stampin’ Trimmer. The card itself was made with the Thick Whisper White card stock.
The added bling includes the Iced Rhinestones Embellishments, Winter Wonderland Embellishments and Snowflake Elements.
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To add colour to the wooden Snowflake Elements, I created the black snowflake by pressing it into the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad and letting it dry. I did the same thing to make the silver snowflake this time pressing it into a VersaMark pad and then heat embossing with Silver Embossing powder.
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Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized |
I love the vibrant poinsettia on this card. And it was so easy to make.
I simply stamped the flower outline from the Reason for the Season stamp set and embossed it with gold embossing powder. Then, I stamped the inside flower with Cherry Cobbler ink – isn’t lining up the stamps so much easier with photopolymer sets?
To make the flower bolder, I used an aqua painter filed with water and gently went over the flower to spread the ink a bit. The leaves were then coloured with the same aqua painter and Wild Wasabi ink.
With a gold Sharpie marker, I coloured various sized Pearls and added them to the card including the center of the flower.
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Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized |
The Weekly Deals this week include a set of the Decorative Masks which I think are a bargain at the regular prices and a must have on sale.
Here are links to a couple of sets of projects made with some of the other sets available at regular price.
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Oct 12, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today it seems appropriate to share a card with a “thankful” greeting. I have so much to be thankful for each and every day but on Thanksgiving it seems right to take a few minutes and reflect. In addition to my many blessings including family and friends, I am thankful for each of you, my customers and online friends. Thank you for supporting me and my business this year.
This background for this card was made with a greeting from the Six Sayings stamp set available to purchase as a Stampin’ Reward. Every order of $200 or more qualifies to receive free items valued at $20 or more. And right now, orders of $400 or more receive an extra 3%.
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I love all of the textures on this card. The background was stamped on Cajun Craze card stock with VersaMark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The leaves were cut out of Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Chocolate Chip card stocks with the Leaflets Framelit Dies. I wet each leaf with water and then gently crumpled it. Open the leaves and let dry to get the unevenness of real leaves.
Lastly I added some wooden elements to the card with glue dots. The small leaves are from the Into the Woods Elements. Aren’t they sweet?
And “Thanks” is from the Expressions Natural Elements. Adding a greeting couldn’t be easier. The package also includes “Congrats” and “Celebrate”.
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Oct 11, 2015 | Uncategorized |
We had such a fabulous weather day here in Edmonton yesterday!
Not only was there no snow for the Thanksgiving weekend but the weather was so warm at 25° Celsius (last year was 10° by the way which is also the forecasted high for today). As I was out running errands, I saw a field along the side of the road that was absolutely full of wild daisies. Those daises were all white and it was breathtaking. They became my inspiration for this card.
To make this birthday tag card, I used the Flower Patch Photopolymer stamp set and Flower Fair Framelits. These are available as a bundle which will save you 15% off purchasing them separately. Cutting out the flowers by hand would be fussy and time consuming so I definitely recommend this bundle so the framelits can do all the work for you.
For the card, I adhered a strip of 1-1/2″ wide black and white paper from the Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper and then added a piece of 3″ wide Basic Black card stock and a 2-3/4″ wide Whisper White card stock on top. All pieces are 5-1/2″ long. The 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card was made with the Thick Whisper White card stock. This card stock makes a great sturdy card when you are using Whisper White for the card itself.
The Ornate Tag Topper Punch was used on the top of the tag and a length of Basic Black 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon added through the hole. The ribbon was tied off with Silver Cording Trim.
To make the daisies, I cut out three of the five leafed flower in each colour- Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay and Pool Party – and layered them. I used the Fine-Tip Glue Pen between each layer to hold them together. Once the flowers were cut out it was so very easy to make the daisies.
On the tag itself, I stamped three sets of leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink as well as the “Happy Blooming Birthday” greeting with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.
I added each of the flowers to the tag with a glue dot and also added a black center also made with the Flower Fair Framelits.On top of each black center is a small Rhinestone Basic Jewel.
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Oct 10, 2015 | Uncategorized |
This card is a birthday card for my little brother.
Sometimes masculine cards can be the hardest to make. There are lots of flowers choices and colours for most other types of cards but cards for the men in our lives can be tougher. For this card, I decided to take advantage of the time of year and go with an autumn theme.
The main stamped piece is 3″ x 4-1/4″. The Rich Razzleberry and Into the Wood designer series paper layering pieces are the same size just at different angles.
I made the 1/2″ wide banner with the Triple Banner Punch and added a greeting from Tin of Cards in Soft Suede. The banner was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Rich Razzleberry Candy Dots at each end finish the card.
The various leaves are stamped in Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight and Tangelo Twist as an all over collage.
After stamping the leaves, I used a sponge dauber to colour each leaf a little and added some Daffodil Delight to the white spaces. Make sure the inks are dry before the next step.
Over top, I stamped the long thin leaf in VersaMark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder.
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