Wonderful Wildflower Meadow

June Stamp Club Card

I am sorry that you cannot see some of the details on the card.  The camera seems to have a hard time taking a picture of so much white plus the photographer isn't so skilled to figure out what can be done to correct it.  :(  What you cannot see is that the Wildflower Meadow background stamp was stamped in VersaMark and them embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  The matching embossing folder was used to raise the stamped image.   Next, colour the one flower with markers, stamp again and cut out. 

I am not sure to whom I'm supposed to give credit for this card idea since you can find a bunch of designs like this one on Splitcoaststampers.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Wildflower Meadow
Paper:  Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink:  Garden Green and Wisteria Wonder Markers, Versamark
Accessories:  Clear Embossing Powder, Wisteria Wonder Ribbon, Dimensionals, Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder, Edge Distresser

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Medallion Wedding Card

My sister-in-law attended a wedding this weekend and asked me to make a card for her.  After searching on the web for an idea as I was pressed for time, I found THIS CARD to CASE.

I embossed the Medallion stamp in white embossing powder and lightly sponged Baja Breeze ink over the entire square of card stock.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Medallion, Tiny Tags
Paper: Card base from Embossed Box of Cards (Michaels), Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Vellum Card Stock
Ink:  Baja Breeze, White
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Edge Distresser, Dimensionals, Sponge, White Organdy Ribbon (retired), Baja 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dot, Pearl (Pretties Kit retired), Tag Punch, 1/8" Circle Punch (retired)

Thanks for looking.  Happy New Year!! 

Postage Due in Pool Party

There are companies out there that are coming out with dies to make banners.  Stampin' Up!  has the Itty Bitty Banner dies, but I wanted something a lot larger.  Often I have used the corner of a square punch to punch out the triangle of the banner.  But if the card stock strip is too wide, then the square punch isn't large enough.  So there is another way and I'm going to call it the Banner Technique.  

Decide how steep you would like to make your banner flags or points.  I went about an inch from the bottom of the card stock strip.  Use a ruler to find the center of the width of the strip and make a light mark with a pencil.  Take your scissors and from one bottom corner of the strip, cut straight to the pencil line.  Repeat on other corner.  Voila!  There is your banner.  You can decide how deep or shallow you would like to make the flags/points.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Postage Due, Petite Pairs
Paper:  Comfort Cafe DSP, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: Whisper White, Pool Party
Accessories:  Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Dimensionals, Postage Stamp Punch, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ruler, Scissors 

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Postage Due

September Stamp Club Card

Last Friday, we had our first stamp club workshop.  After having the summer off, it was great to get together to stamp, visit and eat some great food.  The group was small so we had time to make three cards plus an envelope.  Stay posted as there are more cards to come. 

This card is fairly straight forward to make by looking at the supply list.  THIS is the card that inspired mine.  Here is one I made that looks similar:

I embossed it in white.  Hope you can see it as it was very hard to capture with the camera.

The Postage Due set was stamped in Whisper White and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.  Daffodil Delight and Pacific Point ink was sponged over the embossed image in a circular motion.  Use a tissue to remove the ink from the embossed image.  It helps make the white stand out a little more.

A couple of changes to supplies at our stamp club workshop:  We used Pacific Point 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and Floral District DSP rather the ribbon and dsp listed below.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Postage Due
Paper:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, International Bazaar DSP
Ink:  Whisper White, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Sponge, Postage Stamp Punch, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Edgelit Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals

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Mouthwatering

April Stamp Club Card

I am pretty sure I found this layout on the lime doodle blog.  She has some really nice clean and simple cards.  Easy to CASE exactly or step it up a notch with more layers. 

As you can obviously see, I used the watermelon image from the Mouthwatering stamp set.  Unfortunately you cannot smell the watermelon scent of the embossing powder.  The ironic thing is that I do not like watermelon or the real or fake scent and flavour of this fruit.  But for some strange reason I just had to buy the e.p. so I could use it with this stamp.  So, even though I don't eat watermelon, I really like the look of this card.  :)

Here are the deets....

Embossing Watermelon image:

Colour stamp using Riding Hood Red and Old Olive Marker.  Stamp on Whisper White scrap card stock.  


Tip:  Use the 2-1/2" Circle Punch to punch out watermelon. (Or you can just use scissors to cut it out.  :)  )  Then use scissors to cut straight edge of watermelon.


Place stamped image directly on Versamark ink pad and gently tap so that entire piece gets covered with Versamark ink.  


Cover with embossing powder (Watermelon Scented used here) and heat.  



There seems to be a lot of cards out there with a banner on the card.  If the banner is not too wide, you can always use your square punch to make the bottom edge into the two flags or points.  This card stock was wider and I didn't want to measure where the center of the card was and then have to cut it out.  So I used a label framelit to cut off the bottom edge of the card stock.

 Banner Tag using a Framelit Die



All you need to do is place your card stock on your Big Shot and place the top edge of the Labels framelit on the bottom edge of the card stock.  Make sure it lines up evenly and then run it through.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Mouthwatering (2012 Occasions Mini), Friendly Phrases
Paper:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Domestic Goddess DSP
Ink:  Basic Black, Riding Hood Red Marker, Old Olive Marker, Versamark
Accessories:  Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine, Dimensionals, Watermelon Scented Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Labels Framelits, BigShot

Dimensions:

Whisper White:  A2 card base, 2-3/4 x 5-1/4 (trim after using framelit die), scrap (for watermelon)
Old Olive:  5-3/8 x 4-1/8
DSP:  5-1/4 x 4


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Fall Foliage

 

Another card for the Stamp Club.....

 This card was inspired by THIS card on Splitcoaststampers.  Changed a few things but looks pretty much the same.  The one thing I love about this card is that instead of ribbon, a strip of designer fabric is used instead.  Ingenious!  

 Dimensions:

Crumb Cake:  A2 Card Base; Scrap for labe

Pool Party:  5-3/8 x 4-1/8

Soft Suede:  2-3/4 x 4

Very Vanilla: 2-5/8 x 3-7/8; scrap for circle

Instructions:  

Punch Label and crumple to distress.  Sponge edges with Soft Suede ink.  Stamp sentiment in Pool Party ink and punch out with circle punch.

Stamp Oak leaves on Pool Party card stock with Pool Party ink.  Sponge edges with Pool Party ink and gently distress with edge distresser.

Distress and sponge edges of Soft Suede card stock.

Main Image:

Stamp "french script" with Soft Suede ink randomly over Very Vanilla card stock.

Randomly stamp "droplets" on same card stock.

Rub card stock with embossing buddy to get rid of static.  Stamp Oak Leaf with Versa Mark ink and sprinkle with Clear Embossing Powder. Heat.

Sponge randomly over leaf area with Soft Suede and Pool Party ink.

Distress edges and sponge with Soft Suede ink.

Adhere all pieces together and attach embellishments.

Supplies:

Stamps:  French Foliage, Petite Pairs

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Ink:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, VersaMark

Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Sponges, Mini Clothes Pin, Glue Dots, Designer Fabric, Edge Distresser, 1" Circle Punch, Label Punch, Embossing Buddy.

A view of the inside of the card.

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Elegant Black Magic

Another one with the Black Magic technique and Bliss stamp set.  The butterfly uses this technique.  I stamped the flourish in Whisper White ink and then embossed in white embossing powder.  I stamped the word "bliss" in Versa Mark ink , so it is very subtle on the Crumb Cake card stock.  To create the scalloped edge, I scalloped the edge of the Crumb Cake card stock of which the main image is stamped on.  Then I scalloped the edges of two strips of card stock and adhered them on to the stamped card stock.  The ribbon covers the line/top edge of the scallops so you cannot see where I adhered them.  

Supplies:

Stamps:  Bliss

Paper:  Elegant Eggplant, Crumb Cake, Basic Black (butterfly)

Ink:   Whisper White, VersaMark

Accessories:  Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad, Scalloped Edge Punch, Dimensional, Water Colour Pencils, Rhinestones, Glue Dot, White Embossing Powder

4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card

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Have a Happy Holiday Season!

Well, by the time this gets posted, our family will be officially on holidays.  I hope I am prepared by now and if not, what can I do??  There is some Christmas baking done (gluten-free and non-gluten-free), the house decorated, the guest room ready for my parents (they are visiting from BC and braving the Winnipeg weather), some meals in the freezer so I don't have to spend all my time cooking and maybe the dust-bunnies have disappeared.  If you celebrate Christmas, I hope you are ready too. 

Here is one last holiday card.  I made this card last year but when I came across it a while ago, I decided to dress it up with some pearls.  I don't think I will ever get tired of them.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Serene Snowflakes, Many Merry Messages

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Pearls, Scalloped Punch, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

4.25 x 5.5 card

Merry Christmas!

 

Peace on Earth

Another card for the Venture Club and Stack Parties.

You might have noticed that I used Always Artichoke ink for the string of the ornament even though there is Old Olive in the Designer Series Paper and the scalloped trim.  Normally I wouldn't do this because it isn't a perfect match.  But when you are preparing cards for a Stack party, it is best not to "share" inks between the various cards.  So, I needed to use a different green.  Gold didn't seem to show up very well and I didn't like it in red for some reason.  So Always Artichoke it stayed.

By the way, you know that vertical gold strip?  Those were made from pieces of card stock I had saved and had been sitting in my pile for a very long time.  Those little pieces do come in handy eventually!

Oops.  I just realized that I forgot to take a picture of the card after it was altered.  On the completed card I added a scalloped border in Old Olive card stock across the card (5 1/2" length); on top of the  red, gold and white card stock.  I used the Dotted Scalloped Ribbon Border Punch.  It just seemed to finish off the card.  You'll have to use your imagination to visualize it.  :)

Supplies:

Stamps:  Peaceful Season (Level 2 Hostess)

Paper:  Crumb Cake (also known as Kraft), Real Red, Brushed Gold, Whisper White, Old Olive, Jolly Holiday DSP

Ink:  Early Espresso, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Gold

Accessories:  Gold Brad, 1/16" Hand Held Punch, Dotted Scalloped Punch, Dimensional, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Watercolor Trio Thanks

This card falls under the Clean and Simple category.  I made this card when Stampin' Up's new colours came out.  That was a while ago so I don't remember whether or not I followed the sketch challange on the Clean and Simple Blog.  If you want great sketches for quick cards check out that blog HERE.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Watercolor Trio, Great Friend, Thank You Kindly

Paper:  Whisper White, Marina Mist, Basic Black

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Basic Black

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals

4.25 x 5.5 card

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March Stamp Club

Beautiful Butterflies

1. Score two lines (using a Scor-Pal or ruler and bone folder) at 1/4" and 1/2" from the bottom of card base and again from the top of the card base. If you are using the Scor-Pal you will have to line up your card at the 4" mark.

2. Adhere the strip of Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper about 1/4" above the scored lines. Tie ribbon.

3. To make large Rich Razzleberry butterfly, place card stock over the large butterfly of the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and wind through BigShot. Place cut butterfly on top of the Swirls side of the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. Wind through Big Shot. Your butterfly will be beautifully embossed with swirls. (Please note that I haven't listed the details in "making your sandwich" when using the Bigz die or Texturz Plate.)

4. To make the patterned butterfly, stamp the Fine Flourish stamp in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White card stock. Stamp the Butterfly Accent stamp with VersaMark on top of the Fine Flourish image. Colour butterfly with blender pen and Orchid Opulence. Sprinkle with Clear Embossing Powder and heat. Cut out butterfly and place on top of large Razzleberry butterfly. Attach with a silver brad. Use dimensionals to pop up butterfly from card base.

Viola!! You're done!

Dimensions:

Whisper White card base: 8 1/2 x 4 1/4

Cottage Wall DSP: 1 1/2 x 4 1/4

Supplies:

Stamps: Fine Flourish, Butterfly Accent (both from Occassions Mini Catalogue)

Paper: Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Ink: Orchid Opulence, VersaMark

Accessories: Scor-Pal, Rich Razzleberry PolkaDot Ribbon, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Big Shot, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Silver Brad

4.25 x 4.25 card

Artfully Asian Easel Card

To make an Easel Card, CLICK HERE to follow directions. I changed the dimensions on our card to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. See below for dimensions of card stock.

Main Image:

1. On the Whisper White card stock, stamp the "Iris" stamp with Almost Amethyst ink across bottom of card stock. Over top of that, stamp the "Bird and Bamboo" stamp with Elegant Eggplant ink on a third to half of the card stock.

2. Colour in birds with blender pen and Almost Amethyst and Elegant Eggplant ink.

3. Use sponge dauber with Elegant Eggplant ink along edges of Whisper White card stock.

4. Run the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die with Elegant Eggplant card stock through the Big Shot. Adhere to card stock with dimensional.

Bottom strip:

1. On the Almost Amethyst strip of card stock, stamp the "iris" stamp in Almost Amethyst ink. Add sentiment in Elegant Eggplant.

2. Glue on "leftover" butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit die.

3. Use the Scallop Trim Border Punch to punch edge closest to the pre-scored line on the Elegant Eggplant strip of card stock. (I pre-scored this strip so that it easily folds upwards to hold the card in place as an easel. Please see instructions on Easel card HERE.)

4. Adhere Almost Amethyst strip up against scored line of Elegant Eggplant strip.

To complete card:

1. Adhere largest piece of Whisper White card stock to inside of Easel. Adhere Scalloped and stamped Eggplant and Amethyst strip to bottom edge of Whisper White card stock.

2. NOW add glitter to main image of card. Use Two-Way Glue pen and add to the areas you want glitter (bamboo leaves and butterfly). Add Fine Cosmo Glitter to areas with glue. NOTE: I always like to add glitter once the card is complete and all pieces are adhered together. This way I won't accidentally handle the glitter and smudge it if the glue is not completely dry.

Dimensions:

Almost Amethyst card base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Inside Whisper White piece: 5 1/4 x 4

Elegant Eggplant strip: 5 1/4 x 2 (score at 1/2")

Almost Amethyst: 5 1/4 x 1 1/4

Elegant Eggplant: 4 7/8 x 3 5/8

Whisper White: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2
Elegant Eggplant: scrap

Supplies:

Stamp: Artfully Asian
Paper: Whisper White, Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Big Shot, Two-Way Glue Pen, Fine Cosmo Glitter, Dimensional, Blender Pen, Sponge Dauber

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Celebrate You in Polka Dot Blue

Happy Monday. Today's card was inspired by Amy from Pickled Paper Designs. This is a blog I look at everyday and pretty much like every card she makes. I really liked the layout and cut out flowers on her card and I took it from there to create my card.

Maybe you've already noticed that this card is similar in colours and techniques as a previous card I've posted. This card is actually the first card I made. All the details on making the flowers are in that post. The one think I forgot to mention was that I stamped the flowers on the Basic Grey designer paper.

Supplies:

Stamps: Ginormous Flowers, Celebrate Everything
Paper: Naturals White, Not Quite Navy, Oh Boy line (Basic Grey)
Ink: VersaMark, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, White Buttons (unknown), Stamp-a-ma-jig

5.5 x 4.25 card

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Weekend Sketch Challenge #46

I had this Basic Grey designer paper still sitting on my desk (the Oh Baby line) from a previous card that I have yet to post. So it was convenient to use for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge.

The flower from Ginormous Flowers is stamped in VersaMark and rolled in Not Quite Navy ink and them embossed three times with Clear Embossing Powder. The word "celebrate" is also embossed. When an image is embossed more than once, it gives it a thicker and smoother look. As a result, the flower curls up a bit, which is an added bonus.

I also used Clear Micro Pellets as embellishments. I stuck them on with Mini Glue Dots. By the way, I found them at Dollarama and there are 1,000 in the package. I think they will last my lifetime. LOL

Supplies:

Stamps: Ginormous Flowers, Celebrate Everything

Paper: Oh Baby line (Basic Grey, Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Naturals White,

Ink: Not Quite Navy, VersaMark

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Clear Micro Pellets, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Small Corner Rounder Punch, Sponge Dauber

3 x 6 card

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Weekend Sketch Challenge # 45

This is my creation of of Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. I managed to make this card on Friday, but am only able to upload it today. This weekend was quite busy: Friday night we went to a hockey game with some friends. I haven't been to one in years. It was quite fun, I have to admit. Saturday night we had some friends over for dinner and Sunday Byron's mom came for part of the afternoon and supper.

I learned something new that other day: Embossing with VersaMark & Dye Inks. I found a new blog with some great hints and techniques. It is called Kiyomi Krafts. She has a great tip for embossing in a colour if you don't have pigments inks or coloured embossing powders. All you need is your dye ink or Classic ink (SU), VersaMark and Clear Embossing Powder.

1) Ink up your stamp with VersaMark or any other clear embossing ink.
2) Ink your stamp with the dye ink of your choice.
3) Stamp on your card stock and emboss. That's it!

I tried this technique on the Ruby Red strip. It worked!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Nature Stamps (Autumn Leaves)

Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Ruby Red, Watercolour Paper, Scarlet's Letter DP (Basic Grey)

Ink: Black Stazon, Ruby Red, Old Olive, VersaMark

Accessories: White Thread, Sewing Machine, Sponge Dauber, Black Ribbon (unknown), Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder, Aquapainter

4.75 x 5.5 card

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Be Inspired Challenge # 10

I began this card at 10:00 last night (I usually head up to bed at that time) and finished it at 10:45. I guess I was really inspired to do Beate's Be Inspired Challenge.


Here are the steps I took to make the main image panel:
1. Swipe Whisper White card stock with Embossing Buddy to get rid of the static.
2. Ink up the Swirl from Baroque Motifs in Certainly Celery.
3. Ink up the Girnormous Daisy flower in VersaMark.
4. Carefully stamp the VersaMarked Daisy on top of the Baroque Swirl and then on to the Whisper White card stock.
5. Clean Swirl and ink up in VersaMark.
6. Stamp Swirl in right edge of Whisper White card stock.
7. Use heat gun to emboss with Clear Embossing Powder.
8. Use Sponge in a circular motion to add ink (Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Mellow Moss & Cool Caribbean) around the embossed images. Wipe images clean with a kleenex.

To complete the card:
1. Stamp French Script on the Certainly Celery strip of card stock.
2. Ink up the Swirl with VersaMark and stamp on top of the French Script. Heat Emboss.
3. Stamp "thanks" in Certainly Celery on Whisper White card stock.
4. Cut out using Oval Coluzzle.
5. Cut out another oval in Cool Caribbean.
6. Tape "thanks" oval on top of Cool Caribbean oval and trim CC to make a smaller frame around the "thanks.
7. Distress all edges of card stock.
8. Use a Sponge Dauber to sponge Certainly Celery around "thanks".
9. Complete card by taping together, adding ribbon and popping up the oval image with dimensionals.

And there you have it. Forty-five minutes later. Well spent time, of course.

Supplies:

Stamps: Ginormous Flowers, Baroque Motifs, Much Appreciated, French Script (retired)
Paper: Whisper White, Cool Caribbean, Certainly Celery
Ink: Cool Caribbean, VersaMark, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Oval Coluzzle, Distresser, Sponge Dauber, Sponge, Dimensional, White Satin Ribbon (Michael's)

6.5 x 3.25 card

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P.S. For those of you who live in Winnipeg, I found Powder Pals at Dollarama for.....only a $1. Wow! What a great deal. You can find the same one's at Michael's for about $17. Amazing. If you want to get one, you can find them in the bead section - close to the scrapbooking section - in Dollarama. I love using Powder Pals for embossing, using glitter or microbeads. They make it easy to pour the product back into the jar.