Part 2: November Stamp Club Card

Bell and Boughs with Champagne Glass Glitter

Here is the second card for the November Stamp Club.  We tried a new ribbon technique on how to tie a bow.  You can see the video on how to do this HERE.

Directions:

1. Stamp the image in Black Stazon ink and colour using Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler ink on watercolour paper.

2. Sponge edges in Crumb Cake ink.

3. Tape large Cherry Cobbler card stock and DSP together.  Place strip of seam binding to front of card and tape in back.  Make bow as in instructional video.  (Thanks to Crafty Confessions blog!)

4. Tape watercoloured image, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler card stock together.  Add dimensionals to the back and adhere to the DSP layers and card base.

5. Use the Tombo Liquid Glue and run a bead of glue around the four sides of the Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Sprinkle with Champagne Glass Glitter.

6. Add bow to edge with a glue dot.

Dimensions:

Always Artichoke Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Cherry Cobbler:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

DSP:  4 x 5 1/4

Cherry Cobbler:  3 x 4 1/8

Always Artichoke: 2 5/8 x 3 3/4

Watercolour Paper:  2 1/2 x 3 5/8

 Supplies:  

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs

Paper:  Deck the Halls DSP, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Watercolour Paper

Ink:  Black Stazon, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Blender Pen or Aquapainter, Sponge, Dimensionals, Tombo White Glue, Champagne Glass Glitter, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Bow Tying Apparatus, Glue Dots

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Cosmos in Sage

I made this card a while ago. It is very simple without any added accessories. I think I have said this before ..... I love Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip together!

Card Dimensions:

Chocolate Chip card base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Kraft: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
Sage Shadow: 4 x 5 1/4

Chocolate Chip: 2 7/8 x 3 3/8
Kraft: 2 3/4 x 3 1/4
Naturals White: 2 5/8 x 3 1/8

Supplies:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Much Appreciated (retired)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Sage Shadow, Naturals White
Ink: Brown Stazon, Sage Shadow
Accessories: Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Papersnips

4.25 x 5.5 card

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October Stamp Club Cards

These are the two cards we made for the October Mystery Hostess Stamp Club. Here are the details for both cards.

Inspired by Nature: Misting with Watercolor Crayons Technique

1. Using watercolor crayons (Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and Old Olive) colour two flowers of the Inspired by Nature stamp set. Colour directly on the rubber.

2. Hold your stamp away from you and spray it with a water spritzer bottle with one or two sprays 6-8 inches away.

3. Stamp your image onto watercolor paper.

4. Once image is dry, use a 1" Circle Punch to punch a half circle in the watercolor paper.

5. Tape onto Chocolate Chip card stock. Punch the largest hole from Crop-o-dile in the centre of your "circle". Place Jumbo Eyelet through hole and use Crop-o-dile to press and complete eyelet.
6. Adhere Designer Series Paper to Chocolate Chip card stock. Add dimensionals to back of flower image, place ribbon through eyelet and adhere to DSP. Tie ribbon.

7. Stamp sentiment (Happy Thanksgiving) with Chocolate Chip ink on Creamy Caramel card stock.

8. Adhere and finish card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Autumn Splendor DSP (Mini Catalogue), Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pewter Jumbo Eyelet, Crop-o-dile, 1"Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Earth Elements Watercolor Crayons, Spritzer Bottle, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Dimensions:

Vanilla Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Chocolate Chip - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Creamy Caramel - 5 1/4 x 4

Chocolate Chip - 4 1/2 x 3 5/8
Autumn Mead. DSP - 4 3/8 x 3 1/2

Chocolate Chip - 4 1/8 x 2 3/8
Watercolor Paper - 4 x 2 1/4


Autumn Splendor: Watercoloring with Aquapainter

1. Stamp leaves onto watercolor paper using Black Stazon ink.

2. Squeeze inkpads so ink will pool on inside lid of pad.

3. Use an aquapainter to pick up ink from lid and colour in leaves.

4. Stamp sentiment on watercolor paper with Black Stazon. Use a stamp-a-ma-jig if you like perfect placement.

5. Adhere all pieces of cardstock together (except card base), tie on ribbon and complete card.

Note on watercoloring leaves: For every leaf, I used at least three colours of ink. I began colouring all leaves with the lightest colour of ink. For the Five-Leaf Leaf (??huh??) I coloured the entire leaf with More Mustard and then used Creamy Caramel on the outer edges and blended inwards. On the Maple Leaf I used More Mustard and then blended in Really Rust over most of the leaf. I used Close to Cocoa on all the leaf stemas. Taken with Teal ink was used to blend lightly around the outside edges of the leaves. If an area was too dark, I pressed on my aquapainter so that it would add more water and help lighten and spread out the colour.

Supplies:

Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal, Watercolor Paper, Autumn Meadows DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Close to Cocoa, More Mustard, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Tempting Torquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Dimensions:

Chocolate Chip Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Taken With Teal - 4 3/8 x 3 1/8
Watercolor Paper - 4 1/4 x 3
Autumn Mead. DSP - 3 x 1


All cards are 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.



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What the Heart Needs...

Summer, sun, friends, swimming lessons and lots of activites.... At least that is what is making us happy lately. I can't believe summer is almost over. For some reason July was pretty low key and now we are trying to pack in all the fun stuff in before school begins....in two and a half weeks. Aaaaah!! But they will be good ones!

But back to stamping.... I am so glad I got this stamp set, Serene Spring. I really love it and am having so much fun watercolouring with my Aquapainter. For this card, I was inspired by scrapnextras card on splitcoaststampers.


Just a few details about how I went about making this card: First, I stamped two of the same images on a piece of Whisper White card stock and used the Aquapainter to colour in the image. I used the 1 1/4" Square Punch to punch out three different parts of the image. Then I punched out pieces of Pumpkin Pie card stock with the 1 3/8" Square Punch and cut out pieces in Whisper White at 1 5/8". I taped those all together and added dimensionals to the back and popped them up over the orange ribbon.

I used the Stampamajig to line up the sentiment into three lines (the stamp comes as one long line) and cut it out to fit under the hodgepodge hardware. Unfortunately I do not remember what kind of Designer Paper I used. I found the piece in my scrap drawer.

Supplies:

Stamps: Serene Spring
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Designer Paper (unknown - from my scrap drawer)
Ink: Brown Stazon, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron
Accessories: Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware (retired), Orange Ribbon (Gale's), Dimensionals, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Stampamajig (I am tired of putting in the hyphens! LOL)

4.25 x 5.5 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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