I've seen several talented artists create wonderful creations with this card kit! Here is my try with these three cards.
The backgrounds are some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists with the included stencil and the backing card that the stamps and dies are mounted on - it was too pretty to not use it! Each card has images popped up and two of the sentiments are heat embossed. I had quite a bit of fun coloring all the stamped images with my Tombow Markers. I'm pretty sure I'll be getting lots of use out of this kit!
Hope you have a great day!
I'm making more cards that can be used for many purposes, (not occasions per se) like today's card. I sent it to my Aunt who suffered a severe fall, yes, I want her to get well, but what I really want her to know, is that I love her! This could also be sent instead of a condolence card as well as just I love you.
The background was stamped and embossed with clear embossing powder. Picked up this stamp at a CKC convention called Branch Shadow from www.rubbernecker.com. The Flower is from Stampendous called Floral Bloom and the Love die cut and sending you stamp is from a Simon Says Stamp set called Kristina's Love.
The flower is colored on Bristol Smooth card stock with Tombow Markers. A touch of sparkle and white dots with gel pens accent the image. I hand cut the image and used pop dots to raise it up. The Love is cut with both black card stock and vellum, and the sending you is stamped with versa mark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
Here's to Aunt Linda, hope you heal quickly!
Have a wonderful day and keep crafting!
Yes, this is the day after Mothers Day! My Mom sees this blog so I couldn't post earlier. I always make my Mom a card and don't repeat it for anyone else, kind of like her, she's one of a kind!
Jennifer McGuire Ink has oodles of tutorials and I love watching them and use the stuff I already have. Don't get me wrong, I do find myself adding to my wishlist some of the items she uses! This card uses a few of her techniques - I encourage you to follow her on her blog, youtube, Pinterest and Instagram. Those are the only social media feeds I use, so I'm not sure about others.
On to the card.... I used a stamp set from Hampton Art, it's flowers but doesn't have a name, just a number SC078. Stamped and embossed the images and used distress ink to color with blender. I used Abandoned Coral and Wild Honey, then sprayed with water, lots of water and added a final spritz of shimmer and shine spray. After it thoroughly dried I hand cut all the pieces and added pop dots to the pieces I chose to use. For my "Non shaking" Shaker box, I used Hero Arts Infinity Dies in hearts to cut windows. Instead of placing foam tape between the layers of acetate, I just smooshed them on top of each other - aka "non shaking". The sequins still move, just not a lot. The sequins are from Neat and Tangled, a free goodie that arrived with my order. The sentiment is from Justrite Stamps, All in The Family, Large Sentiments. Stamped with Versafine black and embossed with Zing clear embossing powder. Inside the card, to cover the flowers and adhesive I glued more flowers, turned face down, so the inside flap is all white. Tucked inside the card....a JoAnn's Gift card...she's a quilter :)
Hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day!
I purchased several new stamps and dies from Neat and Tangled and here are three cards made with the Succulent Journaling Card stamp and matching die set. Love how the sentiment has the perfect spot on the image!
The first two are similar, just different sentiments. Stamped with Versafine ink and colored with Tombow Markers. One of the sentiments is embossed with Zing clear embossing powder after using Versafine to stamp. I also used a Wink of Stella clear pen to color the green, picked up some green tombow ink, that I scribbled on a clear block and pushed it around on Bristol Smooth card stock. I assembled these with The Stamps of Life Stitched Rectangles as background, inked with Palette Raw Sienna around the edge. I used just the outside portion of the Succulent Journaling Die to cover the edges.
The final card has a different technique on the background. I purchased the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks at the April CK Convention. One of the vendors had a stash that he saved for convention attendees! All of my online sources were backordered so I was thrilled to get all 12 of them. Had fun using a blending tool to add the ink to Mixed Media Card Stock, then sprayed water to get the mottled look. I used cracked pistachio, faded jeans and wilted violet.
This time I used the entire die to cover the stamped image lines and raised the whole image with pop dots.
I had fun mixing up the colors and will be making several card with these stamps and dies.
Have a great day!
