Made a last minute Irish theme card inspired by a few challenges out there! This could be for St. Patrick's Day or a congrats card or even a new home card maybe??!
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Lucky You
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Pop Up Ballerina
I have a Pop Up Birthday card to share today that I made for a friend's granddaughter, Lia, for her 8th birthday. Lia takes dance lessons so I used ballerina die cuts on the 'stage'.
They were a little oversized so I couldn't show the full length of their legs?!!
I love personalizing cards for kids - they get such a kick out of having their name and age right on the card.
I used the Platform Pop up dies as well as the Platform Pop Up Add On (the back piece) for this card. (Both from Lawn Fawn.) I die cut all of the decorative pieces out of Glitter Cardstock.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
The Number 90
Welcome to the latest Inkspirational challenge #285 - it's a Word Prompt.
I made a 90th birthday card for a very dear church friend (who doesn't act or look 90!). We were on the Altar Guild together for many years and she still attends church most Sundays.
So please show us how you use NUMBERS on your card design! You'll find more inspiration from the rest of the Design Team over at Inkspirational!
You have until March 24th to get your Numbers card linked up!
I'm also linking my card to:
Saturday, March 4, 2023
St. Patrick's Day Bunny
I always make cards to send to friends for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone's Irish on March 17th right?!!
This year I made these little bunny cards, dressing them up for the wearing of the green!
The bunny die is Carrot Bunny and the hat die is from The Gent both sets Tim Holtz/Sizzix. The tag die is Tear Strip Tags from The Greetery. The sentiment and stamped shamrock are from Irish Blessings from Papertrey Ink (retired).
I added shamrock stickers to the hat of the 'boy' and the ear of the 'girl'.
I die cut two bunnies for each card and glued them together along the ears and top of the head so they would stand up! I cut slits in the hat so the ears would pop through the top.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
The Card Chain Challenge - February 2023 reveal
Today is the day all of the cards exchanged over at the Card Chain Challenge in February are revealed. This month I sent my card to Lia in The Netherlands and I received a card from Gail in Canada (who is a new participant!)
Each month we are given a sketch, colors and various suggested themes, we only have to use one of the suggestions.
This month I used the colors, two of the themes: hearts, friendship and the Technique: layers!
I used Tim Holtz/Sizzix fun Abstract Faces die set for my image. I bought the die set over a year ago and this is the first time I've used it! The sentiment was cut with one of the dies in the Bold Text #1 set also from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
February Group of Seven Cardmakers: Technique - Resist Debossed Background
It's time for the February Group of Seven Cardmakers post, playing with the Resist Debossed Background technique.
Our group met for a zoom call in early February to try out a recent video tutorial from Splitcoaststampers (created by Anna-Karin Evaldsson).
I love how this came out and I think blues and browns are my favorite colors to use with this technique!
So, basically, you lightly run a Versamark ink pad over the raised, inside, back of your embossing folder. (3D embossing folders seem to work best because they give a deeper impression).
Take a piece of water color paper (or any water friendly paper like Mixed Media), rub over the paper with an Embossing Buddy (powder), put it in the embossing folder powder side down (over the Versamark inked side) and run it through your machine.
Take the panel out and cover the back side (the debossed side with the Versamark ink on it) with white embossing powder. If the powder sticks to too much of your panel background, you can brush some off gently with a paint brush. You want the powder to be on the design which is 'debossed' since you are using the back of your panel.
Then heat emboss the panel.
To add color to the parts not white embossed on my panel, I pulled out two Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass and Frayed Burlap and two Distress Oxide Inks Salvaged Patina and Walnut Stain (DOX inks leave a darker color than the regular Distress inks). You want to use water based inks. I rubbed the inks (one at a time and do the Distress first, then the DOX since they are darker) onto my craft mat, spritzed with water and then pressed the panel randomly into the ink, then looking where there were open spaces and pressing that section into the ink.
Notes:
1. You can just use one or two water based inks.
2. You should try several different embossing folders, as some work well and some not so well?!
I made a second card (below) using the same technique, embossing folder, white embossing powder and inks - and you can see it looks very different.
The white embossing powder stuck to more of the card rather than just the debossed image and so just small bits of the panel absorbed the smooshed inks. (I didn't brush off the excess white powder on the flat bits!) But it still makes for a pretty and interesting background I think?!
Saturday, February 25, 2023
St. Paddy's Day with Stitches
Time for a new challenge over at Inkspirational! #284
Pia is the Designer choosing the challenge this week and she wants to see Stitching - real or faux!
Stamps: A Beary Good Year - The Cats Pajamas.(no longer available)
Paper: light green textured card - Parklane Precision Cardstock Pack - JoAnn, New Leaf, Pine Feathers - Papertrey Ink, DP Ink Drops Earth - Craft Consortium.
Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturne
Accessories: Square Peek a Boo Window Die - My Favorite Things, 3D Impresslits Lucky Love - Tim Holtz/Sizzix, Skinny Strips Dies - Neat and Tangled, Droplets Metallic - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, foam dots and strips,