Hello friends! Just popping on quick to share a fun card I made for a recent card swap. I was looking at the zoo Globe set and started to see sketches on notebook paper. That lead to this fun design.
to get the blackboard feel, I just smudged some white craft ink on the black card stock. I love the whimsical feel I was able to achieve!
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Hello friends. I have a special card to share with you today. It is the card I made for my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding. Their wedding was at a local winery. Beautiful venue. Wedding colors were Burnt Orange and Peacock Teal. And my baby girl was absolutely gorgeous!
My daughter loves the color orange and she loves to read. I really wanted to incorporate these into the card. I used the Forever Fern stamp set on their wedding invitations, so I decided to use that on the card to tie it together.
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Hello, my crafty friends! We kicked off October in a BIG way – my daughter got married on Oct 2!!! To add to the celebration, my new son-in-law’s birthday was Oct 1! (He better never forget their anniversary!) I used this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge for his birthday card.
He really likes sail boats, so I pulled out my Sailing Home set and my Stampin’ Blends.
I used my Night of Navy, Midnight Muse, Balmy Blue and Seaside Spray Stampin’ Blends to color the ombre panel. I stamped the white panel with the retired World Map background stamp.
You can check out more inspiration on the Paper Craft Crew blog and join in the fun! Put your creativity to work and share your project with us.
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Hello crafty friends! I am happy to be back hopping with the Stamp Review Crew again. I am honored to kick things off as the first stop on today’s blog hop. If you started on another design team member’s blog, be sure to make your way through the full blog roll. You don’t want to miss any of the inspiration that awaits! Today the fun background stamp Drybrush is taking center stage!
It can be hard to let a background stamp take the spotlight. So, I tried a couple of different approaches. First I went for a neutral color with a bit of color to accent.
The sentiment is from the So Much Love stamp set. Die cuts are from Well Written and the retired Stitched Labels.
Next, I tried adding multiple colors to the Drybrush stamp for a bolder look.
I used Coastal Cabana, Bumblebee, Flirty Flamingo and Calypso Coral. I just swiped the ink pads across the stamp in different areas. You can get some fun shading where colors overlap. I used a stitched circle and the Playful Alphabet to made a fun little shaker circle to finish it off.
Time to send you on to check out some more great projects featuring this great background stamp. Head on over to Nikki and check out her awesome creations! If you are hopping backwards pop on over to Betty and her wonderful projects!
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Hello friends! Welcome to the end of September. It has been a crazy busy month as we have counted down the days to our daughter’s wedding. We are now 2 days away!!!
I did find time to play along with this week’s Paper Craft Crew sketch challenge.
Here is my creation:
The card base has a wood grain dsp panel on it. It kind of blurs out in the photo. I used Free As A Bird stamp set and Peony Garden, Forever Greenery and Wood Grain (retired) DSP.
I’ll see you next week after I recover from the weekend’s wedding frenzy!
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I’m back with another sunflower card! This giant image is so much fun to work with. It is great for coloring with markers or watercolor. Plus, the image looks great stamped on its own without any coloring. You can also stamp it on colored card stock.
For this card, I stamped it on Daffodil Delight card stock in Cinnamon Cider ink, leaves are stamped on Old Olive card stock in Mossy Meadow ink. I colored the flower center with a brown colored pencil and added highlights with a white one. For added texture I embossed the flower and leaves with the Subtle Embossing Folder.
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Hello friends, so glad you are here today. Let’s play along with a Paper Craft Crew challenge! This week we have a fun Autumn Adventure inspiration photo to get those creative juices flowing.
Inspiration photos are fun because you can really go any direction from them. Color Combos, Layout, Images, theme are just a few ideas. For this picture, I was immediately drawn to the wood background. I had the perfect wood grain DSP to use! Next I focused on the autumn produce. Here is how it all came together.
I cut a square of Plaid Tidings DSP with a Stitched Square die and added it to the lower right corner for a table runner, napkin or placemat feel. I stamped the milk can and flowers from Country home and colored them with Copics. Image is cut out and popped up on dimensionals. Sentiment is stamped on vellum attached with a couple of brads with a strip of Bumblebee dsp behind. Finished off with some linen thread and silver pearls.
I love the fall country feel of this card! What inspiration can you find in this week’s PCC challenge?
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Hello all! This is a crazy month as we prepare for our daughter’s wedding on Oct 2! Plus, we just finished the annual Stamp-n-Storage Warehouse Sale. Add in other life happenings and I’m not sure where the month went. I wanted to share the card I made for my husband Brett’s birthday earlier this month.
I love polka dots. The Scattered Dots Turnabout stamp from Concord & 9th is quickly becoming a favorite in my studio. As are the new C&9 inks! I absolutely LOVE the colors. For this card I used Midnight, Aqua Sky, Stardust and Dove. The present is from the collaborative set Happy Birthday by The Stamping Village.
It’s been awhile sine I have done a shaker card, so I thought this would be a good time to tackle one. I used 1/8″ and 1/4″ hand held circle punches to created the confetti for inside the shaker.
It is a happy coincidence that my husband’s initials are BH. So I took the cut letters from the front and added them to the inside to personalize the card.
I hand wrote his name with a white gel pen. It added a fun touch to the inside of the card. I really should add to the inside of cards more often. I think it really makes them more interesting. What do you think about decorating the inside of cards?
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Hey there! Ready for another fun Paper Craft Crew challenge? We have another great card sketch ready and waiting!
The strip on the left edge seemed perfect for some designer series paper. So, I dug into my Plaid Tiding DSP stack. Once I saw this particular sheet, the card came together in my head. Inspired by fall and Pumpkin Spice Lattes (even thought I prefer a Mocha).
The Press On stamp set was perfect for what I had in mind. I wanted a feel of cozy flannel, so I embossed the plaid DSP strip with the Tasteful Textile 3D emboss folder. I stamped some coffee beans on the Early Espresso layer behind the coffee cup. Here’s a closer look:
I colored the coffee cup with my Stampin’ Blends. I used dark and light Mango Melody and light Daffodil Delight on the cup and dark Pumpkin Pie on the lid.
Come on over to the Paper Craft Crew blog and play along! We would love to see your take on this card sketch.
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Last month, I was commissioned to create a first anniversary card for a friend’s daughter and son-in-law. She gave me free rein to create whatever I wanted. Hmmm. Where do I begin? I have been practicing my watercoloring lately, so I started with a fun water color background.
I used Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake markers scribbled on a silicon mat. Spritz with water and press watercolor paper onto mat to pick up the ink. I let the first layer dry some then repeat to deepen colors. The anniversary couple loves the outdoors, so I added the Birch background stamp on the card base.
I really enjoy creating special cards when people ask. Lots of love and care goes in to each creation. Thanks for stopping by! Join me again to shine a spotlight on creativity!