July Flower of the Month Card

The flower of the month for July is the Larkspur!  This card is part of my personal challenge to make at least one card using stamps for the flower of the month.  I did not have a stamp of a larkspur before!  My challenge did include the stipulation that I should be using stamps I already have, however, it is my birthday this month, so I am giving myself leniency for using this stamp that was new to me!  See all my other flower of the month cards HERE.

 I colored the flowers in purples and blues, and added white gel pen to the centers.  My background was made by stenciling Distress Oxide inks over lavender lumiere paper.  The oxide inks remain matte so just the covered portion has the sheen from the lumiere paper.

Supplies:  I Brake for Stamps July Larkspur stamp, Memento black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Distress Oxide Wilted Violet and Blueprint Sketch, Heidi Swapp lattice stencil, Avery Elle Wonky Stitched rectangle dies, brad from My Mind’s Eye.

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Christmas in July - Snowman Card set

Hello!  I am working on some Christmas cards, trying to get ahead for Christmas in July.  I recently bought some Heidi Swapp Texture paste and created some backgrounds with stencils.  I really love the way it looks on the light blue cardstock.

I colored all my snowmen with alcohol markers and then added Wink of Stella glitter to the snowy parts.  I mixed several stamp companies to create these cards. I do want to mention that the one Stampendous set has multiple bodies that you can mix and match with the heads, and that is a fun way to create “same, but different” cards!

Supplies:  Stampendous SSC1249 Winter Stack stamp set, Purple Onion designs Yule stamp (snowman with lantern), Elizabeth Crafts Holiday Cheer sentiment set, Lawn Fawn Bannerifci stamp set, Memento and Versafine black inks, Heidi Swapp White Metallic texture paste, stencils from The Crafters Workshop and Memory Box, EK Success large snowflake stamp and snowflake border (for little snowflakes), other items from my stash.

I would like to enter ModSquad Challenge’s Christmas in July challenge.

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Joy Comes from Simple Things....

Hello!  I hope you are having a great day. I am going on with my theme of cards appropriate to send a camper.

I love the quote in this scene stamp.  You can’t see it in the photos, but I did add some glitter gel pen to the water in places to make it look like the sun (or moon) was shining down on it.  I kept this masculine-friendly card simple, just adding a frame to the stamped image and putting it over some understated paper.

Supplies: I Brake for Stamps Joy Comes from, Memento Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Sakura Stardust gel pen, DCWV Linen Closet patterned paper.

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Popsicle Cards

Thank you for visiting today!  I have been having a lot of fun with this popsicle stamp this summer.  It is easy to color and I like that I can color it in any color I feel like.

I loved adding some stickles glitter glue to the popsicles, but in the second card, I took it a step further and covered the whole thing with glossy accents.  It takes a long time to dry, but it really makes an impact.

Supplies: Just for Fun Rubber Stamps Ice Cream Pop, Sweet Birthday Wishes and You’re So Sweet stamps, Memento black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Carta Bella Beach Day 6x6 paper pad, Stickles glitter glue, glossy accents, Gina Marie X Stitched circles dies.

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Fish Cards with Paint Bubble Backgrounds Tutorial

I recently made a bunch of cards using a painted bubble background.  It was loads of fun, and I haven’t seen it done often in cardmaking, so I thought I would share a simple tutorial.

(This card is also is being entered into Tuesday Throwdown’s Stitching Challenge)

You will need acrylic paint, dish soap, water, a container to mix in, and a straw.  I used this pie dish, but you might want to try a disposable cup or bowl, or maybe a take-out container.

I mixed about 1 part paint to 5 parts water. I added a few drops of dish soap.  I didn’t measure, I just eyeballed it.  Your mileage will vary here depending on how pigmented your paint is.

Mix it together with the straw and then blow the bubbles till you have tons of bubbles.  I didn’t want to waste too much paint, so I tipped the pie pan to the side and pool the liquid in one spot before blowing the bubbles.

Place your cardstock right down into the bubbles.  Some have found that scooping the bubbles up with the paper, and popping them yourself, is another way to do it.

Here is one of my backgrounds!  Let me know if you give it a try!

For this background, I had tried using a disposable cup.  I got an outline of the cup, too, which is a fun look.

Tips:

1)  Don’t have acrylic paints, try any of your reinkers.  

2) Want a lighter color, add water.  Want a darker color, add more paint.  

3) This can be messy!  Don’t work around your beautiful, completed card projects!  Don’t wear your favorite shirt!  I worked in the kitchen.  

4) Be sure to only blow through the straw, resist sucking in at all costs!

5) These don’t just have to be blue water, I am going to be doing black for Halloween cards.  Layer different colors, too.

Supplies:  Inkadinkado Fish and Bizzaro Stamps fish, Hero Arts (with Basic Grey) Awesome sentiment stamps, Versafine Black ink, K&Co patterned papers, DCWV Citrus Stack, Avery Elle Wonky Stitched rectangles, Spellbinders Fancy Edged Rectangles dies

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Wander Where the WiFi Is Weak - Camping Card

ETA 7/25/18: I was very pleased that my card was chosen to be an honorable mention at Case this Sketch!  Thanks!

Every year, I need several cards to send to my son at camp.  I am, therefore, a sucker for any camping themed stamps and supplies.  Although I love the outdoors, I have never been camping myself.  Anyhow, here is one that I will send this year.

I used a stencil over yellow cardstock and sponged through a stencil Distress Oxide inks in Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain and Fired Brick.  I then stamped the word, “Wander” with Versafine ink.  The die as cut from a patterned paper and was popped up on the card front.

I decorated the inside of the card with a scrap of the patterned paper, the sentiment and a little image from a related stamp set.

Supplies:  Plaid Fabric Creations stencil duo #98812, Distress Oxide inks Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain and Fired Brick, Versafine Ink Vintage Sepia and Toffee, Elizabeth Crafts Summer Sentiments and Camping Out Clear stamp sets, Pink Paislee Outfitters 6x6 Paper pad, Momenta Happy Camper die set

I used the sketch at CASE this Sketch for my project today! I would also like to enter SimonSaysStamp’s Monday Challenge - Summer Fun & Snippet’s Crafty Playground #330.

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Tropical with Distress Oxide inks

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I wanted to share a card I made using a technique I learned from my friend April.  Check out her blog here.  

For the background, I stamped in three Distress Oxide colors.  Each stamping, you will ink up your stamp, spritz it with water before stamping. You will move your stamp slightly with each stamping.  I used my stamping platform to make this a little easier, but it certainly isn’t needed.  First was Antique Linen, then Twisted Citron, and finally my darkest color was last, that was Peeled Paint.  It’s a fun technique and can be done with lots of different background stamps.  

The hibiscus is a stamp layering set.  I also used all Distress Oxides for this, spritzing the stamp with water before stamping.  So pretty and a great finish for the card without covering up too much of my background.  Clear Nuvo drops were added for decoration.

Supplies:  Just for Fun Rubber stamps Bamboo background stamp, Hero Arts Layering Hibiscus stamp and dies, Distress Oxide inks (pink flower) Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, (orange flower) Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, Black Soot for flower centers, Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron and Antique Linen, scrap cardstock, Gina K Sentiment with Versafine black ink, Clear Nuvo Drops.

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