February 14, 2014
Sealed With a Kiss Card
I made this card a few weeks back using a kiss stamp I got for Christmas. I took some pink and white cardstock, cut squares and then stamped and clear heat embossed the stamp in a dark pink. I did the same (minus the embossing) for the 'love' sentiment and affixed the panels to the red cardstock base using a mix of glue and pop dots.
February 9, 2014
JustRite Iris Card
I made this card for JustRite's Botanical Bliss challenge, to use a flower and/or butterfly on your card.
I started out by stamping the frame from Botanical Medallions and Banners in purple ink on white cardstock. I die cut it out using the co-ordinating die (Nested Oval Medallions). I then stamped the iris from the same stamp set and die cut it out using an oval die from Spellbinders. I used a Versamark pen and dusted the image with Perfect Pearls. It turned out too pale, so I added more colour with markers. You can't see it in the picture, but there's a fantastic shimmer to the flowers.
I stamped another piece of white cardstock with Elegant Fronds and embossed it with a light green/aqua embossing powder. I then rubbed some purple and blue gelatos onto the unembossed sections.
I layered a piece of light purple ribbon on top of a darker shimmery ribbon, and wrapped it around the embossed panel. I glued the panel on a purple card base and then glued the medallion on top. The Iris panel was added with pop dots and a die cut butterfly glued to the side.
I started out by stamping the frame from Botanical Medallions and Banners in purple ink on white cardstock. I die cut it out using the co-ordinating die (Nested Oval Medallions). I then stamped the iris from the same stamp set and die cut it out using an oval die from Spellbinders. I used a Versamark pen and dusted the image with Perfect Pearls. It turned out too pale, so I added more colour with markers. You can't see it in the picture, but there's a fantastic shimmer to the flowers.
I stamped another piece of white cardstock with Elegant Fronds and embossed it with a light green/aqua embossing powder. I then rubbed some purple and blue gelatos onto the unembossed sections.
I layered a piece of light purple ribbon on top of a darker shimmery ribbon, and wrapped it around the embossed panel. I glued the panel on a purple card base and then glued the medallion on top. The Iris panel was added with pop dots and a die cut butterfly glued to the side.
February 8, 2014
Rose Bouquet Card
I made this card for Penny Black's Website Wonder Contest.
I used the Rose die from their new Happy Everything collection. I die cut several roses and coloured them using a mix of gelatos (red and black with a touch of metallic red for the flowers, plain green for the leaves and stems). I then painted over the colour with water to blend it all in.
While those dried, I embossed my cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Penny Black's Hello Gorgeous set. I attached the flowers using a mix of glue and pop-dots, then added a strip of glitter ribbon.
I used the Rose die from their new Happy Everything collection. I die cut several roses and coloured them using a mix of gelatos (red and black with a touch of metallic red for the flowers, plain green for the leaves and stems). I then painted over the colour with water to blend it all in.
While those dried, I embossed my cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Penny Black's Hello Gorgeous set. I attached the flowers using a mix of glue and pop-dots, then added a strip of glitter ribbon.
February 7, 2014
Rainbow Wishes
This card is for Papertrey Ink's 7th Anniversary Timed challenge. You have 7 minutes to grab supplies and 17 to craft your card.
I started out by grabbing my supplies - and some extras just in case I wanted something extra I hadn't thought of when planning my card. I stamped the sentiment on the bottom of my cardstock, then stamped the balloon on a separate piece.
I masked the bottom of the card and stamped some grass using a flourish piece and the bottom of the bouquet (turned upside down) from Simply Jane, and the tips of the grass from Daydreamer.
I stamped the left cloud, masked it and decided where to put the other cloud and masked that one too. Then I stamped the rainbow. I was starting to panic about my timing and so grabbed the wrong red marker when colouring it (I should have used a lighter shade) and wasn't as careful about the lines as I'd have liked.
To finish off, I fussy cut the hot air balloon and used pop-dots to apply it to the card.
I considered adding another hot air balloon behind and to the right of the first, but looked at the time and decided I didn't have time for it. Though, thinking about it now, had I stamped it on the card instead of cutting it out I would have... Ah well.
The rainbow, clouds, sentiment and balloon are all from the Up, Up and Away set.
I made the card in 13:25.
I started out by grabbing my supplies - and some extras just in case I wanted something extra I hadn't thought of when planning my card. I stamped the sentiment on the bottom of my cardstock, then stamped the balloon on a separate piece.
I masked the bottom of the card and stamped some grass using a flourish piece and the bottom of the bouquet (turned upside down) from Simply Jane, and the tips of the grass from Daydreamer.
I stamped the left cloud, masked it and decided where to put the other cloud and masked that one too. Then I stamped the rainbow. I was starting to panic about my timing and so grabbed the wrong red marker when colouring it (I should have used a lighter shade) and wasn't as careful about the lines as I'd have liked.
To finish off, I fussy cut the hot air balloon and used pop-dots to apply it to the card.
I considered adding another hot air balloon behind and to the right of the first, but looked at the time and decided I didn't have time for it. Though, thinking about it now, had I stamped it on the card instead of cutting it out I would have... Ah well.
The rainbow, clouds, sentiment and balloon are all from the Up, Up and Away set.
I made the card in 13:25.
February 6, 2014
Sexy Cupid Valentine
I made this card for 2 challenges. I haven't done a Kenny K challenge for a while, so I coloured the sexy cupid image while watching TV earlier this week and whipped up the rest of the card today. It's going into their Love challenge. I added a few hearts so I could also enter it in Simon Says Stamp's Heart challenge.
The cupid was coloured with pencil crayons, including highlights done with metallic pencil crayons (which are fantastic). I added some glitter gel pen to the wings for a tiny bit of sparkle (it doesn't work over pencil crayons, so the wings are mostly pencil crayon free, just a little silver for shading).
I die cut a Spellbinder's heart to go behind her, and die cut an edging on my black patterned/embossed paper. I wanted her to aim at something and so made a heart shaped rosette (with a die I got for Christmas).
I may go back and write 'Be Mine' or something equally cheesy on the heart. Or not.
The cupid was coloured with pencil crayons, including highlights done with metallic pencil crayons (which are fantastic). I added some glitter gel pen to the wings for a tiny bit of sparkle (it doesn't work over pencil crayons, so the wings are mostly pencil crayon free, just a little silver for shading).
I die cut a Spellbinder's heart to go behind her, and die cut an edging on my black patterned/embossed paper. I wanted her to aim at something and so made a heart shaped rosette (with a die I got for Christmas).
I may go back and write 'Be Mine' or something equally cheesy on the heart. Or not.
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