Poppy Pattern

Hi Everybody,

I love how this card turned out and it was so easy!  When you start with an awesome stamp, your card will usually look fantastic no matter what you do.  I used a stamp called Poppy Pattern from Penny Black.  


This is what the stamp looks like after you sponge the Oxide Inks on it. 

I was curious what this technique would look like on colored cardstock.  I like the white better.  Do you? 

I used a sponge dauber and sponged a few different colors of Oxide Inks onto the stamp.  Then I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped the cardstock.  If you want it darker, add more ink to the stamp in the places you want darker and stamp again.  You can do this if you are using the MISTI stamping tool, like I was.  You can leave it as is or you can take a paint brush and move the colors around or add more color.  I cut this panel out with a large, rectangle stitched die from Lawn Fawn. 

Next I used Diamond Stickles in the centers of the flowers for some sparkle.  I used quite a bit to get dimension and then let it dry.  

I used a Thank You die from Concord & 9th that I actually got free with an order I placed recently.  This die is a really good size.  I decided to use a green glitter paper with the die and I cut four black ones to add some dimension and to act as a shadow to make it stand out a little better.  

On the inside I used a sentiment from the Hero Arts Thanks Stamp and Cut Stamp Set. I used a flower die to try to coordinate with the front of the card.  I actually got that die free in a magazine that I picked up at Michaels about a month ago. 

I hope you'll try this technique. It's so easy and a lot of fun to experiment with different inks. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina

Alcohol Ink Valentine Card

Hi Everybody,

I started playing with alcohol inks and yupo paper last week.  I've had the alcohol inks for a few years but no yupo paper which seems to be what people prefer these days.  A few years ago I used glossy cardstock and photo papers.  Times change lol!

I used a Copic Refill BG01, a Tim Holtz alcohol ink in Stream and the Silver Mixative for this background.  I added drops of each on a Ranger felt pad which velcros to the blending tool, a couple drop of Blending Solution and just went back and forth to create these horizontal stripes.  You can add more ink if you want it darker.  So Easy! 

I love this die from Simon Says Stamp called Stacked Hearts because you can also use the hearts that fall from die for the project like I did here or save for another one.  I cut this out with white cardstock and sponged with Memento Teal Zeal.  I wanted the color to be a little darker than the background.  I also sponged a few of the hearts that I inserted back into the die.

The Love die is from Lawn Fawn.  I cut it out three times using black cardstock and once with silver glitter paper, using the black as a shadow.  I embossed the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock with white embossing powder.  This sentiment is from the Hero Arts Stamp and Cut set.  

A few years ago, all of the Valentine cards I made were red, pink and white.  It's a lot of fun to make them non-traditional colors.  :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina

Christmas Blocks

Hi Everybody,

Have you started making your Christmas cards?  Hopefully I will inspire you to start them with this super cute stamp set from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps.

The stamp set I used is called Christmas Blocks, the blocks are easy and quick to color and so many ways to use them.

I used kraft card stock for the base, layering white for bottom layer and cherry red card stock for the plaid die, all card stock from Gina K Designs.

I decided to go with a star theme since the reindeer has stars in his block.  I used Copic Markers to color the blocks and added a little shine with a clear Spectrum Noir pen.  I used Gina K Designs cherry red ink to match the card stock, don't you just love when things match like that? I stamped the sentiment on a banner die using the MISTI.  To add a little more embellishment, I used the Star Dies from Sweet 'N Sassy.  Matter of fact, the star dies are currently on sale.  I cut them out with red glitter paper. 

This card has several layers but is an easy card to make.  I hope I inspired you to start your Christmas cards in September lol. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina

I Brake For Poinsettias

Hi everybody!

I see that my fellow card making friends have been making Christmas cards for a few months now, this is my first one of the year!  Yay!  I think it turned out beautiful!  The first time I saw this stamp I knew I had to have it.  This stamp is from I Brake for Stamps called Poinsettias in Squares.  If you use Coupon Code SAVE10REGINA, you will receive 10% off of your order.  There are over 4,000 stamps so I'm sure you will be able to find several that fit your taste.  Time to get the Christmas ones! 

Here's the stamp.  Look at the possibilities!  

First, I stamped with Versamark Ink and embossed with silver embossing powder.  I cut the squares out with scissors and then I cut 9 squares out with my Silhouette that were a little larger.  The tiles are 1-1/8" so the squares I cut out are about 1-1/4".  I glued down the poinsettia tiles to the silver squares that I cut and then cut a piece of vellum and used pop dots to pop them up and give dimension.  I embossed the red layer with poinsettias.  I colored the stamp with Copics.  It was so relaxing to color this too.  
Finally I cut out the Joy from my Silhouette, design ID# 36114, using glitter paper and used some cute glitter enamel dots.  I love these!  

Supply List:

• I Brake For Stamps Poinsettias in Squares stamp
• Gina K Designs White and Red Velvet Card Stock
• Grafix 40# Clear Vellum
• Martha Stewart Elegant Paper Pad (used silver under the poinsettia squares)
• Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folders by Tim Holtz 2/pkg - Texture Poinsettia Pattern
• American Crafts Christmas Glitter Papers
• Silhouette Design Joy, # 36114
• Versamark Ink
• Martha Stewart Sterling Silver Embossing Powder
• Virginia Turtle Stamps Starlight Glitter Enamel Dots

Copics: Poinsettia Stamp R22, R24, R29
Poinsettia Leaves G43, G46
Poinsettia Center Y15 and dots of R27

Did I motivate you to make a Christmas card?  Start now!  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Regina - I Brake For Stamps Design Team