Hi Everybody,
So, lately I have had some medical issues one being, I have to get a double knee replacement, one in April and one in May. I hope it doesn't affect my crafting too much but I can always color stamps and make cards later. My husband has been wonderful and I wanted to make a card to tell him how much I appreciate him.
I made an Oxide Ink background, trying to use colors that I think of when I think of what the Earth looks like, as well as masculine. Next I used Toner Paper from Thermoweb to cut out the Tim Holtz Mini Globe Die and then foiled with the beautiful Amber Watercolor Deco Foil. I just love how awesome this foiled globe looks against this matte background.
I picked up this Love You To The Moon and Back Stamp on clearance at Hobby Lobby, made by Stampendous. So many people in the Stamp Junkies group on Facebook showed their clearance haul so I had to go check out my local store. I was a little disappointed that I didn't see many clearance items but I did buy several and I also had a give a way in the Junkies group, whoever guessed closest to what I spent would win a prize. So fun!
I was so afraid I would mess up my background using this wood block rubber stamp on the front. I am so used to the Misti now which ensures I'll stamp straight. I bet I messed up alot of cards using these wood block stamps back in the day. :)
I used Gina K Designs Kraft cardstock for bottom layer and the Oxide Ink top layer is Bristol Smooth paper.
I used Simon Says Stamp stamp set called You Matter on the inside. I foiled the matching You die to this set with Lapis Watercolor Foil from Thermoweb. I used Versafine Onyx Black to stamp the sentiments on front and inside and then embossed with clear embossing powder to make it stand it more. I used Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink and Icicle Embossing Powder. If you haven't tried this brand, please do, I think you'll be pleased.
There are two perfect sentiments in this Simon Says Stamp set to go with this globe die... You Rock My World and You Make The World a Better Place.
I hope I inspired you to make your spouse, boyfriend, partner, etc., a card to show how you appreciate them. I don't do this enough, sad to say. He's about to have to help me through two surgeries back to back so I better start doing better lol.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Regina
Hi Everybody,
I have had a sunflower die in my stash for several years and every Fall I have wanted to use it but never have, so today I finally used it!
I used a Spellbinders die called Create a Sunflower. It's really easy to do, there's just a lot of die cutting of petals and then gluing them all together. I used Gina K Designs cardstock for the entire card except for the patterned paper. I used Sweet Corn for the petals, Grass Green for the leaves, Tomato Soup (one of my fav colors) for a layer, and charcoal brown for the center of the flower. I was going between black, chocolate brown and the charcoal brown and I think the charcoal brown matched the plaid stripe well so that made my decision.
The plaid patterned paper is by Lawn Fawn called Perfectly Plaid Fall. I have been wanting to use these Lawn Fawn plaid papers for awhile too. The bottom layer of the card is sweet corn by Gina K. I cut the plaid paper out with a My Favorite Things die called Bold Stripes Cover Up. I love how this turned out!
For the sentiment I used Simon Says Stamp You Matter stamp set. I embossed with Brutus Monroe Alabaster Embossing Powder and stamped on the Gina K charcoal brown. This is the first time I've cut up my sentiment like this. I see it done a lot so I thought I'd try it and I like how it turned out. Last, I used some clear sequins from The Ton Stamps.
I love making Fall cards and I hope I inspired you to make some. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Regina
Hi Everybody,
Did you see the LIVE FB Video I did a few days ago?? I can't believe I did a live video but it was actually fun. I did have my phone backwards but hey, it was my first one.... the main thing is you could see the technique being done. I look forward to doing more videos in the future. I hope you'll subscribe to my YouTube channel.
This is the card I made from the "Zig Scribble" Technique that I showed on the video. Isn't it gorgeous??? I'm telling you, you can't mess this up. Anything you do will be awesome.
I love the bright colors. You can somewhat control how light or dark your colors are by how much you spray with water and the color markers you choose. I chose purple and dark pink as two of mine so it's a little dark.
Please Note: Use Bristol Smooth Paper
I embossed a word background which I think turned out beautiful, by Heartfelt Creations called Large Elegant Background Words. I used Ranger Silver Pearl Embossing Powder which I think is a must to have in your stash. I stamped 'I Love' in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and put Clear Embossing Powder over it to give it a little shine. This is from Simon Says Stamp called You Matter. The large You is a die from this set that matches the large stamp. I cut it out with black and then a silver pearl vellum. I wanted it to look like a slight shadow behind the silver pearl. The silver pearl vellum didn't show up quite as much as I wanted it to. The vellum is from Graphix called Specialty Assortment. It is 40# so it is a good weight, not real flimsy and cut good with the die.
I finished it off by adding a few clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.
I hope I inspired you to try this technique. I wanted to make a video to show you it is easy, fast and great results. This technique really does only take a minute. It took longer for me on the video because I just wanted to demonstrate how you can keep spritzing and what the result would be and using a paint brush to move ink around, etc.
I hope you'll stick with me as I start my YouTube video endeavor hopefully within the next week. My husband took over the project of establishing a video area and setup so it's taken more time than I expected lol. I am blessed because he said he wanted to provide all the tools to help make me successful. Awwww!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Regina
