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| This was an easy and fast card to create. It features DP from Recollections Backyard summer series. The wine and its bottle are from a sticker set again from Recollections. This card is all about relaxing and de-stressing. I gave this card to my coworker who had a less than desirable vacation. |
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| I did add a few embellishments including three glitter enamel dots and washi tape. I thought the glasses and bottle were floating in space so I added the washi tape to ground them. |
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| I took the sentiment that came with the paper pad and trimmed it down to fit. Then added a white border to coordinate with outer layers. |
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| The background stamp is from Peddler's Pack. The image was colored using Polychromo colored pencils. I have learned to love this product because they blend so beautifully. |
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| I used the spotlight technique for the heart and then traced around the outside of the die and manually cut out the vellum heart. I do have a nesting heart set but the next size up was way too big. The black banner completes the sentiment even though they are from two different sets. |
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| The black border looks so sharp against the colored stuffed animals. It frames the background so nicely. I also like the banner continuing under the heart sentiment. It all came together so nicely. |
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| I can't find a tutorial for this technique but essentially you mask off areas with some Post-It notes and daub around the edges leaving the middle relatively light. I first stamped the zebra print, twice. why? The stamp was square, I had to line it up in the MISTI and flip the paper and stamp it again. I masked the area that was already stamped so it wouldn't have overlapping patterns. |
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| The white border really lets the letters pop off a pattern card. The black banner was done for that purpose too, to stand out in the mist of pattern and color. |
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| I wanted to create a bit more dimension so I stacked the Altenew Bold Alphabet dies 4 or 5 high on 110lb. CS. I think visual and actual dimension is what makes this card so unique. |
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| A simple Tim Holtz bird die cut from dark pink paper. The branches, also from Tim Holtz, is die cut from dark green DP. |
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| The cupcake challenge used a very pretty color combo like the one you see here. For the background, I lightly sponged over a Stamplorations stencil in the place where the bird should be highlighted. |
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| The only detail is a stamped paisley to the wings and tail. |
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| Lots of white space surrounding a lot of color. The owls are actually coloring stickers that I found at The Outlet. Thought they would look good on a card (isn't there a blog by that name?). |
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| The old vintage Art Deco pattern reminds me of the glamorous setting throughout the movie. It was set during a time when Art Deco was in vogue. But seriously, did it ever go out of style? |
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| The background was done using a stencil that came with a peacock stamp set by Stampendous. It was a happy surprise when I discovered this little gem! I placed the stencil down on off-white 110lb. cardstock and sponged on Distress Inks. Rusted Hinge for the outside and Peacock Feather for the middle. I then added a single adhesive enamel dot to the feather that wasn't blocked by the sentiment. Distressed the edges using Vintage Photo. |
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| The sentiment is an edge die-cut 'happy'. I then stamped and embossed in white completing the sentiment 'for your kindness'. |
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| This background started black, white and gray.I had made it over a year ago and thought it would look nice on a future card. ( why would throw anything away.) I used Distress Ink to sponge on blue and green throughout creating the watercolor. Quickly I added iridescent purple Perfect Pearls before the ink and water had time to dry. The ocean needed movement and thought this cover panel would be perfect. |
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| Above: So I watched a card video with Jennifer McGuire (My husband called it card porn. 😂) She demonstrated lifted the powder with VersaMark ink on the stamp. It left an amazing negative space! Click here to see her video. One little detail I forgot, not set it first. So it kind of worked. I had to clear heat emboss them because it needed a bit more definition. Left/Below: This shot is taken in the light. It changed the entire ocean scene to a shimmery water scene. Right/Bottom: After clear embossing the little creatures I thought it needed a bit more glow. So, I sponged over the embossed images with white pigment ink. The effect is amazing! |
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| Very fast card featuring a zebra pattern embossed in white. I sponged on Distress Oxide Inks (Iced Spruce, Worn Lipstick, Squeezed Lemonade) lightly on cardstock. Wiped away the excess from the embossed areas. |
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| The stamp I used is actually square. The MISTI was invaluable! Stamped the pattern, embossed. Flipped the paper 180 degrees and masked the embossed area and stamped. You would never know. |
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| The sentiment was stamped on vellum and aired dry. The rhinestones mask the adhesive dots underneath. |
