- Stamp – Penny Black “Christmas Text”
- Patterned papers – Melissa Frances “Kisses Under the Holly” and Basic Grey “Jovial: Crushed Velvet”
- Gems – Memory Box “Berry Pearls”
- Distress Inks
- Border punch – Martha Stewart “Garden Rail”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I created this card with the central focus being on the Christmas greens featured on this Penny Black stamp. I applied Distress inks in greens and reds to the edge of the stamped image and added the pearls as accents. This card won second place at the Oregon State Fair this summer. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Lawn Fawn, “Flying By”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “Reunion”
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
- Cardstock trim – Bazzill “Raven Half the Edge”
- Twine
I went to Unscripted Sketches for inspiration for this card. This is Unscripted Sketches Sketch #172 featuring the Lawn Fawn “Flying By” paper airplane stamp set, which is very fun. I stamped the airplanes on patterned papers and cut them out and mounted them with dimensional adhesive on the card front, also popping up the sentiment. I used the sketch and the Piggyback color challenge also featured for this week’s challenge. Enjoy your day and please stop by again soon.
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- Stamp – Hero Arts “Woodland Oak Leaves”
- Border Punch – E K Success “Fleur de Lis”
- Cardstock – Bob Bunny Back to Backs
I made this card for the current
Midweek Throwdown Challenge at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. The challenge was to use Kraft cardstock and add a couple of colors to jazz it up. I have color in my image and the green dotted card base. I used Ranger Distress Inks for the image and spritzed it with water to give it a watercolor effect. I like that look with leaves. Just a simple note card for a hero to send home for any occasion. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamp – Memory Box “Whisper Print Daisy”
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “29th Street Market Carefree Graceful” collection
- Watercolor paper
- Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Markers
I used the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Sketch #132 for this card. The dimensions worked well for this stamp, which I purchased recently. I love Memory Box stamps and die cuts. They are a Seattle company and I really like supporting companies from the Northwest. Their products are very high quality. So I used Distress Markers to color the stamp and then spritzed it with water for the watercolor effect. I edged all of the cut paper pieces with Color Box Chalk Ink to tie everything together. Thanks for visiting!
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- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Vertical Greetings”
- Image – from the Internet
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
I’m finally getting a card posted again. Too much work and running around, and not enough card-making time! I made this one for my son’s friend, who likes weasels! I’m sure that this is my first weasel card. The image worked well with this sketch from Clean & Simple Stamping (Sketch #202). It is a very simple card, made mostly of cardstock. I popped up the image and the sentiment. Just a fun card for a 13-year-old.
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- Stamps – Darcie’s “Here Comes the Sun” cling set
- Patterned papers – SEI “Bright Blossom” collection
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This is a very simple, bright card. The sketch is from Unscripted Sketches #168. I’ve had very limited creating time, so I had to keep it simple and wanted cheery! This is a nice stamp set for cheery and it will be a nice card to send in my next Operation Write Home box. Well, that’s it for now. Thanks for the visit!
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- Stamps – Pebbles “Hip Hip Hooray” clear set
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
This is a super simple card using Sketch #199 over at Clean and Simple Stamping. I really like the pinwheels and it will be perfect for a friend of my son who is celebrating his birthday tomorrow. Enjoy your day!
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- Stamps – all from Hero Arts OWH set, “Right at Home”
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny
- Cardstock – WorldWin and Bazzill
- Embossing powders – Detail white and black – Stampendous
I made this card with inspiration from the Online Card Classes “Stretch You Stamps” class I’m taking. The lesson for Lesson 9 is to use outline stamps, and in this case I embossed various stamped images and put them together. I used the Operation Write Home stamp set from Hero Arts for all of the images. I used complimentary colors (red and green) for some of the main parts of the card, which was our Midweek Throwdown Challenge at OWH Stars and Stamps this week. This is a perfect card for a hero to send home. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Darcie’s “Mini Nautilus Background” and Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
- Dies – Spellbinders “Donna Salazar Rose Creations”
- Cardstock – BoBunny, Bazzill and WorldWin
- Metal stickers – Mark Richards silver nailheads (3mm)
This was a card that I made after the first lessons on Day 1 of Online Classes “Stretch Your Stamps” class. Our first day’s lessons featured background stamps and a variety of things one can do with them. I tried a couple of different ideas, but only managed to finish this card so far. And I pretty much used my background stamp to make the background! I tried double stamping it, but didn’t like the way it turned out with this pattern. I simply inked the edges with ColorBox Chalk ink to add some visual interest. It has been a great class so far! Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Stampington & Company “Fresh Flowers Elements” collection
- Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye “29th Street Market” collection
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This is a pretty clean and simple card. I really feel that the rose silhouette stamp is beautiful and strong enough to stand alone with the muted tones of the patterned papers as a backdrop. I really enjoyed this sketch, the first I’ve used from Freshly Made Sketches–this is Freshly Made Sketch #42. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see you soon.
4 Comments | tags: clean and simple stamping, flora, stamping | posted in Freshly Made, General Cards
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