- Stamps – Hero Arts “Two Flourish Flowers” and “Everyday Sayings”
- Pearls – KaiserCraft
- Gems – Mark Richards “Lavendar Dots”
This is another take on the technique I learned in the Online Classes Clean and Simple class I’m taking. It is a completely flat card with no layering. I’ve scored lines at the top, bottom and right edge for some visual interest. The image is stamped in white ink and then colored with Prismacolor pencils. I added the pearls and gem stickers for a little bit of dimension, but it is definitely a simple card! This will be a nice note card for me to ship via Operation Write Home. Thanks for checking in.
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- Stamps – Kodomo “Leaves Collection 1”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Velvet ribbon – Wrights
I made this card using Sketch #104 at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps. I colored the stamp direct to rubber with water-based marker, then sprayed it with Perfect Pearls Mist. I stamped it on watercolor paper so when the color bled a bit the paper held the ink and water nicely. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamp – Layers of Color “Flutterescent” clear set; Sentiment – Penny Black “Flourish Birthday”
- Card buttons – Hero Arts “Flowers”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Colored Pencils – Prismacolor
I made this card based on our latest lesson at the online Clean & Simple Class. I stamped the image in white ink (Popcorn Colorbox Chalk Ink) and then colored it with Prismacolors. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – Sentiment – Penny Black – “bold b’day” and Crafty Individuals “Decorative Diamonds”
- Flower – Bazzill “Neutral Halloween Poppies”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny
- Ribbon – American Crafts
- Corner rounder – EK Success
This is another card I made from a sketch in the Online Clean & Simple Cardmaking Class. I stamped the background for the sentiment with Distress Ink sprayed with Perfect Pearls Mist. Thanks for checking in.
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- Patterned paper – Paper Salon “First Blush: Cross my Heart”
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny “Violet Dot”
- Handmade flower (see below)
This is a very simple card that I made based on Day 6 of the Online Clean & Simple Stamping class I’m taking. The flower is the focal point and just made from 6 circles that I punched with a 3/4″ punch. I used double-sided paper so that both sides folded make the two-toned petals. I cut the circle with a Spellbinder’s die so that the flower could be featured from the inside. I drew some faux stitching around the circle and tied a bit of baker’s twine in a bow to finish it off. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “Newspaper Tulips” and Rubber Soul “Happy Birthday”
- Patterned papers – all from Basic Grey “Out of Print” 6X6″ paper pad
- Corner punch – EK Success
This card is from a lesson in my Online Clean & Simple Cardmaking class. I really like the stamp and the papers together and I had them in my stash, so copying the lesson was not difficult for me! I painted the tulips with Twinkling H20s, so there is some shine, and I carried that over by spraying the stems with Perfect Pearls mist after I inked them with Ranger Distress Ink. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Sentiment – Hero Arts “Live Life” set; Shells – Stampington & Company, “Shore Cliff Elements”
- Patterned papers – Baisc Grey “Little Black Dress: Elegant and Modern Vogue”
- Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Twenty Two”
- Patterned cardstock – BoBunny “Slate Dot”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card with OWH Sketch #103. I used the “Shore Cliff” set that I’ve had for years, and heat embossed them with white embossing powder. I popped up the shell pieces and the sentiment with dimensional adhesive. Thanks for stopping by.
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- Stamps – Waxing Nostalgia (Rubber City Rubber) “Butterflies are Free” and Little Yellow Bicycle “Elegant”
- Ranger Distress inks – Milled Lavendar, Dusty Concord and Victorian Velvet
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Perfect Pearls Mist – Biscotti
- Watercolor paper
This technique was part of the latest lesson in the Clean and Simple Cardmaking class I’m taking. It involves stamping and heat embossing the images and then colorblocking the background with Distress Inks over the white embossing. Very simple and has a very cool watercolor effect with a little sparkle from the Perfect Pearls. This was the card I learned on–so I’m hoping my next one is a little bit better! Thanks for joining me today.
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- Stamp – Printworks “Thank You”
- Die cuts – Memory Box “Small Tilda Swirl,” “Ivy Tendrils” and “Bistro Label”
- Border punch – EK Success
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Lime Rickey” collection (6 X 6 pad)
- Pearls – Queen & Co. Grass Green Pearls
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I just got my hands on these Memory Box dies and was “dying” to use them! So I put them to work for the OWH Floral Fantasy challenge. I used really bright colors and the navy blue background shows off the amazing detail you can get making these die cuts. Thanks for visiting.
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- Background stamp – Judikins
- Sentiment stamp – Northwoods Inc.
- Crown punch – All Night Media
I’m taking an online Clean & Simple cardmaking class, which has really been fun so far–although I’m already behind! That job just gets in the way of my fun! Anyway, this card is really neat because it is pretty much all designed with ink. I even colored the paper with the stamped ink color and punched out the crowns to match the background ink. Special thanks to Jennifer McGuire who shared the sketch for this card in the class at Online Card Classes. Thanks for visiting.
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