Tag Archives: cardmaking
- Die cuts – KaiserCraft “Secret Admirer Icons”
- Stamp – Verve Stamps
- Cardstock – BoBunny Turquoise Flourish and Bazzill Bling
- Rhinestones – KaiserCraft and Michael Richards, Inc.
This card features the KaiserCraft Victorian-looking die cuts I picked up recently. I grouped together four different die cut images with the sentiment banner to create the focal point. I used Sketch #79 at Cardabilities for inspiration. Thanks for visiting today.
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- Stamps – My Mind’s Eye “Find Your Wings and Fly”
- Sentiment stamp – Impression Obsession “Thinking of You”
- Patterned papers – Fancy Pants “Swagger” 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Tape sticker – Fancy Pants “Swagger”
- Diecuts made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Nine”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Kraft paper
Here we have a mustachioed card! The Operation Write Home Midweek Throwdown challenge this week was to create masculine cards for our heroes to send home. I really wanted to use the “Swagger” patterned papers for this and decided that they would work well with the 365 Cards Day 188 Super Sketchy Sunday Sketch. I had a good time stretching this sketch to work with the elements I’d chosen. Thanks for stopping by!
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- Stamps – Lawn Fawn “Critters in the Burbs” set
- Patterned papers – Echo Park “All About A Boy”
- Bling – Mark Richards Crystal Stickers
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny Dots
I created this card from ideas offered during the first week of Online Card Classes Summer Card Camp 2 — and also ideas I gleaned from the Pattern Play class a few months ago. I used this week’s color scheme, along with one of the three sketches provided this week. I added some sparkly touches with my Sakura Gel Pens on the cat and in faux stitching around the edges. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Magenta “Sleeping Cat”
- Background – made with Gelli Plate – Gelli Arts – layers of acrylic paint with impressions from: Stencil Girl “Damask Waves 6” and Crafter’s Workshop “Basketweave” template
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Swiss Dots”
- Ribbon – May Arts
- Ink – Ranger Distress Ink: Seedless Preserves
- Acrylic Paints and Ranger Distress Paint (Brushed Pewter)
I made this card using a background/monoprint I created with my Gelli Plate. This particular background consists of three separate runs to get the layers of color I wanted. Each print run used a different color(s) of paint and different imagery. I used Freshly Made Sketches Sketch #93 as inspiration for the layout of this card. Because I’ve been demonstrating mono-printing with the Gelli Plate at a local art and craft studio, I have lots of backgrounds to work with! You may see more soon. I blended some Distress Ink onto the cat image to avoid the stark white paper I had stamped it on. It worked better visually with the background that way. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stencil – Crafter’s Workshop “Aboriginal TCW323”
- Die cut made with Memory Box “Bistro Label”
- Stamp – Printworks “Thank You”
- Bling – Mark Richards “Lavendar Dots” and “Silver Metal”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Distress inks – Ranger – Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves
I followed the OWH Tuesday Tutorial Distressed Butterflies link for inspiration to make the background for the is card. The effect is almost airbrushed-looking, which I always like. Once I get started making backgrounds, I want to make more, so I’ll have to pull out some more stencils and different colors of Distress Inks and continue on! Have a great day!
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- Stamps – Hero Arts “You’re Always in my Heart” set
- Patterned paper – Reminisce “Let Freedom Ring”
- Cardstock – Bazzill and BoBunny Dots
- Memory Box Pearl Stickers
I made this card for our new local stamp store, Runaway Art and Craft Studio, to showcase some patriotic papers and stamps they got in for the 4th. I used a sketch from 365Cards Day 174. I used Ranger Distress Inks around the edges of the various elements and also a shot of my homemade ink spray that I made from Distress Ink Reinkers and water. This would make a good Any Hero card for Operation Write Home–not for them to send home, but for them to receive with a note. Have a great day–it is a warm one here in the Pacific Northwest!
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- Stamps – Layers of Color Art Stamps “Flutterescent” set (butterflies) and Printworks “Thank You”
- Patterned papers – from Fancy Pants “Country Boutique” Paper Pad
- Cardstock – BoBunny
- Bling – Kaiser Pearls and Mark Richards Crystal Stickers
This is a clean and simple card. I stamped the butterflies on a tone on tone patterned paper and attached the panel with dimensional adhesive. I then popped up the sentiment banner and also have it extending past the card base for a little more visual interest. The sketch I used was from a pre-class challenge at Online Card Classes for Summer Card Camp 2. I’m excited that this “camp” will be beginning in a little over a week. These classes are always top-notch! Thanks for stopping by today.
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- Stamps – Just Rite “Botanical Medallions & Banners”
- Die cuts – made with Spellbinders Nestabilities “Nested Medallion Label” dies
- Corner punches – Fiskars and Martha Stewart
- Patterned cardstock – Chatterbox “Fine Engraved Paper” – Alabaster
- Cardstock – BoBunny Dots and Bazzill
- Gems – Mark Richards – 3 mm crystal stickers
This week we had a party at work for two special ladies who had worked for the Legislature for over 60 years between them! That’s even longer than I’ve worked there! So I made these cards for them for us to write our good wishes as they go on to a more relaxing chapter in their lives. I colored the stamped images with Copic markers and added a little bit of bling. Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamps – Studio G “Series 10”
- Patterned papers – Reminisce “Superheroes” and “Out of this World”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
One of my favorite themes for cards is kid cards! The patterned papers took the lead on this one, which I made for the Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps Midweek Throwdown Challenge this week: Cards 4 Kids. I particularly like the penguin super hero–he’s very cute! I hope this will bring a smile to a child’s face when they receive it from a real hero. Thanks for visiting!
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- Stamp- PSX
- Patterned paper – Fancy Pants Designs “Swagger” by Nancie Rowe Janitz – 6 X 6″ paper pad
- Die cut – made from Spellbinders Nestabilities “Resplendent Rectangles” set
- Baker’s twine – Doodlebug Design Co.
- Buttons – Vintage set from Buttons Galore
- Cardstock – Bazzill
Today is Father’s Day and this is my husband’s card. It features some perfect paper for masculine cards! Lots of hats and stripes, for example. The sentiment stamp is one of my oldest. The date on it is 1992, which makes it over 20 years old! It’s a classic! I also used a color scheme that is part of a challenge for the upcoming Online Card Classes Summer Card Camp 2. We were challenged to use 4 out of 5 of the following colors:
With this paper collection, I was able to nail it! I also double stamped the sentiment with Smokey Grey and Onyx Black Versafine ink. Thanks for visiting today.
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