Tag Archives: die cuts
- Dies –
- Simon Says Stamp – Merry Christmas, Abby Snowflake, and Melody Snoflake
- Impression Obsession – Snowflakes Die Set
- Sequins – Simon Says Stamp – Moonshine
- Ink – Ranger Ink Distress ink – Tumbled Glass
- Cardstock – Neenah Solar White
- Zig Wink of Stella clear brush pen
I created this simple, almost completely white card for a wintery Christmas card. I die cut snowflakes and the sentiment from white cardstock, cutting two of each and layering each pair together so the dimension would make them stand up and out on the white background a little more clearly. I edged the card front with light blue ink and mounted it on a white card base. I applied clear sparkly ink to the snowflakes with the Wink of Stella pen and added some iridescent clear sequins to accentuate the wintery look. Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – “Snow White”
Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group Challenge #84 – “Happy Holidays”
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- Dies –
- Little B “Circles”
- Spellbinders “Standard Circles Large”
- Stamps –
- Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection, “Falling Leaves”
- Hero Arts “Branch Background”
- Hero Arts/Basic Grey “Dotted Grid”
- Embossing powders – Ranger Ink Wendy Vecchi – Red Geranium, Sunflower, and Forget-Me-Not; Ranger – Lime Green and White
- Cheesecloth
- Tea bag paper
- Sticker – Tim Holtz Idea-ology “Small Talk”
- Ticket – Tim Holtz Idea-ology “Expedition” Ephemera pack
- Inks – Tsukineko VersaMark watermark ink and Ranger Distress and Archival inks
- Sequins – Neat & Tangled “Festive Fall Sequin Mix”
- Flower – Prima
- Twine – from the kitchen drawer
I’m kind of thinking I should rename my blog “Lots o’ Layers,” based on some of my projects! I certainly get caught up in enjoying the process and never am very sure of the outcome! For this piece I was inspired by a technique demonstrated in the November issue of Craft Stamper Magazine. The unique step that I took away was using white embossing powder almost as a paint rather than embossing from a stamped image.
I die cut a number of different circles and used one large circle for the base. I stamped the two larger circles with VersaMark and then also applied a bit more VersaMark ink with my finger before adding the embossing powder and heating. After stamping the leaves with Distress inks and moving the colors a bit with a waterbrush, I applied VersaMark ink with my finger, then white embossing powder and heat-set the powder. The bright colors of the ink and some of the embossing powders, along with the white embossing powder, made this a visually interesting collage. I added cheese cloth, paper from a tea bag cut into a circle, sequins and ephemera, layer by layer and topped it off with the little sticker sentiment: Finders Keepers. Thanks for visiting today.
Challenge: Happy Little Stampers – Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
2 Comments | tags: die cuts, distress techniques, embossing, Hero Arts, Ranger, spellbinders, Stamper's Anonymous, stamping, tim holtz | posted in Autumn, Challenges, Craft Stamper, Happy Little Stampers, mixed media
- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas “Penguin Christmas” and “Polar Holiday” (sentiment)
- Dies – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Jovial” collection and American Crafts “North Pole” collection
- Embossing Powder – Ranger Ink Wendy Vecchi “Red Geranium”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Copic markers
- Sakura Glaze pens
Some of my cardmaking friends alerted me to a request that had been made by a 9-year old boy from Maine with cancer who wants to celebrate Christmas early this year. What he really wants are Christmas cards from all over the United States. The detail that really caught my attention is that he loves penguins! I was anxious to grant him his wish and mail him a handmade card from the other side of the country. Hopefully all of the holiday mail he is receiving is bringing him many smiles.
I went back into my stash to create this card! I’ve had these stamp sets for years! The patterned papers are not new either. I stamped the penguins and colored the image with Copic markers. I added some sparkle and shine with a couple different Glaze pens, but that effect is hard to detect in my photo unfortunately. The sentiment is heat-embossed with the bright red powder and adds some more shine.
Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
House of Cards November Challenge: Holiday
Flickr Love Handmade Cards Group: Anything Goes
1 Comment | tags: basic grey, cardmaking, Cat's Pajamas, clean and simple stamping, copics, die cuts, embossing, penguins, Ranger, spellbinders | posted in Challenges, Christmas, TCP
- Die-cuts – K & Company “Rob and Bob Halloween Words & Icons”
- Patterned paper – Doodlebug Design, Inc. “BooVille”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Design, Inc.
- Cardstock – Paper Arts
I created this simple gatefold card using items I’ve had in my crafty stash for a while. Cardstock die-cuts featuring goofy, yet spooky characters and festive patterned paper made the card-front bright. Sequins give the card a little sparkle and they bring out the bright colors in the paper used.
On the right, you can see inside the card, where there is another die-cut. Thanks for visiting!
Challenge: Glitter ‘n Sparkle Challenge Blog – Challenge #273: Halloween.
2 Comments | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, doodlebug designs, K & Company | posted in Halloween
- Dies –
- Memory Box “Busy Squirrels” and “Playful Squirrels”
- Simon Says Stamp “Maple Leaf Corner”
- Creative Expressions Craft Dies “Atlantic Ocean Collection – Cape Verde”
- Stamp – Inkadinkado Personal Expressions “Expressions”
- Ranger Distress Inks
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I enjoy making Fall cards. When October begins, I think of leaves changing colors, my birthday (hee hee), pumpkins, and squirrels scampering. So I decided to make a card featuring squirrels scampering among the Fall leaves. I’ll probably send this to my son at college, who enjoys all things squirrel.
For this card, I die cut all of the Memory Box pieces from white cardstock and then used Distress Inks to color them. I cut the maple leaf die in the corner twice so I could inlay the contrasting color in some of the leaves. All of the supplies I used for this card have been in my stash for a long time, particularly the sentiment stamp that appears to be made in 2006! Thanks for stopping by.
Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Simon Says Thinking of You (featuring Memory Box)
Simon Says Stamp Flickr Group – Challenge #82 Fall is in the Air
1 Comment | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, distress techniques, fauna, inkadinkado, leaves, memory box, Simon Says Stamp, stamping | posted in Autumn, Challenges, General Cards, Simon Says Stamp
- Stamps –
- Art Impressions “Meow-lloween” set
- Lawn Fawn “Spooktacular” (sentiment)
- Embossing folder – Cuttlebug “Boo to You”
- Die – Elizabeth Craft Designs “Beaded Circle Frames”
- Ribbon
- Cardstock – Bazzill and Neenah Solar White
- Copic markers
I enjoyed using this Halloween inspired embossing folder that I’ve had in my stash for some time! To emphasize the details, I applied black ink over each circle with a sponge dauber. I stamped and colored the cat and bat, then added them to the black “frame” I’d created using leftovers from cutting the Beaded Circle Frames die-cuts for another project. I added the sentiment and tied the card up in a ribbon to finish it off. Thanks for stopping by.
Leave a comment | tags: Art Impressions, cardmaking, copics, cuttlebug, die cuts, embossing, fauna, lawn fawn, stamping | posted in Halloween, Uncategorized
- Stamps – Lawn Fawn “Cheery Christmas,” “Let’s Play,” “Wild for You” and “Jump for Joy”
- Dies – Lawn Fawn “Cheery Christmas,” “Jump for Joy,” “Let’s Play,” and “Grassy Hillside Borders”
- Copic markers
- Ranger Distress inks
- Cardstock – Neenah Solar White and BoBunny
I always enjoy putting together cute animals to create a scene — and mixing up stamp sets to make something truly unique. Because look how natural it is for that porcupine to roll down that slide? I created the sky using Distress inks and also inked the grass to give the different tufts some variation in value. All of the animals and their playground equipment are colored with Copics. It was fun arranging them altogether. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge:
Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #15 – Happy Little Critters
3 Comments | tags: cardmaking, copics, die cuts, fauna, lawn fawn, stamping | posted in Birthday, Challenges, Coloring, Lawn Fawnatics
- Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas K-3795 CL “Peace, Joy and Penguins”
- Die – The Cat’s Pajamas “Holiday Toppers 041”
- Sequins – Doodlebug Designs
- Stickers – Silver metal 3mm Mark Richards Enterprises
- Copic markers
- Cardstock – Bazzill Bling and Paper Accents Mirror Silver
Most of my holiday cards feature penguins–that’s just the way I am. And my very favorite penguins are from The Cat’s Pajamas. They are the cutest and they seem to have a little attitude that sets them apart! For this card I stamped the penguins and colored them with Copics. Then I used the Holiday Toppers snowflake die to set a cool mood and added the sentiment below the stack o’ penguins. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge – TCP Tuesday Challenge #340 – Sparkle. I started out with sparkly cardstock and then added the silver mirror snowflakes and silver metal stickers for some shine.
2 Comments | tags: cardmaking, Cat's Pajamas, copics, die cuts, penguins, stamping | posted in Christmas, TCP
- Stamps – My Favorite Things “Toasty Greetings”
- Die – Little B “Circles”
- Cardstock – BoBunny and Bazzill
- Copic markers
- Stickers – Metal Nailheads
This is a clean and simple card that I made during World Card Making weekend. I used a card sketch from Freshly Made Sketches for inspiration, stamping the image and coloring it with Copic markers. Thanks for visiting.
Challenge: Freshly Made Sketches – Sketch #307
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- Stamp/Stencil set – Stampers Anonymous: Studio490 Wendy Vecchi “Autumn Harvest”
- Sentiment – Hero Arts CL987 “Color Layering Grateful Leaves”
- Die – Lawn Fawn “Outside In Stitched Scalloped Square Stackables”
- Ranger Distress inks
- Ranger Distress markers
- Handmade paper – Black Ink
- Cardstock – Bazzill
This image was created with a stamp and stencil set. First I stamped it with black ink and then I applied Ranger Distress inks through the stencil to color the image. I used Distress markers to color the tall vegetation in the background. I framed it with the Lawn Fawn die-cut and layered all on top of the lovely handmade paper by Black Ink. Thanks for stopping by.
Challenge: Shopping Our Stash #323 – Give Thanks
1 Comment | tags: cardmaking, die cuts, Hero Arts, lawn fawn, Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous, stencils, tim holtz | posted in Autumn, Shopping Our Stash, Thanksgiving
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