Tag Archives: flora
- 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.
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- Stamps – Crafty Individuals (floral) and Hero Arts “Manuscript Background”
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Periphery Collection: Cork”
- Cardstock – Bazzill
I made this card using the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps blog, which is Sketch #126. The stamped foreground image is actually just one half of the actual image. I cut it in half to fit the card better! The background of the dark brown floral image includes a script, but I also stamped the Hero Arts manuscript background stamp in a lighter brown ink for some added interest. Thanks for visiting here today.
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- Patterned papers – SEI “Bright Blossoms” pad
- Buttons – The Cats Pajamas “Great Outdoors Buttons”
- Die – Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Blossom Tags and Accents”
- Stamp – from The Cat’s Pajamas “Smells Like Cake” set
This card was totally CASED* from the Stamper’s Sampler cover (Jun/Jul/Aug 2012 issue). I made a couple of variations, but was definitely inspired by it! When I shared my copy of the magazine with one of Trenton’s teachers on our recent field trip, she admired it. I joked that her birthday was coming up, so I’d keep it in mind! Wonder if she’ll recognize it? The paper I used that is framing the images has some copper foil, which you can sort of see in the photo (upper left), making some of the flowers shine nicely. I just drew the stems and leaves below the buttons for the flowers with Ranger Distress markers. I cut the die cut in half to emulate the sun. Enjoy your day and please visit again soon.
*meaning borrowed design from another designer
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- Stamp – Impression Obsession “Rhododendron” cling stamp (G12008)
- Paper – SEI “White Elegance: Diamond” (chalk inks applied)
- Clearsnap Colorbox Chalk Inks (Orchid Pastel and Rouge)
- Ribbon – from stash
- Cardstock – WorldWin Colormates
- Stickers – EK Success Sticko “Pink Diamonds”
For this birthday card, I used the current sketch over at Card Patterns: Sketch 168 for this card (flipped on its side) AND I got to use my new rhododendron cling stamp from Impression Obsession. I colored the image with Copic markers and layered it with some dark green to bring out the greens of the leaves for contrast. The SEI patterned paper is white on white paper–the pattern is printed with a kind of “pearl” ink. So when I applied Colorbox Chalk inks to it, the “pearly” part acted as a resist and the uncoated portion picked up the ink color. So you can make the paper any color you want! Thanks for stopping by.
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- Die cut – SEI “Field Notes: The Sample Box”
- Stamp – Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
- Cardstock – BoBunny dots (scraps!)
- Trim from stash
This was a very simple card that I made from some of my many scrap pieces of cardstock and a few little extras! Over at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps, we are challenging ourselves to use up some of our extra scraps and put them to good use on cards. There is a OWH tutorial to give you a little direction along these lines as well! So let this be a challenge to you: go forth and use up some of those precious scraps! I will post more cards using up left-overs here as well. Thanks for stopping by today!
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Stamp – Penny Black “Delicate Florals”
Patterned papers – My Mind’s Eye Little Miss Muffet: “That’s My Girl” and “Isn’t She Lovely”
Embossing folder – Sizzix
Cardstock – Bazzill
I used the current sketch at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps – Sketch 115, for inspiration to create this card. I stamped the Penny Black fuschia image and colored it with Copic Markers, then blended some Distress Inks around the edges. I added some texture by running some cardstock through the Sizzix embossing folder. I popped the layers with an additional black layer behind them. Thanks for the visit today!
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- Die cuts – made from Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Blossom Tags and Accents” – colored with Ranger Distress Inks
- Patterned paper – Basic Grey “Stella Ruby”
- Sentiment stamp – Hero Arts “Everyday Sayings”
This is a really simple card made with floral die cuts colored with Distress Inks and some pretty patterned paper. This is the sample card for the April challenge for a card group I belong to–the challenge is to make floral cards. I enjoyed putting together the flower from the die cuts and applying color with the Distress inks to match the paper. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.
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- Digital image – Ike’s Art – colored with Copic Markers
- Die cut – made from Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Fifteen”
- Patterned papers – Black Market Paper Society “Ebony & Alabaster” 6 X 6″ pad
- Cardstock – Bazzill
- Felt flower – Creative Impressions “Blossoms & Leaves”
- Paper leaf – Prima Marketing, Inc.
- Brad/metal flower – Nunn Design “Daisy Brad”
This card features a digital image by Ike’s Art that I got by participating in the Crafter’s Digital Art Center (CDAC) Freebies Progressive Challenge. I colored the image with Copic markers. The card design is based on the current sketch at Mojo Monday: Sketch #234. I created it in response to the March ODBD challenge at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps, which is a “Tic-Tac-Toe” challenge where I had to pick three in a row from elements on their game board. As it turned out, I managed to get two different lines of three in a row: Brads, Digi Stamp, Die Cut and Die Cut, Layers , Stripes. This was a really fun idea for a challenge! Thanks for stopping by today!
Above is a closer look at a couple of this card’s details.
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Here are some more science experiments that I’ve made as part of my Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 101 online class. I made my own Distress Ink mists with Distress Ink reinkers. I sprayed three different colors (that was all I had!) on each tag, using a Crafter’s Workshop template. Then I added more Distress Inks (applied with blending tool). That was the background. Then I stamped images on each tag with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink. For a closer look, scroll below.
- Ranger Distress Inks
- Template – Crafter’s Workshop Halequin template
- Stamps – Stampington & Company “Elegant Ledger” and Stampers Anonymous “Reflections” Tim Holtz Collection
- Ranger Distress Inks
- Template – Crafter’s Workshop “Webbing” template (pretty hard to see!)
- Stamps – Stampington & Company “Tulips” and Judikins “Calligraphic Flourish”
Thanks for visiting.
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- Stamp – Paper Inspirations “Leafy Shadow”
- Patterned paper – K&Company “Jubilee Purple Burst”
- Background made with Adirondack® Alcohol Inks (Tim Holtz by Ranger): Stonewashed, Denim, Cool Peri, Pink Sherbet, Stonewashed, Eggplant and Silver Mixatives
For this card, I used Sketch #113 at Operation Write Home Stars and Stamps. I experimented with alcohol inks for the background based on a lesson at the Online Card Classes Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry101 class. It is always fun to see what you come up with using the polished agate technique. Thanks for visiting today.
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