The April Monthly Mix Challenge over at Gina K Designs is ombre ink blending. This is my third attempt but hopefully it fits the challenge. I used GKD’s Elegant Florals and Stippled Flowers for the sentiment, cardstock used was dusty rose, slate and pure white pure luxury.
A selection of my Easter cards this year include a well used set from Pretty Pink Posh. I love the frame die which cut beautifully and the egg designs…whew a lot of coloring for me but they were fun to create. I also have a sweet little Easter Lucy from C.C. Designs and an old stand by from GKD’s Asela Hopkins Chocolate Bunnies. A peek-a-boo egg card for some little ones was also Pretty Pink Posh.
I’m finally getting around to posting some more cards and would like to begin with this one featuring my newest stencil thanks to our wonderful Stamping Buddies Bonnie. The image is from GKD’s Blooming with Blessings stamp set as well as the card stock and ink. I also used Hero Arts’s Happy Stamp and Cut set layering it and offsetting as well as coating the Happy with some glossy accents. My puddle is glue and glitter.
Hi everyone and Happy Easter. Just a quick note to say hi to you all…it’s been quite a while for many of you and so glad to finally be back with you. Wishing you well, hugs and blessings.
The MFT Sketch for this week is pretty simple. Can I do simple? Sometimes, but not this time. I went with wildly colorful animals peeking out of the simple strip. But, wanted to make a fun background, so pulled out my Concord & 9th Turnabout Stamp Oh, Hello. Used the same colors in both ink and card: Gina K Designs Tangerine Twist, Lucky Clover, Bubblegum Pink, and Sea Glass.
I hope you got a kick out of all the differently colored animals. I’m in charge of the challenge on WeCraftCards.com next week and I’m challenging people to use colors that are not normal for their images. A green and pink giraffe, blue llama, orange and red kangaroo (okay that one is slightly close), green elephant, and a purple/pink/green koala. Definitely had fun with this one. All are from different MFT stamp sets.
Thanks for spending some time with me today. Have a wonderful rest of your day!
Day 3 is all about background stamps. I own one Hero Arts cling background stamps, so that is what I chose. I have had this stamp for many years and have no idea of its actual name, so I will call it Dotted Background Cling Stamp.
I followed Jennifer McGuire’s video and idea of shifting the background stamp to change it a bit, and also to place a floating image on the card. I have vellum, so that is what I floated the image on.
I used two ink colors in the background: Lawn Fawn Peacock and Blue Jay. I made the template of the stamp by stamping it on vellum, so I could have a guide to shift my stamp. The butterfly is from a set that was created by Hero Arts along with Sizzix. The butterfly was stamped with Blue Jay ink, then Versamark and clear embossed. I used several dies on this card. First is the butterfly die that matches the stamped image, then I decided it needed a frame, so I used a Sizzix circle die and a scalloped circle die together. Since the butterfly is floating on vellum, the inside is covered with the same butterfly image to hide the adhesive. I did the same with the scallop frame.
I didn’t add a greeting. This way, it can be used for several occasions.
I love fancy fold cards. I watched a video, by Connie Stewart (
https://simplysimplestamping.com/fancy-fold-easter-card-simple-stamping/ ) on Saturday and began making a card using supplies I had on hand.
I used Jelly Bean Green cardstock by Gina K Designs for the card base. I used Echo Park Spring Fling Patterned Paper. The yellow piece on the flap and the circle is Wild Dandelion, also from Gina K Designs. The butterfly image is long ago retired from Stampin’Up called Butterfly Prints with matching punch. I found a sentiment in the set Springtime Baskets from Gina K Designs, illustrated by Claire Brennan. This was a fun card to make.
Some of Day Two was dedicated to color layering stamps. I own one color layering stamp, HA Color Layering Ice Cream, with ink pads that match.
Ink details: Cone — HA Soft Brown, Cup O’ Joe; Ice Cream Yellow — Lawn Fawn Butter, Lemonade, HA Cantaloupe; Ice Cream Pink — Lawn Fawn Guava, Wild Rose, and HA Red Royal; Ice Cream Green — HA Mint Julep, Gina K Designs Sea Glass, HA Cup O’ Joe.
The sentiment is stamped in Cup O’ Joe. The gems are retired Hero Arts.
One sample in the class, the demonstrator layered a heart behind their stamped images. I chose a circle. I cut the circle from masking paper and used the negative portion to place on the top layer. I sponged the area with HA Tide Pool ink, using a blender brush.
This week’s Mod Squad Challenge is to have three items on your card. I have three scoops of ice cream, so I will be entering it in this challenge.
http://modsquadchallenge.com/3s-company/
Day Two is focusing on Clear Stamps. One part of the class focused on alphabet stamps. I own one set, Hero Arts Happy Letters 6 X 4. I chose a name to stamp on an envelope.
I used a Kraft envelope from Hobby Lobby. I used Hero Arts ink cubes, first stamping in Unicorn White Pigment ink. I was afraid the colored ink would not show well without the white first. They were not doing this step in class. The ink colors used are Red Royal and Ultra Pink. I stamped these with my Misi using the ruler from the Creative Corners to keep the letters straight. Next time I do this, I will choose a name with no matching letters. I drew a frame with a pink gel pen.
