Potted Succulent One

April 8, 2019 | Lisa K

I am taking an Online Card Class, called Stamp Happy. This class is using Hero Arts stamps, dies, and other products. Hero Arts was my first love with stamping. It is enjoyable to get back to my stamping roots, so-to-speak. Day 1 class is all about wood mounted stamps. There are three demonstrators bringing ideas today. So far, I have made two cards, using the same stamps.

For the first card, I repeatedly stamped the Potted Succulent stamp, using my stamp positioner, in two colors. I began with Memento Tuxedo Black, then stamped all other succulent images with Memento Flannel Gray. The sentiment is from Power Poppy Sassy Succulents. I couldn’t find a Hero Arts sentiment in my stash that fit.

Card two uses the same stamps, same kind of ink, and same paper. This is the first time this stamp has been inked. I have had it for several months sitting on my desk. I kept looking and wasn’t coming up with anything to use it for, till today, It worked great for the class ideas.

Thanks for looking at my journey through this card class.

MSC Ombre Stenciled Rose

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 | Lisa K

I used three colors to blend: Seaglass, Ocean Mist, and Key Lime. I used blending brushes. The rose was masked before blending the stencil. After blending, I stamped the rose using my Misti. I chose not to color the rose, as I thought the background had enough color. I chose not to place a greeting on the front. This way, I can use this card for anything needed. All product is Gina K Designs.

Details: Teardrop Stencil, Tropical Blooms stamp set, Seaglass card base, black layer.

This will be entered in two challenges:

Stencil Your Background

April 2019 Monthly Mix Challenge

MSC Fairy Birthday

April 5, 2019April 5, 2019 | Lisa K

I followed directions on Gina K’s video where she made a mask with a die, then stenciled over it. My fairy is close to the white space, so I called it good and colored it.

Details: Foliage Stencil, Jelly Bean Green and Fresh Asparagus inks to blend the stencil, Black Amalgum ink for stamping the fairy and sentiment. The sentiment is from an incentive set that has no name, just 3 greetings and a couple of hearts. I used The Stamps of Life stitched rectangle die. The card base is Turquoise Sea to match the coloring of the fairy.

This will be entered in the Mod Squad Challenge:
http://modsquadchallenge.com/stencil-your-background/

WWII Vet Card

April 3, 2019 | Lisa K

I am playing along with two challenges at Split Coast Stampers. One is the Teapot Challenge which comes out on Tuesdays. This week’s challenge is to create a birthday card for a WWII Veteran who will be turning 93 in April. They challenged each person to use red, white, and blue. I used this week’s sketch in creating this card.

Details: GKD cardstock in Kraft, Blue Denim, Red Hot, and Layering Weight White. Fiskars star punch. Sizzix drop-in Happy Birthday die. SU Lucky Stars embossing folder.

I enjoyed making this card. I will place it in the mail tomorrow.

Gold Glitter Easter Card

April 2, 2019 | Diana Scott

Used Gold Glitter Gel on sunrise stencil. Using brushes with Oxide inks, swiped out from corner. Ran a baby wipe over gel to clean off ink, the gel holds the glitter – none on the baby wipe. Sentiment is from Springtime Baskets – Claire’s Set – on vellum in Stormy Sky ink, mounted on a scrap of card stock colored with oxide ink.

Sunrise Glitter Easter

Hello

April 2, 2019 | Diana Scott

Stamped the image from Wild Roses in Stormy Sky – one of my favorite new colors – and colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Sentiment is from Rose Bouquet, again stamped in Stormy Sky on vellum. Butterfly is Memory Box die cut from vellum.

Praying Hands

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 | Judy Inukai

This is for a good friend that continues his fight with cancer. Using the MISTI, I stamped the Fabulous Frame by Melanie Muenchinger on white Heavy Weight card stock. The Praying Hands stamp is an old wood mount by Stamp Craft that I’ve had forever, colored with Copics B21, B23, B93, E31, E33. The frame was colored with E23 and E57. The sentiment is from Get Well Wishes by Divinity Designs. I really struggled with the colors and shading on this, but after it sat a while I decided maybe I’d gotten it right.

White Glitter Gel Birthday Cards

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 | Diana Scott

Finished a couple of glitter gel background cards.

The first card is a Tim Holtz Stencil, with white gel on Moonlit Fog paper. Ribbon is SU, vellum tag from my stash and sentiment is GK – no name on tag but think it is Tiny Greetings. Die cut butterfly is Memory Box.

Card number two is a stencil Bonnie sent me, on Stormy Skys GK paper. Balloons are a SU punch, embossed with dots embossing folder. Greeting the same as card one. Love this stencil, makes a great background.

Flower Power

March 25, 2019April 2, 2019 | Judy Inukai

The flowers are from Something Good and Today and Always. The wood slice is stamped in Warm Glow. The flowers, leaves and branches are done in Sweet Corn, Sweet Mango, Tangerine Twist, Honey Mustard, Sandy Beach, and Fresh Asparagus. The size and shape of the sentiment from Life is Good tucked very nicely under the flower. This is going to my 95 year old friend who’s having good days and bad days. I’m entering this in the monthly challenge at Gina K. Designs.