DESIGN BLOG
Hi The! It’s Olga here today, and I have a fun card featuring Foxes Clear Stamp set and Darling Ribbon and Dotted Frames Die.
SUPPLIES:
Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Die
The sentiment is from the 4×4 stamp set And the Fox Says… Clear Stamp Set .Here’s a close up for the masking. I used markers to color the foxes.
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Happy Monday!! How about we start the week off with a birthday card??! One of my co-workers is having a birthday this week so I decided to make a her a card!!
SUPPLIES:
Birthday Lions Clear Stamp Set
Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Dies
Clear Round Drops 4mm and 5mm
I chose the Birthday Lions stamp set for my card today. And I decided to use some of the smaller images to create a background panel. I used some Bristol paper because my medium of choice today was my Zig Clean Colour Brush markers!! I haven’t used these in awhile and forgot how fun they were!!
I stamped the banner, one of the party hats and one of the hearts from the set with Versamark ink and used my favourite embossing powder, Silver Pearl from Ranger!! There was no rhyme or reason to my stamping. I started with the largest image then filled in any spaces with the smaller.
I chose a few happy colors from my 48 marker set and coloured in my images by swiping some colour on the image then blending out with a little water.
Hello!
Erica on the blog today with a couple of really quick ‘thank you’ cards in masculine colours. It’s not just women who appreciate a thank you note after all.
After picking out a navy and textured metallic blue card stock I started by cutting out two panels using the A2 die from Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames. The navy card stock I embossed with a quilt look embossing folder to give it some texture. The next step was to cut out a hole in each panel where the sentiment was going to peek out from. I used the wavy circle from Dotted Balloons creative cut set. Setting the two panels aside, I started on the background panels. For the navy blue card I decided on a mint green card stock for a nice contrast and for the metallic blue I used the same navy blue as the other card. The navy blue background I also embossed with the same quilt embossing folder to add some more texture to the card.
Using the Mini MISTI I placed both the background panel and the top panel in before placing my sentiment stamp. Doing things this way is a great way to make sure your sentiment ends up right where you want it and I must confess I am absolutely addicted to using the MISTI for even the simplest stamping. Just in case the first stamping isn’t as clear or crisp as I would like it.
Sprinkling the background panel generously with an anti-static tool is a must when using embossing powder and I did just that before stamping the sentiment from the ‘Mini Thank You’ set in VersaMark ink. I thought about using silver embossing powered but went with white instead in the end.
One of the cards, the navy one, I put together using a 1mm thick foam tape just to raise it a little bit and the metallic blue is as flat as possible. After gluing them onto card bases, I decided that they needed a little bit of bling, despite being masculine cards. I picked out a few 4 and 6mm sequins from the Jet Black sequin fusion pack, black isn’t too frilly and “blingy” is it?? The black sequins went on the navy blue card. Then I started thinking (oh boy, right…?) and thought it needed a white one or two too on the mint green part, just to frame the sentiment a little. I picked out just one each of 4 and 6mm Iridescent Magnolia and added them to the card. Moving on to the metallic blue card, I thought the black sequins would just blend in too much so I went with the Iridescent Magnolia sequins again but just on the navy blue part.
And that, my friends, is it! Quick and easy thank you cards made. If you like the design but want to give it to a girl friend, just use whatever colours you/the recipient like and mix’n’match sequins to fit the colour scheme you pick.
Happy crafting from Erica!
Darling Ribbon & Dotted Frames Creative Die
Hello and Happy New Year!
Erica here today and I know it’s not very wise to wish your life away but I couldn’t wait to be done with 2016, it has without a doubt been the worst year of my life due to tragic personal losses. And don’t get me started on what is going on all over the planet… it seems the world has gone mad! Just to top it off, a friend of mine has just broken up with the love of her life and because she lives far away, I can’t be there in person for her. Long-distance friendships suck…. Well, not the friendship itself, just being so far away from someone important to you. As I can’t pack up and go to her right away, I decided to make a cute card to send her until I can go visit her.
There are some really sweet sentiments in the And The Fox Said set and it just makes sense to match it with a fox from the Foxes set. I stamped up the wooden stump and one of the foxes in Memento Desert Sand ink on Neenah paper and coloured them with my Copics. I used this beige-ish ink as I didn’t want the harsh lines from black ink. It’s not exactly no-line-colouring but gives a much softer look. Once all coloured, I fussy cut them out and added 3MM Googly Eyes to the fox for a fun element.
On an A2/4.24″x5.5″ water colour card stock I stamped some tree trunks in VersaMark ink and heatembossed them in white embossing powder. Always use an anti-static tool all over your panel before adding embossing powder.
To add some colour I used distress inks in blue and green to make a hill and sky for the background. I splattered a bit of water on it after I was done blending the colours as I love that dotted look. To clean up the embossed bits I used a Q-tip dipped in water and simply wiped off the ink from where I didn’t want it.
The sentiments I chose, ‘Wish you were here’ and ‘I miss you!’, I stamped on a speech bubble I cut out using the Stitched Duo Speech Bubble die. The wooden stump, the fox and the speech bubble were all adhered using foam tape.
I could have stopped there but you know… I’m not so good at the CAS look so I grabbed my enamel accents in white and green. The green got dotted around the tree stump to add some details to the grassy area and with the white, I tried making some cloud shapes but I had no idea at the time if this would work out or not. The picture below is from when the accents were still wet and it looked promising.
Here is the full card, although bear in mind that this picture is taken while the enamel accents were still wet as I might have been a bit on the impatient side… it’s past my bedtime at the time of writing this and without my sleep, I’m a very cranky girl and nobody likes a cranky girl! Let’s be honest, eh? ?
Here is to a healthy, as happy as possible and very crafty 2017!
Fist bumps for good luck from Erica
And the Fox Says… Clear Stamp Set
Stitched Duo Speech Bubble Creative Die
Hello everyone!! Laurie here back to share a Christmas card with one of my favorite stamp sets!! Its called Origami Winter and it’s just fabulous!!
I started by heat embossing the tree, the present and the star in white embossing powder on some watercolour cardstock. If you look closely, I stamped a couple of stockings as well but messed up and overlapped them. It’s ok, i ended up cutting that side off :).
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Hi everyone, Svetlana is here today with fun holiday tags featuring Pink Winter Clear Stamp Set and Dotted Shaker Tag.
I used distress inks to color different fun backgrounds. Dressed up my flamingos to enjoy a cold winter.
More closer images. 
Thank you all for stopping by and have a great weekend.
Dotted Shaker Tag Creative Die
Shimmer & Clear Sequins Fusion
Here’s a small tour of my creative space! I’m really happy with the results. It’s missing a few personal touches, I haven’t decided what exactly I want to put on the walls.
This is the view as you enter! #iloveikea
That used to be a walk-in closet! I decided to remove the doors for easy entry. Now, not only I want a door but also a huge lock!!! Lev goes in there constantly, with his mini bucket! 🙂
Better View! It’s like a mirror image! With the “mess” 🙂
Inside of the closet.
This is I think my favorite part of the studio. My station! It was a challenge to find something that would fit perfectly and had drawers. Cube shelves are a HUGE bonus. I keep my stamps in white bins and dies in square clear containers (if you live in Canada you can get them cheaper at Winners and/or Home Sense). I also use the same containers to store large stamp sets (like Tim Holtz, My Favourrite Things, Altenew, stencils and background rubber stamps.)
I love this tray, it’s actually for make up but I like the handle. I can just pick it up and move it to the table when I need it. The wall container is from IKEA. You can look it up here. I store my ‘essentials’ like scoring boards, paper trimmer, foam tape, cutting boards, it fits all that. Jennifer McGuire.
Lastly is the desk area. Yes it’s a heater, and believe it or not, I use it in the summer too. Since the studio is in the basement, it can get cold. I usually wear a long sleeve shirt when I’m down here working. Lev’s got his own little desk.
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