This Little Card of Mine

It's a beach party!

I created this scene using a fun kit from Create A Smile called Beach Party. 

This was so fun to make. First I die cut the wave and then hand cut the desert storm to create the sand. I adhered them to a light blue card base. I die cut the palm tree and created a little more depth using Copic markers. I stamped the Rhino and the box and colored them with Copic markers. I fussy cut them and put them in place on the card. I added some Glossy Accents to the bottles, swimmies and goggles. I created stripes on his shorts with white gel pen. The greeting was stamped in black in. I thought it needed a more finished edge so I used a stitched rectangle die around the outside edge. I put some fun foam behind the scene and attached it to a white card base.

 

Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 250 Sheets	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898	Hero Arts SHADOW Ink Pad SOFT SAND Beige AF144
Signo white gel pen	Clearly Besotted MANY MINI MESSAGES Clear Stamp Set	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12	Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED 4 BAR RECTANGLES Lawn Cuts LF1027	My Favorite Things BLU RASPBERRY Hybrid Ink Pad MFT
My Favorite Things Sno Cone cardstock	Wplus9 WAVE BORDER Designer Dies WP9D139

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For a little girl who needs to be cheered up

I needed to make a quick card to cheer up a little girl who broke her arm. A stinky way to spend the summer.  :-(

I stamped the kite and then cut out a mask and put it on top before stamping the sun. This way the sun is behind the kite. Tip on masking.... stamp the things you want to appear to be in front first.

I colored the images with Copic markers and then I colored in a soft blue background around the edges. I stamped the greeting in black. I trimmed the cardstock and mounted it on polka dot patterned paper (from an old paper pad). Then I mounted it on a pool colored card base.  I added some Glossy accents to the cheeks and a little white pen as accents around the edge of the kite.

Simon Says Clear Stamps HAPPY DAYS SSS101609	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898	Signo white gel pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen	Simon Says Stamp MASKING PAPER Label Sheets 20 Count SMSK20

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Patterned paper kites

Pulled out some older patterned paper pads to make this card.

I have never seen kites that look like this but what the heck!  No reason they can't right? I stamped the kites on patterned paper and stamped the cloud on white cardstock. I cut them out and placed them on the card front patterned paper, popping one of them up with foam tape. After they were adhered I drew the kite strings on with a pen. I stamped the greeting on white cardstock and colored the little heart in with a Copic marker. I added some glossy accents to the "cheeks" of the kites, cloud, and heart.

Simon Says Clear Stamps HAPPY DAYS SSS101609	RESERVE Simon Says Clear Stamps UPLIFTING THOUGHTS SSS101623 Among The Stars	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM SMOOTH DESERT STORM Paper Pack 250 Sheets	Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898
3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

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Felt flowers from WPlus9

WPlus9 has the most gorgeous felt colors and they just had to be flowers on a card!

To create the flowers I used a flower die from My Favorite Things and die cut orange and yellow flowers. Before I adhered them to the card front I stitched some buttons in the center using embroidery floss. Anyone remember the SEI buttons that were sold in the tubes? They were the perfect size for this. I adhered them to the front of a 4 bar white card using multi medium matte. I made sure to hang one of them off the side of the card and then trimmed off the excess. Using a black multi-liner pen I created the stems using a ruler. I drew in the leaves by hand and colored them in with green Copic marker. Then I added a little white gel pen for an accent.

All I had left to do was stamp the greeting and card was done!

 

 

My Favorite UPSY DAISY Things Die-Namics MFT	Wplus9 Shades of orange felt	WPlus9 Shades of Yellow fel	Wplus9 Shades of Green felt	Simon Says Clear Stamps BEST HUGS sss101552 STAMPtember
Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Copic Multiliner SP 0.3 BLACK Ink Marker	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Signo white gel pen	Simon Says Stamp White 4 Bar Scored Cards 120# 10 Pack
Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511

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A starry stencil

Yesterday I posted a card using the Stacked Stars die from Simon Says Stamp's Among the Stars release. You can see the release here. Today's card uses the same die - as a stencil!

To create the starry background I die cut the stars from white cardstock. Then I used some micropore tape to loosely tape it to a piece of white cardstock. Using a mini-round ink applicator I dabbed the Faded Jeans Distress Ink color on to the card front. Dabbing worked better than rubbing to ensure that the stencil didn't move. As I got things inked up I moved the tape around to secure other places on the stencil.

Once the background was done I matted it in a little red cardstock and adhered it to a white card base, using white fun foam to create some dimension. I stamped the greeting with black ink and added it to the card front with foam tape. I die cut USA from red cardstock and adhere it to the card. The finishing touch was a few white enamel stars. Happy Birthday USA!

There is a blog hop with the new release over at Simon Says Stamp. Follow along here for some great inspiration. 

 

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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972	3M MICROPORE PAPER TAPE White 1 inch x 30 feet 3MMicro	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Doodlebug GRADUATION STARS Sprinkles Assortment 4276	Xyron STICKER MAKER XRN150

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Simon Says Stamp Among the Stars release

Have you seen the new goodies from Simon Says Stamp?  You can see their new Among the Stars release here. I was fortunate to receive the Stacked Stars die to play with.

To create this card I applied Distress Ink to white cardstock using a mini-round ink applicator. I blended them together as best I could by using a light touch as I added new colors. I covered the back of the cardstock with Stick It so that I could adhere a large piece of white fun foam. By using Stick It when I die cut the stars I can be sure that it will all hold together. I ran this through my Big Shot multiple times to make sure it cut the whole way through. My original plan was to remove the little stars in the middle but, frankly, they wouldn't come out easily. And I liked the look of it the way it was. So I used Multi Matte Medium to adhere all of the stars to a white card base.

I stamped the greeting with black ink and attached it to the stars.  This is a fun die to play with. I will have another card using it on my next blog post.

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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82	Altenew LABEL LOVE Clear Stamp Set AN106	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Ranger TDP40309	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad DRIED MARIGOLD Ranger TDP39921	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SQUEEZED LEMONADE Ranger TDP40200
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Ranger TDP40033	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Ranger TDP40132	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972	Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And White 660425

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Stupid simple...

Sometimes I like to make cards that are just, well, stupid simple -- and let the focus be on the stamp set. And this new Mama Elephant Girlfriends stamp set was perfect for that.

To create this card I stamped the image using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink and then got out my Copic markers. I colored the images then used some light blue to create the shadow around them. Some light grey added to the bottom made sure they didn't look like they were floating out in the middle of nowhere. Then I stamped the greeting.

While I had the stamps and Copics out I couldn't resist stamping this little girl to send to a friend to say hi.

Mama Elephant Clear Stamp GIRLFRIENDS

Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets

Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065

Signo white gel pen

Simon Says Stamp White 4 Bar Scored Cards 120# 10 Pack

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Watercolor Ranunculus

That's a word I didn't honestly know until WPlus9 came out with this Beautiful Bouquet Ranunculus stamp!

To create this card I stamped the floral image on watercolor cardstock with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I applied a little color with Zig Clean Color markers and distributed the color with a water brush. It's not perfect. And I have learned to be ok with that with watercolor. Then did the same across the whole background to create a soft blue color. 

For the Sending I die cut it 4 times from white cardstock then used the Quickie Glue pen to apply adhesive and stack them to add dimension. I used a Zig Clean Color pen to apply color and planned to move the color around with a water brush, completely forgetting that I had used regular cardstock, not watercolor paper!  Duh... So, I just did a rough color with them.  I stamped "get well wishes" on black cardstock using Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. After they were adhered I applied 3 sequins. I attached the watercolor piece to an orange card base.

 

 

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Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker CARMINE RED RB6000AT022	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker LIGHT BLUE RB6000AT036	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker YELLOW RB6000AT050	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker ORANGE RB6000AT070	Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker LIGHT GREEN RB6000AT041
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Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511

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Watercolor alphabet background

A few posts back I shared a card using the Neat & Tangled Journaling Alphas dies. For this card I did the same kind of background but this time using watercolor paper. 

I can't take credit for highlighting the "HI" in the background. I saw a card that Sveta Fotinia did here where she did that on her card. Check out her card. Hers is totally different and I love the look of it.

To create this card I made the watercolor background by just randomly applying some color with water. Then I die cut the letters that were all still together like they came when I got them (no, I did NOT lay them out one at a time!). Hold on to the letters because you will see that I got a second card out of them. I adhered the background to a white card base. Then I die cut HI from a colored cardstock. I piece them in to the card front and added some glossy accents on top. I added some enamel accents and it was done.

So I had a bowl full of watercolored letters and I certainly couldn't throw them away. So I made this!

Of course I had to think of a word that used each letter only once as I didn't have two-sies of anything. And I needed some get well type cards so.... healing! I ink blended some Merman ink on to 4-bar white card base and then adhered the letters to the base. I stamped "thoughts" in black and added some accents.

Both of these cards came together so quickly. I love that. Such a feeling of accomplishment!

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Ranger Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush BRU40842	We R Memory Keepers Enamel WARM SHAPES 42614-1	Doodlebug LILY WHITE GLITTER Sprinkles Enamel Dots 4542	Doodlebug WINTER GLOSSY Sprinkles Assortment 4401	Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898
Sakura QUICKIE GLUE ROLLER PEN 38480	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	RESERVE Lawn Fawn MERMAN Premium Dye Ink Fawndamentals LF1088	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools IBT40972
Simon Says Stamp White 4 Bar Scored Cards 120# 10 Pack

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More Altenew flowers

I used these flowers and leaves on a card yesterday. Since I stamped enough for more than one card I created this one:

I created the flowers and leaves using the Altenew Beautiful Day Stamp and die set. I also used the Altenew inks. I sometimes have trouble with layering stamps and choosing my own ink colors- they turn out muddy. But if you use the stamp sets that Altenew designed to go together they are fool proof! I stamped the outline stamp using Intense Black ink.

To create the background I stamped the striped background stamp on grey cardstock with Versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment with Intense Black ink on grey cardstock and matted it in green cardstock.

To assemble the card I added dimension by putting white fun foam behind the card front and adhered it to the card base. Then I adhered the leaves, sentiment and a double layer of foam tape for the large flower. 

 

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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	WHITE FUN FOAM 12 Pack 118711 9 x 12	*My Favorite Things STRIPED BACKGROUND Cling Stamp MFT	Wplus9 Dove Grey Cardstock	EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	RESERVE MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit mistimini	MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Whole Kit and Kaboodle	Simon Says Stamp Premium Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK Ink065	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
Hero Arts 12 MIX NOTECARDS FOLIAGE Cards PS570	Ranger Embossing Powder SUPER FINE CLEAR Detail EPJ37385	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342224

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