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February 27, 2020

1 Stamp, 2 Looks * Blossom



I needed two birthday cards for two different color-personalities which led me to use such different palettes on these cards. 



CARD ONE SUPPLIES

STAMPS:  flower and sentiment - Stampin' Up! sets 'Bring on the Cake', 'Fifth Avenue Floral' (not sure how old the set is but it has been retired for years)
INKS: Versamark, Stampin' Up!
WATERCOLORS: Grumbacher
OTHER: white detail embossing powder, paper flowers, half pearls, LuminArte metallic paint, colored pencil

CARD ONE TECHNIQUE

1.  Stamp flower on watercolor paper with Versamark ink.  Emboss with detail embossing powder.
2.  Wet paper and using a paintbrush, float watercolor (2 shades) out from flower as shown.  3.  Paint in flower.  Let dry.
4.  Add colored pencil low-lights . 
5.  Add shimmery highlights at petal edges.
6.  Mask flower and splatter dark brown watercolor over background.
7.  Stamp sentiment in corresponding ink.
8.  Trim some flowers into leaves and apply them to panel with flowers.  
9.  Apply half-pearls.







CARD TWO SUPPLIES

STAMPS:  flower - Stampin' Up! 'Fifth Avenue Floral', sentiment - The Angel Company (TAC)
INKS: Versamark, Stampin' Up!
WATERCOLORS: Prima
STENCIL: Printworks
OTHER: white detail embossing powder, paper flowers, half pearls, flat-back sparkle bubbles, white gel pen, Wink of Stella pen


CARD TWO TECHNIQUE

1.  Stamp flower on watercolor paper with Versamark ink.  Emboss with detail embossing powder.
2.  Wet paper and using a paintbrush, float watercolor out from flower as shown.  
3.  Paint in flower.  Let dry.
4.   Add shimmery highlights to petal with Wink of Stella pen.
6.  Mask flower and stencil dots over background.
7.  Use white gel pen on to add mini dots to stenciled dots.
8.  Stamp sentiment in corresponding ink.  Trim and mount to colored cs panel.
9.  Adhere sentiment to image panel as shown
10. Apply flat-back sparkle bubbles.







Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy



February 24, 2020

1 Stamp, 2 Looks * Pear

Welcome back!


SUPPLIES

STAMPS:  Pear, leaf, sentiment - Stampin' Up! ALL NATURAL and BLOOMING WITH KINDNESS sets, Merci - Crafters Companion FRENCH GREETINGS set
INKS:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks, Versamark
DIES:  Momenta set #32265
OTHER:  white detail embossing powder, paintbrush, Perfect Pearls, burlap trim, Stampin' Up! embossing folder
CARDSTOCK:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb










STEPS - CARD ONE:
1.  Stamp sentiment repeatedly in various shades of ink on white cardstock.
2.  Stamp the same sentiment on black cs with Versamark ink and emboss with white powder.  Trim as shown and adhere to panel.
3.  Stamp pear on white cs scrap and use paintbrush to spread watered-down black ink on it.
4.  Use black inkpad to edge pear panel.  Apply image panel over sentiments as shown.
5.  Emboss front of white card base and adhere sentiment panel



STEPS - CARD TWO:
1.  Ink white panel with pear image using Versamark, and emboss with white detail powder.
2.  Smear various ink pads over embossed panel and spritz with a mixture of water and Perfect Pearls. Allow panel to dry.
3.  Stamp background panel with Merci in brown ink.
4.  Die cut word twice from white cs scrap and glue together.
5.  Adhere burlap trim, die cut word, and leaf as shown.
6.  Mount image panel to brown cs, and this to a white card front.


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What a fun idea!  The Twofer challenge blog is new to me.  The idea is to use the same stamp for different occasions to get two separate looks.  I was so inspired by Darnell's DT card with the wonderful grey sketched-look card, and also an older video of Jennifer McGuire's for the background, where she sprays the ink with a Perfect Pearls and water mix. 

Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

February 16, 2020

Seashore

Hope you're having a great day!



SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! SEASIDE shells, O'scrap! words
Stencil - Altenew FLOWING DROPS
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Watercolors - Grumbacher Transparent
Other - flower petal rounding tool, paintbrushes, scrap netting fabric, foam mounting tape
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb


TECHNIQUE:  

1.  Temporarily adhere stencil to white cardstock
2.  Use wet paintbrush to apply blue and tan watercolors on top of stencil. 
(TIP * Paint partial areas, letting paint settle in before coming back with another color)
3.  Remove stencil and allow panel to dry completely.
4.  Lay stencil back in place and use a fine point black marker to trace around all stencil edges.
5.  Stamp shell images on white cs using black ink.  
6.  Use a damp brush to add coloring to shells.  Allow to dry.
7.  Fussy cut shells, and lay them facedown on foam mat.  Use a petal rounder to round shells 
(TIP * Start at the center with small circles and widen circles as you work your way out to edges, using even pressure.  I find heavy cardstock is best.)
8.  On white cs stamp words in black ink.
9.  Adhere netting scrap to panel (TIP * I find Gina K. Connect glue to give me the best results I've had yet gluing something awkward like this).
10.  Adhere word panel over netting, and attach shells using foam mounting tape.







Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

Radiance



SUPPLIES:

Inks - Distress Oxide
Stencil - Birch Press MANDALA 
Dies - Tonic Studio Will's Hand Miniature Moments Die Sets (individual words)
Other - blending brushes, foam tape
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb

TECHNIQUE:

1.  Temporarily adhere stencil to cs blank and stencil inks through it using blender brushes, (TIP * start with yellow and work outwards)
2.  Die cut each word three times from white cs, and adhere together in a stacked fashion
3.  Die cut word shadows from a color corresponding to ink shades 
4.  Adhere word stacks to word shadows as shown.
5.  Adhere panel to white card base using foam mounting tape






Thanks for stopping by!  
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

February 11, 2020

Hello Chick

Hi hi!


SUPPLIES:
Stamps - TAC The Angel Company
Inks - Distress Oxide Inks
Stencils - Delta
Markers - Copic
Other - blending brushes, Sakura white gel pen
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb


TECHNIQUE:

1.  Place stencil over white cs and use inks as shown to color in flowers ombre style starting in the center.
2.  Stamp bird on white cs scrap and use Copic markers to color image, highlighting with white gel pen.
3.  Stamp sentiment.  Color in with markers.
4.  Adhere image panel to stenciled panel with foam tape, and panel to white cardfront.





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Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

Ombre Hi Horse

hi you!



SUPPLIES:
Stamps - TAC The Angel Company
Inks - Distress Oxide Inks
Stencils - Delta
Markers - Copic
Die Cut - Cuttlebug PLANNER EMBELLISHMENT DIES speech bubble
Other - blending brushes
Paper - vellum
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb

TECHNIQUE:

1.  Place stencil over white cs and use inks as shown to color in flower one at a time.
2.  Stamp horse on white cs scrap and use Copic markers to color image.
3.  Die cut quote bubble and stamp sentiment.  Color in with markers.
4.  Adhere elements to stenciled panel, and panel to cardfront.





Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing....

Nancy

Critter Love

Inspired by the amazing K Werner (YouTube) to do these krafty backgrounds!


(greeting inside: love you muchly)


(greeting inside: miss you)


(greeting inside: your friendship warms my heart)




SUPPLIES:

Stamps - TAC The Angel Company animals, hearts and friendship sentiment (purchased pre-2012 but possibly still available in the pre-owned market), My Favorite Things muchly sentiment, miss you sentiment Stampin' Up!
Inks - Distress Inks
Other - Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen, fine point black marker, small paintbrush, Wink of Stella sparkle pen, blending brushes
Stencil - Taylored Expressions brick, bubbles and Folk Art New Backgrounds #31602E dots
Die Cut - quote from Cuttlebug Planner Embellishments set #2003992
Paper - vellum
Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb. kraft


TECHNIQUE:

1.  Blend lightest ink onto kraft cs part way up, and then darker color not quite as far up.
2.  Place stencil and blend darkest ink over background partially, fading out at edges.
3.  Stamp animal on white cs scrap with black ink. 
4.  Color image with paintbrush direct from inkpad, using two colors.
5.  Accent with white gel pen and black fine point marker.  
6.  Fussy cut around image, leaving a narrow white halo.
7.  Stamp heart on white cs scrap or vellum and color. (Cat heart was stamped and colored on the reverse side and run thru a Zyron sticker maker for full coverage.  Rabbit heart was brushed over with sparkle pen, and bordered with a hand drawn stitched line. Teddy bear heart was pop-dotted.) 
8.  Adhere componants to background, and adhere panel to white card base.

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Thanks for stopping by!
May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy