COLORFUL SCRAPS ARE A BEAUTIFUL THING!

Hello!

This humble little card made with scraps of cardstock full of overswipe from the cards in my previous post HERE is one of my favorites.  I just love the movement all the colors provide in a simple layout and the balance of the delicate floaty black silhouette hearts. Hope you enjoy too!

TECHNIQUES

ink swiping (scraps from another project), die cutting (words), stamping (hearts), foam mounting

SUPPLIES

word die cuts - Hero Arts "Stamp & Cut XL" set #DC281

heart stamps - Hero Arts "Stamp & Cut Hello" set #DC151

Playing along with the following Challenge:

Lil Red Wagon #628 No Patterned Paper  (ends 11/23).

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday November Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches  (ends 11/28).

Less is More #456 Silhouettes  (ends 11/26).

Thanks for stopping in today!

 

SO MANY HEARTS

Hello  :o)

TECHNIQUES

ink blending

heat embossing

shimmer spray

STAMPS

hearts background - Dawn Houser #106 by Inkadinkado #91079

sentiment -  Hero Arts Hello Stamp & Cut #DC151

SUPPLIES

mini heart punch - random unmarked

banner die -  Stampin' Up! Bitty Banners

shimmer Spray - Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray

white gel pen - Sakura Gelly Roll

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Rainbow Card - #31 Charmingly Cherry  (ends 7/31).

 

Great to have you here!

ONE ITEM, MULTIPLE LOOKS! SERIES {#6} Featuring Flower Stamp

 Welcome to my new series One Item, Multiple Looks!  

 I'm really excited to inspire myself and others to

* explore and stretch the supplies we own 

* let go of anything we don't love

* choose wisely when repurchasing 

*  explore the endless techniques and styles available to us

I will be posting one new grouping featuring a different specific crafty item each week for at least the month of January or so.  To access all posts in this series just click on the topic One Item Multiple Looks! in the sidebar Index of Posts...  Hope you enjoy!

This week's item is a gorgeous flower stamp by Stampinback:

Blue on Kraft Card

SUPPLIES

STAMPS   flowers - Stampinback, words - Hero Arts Prayers Stamp & Cut  #DC183

INKS   Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark 

DIE   word - Hero Arts Prayers Stamp & Cut  #DC183  

EMBELLISHMENTS   random white enamel dots

OTHER   colored pencils, white gel pen, white detail embossing powder

CARDSTOCK   dark gray, kraft and white 

Let's get started!

STEPS 

1.  Cut cardstock panels to fit a standard white card in layers as shown. Set aside.

2.  Stamp flower in black Memento ink on kraft panel.  Stamp again on masking paper and fussy cut.

3.   Apply mask to stamped flower and overstamp side flowers. Remover mask.

4.  Use colored pencils to fill in flowers. Highlight with white gel pen.

5.  Use stamp positioner to stamp black outline again over main flower in Versafine ink.

6.  Run word die through cutting machine two times on white scrap cardstock. Use glue to adhere letters into a stack.

7.  Stamp words on gray cardstock with Versamark ink and heat emboss with white detail powder.  Trim into rectangles.

8.  Time to assemble!  Layer panels as shown. Adhere word die cut stack and word strips.

9.  Time to embellish!  Add enamel dots to panel.

Playing along with the following Challenges:

The House That Stamps Built Anything Goes #J2721 (ends 2/2)

Crafty Sentiments Anything Goes (ends 2/1)

Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes (ends 2/2)

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2104 (ends 1/31)

Allsorts #608 Beautiful Blooms (ends 1/29)

Try It on Tuesday Winter Blues (ends 2/1)

Yellow Hope Card

SUPPLIES

STAMPS  flower - Stampinback, greeting words - Hero Arts Prayers Stamp & Cut  #DC183, background words (on butterfly) - Stampin' Up! French Script

INKS  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark, assorted Distress

MARKERS  Copic

DIE   Hope - Tonic Studios Will's Hand, butterfly - random

EMBOSSING FOLDER  Stampin' Up! 

OTHER   white embossing powder, glitter gel pen

CARDSTOCK  dark brown, mustard and white 

Let's get started!

STEPS 

1.  Cut cardstock panels to fit a standard white card in layers as shown. Set aside.

2.  Run white panel through embossing machine with flower folder.

3.  Stamp flower in Versamark ink and heat emboss with white detail embossing powder.

4.  Blend yellow and orange inks into flower as shown.  Highlight with markers and sparkle gel pen.  Fussy cut flower. 

5.  Stamp French Script in brown ink on white cardstock scrap. Run through die cut machine.

6.  Run hope through die cut machine with white and mustard scraps as shown.

7.  Stamp greeting with Versamark ink on brown cardstock scrap and heat emboss with white detail embossing powder.

8.  Time to assemble!  Adhere panels to standard white card base as shown.  Apply flower to bottom right corner. Mount butterfly by putting tape or glue only on the body.  Bend wings upward when dry.  Layer Hope die cuts and adhere as shown with word strip.

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Anything (ends 2/2) Goes

Lemon Shortbread #138 Anything Goes (ends 2/7)

A Place to Start #1 Anything Goes (ends 2/6)

Path of Positivity #87 (ends 1/31)

Three Room Studio #20 Use Embossing Powder (ends 1/29)

Taylor Made Cards 4 U #1 Friendship (ends 2/1)

Red Poppies Card

SUPPLIES

STAMPS  flowers - Stampinback, background words - Stampin' Up! French Script

INKS   Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Vintage Photo

DIE  Tonic Studios #1884e Will's Hand

OTHER   Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White, watercolors - Prima Art Philosophy Confections The Classics, white acrylic paint

PAPERS  vellum

CARDSTOCK  white, dark brown and antique cream

 

Let's get started!

STEPS 

1.  Cut cardstock panels to fit a standard white card in layers as shown. Set aside.

2.  Stamp flower head in black ink on lower portion of cream panel, and on masking paper.

3.  Apply mask to large flower head and overstamp tall flower stems. Stamp side flower stem on masking paper also.

4.  Leave mask on large flower, and apply mask to side flower as well.  Overstamp script in brown ink.

5.  Use watercolor and a small amount of water to color in flowers and stems.

6.  Splash white acrylic paint over panel.

7.  Run word through die cut machine with white and brown cardstocks. Glue layers together.

8.  Time to assemble!  Wrap image panel with vellum and adhere on the back side.  Adhere image panel to standard white card front.  Glue die cut word stack onto vellum.

9.  Time to embellish!  Apply crystal white drops to vellum.

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes (ends 2/2)

Get Creative #97 Anything Goes (ends 1/31)

White Love Card

SUPPLIES

STAMPS  flower - Stampinback

INKS   Versamark, Distress Dye

DIECUT  leaves - Sizzix Sizzlets #656064, label - Stampin' Up! Bigz Top Note #113463, word - Tonic Studios #1891e Will's Hand

EMBOSSING FOLDER   Stampin' Up! by Sizzix  

OTHER   Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White, Stickles Glitter Glue in Frosted Lace, white detail embossing powder

CARDSTOCK  white

Let's get started!

STEPS 

1.  Cut cardstock panel to fit a standard white card in layers as shown. 

2.  Run white panel through embossing machine for base layer background.

3.  Run white cardstock scraps through die cut machine once for label and leaves, and two times for the word.

4.  Glue words together. Apply glitter glue to word stack.

5.  Stamp flower head in Versamark and heat emboss with white detail powder.

6.  Blend ink onto flower. Fussy cut.

7.  Apply glitter glue to center of flower, and white chrystal drops to the stamens.

8.  Time to assemble! Adhere panels as shown.  Trim some leaves as desired and adhere them underneath the flower.  Glue die stack down as shown.

Playing along with the following Challenges:

Penny's Paper Crafty #488 Anything Goes (ends 2/2)

Crafty Creations #417 Anything Goes (ends 1/31)

Global Design Project #276 Case the Designer (ends 1/31)

Thank you so much for visiting!  I hope you enjoyed, Nancy J

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.

Playing along with:

 Snarky Stampers #153-C is for Cats

AAA CAS #158 Up to One Third, Optional Hearts

Retro Rubber Challenge #128 Pink Red and White Love

Thanks for stopping by!

May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

Clean and Simple Valentines

I was hoping these would turn out with a little more variation in the blending as I used three different inks for each but I think I got to hasty with coverage and sacrificed the tonal effect.  Next time I would also use a much smaller blending too.  If you want to see it done stunningly, check out K Werner Designs on YouTube!  :o)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up assorted sets
Inks - Distress Oxide, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black 
Other - white detail embossing powder, paper flowers
Cardstock - colored, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb

TECHNIQUE:

1.  Blend colored inks onto white cs and allow to dry. 

2.  Stamp heart in Versamark ink and cover with white powder.  Heat set. 

3.  Stamp sentiment in black ink.

4.  Adhere image panel to colored panel, and then that to top folded white card base.

 Thanks for stopping by!

May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing...

Nancy

Scenic Valentine Monkey

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! MONKEY BUSINESS & unknown sets

Inks - Distress Inks

Die Cuts - Tonic Studios Rococo Petite Layered Clouds #1661e

Other - googly eyes, blending brushes

TECHNIQUE:

1.  Stamp monkey on white cs with brown ink.  Use watercolor brush to add fur to belly, and color to cheeks.

2.  Stamp hearts 6 generations as shown above monkey.

3.  Die cut clouds and stamp sentiment onto one in brown ink.

4.  Blend green and blue inks onto card as shown.  Add grass pieces using the flat side of any tool by swiping it onto green inkpad.

5.   Adhere clouds and googly eyes as shown.

6.   Mount image panel to white cs panel with foam tape.

Playing along with Lemon Shortbread Challenge #113 Anything Goes , Sweet Stampin' Challenge All You Need is Love , Try It On Tuesday Share the Love Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing....

Nancy

Thank You Cards

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb

Stamps - Stampin' Up! PUN FUN & I {HEART} HEARTS

Markers - Copic, fine point black marker

Inks - Stampin' Up! various reds & pinks, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other - Gelly Roll white gel pen

TECHNIQUE:

1. Stamp image and sentiment in black ink on cardfront and color in with markers, highlighted by white gel pen.

2.  Use a blank slick surface to stamp image on again and then transfer to white cs scrap. Trim and color same as front image, filling in any fainter lines with black pen, and adhere to inside of card, covering up marker bleed from front image.

3. Stamp a row of hearts in various ink colors on scrap white cs, making sure edges touch. Fussy cut, keeping hearts all attached.Score at connection points and mount only back of each end heart to inside of card as shown. (Tip: Before cutting hearts out, score and fold accordian-style to make sure you will have the backs showing on top and bottom of stack where you will need to affix to the card base - you may need to add another heart. You can then tape/glue each end heart on the reverse and lay the stack on the inside of the card, fold the cover closed and they should line up nicely.)

Playing along with the LESS IS MORE Challenge #412, Less / Tiny and Few

This next card was a thank you for a beautiful table runner given to us at Christmas-time, made from coffee bean sacks.  As I was going to send the thank you out after the holiday season, I wanted to retain the same feeling, but without the dark greens and reds.  It's hard to see in the photo without expanding, but the stamped band on the card had light red and light green sponged onto the stamp image.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! BEAUTIFUL BATIK, sentiment from See-D's AGING GRACEFULLY

Inks - Stampin' Up, brown is a Distress Oxide

Other - watercolors, Gelly Roll white gel pen, medical gauze, tissue paper

Paper - watercolor, Neenah white

TECHNIQUE:

1. Spread watercolor wash over watercolor paper. While still wet, lay gauze over it and allow to dry.  Remove gauze and tear edges. Mount to cardfront.

2. Ink border stamp by dabbing wadded up tissue paper on inkpads and then onto rubber.  (Tip: Use different scrap of tissue for each color, and try to work in random areas with just one color applied although some overlap is okay. Guard against muddying the colors as some inks are juicier than others.)

3. Stamp sentiment in brown over border and trim to size. Adhere to cardfront.

4. Using brown ink, stamp images on watercolored paper. Add white gel pen to images and some dots around them.

Thanks for stopping by!  

May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing... 

Nancy