Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up: Charming Duck Pond and Peaceful Moments, Northwoods Rubber Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Gina K Master Layouts 7, Waffle Flowers Circle Nesting Dies, Prisma Colored Pencils, Stampin' Up Black Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  I'm here to share a card I made for the Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  The theme for this week's challenge is water.  For my card I made a mini slimline card, using Gina K's Master Layouts 7.  I stamped, die cut, and colored in the loon images.  I matted them with a black cardstock circle in order to have them stand out.  Then I die cut the layers.  I did add a ribbon treatment before popping up the loons.  I also added a stamped sentiment.  For the inside I kept it simple by adding some cat tails and a sentiment.

That's all for now!  Thanks for stopping by!

Terri

Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature and Butterfly Basics

Ink: VersaMark, Stampin' Up Craft White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Bubble Bath, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies, Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature Dies, Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder, Ribbon from Stash, Water brush, Honey Bee Gems, Stampin' Up Black Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers!  Here is my inspiration card:

I was drawn to this card because of the use of black.  It really caught my eye.  I also really like the look of the white wash technique.  I heat embossed the floral image and die cut it using a circle die.  Then I did the white wash and let it dry while I finished the card.  To mat this image I die cut the decorative circle out of black, and die cut a white circle to go behind it to highlight the decorative edge.  I also cut out a card base and added a white and a black layer.  By this time my image was dry.  I wanted to add some color on top of the white wash, so I got out my water brush and some melon mambo ink and applied ink to the florals, then I added some old olive to the leaves.  It is very faint but there is some color.  I think I should have used more white ink to allow those colors to stand out.  I took this circle and popped it up on the decorative circle, added some sheer ribbon, and adhered my layers together.  For the inside I did some simple stamping.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri

Oh Happy Day

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Playing in the Rain

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

Paper: Gina K White

Accessories: SU Everyday Arches Dies, Playing in the Rain Dies, Raindrops Embossing Folder, Pickett Fence Blending Brush

Hello Stampers!  I survived my first day of inservice!  I was excited to get home to make a card for today's Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers, the theme is weather wonder.  For my card I started by die cutting an arch and embossing it with the rain drops embossing folder.  Then I ink blended some tumbled glass on top to create the sky.  For the focal image, I stamped, die cut, and colored it in with Copics.  The bottom portion of the image did not cut out with the die cut, so I fussy cut out the puddle.  I adhered these pieces to the bottom of the arch.  Then I stamped, die cut, and highlighted the clouds with Copic markers.  Next I adhered the clouds to the arch, and glued the arch to a card base.  For the inside I ink blended the edges of the arch and stamped a sentiment.

That's all for now!  We'll see how day 2 of inservice goes... until next time!

Terri

 

Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Charming Day, Elements of Text, PaperTrey Birthday Basics

Paper: Gina K White, SU Sahara Sand and Sweet Sorbet 12x12 DSP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Sahara Sand and Espresso

Accessories: Copic Markers, SU Linen Thread, SU Charming Day Dies, Pickett Fence Blending Brush

Hello Stampers!  I am sharing a card I made for the Featured Stamper Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  Here is my inspiration card:

For my card I started by stamping and die cutting my floral images.  Then I needed to find some patterned paper and decide what color scheme to go for.  I found some sahara sand patterned paper with a simple pattern, and that led me to use sahara sand for the card.  I cut a piece of sahara sand and a strip of the patterned paper.  I adhered the patterned paper to the bottom of the cardstock.  I inked up my blending brush with sahara sand and inked up the edges.  Then I used post its to cover up the patterned paper.  I took one of the stamps from Elements of Text and randomly partially stamped this on the top portion of the card.  For the sentiment I used my trusty stamp a ma jib and stamped it in early espresso so it would stand out against the background.  Next I added some linen thread with a bow.  To finish this card panel I used dimensionals to pop up the floral image.  For the inside I cut a sahara sand panel and inked up the edges.  I stamped my sentiment and adhered another floral image.  

Well it is back to work tomorrow as my summer vacation has come to an end.  Back to weekend stamping! :(

Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri

Sending Love and Sympathy

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Love and Sympathy and Prairie Grass

Paper: Gina K White and SU Basic Black

Ink: VersaFine CLAIR Nocturne, Distress Inks: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Seedless Preserves

Accessories: SU Tasteful Labels Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Dimensionals, and Pickett Fence Blending Brushes

Hello Stampers!  I'm here to share a card that I made today.  We lost power at noon today, and as the storm passed it brightened up outside.  Which means I was able to do a little crafting to pass the time until our power came back on.  For this card I ink blended a panel and stamped the grassy image on top.  I adhered this to the card base and then I cut a thin strip of black cardstock and adhered one to each side of the panel.  For the sentiment I stamped, die cut, and popped it up onto the card.  For the inside I stamped a different grassy image and stamped, die cut, and adhered the sentiment inside the card.  I'm happy to report our power came back on around 3:00!!  Now it is time to cheer on the Brewers!!  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Terri

For You and Yours

Supplies:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Winter Scenes and Brightest Glow

Ink: VersaMark    

Paper: Gina K White and Simon Says Stamp Matte Silver Cardstock  

Accessories: Stampin' Up Peaceful Greenery Embossing Folder, Pink and Main Large Sentiment Strip Dies, Stampin' Up Peace on Earth Dies, Stampin' Up Thoughtful Expressions Dies, Silver Embossing Powder, Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  I'm here to share a card I made for the sketch over at 
Freshly Made Sketches.

For my card I started with the card base.  From there I added a silver layer, and then cut and embossed a white layer.  Next I die cut the silver decorative shape and nestled it into the embossing folder.  For the focal image I stamped, heat embossed, and die cut it.  I adhered it to the silver shape.  For the sentiment I stamped, heat embossed, and die cut it.  I added a bit of silver on the edges of the sentiment strip, and then I popped this up with dimensionals.  For the inside I simply heat embossed and die cut it.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Terri

Happy Holidays

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Brightest Glow

Ink: SU Evening Evergreen

Paper: Gina K White, SU Evening Evergreen, SU 6x6 One Horse Open Sleigh

Accessories: Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips Die, SU Labels Aglow Dies, SU Evening Evergreen Plaid Ribbon, Gina K Mini Snowflakes

Hello Stampers!!  I'm here to share a Christmas card that I made using the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP.  I followed a tutorial but made mine an A2 size card instead of a 5x7 card.  Here is the video tutorial I was inspired by.  Making a 4 Panel Card.  I made into an A2 card, here are the measurements if you want to try it.  Cut your patterned paper to 4 3/8 x 3 5/8, and cut the four panels by cutting every 1 1/8 inches.  To mat this cut a piece of cardstock 4 15/16 x 3 3/4 inches.  This was a fun card to make and a great way to use your patterned paper!!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri