little inklings

Wild and Wonderful

It seems a bit strange to be posting cards with last years In colors, but I have quite a bit of what I did do over the summer, still left to share. This was a card I made for my Mother-In-Law's birthday using the SCS Color Challenge #173 which was Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and Certainly Celery. I really struggle with the Pick a Petal stamp set for some reason, even though I've seen so many incredible cards out there using it. I did like how this card turned though. Hope you like it too!

Here’s how I made it: I heat embossed the polka dot petal 5 times on a scrap piece if Purely Pomegranate paper (retired), using versamark and clear embossing powder, then cut each petal out. I punched circle with my 1 3/8" circle punch, then adhered the petals to the circle. I then tied linen thread thru a mellow moss button and adhered it to the center of my flower using a glue dot. I set the assembled flower aside and moved on to the next layer. Using my canvas background stamp, I stamped the top 3/4 of the card in matching Wild Wasabi ink (retired), Paper pierced around the three sides of the canvas image, then heat embossed the sentiment using Black Craft ink and Clear embossing powder. I then adhered the Wasabi layer to the next Pomegranate Layer and added the ribbon. I adhered the flower to the card using dimensionals, then assembled the combined layers to the card front using adhesive. :)

Here’s the supplies I used: 

Stamps: Pick a Petal, Canvas Background stamp, Wonderful Favorites

Paper: Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate 

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Versamark Extras: Clear Embossing Powder, Certainly Celery Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Subtles Buttons, Linen Thread, 1 3/8" circle punch, Paper Piecer, Dimensionals & Glue Dots

Here are the Measurements:

Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½” Certainly Celery

Layers: 5 ¼” x 4” Purely Pomegranate (retired), 5" x 3 3/4" Wild Wasabi (retired),   

Image: Purely Pomegranate & Certainly Celery Scraps

Daisy Wishes

This card started out as my creation for Kristina Werner's 21st Color Inspiration Challenge, that took a life of its own. The challenge was to use Bravo Burgundy, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Soft Sky, and Whisper White. But somehow, I felt the need to use that beautiful new Baja Breeze In Color instead of the soft sky, and then of course, had to throw in some Chocolate Chip, since I can't seem to make a project with out it! LOL. This new stamp set is really great too. I like how it can be used for so many different techniques, including the Misting with Markers technique I used here.

Here’s how I made it: Using the Misting with Markers technique on this card, I inked up the Daisies stamp with Regal Rose classic ink – applying the lightest color first then adding the darker Rose Red and Burgundy tones around the edges of the flowers with markers for depth. I colored the stems in with an Old Olive marker then sprayed the whole stamp lightly with a water misting bottle before stamping on the whisper white cardstock. This creates a water colored result. I sponge daubered around the edges of the rectangle in Rose Red, then finished off the main image with the sentiment in the top right corner. The main image is layered first on Baja Breeze then a Rose Red Scalloped rectangle cut with my Nestabilities die and Cuttlebug. The background layer is paper pierced along all four sides, edges sponged in Chocolate Chip ink, then Chocolate Taffeta ribbon was wrapped twice around the right side of the card. Last, I assembled the layers of the card using dimensionals to the Chocolate Chip card base. 

Here’s the supplies I used: 

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Wow Flowers 

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Rose Red & Whisper White 

Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red & Chocolate Chip Classic Inks, Markers: Bravo Burgundy, Rose Red & Old Olive 

Extras: Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug & Nestabilities, Water mister 

Here's the Measurements: 

Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½” Chocolate Chip 

Layers: 4” x 5 ¼” Baja Breeze, 4” x 5” Rose Red (to accommodate Nestabilities Scalloped rectangle die), 3” x 3 ½” Baja Breeze 

Image: 2 ¾” x 3” Whisper White

Organically Happy

 I think one of my favorite times of the year is fall. I love all the beautiful colors that come out in the trees, but I also love how life seems to settle into a groove. For me, fall also means the start of another Stamp Club. I have the most wonderful and supportive group of ladies that attend my classes, and I'm always excited to share my projects with them. This was among the projects we completed at our first workshop. It was originally a card I made for a recent Great Swap Girls swap that featured a new stamp set from the SU! Fall & Winter Catty, but I loved the retro feel of this card so much, I had to share it at my class too.

Here’s how I made it: Starting with the large white panel, I stamped the solid image first in Pink Pirouette then stamped the outline image in Close to Cocoa randomly over top. I sponged the four edges with Chocolate Chip ink then adhered the panel to the right side of the Chocolate Chip panel. I paper pierced down the left side of the Chocolate Chip panel, then tied the striped ribbon around the two layers. I heat embossed the sentiment with Chocolate Chip craft ink & clear embossing powder on a piece of scrap Pink Pirouette paper, punched it out with my large oval punch, edges sponged in Chocolate Chip and matted to a circle I punched from a scrap Chocolate Chip CS using my 1 ¾” circle punch. I then assembled the sentiment and the stacked layers with dimensionals.

Here’s the supplies I used: 

Stamps: Organic Outlines 

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Ink: Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip Craft 

Extras: Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain, Large Oval & Wide Oval Punches, Sponge Daubers, Clear Embossing Powder 

Measurements: Base: 5 ½” x 8 ½” Pink Pirouette Layers: 5 ¼” x 4” & scrap pieces of Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette scraps. Image: 5”x 3 Whisper White

Wonderful, one of a kind you

I now interrupt your regularly scheduled program...with a post....

I know.. its a miracle. Why, oh why does the summer have to be so busy? 

I wanted to share this card with you today, that I made for my wonderful mother's birthday not too long ago. Anyone who knows my mom, knows how wonderful and unique she is, and knows how proud I am to be her daughter (love ya mom), so it was only fitting to make a very special and unique card for her. I used Kristina Werner's 11th Color Inspiration Challenge for the color combo of Rose Red, Old Olive, Going Grey, So Saffron and Whisper White to come up with this ornate and detailed card I hope you like it!

Here’s how I made it: I started with a 8 ½”x 5 ½” piece of Going Grey Cardstock (CS) folded in half for the card base. The next layer is a 5 ¼” x 4” piece of Whisper White CS, edges all sponged with a dauber in Rose Red ink. The next layer is a 5” x 3 ¾” piece of Rose Red CS. I paper pierced around one short side, and the two long sides. I scalloped a 3 ¾” x1 ½” strip of Bali Breeze designer Series Paper using my slit punch, and adhered it to the bottom of the Rose Red Layer. I heat embossed the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner with Black Craft ink and Clear Embossing Powder, then added the Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon just above, securing it with a glue dot. The scalloped and plain circles were both cut using my Nestabilities. I heavily sponged the Rose Red scallop circle using a dauber and Rose Red Ink, and lightly sponged the Whisper White circle. The flower was stamped three times, once on the centre of the Whisper White circle, then two more times on scraps – in all cases, they were heat embossed, again with Black craft ink and Clear embossing powder. I colored all the flowers in using Blender Pens, then carefully cut out the flowers that I stamped on the scrap paper. I stamped the little flower for the centre, again with Black craft ink, Clear embossing powder, heated to set, colored it in and punched it out with a ½” circle punch, then added it to the centre of a large brad from the Build a Brad kit. I assembled the flower in layers with Dimensionals. Adhered the Whisper White layered circle to the scalloped circle using adhesive and added the complete image to the card front using more Dimensionals. PHEW!!

Here’s the supplies I used:
Stamps: One of a Kind, Warm Words Paper: Going Grey, Rose Red, Old Olive & Whisper White Cardstock, Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron Classic Inks, Basic Black Craft Extras: Clear Embossing Powder, Blender Pens, ½” Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Piercer, Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon, Build a Brad kit, Slit Punch, Nestabilities, Daubers

For an 'Old' Friend

 I was walking to an appointment a while back, when I noticed a display case with a tapestry of some sort in the window. It had this color combo. Isn't it striking? I love the Old Olive, Black and white together.
This is a really quick card, and another project we did at my last club meeting that featured the Thumping Technique. And it would seem that Thumping has some theraputic benefits! You get to 'stamp' out all your frustrations. But just don't get too carried away.. those markers can only stand so much! :)

Here’s how I made it: The card base is a 4 ¼” x 8 ½” piece of Basic Black Cardstock (CS) folded in half. On the next layer, I used the Thumping technique on the Whisper White 3 ¾” square, inking up the Pretty Petals Background stamp with Old Olive ink and thumping with a Basic Black marker. The edges were sponged with Old Olive and the Whisper White square then matted to a 4” Old Olive square. Next the photo corner and silver brads were added to the top left hand corner, and a double ribbon of wide Old Olive and Black grosgrain tied around the middle. The sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of Whisper White using Old Olive craft ink, sprinkled with clear Embossing Powder, heated to set, punched out with the Large Oval punch then sponged in Old Olive around the edges. Two Large Ovals were punched in Basic Black, adhered together at the middle, then used as a matte for the sentiment, and added to the card front using Dimensionals.

Here’s the supplies I used:
Stamps: Pretty Petals Background Stamp, Carte Postale
Paper: Basic Black, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive Classic & Craft, Basic Black Marker
Extras: Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals, Photo Corner & Large Oval Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Silver Brads
Technique: Thumping