I wanted to see how the subtle card that I made yesterday looked with bright and cheery colours. I think it works, what do you think?
The card was inspired from the Fab Friday Challenge, check it out here....and you had to use the four colours below.
To keep the background a little more subtle, I stamped off twice.
These are not colours that I would normally play with, but I think they work!!! Hope you enjoyed the card. For a complete list of supplies, please see below.
Thanks for letting me participate in your challenge!!
I hope that you are all doing okay and are weathering through these scary and uncertain times. I think in these times, it is so important for us to look for the positives and to really focus on self care. I find stamping is a huge stress management tool in my life. Sometimes it is hard to focus and get started, but once you loose yourself in the creativity it has been a life changer for me. So, I figured there may be people feeling stuck at home looking for something that they can do while at home, so I decided in todays video and blog to show the same card designed for different levels of stampers. So the Basic card is the simplest card, and you really only need stamps, ink, paper, and adhesives. This is perfect if you don't have a lot of supplies at home or if you are new to stamping. The Stepped up card still is using basic supplies, but has some extra embellishments and bling added to it and then the Avid is the version for crafters that have everything at home already at their disposal. To get started with stamping, you really only need the basics which is ink, paper, a trimmer (you could use scissors, but it would be very very difficult to get a good cut), scissors and glue.
Here is the basic card. Who can you think of, that is safe at home that may be feeling a little isolated as we are restricted from going out? Wouldn't this just make someone's day?
What about, just adding a little bling to it. It is amazing what a ribbon and some additional dimensions can do to change a look of a card. This one is the Stepped up card. The only additional supplies you need is the ribbon, wink of Stella (sparkle paint pen) and some glue dots. You can't really see the Wink of Stella in the photo, but in real life the butterflies sparkle!!! For this one I stamped the butterflies on whisper white using Petal Pink and cut them out using scissors. So you still don't need a die cutting machine.
The final version of the same card is for the Avid stamper that has a die cutting machine and can add a little more layers easily using the dies.
For the inside of this card, I kept all three the same and made sure to leave lots of room to write a message.
Don't you think any of these cards would be perfect for a friend or loved one that is feeling isolated right now because of the pandemic? Would you like to make these cards? You Can!!! Even if you have never stamped before.
I have a step by step tutorial for these three cards ...How do you get it?????? Three ways:
- It is FREE if you make a purchase of $35 or more on my on-line store using the host code on my blog (if before March 31st it is XDZ3GECU). Follow this link to my online store I will email you the tutorial for free!
- Purchase the card kit. The card kit includes the step by step tutorial, cardstock and ribbon to make any of the three levels of cards. You will need to supply the stamp set, ink and adhesives. Cost is $10 plus shipping.
- Purchase the tutorial. Cost is $5 payable via email transfer. Once payment is received I will email you the tutorial.
I have put the supply list below with links to my on-line store. For the Avid card, you will need a die cutting machine, but I designed the other two cards so that you don't!! For the Stepped up card you will need the ribbon and glue dots, for the others you can make do without.
Well, Spring is in the air and that means tulips!!! I love tulips, maybe because it is one of the first signs that the winter is behind us. Stampin' Up! Only Challenges posted challenge # 245 with the topic Spring. Spring to me goes hand in hand with tulips. And since the bunnies have already eaten the top of my tulips that just started growing, I won't get to see any in my garden this year...so this will need to suffice!
To make this card, I used a mask from the Basic Pattern Decorative Masks and sponged with rich razzleberry, blushing bride and old olive. Then stamped the tulips using rich razzleberry and with my blender pen, blended the colours. The rhinestones were coloured with my dark rich razzleberry blends and that is it! Simple!
For a complete list of supplies, see below.
If you live in Canada and would like to purchase the supplies for this card, please visit me on my on-line store.
Good afternoon! It is Sunday March 22, and it is like no March 22 I have ever known. As the world deals with Covid19 and we standby and watch with anxiety bordering on panic of how this is going to unfold, we are unable to do much to help other than listen to what authorities are asking us to do. But, we can help in our own little way. I decided that I would spend my time creating cards. Thank you cards to give to doctors, nurses, pharmacists, first responders, cleaning staff, grocery store staff, gas attendants etc etc. Those that are going to work, so that we can be home and hopefully safe. I am still working, but from the safety of my home.
So, as I was trying to focus on crafting, I decided that I would make a card for the staff at my doctor's office and for him. He always talks to my son about fishing, so I know he likes fishing. So I designed this card for him. I have others to show you for the nurses and other staff at the office too...
So I simply used the sponge brayer and bartered the Flowering Foils Designer Series Paper with Mossy Meadow. I stamped the greetings from the Ornate Thanks stamp set using Versamark and then heat embossed with copper. The fish from the Best Catch stamp set was stamped in memento and then coloured with blends.
For the inside, I stamped the sentiment using mossy meadow and then simply cut out the fish and rushes with the Catch of the Day dies..and voila, a simple, masculine thank you card you can give to any fishing enthusiast :)....
Here is a close up of the fish that I coloured using blends....so easy to do with the blends!
Hope you enjoyed this card. Please watch my video below for tips and tricks and make sure to leave a message and follow my You Tube channel to see more of my posts!!
