tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322986742024-03-13T21:41:24.250-05:00Palmtrees and PogosticksA Card-making Blog by Natasha TruppNatashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894675699833285572noreply@blogger.comBlogger925125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298674.post-24295338187222611422019-10-15T11:52:00.001-05:002019-10-15T12:29:56.166-05:00Northern Lights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So I've always loved a good galaxy scene, but hadn't really tackled the Northern Lights look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the first card, I used the following Distress Oxides: <span style="background-color: white;">From left to right I did: Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Hickory Smoke, Peacock Feathers, Lucky Clover, Hickory Smoke, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot. Here's the background, and then the completed card below.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plus the Oxides noted above, many Copics, shimmery paper for the mountains, and and moon was created by using two circle punches a 1-inch and 3/4 inch </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For this card, I wanted more of that bright lime colour I associate with the Northern Lights I have seen locally. <span style="background-color: white;">From top to bottom it goes, Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Hickory Smoke, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Hickory Smoke, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">For this technique, I really find adding in a grey oxide is really what helps to make it. It helps to mute the brighter colours a bit and seems to ease their blending into the darker night sky colours.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I actually ended up changing the final card slightly. I cut down the blue border to be a very fine frame and placed the entire thing on a white card base.</span><br />
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I had so much fun with July's Camp Create that I decided to tackle <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/blogs/news/camp-create-august-16-2019">August's as well!</a></div>
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For this card, I started off with a mostly completed blended background from my stash of pre-blended backgrounds. The only update I made was adding in some white speckles using white acrylic paint, because I wanted a slightly snowy scene. I first die cut the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/birch-trees-die-namics?_pos=9&_sid=c872b1d99&_ss=r">Birch Trees</a> from the background. I die-cut another set from white paper and inlay those into the background. I wanted a layered look to the dies, so I used the Peace word die (now retired, but you could use <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/collections/die-namics/products/impact-alphabet-die-namics">Impact Alphabet</a>) and cut that out from the base layer. I die-cut a second set from silver cardstock and inlay those into the background. The final step was adding a little "on earth" banner from the Peace stamp and die Hero Arts set and then placing the entire background onto a dark grey card based. </div>
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I loved the samples for this challenge, but decided to do some more traditional masking. I recently got the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/bb-cool-cat?_pos=2&_sid=7dfb48ab7&_ss=r">Cool Cat </a>set and hadn't used it yet. I started my scene by stamping the larger shorthair (coloured grey and white). I made a mask of that cat, and stamped the ones on either side of it. I also made a mask of the one with the necklace so that just a bit of the orange one would be behind it. I also loved the look of the cat with the bow-tie in the one image, but only wanted to use the one cat, so I did some more specific masking here to block out the other cat and the bed in that image.</div>
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After that was done, I got to colouring with various Copics and other alcohol markers. I added a hand-drawn shadow underneath the group of cats, and added in some of the other elements from this set to complete the scene (the food/water dish, the fish bowl and the vase). I decided on a more simple layout and found some basic polka dot paper from my patterned paper stash.</div>
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Realistically, almost all of the cards I made for this session of Camp Create could have applied to this challenge, although this was the specific one I designed with the challenge in mind. I started off with the now retired hooray die- I die cut it twice with some ultra thick white cardstock and applied a layer of wink of stella to give it a pretty shimmer.</div>
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The background was made using regular distress inks- Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalde, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Salty Ocean. I blended the base layer and then applied the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/sun-ray-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=1390d5a9b&_ss=r">Sun Ray Stenci</a>l overtop and used the same colours to build up a darker layer of colour. This is one technique where I still love using the regular distress inks more, since it takes A LOT more blending to reach that maximum saturation point.</div>
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I die-cut the background from a stitched scallop rectangle and then added a sentiment from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/all-smiles-6778?_pos=2&_sid=e8d43258b&_ss=r">All Smiles</a> underneath the "hooray".</div>
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I really loved the elegance of the white/light greys in the sample card and wanted to do something similar. I started off with another retired product- Winter Warmth dies (what can I say, I love my old MFT sets and still use them!). I used the floral image and one of the pompom images and embossed these into my white card base. Next I die cut a few layers of "<a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/cheers-die-namics?_pos=1&_sid=c838b9f8d&_ss=r">Cheers"</a>, with the top layer being cut from a shimmery white/champagne paper. I adhered that to my embossed layer and then added a light grey banner greeting using a sentiment from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/bb-happy-hippos?_pos=1&_sid=7595b7acf&_ss=r">Happy Hippos</a>. I wanted a little something else on here, so I found some light grey "gems" and added them to the floral elements. They aren't really gems, but they have a nice shine. These are actually the leftover pieces that my friend gave me- she does the diamond paintings and there are lots of leftovers! These felt like the perfect way to tie in the grey word banner and add a little something.</div>
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This card was a lot of fun to make. I just love how it turned out and will definitely be making more backgrounds like this. I started off with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/cascading-scallop-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=477ceb132&_ss=r">Cascading Scallop</a> stencil. I adhered it over my white card and blended Distress Oxide inks over top- Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, and Mermaid Lagoon. Although I was thinking mermaid tale when I made this, really, it works for any kind of scaly animal</div>
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Sorry I haven't been updating the blog much lately, I tend to post projects more regularly to my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/natashajoyan/?hl=en">instagram</a>. </div>
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I try to participate in MFT's Camp Create every summer. I got the challenges all completed this past weekend. I have been trying to be better about using pre-done backgrounds and stamped/cut out images that I've coloured in my spare time, so for many of these, they were more about finding and assembling the pre-done elements. Although some I still modified to better suit my card ideas.</div>
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Alright, first up Wonderful Watercolour! </div>
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I ended up doing a bit of resist here too. I started by embossing my greetings from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/handwritten-holiday?_pos=1&_sid=656e16b43&_ss=r">Handwritten Holiday</a> on some watercolour paper. I used gold for the one and platinum for the other.</div>
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I was in the mood for jewel tones, so I looked through my mini distress inks and pulled out a few that fit the bill- I used Pine Needles with the gold and Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, and Aged Mahogany with the platinum</div>
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For the watercolouring, I just was careful and freehanded an approximately proportional rectangle over and around the greeting. Once the paint was dry, I dabbed at the embossing to get any remaining wet paint off.</div>
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For each card, I added a very subtle metallic mat to coordinate with the embossing powder. These are really quick to complete once you get going and would be a great mass produced holiday card with minimal effort!</div>
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For this one, I started out with the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/collections/stamps/products/bg-balloon-strings-background">Balloon Strings</a> background stamp. I stamped that onto some white cardstock and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I pulled out some more distress ink minis, but blended with them this time. I used Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Squeeze Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, and Wilted Violet. </div>
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Once that was done, I thought it would be fun to put this cute dragon from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/bb-magical-dragons?_pos=1&_sid=658b96395&_ss=r">Magical Dragons</a> that I found from my stash (honestly I think I coloured this at least a year ago!) on a frame, but then I was thinking about shaker cards being the next challenge, and decided to take it up a notch and make it s shaker too. I filled it with lots of glitter and sequins. The speech bubble was a die from my stash- either a retired MFT or maybe Mama Elephant- I cannot recall and really, any larger speech bubble die would work for this or you could even free hand it!</div>
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This card was a bit of a labour of love. I tried a lot of things before getting this version to work. I don't have the MFT soda pop dies, but I do have a Stampin' Up set and the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/lld-soda-pop?_pos=1&_sid=4228a7590&_ss=r">MFT Soda Pop stamps</a>. Initially, I was trying to turn every bottle into a mini shaker, but the logistics were WAY too fussy. I had to hand cut the opening on the bottle, and the frame left was WAY too small to allow for the dimension required to fill it. So... change of plans. I got out my <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/collections/die-namics/products/stitched-rectangle-scallop-frames-die-namics">Stitched Rectangle Scalloped Frames</a> and die-cut 5 to stack (yay for no foam tape required here!). I made the whole card front a giant shaker card. I stamped my greeting on this base panel and also sponged various brown inks to give that root beer look. I filled the shaker with brown and copper glitter and sequins. The bottles were die cut out of vellum and I used the fun little star image from the Soda Pop set to jazz up the bottles.</div>
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They were looking too plain empty, so I coloured them with a copic marker and added a few little highlights with a white gel pen. The recipient got a huge kick out of it, which really was what it's all about. There's something really magical about shaker cards!</div>
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Alright, more than half way complete and now it's time for Sensational Sliders!</div>
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I don't have the MFT slider dies, but I do have a <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/lets-toast-pull-tab-add-on?_pos=3&_sid=7d2e1c69e&_ss=r">Lawn Fawn one,</a> and I'm all about maximizing my supplies and combining brands. I thought the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/bb-bitty-bears?_pos=1&_sid=cff9b80c2&_ss=r">Bitty Bears</a> would make the perfect little surprise pop up scene.</div>
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I started with a stenciled cloud background from my stash- this was made using the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/cloud-stencil?_pos=1&_sid=4a6f8c0ee&_ss=r">Cloud Stencil</a>. </div>
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I got my bears all coloured in and arranged them, leaving the balloon bear to be the one to pop up. Here's the "as it arrives" picture.</div>
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And here it is when you pull the slider mechanism. Super fun right?</div>
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And another shot of those bears, because come on, total cuteness!!!</div>
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I went into my background stash again and found this fun underwater scene that I had made during a recent class I taught. I used the <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/ray-of-light-stencil?_pos=3&_sid=dd4bb0088&_ss=r">Ray of Light stencil</a> with Distress Oxide inks. I used Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch. In class, we used the ray stencil to add white pigment ink to have lightened rays. However, I wanted to glitter-fy this, so I lined up the stencil with the previous pattern and stamped the Versamark pad directly to the paper. I found some old clear/glitter embossing powder and added that. It's so sparkly and fun! I love it!</div>
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I looked through my coloured images stash and found a few of the fish from <a href="https://www.mftstamps.com/products/bb-gill-friends?_pos=1&_sid=b4335713d&_ss=r">Gill Friends</a>. I wanted a few more, so I added the green gradient one and the all yellow one. To add a bit more glitter, I brushed over all of the fish with a shimmer pen. The stamped greeting is from that same set. The last touch was adding little clear Nuvo drop bubbles. It's subtle, but adds another fun little pop!</div>
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Anyway, that's all for now. I always love playing along with Camp Create. It's fun to challenge yourself to try techniques that are new or that you don't do that much. I seriously cannot recall the last time I made shaker cards and I ended up making two!! Also, I have had the slider/pull tab die set and maybe used it 3 or 4 times, so it was nice to pull it out and remember just how easy it comes together! </div>
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We live close to a local brewery. In the winter, for something different, fun and to encourage Sunday traffic, they put out a "Staff Series Sunday test batch". For much of January to March, each staff member helps to develop a beer flavour. </div>
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We've taken to walking there every Sunday to sample the weekly batch. It's been a fun weekly outing. So today, the beer was designed by the person that works the taproom every Sunday. We also saw that it was her birthday this past week and she had been given a unicorn foil balloon. So... the first challenge became to make a unicorn and beer themed card.</div>
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Here's my cutesy little scene. I did mostly beer themed unicorns (browns, gold/yellows), but I thought it'd be fun to make a rainbow beer, complete with a rainbow unicorn pouring it out. The sky was completed with Distress Oxides- Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch. I layered up 2 of the puffy cloud borders. The sentiment was stamped on one of the fancy wavy banner dies.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you're ready for a picture intensive post today! I've been working on my <a href="https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-program">Altenew Educator Level 1</a> completion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My challenge was to create a set of 6 encouragement cards featuring 3 components from the classes in Level 1. The challenge was to also include the packaging for this gift set. Each card could vary a bit, but the overall theme should be similar for all of the cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I need to complete a larger project, I really like to jot down ideas, techniques, potential supplies and sketches. I thought I would show a glimpse of my project sheet, since it's a major part of my process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The class lessons I decided to use in my project were Adding Details to Ink Blending from <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/easy-ink-blending-techniques">Easy Ink Blending</a>, Painting from Ink Pads from <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/irresistible-inking-techniques">Irresistible Inking Techniques</a>, and various ideas from <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/let-it-shine">Let it Shine</a> (glitter, embellishments, metallic paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, here's a glance at my take on painting with ink pads. Here's a look at my supplies for the watercoloring component. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I painted several of the larger and smaller leaves from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fleaf%2Dcanopy%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Leaf Canopy</a> using the technique shown in the video so that I could make many different layouts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next up, my take on Easy Ink Blending. I loved this class since ink blending is one of my favorite techniques. I loved the idea of taking a regular blended background and adding details to take it to the next level. Instead of using just my blending sponge for the circles, I did a take on a bokeh technique and made my own circle stencils.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used Distress Oxides- Ripe Persimmon and Dried Marigold and a white pigment ink (<a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dfresh%2Dsnow%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">PTI Fresh Snow</a>). I used blender handles and sponges. For the bokeh technique, I used post-it note paper and several circle punches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the other backgrounds, I changed up how much of the Dried Marigold and Ripe Persimmon I added. I also changed up the overall pattern of application (blending diagonal lines, smaller clusters, rounded edges, that sort of thing).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, here's a look at some of the items I found for my "shine" elements that I used - metallic copper cardstock (used on each card), green rhinestones, clear sequins, copper glitter and Nuvo drops.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now that I've reviewed how I painted my leaves, how I made my backgrounds and the shine elements, let's get onto the cards! I went with the theme of Encouragement because so many Altenew sets have wonderful words of encouragement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The first card uses several of the smaller leaves. I covered much of the background. I cut out 3 of the stamped "Beautiful" from the <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fsimple%2Dflowers%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Simple Flowers </a>set and layered them. The "You're So" was stamped onto black card stock and embossed in white. The additional shine element was a combination of Nuvo drops and glitter. I added the Nuvo drops and used it like regular glue and added the glitter while it was still wet. I did this so my glitter droplets would be slightly raised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this card, I thought it would be fun to combine sentiments from a few sets to make a bigger sentiment. I used <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fcrafty%2Dfriends%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Crafty Friends</a> and <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fleaf%2Dcanopy%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Leaf Canopy.</a> The shine element this time is green rhinestones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my next card, I used a sentiment from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fadore%2Dyou%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Adore You.</a> I love this sentiment because it can be used for so much- encouragement (as I've used it here), sympathy, thinking of you, or even a celebration,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the next card, I used the same sentiment as above from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fadore%2Dyou%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Adore You</a>, but I decided to build it up by pairing it with this "cheer up" from <a href="https://shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantid=66850&userid=1598242&productid=652622822&afftrack=">Painted Greetings</a>. The shine element this time is clear sequins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final part to my challenge was to present the set of cards in some sort of packaging. I decided to make a simple box with a <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpaper%2Fpaper%2Dbasics%2Dstampers%2Dselect%2Dvellum%2Dcardstock%2D12%2Dsheets%2F&afftrack=">vellum window</a>. These types of boxes are super easy to make. For the box base, I made it 6-3/4 x 8 and scored each side 1 inch in. I cut slits into the score lines so that I had corner flaps. The lid is made using the same basic premise, except I made it a touch bigger- 6-7/8 x 8-1/8, again scoring each side 1 inch in. I cut out the window using a craft knife. I stamped several of the smaller leaf images from <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fleaf%2Dcanopy%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Leaf Canopy </a>with Versamark and embossed it with white embossing powder and adhered the window on the inside of the lid (make sure to make the window panel larger than the window cut out so you have enough of a border to easily add your adhesive)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And lastly, when making a set of cards to give away, you need to include envelopes. To make the envelopes just that little bit more special, I stamped the outline leaf on each one. Little details like this really add to the packaged gift feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stamps: <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fsimple%2Dflowers%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Simple Flowers</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fleaf%2Dcanopy%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Leaf Canopy</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fcrafty%2Dfriends%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Crafty Friends,</a> <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=888816&u=1598242&m=66850&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Faltenew%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fadore%2Dyou%2Dstamp%2Dset&afftrack=">Adore You</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantid=66850&userid=1598242&productid=652622822&afftrack=">Painted Greetings</a> (Altenew)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ink: Jet Black archival ink, Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon (Ranger), <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dfresh%2Dsnow%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Fresh Snow</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dgreen%2Dparakeet%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Green Parakeet</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dlimeade%2Dice%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Limeade Ice</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dhawaiian%2Dshores%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Hawaiian Shores</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dtropical%2Dteal%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Tropical Teal</a> (Papertrey Ink), Versamark</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have another Altenew Academy creation today. This one is for the <a href="https://altenewacademy.com/courses/seasonal-scene-building/">Seasonal Scene Building </a>by <a href="https://nicholmagouirk.typepad.com/">Nichol Spohr</a>. This class has lots of ideas for using your stamps with other stamps or dies to create new images and scenes. I was inspired to use some floral images to create a cheerful scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my card I combined a few of the lessons- Making a Window Scene and a little bit of Background Building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought the flowers and leaves from <a href="https://altenew.com/products/adore-you-stamp-set">Adore You </a>would be great to make a little window type scene. I found some old oval dies from my stash and used those to create the window element. I didn't want my window opening to be a single colour though, so I blended some Faded Denim and Tumbled Glass distress oxides. I blended the lighter colour in the middle first and then blended the dark blue around the edges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I coloured my leaves and flowers with various alcohol markers. I coloured more than necessary since this allowed me to pick and choose which flowers looked best together and also allowed me to play around with the scene building. I decided that I liked two flowers on the bottom left and three flowers on the upper right best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, I decided to make a subtle stamped card front using some darker grey cardstock. I really wanted the colours to shine in the scene I made. Lastly, I decided on a sentiment from <a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks">Many Thanks</a>. The larger greeting was stamped directly on the background and the smaller sentiment was stamped on a banner and popped up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm quite happy with my little scene and it reminds me of a pretty corsage that could be worn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I would make a sketch of my card, keeping with my old Sunday sketches. Feel free to let it inspire you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stamps: <a href="https://altenew.com/products/adore-you-stamp-set">Adore You</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks">Many Thanks</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ink: Weathervane, Tuxedo Black, Black Onyx</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Paper: White, Black, Weathervane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Accessories, etc.: Oval dies, alcohol markers</span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894675699833285572noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298674.post-66261038211695071242019-02-08T10:16:00.000-06:002019-02-20T12:43:35.830-06:00All About Layering 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hello! I'm back with another </span><a href="https://altenewacademy.com/">Altenew Academy</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> project. This one is for </span><a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/all-about-layering-2">All About Layering 2</a><span style="font-size: medium;">. This is a free class, so I highly encourage you to check it out. Even if you don't have any of the stamps featured in the class, it gives great tips overall for how to line up the layering style Altenew stamps and the card ideas are awesome too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I don't own any of the stamps featured from this class, but I was heavily inspired by Yana's card in the bonus inspiration part of Lesson 1- Peony Bouquet. I used different colours, but I love how she made a cluster the focus of her card with a simple sentiment banner over top, so that's what I have done here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I used <a href="https://altenew.com/products/handpicked-bouquet-stamp-set">Handpicked Bouquet</a>, which is a really beautiful, elegant set. To start, I stamped the outline image in Rocky Shore ink. I used my Misti, so I could do two impressions to make it just a touch bolder. Next I decided on the rest of my palette- for the flowers, I used Blush for the lighter pinks and Coral Berry for the dark tones. For the leaves, I used Frayed Leaf for the base layer and Moss for the detailed layer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Some key tips:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">DO make use of the guide that comes with the Altenew sets, this is a huge time saver!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">DO use a stamp positioner. This allows you to re-stamp if you don't get a decent impression, but more importantly, it allows you to use the same ink colours to build up darker tones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">On my card, I used the Coral Berry twice- I used it for the floral 2nd layer, and for the 3rd layer, I used it again, but I stamped that layer twice to make it even darker than the previous layer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Once I had all my fill in layers stamped, I stamped the outline once more to really make it pop, since some of the fill in layers had covered the outline which muddled it a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Next I added my sentiment banner. I wanted to make sure my sentiment banner lay flush so it's adhered to the main image panel with regular tape, but I used a thin strip of foam tape for the part that is adhered to the card front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Stamps: Handpicked Bouquet</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Ink: </span><a href="https://altenew.com/collections/mini-inks/products/green-fields-with-permanent-black-mini-cube-set">Frayed Leaf</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://altenew.com/collections/mini-inks/products/tropical-forest-mini-ink-cube-set">Moss</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, </span><a href="https://altenew.com/collections/mini-inks/products/ballet-slippers-6-mini-cube-set">Blush, Coral Berry</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/mini-inks/products/coffee-break-mini-cube-set">Rocky Shore</a><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Paper: Kraft, White, Berry Sorbet, Sweet Blush</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">Accessories, etc.: rhinestones.</span>Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894675699833285572noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298674.post-44071402265503896182019-02-07T10:21:00.000-06:002019-02-20T12:43:41.469-06:00Clean and Simple Boutique Style Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone, I'm here with another duo of cards. This time for the class <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/clean-simple-boutique-cards">Clean and Simple Boutique Cards</a> taught by the talented <a href="http://ourchangeofart.blogspot.com/">Jennifer Rzasa </a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was really excited for this class, because I love clean and simple cards. When I first started stamping, I did what was trendy at the time, which was lots of layers and sponged edges and ALL THE THINGS, it seemed. But as I became more confident as a crafter, I really found my own style and it definitely is more on the clean and simple side, with a few messier techniques thrown in. Although there are typically less layers, less stamping, less embellishments, and just less overall, the execution of getting the card "just so" can often take longer than a more detailed card.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my cards, I took pointers from the Simple Styling lesson. The cards for this part of the lesson are all quite simple, but they have something about them that pops! I took that lesson and applied to the below two cards- keep it simple, but bring in a "pop" element, whether that's a simple embellishment, a pop of colour or dimension or something unexpected.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up, I really wanted to use the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/crafty-life-stamp-set">Crafty Life </a>stamp set. I own both the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/crafty-life-stamp-set">Crafty Life</a> and <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/background-magic-background-stamps-with-creativity-class/products/crafty-friends-stamp-set?s=recomatic">Crafty Friends</a> sets, and I love that there are a few sentiments in both that can still be used for non-crafter recipients. I saw this sentiment -My world is more colorful with you in it- and knew that I wanted to figure out a rainbow colour scheme. Although I didn't use any metallics here, I was inspired by one of Jennifer's cards that featured a bold sentiment over a watercoloured background, so that's what I've done here. I also find that the card itself feels more luxurious and boutique-y, due to the cotton watercolour paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with a few distress inks and painted simple stripes in rainbow order. I used Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, and Candied Apple for my rainbow. A key tip for these is to use a paintbrush that is the approximate width that you are wanting each of your stripes, that way you don't have to fuss too much about getting them all the same width. It's okay to still have a little bit of variety with all the stripes, since that helps achieve a more organic and interesting look, but the paintbrush does help with consistency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, was time to stamp the sentiment that inspired it all! I highly recommend using a stamp positioner (I used the MISTI) when inking up sentiments, especially when you've already put a lot of work into your background, and also when using textured paper, such as watercolour paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After that was stamped, I wanted that extra little "pop". I found this cute flower shaped button. It was white, so I used a yellow alcohol marker that coordinated nicely with the Mustard Seed stripe and coloured it. This allowed it to add a pop, while still blending in. I love the little something it added!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this next card, I still had the Crafty Life set out and wanted to use these awesome block words. I thought this would make a fun card for one of my crafty friends. I used a stamping positioner to ensure that the 4 sentiment stamps were lined up and spaced evenly. I also used the MISTI for this because I wanted to ensure that the boldness of the block sentiments would be stamped and the MISTI allows for additional impressions if needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, I stamped a second "craft" on a scrap piece of the same kind of cardstock as the card base in Raspberry Fizz and cut that out. I popped it up with foam tape so in addition to the pink pop, it also pops because of the dimension. This is a great way to jazz up an otherwise one layer card. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Due to the visual space of the sentiment, I decided that a 4-bar card would be a better fit. This was just the right amount of white space. Don't be afraid to use different card dimensions when attempting to achieve the right amount of white space. This really took the card from a lost, floating sort of feel to balanced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for coming by! I hope you've been enjoying my posts so far this week. I have just a few more Level 1 cards to post and then I'm hoping to take on the Level 1 challenge and go through my Level 2 classes. I have been having so much fun learning new techniques, re-discovering older ones and using my Altenew stamps and dies to their full potential!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back with some more class projects from Altenew Academy for the <a href="https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-program">Altenew Educator Certification Program</a> the <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/irresistible-inking-techniques">Irresistible Ink Technique class</a> taught by <a href="http://www.saranaumann.com/blog/">Sara Naumann</a>. My big takeaway from this class was that inks are more than just for inking up stamps. Ink pads are really just a great tool that holds dye or pigment that can be used to interact with pretty much anything! Sure, we primarily use them to ink up stamps, but they can be used for so much more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to tackle stamp block inking. In order to get better coverage, I added a bit of water and used watercolor paper, so it's similar to a "smooshed" technique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some of my blocked, pre-card pieced. It was so much fun to play with ink and paper and get messy! This is one thing I loved about this class, it really inspired me to get messy and it got me playing with my supplies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the upper left sample- I used a single larger block. For the upper right sample, I used several smaller blocks, dedicating one colour to each block. For the bottom sample, I did the block stamping in stages. I really liked how that one turned out, but it wasn't big enough for what I wanted, so I actually found an even bigger block and did it again (which is featured on the first card below).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the card, I have several very large blocks, so I used my largest one. It's about 4.5 x 5.25 in size. I inked up the block and added water so I would get a bit of blending between the colours. I stamped with it, let it dry, and then I couldn't help but add some more splatters. This technique is fantastic for achieving a perfectly blended watercolour look, with no fuss!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: start;">I trimmed the blocked panel down and matted it on some white cardstock and then placed that on a Coastal Cabana card front. I stamped the two leaf clusters from</span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/leaf-canopy-stamp-set" style="text-align: start;"> Leaf Canopy</a><span style="text-align: start;">, using the same inks and rocked the edges in the the teal ink for a little more depth. I cut those out and adhered them over the blocked background with foam tape. The sentiment is from </span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/handpicked-bouquet-stamp-set" style="text-align: start;">Handpicked Bouquet</a><span style="text-align: start;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time, I really wanted to feature the blocking, so I trimmed it down, but left the natural white edge. I used <a href="https://altenew.com/products/leaf-canopy-stamp-set">Leaf Canopy</a> again and stamped the smaller leaf cluster in Versamark and embossed it with white. The sentiment comes from that same set. I used the teal ink that I used in the blocking to stamp the sentiment. That was placed on the card using foam tape for that little "pop".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stamps: <a href="https://altenew.com/products/leaf-canopy-stamp-set">Leaf Canopy</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/handpicked-bouquet-stamp-set">Handpicked Bouquet</a> (Altenew)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ink: <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dblueberry%2Dsky%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Blueberry Sky,</a> <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dtropical%2Dteal%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Tropical Teal</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dhawaiian%2Dshores%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Hawaiian Shores</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dgreen%2Dparakeet%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Green Parakeet</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dbright%2Dbuttercup%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Bright Buttercup</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fnew%2Dpm%2Dink%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dsummer%2Dsunrise%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Summer Sunrise</a> (all by Papertrey Ink), Versamark</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! I'm back from my month+ long hiatus. The holidays are a busy season, and although I got a decent amount of crafting done, I needed a bit of a blog break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm back today with a few Altenew cards. I've jumped back into getting my Level 1 certification completed for the <a href="https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-program">Altenew Educator Certification Program.</a> Today's cards are for the <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes/products/easy-die-cutting-techniques">Easy Die Cutting Technique</a>s class, taught by the amazing <a href="https://www.yanasmakula.com/">Yana Smakula</a>. This class is fantastic if you're really looking for some other ways to use your die cuts. You'll be looking at your dies in a whole new light! I highly recommend you check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started by using the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/striped-leaf-cover-die">Striped Leaf Cover die</a>. This die is a great stand alone die, but this class really had me looking at how I could get more from it. Cover plates in particular make really great stencils. The great thing about stencils is that you can use them to cover the entire card front or opt to use only a section. I die-cut the cover plate out of a thin, but durable paper and used that as a stencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I often think of greens when I use this cover die, but I thought it'd be fun to use some bright fall colours, so I used a red-orange-yellow colour palette of distress inks. I had so much fun with the stenciling that I had to make another one right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's my card submission for the class. I decided to jazz up the background by splattering inks over top. I recommend keeping some acrylic black ink on hand if you're wanting black ink splatters. I watered some down to get the bolder black splatters on the project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To complete the card, I stamped 3 "thanks" from the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks">Many Thanks </a>set, cut them out and stacked them and then completed the greeting by stamping the "for your kindness" onto the stenciled background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's my "cleaner" version of the card above. I opted for no paint splatters on this one. I used the same thank you set, but this time embossed one of the sentiments on red cardstock, using white embossing powder.</span></div>
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I don't have a sketch to share today, but here's the anniversary card I made for my parents this year. It's their 41st anniversary today. The actual "Happy Anniversary" greeting is on the inside. I just recently got this "cheers" die cut, so I really wanted to use it. I love that it works with a multitude of happy occasions.</div>
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Since getting the ScanNCut, I hadn't used it much with solid colour images, so I decided that needed to change today. I never purchased the coordinating dies for the Rosie Posie stamp set and yet I always ended up fussy cutting out all the elements. So I stamped several flowers and leaves and cut it all out with the machine in a few minutes.</div>
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I liked the idea of bringing in a stitched frame as a way to kind of "attach" all of the floral and leaf elements. I die cut a stitched rectangle from some Simply Chartreuse paper and adhered that to a Rustic White card base. I arranged all the elements and then in order to make the "Cheers" stand out a bit more, I decided to make an offset outline from vellum to place it on. </div>
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So all in all, a bit of a busier card than most that I've made as of late, but it was a lot of fun!</div>
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<br />Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894675699833285572noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32298674.post-37386359065487303902018-12-19T08:10:00.000-06:002018-12-19T08:10:53.490-06:00Celebrate!Hey everyone!<br />
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Today I am guest designing for the latest <a href="http://createasmilestamps.blogspot.com/2018/12/we-dare-you-to-create-smile-celebration.html">Create a Smile Stamps challenge.</a> The theme is Celebrate! This is such a great theme since it can mean many different things to different people. I decided to make a birthday/celebration card featuring <a href="https://www.createasmilestamps.com/stempel-stamps/gull-gang/#cc-m-product-14050540623">Gull Gang</a>.<br />
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When I saw this stamp set, I knew I had to have it. First of all- those gulls are so cute and a bit sassy. There's also some really fun sentiments in that set that I haven't ever seen from other companies.<br />
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I started with the gulls and the woodposts and coloured them with various copic markers. I had a few party hats stamped out from various Lawn Fawn sets, but I see that the <a href="https://www.createasmilestamps.com/stempel-stamps/dress-me-up-1/#cc-m-product-14028586823">Dress Me Up</a> set has the perfect party hat in it!<br />
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Next up was making the scene. I used a stitched rectangle die to give the scene a more finished edge.<br />
I used some post-it note tape to create the horizon. Above that line, I left the background white and stenciled clouds using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. For the ocean, I blended Salty Ocean all over and then used a wave stencil with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide ink to create the look.<br />
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I wanted the wood posts to be in the water and not just floating, so I used an X-acto knife and cut openings that aligned with the waves and then tucked the posts in. Once the scene was set, I went about adding my sentiment. The "Let's Celebrate" is from the <a href="https://www.createasmilestamps.com/stempel-stamps/mini-birthday/#cc-m-product-12475782023">Mini Birthday</a> set and the "you" is from the <a href="https://www.createasmilestamps.com/cool-cuts-dies/you-twice/#cc-m-product-13959952323">Cool Cuts You die</a>. I stacked three to give the sentiment extra dimension.<br />
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The great thing about these challenges is there is a prize! Create a Smile Stamps gives away a 25-euro gift card! Also, you can make use of their <a href="http://createasmilestamps.blogspot.com/p/freebies.html">awesome freebies</a> (I'm thinking about making a new year's card with the sentiment and kangaroo from the freebies). I definitely recommend checking out the stamps and dies though too- they are excellent quality. Even coming from Germany, they took no longer than anything I've ever ordered from the USA (if you're on the fence about ordering).<br />
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I am taking a few weeks off from the weekly sketches over the holidays. I'll still be posting a few cards here and there, just not the sketch cards. Feel free to still be inspired by the sketches <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2011/12/pdfs.html">here</a>.</div>
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My goal is to update the "drawn" style of the sketches (people didn't seem as receptive to them) and then maybe even start some new ones!</div>
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But for now, I thought I would share a few of the one-of-a-kind cards I made for my crafty crew. There's about 10 of us that meet every month for Stamp Club (one is still a Stampin' Up demo), and even though those monthly gatherings are Stampin' Up focused, we get together for other crafty dates and getaways. Anyway, here are some of the cards!</div>
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I'm taking a very small break from all things Christmas and have a birthday card to share today. I've had this set, Beep Boop Birthday for a few months. I didn't get the dies though, so haven't been using it to its potential. However, I recently got a really great deal on a ScanNCut so I finally used them since I didn't have to fussy cut them!</div>
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Card Base: 4-1/4 x 5-1/2<br />
Main Layer (total): 3 x 4-1/4<br />
Two pieces at 1/2 x 4-1/4, center piece 2-1/2 x 4-1/4<br />
Main Layer Mat: 3-1/8 x 4-3/8<br />
Star/Circle component: approximately 1-3/4<br />
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I coloured the two robots and a cupcake from this set using Copics. I decided to place those on a pointed circle since it reminded me of a gear. I used the 4 mini gears in this set to create a background pattern on the light grey. Originally I wanted to use the speech bubble (in the top left of the pic), but it just didn't work for placement, so I went with a sentiment banner instead.</div>
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I hope you're not tired of Christmas cards yet! I made so many this weekend. This was one of the simpler ones I made. Here's the sketch: </div>
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As far as dimensions go, it's really up to you. Just make sure the upper scalloped layer is about 80% of the card. You don't even have to make it scalloped- a straight edge or some other border is good here!</div>
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Here's the card. I had this stitched snowflake background in my scrap stash, so I decided to update it to match the sketch by using this scalloped stitch border die. If you interested in how it was made- I lay several stitched snowflake dies on the white cardstock and used a rubber embossing mat to prevent the dies from cutting. This is a fun way to make your own backgrounds and really stretches the dies!</div>
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I added some organdy ribbon and adhered it to a red card base. The sentiment is a mix between a Papertrey Ink sentiment and the "merry" was cut using the ScanNCut.</div>
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Here's the sketch. When I originally designed this sketch, I think it was meant to be a longer style card, but today it worked well as a standard card base.<br />
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<li>Card Base: 4-1/4 x 5-1/2</li>
<li>Main Image: 4-1/8 x 3-1/8</li>
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I started by stamping just one of the corners of this large image from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-SKETCHED-FLOWERS-sss101830-sss101830?currency=USD">Sketched Flowers</a> in Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I used many Stampin' Blends markers to colour it in. For my border, I didn't want it to be plain, so I stamped the single leaf image from this same set in Spring Moss on Spring Moss card stock. The rest came together pretty quickly. I wanted a bit more separation between the main layer and the base, so I framed it with a very thin Ripe Avocado frame.<br />
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I've got today's sketch card ready for you. It's also a dual purpose card, I decided to take a stab at the most recent <a href="https://www.lawnfawnatics.com/announcement/lawn-fawnatics-challenge-40-color-inspiration">Lawn Fawnatics challenge</a>. It's a colour challenge, so I went through my stash of paper, inks, and markers and found some good matches for the inspiration image. Although I have the paper that the inspiration piece is based on, I wanted to challenge myself by not using that specific paper.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Squares: 1-1/2 x 1-1/2</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Frame for the squares: Approx 1-3/4 x 5</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Lower paper strip: 1-3/4 x 5-1/2</li>
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The unicorns (from <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/say-what-christmas-critters">Say What Christmas Critters</a>) were coloured mostly with Stampin' Blends (Stampin' Up! alcohol markers, with a few Copics and Touch5 markers for some of the other details). I also added a bit of shimmer to the horn and the hooves. The white squares were stamped with various snowflakes and stars from the <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/holiday-helpers">Holiday Helpers </a>and <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/thanks-a-latte">Thanks a Latte</a>.</div>
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I've got this week's sketch ready! The butterfly elements can be any object you like. I decided to go with snowflakes, since I still need to build up my Christmas card stash.</div>
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Measurements are pretty straight forward. My card base is 4-1/4 x 5-1/2. The background layer is 4 x 5-1/4. The sentiment banner is approximately 3 x 1/2 (but really this is subject to whatever sentiment you choose).</div>
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I decided to not use the traditional white coloured "white space". I wanted to use snowflakes and in order to make them pop, I made a blended background. I blended Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans. I spritzed it with water, let it dry and then added many ink splatters (white, chipped sapphire and silver).</div>
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Next I cut out my snowflakes (from Lawn Fawn's stitched snowflake die set), choosing three different sizes. The banner is stamped on a piece of navy cardstock and embossed with silver embossing powder. The sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn Holiday Helpers set.</div>
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I hope you’re ready for some rainbow cards. First up, I’ve got a card based on last week’s sketch. I managed to get something made later last week but didn’t have a chance to share it til today.
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I started by stamping a rainbow and several clouds from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Clear-Stamps-BEST-EVER-SSS101710-SSS101710?currency=USD">Best Ever </a>onto some white cardstock. I coloured them with copics then cut them out. I also added a bit of shimmer to the clouds. To make the bottom strip I decided to make my own patterned paper by using the long happy birthday sentiment stamp and stamping in repeatedly. I added a tiny bit of bakers twine around that layer for the small ribbon element of the sketch. I deviated only a little- I didn’t use scallops and I ended up adding an extra cloud and some sequins for added shimmer and better overall balance.
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I meant to get a card made for the sketch this weekend, but it just didn't happen. Ever have one of those weekends where you have all sorts of intentions of making SO many cards, and then you go in the craft room and just nothing happens? Yeah, it was one of those for me this week.<br />
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I'm still just not feeling terribly creative or inspired :(<br />
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Here's the sketch though, if you feel like taking a crack at it.<br />
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Happy Sunday! Can you believe it, October is almost over. It definitely seems like these last two months have just flown by. </div>
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Here's this week's sketch! A true classic! I feel like I originally designed this one once circle dies were more prevalent. It's a funny thing, thinking back to this hobby even 10 years ago! We take basics such as circle dies and scallop circle dies for granted,but when I first started stamping, they really weren't readily available. The dies craze was only just beginning.</div>
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Here's my card.<br />
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While on vacation, I took a few supplies with me- mainly stamped and cut out Lawn Fawn images and a set of markers. These two images are from the Stamptember release Nutty Or Nice. In case you don't know, that's a Simon Says Stamp/Lawn Fawn collaboration set. It was released in September in limited supplies and sadly isn't available to purchase anymore, but it has elements that are similar enough to other Lawn Fawn sets that you could still use any cards you see with it for inspiration.<br />
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I ended up mirroring the sketch so that it would appear more balanced. I tried it the original way, but because I have the larger image on the left, it just didn't look balanced. I took the snowmen row from Simply Celebrate Winter, and stamped that on Hawaiian Shores paper (with Hawaiian Shores ink) to add to the snowman theme. The sentiment is also from the Nutty Or Nice set.<br />
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Stamps: Nutty or Nice, <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/simply-celebrate-winter">Simply Celebrate Winter</a><br />
Ink: Tuxedo Black, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fdiscontinued%2Ditems%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Ddark%2Dchocolate%2Dinkpad%2F&afftrack=">Dark Chocolate</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpaper%2Fpaper%2Dbasics%2Dkraft%2Dcardstock%2D24%2Dsheets%2F&afftrack=">Hawaiian Shores</a><br />
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Accessories, etc.: Stitched Circle dies, scalloped circle dies, <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/collections/backdrops/products/snowy-backdrop">Snowy Backdrop</a>, <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/stitched-hillside-borders">Stitched Hillside Borders</a>, Copics<br />
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I'm a bit late with my blog post this week. I got the card done on Sunday, but being in a post-vacation mode (got back on Thursday), followed by getting an annoying cold meant not doing much of anything all. Just finally got the replenishing groceries done last night, haha. Anyway...</div>
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I was inspired to use leaves from the sketch image. I decided to do more of a cascading cluster though.</div>
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I decided I wanted a vellum sentiment strip so that the stamped image wasn't completely covered. I used one of my favorite sentiments from the <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fstamps%2Fkeep%2Dit%2Dsimple%2Dchristmas%2Dmini%2Dstamp%2Dset%2F&afftrack=">Keep It Simple Christma</a>s set. I attached that to the card front using red brads (yes I know right, brads!?!), but this worked well for the "button" element that I have on the sketch.</div>
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Paper: Textured green, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpaper%2Fperfect%2Dmatch%2Dpure%2Dpoppy%2Dcardstock%2D24%2Dsheets%2F&afftrack=">Pure Poppy</a>, <a href="https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=975657&u=1598242&m=70385&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epapertreyink%2Ecom%2Fpaper%2Fpaper%2Dbasics%2Dstampers%2Dselect%2Dvellum%2Dcardstock%2D24%2Dsheets%2F&afftrack=">Vellum,</a> White<br />
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Card Base: 5-1/8 x 5-1/8</div>
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Main Layer: 5 x 5</div>
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I love leaf themed stamps and this turnabout is no exception! It's so easy to use. The mix of line art and solid leaves make this one of the more forgiving turnabouts I have tried. I also love that there are a few sentiments in the set. I used a fall colour palette- Prairie Grass, Honey Nut, Olive Twist, and Terracotta Tile. I stamped it on a Vintage Cream piece of cardstock. Originally, I was only going to attach one leaf to the sentiment circle. However, there were a few stray ink dots, so I decided to just cover them with more leaves!<br />
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For the "belly band", I wanted something more than just plain card stock, so I scored a line about 1/8th of an inch from either side.<br />
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Stamps: <a href="https://concordand9th.com/collections/stamps/products/thankful-leaves-turnabout">Thankful Leaves Turnabout</a><br />
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Happy Sunday! I hope you're ready for another sketch!</div>
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Card Base: 4.25 x 5.5</div>
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Patterned Paper Layer: 3.75 x 5</div>
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Layer: 3-7/8 x 5-1/8</div>
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Scallops: 4.25 x 1.25</div>
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I had lots of fun making this card! I actually coloured the little mug character a few weeks back, and it was just sitting on my desk waiting for the perfect card. I took a look at this sketch and thought, why not use the mug as the flower element. In case you didn't know, there's a pair of little ovals in this stamp set. I had no idea what they were, since they didn't seem like the usual Lawn Fawn cutesy eyes. They are meant to be rosy cheeks (as I have used here). Just thought I'd share that in case you had no idea like me!</div>
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Just a reminder- when it comes to the sketches- they are just a starting point. Never feel obligated to use ALL the elements. Just because I use a flower on the sketch doesn't mean you have to use a flower on your card. It's just meant to designate an image- the choice is yours as to what kind!</div>
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Back to the card- the rest came together, once I was settled on using the sketch. The patterned paper comes from the Really Rainbow Christmas Petite Paper Pack.I paired that with some Pure Poppy, Basic Black, and New Leaf cardstock. I decided to add a bit of black and white baker's twine, since I wanted to bring in another black element to tie in with the sentiment, the frame layer, and the ink of the image itself.</div>
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Stamps: <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/thanks-a-latte">Thanks a Latte</a></div>
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Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Happy Sunday! </span><br />
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So.... last weekend it was 25C with a humidex of 32C, and today it's super dreary and we had a mix of snow and rain last night... Oh September! You just never know what you're going to get!</div>
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Anyway, keeping with the theme of snow... Here's a card featuring some new to me snowflake dies.</div>
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Card Base: 5.5 x 4.25<br />
Next layer: 5.25 x 4<br />
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I got some glitter paper back during Sale-A-Bration and hadn't used it yet. I thought the snowflakes would look so pretty all glittered up! I omitted the ribbon since I had all that glitter and I decided to center the sentiment.<br />
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Stamps: <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/holiday-helpers">Holiday Helpers</a> (greeting only)<br />
Dies: <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/stitched-snowflakes">Stitched Snowflakes</a>, <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/mini-snowflakes">Mini Snowflakes</a>, <a href="https://www.lawnfawn.com/products/outside-in-stitched-rectangle-stackables">Outside in Stitched Rectangle</a><br />
Paper: Glitter paper, Smoky Slate, Smokey Shadow<br />
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