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2 Quick Cards

Here's a simple layout that uses up patterned paper pieces, one sentiment and any embellishments that you care to add.  I assume you'll run with this and do a better job!

Card Construction Details:

1.  For these two cards, used Friends 'Til the End paper from Papertrey.  Found unopened package under HUGE pile o' stuff...

2.  First card has sentiment from Papertrey Ink stamped in SU Chocolate Chip.

3.  Made slit with exacto knife at end of sentiment and also used circle punch to cut half circle at end.  Did not injure self. 

4. Slid Brown taffeta ribbon in slot and wrapped around indentation made by circle punch and tied.  Added a few Amuse Arts twinkle dots and some faux stitching with white gel pen.  Done!

5.  For second card, stamped a flower from the Friends 'Til the End set in the same Hibiscus Pink ink that matches the patterned paper and cut out. 

6.  Added sentiment in black from Technique Tuesday.   Colored white self adhesive "candy" embellishment by Pebbles with Black Copic marker and drew black squiqqlies with an SU Black marker. 

Mood When Done = Happy to find paper that I had completely forgot about!  Sound familiar?

Big Bold Thanks

Hibiscus pink cardstock + Orange pigment ink = a warm, friendly card. Just the ticket for a midwinter card.

Card Construction Details:

1.  Stamped polka dot heart from Waltzingmouse Stamps soon-to-be-released Valentine's Day set as shown with ColorBox Orange pigment ink onto Papertrey Ink's Hibiscus cardstock.  (My last advance set from Waltzingmouse -- sigh.  I think it will be available for sale January 4th.  The sentiments are awesome!)

2.  Stamped sentiment from Technique Tuesday and arrow from same WM Stamps set (the arrow is straight, but since it is clear, I was able to curve it to point to the sentiment) with Memento Tuxedo ink.

3.  Trimmed and scalloped edge with a Stampin Up corner rounder punch.

4.  Added lines with white gel pen.

5.  Card needed something white in upper left corner, but I hadn't left much room. Fiddled with black cardstock for the card itself, but didn't fix the problem.  Apparently adding a black background does not meet the need for white accent...

6.  Punched slot with SU punch and added White organdy polka dot ribbon and tied with multi color embroidery floss.  I think this works!

7.  Stamped 2 rows of hearts with Versamark onto an A2 white card and embossed with white embossing powder.  (I was a bit nervous that the stamp would hold onto the orange pigment ink, but a good scrubbing with a baby wipe did the trick). Embossed hearts added a lot of interest to the base card.  Worth the trouble.

8.  Adhered pink panel with dimensionals.

Mood when done = Pleased

Project 100: 19/100 19th Birthday

My son turns 19 shortly and this is his birthday card.  The layout is from Two Peas in a Bucket Monthly Class with Kristina Werner.  Class 11 - Easy Holiday Cards.  These classes are free and you can print out a pdf file with layouts and examples and suggested color combos.  Obviously, I didn't make a holiday card with this layout, but it was easy to switch gears.  One of the things I like about Kristina's lessons is that she uses a variety of products, only some of which are sold at Two Peas. 

Card Construction Details:

1.  A2 Avocado Papertrey Ink cardstock.

2.  Scrap of white -- stamp cupcake liner in PTI Pure Poppy, frosting in SU Chocolate Chip and the Cherry in Pure Poppy, wipe off stem and use SU Artichoke marker.  Took 3 tries to get this right because I tried to use Palette Umber ink for the chocolate frosting and got a very pale splotchy look.  Switched to SU Chocolate Chip and success.  On the other hand, SU's Real Red made a real mess on the cupcake liner.  Eventually, figured out which brand ink and color worked best and success.  Cherry off but my kid hates cherries, so I figured this was him removing it before eating (clever excuse for missing the mark!)

2.  Trimmed white and corner chomped 1/4".

3.  Trimmed red and white polka dot paper (retired SU) and used Fiskars punch to get edge.

4. Stamped sentiment from Technique Tuesday Everyday Words in SU White Craft ink and embossed with Judikins white embossing powder, using new MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT QUIET Ranger Heat It gun.  Got a bit of white ink on card.  AACK.  Let dry and rubbed off with eraser. 

5. Corner chomped 3 corners of card and added white stitching with white gel pen. 

6.  Adhered cupcake layer to polka layer with dimensionals.

7.  Added Sakura gold pen to cherry. 

Mood when done = Pleased but just a little freaked at how old son is...

Spiro Garden Thanks

These flowers are from a small set called Spiro Garden. It reminds me of that toy where you put a pencil in a gear of sorts and make designs.  I've had this set for a while and tried using it several times with no luck. Finally put something together with it.

Card Construction Details:

1.  Stamped large flower from Technique Tuesday Spiro Garden with Kaleidacolor Desert Heat spectrum ink onto A2 White card. 

2.  Stamped smaller flower from same set with same ink onto white glossy paper.  Cut out flower and rolled up edges a bit.

3.  Adhered red self adhesive "pearl" to center of flower.

4.  Used a Copic 110 Special Black Sketch Marker to color pearl.  (I love anything labeled "special".)  Curious -- still can't decide whether quotation mark goes outside the period at the end of the previous sentence...

5.  Adhered small flower with dimensionals.

6.  Held breath and stamped sentiment from Technique Tuesday Thanks for Everything with Memento Tuxedo ink.  Perfect first time. 

Mood When Done = Thankful

Just Love

Can I just say that the sentiment stamp is supposed to be grungy looking??  The grunge isn't my style but I love the sentiment. 

Card Construction Details:

1.  A2 Kraft card.  Seriously.  Scratch that attempt.  Fast forward about 2 hours...

2.  A2 card PTI Spring Moss found in scrap pile.

3.  Added SU Pixie Pink cardstock, die cut with a long rectangle scallop nestability.

4.  Stamped and cut out flower from October Afternoon Hometown set 5 times. (Flower has stem and leaves, they went bye bye).

5.  Added eyelets to centers of flowers.

6.  Threaded with embroidery floss in effort to be trendy.  Adhered flowers with dimensionals.

7.  Stamped sentiment from Loving Words by Ali Edwards (Technique Tuesday) in Memento Tuxedo ink.

8.  Added black dots in center of flowers and around pink cardstock.

Mood when done = bold & bright

Silent Night

I pulled out a Technique Tuesday set -- Peace, Joy, Love -- the other day and whipped up this card. Ok, that's a lie.  I fiddled around and made a big mess, but eventually settled on this.

Card Construction Details:

1.  Stamped dove and sentiment on SU Bashful Blue cardstock.

2.  Colored in bird with clear embossing marker and embossed with white powder.

3. Trimmed blue cardstock, punched border on edge.

4.  Punched spot for ribbon. Tied silk bow.

5.  Matted to black cardstock.

6.  Adhered at angle to A2 white card.

Mood when done = remembering that the song, Silent Night, has a lot of memories....I feel a post coming on!

Holiday Thanks -- Before & After & After

The card above is "before". The card below is "after."

Card Construction Details:

1. A2 PTI Kraft card.

2. Repeatedly stamped thanks sentiment from Technique Tuesday Thanks for Everything set with Memento Tuxedo ink. Set aside and made dinner.

3. Colored in sentiments with Copic markers in Mom's room, listening to her trying to remember what she had just read in People Magazine. "He's a tennis player with a spanish name. He played with Andre Agassi. Come on, you know who I mean!" (Still no clue.)

4. Stamped small snowflake from Papertreyink Rustic Snowflakes with SU White Craft ink.

5. Wrapped card with red and white flossy twine from I Heart Papers. Thought card would be ok, but snoozefest.

6. Stamped larger snowflake from same set. Cut circle. Layered on red circle. Added red Liquid pearls. Set aside to dry.

7. Ate dinner.

8. Made first version of card. Ugh. Cord is twisted and it still doesn't sing.

9. Added green circle mat, fixed cord. (Make sure cord is knotted off at end or it will unravel).

10. Adhered circle with dimensionals.

Mood when done = glad stamping is such an awesome distraction. Card? Meh.  Snowflake and cord look a little bit like a bolero tie. (Thanks to Nancy for correcting my grammar!)

11.  Cut off twine tails. Version 3 below.

Mood when done = satisfied

 

Heartfelt Sympathy

Card Construction Details:

1. Stamped label from Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels No. 4 with Eggplant ink.

2. Stamped sentiment (each line is separate, but I put them on the block together) from Technique Tuesday's Thinking of You in center of label.

3.  Using the Big Shot and the Nestability Label 4, I die cut the image.  No need to apply tape. When using the Big Shot, I place the image and die on the plate, carefully put the plate above and it sort of forms a seal.  I get it right the first time (almost) every time!

4. Found pre cut Eggplant card in my cardstock folder and decided to use it.  Stamped french script in Versamark on top of card.

5. Cut a space for the white silk ribbon, tied and adhered label above ribbon. 

6. Added K&Co self adhesive pearls.

7. Card needed something.  Took the die cut paper left over from step 3 and trimmed to make white border as shown below.

8. Cut white cardstock to cover mess of inside of top of card and inside of top of bottom of card. Stamped sentiment inside the card. As you can see (I hope) the label forms the bottom of the top layer of the card. 

Mood when done = happy with card but outraged that this card is for the death of a 17 year old girl killed when she was caught in "crossfire" the day before she was scheduled to take the SAT.  Hug your kids today. 

This Says It All

Card Construction Details:

1. A2 White card (Stampin Up because I knew I wanted to cut out image on same type of paper and Papertrey is harder to cut details).

2. Stamped white SU scrap with ColorBox Fluid Chalk cat's eyes Prussian Blue ink with Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain background stamp. Cut circle with nestability. Repeat die cutting to get smaller circle.

3. Stamped bird on branch from October Afternoon's Hometown set, colored with SU markers. Re stamped several times until I rubbed stamp with eraser and then got good image.

4. Cut out bird.

5. Stamped sentiment "for being in my life" from Technique Tuesday's Loving Words by Ali Edwards in Tuxedo Memento ink on scrap. Trimmed.

6. Could not figure out what to do with sentiment. Moved it around, finally decided to cut up.

7. Wish bird was looking to right. Cannot change bird so move circle around on card. Adhere top of circle and stamp "Thank You" from same Technique Tuesday set on top of part of circle.

8. Use glue dots to adhere words to bottom of circle and then lift up circle and put tape down under the bottom of circle.

9. Look. Happy.

10. Want something else but fear ruining.

11. Add small red dots with SU marker.

12.  Give card to husband in effort to one up him.  Succeed.

Mood when done = super pleased

Celebrate

I've spent barely an hour stamping in almost a week. Aack!  Here's my effort. I LOVE these leaves.  And if I want pink leaves, I get pink leaves!

Card Construction Details:

1.  Chocolate Chip A2 card (4.25 x 5.5).  Rounded corner 1/2" with the Crop A Dile corner chomper.

2.  Stamped stitching from Waltzingmouse Stamps Off Beat Backgrounds 3 times in Versamark and embossed in white.

3.  Cut white cardstock and stamped image from Hero Arts Be Yourself with a couple of different Stampin Up pink inks. 

4.  Used brown Marvy Embossing Marker to add stitching around white piece and to color in a few dots on the leaves. 

5.  Colored in sentiment from Technique Tuesday Everyday Words with same brown embossing marker, stamped and embossed white piece with clear embossing powder.  Rounded corner.

6.  Added brown and white ribbon from stash and adhered white panel with dimensionals.

And just for nothing, here's a photoshopped version of the card with "glowing edges" -- just being silly:

If you want to hear a bit about my life click here.  Otherwise, I hope there is some sun where you are, because here is is gray, damp and cold...