For this new card, I wanted it to be quite simple but with a main piece that would stand beautifully in the middle of a big heart shaped splatter!
So I first started by roughly drawing around a heart die on watercolor paper using a pencil, and then I painted inside of this heart shape using three different distress inks, making sure to erase my pencil lines once everything was dry. I also splattered some gold shimmering ink here and there.
To add a little extra something to my panel, I used a die from My Favorite Things to create lines on each side of the card. I cut three hearts using a gorgeous heart die from SSS, and glue them together to get some nice dimension.
Then I created my sentiment. For that I combined three stamps: two from Lawn Fawn and one from Altenew, and to make sure they would be perfectly aligned I used my Misti tool. I used black ink for the words, and gold embossing powder for the heart to make it pop.
I didn't want to glue my heart entirely so I decided to attach it using gold thread. I attached my panel to some dark pink watercolor paper I had in my stash using my favorite double sided tape, and added some clear glitter on the heart to finish the card.
Here is a birthday card I really enjoyed making! This stamp set is absolutely beautiful, I had a lot of fun coloring the images and creating the brick wall.
I first started by stamping all the images (I used the turtle die to make sure the flag would be perfectly aligned) on watercolor paper using my Misti tool so I can stamp everything multiple times to get crisp lines. While I was at it, I gold heat embossed my sentiment using my new favorite embossing powder.
I colored the image using watercolor pens, and cut them using the coordinating dies.
In order to create the pavement on my card, I masked a part of my watercolor paper and applied grey distress ink. Then I masked that part, and applied white embossing paste using a stencil to create my wall. Once everything dry, I applied dark red distress ink on it to make it look more realistic.
I attached my images on the panel using foam squares, applied clear glitter and glossy accents here and there, and added some clear sequins to finish the card.
Here is the second card of my Valentine Series. I used a stamp from Simon Says Stamp that I love so much, it's so beautiful, and I can't wait to use it for other occasions!
I first started by stamping the image on watercolor paper using versamark ink and gold embossing powder. I really love the result, the design of this stamp is perfect!
I think that gold goes beautifully with red so I painted all the circled using that color. And to give more details to my panel I cut it using a stitched rectangle die.
I made my sentiment using three die cuts glued together, and as I wanted something to anchor, I die cut a banner from gold glitter paper. I attached these elements to my panel using liquid glue and double sided tape.
Finally I glued some golden hearts here and there, attached my panel to a piece of black cardstock and attached everything on a white card base.
VIDEO
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SUPPLIES
- Circle doodle background from Simon Says Stamp
- Ultra fine antique gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp
Here is a birthday card I made using for the first time a stamp set from Penny Black. I think this set is very cute and perfect for many occasions.
As I wanted to color my image using my new favorite watercolor pens, I first started by stamping it on watercolor paper using black waterproof ink, then I fussy cut the image. The watercolor pens I used are very easy to blend.
I cut two pieces of paper: one piece of pattern paper, and another piece of watercolor cardstock using a rectangle die. I applied two shades of pink distress inks all around that rectangle piece.
I stamped my sentiment in two colors (black and gold embossing powder) using my Misti tool in order to make sure that everything was perfectly aligned. I attached my rectangle to the pattern using double sided tape, and my image using foam square. Attached the whole panel to a top folded white card base.
To finish the card, I added glitter on the cupcake, two dots of black enamel accents on the eyes and some gold stars here and there.
VIDEO
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SUPPLIES
- Buddy & Duck stamp set from Penny Black
- Magical birthday stamp set from Simon Says Stamp
- Dual-tip watercolor pens from Santoro
- Pattern paper from Kaisercraft
- Large stitched 4 bar rectangle from Lawn Fawn
- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: spun sugar, worn lipstick
- Watercolor paper from Canson
- Wink of Stella clear glitter pen from Zig
- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah
- Black enamel accents from Ranger
- Black dye ink from Hero Arts
- Versamark ink from Tsukineko
- Ultra fine antique gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp
Here is the first card of my Valentine Card Series 2017 using the cutest cat stamp ever!
I first started by stamping my image on watercolor paper. I used my Misti tool so I could stamp it twice to get a perfect result. I also stamped my sentiment using versamark ink and my new favorite gold embossing powder.
I wanted to use distress inks to create my background so I covered my two little cats with masking paper. It was my first time using this technique and I absolutely love the result! I applied two colors on the background: pale pink from the bottom to the sentiment, and a little red ink from the top. Then I used a stencil in order to paint hearts on the whole panel, using the same distress inks.
Removing the masking paper was my favorite thing! I colored my cats using watercolor pens, and stamped a big red heart just above their heads. I applied glossy accents on it to make it pop. And I finally attached my panel on some heavy white cardstock using my favorite double sided tape.
VIDEO
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SUPPLIES
- Furry Kisses stamp set from Simon Says Stamp
- Drawn hearts stencil from Simon Says Stamp
- Ultra fine antique gold embossing powder from Simon Says Stamp
- Masking paper from Simon Says Stamp
- Snow Day stamp set from Lawn Fawn
- Distress inks from Tim Holtz: spun sugar, candied apple
- Dua-tip watercolor pens from Santoro
- Black dye ink from Hero Arts
- Versamark ink from Tsukineko
- Watercolor paper from Canson
- 110lb solar white cardstock from Neenah
- Glossy accents from Ranger
For my first post of 2017, I wanted to share with you these calendars. They're handmade, and look very pretty on a desk or a shelf! ^^
First thing first: the calendars. I opened Word and created a chart with three colums and four lines. I divided each column in seven little columns, and divided each line in eight little lines for the months, days and numbers. I had to do some measure adjustments so each square was the right size.
I cut each square using my trimmer, put the twelve months in the right order, and added a piece of cardboard behing to make the whole thing more sturdy. I hold everything together using some clips and two pieces of fun foam to avoid any clip mark, and applied white glue at the top. Once everything was dry, I remove the foam and the clips, and voilà!^^
Let's see the first calendar. I first started by die cutting two stitched rectangles. I kept one to use as my main panel, and use the second one to cut a stitched cloud border that I colored using distress ink. I die cut another cloud border in some copy paper to create a stencil that I use on my main panel with the same distress ink to build my clouds.
I stamped my fairies on watercolor paper using black waterproof ink, colored them using some dual-tip watercolor pens from Santoro, and cut them using the coordinating dies. And after applying a powder tool on my paper, I decided to gold heat emboss my sentiment.
I started to attach everything: the cloud border at the bottom, the fairies and some clear droptlets here and there. And added some glitter to the fairies' wings using my clear glitter pen.
Then I built the stand for my panel from white cardstock: the base measures 12,5 x 9 cm, and the middle piece that holds everything together measures 12,5 x 9 cm (score lines at 2 ; 4,5 ; 7 cm). I attached my panel on the stand using double sided tape.
The second calendar has been made using almost the same plan: two stitched rectangles, one as my main panel, the other one to die cut my borders that I colored using distress inks and attached using double sided tape. I also re-used my handmade cloud stencil to create my sky. I stamped my images on watercolor paper and colored them using the same watercolor pens as previously. I gold heat embossed my sentiment. Attached my trees using liquid glue for the bottom and foam squares for the branches. Added some birds here and there. Attached my panel on a stand built as previously.
Finally I attached my handmade paper calendars at the center of each panel, and added "2017" on each one, and a little crab on the second one ^^
