Just got some PTI polka dot stamps that I have been wanting for a LONG time. Decided to use them to make a card for the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge which ends tonight at midnight. Seems I'm always bringing up the rear for most challenges!! Just been extra busy this past week and the upcoming one promises to be even more so. Here is the card I made:
Sorry for the poor quality of this photo - the light was quickly fading.
With walnut stain distress ink, I stamped large polka dots on a torn book page and layered it to kraft cardstock along with a strip of old sheet music. Then I stamped a Tim Holtz image in pumice stone along the right side of the card and overstamped the sentiment with walnut stain. A Tim Holtz butterfly and some medium and small polka dots were heat embossed in gold. The tiny rickrack was stained with the walnut stain ink. I then layered the panel to dark brown cardstock and a kraft card.
Truth be told, this is my very favorite kind of card to create. Just don't have the time to play as much as I would like, I guess.
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Here is my card for this week's challenge:
Flower is from Hero Arts; sentiment from Papertrey Ink. I used Ranger black enamel accent for the center of the flower. A linen-like pp for the card itself. Overall measurement is 3 x 4 inches.
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Just making it in under the wire for this challenge:
The challenge is to use dry embossing, heat embossing or both. I decided to use both:
I dry embossed the taupe card with a Sizzix folder. The Hero Arts hydrangea was stamped with Versafine sepia ink and clear embossed, cut out and attached to the card with dimensional dots. The sentiment is from PTI and the small frame is from Martha Stewart.
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Got some new stamps recently and have been trying out a few.
The posie stamp is from Stampendous and was colored with Prismacolor pencils. The label stamp is from Martha Stewart and the sentiment is from PTI. Background is overstamped with a stamp from Hero Arts.
The pp is from Pocket Full of Posies and the twine is from Hero Arts. Black gems from Simon Says.
Am still waiting on another order and have more new stamps that I haven't "played" with, too! Need more time to spend on cardmaking. . .
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It is not easy for me to use more than three colors (along with a neutral) when making a card. So, the color palette for this first week of "camp"was challenging, for sure! (click on link on my sidebar for info re: these online classes.)
I found a length of purple paper in my scraps and the orange and pink patterned paper is from DCWV Pocket Full of Posies stack pad. I just purchased the large scalloped die from My Favorite Things and I can say right now that it will be one of my favorite border dies!!
The Hero Arts classic bloom was embossed in white and colored with tumbled glass and chipped sapphire distress inks. An orange button with pearl in the center of the flower helps to pull the colors together, I think. The white embossed sentiment is from PTI.
Can't wait to see what else the gals have in store for us!
TFL.
A friend of mine is always ready to help out anyone who asks. I needed to let her know how much I appreciate her, so here is a simple card I made for her:
The sentiment is from PTI, the patterned paper is from DCWV Street Lace, the butterfly and border punches are from Martha Stewart. I added Stickles diamond glitter to the butterfly and the border, doesn't show up so much here.
I have been trying to get caught up with things around here in order to have time to participate in the online Summer Card classes that Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner are offering for the next four weeks. This "camp" begins tomorrow and I am excited to learn new tips and techniques. There are many guest designers, too. Even if I can't keep up, there will be PDF's to follow. What fun - summer camp for cardmakers!!
TFL.
