June Birthdays Are The Best

Sneaking this "June" card in on the last day of the month....doesn't June seem like it went by fast??

You can probably tell I like this color combination - grey and blue - it just screams "masculine" to me!  I used my "Traffic" embossing folder for this...not sure why it's called Traffic.  lol  I applied Tim Holtz Weathered Wood and Faded Jeans distress paints to the folder and spritzed it with water.  I placed a piece of watercolor paper on top and pressed the paint into the paper.  This is what it looked like when I lifted it! 

Using watercolor paper again, I cut the stitched circle and stamped it with dark blue ink.  I placed the circle on foam tape for dimension and adhered the panel to an Enchanted Evening cardstock card base.  I have a lot of grey twine and added the color Stone to the spine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: June, Birthday Classics: April
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening; Watercolor 140#
• Ink:  PTI Enchanted Evening
• Tools:  Lil Inker Designs Stitched Circles; Cuttlebug Traffic Embossing Folder
• Other:  Tim Holtz Weathered Wood, Faded Jeans Distress Paint; Foam Tape; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Make It Monday #169 - Vellum Overlays

It's been a while since I participated in Papertrey's Make It Monday (click here)...and this one looked easy to do.  And I have a lot of vellum that I don't seem to use very much.  Why....since it looks so nice on cards!

I started with a white cardstock card base and added a layer of Raspberry Fizz large polka dot pattern paper.  I wanted a bright and festive looking color to use!  

I die-cut Tag Sale #9 in white cardstock and in vellum - this is a 2 piece die, the one tag is smaller than the other.  On the white, using Mini Blooms, I stamped a variety of flowers in Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist and Cantaloupe inks, adding small leaves in Pear Tart ink.  On the vellum, I stamped the happy birthday from Gracious Vases in black Staz On ink.  I layered the two tags, slightly tilted them and tied pink twine in a bow through the hole at the top.

I am so in love with Circle Scribbles that I wanted to use them on this card and die-cut them in Aqua Mist cardstock.  I adhered them on the card and placed the tag on top on foam tape for dimension.  My last step was rounding the bottom corners.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Mini Blooms, Gracious Vases
• Paper:  PTI White Stampers Select, Raspberry Fizz Polka Dot
• Ink:  PTI Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist; Memento Cantaloupe, Pear Tart; Staz On Jet Black
• Tools:  PTI Tag Sale #9 Dies, Circle Scribble Dies; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Foam Tape; Twine
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

On Your Special Day

After taking online watercolor classes, I wanted to try to make a card that looked like it was hand painted.  To achieve the look, you ink up your stamp and stamp it on paper - I used 90# watercolor paper.  After it's stamped you take a brush with water and run it over the stamped image to help spread the ink a bit.  Hard to explain - it's much easier to watch a video!

I started with the vase first, stamped it in a very light brown ink because I didn't really want the outline to show.  I kept adding watered down ink to it until I achieved the right shading.  I placed light grey ink underneath the vase to make it appear as if it's sitting on a table.

I stamped the flowers and leaves and applied water to them to get the watercolor effect I wanted.  I'm not too happy with the way the flowers look in the vase...the next time I do this I'll definitely add a little up and down height instead of making them look so perfect!

The sentiment is stamped on a strip of watercolor paper.  I tied seam binding around the spine to finish the card. 

Card Details:

• Stamps:  WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores; Watercolor 90#
• Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress Inks Antique Linen, Peacock Feathers, Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Pumice Stone; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Other:  Paint Brush; Water; Seam Binding
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thinking Of You Today & Always

This is another stamp set I haven't used in quite a while - Iconic Images.  And I also pulled out Sew Simple Borders, which I don't think I used at all!

On white cardstock, I stamped the pitcher in Tangelo ink, the flowers in Morocco ink and the stems in Pear Tart ink.  To help fill in the card, I stamped stitched lines at the top and bottom.  The sentiment is stamped in black ink.

I layered the flower panel on a piece of Orange Zest cardstock and adhered it to a Spring Moss cardstock card base.  To finish the card, I added a little bit of glitter to the flowers and tied Cantaloupe twine around the bottom.  My final step was rounding the bottom right hand corner.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Iconic Images, Sew Simple Borders
• Paper:  PTI Spring Moss, Orange Zest, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tangelo, Morocco, Pear Tart, Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Twine; Glitter
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

This is another watercolor card using the acetate technique.  I used watercolor markers and scribbled the blue and brown inks onto a piece of acetate, generously spritzing it water.  I laid the white cardstock on top of the acetate and gently pressed the cardstock into the wet ink.  When I lifted it, I had this look that I was very happy with.  What I like about doing this is you never get the same exact look twice!

Once dry, I stamped the birds, ferns and sentiment in Dark Chocolate ink.  I rounded the corners and placed it on an Enchanted Evening cardstock card base.  Since it was a masculine looking card, I added the jute around the spine.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Masculine Motifs; Stampin' Up Wetlands
• Paper:  PTI Enchanted Evening, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Dark Chocolate
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Acetate; Watercolor Markers; Jute
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Birthday Wishes (CAS #18)

Washi tape is always good for a quick card!

I used washi tape (purchased from Target) and placed the strips of tape on white cardstock, cutting the bottoms at an angle.  I adhered the panel to a Hawaiian Shores cardstock card base.

Using Framed Out #8, I die-cut the frame in Hawaiian Shores and white cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment from 2012 Birthday Tags in black ink and placed the frame on foam tape.  Done!

Card Details:

• Stamps:  2012 Birthday Tags
• Paper:  PTI Hawaiian Shores, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Framed Out #8
• Other:  Washi Tape; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Congrats On Your New Little Bundle

Finally, I needed to make a boy card!  And it gave me a chance to use this new, cute set from PTI called Rattled.  The stamp set is only $5....PTI has some of the nicest little sets for $5!

I die-cut three rattles in white cardstock, stamping one of them in Spring Rain, Lemon Tart and Enchanted Evening inks.  I centered the stamped rattle and placed it on foam tape.  The white rattles are flat on the card.

I stamped the sentiment in Enchanted Evening ink, rounded the corners and adhered the image to a Blueberry Sky cardstock card base.  To finish the card, I tied Shore twine around the bottom.  Simple, but cute!

And we all know that a girl is going to come along....so I made the same card in girlie colors.  The rattle is stamped in Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart and Berry Sorbet inks and placed on a Sweet Blush cardstock card base. 

The sentiment is stamped in Berry Sorbet ink and the twine is Strawberry.

Baby Boy

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Rattled, Signature Greetings
• Paper:  PTI Blueberry Sky, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Spring Rain, Enchanted Evening, Lemon Tart
• Tools:  PTI Rattled Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Twine; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Baby Girl

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Rattled, Signature Greetings
• Paper:  PTI Sweet Blush, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Berry Sorbet
• Tools:  PTI Rattled Die; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Twine; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

And once again I'm using one of my favorite color combos - Aqua Mist and Melon Berry.  Who'd think I'd like these two colors so much!

This is a new stamp set from PTI called Oopsie Daisy.  It's a lot of fun to use!  For this card I stamped the flowers on white cardstock in Aqua and Melon inks and the stems in Spring Moss ink.  For the flowers centers, I cut the circles (using my SU owl punch!) in coordinating cardstock to give the card a little texture.

I stamped the sentiment in black ink, rounded the corners and adhered the panel to an Aqua Mist cardstock card base.  For a little shimmer, I added glitter to the flowers.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Oopsie Daisy, Keep It Simple: Birthday
• Paper:  PTI Aqua Mist, Melon Berry, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  PTI Aqua Mist, Melon Berry, Spring Moss; Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Stampin' Up Two Step Owl Punch; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Glitter
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

This is the second card I made from the paint/embossing folder effect (posted 6/15/14).  Originally I was going to make my father's day card 5x7 but decided to make it square, and cut 2 inches off the bottom.  I didn't want it to go to waste and used it on this card.

I layered the watercolor image on a strip of Enchanted Evening cardstock and adhered it to a Rustic White cardstock card base.  I stamped the sentiment in coordinating ink, added the stitching underneath stamped in gray ink, and rounded the right hand bottom corner.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Think Big Favorites #12, Sew Simple Borders
• Paper:  PTI Rustic White, Enchanted Evening; Watercolor 140#
• Ink:  PTI Enchanted Evening; Versafine Smokey Gray; Tim Holtz Faded Jeans, Weathered Wood Distress Paint
• Tools:  Corner Rounder; Darice Plaid Embossing Folder
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Summer Birthdays Are The Most Fun!

It's the first day of summer and I'd like to say "happy summer", but this isn't really my favorite season of year.  I don't mind it as long as it doesn't get too hot, but it seems like they get hotter and hotter each year.

This is another die I bought a while ago and haven't used until now...these cute little flip flops!  I don't have the matching stamp set, so just cut the flip flops in pattern paper and in coaster for support.  I cut the flowers in Plum Pudding cardstock and the straps in True Black.  

I placed them on a stitched circle, adding a gem to the flower centers.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and scored a line above and below it since it looked like there was too much space at the bottom of the card.  I rounded the bottom corners to finish the card.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Birthday Classics: June
• Paper:  PTI Plum Pudding, Dotty Biscotti, White Stampers Select, True Black
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  PTI Flipping Out Dies; Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats: Circles Die; Corner Rounder; Scor-Pal
• Other:  Gem; PTI Coaster; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Happy Birthday

Can you take another card with the Be Happy stamp set?  It is one of my favorites!

On white cardstock, I stamped the square in the middle with beige ink.  I stamped the butterfly in turquoise ink, adding the antenna in black.  I die-cut the butterfly center, stamped it with Mango Madness ink and placed it on foam tape.

The sentiments are stamped in black ink.  There was a lot of space left on the card so I added the strip at the top and bottom in Rosebud ink.  To help bring out the butterfly center, I added the two flowers with a gem center.

I rounded the bottom corners and adhered it to a Kraft cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Be Happy, Keep It Simple: Birthday
• Paper:  PTI Kraft, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Rosebud, Tuxedo Black; VersaMagic Mango Madness, Turquoise Gem; Brilliance Pearlescent Beige
• Tools:  PTI Be Happy Dies; Corner Rounder
• Other:  Gems; Foam Tape
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Thank You

You know that acetate clear stamps come on?  Don't throw it away...it's perfect to use for this watercolor technique!

For these cards, I used watercolor markers I got from QVC many, many years ago.  I scribbled 3 different colors of ink onto the acetate and spritzed it with water.  I laid the cardstock on top of it and rubbed the paper on the acetate.  This is the result --- pretty darn easy and impressive looking!

I stamped the sentiment in black ink and adhered it to a Spring Moss and Harvest Gold cardstock card base.

Card Details:

• Stamps:  PTI Think Big Favorites #5
• Paper:  PTI Spring Moss, Harvest Gold, White Stampers Select
• Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Tools:  Corner Rounder
• Other:  Watercolor Markers; Acetate
• Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"