This is one of the first sets of stamps I bought from The Greeting Farm, and I'm so glad that I managed to snatch it before it got discontinued. Today I'm just creating a CAS cards; I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers and paired it up with this clever and cute sentiment.
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EDIT: Top 3 at Pink and Main Top 3 at MarkerPOP
My little nephew is going to elementary school!! We are so proud of him and I thought this cool little bear is the perfect image for his card. I decided to go with a slightly more masculine color combo:
EDIT: Top 3 at Seven Hills Crafts
Hello all! I'm so excited to share what I created for the Gossip Column challenge! My card is heavily inspired by Taheerah's summer fruit card (shown below).
I actually created this summery background with Christmas and floral stamps! (Yup, stretching my supplies once again) The pineapples and grapes are created with the In Bloom: Elsa's Flora set. (left) For the pineapples, I partially stamped the larger acorn image and drew it's base with a Copic Multi-liner. Next I stamped the pine needle image twice to create its spiky leaves. The grapes were actually altered from the holly berries stamp. I then used In Bloom: Carolina's Florals (middle) to create watermelon slices and raspberries. Here I transformed strawberry seeds into watermelon seeds, and using the Copic multi-liner again, I drew the sides and completed the watermelon slices. Finally, I used images from the In Bloom Lola's Bouquet (right) set to make kiwi and passion fruit. Although you can't really see the kiwi because it's hiding behind the sentiment banner. :( Wish I had swapped its place with one of the watermelon slices. Oh well.
Here's a snapshot of my creative process:
Super messy LOL! Just trying out some combos and see which works better.
Then I covered all of the fruit images with masking fluid and distressed Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Wild Honey, Crushed Olive, and Mowed Lawn inks to create the background. I also added an organic touch by flicking some water droplets onto the inked panel. At this point the background is finished, but I thought it was missing something and looking a bit plain. So I stamped the striped patterns from Scenery: Stripes 2 set with Hero Arts Unicorn white ink for some added interest.
Hello hello!!! Here is the third card I created for STAMPloration's Typographia Motivate hop! This sentiment stamp is one of my favorites out of this new release <3 <3 In my case, crafting is what sets my soul on fire. :-D
I started off by creating the background - I embossed the Fearless word die repeatedly across a piece of gray cardstock until the entire panel is filled. Then I cut a strip of patterned vellum and adhered it to the embossed background.
For the focal image, I clear heat embossed the Soul On Fire sentiment on a white die cut piece (so the sentiment is white and resists ink) and distressed Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Candied Apple inks over it. The bold, warm colors really reminds me of wild flames! I then adhered some enamel dots as embellishments, and that finishes off the card!
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Dies R Us: ATG with Dies /
STAMPlorations: ATG /
STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch
Good morning!!! I hope you are excited about STAMPloration's Typographia Motivate stamps! This new line of stamps is definitely becoming one of my favorites. Just check how positive, gorgeous and well-designed they are!
For this card I decided to go with a soft color palette. I watercolored a square panel with Victorian Velvet and Tattered Rose distress inks. (Love this combo so much <3) Then I stamped the Walls stamp with Hero Arts Unicorn White ink. Next I cut out a square burlap frame that is slightly larger than my watercolored panel, and I also die cut some flowers. For the background I decided to use a brick wall patterned embossing folder so it ties back to the sentiment.
I made a CAS one layer card for this Perfect Moment stamp. I stamped the sentiment with teal and green colored ink to create an ombre effect, then I heat embossed it clear. Next I simply masked the four sides and blended Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey distress inks to create the yellow spotlight. To embellish the card, I drew some lines and dots to frame the sentiment, and flicked some gold paint for a finishing touch.
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AAA Cards: Masking /
STAMPlorations: Theme & Sketch /
STAMPlorations: CAS
