Hello! Mary here with a quick card share. I made this fall card just to have on hand for the upcoming season.
I took a plain white card base (5.5"x4.25") and stamped out my pumpkins (I used one Hero Arts pumpkin, center, and three other pumpkin stamps I have had for many years - not sure of brands). I masked off each pumpkin in order to create the layering effects.
Once they were all stamped, I colored each pumpkin using Copic Markers. The ground is also colored with Copics, and I went over the solid color with another Copic, leaving dots to create more of a pebbled look to the ground. (I used a few of the YR colors - 02, 04, 07, 14, 16 and G 03 and 05 for the leaves).
I then carefully went in with a blending tool and added Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the background to create the sky. I went over the sky several times to get the darker blue tone for the sky.
Lastly, I added Glossy Accents to the large center pumpkin and several of the pumpkin leaves. It created a glossy finish to the shapes, and added in a little dimension so the card didn't feel completely flat.
And that's it! The hardest part was masking off the pumpkins to get the layering correct. I think I might make a similar card, but cut out one of the pumpkins and layer it on the card using foam dots.
Hope you enjoyed this quick card share and are inspired to create something today!
...and as always, happy creating!
This is Mary, stopping in with a quick card share. Nothing super fancy, just a simple thank you card.
The background of the card is a piece of black cardstock (folded to 4.25"x5.5"), a piece of yellow polka dot paper cut to 4"x5.25", and a strip of paper from Studio Calico's Memoir collection. I also added in a tiny strip of black cardstock (just a scrap) to add in a pop of color. The "thank you" sentiment is from an Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday stamp set (Loving Words) and the flower is a Hero Arts cling stamp (Stencil Flower).
I used Copic Markers to colors in the flower (and I cut away the middle portion of the flower, discarding the outer layer of petals). I used the colors in the photo to the left. Base coat: E0000, then Y00 and Y02 for the flower petals in the center. The center of the flower was colored with YR02 and the outer rim of the petals was colored with Y06 for a bright edge. The flower is attached to the front of the card with foam dots. The inside of the card has a white insert for writing, and is left blank.
Hope you enjoyed this quick share!
...and as always, happy creating!
Hi Crafters!
It's Mary, dropping in with a quick tag share. Tags are fun to make when you're feeling creative, but don't have a ton of time to work on a project. You can get your creative fix, and create something fun on a smaller scale (and you can use the tags later on cards or layouts).
Just a few of the supplies that I used are shown to the right.
I used heat embossing, distress inks, and a few stickers.
First, I used the Wild Honey Distress ink to ink the entire tag using a blending tool. Next, I stamped the Radiant Banner Cling Stamp (Hero Arts) using Versamark Watermark ink onto the tag. I heat embossed the stamped image with clear embossing powder.
I wanted the yellow/orange color to show through the embossed area of the stamp. I made sure to stamp only the top part of the stamp on the tag, leaving the banner part off of my tag since I wanted the tag to give the impression of a sun. I went over the entire tag with Barn Door Distress Ink, adding more and more color to make the red very bright. I used a paper towel to lightly wipe off the embossed areas (which resist the ink) and was left with a brilliant sunrise/sunset looking image.
To dress up my tag, I added a sentiment from the Jillibean Soup label stickers (Soup Labels) from the Game Day Chili collection. I chose "Be amazingly awesome today" and then added in a few butterfly stickers from Studio Calico. The butterflies are normally a woodgrain/graph print, but I had used them as a mask in an earlier project, so mine are green (Leaf Green Mister Huey's spray mist).
After staring at my tag for a few minutes, I decided it was too flat, so I cut a pop dot in half and raised one of the smaller butterflies up. It was a slight change, but I think the tag looks much better with just the one alteration.
Hope everyone enjoyed the quick look at this tag.
You can alter tags in so many ways and add more embellishments or different sentiments to fit your creative needs. Pick up a box of manila or white shipping tags at your local craft store, and spend a few minutes making something creative. Tags are a great way to jump start your creativity!
Don't forget: you still have until Sunday at 8pm to complete a layout using punches and add it to our comments section (or email the store the link/picture). The winner will be announced Monday morning and will win a $10 gift card from Our Paper Place.
Looking forward to seeing all those great layouts.
...and as always, happy creating!
close up of sentiment
Hi everyone! This is Mary, dropping in with a quick card share. It's a very simple card, but rather striking in person.
The card base is made from a piece of patterned paper from the new Story Teller collection from Crate Paper (it is an orange wood grain pattern called Yesterday).
I took the new Studio Calico Huey's Masks (the chevron mask) and misted over the patterned paper using Mister Huey's in Overdue (red) and Calico Shine (clear sparkle). After it dried, I adhered a piece of yellow ribbon (something I no longer have the packaging to) and a piece of red baker's twine to the front of the card, about an inch from the bottom.
I stamped the medal stamp with Versamark watermark ink and heat embossed the image with Mustard Zing! embossing powder from American Crafts. The medal stamp (and greeting) are from an older Studio Calico/Hero Arts set called You Are the Best. After the embossing cooled, I stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut out the image and then adhered it to the card using foam dots.
The great thing about a card like this is that you can send it to someone as is for a simple card, or dress it up as much as you like since there is plenty of space for other embellishment.
Hope you enjoyed the card.
Remember to look for a fun challenge coming later this week here on the blog. There will be a prize for one lucky participant.
...and as always, happy creating!
Many of you have been noticing that the shop's inventory keeps growing, especially our stamp collection. If you haven't visited us in a while, you'll notice that we picked up more stamp companies, as well as more inks.
We have ordered (and reordered) all of the new Studio Calico stamps by Hero Arts. Everyone loves that the latest stamps released work well for all that love to stamp on their scrapbook layouts.
We have also picked up a handful of the latest from The Cat's Pajamas. One of our favorite sets is You Sick Thing. How do you not smile when you see that "Ruff Day?" sentiment?!
We now also carry those adorable sets by Paper Smooches. If you think this Hang Ups set is cute, wait until you see the rest of the ones that we've got!
We have more than just these three stamp companies; we're still working on adding more to our inventory daily. Some of the stamps we also carry are Technique Tuesday, La La Land Crafts, Swiss Girl Designs, American Crafts, Unity Stamp Co., plus more. But it doesn't stop there -- we're still waiting on more shipments from other companies.
Drop in to check out our latest frenzy!
...and as always, happy creating.
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