Card #49 – One layer card with leaves

Today’s card is a one layer card. Using a spare piece of paper, I partially covered the card stock and stenciled the exposed portion with ‘Mini Vineyard’ stencil from The Crafters Workshop®. I then followed it up by adding Fossilized Amber Distress ink to the background and gave the leaves a border with a fine tip Sharpie®. On…

Card #48 – Missing your hugs

For this card, I first die cut a circle and used it as a stencil to ink it with Antique linen distress ink. Then stamped the script with Brushed Corduroy. The sentiment is from Pink & Main®. Lastly, using a hand cut cloud like pattern, I stenciled the the clouds with Salty Ocean Distress ink. Gave the…

Card #47 – Sunflower birthday

Sunflowers are my favorite and I aways enjoy stamping and painting them. Flipping through the pattern paper pad, I came across this print which seemed to go well with the flowers – gave it a ‘farm’ like look. Cut out the brown frame using infinity dies from Hero Arts®. For the banner, I used a wood…

Card #46 – Coffee for you

What if you paint the background and leave the focal points white? This is how it can possibly look! Supplies used to make this card: 1. 110 lb Neena® Bright White Card stock paper 2. Pattern paper from  Craft Smith® -‘Pumpkin Spice’ 3. Tim Holtz® Distress inks – Brushed Corduroy, Walnut stain 4. Clear stamps from Lawn Fawn® – Love you a latte…

Card #44 – Magical stars

This was never supposed to turn into a card. When I ended up with star shaped stencils while die cutting for the previous card and with all my Distress inks out, I decided to stencil some with inks I rarely use. It went on and I created a piece with many multi-coloured starts overlapping one another. It…

Card #43 – Christmas cheer

I’m inspired watching You Tube videos on how to create galaxy backgrounds with Distress inks and so this card. Also utilized the star dies from Nellie®’s. If I make a similar card a second time, I’d go with a white embossed sentiment instead of silver.. Supplies used: 1. 110 lb Neena® Bright White Card stock paper 2. Tim Holtz®…

Everything Teal

Went to town with the ‘Peacock feather’ Distress inks and newly purchased curved border dies from Spellbinders®. A second one.. Supplies used: 1. 65lb Recollections® White Card stock paper 2. Tim Holtz® Distress inks – Peacock feather 3. Clear stamps from Hampton art® (Sentiments) 4. Die from Spellbinders® – Curved Borders 2 5. Nellie’s®  Multi Frame Dies-Wavy round and Straight…

Card #40 – More Ombré

This technique sure is addictive. I made a stencil with a rectangular frame die and used it as a stencil to apply distress inks with an ombré effect. Then, ran the card stock through my Big Shot with a 3D embossing folder. For a border, stuck the  card stock on a pattern paper from CraftSmith®’s  ‘Pumpkin Spice’ collection. I…

Card #39 – Love the moment

Making a scene using a limited supply of stamps has always been a challenge. I dug through every single stamp set and stencil I purchased and came up with this scene. Though not intentional, the final look reminded me of a view outside a window. The sentiment seemed apt reminding us to see the beauty around…

Card #38 – Indulge

This design is inspired by the sketch challenge by Freshly Made Sketches #277 – A Sketch by Jen T. Love the yellow pattern paper from Craft Smith® ‘Fall Embossed’ collection. Supplies used: 1. 110 lb Neena® Bright White Card stock paper 2. Pattern paper from DCWV® – ‘Crispy Luxury’ & Craft Smith® -‘Fall Embossed’ 3. Clear stamps from Your Next…

Card #37 – Kites

A card using the ‘yay, kites’ stamp set from Lawn fawn®. I’m so glad to have bought the grassy border die set. It sets the mood for any card where we wish to build a scene. Supplies used: 1. 65lb Recollections® White Card stock paper 2. Clear stamps from Lawn Fawn® : Yay, Kites! 3. Color Box® Petal…

Card #36 – Make a wish!

I have watched various crafters do the smooshing technique and it looked rather easy. I put some distress ink on a spare piece of acetate, sprayed it with water and smooshed the colors around over and over again while drying layers in between. It did feel like I overdid some parts and have to start…