Love You

Yesterday I came home so tired from work. Some days I don't even want to create anything but this stamp set really lifted me.

I was in the mood for some colouring.  I wanted to achieve a soft almost watercolour look with Copic markers. What do you think?

This card uses the Masking technique. I used a post-it note and extended the floral image to fill the whole card front width.  It's a really simple and easy technique.

I added some ink sponging on the top portion of the image and fussy cut around the bottom and adhered it onto a blue cardstock.  The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with teal embossing powder.  Then I die cut the bottom edge of the cardbase for some added interest.

Thank you for visiting me.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hope Your Day Is Amazing

Today I have a card to share from the Class Magic Marker Techniques. 

I used Altenew's Hope stamp and die set and Watercolor Stripes Cover die.

First of all I used the flower and leaf die and cut several pieces from white cardstock. Next, instead of stamping with the base layer for the flower and leaf, I used Copic markers R20 (for the flower) and G21 (for the leaf) to colour the die cuts.

To create some texture, I used a piece of jute cloth with Colourless Blending solution and pressed the jute cloth over the coloured die-cut pieces.

When the die-cuts are dry, I stamped the next few layers with Altenew inkpads (Rouge, Crimson and Violet for the flower and Forest Glades and Evergreen for the leaves).

On the Watercolor Stripes Cover die, I used Copic Marker E31 and coloured the stripes. Once again, I used a microfibre cloth with the Colourless Blending solution to create texture on the stripes.

For the sentiment Hope, I die-cut 4 pieces from white cardstock.  I stacked and glued 2 of the pieces together.  One of the sentiment was coloured with Black alcohol ink marker and the other with E31.  Then I glued the brown piece over the black and offset it slightly for some interest.  For the stamped sentiment, I used Versamark and white heat embossed it on brown cardstock.

Then the card is assembled as shown - the flowers are adhered with foam adhesive for some dimension.

I love this assignment, it was so fun and I love the texture created with the Blending solution.

Thank you for visiting me and hope your day is beautiful!

Miss you My Friend

I really enjoyed the lesson With a Twist at Altenew Academy.  It's fun to use a favourite technique and adding something unexpected.

Here are the products I used on my card:

Cross Stitch Flower die

Cross Stitch Flower Stamp set

Sweet Rose Bouquet Stamp set

Layered Medallion Cover Die A

I am in love with the new Altenew cross stitch stamps and dies so I thought it would be fun to use the cross stitch die with a twist.

The twist component on my card is instead of using the stamp which matched the Cross Stitch Flower die, I used the Sweet Rose Bouquet stamp.

On a piece of white cardstock, I run the Flower die through my die cutting tool. Next I created a mask for the flower die and another mask for the area around the flower.  With the help of MISTI, I stamped the flower stem using Altenew Inkpads Evergreen and Forest Glades. Then I placed the mask around the flower and the stem area. 

Using the stamp set Sweet Rose Bouquet, I stamped the flowers using the Cherry Blossom inks and the leaves and stems with the Green inks on the area of the Cross Stitch die imprint.

For the background I die cut the Medallion Cover die and used it as a stencil and sponged some Distress inks Worn Lipstick and Shaded Lilac.  The sentiment is from the Cross Stitch Flower stamp set.  To finish off the card, I added some flower sequins.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by and Have a Great Day!

Thinking of You

To complete my participation in the Altenew Educator Program Level 1,

Virginia has issued me a challenge to create with the following conditions:

- select ANY 3 components from the classes in Level 1

 - create a thinking of you/encouragement theme card/project

I couldn't wait to get started. I decided to create a Thinking of you card and using the components All About Layering, Die Cutting Technique and Let It Shine.  The Altenew products I used are Ornamental Flower stamp, Layered Medallions Cover Die B, Thinking of You die and various Altenew Ink pads.

Here's my card project;

Firstly I adhered the Medallions Cover die onto a cream cardstock. I stamped and fussy cut out the Ornamental flower and the leaves.  I love the beautiful Ornamental Flower layering stamp, such lovely details in the flower and leaves. Next, I die cut the sentiment from gold glitter cardstock and assembled the flower just behind the sentiment.

I was happy with how all the elements came together on this card.

I'm so glad I signed up for the Altenew Educator Certification Program.  It was such a rewarding and fun experience.

Thank you for visiting me.

Have a great day!

Thank you card

It took sometime but I'm so glad to complete my assignments, well almost.

The products I used for the Irresistible Inking technique are Layered Medallion Cover Die A, Altenew Inks Rouge, Sunkissed, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, Evergreen, Forest Glades and Frayed Leaf and Build-A-Flower Camellia stamp set.

I used the Medallion Cover Die A and die-cut it on a piece of white cardstock.  I used a brayer and inked the die-cut with Rouge ink.

The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on a piece of vellum cut to 1.5" width and heat embossed with Black embossing powder.  The sentiment piece is adhered to the bottom part of the die-cut.

The camellia layered stamps are stamped using Altenew inks Sunkissed, Orange Cream and Autumn Blaze on white cardstock.  The leaves are stamped with Altenew inks Evergreen, Forest Glades and Frayed Leaf.  All the stamped pieces are die-cut using the coordinating dies, arranged and adhered onto the card as shown.

Thanks for visiting me.

Have a great day!

Congratulations - Baby card

I'm back with another card for the Altenew Educator Program. It's been a long break as my dad recently passed and it was hard to create, but it's all good now.

I used the Baby Zoo stamp set and the coordinating dies to create this scene baby card.

I started with a piece of white cardstock and did some inking for the background.  I used Distress Oxide inks.  For the ground, I used Distress Oxides Gathered Twigs and Aged Mahogany. I cut a mask for the sun and inked Distress Oxides Carved Pumpkin nearer to the sun and blend it out with Wild Honey.  Just above the ground, I applied Tattered Rose and Seedless Preserves lightly. Lastly I blended everything with Squeezed Lemonade.  Then I removed the mask and with a Jumbo Dauber I sponged Warm Sunshine ink for the sun. The background is die-cut using a stitched rectangle die.  To add a little interest, I sprayed some sparkle shimmer spray on the background.

The animals are stamp with various Altenew inks - Elephant with Evening Gray, Lion with Peach Perfect and the Giraffe with Caramel Toffee.  The animals are adhered to the background with the elephant slightly raised with foam adhesive.

The sentiment Congratulations is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with black embossing powder.  The smaller sentiment is stamped with black ink.

This was a fun card to put together.  I hope you like it.

Unity Hop {12 March 2018}

Hello! 

So glad you are hopping with us.
I'm sure the ladies before me have showcased some awesome samples with the new releases.

Let's jump into the cards...


I coloured this sweet Angie Girl  with Copic Markers and finished off the card by giving her outfit and flower centres some shimmer. I hope you can see bits of it in the photo.

I really love this mermaid Angie girl.  To add a little ocean feel to the card, I used a stencil on the background and sponged some Distress Oxide inks (Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio).

I have to include a card with the March KOTM. This imaged was coloured with Zig Clean Color markers - I love how they blend so well.

This has to be my new favourite Sentiment Kit and here are two cards I made.

Thank you for stopping by.

The next stop is Mandi's blog
and I'm sure she has some amazing ideas to share.

Here is the list of everyone hopping today in case you need it.

Amanda

Angeline

Camille

Crystal

Donna

Echo

Gaylynn

Karen

Kary

Mandi

Maria

Noelle

Robyn

Sharon

Shemaine

Stephanie

Unity Stamp Company