As I said in an earlier post, I needed to make some thank you cards. I wanted to send some cards to a few people who truly made a difference during the last several months while I battled colon cancer. Just a little something to let them know how much their kindness and effort meant to me.
This was another of the thank you cards I made... I used a very old Inkadinkadoo stamp set with some Catherine Pooler ink to create the swirls. I added the Thank You stamped with CP inks (Concord & 9th stamp set) and then again with VersaMark so I could emboss it with Stampin' Up! Iridescent Ice embossing powder. And then I set the card panel aside cuz I wasn't sure I liked it.
I decided to keep trying to play with it.... I used some Catherine Pooler ink and sponged the edges of a white panel and attached my stamped panel to it. I used my Perfect Layers Tool to create the border and put it all on a white card.
And it still didn't feel right. So Bonnie suggested some Stickles on the dots.... which I did.... and it still didn't feel right. So Bonnie suggested flicking my Wink of Stella pen on it... which I did...and it still didn't feel right.... so then I flicked on some of the silver Wink of Stella and finally it felt OK.
Friday, March 30, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
*Good Friends*
I love the colours of this card....
I stamped the Stampin' Up large sentiment in Versamark ink and embossed it on white on a white cardstock panel. I then used Tim Holtz Distress Inks and my blending tool to create the colourful resist. I used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a double mat in a deep cranberry colour and black before adding it to the front of a white top fold card.
So very quick and easy on a day when my creativity *wanted* to flow but wasn't...
I stamped the Stampin' Up large sentiment in Versamark ink and embossed it on white on a white cardstock panel. I then used Tim Holtz Distress Inks and my blending tool to create the colourful resist. I used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a double mat in a deep cranberry colour and black before adding it to the front of a white top fold card.
So very quick and easy on a day when my creativity *wanted* to flow but wasn't...
Friday, March 23, 2018
*You Make My Heart Smile*
I've seen a lot of cards that I've loved with what look like ink splotches on them. In some cases I think they are working on a glossy or coated cardstock and are dropping alcohol inks on the cardstock and blowing it with a straw or a heat tool. I decided I liked the look of these stamps by My Favorite Things and bought them with my last order. I stamped them in some of the Spa Collection colours from Catherine Pooler. I have had the inks since they were released but this was my first time using them. I started with just the purple, orange and green and realized it looked very "halloween" so I added some yellow and pink as well.
I added a strip with the stamped and embossed sentiment and die cut the word SMILE, all from My Favorite Things.
I cut down the front panel and used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a dark purple 1/16th" border before layering it all on to a white card base.
I added a strip with the stamped and embossed sentiment and die cut the word SMILE, all from My Favorite Things.
I cut down the front panel and used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a dark purple 1/16th" border before layering it all on to a white card base.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
*Another Thank You*
Not quite done with the thank you cards.... just a few more to go....
I played with my Copics and my Silhouette again for this card. While the Silhouette was frantically working to cut out the thanks on black cardstock (again, three layers), I was busy stamping and colouring these flowers by AlteNew. I was originally going to make this a one layer card, but as I started to colour with my Copics, I knew I couldn't. So, after colour the panel (and stamping the leaves with the Eucalyptus ink by Catherine Pooler) I cut 1/4" off the top and one side of the cardstock to create a panel. I then attached it to a white side folding card with foam tape. I added the cut out thanks and added some Wink of Stella to the centres of the flowers and to the thanks.
I played with my Copics and my Silhouette again for this card. While the Silhouette was frantically working to cut out the thanks on black cardstock (again, three layers), I was busy stamping and colouring these flowers by AlteNew. I was originally going to make this a one layer card, but as I started to colour with my Copics, I knew I couldn't. So, after colour the panel (and stamping the leaves with the Eucalyptus ink by Catherine Pooler) I cut 1/4" off the top and one side of the cardstock to create a panel. I then attached it to a white side folding card with foam tape. I added the cut out thanks and added some Wink of Stella to the centres of the flowers and to the thanks.
Friday, March 16, 2018
*Gnome Thanks*
I have seen so many cards using the adorable gnomes from MFT that I just had to buy the set. I thought this little guy with the potted flowers would be great on a thank you card.
These two cards are pretty much the same... just different colours. I used a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder on the fronts of the coloured layers. I stamped the gnomes and coloured them with my Copics (I am very slow at colouring so I don't do it very often) and then cut them out using my Brother Scan N Cut. I stamped the greeting on the white strips and coloured in the many with a Copic colour to match the background. I put the white layer on a scrap of the coloured layer and used my Perfect Layers Tools to create the border. I popped up the gnome with pop dots and put it all on to a white side fold card.
I've been using Copics for a lot of years, but have never really invested a lot of time to practicing or taking my time in the colouring... I have to tell you how proud I am of the green hat on the one gnome... I just love how it turned out!
These two cards are pretty much the same... just different colours. I used a We R Memory Keepers embossing folder on the fronts of the coloured layers. I stamped the gnomes and coloured them with my Copics (I am very slow at colouring so I don't do it very often) and then cut them out using my Brother Scan N Cut. I stamped the greeting on the white strips and coloured in the many with a Copic colour to match the background. I put the white layer on a scrap of the coloured layer and used my Perfect Layers Tools to create the border. I popped up the gnome with pop dots and put it all on to a white side fold card.
I've been using Copics for a lot of years, but have never really invested a lot of time to practicing or taking my time in the colouring... I have to tell you how proud I am of the green hat on the one gnome... I just love how it turned out!
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
*A Quick Thanks*
I need a few thank you cards to send out to some people who have been there during my shitstorm these last 9 months (almost 10!).... I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest for this one.
The floral background is by CASual Fridays and I stamped it with VersaFine ink on Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock. It took a bit to dry so I set it aside while I got out my computer and Silhouette to create the "thanks" which I cut out of white cardstock and layered together 3 for dimension. I then used three Distress Inks and blended them on the word and set it aside. I attached the stamped panel to a blue piece of cardstock and used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a perfect 1/16" border around the stamped panel. I put it on to a white top fold card, added the thanks to the front of the card and a few Dew Drops to the stamped panel for colour.
The floral background is by CASual Fridays and I stamped it with VersaFine ink on Stampin' Up Whisper White cardstock. It took a bit to dry so I set it aside while I got out my computer and Silhouette to create the "thanks" which I cut out of white cardstock and layered together 3 for dimension. I then used three Distress Inks and blended them on the word and set it aside. I attached the stamped panel to a blue piece of cardstock and used my Perfect Layers Tool to create a perfect 1/16" border around the stamped panel. I put it on to a white top fold card, added the thanks to the front of the card and a few Dew Drops to the stamped panel for colour.
Friday, March 09, 2018
*Big Smile*
A quick and easy card for you... a white card base, a black layer and white dry embossed layer (using this great double sided embossing folder from Spellbinders!) and the die cut of SMILE. I put it all together and realized that it needed something, so I added some glitter along the edge of the black panel to give it some bling!
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
*Strips of Patterned Paper*
More patterned paper love from that day that Bonnie was here. I used what was left after I cut the original sheets on the angle and cut them in to 1/4" strips and layered them together on to a white card front. I added a blue layer and put it on to a white card. I die cut the happy out of blue cardstock 3 times and layered it together and then added some white "stitching" lines to help make it stand out. I finished it off by stamping the word birthday in black Versa Fine ink.
Funny story.... I had every intention of making this a horizontal card but then adhered the card front to the card and got to finishing it off before I realized what I'd done. It's not that I don't like it, but I had a different thought in my head.
Funny story.... I had every intention of making this a horizontal card but then adhered the card front to the card and got to finishing it off before I realized what I'd done. It's not that I don't like it, but I had a different thought in my head.
Friday, March 02, 2018
*Patterned Paper Angles*
I decided to play with some more patterned paper when Bonnie was here to play a few weeks ago... I don't think that the blue button really "goes" with the birthday card, but it was as close as I could get... and I knew that the card needed *something*
For the smile card, I used a MFT die and cut it out of black paper three times to give it some dimension. For the birthday card I just stamped the sentiment and added some iridescent sequins.
For the smile card, I used a MFT die and cut it out of black paper three times to give it some dimension. For the birthday card I just stamped the sentiment and added some iridescent sequins.
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