Mosiac Technique

Where does time go? I haven't had a chance to share these cards yet from last week! We made this card at my Technique class - this technique is stamped mosaic! I Love how cool it looks with the boat from the Open Sea stamp set! I also used a nautical color scheme of not quite navy, crumb cake, white and cherry cobbler. 

To make the "mosaic effect" I cut up some of the extra rubber that comes around your stamp sets when you get them (I had some old ones I had saved) and stuck it onto a wood block (scrap from hubbys wood shop). THis gives you a "mosaic" background stamp. You stamp this over your image with Versamark ink and emboss with clear ink -- then fill in between the spaces by sponging (I used crumb cake but I've seen this technique done with a darker color too). 

stamps: Open Sea, Essentials

ink:Night of Navy, crumb cake, cherry cobbler, versamark inkpaper:Night of Navy, crumb cake, cherry cobbler, whisper white
big shot: chevron embossing folder, 3" and 3 1/2" circle bigz dies
other: 2 1/2" Circle punch, sponge, clear embossing powder, bakers twine, rubber scraps, wood block, 1 1/4" circle punch 

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Mosaic Birthday Card!

Here is a birthday card using a cool technique- mosaic! For those of you coming to my class this thursday we will be making a card similar to this one (I changed it up a bit and used colors and different paper since the Sale-a-Bration paper is no longer available). This is a fun and easy technique and is a great way to use up paper scraps! 

Here is a close-up so you can see how the paper is embossed between the "tiles" of paper. 

stamps: essentials
ink: raspberry ripple
paper: raspberry ripple, pacific point, baja breeze, 2 sided sticky paper, sycamore street designer paper (SAB)
big shot: Vine street embossing folder (SAB)
other: button, bakers twine, oval punch, dimensional, silver embossing powder & heat gun.  

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foxy birthday!

Hello foxy! Isn't this little fox just super cute? I love this card - it would be great to give to anyone - could be for a guy or a girl and great for a kid too! It's nice to have some versatile cards like this in your stash since you never know when you need an extra birthday card, right? 

stamps: Storybook Friends, Essentials

ink: basic black, pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise

paper: old olive, whisper white, pumpkin pie, designer paper stack - brights

big shot: labels framelits

other: 1/8" satin ribbon

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petite punches for your birthday

Sale-a-bration is almost over... have you gotten all the goodies off your list yet? if not, you only have until March 22 to do so. I used a bunch of SAB items on this card. The cute pretty petites set, the matching punch and the paper... all so pretty together! 

stamps: Pretty Petities(SAB)
ink: rich razzleberry
paper: rich razzleberry, summer starfruit, whisper white, Syacamore Street designer paper (SAB)
big shot: fancy fan embossing folder
other: petite label punch (SAB), ruffled ribbon in pacific point, small flower punch, adhesive pearl
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Celebration card

I can't believe Sale-a-bration is almost over! Wow has this month flown by... don't forget you only have a few days left to spend $50 and get a free stamp set. I used one of the ones you can choose, Feeling Sentimental, on this card. I love the sketchbook feel that the Ferris Wheel drawing has. I made this card really simple, just the wheel and the word celebrate. Then I ran the cardstock through the big shot with the embossing folder just half way over it to emboss just the top.

stamps: Feeling Sentimental

ink:pacific point, crumb cake

paper: pacific point, crumb cake, very vanilla

big shot: lacy brocade embossing folder

other: crumb cake seam binding ribbon, adhesive pearls

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Dirt Day Birthday card

Here is a card that is perfect for any of the guys in your life! I love how when you use the chevron embossing folder on grey cardstock it looks like tire tracks! I also added some soft suede cardstock torn to look like a big hill of dirt! 

stamps: i dig you

ink:real red, basic grey, pacific point, soft suede

paper:  real red, basic grey, soft suede, basic black, whisper white

big shot: chevron embossing folder

other: modern label punch

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Pretty Petites card

I've been sick with a bad cold this week so haven't had much energy to stamp-- and you know I'm sick when I was home for two days and didn't even touch a stamp! Luckily I found this card that I made last week and haven't had a chance to share yet! 

This is a simple design that I think I copied from somewhere….. Pinterest maybe? in a vertical format but I changed it up a bit --made it horizontal and did my sentiments a little different. I added the happy birthday over one of the squares of patterned paper and then the for you underneath in the white space. It's fun to leave some white space on a card - it gives it a nice, modern feel. 

stamps: Pretty Petites(SAB)

ink: Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry

paper: Whisper white, Rich Razzleberry, Sycamore Street Designer Paper (SAB)

big shot: fancy fans embossing folder

other:  Petitie curly label punch (SAB), dimensionals, bakers twine. 

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A Sketch Challenge!

One of the things I want to do more of this year is creative challenges - It took me until February to get into my stamping groove but I'm on a roll this week! Somehow I've found lots of time to stamp and I'm having a blast. Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Mojo Monday blog - they post a sketch every week for inspiration and although I've been following the blog for awhile this is the first time I've played along!  Here is the sketch:

And here is my design:

I used the stamp set By the Tide from Stampin' Up to create this card! I wanted to make it a little more masculine so instead of doing a scallop I used the Chevron embossing folder and cut along one edge to give it a fun zig zag edge!  Other than that, I stuck pretty close to the sketch. This was a ton of fun and I hope I have time to do another one soon!!

stamps: By the Tide

ink: early espresso, crumb cake, cherry cobbler

paper: crumb cake, cherry cobbler, Not quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

big shot: Chevron embossing folder

other: circle punche, dimensionals, Cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon

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Happy Dirtday

Here is a fun little birthday card for a young boy- complete with primary colors! I stamped the truck and the presents (colored using markers) and was happy with how nicely it lined up (thank you clear blocks!). Then I added on some brads in the tire centers and used the chevron embossing folder to make a background that looks like tire tracks!  when I showed this card to my husband he asked "why is it dirt day?" and told me it needed to have dirt… so stay tuned… I did make another one with dirt! 

stamps: I dig you

ink: real red, not quite navy, black, daffodil delight, old olive

paper: black, whisper white, daffodil delight, real red

big shot: chevron embossing folder

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storybook birthday

I love the feeling of nostalgia this stamp set gives me… it reminds me of looking through the old storybooks on my grandparents bookshelf!  I also thought this would be a fun set to make birthday cards for kids. when I was making the card I'm sharing today, I didn't feel like coloring in all the animals so instead of stamping them in black, I stamped them in three different colors on white to create more color on the card. I think it works --although it turned out a little more in the "boy" realm for colors --  you could use more feminine colors to make it for a little girl too. 

stamps: storybook friends

ink: pumpkin pie, old olive, baja breeze

paper: Whisper white, old olive, soft suede, designer series paper stack - brights

other: scallop trim border punch, pacific point 1/8" satin ribbon

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Chalkboard Technique

Tonight is my Technique class and I'm teaching the Chalkboard technique. Chalkboards seem to be really hot right now - I've been seeing them pop up all over online in card making and home décor!  This technique is pretty simple but makes a stunning card, don't you think?

stamps: Wish Big single stamp

ink: Whisper white

paper: Tangerine Tango, pool party, black, Sycamore Street Designer Paper (SAB)

big shot: Framed tulips embossing folder

other:pool party bakers twine, scissors to make flags

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Happy Dirt Day!

I don't have a lot of stamps that make good cards for guys and boys so I recently added this one to my collection... I thought it would be perfect guy cards! For this card I started with a daffodil delight cardstock base and added some texture with the chevron embossing folder on gray cardstock... I think it kind of looks like tire tracks! Then I stamped the dump truck filled with gifts and added the happy dirtday sentiment. I love how bright and fun this card is!

stamps: I Dig You

ink: Black, Daffodil Delight, real red, pacific point, old olive

paper:Whisper White, black, going gray, daffodil delight

Big Shot: Chevron Embossing folder

other: Word window and modern label punches, dimensional

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twirly birthday!

This is my favorite card I've made with the pinwheel die so far. I love how it looks to add the clouds behind them! It gives it such a fun, light and whimsical look! I made two pinwheels using the pinwheel sizzlit die in the spring catalog. They are made using the print poetry designer paper stack.  Then I simply layered them over a piece of card stock embossed using the Cloudy Day embossing folder.  The sentiment is format he coordinating stamp set, wishes your way.

stamps: wishes your way

ink: early espresso

paper: Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series paper stack, Gumball Green, crumb cake

big shot: cloudy day embossing folder, pinwheel sizzlit die

other: brads

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Birthday Garden

Have you checked out the new Secret Garden set yet? This set is really nice because it has a matching framelits die - makes is so much easier than trying to cut out your flowers with a scissors! 

To make this card I first cut out a white piece of card stock with the Window Frame  Framelits Die and then I stamped the outlined flower from the secret garden set with primrose petals ink. Then I stamped the little orang flower and leaves on a separate piece of white paper  and cut them out with the coordinating framelits dies. I added these on and stamped the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the Essentials stamp set (also in the spring catalog).

Then I used the Vine Street Embossing folder to make the background texture - this is a Sale-a-Bration item that you can earn for free during the sale by spending $50.

stamps: Secret Garden, essentials

ink: primrose petals, only orange, lucky limeade

paper: Whisper white, primrose petals, lucky limeade

big shot: Secrect Garden framelits, Window Frame Collection Framelits, Vine Street Embossing folder

other: 1/8" taffeta ribbon in only orange, dimensionals

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