Bookend Friends

Here is a card that uses one of my favorite techniques. I love to make my own background paper.

I own TONS of patterned paper. I use very little of it. Hummmm . . . .maybe it’s time to thin the stock.

This card uses all Papertrey Ink products unless otherwise stated.

Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Stampers Select White

Stamps: All Booked Up, Turning  a New Leaf

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versa Mark, Ocean Tides, Brilliance

 

Dies/ Punches: Mat Stack 3, Limitless Layers, Modern Window and oval punches from SU

Crystals: Michael’s

Coloring medium: Copic markers

Other: Clear Embossing Powder

Technique: masking, sponging

Mask the Mat stack 3 shape. Stamp the leaves in Versa and emboss. Sponge the area around the mat and randomly

on the card front. Die cut the  circle with Limitless Labels. Cut a slightly larger circle, stamp image, color and adhere

to the inside of the card. Stamp and punch sentiment layers; attach to card with dimensionals. Add crystals.

Enjoy!

Through the Trees

This is a very simple card to make.

Cut center oval with a Nestabilities Oval and emboss it.

Cut the next sized oval in white for the inside image.

Use Eclipse paper or a Post It to mask the moon area. Use 3 colors of blue and sponge around the moon. Begin with the lightest; blend out to the darkest. Stamp image over the sponged sky.

Line up the stamped oval with the front cut out. Attach the oval to the back panel.

Stamp the branch and sentiment on the front. Tie ribbon through the oval  around the front. 

Cardstock: Fine Linen, Stampers Select White

Stamp: Through the Trees, Out on a Limb

Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Enchanted Evening, Chamomile) PTI, (Bashful Blue, Night of Navy) SU

Hero card 7

All supplies Stampin'UP! Image was colored using marker, blender, ink pads and sponges. Some masking was done.

More Simple

A bit of a wonky picture, sorry. This is the same exact technique as the last post except that I did not cut the image. On this one I used some white Prima flowers and added a little blue ink to them so they would match the cup. There is a little bling in the center of each from Hero Arts.

Simple Too

One layer card of Whisper White.

Masked  the square and sponged on the colors. Stamped the image from SU (Fun & Fast Notes) twice, once in the square and once on scrap. I colored both ad cut out the bird and flower then popped them up on the card. The frame around the card is hand doodle with an ultra fine Zig pen.

Simple is . . .

Here is the first  in a series of very simple cards. I needed to make some samples for a ladies group evening. Most over 60 and, according to the contact person, "none very crafty". We shall see!

Stamps: Stampin'UP! Fifth Avenue, Oval All , Paper: SU Whisper White, Black,  Accessories:  Oval punch, oval scallop punch, Sakura glitter gel pen on stamens, White organdy ribbon. Technique: masking

Multiple Masking

This was an adventure. I cut a curved mask out of a piece of computer paper. Masked one side and stamped the floral background. Switched to the other mask ( the piece remaining after I cut the first one out)and covered the floral part, stamped the opposite side of the card with the French Script. Then I stamped Both Way Blossoms, layered them up and used the word window punch as an embellishment.