Three Step Card

Some Sale-a-bration stamps.

These cards were great fun to make...once I got my measurements sorted out.

I used mostly pencils to colour in on the aqua card and sponge brayers to colour the background.

For the orange card I used mostly markers (when I had the right colours) & Blender pens and ink pads for the rest.  

Inspiration for this card came from Paperwishes.com on Pinterest

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Stamp Sets: Sweet Truck & Balloon Celebration

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White & Sycamore street dsp

Ink: Tangerine Tango, Black Archival, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Peekaboo Peach, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Delightful Dijon & So Saffron

Tools: Balloon Bouquet Punch & Blender Pen

Stamp Sets: Sweet Truck & Balloon Celebration

Cardstock: Whisper White Bermuda Bay & Irresistibly Yours dsp

Ink:  Black Archival, Bermuda Bay & Pacific Point

Watercolour Pencils: Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point, Real Red, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Basic Gray & Basic Black

Tools: Balloon Bouquet Punch & Blender Pen (for softening the pencils)

These cards were a lot of fun as well. It was actually around Easter time when I made these cards (yes...that was a while ago) so I thought they could have been good for Easter cards too... with chickens and eggs and all that.

I made a mask for the chicken and the egg so I could sponge crumb cake all around them and still have a white chook and eggs. 

I was going for a hen house look, so the hexagons embossing folder was perfect for chicken wire. Just ink up the hexagon outlines (the side with the logo on it) I used a rubber brayer and smoky slate ink, then press onto cardstock - I did this step after stamping, sponging & colouring, so the ink wouldn't smudge.

Stamp Sets: Hey Chick & Hardwood

Cardstock: Soft Suede, & Whisper White

Ink:Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Black Archival

Watercolour Pencils: Real Red, Smoky Slate, Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray & Basic Black

Tools: Hexagons Embossing Folder, Build It Framelits

Extras: Linen Thread & mini Silver Brad

Techniques: Masking and Sponging, Inking Embossing Folders & Watercolour Pencils 

Stamp Sets: Hey Chick & Hardwood

Cardstock: Soft Suede, & Whisper White

Ink:Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Black Archival, Pacific Point Emerald Envy,

 Real Red, Smoky Slate, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray & Basic Black

Tools: Hexagons Embossing Folder, Build It Framelits

Extras: Linen Thread & mini Silver Brad

Techniques: Masking and Sponging, Inking Embossing Folders & Watercolouring 

Stamp Sets: Hey Chick & Hardwood

Cardstock: Soft Suede, & Whisper White

Ink:Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Black Archival

Watercolour Pencils: Real Red, Smoky Slate, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Basic Gray & Basic Black

Tools: Hexagons Embossing Folder, Build It Framelits

Extras: Linen Thread & mini Silver Brad

Techniques: Masking and Sponging, Inking Embossing Folders & Watercolour Pencils 

You can see the cut and fold of the card a little bit more from this angle.

Stamp Sets: Hey Chick 

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink:Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Black Archival, 

 Real Red, Smoky Slate, Delightful Dijon, Cajun Craze, Basic Gray & Basic Black

Tools: Hexagons Embossing Folder, Duet Banner Punch

Extras: Silver Metallic Thread & White Gel Pen 

Techniques: Masking and Sponging, Inking Embossing Folders & Watercolouring 

Corner fold card - Featuring From land to Sea

Stamp Set: From Land to Sea & Hardwood

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White & Sahara Sand

Ink: Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Delightful Dijon, Always Artichoke, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Cucumber Crush,  So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede & Versa Mark

Tools: Hearth & Home Thinlits & Heat Tool

Extras; Clear Embossing Powder, White Gel Pen & Wink of Stella

Techniques: Heat Emboss & Resist, Watercolouring, Sponging & Masking 

I used a white gel pen to write the message on to this piece of cardstock before adhering onto the card base.

The Card base is just a large square, scored in half vertical and in half horizontally to make four square quarters. Then score one quarter in half diagonally and cut along the scoreline of the quarter next to the diagonally scored quarter (not the same quarter with the diagonal scoreline, but the next  one over).

It's much easier to stick all the pieces onto the card base before assembling it together.

Here I have tucked excess twine into the two sides that create the front of the card.

The diagonal scoreline on the bottom of the card folds up so that the whole card will fold flat.

I Wrapped the present in brown paper and Kraft Rope Trim (with lots of knots), then slipped in a piece of cardstock with a jellyfish to match to card. 

Stamp Sets: Oh What Fun & Holly Berry Happiness

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Real Red, Garden Green & Candy Cane Lane dsp

Ink: White Craft, Versa Mark, Real Red & Garden Green

Tools: Star Framelits & Holly Berry Builder Punch

Extras: White Embossing Powder, White Gel Pen & Candy Cane Lane Washi Tape

Techniques: Heat Embossing & Sponging (chalkboard)

This card sat together better a different way than the previous card, so I just arranged the inserts to suit the card base. 

Hidden Message Card - featuring Picture Perfect

Stamp sets: Picture Perfect, Balloon Celebration & Hardwood

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Black Memento, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Blushing Bride, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush & Bermuda Bay

Scroll down to bottom for more colours options & measurements.

It works like a gate fold card at the front opening, then tucks into an embellishment on dimensionals. (At least this is what works for me, you could also use a belt or ribbon to secure the card closed)

When the card is open it reveals a message on the inside.

Then when you bring the two mountains together (by folding the middle in half backward)...

You can open the centre the other way to reveal the hidden message.

This card is really cool. Everyone in the class was very impressed by how fun this card was to play with, yet how easy it was to make. 

This next card was made the same way, but with different sizing. I just played around with measurements, so I think it could be made to suit individual needs.

Stamp Sets: Picture Perfect, Kinda Eclectic & Endless Birthday Wishes

Cardstock: Soft Sky & Whisper White

Ink: Soft Sky, Mint Macaron, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Emerald Envy, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry & Wisteria Wonder

For more colours scroll down the page.

Stamp sets: Picture Perfect, Balloon Celebration Endless Birthday Wishes & Hardwood

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Whisper White

Ink: Soft Suede, Black Memento, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Blushing Bride, Peekaboo Peach, daffodil Delight, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant, Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Cucumber Crush & Bermuda Bay

(It was a little while ago that I made these cards so it's tricky to remember exactly what colours I used, especially when there was sooo many)

Scroll down to bottom for more colours options

I've found Thick White Cardstock is the most suitable for weaving through the middle section. Though it can't hurt to experiment...

Stamp sets: Picture Perfect, Kinda Eclectic & Birthday Blooms

Cardstock: Sweet Sugarplum, Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White

Ink: Blushing Bride, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder & Sahara Sand

Scroll down to bottom for more colours options

Stamp Set: Swirly Bird & Endless Birthday Wishes

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Crumb Cake, Basic Black & Very Vanilla

Ink: Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive & Black

Extras: Linen Thread

I had done a different version of this card for the class. It was Black, white & Gray using the motor bike from born to ride. I can't seem to find the card to take  photo, I think Ive given it away...

Here are all (...well most) of the colours I used for stamping the birds, flowers and sponging some backgrounds. If I hadn't taken these photo during the process, I'd never remember all the colours I used. I do get a bit carried away with colour sometimes...  

The background on the left is coloured with the rubber brayer while the background on the right is coloured with sponges.

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Sometimes I would just add a bit of colour using a dauber or a sponge. 

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oops... I've accidentally deleted a photo that was here... : /

Probably adding Sweet Sugarplum & Rich Razzleberry to the throat. 

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Experimenting with colour can be fun.

I find it easier to start with the darkest colour when triple stamping with photopolymer, then you can see through the lighter colour ink on the stamp and can line up more easily with the darker ink that's already been stamped.

 

Stamp Set: One Wild Ride

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White & Thick White

Ink: Black Memento, Basic Gray & Smoky Slate

Tools: Best Badge