Kylie's Birthday Card - World Map in Colour

I Had to make a card for my friends Birthday, but I really wanted to play with my blendabilities.... so of course I had to put the two together and this is what happened.
I did look up maps of Africa to get an idea of forest and desert, or in other words yellow and green. After looking at the maps I also noticed the oceans and seas show the deep and shallow water too, which was tricky but fun to do ( I felt like I was working backward with the dark & light ). This was also tricky on the land, so I found myself using a lot of dots to map out the colours so to speak.

Stamp sets: World Map & Itty Bitty Banners.
Card stock: Basic Black & Whisper White.
Blendabilities: Coastal Cabana (Light, Medium & Dark), Daffodil Delight (L,M&D), Old Olive (L,M,D) & Ivory.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black.

Kinda Eclectic & Papillon Potporri

Playing with some new toys : D

Vanessa's Birthday card.
Stamp set: Hardwood, Creative Elements, Secret Garden, Simply Sketched & Kinda Eclectic.
Colours: Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Soft Sky & Marina Mist.
Framelits: Apothecary Accents & Secret Garden.
Techniques: Brayering, sponging & embossing.

Stamp sets: Blended Bloom, Wet Lands, Kinda Eclectic & Papillon Potpourri.
Colours: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper white, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive & Blushing Bride.
Punches & Framelits: Elegant Butterfly, Hexagon Hive.
Techniques: Spritzing, Brayering & Blendabilities.

Stamps sets: Kinda Eclectic & Papillon Potpourri.
Colours: Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray, Whisper White & Basic Black.
Punches: Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly, 2 1/2" Circle & Blossom.
Techniques: Masking, Brayering, & Blendabilities.
Extras: Dazzling Diamonds & Thick Twine.

Stamps sets: Kinda Eclectic & Papillon Potpourri.
Colours: Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive.
Punch: Elegant Butterfly.
Techniques: Masking, Sponging & Blendabilities.

Double Diamond Fold Card

Ok, it's finally here...
I am sorry about the wait and the quality of the video, my son was playing around with some music in the background which kind of adds extra noise.
The video is at the bottom of the page.

This was the card I demonstrated in a workshop, which is missing the word bubble and I had coloured the fox with Cujan Craze on this one.

I scanned this from an A4 page that I had drawn the diagrams onto, so if your having trouble reading the measurements it should print out ok to be readable... I hope. 

Card stock base is Soft Suede and all other card stock is Crumb Cake.
Hardwood background stamped in Early Espresso and all other images stamped with Vesa Mark and embossed with Black embossing powder.
All images are coloured with Aqua Painter, Stampin Write Markers and the White Chalk Pen.
I will get a video up on the details of the colouring technique.

Background stamp is Hardwood and the words "hey there" is from Word Bubbles.
All other images (animals, trees & mushrooms) are from Life in the Forrest.

In this picture you can see all the score lines and folds, as well as the stamps.
I wrote on the underneath of the card before giving it away, there is loads of room to write on and for the kids to add their weird pictures too (as my son often does).

I will try to improve my video making skills.... you'll just have to bare with me until I do.  : )

                                         

 This video shows more of the watercolouring with Stampin' Write Markers.

Keeping mind that you need to use water based ink when blending with the water pen (Aqua Painter).

Double Embossed Cards

One of my customers asked if we could do double embossed cards at a workshop, so of course I had to experiment to find one that would be suitable (not to complicated) & have a few samples to show them as well.

Everybody loves Coastal Cabana.
Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Itty Bitty Banners & Six-Sided Sampler.
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Honeycomb & Designer Frames.
Colours: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay Whisper White & Jet Black Stazon.
Punches: Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly.
Framelits: Itty Bitty Banners

Butterflies are watercoloured with a bit of Dazzling Diamonds added.
"Happy Birthday" banner is also watercoloured.

Same card as above with different colours; Summer Starfruit & Pear Pizzaz.
Sponged the outside edges of the whisper white with summer starfruit first, then embossed before adding pear pizzaz with the sponge lightly over the starfruit.

Same as above without the sponging for a crisp clean look (that was until the card was dropped onto an ink pad).
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Decorative Dots & Designer Frames.
Punches: Elegant Butterfly,  Bitty Butterfly & Scallop Trim Border.

Stamps; Perfectly Penned
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Decorative Dots & Designer Frames.
Blossom Party Originals Die.

Blossom Party Originals Die.
Stamps: Petal Parade & Simply Sketched.
Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Fancy Fan & Designer Frames.

Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Decorative Dots & Designer Frames.
Stamps: Simply Sketched.
Dsp: Sweet Sorbet

I watercoloured the bird with colours from the Sweet Sorbet dsp, not that I need to because I ended up using the piece with only two neutral colours in it anyway.

Textured Impressions Embossing Folders: Woodgrain & Designer Frames.
Stamps: Simply Sketched.
Dsp: Sweet Sorbet

I stamped the bird on Sahara Sand card stock with black stazon ink, then coloured with white chalk pen.

Just thought I'd quickly add in a link to a tutorial for this technique, because I haven't had a chance to do one myself.
http://www.pegcraftalot.com/2012/11/embossing-tutorial-how-to-double-emboss.html?m=1

Deco Label Step Card - & InstructionsC

Ok, everyone asked for some directions on how to make this card so here we go.

I apologize for the quality of the video, I think I need some practice....

Measurements at the bottom of the page.

Card base: Daffodil Delight card stock, Deco Label Framelits, Six Sided Sampler Stamp set. 

Black Taffeta Ribbon.

Stamp set: You're Lovely & Petite Petals.

Stamp sets: Chalk Talk & Petite Petals.
Punches: Petite Petals (& Wide Oval  as a mask)

Petite Petals & Back Yard Basics.

Card base: Crumb Cake card stock, Hard Wood Stamp & Soft Suede ink.

Deco Label Framelits & Crumb Cake ribbon. 

Back Yard Basics.

Back Yard Basics, Water coloured with White Calk Pen added.

Stamp set: You're Lovely.

Card base: Crisp Cantaloupe card stock & ink, You're Lovely stamp set, Deco Labels Framelits & Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain ribbon.

Stamp set: You're Lovely

Stamp set: Simply Sketched.

Stamp set: Simply Sketched.

Mountain fold all score lines with the half Deco Label framelit cut, & valley fold the other two Score lines.

Gift Card Holder

This is a great gift card holder that slides the gift card up as you open it.

Using the Envelope Punch Board you can create open/close mechanism.

All project using products from SALE-A-BRATION 2014

All the basic elements: Open, Closed & embellishment's.

Stamps: See Ya Later. DSP: Sweet Sorbet  (Sale-a-Bration 2014.)

Stamps: See Ya Later. DSP: Sweet Sorbet  (Sale-a-Bration 2014.)

These were the make project for a workshop, one I had ready made (which was also my practice) and the other was the one I demonstrated on the day.

As you open the front flap up, the insert holding the gift card slides up.
the Pool Party string is from the Sweet Sorbet pack (Sale-a-bration) holds the the bottom end closed.

I used Stampin' write Markers to colour the stamp: Certainly Celery,
Crumb Cake, Pool Party & Soft Slate. Cut with Apothecary Accents Framelits.
Stamps: Banner Blast, with Pool Party ink & punched with the Banner Punch.

Stampin' Write Markers: Soft Slate, So Saffron & Crumb Cake.
HAPPY is stamped in Pool Party & cut with the Bitty Banner Framelits.

Stamps: Your Lovely. DSP: Sweet Sorbet. (Sale-A-Bration)
Colours: Crisp Cantaoupe, Sahara Sand & Whisper White.

Open with live Happy stamped inside. (You can tell I've been a little bit rough  with this one, it was the first one I made).

I haven't had a chance to adjust my instruction page yet, so I'll add a link to Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, which is where I got the instruction in the first place. Dawn has a fabulous video which is easy to follow.

http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/2014/02/envelope-punch-board-gift-card-holder-video-.html

"Down by the beach" Diorama Card

I haven't included any proper instruction for this card so I hope my pictures & explanation help you to understand how it works.

Stamps sets: Woodgrain, Wetlands & By the Tide.
Colours: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Soft Sky, Island Indigo,  Marina Mist,  So Saffron & Jet Black Staz-on

This card is basically two pieces of card stock the same size ( Sahara Sand ) with 1" &  1/2" score lines down both sides of each, one for the front & the other for the back. I used a circle framelit to cut a hole in the front.
Back ground sponging and stamping on whisper white, glued onto the inside of the back piece.
Then I used acetate to add the extra image to finish the scene. First I stamped the duck onto the acetate, then stamped, coloured and cut out another duck ( excluding the legs, because they've already been stamped onto the acetate) and  stuck it over the duck on the acetate with glue dots.
Note: I only stuck the acetate into one side of the card, this allows you to be able fold in the sides to fit into an envelope, or stretch it out for display.