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