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 

Double layering with Everything Eleanor & No Black Outline Technique

Just Playing around with a card after being inspired by a catalogue. (Yes it was a mothers day catalogue from the chemist, it just takes me a while to post things.)

Stamps sets: Everything Eleanor & Endless Birthday Wishes

Card stock: Thick White & Brushed Silver

Ink: Versa Mark, Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Garden Green & Old Olive

Extras: Silver Embossing Powder & Gold Wink of Stella

I used temporary adhesive to hold the smaller piece of white card stock in place, then stamped and embossed the words - somewhere in the middle. Next I stamped the flowers in Sahara Sand and masked some to stamp more over lapping flowers and added stems. 

Using an Aqua Painter I water coloured the flowers with the ink colours in the picture.

This is how it look after just watercolouring, which I didn't mind... but I always get carried away and add more. 

I used the fine tip end of the markers to outline the flowers.

...added a bit of Perfect Plum.

Gold Wink of Stella to deepen the stamens.

Take it apart and add some real adhesive.

So there's the card next to the inspiration.

See... "Mothers Day Special" in a chemist catalogue.

Well, inspiration comes from everywhere. 

Vellum with markers & dry embossing

 I had made these cards a little while ago, it's just taken a bit to get them on here.
The images are stamped onto vellum with Black StazOn and coloured with Stampin' Write Markers, then flipped over to press out a small section with a stylus (dry embossing).

Stamp set: Giggle Greetings & Dotty Angles.

Card stock: Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, So Saffron, Whisper White, dsp & Vellum.

Ink:  Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo, So Saffron & Black StazOn.

Extras: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Bermuda Bay Ribbon & Washi Tape.

This close up is to show you that I've dry embossed the candle & the flame.

( it looks better in real life)

Stamp set: Giggle Greetings.

Card stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, dsp & Vellum.

Ink: Black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Calypso Coral & White Chalk.

Extras: Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Dots & Stripes Mask (+Spray), Linen Thread, Natural Ribbon, Burlap & Mini Silver Brads.

I'm not sure if you can see from the photo, but I've dry embossed the ears, eyes nose & tongue.

To dry emboss an image; stamp & colour onto vellum, then turn over and use a stylus to press a small section of the image. It's best to have your stamping foam mat or a foam block underneath the vellum.

The heart on the right has been dry embossed, and though you can't tell from the picture the heart is raised and you can feel the shape of it when you run your finger over the top.

Perfect Peacock - In Purple

The colours don't seem to look right in the photos, but turned out really nice in real life.

 The Peacock is embossed in gold onto vellum, then coloured with Stampin' Write Markers.

The Stampin' Write Markers are not quite the same as the Blendabilities (because they are a water based ink, they don't behave the same as an achohol based ink), but using them on the vellum is great, because you can blend  and lighten the colours using the Blender Pen. You can also colour on the front or the back of the vellum depending on the look you want to achieve.

 Stamps: Perfect Peacock & Flowering Flourishes
Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake & Vellum
Ink: Versa Mark, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Rich Razzleberry & Calypso Coral
Framelits: Apothecary Accents
Extras: Gold Embossing Powder, Blender Pen & Blackberry Ribbon

 I'm just trying to show how nice the gold embossing powder looks with these colours on the vellum.
(It's always tricky to get a good photo of gold on cards while capturing the other features too)

I layered the vellum onto Daffodil Delight card stock because it went with the colours in the card and gave it a warmer - softer finish.

This card didn't out as good as the other one, but I've used the same basic colours to colour in, except I've embossed with silver onto Whisper White card stock and used the inks to watercolour the image.

Coloured ink & Blendabilities on a Waterfall card

I must have forgotten to take a better photo of the finished card, but you get the idea. 

It's all about playing with blendabilities & different coloured ink (other than just Memento Black).

Stamp set: Cheerful Christmas.

Card stock: Whisper White
Ink: Mossy Meadow
Blendabilities: Old Olive- Medium & Light.

Card stock: Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Blendabilities: Night of Navy- Medium & Light

Card stock: Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Blendabilities: Cherry Cobbler- Medium & Light.

Card stock: Whisper White
Ink: Hello Honey
Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight.

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Used corner rounder on Whisper White card stock, sponged edges with coordinating ink & mounted onto coordinating card stock.

Choose which way you want the images to flow (down or sideways), I choose down.
Cut a strip of card stock (Basic Black) to 2 3/8" x  9 1/2".
Score at 2", 2 3/4", 3 1/2", 4 1/4".

Add some sticky strip to the back of each image, I put it at the top because I want them to flow down (if you want it to go sideways you will need to add the sticky strip to the side).

Prefold scorelines on Black card stock.
Adhere images starting at the bottom (2" scoreline) & working your way up. You want them just below the scoreline.
(The navy doesn't show up very well on the black, but you should have even spacing on the sides & top).

All images on the Basic Black strip of card stock.

Flip over & add sticky strip at the very bottom of the black card stock .

Add another piece of Basic Black card stock measuring 3/4" x 4 1/8", meeting edges together at the bottom, & centre the strip in the middle of the tab.

Now it's ready to be attached to a card front.

I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour the image from Cheerful Christmas to make the background. I coloured it then stamped at least three time without reinking (just breathe on it in between to make the ink go further).

Colours: Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive.

Line up the waterfall image strip on the card front, punch holes to add brads so you can secure the image strip to the card front. 

I found it easier to keep the card front separate from the card base up to this point.

Once the card is altogether, pull down the black strip of card stock so you can punch a hole in the bottom.

I ended up using a Crop-a-dile to get a better size.

Add some ribbon or twine, & your all done.

Just playing around with more colours.
Calypso Coral ink with Calypso Coral & Blush Blendabilities.
Baked Brown sugar ink with Night of Navy & colour lifter Blendabilities.
I'm only showing you this photo because I liked the Calypso Coral one, but haven't gotten around to making a card out of it yet.

More playing, more colours. It's just fun!