Hello friends! Today I am thrilled to be joining Altenew Paint-A-Flower Carnations Release Blog Hop! You should be arriving from Kelly Griglione blog. For my cards today I am sharing a fun no masking technique of coloring over ink smooshing with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! This technique lends itself to beautiful results. Finishing touches of a foiled gold frame, gold embossed greeting, embossed sentiment strip, and heart accent complete this beautiful card. Let's get started!
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Watch the creation of these paint-a-flower carnations ink smooshing card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
THE BACKGROUND
I wanted my finished card to have an elegant glimmered foil frame. I am addicted to foiling and have been adding it to many, many cards lately! To do this, it needs to be the first step otherwise the foil can reheat the embossing and stick to the embossed areas which doesn't look great if that's not the look you want! (Ask me how I know! ha!)
Next, I stamped the Paint-A-Flower Carnations image around the perimeter of the panel with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
I used Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Inks watered down with a spritz of water and leftover plastic packaging to "ink smoosh" the background. I love the imperfect watercolored effect this creates. It's one of my favorite techniques for backgrounds as it looks amazing!
I used the following Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to color in the flowers:
Once the background is completely dry I stamped "Congratulations" from the Paint-A-Flower Carnations Stamp Set on the background with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.
Another phrase from the stamp set was stamped on Hero Arts Palm Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The greeting was die cut with a Simon Says Stamp Nested Banners Die and adhered to the background with foam adhesive.
A small heart accent was adhered under the greetings and the panel was adhered to a white top fold card base to finish the design.
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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 9/27/2020 for a chance to win. We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/30/2020.
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this punny funny pug Christmas card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The images were colored in with the following Copic Markers:
Pugs: E43, E44, E47, W5, W8
Accessories (all red/green): R35, R37, G43, G99
The background was stenciled with the Tiny Dots Stencil and Yeti White Pigment Ink. I love how subtle these dots are, yet how much it adds to the overall design. Stencils are such a great way to add interest to cards.
Details were added to the eyes with white and black pens. Crystal Lacquer was added to the pug's tongues. Nuvo White Crystal Drops were added to the ornaments and star.
The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base.
The phrases/words were die cut with either Sentiment Label or Nested Banners Dies and adhered to the card background with foam adhesive.
A white Funfetti heart was adhered to one of the pug's chest and white jewels were scattered throughout the design to finish the card.
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I am sharing a trio of t-shirt shaped cards with this adorable new stamp set. The largest Hero Arts T-Shirt Infinity Die is perfect for creating a tee shaped card.
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of these t-shirt shaped cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Lawn Fawn dye inks were ink blended over the t-shirt shape (color combinations are listed below next to each individual photo). The striped image from the Simon Says Stamp Botanical Heart Stamp Set was stamped on the bottom of each t-shirt with Lawn Fawn Dye Inks.
The masks were removed so each image could be colored. I like to save the coloring until any ink blending or background stamping is done in case I mess up. That way I haven't wasted any coloring!
The t-shirt panels were adhered to each shaped card base and the noses of the critters were embellished with Glossy Accents.
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I'm creating a set of "one layer wonders" cards with this set and sharing how I'm using the Simon Says Stamp Crackle Backround, XL Greetings Stamp Set, and Tiny Words Support Stamp Set with the STAMPtember Set for a one layer card that doesn't appear one layer! I love finding ways to add interest to what can be considered "boring". These are anything but boring and are some of my favorite one layer cards!
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of these one layer wonder cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
While I had the stamps loaded into my MISTI it was the perfect opportunity to create more than one card! I simply switched up the color combos for the flowers on each!
The first layer of the Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition Exclusive Stamp Set is "Celebrate Our Differences" by Pinkfresh Studio flowers was stamped on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of smooth white cardstock. Then the first layer of leaves, next the second layer of the flowers, and finally the second layer of the leaves. The stamp was placed in one corner of the panel and stamped on the background. The background was then flipped and the other corner stamped. What I love about this is that you don't have to move the stamp! So easy!
The color combos for each background are listed under the photos below.
The backgrounds were adhered to white top fold card bases. A single Funfetti heart was added to each card.
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I am sharing a simple one layer park scene card with the stamps from this set and coloring them with Karin Brushmarker Pro Markers.
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this simple one layer park scene card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Landscape: Olive Green, Lime Green, water brush pen & water added
Field: Gold, Almond, Sandstone
Bushes: Lush Green, Sulphur Yellow
Flowers: Fire Red
Sky: Sky Blue (painted onto background with water brush pen)
Once the background was completely dry the cyclist, birds, flowers, and greetings were stamped on the panel with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. A small red heart was glued into place and the panel added to a white top fold card base to finish the design.
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I am sharing how to create a simple extended scene for a slimline card using the border image from the set.
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this simple extended scene slimline card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The great thing about making this a slimline card is that the extra space provides the perfect spot for the greetings from the stamp set! I love the space between the trees for the stamped and embossed greetings.
Peacock Feathers and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks were applied over the masked images to create the night sky.
The masks were removed and the images were colored with the following Copic Markers:
The stars were finished with Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard. The eyes were finished with a Sakura Black Pen and Signo Uniball Pen. Silver Stars were scattered throughout the background and a small heart embellishment was glued in place under the greetings.
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The images were stamped and embossed on dark gray cardstock with white embossing powder before being colored in with Polychromos. Simple stenciling over the panel, heart embellishments, and mixed and matched fonts perfectly finish this card.
There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this polychromos slimline card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The flowers/buds were colored with White, Pink Carmine, and Dark Red Polychromos.
The leaves and stems were colored with White, Permanent Green Olive, and Deep Cobalt Green Polychromos.
The Simon Says Stamp Tiny Dots Stencil was stenciled over the background with white pigment ink. It's easy enough to stencil around the colored images rather than over them. I find this technique works best with a stencil that is easy to line up. Stenciling adds a great bit of interest to the background without overwhelming the design.
The panel was adhered to a white slimline card base (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and finished with a scattering of Trinity Stamps Jelly Drop Hearts.
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Welcome back to Day 3 of the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop! We are celebrating 8 years with a fantastic new holiday release along with our amazing friends! Join us with some free goodies and our annual sale!
Today I'm sharing one of my favorite techniques for adding depth and dimension to die cuts: shading colored cardstock with Copic Markers. The new Foliage Frame is gorgeous and can be used for holiday and beyond. I created a holiday design today with Copic shading on the leafy frame, leafy branches, and flowers. A bright white embossed sentiment, gems in the center of the flowers, and glittery Nuvo Crystal Drops on the berries are the perfect finishing details.
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Watch the creation of this foliage frame Christmas card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
A sentiment from my new favorite holiday greeting set, Mixed Holiday Greetings, was stamped on the panel with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The green leaves were adhered to the gold ones for a bit of a "shadow" effect and then adhered to the background leaf frame panel as shown.
The florals and berries were die cut from Hero Arts Cherry Cardstock. Each flower consists of a 5 petal flower and 2 - 3 petal flowers. Each layer was shaded with R46 and R59 Copic Markers. The flowers were assembled and glued in place on the card.
The sprigs were die cut from Gold Mirror Cardstock and finished with a berry on each top before being tucked into the floral design. I didn't add any shading to the berries as they are so super small and we will be adding sparkle to them later.
The frame was adhered to a white side fold card base.
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There are very limited quantities available and it is ONLY available at Simon Says Stamp this STAMPtember while supplies last. The exclusive collaborations are selling out in record time this year, so act fast if you can.
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this interactive camera pull tab card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The slider track and stabilizer were die cut from smooth white cardstock using the Let's Toast Pull Tab Add On. The pull tab was assembled as shown. The camera was adhered to the back ground with foam adhesive along the sides only, sliding the photo through the slot in the camera.
The panel was adhered to a white side fold card base.
White hearts embellishments were adhered to the camera to finish the design.
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Back by popular demand! The 2020 NEW edition of our Limited Edition Halloween kit! Halloween makers will be delighted with card making ingredients to delight you for hours! This kit is a limited edition and once it's sold out it's GONE so if you like it, act fast!
This is the 11th Anniversary of STAMPtember and it's bigger and better than ever! Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible month-long stamp party!
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Watch the creation of this masked slimline Halloween card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Images from the Happy Haunting Stamp Set were stamped and masked on the panel using Hero Arts Intens-ified Ink. While the masking paper was in place greetings from the Happy Haunting Stamp Set were added to the background design with Simon Says Stamp Smoke and Orange Slush inks. Little stars from the stamp set were stamped around the panel with.
The masks were removed and the images were colored with the following Copic Markers:
The "Happy Halloween" greeting banner from the Happy Haunting Stamp Set was stamped on Peacock Teal Cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The banner was die cut with a Sentiment Labels Die and scissors were used to trim the notches.
A Halloween Sentiment Strip (from the kit) was trimmed into a thin strip and both greetings were adhered to the card with foam adhesive.
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