Hello inky friends! Creating colorful thinking of you/sympathy style cards are one of my favorite ways to send sunshine to someone who is going through a tough time or who has lost a loved one. To balance out the color, I did some Alcohol Lift Ink stamping with a Beautiful Flowers 2 image and finished with a stacked die cut greeting and stamped and embossed sentiment strips on vellum. The Mini Flowers & Leaves were die cut from trimmed strips of the alcohol inked backgrounds in order to not waste any of the pretty paper!
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Watch the creation of these alcohol pearl inked rainbow background cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
I set aside the backgrounds to completely air dry. The drying process can be sped up with a heat tool, if you wish, as well. When I am creating alcohol inked backgrounds I prefer to made several at once while the supplies are out and my work surface is already messy!
The large floral image from the Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamp Set was placed in a MISTI, inked with Alcohol Lift Ink and stamped over the rainbow backgrounds. The ink was then blotted dry with a clean paper towel and finally buffed to reveal the lift image of the flowers!
I trimmed each background a bit differently to remove any area that wasn't stamped as nice as others. Each panel measures 4" x 5 1/4". I kept all the scraps to die cut later.
The Thinking of You Die was die cut three times each for every card, adhered one on top of another and glued to the backgrounds as shown.
Additional sentiments from the Moments of Grace Stamp Set were stamped on vellum with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder before being die cut with a Nested Banners Die. The vellum banners were run through a Xyron Sticker Maker and adhered over the background. I love that by using vellum, the beautiful backgrounds are still visible!
Mini Flowers & Leaves were die cut from the leftover alcohol pearl inked backgrounds and adhered to the design to a bit of embellishment. The center of the flowers were adorned with Pretty Pink Posh White Jewels.
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Starting with this release, all of our dies will come de-tabbed and pre-arranged on magnet storage sheets. Dies smaller than 4"x4" are still adhered to a backer card with tape. Yay!!!!
We've added Enamel Dots to our line. They are customized to include lots of the tiny dots that our cardmakers love. We have three designs for this release. The Clean & Clear set includes both white and clear dots, perfect for adding dimension and shine to any color combination. Stardust includes white and silver glitter dots. Up & Running features 7 colors of dots from the rainbow of Waffle Flower ink colors. Don't forget to check them out in the ink section on our website!
We have 5 new stamp sets and 7 dies in this release.
The big, elegant flowers from Magnolia (stamp, die, combo) was illustrated by Karla Jodoin and we have many more beautiful designs by her to come! These sets are great for coloring. The exquisite details in the stamp set will make it easy for even beginners to enjoy. You will also find the the sweet Group Hug (stamp, die, combo), illustrated by Big Bear & Bird. We just love how this brings us a warm and fuzzy feeling. The Here for You (stamp, die, combo) is designed by our fellow cardmaker and designer, JJ Bolton. It has all the sentiments you need to send a heartfelt message to your friends and family in their time of need. The Favorite Valentine (stamp, die, combo), illustrated by Kamo, is the cutest for creating valentines for the classroom and beyond. We also included a 3x4 Spice Potstamp set for quick cards this month.
The two stand alone panel dies in this release were designed by JJ Bolton and they both work great with the Here For You Stamp Set. The Tile Panel (die) is a modern but classic pattern and is so versatile that it can be used for both feminine and masculine cards. The Painted Landscape (die) is a unique die that makes it easy to create a mountain landscape scene with depth and texture, all in one layer!
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Watch the creation of these January 2019 Release cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
Today I'm sharing two different themed card created in the same color scheme: peachy red! Abandoned Coral and Dried Marigold is one of my favorite color combinations and it works just as beautifully for a non-traditional colored Valentine's card as it does for a thinking of you design. Both background were inked and then stenciled with the Simon Says Stamp Large Falling Hearts Stencil.
Both cards feature sentiments stamped with Abandoned Coral Ink rather than a black ink. This was a conscious decision to better coordinate with the overall look and feel of each card design.
The borders on the Valentine Card were created by inking plain white cardstock with Abandoned Coral Ink in order to perfectly match the inked and stenciled strip. The large heart die from the Favorite Valentine Die Set was die cut from the inked and stenciled panel and then inked over with Abandoned Coral for a solid heart that shows up more against the rest of the design. The heart was stamped with greetings from the Favorite Valentine Set using clear embossing ink and heat setting with white embossing powder. The heart was adhered directly to the card base and the rest of the panel was adhered with foam adhesive.
Images for both cards were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. The images were stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink, colored, and die cut with the coordinating Favorite Valentine and Group Hug dies.
Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard were used to embellish some of the hearts on the Valentine's card and Heart jewels were glued to each design for a bit of dimensional embellishment. A black gelly roll pen was used to add detail to eyes, noses, etc. on the images.
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To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 1/7/19 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 1/9/19.
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Welcome to the Waffle Flower December Release Blog Hop!
Waffle Flower's 2018 December release is sweet and simple. Halftone Background stamp set features a gradient of dots that can be overlapped and stamped in two colors to create the look of a blended background. In this release you will also find the lovely Thinking of You stamp set featuring the same girl from our Always stamp set hugging the cutest cat ever. The Cookie Love Stamp Set (stamp, die, combo), illustrated by Big Bear and Bird, is perfect for anyone wanting to send some love or get a jump on their Valentine’s cards! And the 2x3 Lettuce stamp set (stamp, die, combo) offers a cute punny greeting for a friend.
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Watch the creation of this December Release card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
The girl from the Thinking of You girl stamp set was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and masked with masking paper. The background was lightly inked with Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks and then the Halftone Background was stamped over the masked image with Picked Raspberry and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks. I switched up the inks because the Distress Oxide inks have pigment ink in them and the coverage is a bit better! I removed the mask and just fell in love with the background. So awesome!
The girl and kitty were colored in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I didn't bother masking the leaves and flowers as they are pretty small. The incredible thing is that Distress Inks and Zig Clean Color markers are both water based and work well together. That makes my life easier and I'm all about that, aren't you?!!!
The design was finished with a scattering of Honey Bee Stamps Hug Me hearts and a layer of Nuvo Crystal Drops in White Blizzard on the flowers.
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Besides the December release, Waffle Flower has also added 100+ new items to their Last Chance section HERE.
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To celebrate the blog hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. You can leave comment on my blog and along the hop by 11:59pm ET on 12/10/18 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts on this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower blog on 12/12/2018.
This amazing kit is valued at $74.00 and you can pick it up for only $34.99 HERE!
The main kit is available for a limited time only - once it's gone, it's gone. Kits begin shipping from Hero Arts on Friday June 8th.
Be sure to subscribe HERE to receive the kit monthly and never miss one!
I can't even begin to tell y'all how much I love this kit and add ons! I love it so much that I created eight, yes, eight cards to share with you today! My first three card feature the Main Kit only (with the exception of one greeting from the Beach Messages Stamp Set) and then I used lots of the stamp and die add ons from the June Release for the rest of my cards! Let's get started!
These cards were all created with the stamp set from the Main Kit. These are one layer cards that feature lots of stamping, inking, and embossing! I love one-layer cards that look like they're many layers, don't you?!!!
I started with the color layering water images from the stamp set in the Main Kit and stamped the images in approximately the middle of these three pieces of smooth white cardstock.
Here are the color combinations I used for my water:
Clouds were stamped with white pigment ink and the then the color layering cloud images were stamped over the dried pigment ink with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The "Hello" greeting and feet were stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with the Sand Embossing Powder from the Main Kit. This embossing powder is so stinking awesome, you guys! I can't say enough about it.... so cool!
Birds were stamped in the sky on each card with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The mermaid and rock on the mint card were also stamped in black and the greeting from the Beach Messages Stamp Set was stamped with Mint Candy Ink. The sailboat was stamped with Orange Peel Ink along the horizon line and the greeting on the yellow/orange card was stamped with Clementine Ink. The adirondack chairs were stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The paper was slightly shifted and the image was stamped again with Surf Blue Ink for a slight shadow to really make the chairs pop. An additional greeting from the Main Kit was stamped in Caribbean Blue Ink.
I absolutely adore the sea gulls from the Seas the Day Gulls Stamp Set. I paired the cute images and greetings from this stamp set with the Wave and Sea Confetti Die for these fun scene cards featuring inked die cut panel backgrounds.
The Wave and Sea Confetti Die was die cut from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and inked with Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks before being spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and blotted dry. The background was layered over vellum and then over another piece of cardstock inked with Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers for a tone-on-tone water look muted by vellum in between.
The images from the Seas the Day Gulls Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock with Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Seas the Day Gulls Dies. The images were assembled as shown. Tucking the fish, wood pole, and starfish in the "waves" helps ground the images in the water.
Greetings from the stamp set were stamped on black cardstock with clear embossing ink and heat set with white embossing powder before being adhered to the cards with foam adhesive as shown.
These next two cards feature embossed resist Abstract Waves Bold Prints backgrounds framed up with the Beachy Frame Die, and adorned with Seal of Approval images! Embossed resist is always one of my favorite stamping/inking techniques!
Greetings from the Seal of Approval Stamp Set were stamped with embossing ink over the embossed resist backgrounds and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
Frames were die cut from a piece of smooth white cardstock using the Beacy Frame Die and popped up with foam adhesive.
A greeting from the Beach Please Stamp and Cut set was stamped on smooth white cardstock with black ink, trimmed into a thin strip, and adhered under the embossed sentiments as shown.
The cards were finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Simply White and Sea Breeze.
My final card share today features and inked and blended background with a background stamped and embossed over the top with white embossing powder. I love bold backgrounds and this one is featured over 2/3's of this card's surface.
Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, and Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide Inks were blended on Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Once dry, the background was stamped with the Beachy Bold Prints Background Stamp using clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. The panel was trimmed down and adhered to the bottom of a white card base. A think black cardstock strip was adhered between the top and bottom of the card.
Greetings from the Beach Please Stamp and Cut set were stamped along the top edge of the card as shown. Images from the stamp set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies before being adhered to the top of the card as shown.
The card was finished with a scattering of Nuvo Crystal Drops in Red Berry, Ripened Pumpkin, and Dandelion Yellow.
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Watch the creation of these eight June 2018 My Monthly Hero cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hero Arts is giving away one kit as a prize to one blog reader selected from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop. The giveaway closes Sunday, June 10th at 11:59pm, and the winner will be announced the following week.
Congratulations to Wendy Lambert, who left this comment on Wanda's blog: “Love your cards. The first one just makes me want to go to a tropical island!"
Three frame layers were adhered one on top of another on the front of the card, finishing with the Storm Cloud frame. Another Storm Cloud frame was adhered to the inside of the card.
Picture frame hangers were die cut from and adhered to the top of each frame. Bows and hearts were die cut from Chili Pepper Cardstock and adhered to the front of the card as shown.
The elephant and sloth from the Slow Down and Enjoy stamp set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered to the front and inside of the card. I love that you get both sides of these cuties!
Watch the creation of these see-thru framed up critters cards from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Hello! Today I'm sharing a clean and simple card featuring only a stamped/embossed/watercolored Cosmos Background with a die cut and stamped greeting added on top of the design. No other embellishment needed! I love cards that are a snap to make, don't you? Especially when you're needing a "thinking of you" or sympathy style card. I love having them on hand and not having to make them when emotions are running high.
The new Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Background was stamped on Bristol Smooth Cardstock using SSS Embossing Ink and heat setting with white embossing powder. The design was watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen. Once dry, the background was attached to a white top fold card base.
An additional greeting from the You Got This Stamp Set was stamped on black cardstock with SSS Embossing Ink and heat setting with white embossing powder. The sentiment was trimmed into a thin strip and adhered to the background as shown to complete the design.
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Watch the creation of this here for you cosmos watercolored background card from start to finish below or click HERE to watch in HD:
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Happy Wednesday stamping friends! And Happy November 1st! Today I'm sharing a coffee-lovers card with the awesome Perfect Blend Stamp Set and Coffee Break Stamp Set. A little masking and watercoloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers make for a bright and colorful coffee card!
A background was die cut from Bristol Smooth Cardstock using an A2 Double Stitched Rectangle Die. Greetings from the Perfect Blend Stamp Set were stamped along the top edge of the background with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. The scripty "latte" word was stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Rouge Embossing Powder.
The coffee cup images from the were stamped along the bottom edge of the rectangle with Versamark Ink, masked so they can slightly overlap, and then heat embossed with Nuvo Clear Embossing Powder.
The images were watercolored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a water brush pen.
Once the watercoloring was dry, watered down Broken China and Picket Fence Distress Paint were flicked over the background for distressing.
Glossy Accents was applied to parts of the design to finish the card.
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To watch the creation of this coffee lovers card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Cherished Release Blog Hop! This new release has stamps, dies, sequins, and very detailed stencils. The link to the release is HERE.
Be sure to check out the amazing gallery full of amazing ideas for this Simon Says Stamp release and all the others. This is a great source of inspiration!
For my share today I created two cards with gold embossed backgrounds using the new Rebecca Lace Background Stamp, added watercoloring to parts of the design with the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors, die cut vellum hearts using a Wonky Hearts Die, and stamped greetings on the vellum hearts with the Thoughtful Messages Stamp Set. I even added a stamped phrase border from the Envelope Greetings Stamp Set on some Metallic Copper Envelopes to match the cards! Adding metallic pigments to dark cardstock is one of my current favorite looks and it's so easy. Let's get started...
The Rebecca Lace Background Stamp was stamped slightly off center on Lawn Fawn Blue Jay Cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossing with the Simon Says Stamp Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder. This is s super intricate background design and is absolutely stunning as is however I decided to take the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors pigments and watercolor the white gold and red gold colors from the set into parts of the embossed design for an even more beautiful look!
To watch the creation of these elegant metallic watercolored cards from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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It's time for my weekly video series, It's In The Details, for the Waffle Flower Inspiration Team. Every Friday I will share a new video featuring amazing Waffle Flower Stamps and Dies.
To make adhering the leaves in the shape of a wreath or circle easier, the large Flower Circles Inverted Die was used to create a frame. I stacked three of these frames one on top of another for a bit of dimension. The leaves were tucked on and around the frame.
A monkey from the Willy & Friends Stamp Set was stamped with Coffee Loves Milk Ink and colored in with the no line watercolor technique using Zig Clea Color Real Brush Markers. Willy was tucked among the leaves in the circle opening for a fun, whimsical touch! A greeting from the Lacy Flower Stamp Set was stamped below the wreath to finish the design.
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To watch the creation of this greenery thinking of you card from start to finish, click HERE to watch on the Waffle Flower YouTube Channel or watch below:
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Hello! I've got a Designer Series project featuring the new Mama Elephant Brushed Florals Stamp Set and Distress Inks for this pretty watercolored-looking florals card. With the vibrant, bright flower colors, a simple die cut frame and some pearl gemstones are all this card needs.
I trimmed a piece of watercolor cardstock to 4" x 5.25" and then stamped the flowers and leaves from the Brushed Florals Stamp Set using Distress Inks. Distress Inks are not made to stamp clean, crisp, solid images. They are more for techniques and such. By stamping the florals with these inks I can then take a paintbrush dipped in water and "smooth out" and fill in the color for gorgeous water-colored looking results! This technique is so quick and easy you're going to want to try it with all your solid floral stamps!
I stamped a greeting from the same Brushed Florals Stamp Set in the lower left corner using intense black ink.
Once the images are completely dry, I die cut a frame from watercolor cardstock using the Park Avenue Frame Die and adhered it over the floral backdrop. To add a little tone-on-tone detail to the frame, I added white on white stripe washi tape around the frame. I adhered the entire panel to a top fold card base and finished the design with small pearl gems.
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To watch the creation of this Distress Inked stamped and watercolored florals card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
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