Stamp Your Art Out!

My mom ordered a couple of sets from me and since I haven't seen her yet, I didn't think she'd mind if I cut them out for her and made sure they worked properly ;-)

Did some playing with the Genevieve paper collection tonight.

 

Recipe:
CS: Wine, White
Papers: From the Genevieve Collection (TAC)
Stamps: Fancy Swirls (TAC), Ornaments (can't remember exact name of the set; I'll look it up; TAC)
Ink: Palette inks in Violette and Landscape green
Other: tab from Genevieve paper collection (TAC)

 

 

Recipe:
CS: Plum, White
Papers: Genevieve Collection (TAC)
Stamps: need to look up the name of this ornament set from TAC
Ink: Palette inks in Claret, Landscape Green, Beaux Arts Blue, and Violette, Ribbon, Square Punch

Recipe:
CS:  White
Papers: Genevieve Collection (TAC)
Stamps: Truly Blessed (TAC); My Favorites (TAC)
Ink: Palette inks in Claret, Landscape Green, and Violette, Ribbon, Brads

I played some more with the sweet skunks set and like these results much better than yesterday's. I decided that embossing them with clear EP definitely made for a cleaner, sharper image. Here it is with simple CS layering and a few fun embellishments

And here it is with decorative papers from the Genevieve collection. I think these colors suit this set well.

 

Recipe for Yellow Card:
CS - Yellow, Pink DCWV, White
Stamps - Sweet Skunks (TAC)
Ink - Black Pigment
Other - clear Embossing Pwdr (EP), heat tool, watercolor pencils, aquabrush, ribbon, brads, flower embellishments

Recipe for Purple Card:
CS - Plum, White
Papers - Genevieve Collection (TAC)
Stamps - Sweet Skunks (TAC)
Ink - Black Pigment Ink
Other - Clear embossing pwdr, Watercolor pencils, aquabrush, Ribbon

It's always exciting to come home to a TAC box on my doorstep. Today I had several fun new sets to try out. I don't usually go for the "cutesy" stamps, but I couldn't resist this set with the adorable skunks.  And I love the colors of the Juliette collection of papers.

Recipe:

Paper: Juliette Collection (TAC)
CS: Black and White, Juliette CS (TAC)
Stamps: Sweet Skunks (TAC)
Other: Corner rounder, ribbon, Tombow blender, Icicle stickles, watercolor pencils

And here's the second. I did throw in the hummingbird which worked in the blue in the Catelynn collection. The lighting is off; the ribbon matches the bird really well in real life.

 

Recipe
Stamps: TAC Rose Garden
Paper: TAC Catelynn 9 x 9 Fly with it Collection
CS: Brown, White
Ink: Palette Ink in Belle Rose, Reflection Blue, and Landscape Green
Tools: Stapler, Ribbon Scrap, Walnut Ink (to distress around white CS using makeup sponge)

Well it's hard to get myself out of lazy vacation mode and back into the swing of things, but I did make a couple of cards tonight. Here's the first.

Techniques: If you're wondering how I got the 2 shades of pink and green, I "Dirty stamped" (gasp)! Ink up your stamp, stamp it off on a scrap once and then stamp it on your paper, giving you a fainter image. I also used a makeup sponge dipped in the pink ink to add color around the white CS and then ran the edge across my green stamp pad for more definition.

Recipe
Papers and tag: TAC's Catelynn 9 x 9 Fly With it Collecion
Stamps: Rose Garden (TAC)
Inks: Belle Rose and Landscape Green Palette Ink
CS: Chocolate brown, white
Tools: Edge distresser, green brads

 

Well I have several Christmas projects in the works, so I ....1. Can't show them to you until their intended recipient gets them and ....2. Haven't had time for much else. Stick with me. It's my hope that once I get going, I'll post ideas at least 4 times a week, possibly more.

I was really happy with my cards this year. I decided to make a snowglobe card after seeing a different snowglobe card online. I came up with my own design by punching a large hole, through which the snowman and tree are viewed. I cut out a base of CS, adding a ribbon and a stamped square with a sentiment (from TAC's "Holiday Magic"). Then I started thinking about getting fancy. I thought if I added clear plastic it would look more realistic. One thing led to another and soon I had a shaker card on my hands. I did not have a large enough supply of foam tape on hand to make a traditional shaker card, so I improvised and came up with a really easy substitution. 

Here's the directions for the shaker part:

1. Cut out 2 pieces of clear plastic slightly larger than your hole.
2. Lay one piece of plastic on the cut out circle (so you can judge the size).
3. Rub your Embossing Buddy across both pieces of plastic to help eliminate static.
4. Pour desired amount of glitter into center of plastic that is centered on circle.
5. On the same piece of plastic, run a continuous line of hot glue in a circle slightly larger than the size of the cut out circle (that's why you have the circle under your plastic).
6. Don't waste any time; glue dries fast. Place other piece of plastic on top and use finger to carefully make sure it is sealed (do not smash flat, as the space is needed to allow the glitter to move).
7. Do not shake until the glue is cool, otherwise the glitter might stick to the edge where the hot glue is.
8. When cool, adhere to the back of the circle shaped hole in your card.

I loved the different looks I was able to get using several different Wing It paper collections. Pictured are samples from Rustic Chic, Whimsy Blossoms, and A Little Whimsy collections. The "Peace" stamp is from "Holiday Magic" (TAC) and the Snowman I'm sad to say is discontinued.

 

 

Well my official Christmas card was made using a large circle punch to punch a hole in the card (you’ll get to see it a bit later; I’m trying to give my cards a head start in the mail before posting this).  I really liked how they turned out, but the best part was that I was able to use the leftover circles for another Christmas card design. That worked out great, because it turned out I have more friends than I thought and needed more cards. 

I was inspired by Heather Scott’s Design challenge and thought it would be a perfect way to use those pretty patterned circles I had left over.  As you can see, I’m not really into traditional Christmas colors; I like to take liberties when I can. For the pink card, the patterned paper is from the Rustic Chic Wing It collection. For the purple card, the patterned paper is a Basic Grey design we no longer sell.  I used “Holiday Magic” from the stamp set of the same name, cut out an ornament topper out of scrap silver paper and added a bow. Thanks, Heather for the inspiration.