Thank You for Hawaii with Hibiscus Flower

Hi. I stamped the hibiscus stamp by Deep Red Stamps with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with platinum embossing powder by Ranger. The red die cut is by Gina Marie. The thank you die cut is from my stash. 

I made the background paper with blue distress inks and foam applicator using a wavy mask at different angles on white paper. I put a little ink here, then moved the mask and put a little bit of ink there. It creates white space and with the blue it looks like waves. I lamely tried to add in some brown distress ink at the bottom to resemble the sand. I hate it but not enough to redo it. 

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Manly Monday Curtains are open for the Nutcracker

The card is for Craft Roulette challenge. 

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Split down the center-curtains made by me. 

Jolly colors-jolly red with blue and green Christmas colors.

 Fruit-nuts are a fruit (nutcracker Cricut draw and cut. Colored with Copic markers)

A Heart-on his hat-die cut by Scrapbooking Made Simple. Thanks for looking.

Manly Monday Deep Red Stamps Woodgrain

I made these cards using the Deep ReD stamps 

Weathered Wall

Cornucopia Stamp

I heat embossed the weathered wall stamp. I had to stamp it twice to fit on the cardstock. I used my MISTI and I was successful. I used Peerless Watercolors to color in the cornucopia.

They are so messy because I kept falling asleep while painting these. I would wake up and the paintbrush would be in the wrong spot for that color or on the outside of the image. I used paper towels to get rid of the access but it didn't always save the image. Oh well. I think they still look nice...from a distance. lol

The red border and brown border sticker are by Creative Memories and Yellow unknown.

The border die is by Tim Holtz

This is the size of the weathered wall stamp and the size of the cardstock. You can tell that the MISTI really came through for me when it came to perfectly lining up the image. 

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Here are a few previous posts that go along with these two.

Cornucopia Cricut card

Woodgrain background example
Another ATC woodgrain example

Old time Cornucopia card from 2014

Example from Nov 2012

Manly Monday Fish on Black Paper Cards

I saw this technique on Splitcoast Stampers. When the card is in your hands the fish catch your eyes making you want to look at it more closely. 

I stamped the fish with Versa Mark ink and then dried the images with a heat gun. 

Then I colored the open area of the images in with some colored pencils by Stampin Up and Faber-Castell. The Faber-Castell pencils produce very vibrant colors that go well with this technique. I found that regular colored pencils didn’t show up on the black cardstock. 

 The fish stamps are by Close to my Heart

The hook die-cut is by Quickutz and the silver string is from my stash

The sentiment in the card below is a Lawn Fawn die cut.

For the next two cards, I think the bubble patterned paper is by Paper Pizzazz.

The sentiment stamps are both from Michael’s dollar bin

Best wishes sentiment stamp is hiding in my room. So I’m not sure on that one.

And the last card,

The sentiment is a Lawn Fawn Stamp.

The background paper is dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

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Laugh as much as you Breath...Card

I'm into the technique where you stamp an image with Versa Mark ink and dust Perfect Pearls on it.l It looks great with the background stamps.
The background stamp is an oldie by Stampin Up. The grey patterned paper, that I love is by Close to my Heart and the strip down the side is by Recollections. The sentiment die cut is by Cloud 9  (Fiskars)

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UPDATED 9-30-21 THE ENTIRE POST HAD TO BE TRASHED AND START OVER IN ORDER FOR THE SAME FONT SIZE AND SPACING.

Laugh as much as you Breath Card

I'm into the Versa Mark ink.

I’m into the Versa Mark ink techniques lately. I have another one coming up on Manly Monday.

The background stamp is from Stampin Up 

Stamped with Versa Mark ink and dusted with Perfect Pearls.

The sentiment is by Cloud 9

The patterned paper is by Recollections and Close to my Heart 

The Background stamp...

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Stethoscope Cards

More Medical cards

The die- cuts are by my Cricut and the hearts are unknown

This blue and grey card,

I used a stamp for the sentiment by Forever in Time

Embossed with white powder by Stampendous

Next card,

Washi Tape on the side by SU

Next card,

The patterned paper in the first card My Mind's Eye

Chevron embossing folder by Cuttlebug

Next card,

The patterned paper is by Bella Blvd 

Sentiment stamp by Hampton Arts

Washi tape at the bottom

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Medical Heart Beat cards with fancy embossing

All die cuts are from my Cricut

All papers are cardstock from my stash

No stamps-that doesn't usually happen on my cards.

So this red background card went through multiple steps. It started with too much pressure from the Gemini on the embossing folder. That made the paper crack. Alrighty

I  pressed Versa Mark ink pad over the raised embossing and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder by Stampendous multiple times. I enhanced the photo so you can see it better. Then...

I embossed this gray scrap of paper with the same embossing folder.

Then lined the two together and added the heart

BOOM! I loved the results. Flaw and all.

The For You card:

The black cardstock was dry embossed with a Chevron pattern folder by Cuttlebug

The heart is on a Spellbinders die-cut

I put Glossy Accents on the heart die-cut.

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UPDATED PICS, DESCRIPTION, lABELS, AND PHOTOS 10-1-21

Hello There Card with a tag

I started with a  tag by Basic Grey.
I inked up a background stamp by Hero Arts with Versa Mark ink.
I white heat embossed using Stampendous embossing powder
Then I inked the tag with Vintage Photo distress ink
I sprayed the tag with water mixed with gold Perfect Pearls
The ribbon is by American Crafts and it is secured with staples from the tiny attached by Ranger Industries.

The sentiment sticker is by K and Co

The patterned paper is by K and Co

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Updated7/21/21

Thinking of you burgundy, black and white

The background paper stamped with a Stampin Up set same color ink as cardstock
The dry embossing folder is unknown but I covered it with Versa Mark ink and poured white embossing powder over the dry embossed background and used a heat gun on it.
The sentiment is by Cricut and brads by Close to my Heart.

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Deep Red Stamps Selfie Card

I stamped this chica and colored her in with Copic markers. She's a Deep Red Stamp

City Summer Girls
I added some Stickles in different places of her.

The Circles background stamp was stamped with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I inked the entire background with distress inks.

The sentiment is by Me and My Big Ideas

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Purple Stencil Just a note Card

Stencil by Hampton Arts with Versa Mark ink and given color with pink iridescent FX Powder by Dreamweaver Stencil/ Stampendous.

Flower stamp and purple ink by Stampin Up. Sentiment by Hero Arts out of grey SU ink. The border punch is unknown but the patterned paper is by Provo Craft.

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Secretaries Day Just for You Card

I made this tag in 2014  and if you look at this post you can see I removed the Miss You sentiment. I don't send many Miss You type cards but I liked the tag. So I offed the sentiment label and used the tag for a Secretaries Day card. It worked well because the tag has dimension and the card is square. Perfect qualities for a hand delivered card rather than one that goes through the mail.

My new sentiment is by Lawn Fawn and is on dahlia die cut by Spellbinders. The purple background cardstock is by Coordinations and was dry embossed. Then I ran an emery board over the embossing to reveal the white like core of the paper.

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Orange and Yellow Thank You card

Start with a piece of Ranger watercolor paper and stamp a Hero Arts background stamp with Versa Mark ink to heat emboss it with white embossing powder. Slide mini distress ink pads over the top of the embossed background. Spray with water, dab with a paper towel and let dry. Die cut two yellow squares, two smaller orange squares and the medallion out of black cardstock using the Cricut and cartridge Art Philosophy. Die cut the sentiment die by Clearly Besotted and adhere all dies together as shown.Once background is dry adhere die cuts to the panel and the panel to a pre-made white card base 5 ½ x 4 by Recollections. 

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Valentine's Day Card

One more Valentine's Day card. This one was published in Just Cards magazine. I'm sad that they went out of business. Sentiment stamp by Hero Arts. Heat embossed silver by Stampendous. Versa Mark ink. Heart paper by Bazzill. Other patterned paper by Little Yellow Bicycle.

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Floral Background Watercolor Card

Start by heat embossing the background image with white embossing powder onto Ranger Industries watercolor paper. Then watercolor the image in with Peerless watercolors. Cut a label using the Cricut and ink the edges with lavender distress ink. Set a brad on each side of the label. Stamp the sentiment from SCD Designs with black Hero Arts ink. Adhere the sentiment to the lower part of the card base after the images dry.

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Deep Red Stamps Doorway Card

Faith-Start with an off white 4x5.5 card base (Recollections) and cover with Momenta patterned paper. On Strathmore watercolor cardstock stamp Deep Red Stamps brick entry way with Versa Mark ink and heat emboss with copper embossing powder (Ranger). Color in the stamped image in with distress inks and a water pen all by Ranger. Once the stamped image is dry trim down to desired. Adhere together two scraps of light brown onto the left side and the image on top of the card base. Cut out a sentiment (Unknown) and adhere to the right upper corner of the image.

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Link to Deep Red Stamps Garden Door stamp

Deep Red Stamps Thinking of You

Start by making a 4 ¼  x 5 ½ blue card base and

cut a smaller piece of white cardstock to adhere

on top of the card base. Adhere a piece of diagonal

stripes of patterned paper (Jillibean Soup) on top of

white and a piece of aqua cardstock (Provo Craft

lengthwise and centered on the card front.

Stamp the Deep Red Stamp Tree of Life

(SKU 3x4056120) onto white cardstock with

Versa Mark ink and heat embossed image with

Green Juniper embossing powder by The

Powder Keg. Cut image and ink edge with Evergreen Bough and Black Soot Distress inks by Ranger Industries. Adhere image and sentiment stickers (Doodlebug) to the card front.

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Deep Red Stamps Succulent Thank you

Start by making a card base from off white cardstock by Recollections size 5 ½ x 4 ¼ . Ink edges with distress ink. Stamp Deep Red Stamps Succulent Trio stamp with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with platinum embossing powder by Ranger onto white cardstock. Watercolor images in with distress ink and water pens both by Ranger. Trim image, mat off white cardstock behind it and ink edges. Adhere to the card base along with two pieces of Crate patterned paper and sentiment by Deep Red Stamps. Can be found at
Scrapbook.com

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Snowball Season

Start with white pre-made card base 4 x 5 ½  by Recollections. On white cardstock by American Crafts dry emboss snowflakes pattern (Cuttlebug). Cut in a diagonl and adhere to card front. On small piece of white cardstock stamp the mittens with Versa Mark ink and heat emboss with black enbossing powder by Stampendous. Add the snowball rub-on to the upper right of the mittens before adhering to black cardstock. Then add the word season sticker by Making Memories to the bottom right.  Die cut a rectangle with rounded edges and adhere the image to the center of it. Adhere a Doodlebug Token (483 Winter) to each side of the die cut and set them with a black brad by Creative Imaginations.Adhere die cut group to the front of the card base.

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