Thursday, April 09, 2015

Sweet Stamp Shop Grand Reopening


Sweet Stamp Shop is having a Grand Reopening Celebration and I am a guest designer for the event.
I used the


stamp set for my card. I stamped the saying with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it with sparkly blue embossing powder by Stamp N Stuff. Then I die cut it out with an X Cut/Do Crafts die and inked the inside with Ranger's distress ink. I also die cut the next largest die to mat behind it. 

The background is a stencil by Dreamweaver Stencils. I ran it through my die cut machine {Cuttlebug} to emboss the pattern onto my white cardstock. I then taped the paper and stencil to my work surface and brought in color with my ink blending tool and distress ink. I matted the background onto the blue cardstock and then onto my card base by Recollections with an 1/8 of an inch gap at the top and bottom. 




Thanks for looking.

21 comments:

Unknown said...

LOVE THIS! The colors are fantastic and the background is stunning. Fantastic job!

Rachel Bergfeld said...

That background is amazing! I love your design, just gorgeous!

Darlene said...

Beautiful card and technique Cindy! Thanks so much for joining us at The Sisterhood’s ‘April Showers’ challenge and please come back again soon!
Darlene
one of the 'Sistahs'
The Sisterhood of Crafters
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS

Sarah said...

Great card-- love that embossing!

Pam Hornschu said...

You are having so much fun with those background stencils, and each card has been wonderful.

Tamie said...

Loving this sentiment and the die cuts you used to highlight it! Wonderful :) Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful inspiration with us at 4 Crafty Chicks.

Tamie DT

Glenda said...

I love your use of the background stencil! Thanks for joining us at the Sisterhood of Crafters for the "April Showers" challenge!

Un Arcobaleno di Colori said...

Wow Cindy! Absolutely brilliant! Love the background and the colors you used! So pretty!
Thank you so much for joining us at Scrapbooker PhD!
Hope to see you again!
Hugs :)
Francesca

Anet's Crafting said...

Gorgeous card Cindy. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at Penny’s Paper-Crafty. We would love to see you again … Anet DTx

Kathy S said...

Great sentiment! Perfect for the sea lovers out there. Beautiful embossing. So glad you joined us at The House that Stamps Built for the DCC Challenge. Hope you enjoyed the challenge and sure hope you'll join with us again soon.

Vickie Y said...

Beautiful card; love the background you created. Thank you for sharing with us at The Sisterhood of Crafters April Showers Challenge.

Mary-Anne V said...

Beautiful...the embossing with the stencil looks great.

Mary-Anne V said...

Beautiful...the embossing with the stencil looks great.

Patti J said...

Thanks so much for entering your beautiful card in our challenge at The House That Stamps Built!

Lisa B said...

Gosh I love the background technique you used. Wonderful sentiment.

Thanks for dancing in the rain with us over at the Sisterhood of Crafters. And a special thanks for linking up your card to our "April Showers" challenge.

Annie said...

Love your layers and ink blending, beautiful work! :)

Terri's Cards N More said...

Great technique on the background. Beautiful color combo. Thanks for joining the Sisterhood's "April Showers" challenge.

Mary Holshouser said...

The drops of water created with the stenciling is so pretty. Makes a great backdrop for the stamp.
thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

i love this sentiment.
Thank you for joining ScrapbookerPhD's Challenge - Focus on Sentiment. DT - Faith

Melanie said...

A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our "Anything Goes” challenge over at Penny’s & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our next challenge as well…

Hugs,
Melanie
(DT Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges)
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Come and Get It)
(GDT Kreativzeit Challenges)

Julie said...

Beautiful card and sentiment. Thanks for joining us at Scrapbooker PhD
Julie T