Sympathy Cat card with a Gelli Plate background

The cat stamp on this card is by Newton’s Nook. I love the silhouettes in this stamp set. The black die cut is by Spellbinders. The outside frame is a piece of cereal board I cut out with my Cricut. 

I created the background playing with my Gelli Plate…so I thought. Here’s the backstory, I have unmounted red rubber stamps from Purple Onion Designs and I wanted to use them in my MISTI. So I bought a “Clear Mount Stamp” from Purple Onion Designs. It stands in place of the foam that is normally on the back of red rubber stamps.

Well, I misplaced my Gelli Plate and while looking for it I came across the said Clear Mount Stamp. It looks similar to the Gelli Plate so I grabbed it and went to a class by Alison Heikkila. 

On this background, I used two colors and two types of paint and then waited too long to pull the print. It created a thick, messy, textured panel and what goes better with a messy background, a sharp silhouette image. 

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Be Merry Zoe Christmas card

I made this card for Craft Roulette #279

The parameters are PROJECT; kid’s cards . COLORS: theater  ELEMENT: picture RANDOM: half and half 

The patterned papers are by Ciao Bella's Ziggy and Zoe. Frame stamp by Newton’s Nook. Sentiment die is unknown but I covered it with Stickles.

Challenges: Simon says Stamp-Christmas 

Manly Monday Rainbow Dog sympathy card

I made the rainbow colors out of scraps of cardstock. The dog stamp is by Newton's Nook. Even though it's a pet sympathy card I figured this rainbow card was good to post the day after St Patrick’s Day. 

I made the second card from the leftover pieces of cardstock and paired it with a Creative Memories vellum sentiment.

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1985 Mimi's Work photo Layout

The patterned paper is by K&i Memories. Name and coffee cup stamps are by Lawn Fawn. Age and year stamps by Close to My Heart. The tape dispenser stamp is by Newton's Nook. Both the tape dispenser and coffee cup were colored in with the Peerless watercolors. The telephone is a Cricut draw and cut. 

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Lawn Fawn Owls

These cute little owl stamps are by Lawn Fawn. I stamped them with brown Stampin Up ink and colored them in with SU colored pencils. I borrowed a branch stamp by Newton's Nook for the owl to sit on. After I colored the two images in, I stamped masks for each with Inkadinkado masking paper. Love that stuff. I covered the stamps with the masks and inked the area around the images with blue distress ink using an ink blending tool. I removed the masks and let them dry for a while before the next steps.

I used a different Lawn Fawn stamp set for the grass. I stamped it with two different shades of greens to make the grass look fuller and longer. I stamped part of the tree background stamp by Hero Arts with the same brown ink as the others to the side. I wasn't sure where I was going with these cards, which explains the tree stamp thickness and location. I finished the cards with one of two sentiments by Clearly Besotted.

I think they turned out cute. I have a ton of owls left over so you may be seeing them again soon in a different environment. 

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View from a Bird's Nest

I created these ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) with many ideas that in the end turned out quite well but it took a long time to get those ideas together and all to work in a way that I would be proud to trade them.

I started with this Spellbinders die cut but cut in half and then die cut two for each ATC foam with adhesive backs by Tiny Crafts. This will be the bird's nest and the foam will make it so the bird appear to be sitting in the nest.

I had some raffia and I separated each piece to make the strands thinner.

After that, I cut them into smaller pieces.

 I covered the die cut with liquid glue by Beacon and added raffia to the soon to be nest. I would put something heavy on it to dry and move on to the next one. By the time I I was done adding to the 6th nest (just in case something goes wrong, it's good to have extras) the glue was dry on the first so I could Add more glue and add more raffia. This picture shows the start of the layer process.

Moving on to the next step, I inked a hexagon stencil by The Crafter's Workshop with Scattered Straw distress ink and over that inked a polka dot stencil by Heidi Swapp with Tea Dye distress ink. I cut that piece down and matted a scrap of Bazzill cardstock behind it.

I adhered the nests onto two foam die cut before adding them to the background. The chipboard birds are by Prima and to finish the card I stamped the sentiment from Newton's Nook.

I hope you like them. Have a great day.

Beautiful Thinking of You card

Today my card is simple but I think beautifully effective. I stamped the Inkadinkado flowers with Hero Arts black ink on to Strathmore watercolor paper. I colored it in with powdered chalk mixed together with paint both by Stamp N Plus. The sentiment stamp is by Newton's Nook.

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You Are Amazing Card

My new card today is in recognition of the holiday World Compliment Day. It was put in place in 2001 to spread joy and positivity. How fun is that?

Anyway my card has a little bit different background for you to check and be the judge of it. I dry embossed some brown cardstock with a Fiskars embossing plate that was a brick type pattern. I then covered it with the Tarnished Brass Distress Stain dabber. I made the stain uneven by choice but I'm not sure I love the results. You know sometimes you try something new to "step out of the box" and sometimes it's a huge success and sometimes not. Live and learn.

The background and the frame are pink cardstock by Recollections. The frame is a Cricut cut from (I think) the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. The image is by Newton's Nook that I stamped onto Strathmore watercolor paper with Hero Arts black ink. I colored in the image with distress ink and a water pen both by Ranger Industries. I die cut the image with a Spellbinders die and inked the inside with a light distress ink. I believe the gingham patterned paper is by My Mind's Eye and the sentiment die cut by Studio G. I added pink rhinestones by TPC Studio to each center of the flowers and on the sentiment flower.

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Newton's Nook Lamp Stamp

I just adore Newton's Nook stamps. They are so cute and fun to use. Today's card features a lamp stamp and sentiment by them. I stamped the lamp onto Ranger's distress watercolor paper because I wasn't sure where I was going with this card when I started. I ended up die cutting the image with a Spellbinders die and inking the inside with distress ink. The patterned paper is by Echo Park and the long yellow cardstock is by Bazzill. The circle punches are by EK Success and the ink for the stamp is by Colorbox. The black ink in the image is by Hero Arts. Everything else was a scrap from my stash.

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Newton's Nook Mason Jar

My card today uses a few stamps by Newton's Nook. I stamped the mason jar and then the flowers in black ink by Hero Arts onto watercolor paper by Ranger. I die cut the image out using a rectangle Spellbinders die and inked the inside with distress ink by Ranger Industries. I used the same medium to color in the flower and the water using a water pen and water to apply the distress ink. Then I  applied Glossy Accents by Ranger Industries to the water only. 

The background patterned paper is by Stamipin Up {I think} with the white cardstock by Recollections. The thick ribbon is from my stash  and the sentiment sticker is by Sticko/EK Success. The small flower is burlap and by the company The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby. The other two flowers are made of paper and come from Oriental Trading Company.

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Newton's Nook Thinking of You

I have a new card to share with you today using stamps by Newton's Nook. I love this Versatile Vases stamp set because you can build your own flower arrangement. 

I stamped the combination of flowers and pot onto Ranger watercolor cardstock with Hero Arts black ink. I used Stampin Up watercolor pencils to color the image in and then used a water pen by Ranger and water to smooth out the colors and edges of the colored pencils. I die cut the image out with a Spellbinders die cut and inked the inside with distress ink. The die cut behind the image was cut out using my Cricut. The paper on top is by Color-Aid and has been dry embossed with a Gina Marie Butterflies embossing folder. The bottom paper is unknown but the ribbon is old by Ben Franklin's and the sentiment, by Newton's Nook, is stamped with Clearsnap pigment ink.

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Stuck on You Newton's Nook Dry embossing Card

World Cardmaking Day card using a tape dispenser stamp and sentiment by Newton's Nook. The background is dry embossed with an embossing folder by Darice. I placed pearls by Want 2 Scrap within the design of the embossing. The center die cuts are by Spellbinders and the heart die is by Papertrey Ink. The stamp is stamped in black ink by Hero Arts onto Ranger's watercolor paper and colored in with distress markers and a water pen both by Ranger Industries.

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Newton's Nook Vase card

My card today uses a Newton's Nook flower and vase stamp. I stamped the image onto watercolor paper by Tim Holtz and colored it in with distress markers and a water pen. I die cut it out with a Spellbinders die and inked the inside while the paper was still in the die. Once I was happy with it I added Glossy Accents to the water in the vase.

The background is by Hero Arts stamped with Distress ink. I matted that on to a darker piece of pink cardstock and then again to the pink cardstock used on the die cuts. The die cuts are by Cricut with Recollections cardstock. 

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Friend Card

So I made this card using a flower set from Newton's Nook. I really love the different vases and this jar for the flowers they have in the set. I stamped the jar, flowers and word stamps with black Hero Arts ink onto Ranger's distress watercolor paper. Then I colored the flowers in with distress markers, inked the edges with distress ink and made the inside of the jar blue with distress ink. Then I added Glossy Accents to the inside of the jar. The rest of my card the patterned paper is by DCWV and Pebbles, the ribbon by Stampin Up the yellow cardstock by Recollections and punch by EK Success.

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Get Well Card

My card today is a get well card using a new Newton's Nook vase and flowers stamp. I stamped it onto the yellow cardstock die cut with black Hero Arts ink. I masked the vase stamp with masking paper by Inkadinkado. The cardstock is by Recollections and the die cut is from my Cricut. I colored the image in with Copic markers, which I don't usually do on none Copic marker paper. I'm branching out.

The sentiment is stamped onto similar yellow cardstock with the same Hero Arts black ink. I put the card pieces together onto a David Tuttero card base by Core'dinations. The patterned paper is by Studio G, circle punch by EK Success, ribbon by Stampin Up, and brown cardstock and stamp are unknown.

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Love is.....Wedding card

I made this card using a card, like a credit card, with this sentiment on it from the pharmacy. They were half off and I was waiting for a prescription. I have a couple more that you will see in the future.

I used THIS frame and hanging stamp from Newton's Nook to fit around my sentiment. The frame is stamped onto off white cardstock with Stampin Up ink and then I cut out the center of the frame to show the sentiment. I adhered that paper and the sentiment onto Die Cuts with a View glitter paper. Then I adhered the glitter paper to the patterned paper by Provo Craft.

In order for the bow at the top of the hanger to stay on the paper, I masked off the frame at the top with a Post It. Then I stamped the hanger with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed it in silver (Stampin Up). I tried it a few times before doing it to the actually card. The stamp had to stamp over three pieces of paper, one being glitter cardstock. It was a chore but I got it figured out.

I embellished with pearls from Want 2 Scrap,the ribbon by American Crafts, and  the adhesive lace is by Recollections. I placed a pearl in the center of each open section on the lace. 

This could be used as a wedding card, engagement card or anniversary card. Today is my/our 17th wedding anniversary. Our family has sent very nice cards to mark the occasion that I appreciate so much. 

Anyway, have a great weekend.

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