Clearly Besotted Dandelion set with a stamping twist

I'm always looking for things to do with old products to justify the space they are taking up in my craft room. 

This stamp set is an old one called Dandelion Dreams from Clearly Besotted.

To get the stamped background I stamped the dandelions upside down to create a shadow around the image. I did so in lighter colors for the shadow and then the dandelion is a little bit darker color.

In the next picture on the bottom left, I accidentally stamped the shadow twice. One light colored and then I didn’t flip my stamp over and stamped the shadow in the darker color meant for the dandelion image. Poop! So I stamped the image in an even darker color.

This picture shows the right upper shadow that did not fully stamp but looked fine when a stamped the dandelion in a darker color.

In order to stamp the dandelion directly on top of the shadow I used some acetate underneath the stamp. The order: 

Stamp the shadow.

Place the acetate over the shadow

Place the image face down on the acetate covering shadow right where you wanted it.

Put the lid down on the Misty and peel back the acetate from the stamped image of the dandelion

Probably overkill and not necessary but that’s what I did and wanted to remember.

The last picture of the background before adding the sentiment.

The sentiment is a stamp set bought from eBay 

I cut around the sentiment 

The patterned paper main patterned paper is by Colorbok 

The polka dot paper is by Papertrey Ink. 

I inked the edges with pink ink 

I saw this idea on Pinterest from the blog and the blog post example is from 2014:

Inky Fingers blog

Wow! STUNNING CARDS

You need to go to her blog and check out her amazing cards.

Thanks for looking

Congratulations to the Graduate

Simple card with Best Creations patterned paper in the background. The labels are by Spellbinders and I stamped the words a Dream and Success (Fiskars, maybe) and the middle sentiment stickers are by EK Success. The labels are attached with eyelets.

Thanks for looking.

Peach Birthday Card

I have another repurposed card to share. HERE is the previous card and you can tell I didn't do much to make it into a birthday card. The yellow banner is a Stampin Up die that I stamped with a Lawn Fawn stamp. Then I added a glittery flower sticker by Martha Stewart. I stamped on the inside the Lawn Fawn word birthday and a Paper Smooches "To You" on a Spellbinders die cut.

Thanks for looking.

CAS Mother's Day card

I am showing a clean and simple card today. I rather like the CAS look sometimes. I used a stamp technique by Hero Arts on the background paper. You can see it HERE. The sentiment is a new 2012 Hero Arts stamp set that I had to have. Ribbon by Stampin Up, pink embossed paper by Recollections, purple paper by Making Memories, ink by Stampin Up and die cut by Spellbinders.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/-Ribbon #9

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/-Use punches or dies #24

http://ribboncarouselchallenge.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes #50

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-23-ribbon-or-twine.html-Use ribbon or twine #23

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/-Emboss it #116

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/-Use punches or dies #63

http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/-Mother's Day #1612

Weaved Patterned Papers Happy Easter card

I have a fun new card to share with you. I used a basket stamp by Magnolia and an egg stamp from American Crafts to make an Easter basket. Scraps of paper are by Making Memories, die cut by Spellbinders, ink by Ranger Industries and Close to my Heart and Easter sentiment stamp by Stamp N Plus Scrap N.

Thanks for looking.

Challenges:

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/-Spring/Easter

http://www.creativeinspirationspaint.blogspot.com/-Bunnies, chicks or eggs

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/-Oh so cute {I think it's cute}

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/-Spring

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge-Anything goes

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/-Egg-stra Special

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/-Pastels and Die cuts

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/#180-Easter

http://simplystampinchallenge.blogspot.com/-All things Easter

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/-CAS

http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.com/-Easter

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/-Spring

Manly Monday

This week's Manly Monday card is for a cousin of my husbands for his birthday. Him and his wife are camping people so I thought this canoe was fun twist to their hobby. The stamps are by Close to my Heart, patterned paper by Stampin' Up and Little Yellow Bicycle, cardstock by Hobby Lobby and Oriental Trading Co, floss by Karen Foster and ink by Stampin' Up.  I inked the edges of the cardstock with a distressing tool. Thanks for looking. 

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/-Anything Goes

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/-Boys will be boys

http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/-Birthday card for boys

http://clearlyistamp.typepad.com/my_weblog/-Anything Goes

http://www.phindysplacechallenge.blogspot.com/ (#95)-Distressing

http://www.gettingcricky.com/-Something fishy

http://panpasteluk.blogspot.com/-Use a stamped image

Multiple photos Beach Scrapbook Layout

Scrapbook Layout for Kaylin's book

Border punch by EK Success

That's all I know. 

It was 10 years ago.

Here's another LO I did for Kaylin's book. TFL