Acrylic Block Watercolor Technique

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Whisper White. Black, White, Watercolor paper not SU
• ink: More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Craft White
• accessories: acrylic block, water mister, mini brads, Word Window Punch, Aqua Painter, Sponge Dauber.

Using acrylic block F 4 7/8" x 6", I added reinker droplets starting with More Mustard in the center, Pumpkin Pie in a ring around the More Mustard, then Cajun Craze in a ring around the Pumpkin Pie. (about 5 - 8 droplets of reinker per color). Misted the block with water, and with the block face up with misted reinkers on it, I placed watercolor paper on top block and pressed. Then used aqua painter and Cajun Craze reinker drops to blend the outer edges of the color that didn't quite get coverage; sponged Early Espresso around edges. 

Stamped Lovely as a Tree and Flowering Flourishes in Basic Black. Stamped JUST FOR YOU from Teeny Tiny Wishes on black using craft white ink. Punched Word Window Punch; added mini brads.

Apothecary Mother's Day

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - apothecary art, a round array, teeny tiny wishes
• ink - basic black
• cardstock - whisper white, lucky limeade
• accessories - markers, apothecary accents framelits, curly label punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch

Another simple card for an upcoming workshop. 

Same card as above, but stepped up a notch. Just added flowers from itty bitty shapes punch and some basic jewels pearls.
 

CAS Yellow Swallowtail

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Swallotail, A Round Array, Papillon Potpourri
• cardstock: Whisper White; Black and Yellow not SU
• ink: basic black
• accessories: Honeycomb Folder, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch

A clean and simple card for an upcoming workshop. Thanks for looking!

Piggyback Ink Technique

SUPPLIES:

• STAMPS: Swallowtail , Pretty Petites, Papillon Potpourri
• CARDSTOCK: Primrose Petals, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party, Baja Breeze
• INK: Not Quite Navy, Craft White
• ACCESSORIES: Blender Pen, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral and Pretty in Pink Markers, Petite Curly Label Punch, Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches

To achieve the look I've named PIGGYBACK technique, I first stamped the large Swallowtail in Not Quite Navy. I then colored selected areas with a blender pen dipped in craft white ink. Allowed the craft white to dry, then colored over it (piggybacked) with a Baja Breeze Marker. I colored some other accent areas with Calypso Coral and Pretty in Pink markers. Also colored selected areas with Uniball Signo White pen.

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SWALLOWTAIL stamp  Clear Mount 129216     Wood Mount 129213
WHISPER WHITE CRAFT ink  101731
BLENDER PEN  102845
UNI-BALL SIGNO GEL PEN   105021

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Dotted Scallop Bloom

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock: Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
• stamps: Blooming With Kindness, Stacks of Wishes, Hearts a Flutter
• ink: Early espresso, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze
• accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Adorning Accents edgelits, Hearts a Flutter and Apothecary Accents framelits, Early Espresso baker's twine, Sycamore Street button

Stamp Projects for Event Display Board

Stamp project entries for display boards

Three card fronts:

Two 3D items:

Large Hershey Candy Bar

Embossed lunch sack

One Scrapbook Page:

Gray Coral Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - pleasant poppies, hearts a flutter, pretty petites
• ink - black stazon, basic gray, calypso coral
• cardstock - basic black, basic gray, very vanilla, calypso coral
• accessories - apothecary accents and hearts a flutter framelits, finishing touches edgelits, square lattice and honeycomb folders, markers, tangerine tango ribbon, color spritzer, petite curly label punch

Colored the flowers with cameo coral (old retired color), then added calypso coral. Hilighted centers with signo white uniball pen. Used color spritzer tool and basic black marker to add speckles.

Top Note Thanks

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - Oh, hello, secret garden, distressed dots background
• ink - pool party, pumpkin pie, daffodil delight, marina mist
• cardstock - pool party, basic gray, whisper white
• accessories - top note bigz, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, pearls basic jewels, tangerine tango ribbon

Triple Thanks

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - hearts a flutter, pretty petites, pleasant poppies
• ink - daffodil delight, black stazon, pool party, basic gray
• cardstock - pool party, very vanilla, basic gray
• accessoriees - petite curly label punch, hearts a flutter punch, square lattice and honeycomb folders, apothecary accents framelits, daffodil delight ribbon, stampin' write markers

Kindness & Trust

CAS card using the flower from Blooming With Kindness. I stamped the distressed dots background in crumbcake; stamped flower and verse from Trust God set in early espresso. Colored flower with calypso coral and added banner embossed with square lattice folder, and pretty petites punched with petite curly label punch. Rhinestones and coral paper not SU. 

Bear At Sunset

SUPPLIES:

• stamps - wildlife reserve, lovely as a tree, happiest birthday wishes
• ink - basic black, basic gray, calypso coral, so saffron, marina mist, melon mambo, night of navy
• cardstock - soft suede, chocolate chip, basic black, very vanilla
• accessories - square lattice folder, sponge dauber, brayer, markers,signo white gel pen, linen thread and brads

Started by stamping the bear and coloring with markers. Masked the bear and stamped trees. Masked off ground level with bear and brayered marina mist, then sponged night of navy and bashful blue. Masked off tree line  and sun, then brayered so saffron, calypso coral, and then melon mambo. Sponged in basic black for hillside; added little grasses along stream edge with black marker. Added a few white lines in water with signo gel pen.

Secret Garden Thank You

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - basic gray, naturals white, kraft, watercolor paper
• ink - early espresso, night of navy
• stamps - elements of style, secret garden, lacy & lovely
• accessories - markers, oval and scallop oval punch, secret garden framelits, square lattice folder, midnight muse ribbon

For the background, I stamped elements of style flower in early espresso ink on naturals white cardstock and then embossed with the square lattice folder. Then I colored with the markers, and it gave it a vintage, antiqued look. 

I stamped the large flowers on watercolor paper; colored in using marker layering technique with bashful blue, baja breeze, night of navy and blender pen.

Vintage Honeycomb

When I teach my card workshops, I have to keep the idea fun and eye-catching without being too involved. I hadn't pulled out "Elements of Style" in a long time and forgot how much I love this set!

Make sure to stamp the background flower before embossing with the honeycomb EF. I also stamped the chevron pattern from the Oh, Hello set on whisper white using Pretty in Pink classic pad; stamped the flower from Elements of style in Early Espresso and then cut with the labels framelits. Colored the flower pattern with markers.                            

God is Love

This is another card from a workshop using Secret Garden set with matching framelits. After stamping and cutting the flowers, I then embossed them with the square lattice folder.

SUPPLIES:

• cardstock - whisper white, pool party, basic gray
• ink - basic gray, pool party marker
• stamps - secret garden, everything eleanor, trust god
• accessories - vine street EF, finishing touches edgelits, secret garden framelits, misc buttons and twine

Bleach Technique

This is a super simple card we made at a workshop using the bleach technique. To achieve this bleach effect, place paper towels on a plate and pour bleach directly onto paper towels. Ink stamp by pressing directly on the bleach soaked paper towels and then immediately onto card.

The verse is from the Trust God set and the flowers from the Secret Garden set in the spring catalog. I pulled out some paper that wasn't filed according to color, and I believe the light color is pale plum, and the background paper may be wild wisteria

Poppy Gift Set

This is a set of 5 greeting cards that I made for my mother-in-law's birthday :) Each card had a different sentiment - thank you, thinking of you, just for you, happy birthday, a note of thanks.

SUPPLIES:

Distressed Dots, Pleasant Poppies, Hearts A Flutter and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets; Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso cardstock; Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, Mementos Tuxedo Black, Apothecary Accents, Bitty Banners and Hearts A Flutter Framelits; Wild Wasabi and Pink Gingham  ribbon; square lattice EF, paper crimper, copic markers

Hearts A Flutter Valentine

SUPPLIES:

cardstock - night of navy, primrose petals, bashful blue, whisper white
ink - regal rose, night of navy
stamps - hearts a flutter, distressed dots, teeny tiny wishes
accessories - square lattice EF, chevron EF, hearts a flutter framelits, bitty banners framelits, labels collection framelits, itty bitty punches, pearls basic jewels, adorning accents edgelits

CASE valentine balloons

I CASE'd this card from a posting on pinterest but I do not have the link. My friend showed me on her iphone and created a similar for a card class.

I used the diecut from hearts a flutter for the balloons. Background chevron print is from Oh Hello stamp set.

CAS Dot Dot Dot

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This CAS card was for a card class I taught at the Hayden library. Super simple and easy, but a fun contrast with the pink dots and black embossed background.

SUPPLIES:

top note die, lacy brocade EF, BLOOMING WITH KINDNESS set, DISTRESSED DOTS background, TEENY TINY WISHES set, primrose petals ribbon.