Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Amazing You!

Amazing You!


SUPPLIES:
  • Stamps: Banner Blast, Secret Garden, Gorgeous Grunge, Express Yourself
  • Cardstock: Whisper White
  • Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Smoky Slate, Memento Black
  • Accessories: Blendabilities, Secret Garden Framelits, Banner Punch, Basic Pearl Jewels, Square Lattice EF, Signo Uniball Pen, Pop Up Squares
Stamped Gorgeous Grunge patterns in Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, and Calypso Coral. Stamped flower 3 times in Memento Black on Whisper White cardstock. Colored with blendabilities and cut layers. 

Monday, May 26, 2014

Two Step Simple Stems


Two Step Simple Stems


SUPPLIES:

  • Stamps: Netting Background, Simple Stems, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Distressed Dots, Dot Dot Dot
  • Ink: Black, Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana, Island Indigo
  • Cardstock: Island Indigo, Basic Gray, Whisper White
  • Accessories: Square Lattice EF, Labels Framelits, Word Window Punch, Basic Pearls Jewels
Note: Stamped the flowers in Coastal Cabana; then colored portions of stamp with Island Indigo pen and stamped over image again (used stamp-a-ma-jig for placement). 

Happy Watercolor in Shades of Pink


SUPPLIES:

  • Stamps: Happy Watercolor, Pretty Petites, Gorgeous Grunge, Netting
  • Cardstock: Whisper White. Scrap pink cardstock.
  • Ink: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cnateloupe, Pink Pirouhette, Melon Mambo
  • Accessories: Petite Curly Label Punch, Rhinestones, Basic Metal Buttons. Pink Twine not SU.
Note: After stamping each color with the background swatch, I stamped over in the same color with the Gorgeous Grunge large dots. Colored a couple of the rhinestones with the blendabilities pen.

Happy Watercolor Shades of Blue

Happy Watercolor Shades of Blue


SUPPLIES:
  • Stamps: Happy Watercolor, Ciao, Baby!, Netting
  • Ink: Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Taken With Teal, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy
  • Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Gray
  • Accessories: Rhinestones, Petite Curly Label Punch, Basic Metal Buttons, Bakers Twine White
Note: After stamping background swatches from Happy Watercolor in different colors, I stamped over in same color with dots from Gorgeous Grunge. Stamped the floral image in Night of Navy, then colored with blendabilities. 

Friday, May 23, 2014

Peaceful Petals Thank You


Peaceful Petals Thank you


SUPPLIES:
  • Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, black
  • Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Itty Bitty Banners, Secrete Garden
  • Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
  • Accessories: Stampin' Blendabilities, Stampin' Write Markers, White Signo Uniball, Bitty Banners Framelits. Nestabilities Romantic Rectangles.

Stamped the flowers and vine with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Colored with Stampin' Blendabilities - used the blendabilities eraser quite a bit too! Cut one edge of flowers and then trimmed around in a square pattern. Matted with Romantic Rectangle, Pear Pizzazz and Black. Added white to the middle of the red flower.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Mother's Day Wreath

SUPPLIES:

  • Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Petite Petals, Banner Blast, Teeny Tiny Wishes
  • Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pool Party, Garden Green
  • Ink: Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray, Sky Blue, Pool Party
  • Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Mosaic EF, Petite Petals Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, basic pearls. Martha Stewart branch punch
I used the Martha Stewart branch punch in Certainly Celery and Garden Green cardstock to create the wreath. 

Friday, February 21, 2014

Flower Flip Card


My second flip card - having a good time with this!
Flower images on the front flip are from Peaceful Petals and Secret Garden. Inside verse from Trust God set. It is hard to see from photo, but I added stickles to the flower petals.

Here is a link to flip card instructions: 







Flip Card Instructions


To make a flip flop or swing card:

Take 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of card stock. Score at 4 1/4" and at 2 1/8". Center your die or framelit of choice on the 2 1/8" score mark. Place your plate so that you only cut the half of your die closest to the edge of the paper. Fold in half at 4 1/4" score, and again at 2 1/8" score. Cut out two more of each framelit, decorate, and glue to either side of flip.



sample of card using dress up framelit: 
http://3boymomstamps.blogspot.com/2014/02/dress-up-flip-card.html

sample of card using circle die:
http://3boymomstamps.blogspot.com/2014/02/flower-flip-card.html

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Dress Up Flip Card







I missed the original Flip Card craze - so this was my first one. What fun!

To make the card, start with 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" cardstock. Score at 4 1/4" and again at 2 1/8". Center framelit on 2 1/8" score line and cut only half of the framelit (see below). Fold card in half and run through big shot with Moden Mosaic EF. Cut Dress Up framelit 4x - two in Pool Party and two in Basic Gray; emboss with square lattice. Fold at 2 1/8" score line. Cut gray piece and glue to pool party piece. Glue one completed dress to each side of flip.





To make the flower rosette, I punch 7/8" scallop cirlce out of Square Lattice embossed piece of Pool Party. Cut in a spiral and then beginning at the outer spiral edge, rolled the flower. Secured bottom with a glue dot.












Sunday, February 16, 2014

Shades of Gray


SUPPLIES:

  • STAMPS: Distressed Dots Background, Chevron Background, Sunflower Background, Simply Sketched. Papillon Potpourri
  • CARDSTOCK: Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Basic Black
  • INK: Smoky Slate, Craft White, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz
  • ACCESSORIES: White EP, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Markers, White Gel pen.
Stamped the large sunflower stamp in craft white ink onto basic black cardstock; added white EP and heat embossed. Stamped distressed dots background stamp in basic gray on whisper white; stamped chevron background in smoky slate on whisper white. Stamped chevron with pear pizzaz on whisper white; stamped sentiment over it in basic black and punched. The butterfly was stamped onto pear pizzazz cardstock in basic black ink and then added a little pear pizzazz marker, and white dots with gel pen.

Red Sunflower


SUPPLIES:

  • STAMPS: Sunflower Background, Everything Eleanor, Lacy & Lovely
  • INK: Basic Black
  • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Basic Black
  • ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, Stampin Write Markers
I colored the large sunflower stamp with real red, cherry cobbler, cool cantaloupe; misted lightly with water and then stamped onto whisper white. Colored middle with crushed curry. Stamped flourish from everything eleanor set and sentiment. Added a few random rhinestones (some to cover the smeared black ink!). Colored around the sunflower with sahara sand marker.

The Fox Says Thank You


SUPPLIES:

    • STAMPS: Life in the Forest, Express Yourself, Banner Blast, Oh Hello
    • CARDSTOCK: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade
    • INK: Stazon Black, Pear Pizazz, Really Rust, Crumb Cake
    • ACCESSORIES: Mini Brads, Banner Punch, Modern Mosaic EF, Silver Baker's Twine, Stampin' Write Markes. Nestabilities Circle dies, ribbon not SU.
This card originally started out to be a "magic card" I saw on Pinterest. But mine didn't turn out as pretty! So I already had the acetate stamped with the fox in Stazon, and the white piece behind stamped with the fox, but colored. So I decided to go ahead and layer them for an added dimension - even though I don't think you can see in the photo.

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Simply Thinking of You



One of the most simple cards you could make! The sentiment and flower are from Peaceful Petals set. The flower was colored with Crisp Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry markers and a blender pen.

Happy Watercolor


SUPPLIES:
  • Cardstock: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Tan (not SU)
  • Ink: Bashful Blue, Stazon Black, Espresso
  • Stamps: Happy Watercolor
  • Accessories: Decorative Dots EF, x-Large Oval Punch, Blender Pens, Stampin Write Markers, Silver Baker's Twine
Stamped Floral image on Whisper White; colored with Markers and blender pen. Stamped background wash in Bashful Blue several times over the flower. Stamped sentiment in Espresso; then stamped background wash over in Bashful Blue and punched with oval.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Hearts Flutter Valentine



My never-ending attempt to make a card that could be masculine :)  Still not sure I pulled it off!

SUPPLIES:

Real red, Brown Sugar, Espresso, Very Vanilla Cardstock; Hearts a Flutter, Sweetly Framed stamp sets; Real Red & Espresso ink; Labels Collection and Hearts a Flutter Framelits; Square Lattice and Fancy Fan embossing folders.

Friday, January 24, 2014

Poppies Popping


SUPPLIES:
  • Ink: Stazon Black, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Cool Cantaloupe
  • Cardstock: Crisp Cantaloupe, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Watercolor
  • Stamps: Simply Sketched (hostess), Pretty Petites, Papillon Potpourri, Banner Blast
  • Accessories: Beautifully Baroque EF, Large Scallop Edgelits, Petite Curly Label punch, Stampin Write markers. Ribbon not SU.
Stamped the poppy image on watercolor paper using Black Stazon ink. Colored with markers: Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Pistachio, Old Olive, Crumb Cake. Added a shadow with Sahara Sand marker.

Banner Valentine


I was trying to come up with a more "masculine" valentine. However, even changing the colors to brown/blue it still looks way too feminine :)

SUPPLIES:

Bashful blue, whisper white, crumbcake cardstock. Not quite navy, brown sugar, bashful blue ink. Banner Blast, label love, a round array stamp sets. Chevron and square lattice EF, finishing touches edgelits.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Trust the Lord



Stamped the flowers from Secret Garden in Stazon Black ink on watercolor paper. Colored using marker layering technique - crisp cantaloupe, calypso coral, strawberry slush, daffodil delight, crushed curry, more mustard and white gel pen.

Colored whole image in lightest color, added medium and darker colors at base, and colored again with lighter color to blend.

Watercolor Winter


To create the background colors, I colored the acrylic block using markers - coastal cabana, strawberry slush, crushed curry, pumpkin pie. Spritzed with water and stamped on whisper white cardstock. After it dried a little, I stamped the lovely as a tree in night of navy.

I think the colors mean I am looking toward spring!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

CAS Sketched





I stamped the flowers from Simply Sketched using Stazon Black on watercolor paper. Colored flowers with Cool Cantaloupe, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, and Lucky Limeade markers. Birthday Greetings sentiment is from the Wetlands set.