Marigolds of Blue

A simple and clean card using the new Marigold Moments bundle. I love how easy it is to create a colorful card in just moments with this set. The flowers were stamped in Pacific Point and Bashful Blue. The background EF is the old Decorative Dots. 
 

MARIGOLD MOMENTS BUNDLE (ENGLISH)
$51.25

PACIFIC POINT CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD
$8.00

BASIC WHITE 8-1/2" X 11" CARDSTOCK
$10.25

Flakes and Rock Candy

Have you ever recorded how many hours it takes to make your handmade Christmas greeting cards? And who else feels guilty if you buy a store bought greeting card lol! 

But I thoroughly enjoyed every minute spent on crafting these handmade cards!

For the backgrounds on most of the cards, I smooshed inks individually on acetate, spritzed with water, and then smooshed on cardstock or watercolor paper. I mostly used distress oxide inks, but also some regular stampin up ink colors.

All of the snowflakes are older Stampin Up dies that were cut out of colored cardstock, brushed on with Wink of Stella, then added Ranger's glossy accents in followed with Tim Holtz  Rock Candy (large glitter). Also added the Rock Candy to random spots on the edges of each card panel. 

 

Mountain Man Card

A masculine card for my father in law's birthday. The waterfront stamp set is one of my faves, it's so forgiving. I first watercolor smooshed the background on watercolor paper with Lemon Lime, Dapper Denim and Cucumber Green (stamped some of each color on acetate, sprayed with water, then smooshed on the watercolor cardstock). After it dried I stamped the mountains in Lost Lagoon, the trees in Mossy Meadow, the water in Coastal Cabana, and the little cabin in Dapper Denim. Added a few spatters of basic black ink with a wet aqua painter.

 

Saltwater & Spruce Birthday

I'm loving the color combo iced spruce and saltwater taffy in the distress oxide inks. I stamped them on acetate, spritz with water and smooshed on the paper for the background colors. Then stamped the image from Nature's prints in the same colors. Used the french print from the old French Foliage set. Added some distress paste mixed with silver stickles and glitter using a Tim Holtz splatter template and added some to the die cut happy birthday. Also added some iced spruce to the edges with a blending brush. It was difficult to capture a photo that showed the glimmer of the Stickles...

 

Rustic Vintage Christmas

 

I made these rustic, shabby chic, vintage looking christmas cards using distress oxide inks. I first heat embossed the snowflakes in white on white background paper. Then added distressed oxide inks with blending brush using walnut stain, frayed burlap, iced spruce, hickory smoke. Flicked water on top of the inks. Also flicked some Walnut Ink from Tsukineko and some Weathered Wood distress paint (Tim Holtz). Distressed the snowflakes, branches and tree die cuts with oxide inks and added minty fresh lunar paste to some areas (including a through a stencil). My whole goal was to use the All Spruced Up bundle in a vintage way (rather than a fun and festive way that had been my trend). 

Christmas Trees Abound

Another simple card using the All Spruced Up bundle. I used always artichoke, perfectly pear and cucumber green for the trees. 
 

All Spruced Up Card

 Inspired by a card on Martin's Mayhem instagram post. Using All Spruced Up bundle. Fun and simple, non traditional colors!

Embossed Snowflakes

 Having fun with an oldie but goodie, SNOWFLAKE WISHES set. I heat embossed the snowflakes in white before using the blending brush to add dapper denim. Simple but striking.

Fall Is In The Air

Fall is in the air in my neck of the woods with the smell of wood stove burning and crisp nights! I love the imagery of the sunflowers and the pumpkins in the back of a classic truck coming from the pumpkin patch! 

 

Classic Truck Cards

 This classic truck from Loads of Love set never gets old! I love the versatility of looking feminine or rustic or masculine. I struggle with masculine guy cards, and this set never fails. 

 

Funny as Cluck Card

 I love these chickens - they always make me smile! They are from Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick stamp sets with matching dies. I printed the sentiment on my printer and die cut with the Stitched Nested Labels. I also printed sentiments that say Happy Clucking Birthday, I Clucking Miss You, I Love Your Clucking Face because I just think they are too cute!

Masculine Birthday Cards

Masculine cards do not come easy for me! Somehow I always want to use flowers lol! For the tree card I used an off brand die to cut various size paper strips in various colors. The trees are from both Pine Woods Dies and Majestic Mountain Dies. The sentiment is an off brand as well. Easy peasy, super simple. 

For the next card, I used the same colorful strips, then colored yupo paper with alcohol inks and then die cut the fish and hook with Catch of the Day Dies. Sentiment is from Approaching Perfection stamp set. A funny birthday card for witha  masculine flair! 

 

Catch of the Day

Catch of the day is a beauty! I struggle with masculine, guy cards but this catch of the day and best catch bundle makes it a little easier! I used distress oxide inks on watercolor paper for the fisherman background. I used alcohol inks on yupo paper, then stamped and die cut the fish and lure. Handpainted the plaid background on watercolor paper with oxide inks as well.