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Gorgeous colours, right? I took out some stamp sets, inks, my aqua brush and watercolour paper and started getting inky.
I did a slightly different take on the watercolouring technique Betsy shared and stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black and then outlined messily with Studio Calico Coral Bay and Jenni Bowlin Speckled Egg dye inks with an aqua brush.
I then stamped on the edges with an Irrestible Ikat image. Super simple card but fun to make!
I added it to a kraft card base and that's it ... I like how you can see the texture of the watercolour paper ... something a little different from the usual smooth card stock ...
Check out my crafty sale if you like: http://cardsbycara.blogspot.ca/2013/06/crafty-sale.html I also have some Project Life cards from the Midnight collection as well. Supplies:
Paper: PTI kraft, Canon watercolour paper
Stamps: PTI Mini Blooms (sentiment), Irresistible Ikat
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Studio Calico Coral Bay, Jenni Bowlin Speckled Egg
Misc: aqua brush
This week's Papertrey Make it Monday (#163) is all about envelope wraps. Danielle Flanders' are gorgeous!! I decided to make one for my Mother's Day card with some grey cardstock since the contrast of a white envelope and the grey wrap is nice and subtle.
Ok, first the card, and then the wrap! I used a Quatrefoil cover plate cut as a stencil with some white embossing paste that I then covered with Ranger rock candy glitter - this stuff well ... rocks! :)
Here is the glitter up close with the Feather Finery die cut (stamped in Fresh pool and navy):
And I tried to capture the shine of the Studio Calico Shine mist that I added - not sure if you can see it better above or below ...
I used a new to me set from Winnie and Walter - love the oversized sentiments - they look so great with pigment inks!
And now for the envelope wrap - I mimicked the same colours on the card and inside for the wrap. I used one of the Edgers dies (Edgers #3) for the edge to give a decorative finish. I stamped the large feather and sprinkles and then the cute little birdie on the other side with some decorative SC washi.
I added some Michaels washi on the envelope itself and adhered the wrap using Glossy Accents - that stuff will get anything to stick like no other!
Here's the front of the wrap after it was adhered:
and the back:
I will definitely make some more wraps for cards - they are so fun!! :) Thanks for the idea, Danielle!
Supplies: Mother's Day Card
Paper: Recollections 110lb white
Stamps: PTI Feather Finery, Winnie and Walter The Big, the Bold, The Happy
Ink: Fresh pool, navy
Misc: PTI Quatrefoil die, white embossing paste, Rock Candy glitter, foam dots, Studio Calico shine mist, PTI Feather Finery dies
Envelope Wrap
Paper: Staples grey
Stamps: PTI Feather Finery
Ink: Fresh pool, navy
Misc: Studio Calico washi, Recollections washi, Glossy Accents, PTI Edgers #3 die
I had to make a sympathy card and kept it super simple. A colleague's sister in law took her life and I wanted to make sure the family knew they were in our thoughts ... sympathy cards are never easy to make so I kept it one layered and basic.
I used PTI's Leave it Be stamp set with Pear and Tuscan Olive Fresh inks. I just love the graphic style of this set - so nice and bold.
The two toned stamping is so fun and adds a nice depth to a one layer card.
The sentiment is from the Peaceful Garden set - stamped in Turquoise Fresh ink. I love the font on this one.
Ah, sweet spring - what a great and timely inspiration as we are all in need of spring!
I just love that Aqua Mist shade in the pic above so used that as my jumping off point. I took that as my card base and used some leftover hearts from the cover plate and a Pink Paislee patterned paper.
I stamped a line using Faux Ribbon and some Colorbox Frost White Ink - love its crisp look on the card. Confession time - I actually die cut a negative piece using Fabulous Frames' rounded label die but, stupid me, it was not straight!! So plan B - I covered my boo boo with a white strip stamped with polka dots and a sentiment from Fancy Flourishes. My idea was to have the sentiment stamped on the inner part of the card peeking through the negative die cut ... alas, it was not to be!
Isn't that Fresh Birch ink a cool colour? It looks very like Kraft to me ...
This month's challenge for the blog hop over at Papertrey Ink is all about spring colours and inspiration:
I took a piece of Sweet Blush card stock and stamped the arrows using Colorbox Frost White Ink. This is a super crisp white ink for dark or light cardstock.
I then added the sentiment using Fresh Steel Blue and Fuschia ... super simple card but my cousin will love it!
You can see it close up above - I just love layering sentiments like that. Usually I use darker colours for one of the layers but kept it a little lighter this time around.
Doesn't this blog hop image from Papertrey Ink make you think of bunnies, chicks and pastels? Ahh, spring, how I miss you! :)
Looking at my inks, I wanted to try a different colour combo --- and this is definitely out of my comfort zone and norm! I used my Fresh ink in Peach, stamping off every second row. I just love the graphic look of this pattern.
I then layered a sentiment in Turquoise ink using Papertrey's Birds and Bloooms set. The ikat is mor modern and then the sentiment more traditional but I kinda like the juxtaposition.
Any unusual colour combos you've tried lately that are out of your norm?
I stamped a series of Mini Bloom flowers along the bottom and embossed using Teal embossing powder. I also stamped a sentiment from Sketched Shapes ... super simple!
I did some messy watercolouring along the card front using strokes along the horizontal lines of the base.
You can see a bit of the shine as I added some Perfect Pearls to the water - this is a great simple technique to add a little something extra.
