STAMP INK PAPER CHALLENGE #33

Welcome back, I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend so far,

Today I have a card that I created for the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge blog,

 

This week at the SIP Challenge blog we have a very fancy Colour Challenge !

Our chosen colours to use this week are Basic Black, Real Red and Gold.

 

 

As always I started off by using my We R Memory Keepers Trim & Score Board to trim down my favourite cardstock, making an A2 top folding card out of Trophee Board White Linen 240 GSM Paper.

 

Next using the My Favorite Things Blueprints 15, I took the large side angled die and die cut one panel in Basic Black cardstock and the other using some striped retired Season Of Style Designer Series Paper.

 

Using the larger heart from the Small Hearts Doily die set from Simon Says Stamp I then die cut my heart out of Basic Black cardstock, this die is a bit fiddley as you have to push out all the little bits left in the die cut but it is definitely worth the extra work as it very pretty when finished.

 

Using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set called A Happy Thing I took the “Love Life” stamp and masked off the life so I was just left with love, I stamped this with Versamark ink to the middle of my die cut heart and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder.

 

Because I felt this card needed just that little something more I also used the banner die from the My Favorite Things Blueprints 23 to add a pop of Real Red behind the Basic Black heart doily.

 

I adhered the two large side angled die cuts down to my card front using Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue, I then added the banner to the heart doily using more Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then popped the whole thing up with a few Best Creation Large 3D Foam Tape Dots so my card wasn’t completely flat.

 

To add the gold to the card and to tie in with the gold sentiment I also added some Gold Glimmer Paper flowers made with the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. I think this gave the card a really nice elegant / romantic sort of feel - or, that’s how I see it anyway. =)

 

That’s my card all finished, I hope you like what I came up with.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

Simon Says Stamp

 

EK Success - Powder Tool Applicator

We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board

Simon Says Stamp - Small Heart Doily Die Set

Ranger - Embossing Powder Super Fine Gold

Best Creation - Large Square 3D Foam Tape Dots

 

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MY FAVORITE THINGS

 

Die-Namics Blueprints 15

Die-Namics Blueprints 23

 

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OTHER

 

 Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Paper

 

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STAMP INK PAPER CHALLENGE #32

 

Hello again, How are all my fellow crafty friends?

I have another card this week to share with you all that I created for the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge blog,

Again this is my first time ever entering a card in over at SIP, but it’s turning out to be a week for “first times” so I’m on a roll. =)

 

This week at the SIP Challenge blog we have a very fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge from Sandy.

I decided to play along choosing the right hand side and going down with, Heart, Pink and Bling!

 

I really liked my other card design for this week with the square area as a focal point,

 so wanting to stick with a good thing, I carried on with that design for this cute little card I made too.

 

I started off by using my We R Memory Keepers Trim & Score Board to trim down my favourite cardstock, making an A2 top folding card out of Trophee Board White Linen 240 GSM Paper.

 

Next I took some Crumb Cake cardstock and die cut a stitched square from Lil’ Inker Designs, I then dry embossed my stitched square with my Stampin’ Up! Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I feel that by embossing the stitched square it gave the card a bit more texture, whilst still keeping it soft and feminine.

 

I then die cut four Watermelon Wonder hearts using the Small Heart Doily die set from Simon Says Stamp, Now because this challenge calls for “bling” I decided to put my Clear Wink Of Stella pen to good use and gave each heart a generous coating of that wonderful glitter, and just to fancy it up a bit I also covered each heart in Rangers Glossy Accents, just to give them a nice finishing shine.

 

While my hearts were drying and before I added my sentiment, I adhered my stitched square down with some Tombow Mono Multipurpose Liquid Glue, I did this first so I didn’t stamp my sentiment to high or low from where I wanted it.

 

Using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Good Greetings I took the “Happy Valentine’s Day” stamp again and stamped this with Versamark and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder.

 

Once the Glossy Accents had completely dried on the hearts I adhered them to my card, I popped
each heart up with a few Best Creation Small 3D Foam Tape Dots so my card wasn’t completely flat.

 

To add a bit more bling to the card and to tie in with the gold sentiment I also added two super cute wee Gold Glimmer Paper flowers made with the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

 

Again a very quick and easy card to make, I hope the judges at SIP like what I came up with though.
I think this card is super cute and feminine, exactly what I had in mind for the person I intend on giving it to.

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,
 

- SUPPLY LIST -

 

Simon Says Stamp

 

EK Success - Powder Tool Applicator

We R Memory Keepers - Trim & Score Board

Simon Says Stamp - Small Heart Doily Die Set

Ranger - Embossing Powder Super Fine Gold

Best Creation - Small Square 3D Foam Tape Dots

Ranger - Glossy Accents Glue Dimensional Adhesive

 

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LIL’ INKER DESIGNS

 

Stitched Mats - Squares

 

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OTHER

 

 Trophee Board - White Linen 240 GSM Paper

 

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TGIF CHALLENGE - LOVE SWEET LOVE #TGIFC39

Hello all,

This week I have a card I created for the TGIF Challenge blog,

This is my first time ever entering a card in over at TGIF, and only my third ever card I’ve created for a card challenge, so I must say I’m a bit nervous entering my card in at TGIF as they have a star studded design team, but big girl pants on and away we go…..
 

So this week at the TGIF Challenge blog we had the theme Love Sweet Love,

Now I’m not really big on making Valentine’s Day cards but it gave me a great idea on how I could
use two products I’ve been dying to play with that just so happen to be prefect for Valentine's Day.

 

Back in December I found a new love of mine - Embossing Paste!

I’ve been dying to play with my Dreamweaver Gold Metallic Embossing Paste, but it’s very bold and one of those things where it only has a certain time and a place to be used, but I finally found that perfect time. =)
 

So I decided to pair my Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Scribbles with my gold metallic embossing paste, every time I look at this stencil I instantly think roses not scribbles, so I thought it would make a perfect Valentine’s Day card element, what says Valentines better than a dozen gold roses!
 

I decided to go with something I find really challenging, and that’s a one layered card.

I always struggle with how flat my cards turn out and usually crumble and add another layer, but I feel the texture from the embossing paste gave this card the dimension I wanted to add without actually adding another layer.

 

So starting off, I took a sheet of Basic Black cardstock and made an A2 top folding card.
 

Next using the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Scribbles, I masked off a square area that I liked,

I then placed my stencil on the card front and masked off any areas on the card I thought might get embossing paste on it, i then taped down my stencil so it didn’t move or shift, using my Palette Knife I then spread the Dreamweaver Gold Metallic Embossing Paste all over the stencil, once I was happy with how it looked I carefully removed the stencil and immediately washed the stencil and knife off.
 

I find that the metallic embossing pastes take a little while longer to dry than some of the other
colours from Dreamweaver so I gave this card a good hour to dry before moving onto my stamping.

 

Using a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Good Greetings I took the “Happy Valentine’s Day” stamp and stamped this with Versamark and heat embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder.
 

That’s my card all done, very quick and simple but I really like how it turned out in the end,
This gold metallic embossing paste looks far more stunning in real life, when the sun hits it on different angles it has some stunning shades of gold show through, ranging from a deep gold to a very pretty rose gold.
 

I think the boldness of the gold embossing paste on the black card base really makes this card pop.

I Hope you like how I used the gold metallic embossing paste and the scribbles stencil together,

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely week,

- SUPPLY LIST -
 

Simon Says Stamp

 

Tsukineko - Palette Knives Tools

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Scribbles

EK Success - Powder Tool Applicator

Ranger - Embossing Powder Super Fine Gold

Dreamweaver Gold Metallic Embossing Paste

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