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I wanted to try something a little different today. I wanted to make a sandy background, but I wanted to break from my "norm". I found these Paint stamps in my stash. I thought I could use them in brown to create a sandy background. I used three different shades of brown to create the background. I also added spatters to add even more texture. It isn't the traditional sandy look, but the energy it gives the card. What do you think? I cut the flip flops from the flip flop background (quickly becoming one of my favorite summer stamps).
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I can remember as a kid sitting outside and watching birds fight over the french fries my dad was tossing to them at a McDonald's Play-Place. They were like little ninjas hopping out of no where to get the prized french fry. As an adult, I know they are probably awful for the birds, but they sure where happy. I must not have been the only kid with that experience because Waffle flower released this die set called Happy Seagull. You can fill their bucket with either fish or french fries. I love both versions.
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Hi Gnomey! I hope you are having a wonderful summer. I've been enjoying all the summer things including the new summer gnomes. This Garden gnome jumped onto my desk and was just begging for some color. I did a little creative cropping to get him on this card. The butterfly was originally meant to on the right side of the gnome... but thankfully we was willing to flutter around to the other side. I actually think he balanced the card out really well.
I used some soft tie dye decorative paper as back ground paper. I think it added to the summer vibe. I hope you liked this garden gnome.. I can't wait to see who is next in my gnomie pile.
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One of my favorite techniques it to color on kraft card stock with prismacolor colored pencils. I feel like the pencils almost glow on the darker card stock colors. In this case... the brown was even more appropriate because it gave the card a sandy background to go with the sentiment. I love when things come together like that! I hope you give this a technique a try.
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This was a fun project. This stamp/stencil combo creates a panel (like you see on the left below). You are meant to turn that into a card and Viola! you have a card. The set does come with dies to cut out the fish. So I made a second panel and die cut all the fish to see wha tI could make with them... I ended up with three really fun cards. I stamped them a variety of sentiments so I can use them for Father's day and Birthdays. If you scroll down you can see close up of the cards. I'd love to know what you think of them. I really had fun playing with this set. I'd like to make more in different colors.
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I love when these large silhouette stamps. They make for very easy cards. But most importantly. They make for STUNNING cards. I experimented here with four different ways to make backgrounds. Then I used versaclair ink to stamp the Palm Tree Paradise stamp on top for a different beachy effects.
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#1- is patterned paper (yep... how easy is that!)
#2-Dye Ink Sprays (check out Technique Junkies shop she has a bunch of them in stock)
#3- Scribble Sticks. These are really easy to use and they make fun watercolor backgrounds
#4- Floating Alcohol inks - you can see how I did this in this video
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Happy June!
Even though I live in NY I must have some Southern blood in me. I love my flip flops. As soon as the snow melts ... it is flip flop season in my opinion. 😂. Technique Junkies has a wonderful summer release this month. I had so much fun playing with these stamps. I can't wait to share what I made with you. Below you will find links to all the other talented designers. They have great samples for you to see as well.
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The Pirates of the Caribbean movies are popular in our house. Quotes from the movies are common place around here. A popular one is "Why is the rum gone?" This will be a great card to send to my family. They will get a kick out this!
To create the background I used alcohol inks to create a striped background on glossy cardstock. I stamped the gothic skull background on top after it dried. It is a Halloween background, but I think it fit the pirate theme perfectly.
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I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July week. My family and I spent the week at the lake. It was a joy to watch the boys rediscover the water. They were a little nervous at the week and little fishes (or mermen) by the end.
Technique Junkies is on a roll with the mermaid stamps. I used markers to color directly on the stamp so that I could get a multi-colored look. I fussy cut out the image and placed it on a tone on tone stamped Fading Scales panel. I really wanted the focus to be on the sentiment, so I brought in strip of paper stamped with Distressed Paint. I think that really ties it all in together. What do you think?
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I can't believe that we are approaching the end of June. If you follow me at all, you know that I LOVE mermaids. I was so excited to get this distressed mermaid scale background. It pairs so well with all the mermaid stamps that are already in stash.
I used shimmering bliss from Technique Junkies to create a background full of sparkle. If you haven't used these sprays... they are AMAZING. They add sparkle and vivid color to a project. When my background was dry a stamped the mermaid scales on top. Die cut a circle and added the porthole (so sorry, I have no idea who makes this die). I stamped the sentiments and mermaid to the inside of the card.
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Our local ice cream shop just opened their doors and the lines are so long that they have trickled out of the parking lot. Just further proof that ice cream is life. Each of these cards are a little different. Do you have a favorite?
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I make a lot of cards and my scrap bins are always overflowing. This has become one of my favorite techniques to help cull down the bulk. There are several different ways to incorporate this technique into your design. I hope this class helps you see the possibilities. Do you have a favorite? I'd love to know!!
On each blog post you can find and detailed photos and links to video tutorials.
Key points from class:
1. Remember how you cut your scraps makes a huge difference. Don't cut triangles. Refer back to this video if you can't remember how to cut.
2. leave a small gap between each strip. It will help with the end look
3. Put a line of glue on your background paper using a fine tip glue bottle. Bearly Art Glue- Amazon or Taylored Expressions--best glue ever! especially for small places!
4. Let glue dry before trimming off extras.
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