Technique : Sponged Sunset

This is another technique that I taught my stampers at my last Stamp Club. We made a beautiful sponged sunset. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

Step 1.
Ink the rounded part of a sponge by pressing directly on an ink pad. Here I used, in order, working myself up the cardstock, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango.

Step 2.
Use a circular motion to apply ink. Re-ink your sponge, remove excess ink and continue sponging ink randomly. Continue adding color until you have the color that you want.

Step 3.
Finish your card using your sponged background. Here I stamped the grass from the Inspired by nature stamp set in Chocolate Chip. To make it look like cat tails, I used the Horizontal Slot Punch to punch out the shapes in Chocolate Chip and then glued them on with the 2 way glue pen.

Supplies
Stamp set: Inspired by Nature, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (retired)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango (retired)
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Hemp twine, Stamping Sponges, Sticky Strip

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Faux Wood Technique

This is the card we made at our Stampers Club last week. My stampers requested I come up with some masculine cards. Something everyone seems to have a hard time with. I have been hearing about this Faux Wood technique and so decided to scout it out and see how it's done. Thanks to Google, I found some great video tutorials out the in the blog world :)




Supplies
Stamp set: Party Hearty
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel (craft)
Paper: Manchester (retired)
Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch, Chocolate Chip Stampin' write marker, Stamping sponges, ruler, paper cutter, Stampin' Dimensionals

To get the wood look, you simply drag your ink pad across your piece of card stock. I used Kraft cardstock and started with my Close to Cocoa ink pad first. I did the same thing with the Chocolate Chip, and then Creamy Caramel. I then used a ruler and traced lines at every 3/4" with my Chocolate Chip marker. I free handed the "planks" and finished the wood background by adding nail holes. Pretty simple, right?

Happy Sunday!

Father’s Day - Shirt and tie card

Here is another card that I made for Father’s Day. I used an origami fold for the tie. (the same one that I used on a card that I posted last week) This time I doubled the size. I made a different version of Amy Celona’s card where she used twill tape for the tie. Since I didn’t have any, I thought I would improvise.

No stamping here, just paper! I like how it turned out…

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bashful Blue cardstock, Washington Apple Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Bone Folder, Snail adhesive, sticky strip

This shirt would also look great in many other Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper. Here are a few masculine patterns:

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Father's Day Card

I have been working on a few Father’s Day cards. Here is the first one of many that I will be posting. This designer paper shirt card is easy and lots of fun to make.

Cute, eh? Here is a closer look at the shirt…

Supplies:
Stamp set: Jumble Alphabet set (sneek peak item from the 2009-2010 catalogue)
Cardstock: Going Gray, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Craft white
Designer Series Paper: Walk in the Park
Accessories: Ticket punch, 1 ¼” Circle punch, bone folder, Dimensionals, Glue dots, Sticky Strip, paper cutter

Another one in Kiwi Kiss and Baja Breeze:

Supplies:
Stamp set: Jumble Alphabet set (sneek peak item from the 2009-2010 catalogue)
Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss textured, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Craft white
Designer Series Paper: Walk in the Park
Accessories: 1 3/8” Circle punch, 1 ¼” Circle punch, 3/16” Corner Rounder punch, Dimensionals, Bone folder, Glue dots, Sticky Strip, paper cutter

Want to learn how to make this card? If you live in the Ottawa area, book a party and I will teach you and your friends how to make this in time for Father’s Day.

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Make sure you check back, I have more Father’s Day cards to show you!

Have a great day everyone!