Inspired By ...

a Powerpoint template of all things ...

I found the coolest template online last week when I was making sermon slides for my pastor.  I wanted to try and recreate it in card format.  I searched through my stash of floral stamps until I found the dandelions. 

For the "sun" image I sponged Fresh Snow ink onto Marina Mist card stock.  I used a large circle nestability as a guide to get the harder edge of the circle then sponged a little more to soften it up

I stamped the stem and dandelions from the new PTI Anniversary set Botanical Silhouettes, and the little blowing dandelion fluzz from a TCP set called Blow.  Finally I sponged some Fresh Snow ink on the edges to soften the whole look.

It all works together I think

Inside I stamped Marina Mist on white card stock.  I carried the fluzz through from the front and added a sentiment from Botanical Silhouettes

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Last Graduation card (I think)

Here is my last graduation card ...

I LOVE this technique Nichole Heady does ... stamp in white on kraft card stock then outline with a T1 copic.  Its just stunning I think, so I had to copy

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CPS 218 - Graduation

I used today's CPS sketch for another graduation card.  I'm almost done with the stack I need to make ... phew ...

 I used Winter Post for the vertical layer and the cancellation mark on the stamp.  I die cut the envelope using Tea Leaves patterned paper (PTI) and the scalloped envelope die (SU!).  Tied it all around with some chocolate twill.  The stamp was punched out using SU! postage stamp punch (available in the summer mini)

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MIM: Selective Inking

This week's Make It Monday was about Selective Inking ... just inking part of a stamp.  The tutorial focus was taking a 2 line sentiment and making it into a one liner.  You can also do the reverse and and take a long 1 line sentiment and make it 2 lines.  Lots of applications for this technique for sure!

Here's my card:

My oldest niece is having her first baby in July and she and her husband are quite ecstatic!  There wedding was in a celery green with chocolate brown accents.  As a Christmas gift I scrapbooked their wedding weekend in celery green and brown. And now that's the baby shower colors too!

I used the Argyle Impression Plate for the background layer.  I created the plaid layer using Ribbon Tails and Background Basics: Retro  in Certainly Celery, Delightful Daffodil and Chocolate Chip.

I used Fillable Frames #8 for the sentiment layer.  The sentiment itself is from Mega Mixed Messages and started out life as a 2 line stamp.

I added added some Spring Moss buttons tied with dark chocolate bakers twine to the sentiment layer to finish it off.

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CPS217

I learned I needed yet another graduation card - where do these kids keep coming from?!?

Its another of my daughter's friends.  These girls are all into anime' and Asian culture so I made another non-traditional card using this week's CPS sketch

This time I used the other girl from Kimono Kids as well as the string of lanterns.  I drew in the floor line so it didn't look like everything was floating in air.

I paper-pieced the dress using Bitty Box patterned paper in Pure Poppy.  The lanterns were colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from Go Graduate, a SU! set from a few years ago.  I stamped that onto a die cut double ended banner.  I cut the layer for the banner by hand

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May Sketch For You To Try

This is the First Saturday of May so the new SFYTT was posted this morning.  I decided to also try the free digi stamp from Paper Smooches by Kim Hughes ... I think I'll be buying me some of these stamps.  They are absolutely adorable.

Both the bee and the sentiment were free downloads (Kim does a free digi download every month)

I went with a bit of a floral theme since the bee goes for the flowers.  I cut the sentiment up so it fit in the flower center then tried to stitch around it.  Its a lot harder to sew in a circle than I imagined it would be :)

I sponged some sky and grass in the bee's circle and also painted his little wings with some shimmer mist.  In real life, they sparkle

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MIM - Impression Plate and Die Cut Tricks

I love this week's Make It Monday - how to use dies to mask out a part of an impression plate.  It makes a great product that much more awesome!

The card Erin Lincoln made was stunning!  I so wanted to copy but I need a more masculine card for my brother's birthday

I used the Argyle Impression Plate and Fillable Frames #9 die to make the card front from Basic Gray card stock.  I sponged some Fresh Snow ink on the edges to set them off a little bit, then die cut and stamped the cupcakes and candles too.

The sentiment is also from the Cupcake Collection set.

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