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Radiant

Posted on December 15, 2023 10:27 PM by Julie Comment

A colorful card made with papers leftover from inking & sponging. The background is acrylic paint smoosh from a gel plate press & the leaves are all die cut from the scrap paper I used underneath my inking & spongings & sprayings.

For the Inspiration Challenge (IC941) we are visiting the Daydreamerie & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS lovely picture.

For my card, I used a background I made w/ acrylic paint & a gel plate. By itself, it wasn’t that impressive but it worked out well for my background. The leaves were die cut out of scrap sheets I place under my work when I’m sponging, inking or spraying. Some of them turn out so pretty that I save them. I glued a couple of these to card stock then die cut them. I like the bright, random colors against the dark background. The greeting was stamped w/ white ink & heat embossed w/ white powder. Then I used a clear, sparkly shine spray over the whole front. It has a very nice shimmer in real life.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps– You Are An Inspiration set

Paper: Staples 110# white

Ink: Hero Arts Unicorn

Accessories: Rubbernecker Rectangle Stitch, Open Flower #1, Open Greenery #1 dies, Gelli Printing Plate, Ranger Brayer, acrylic paint, white embossing powder

You are Inspiration 35060	Open Greenery #1 die 5611-04D	Open Flower #1 die 5611-03D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink
Gelli Printing Plate	Speedball Pop-In Brayer Kit	Ranger Embossing Powder	Acrylic Paint	Heidi Swapp shine spray

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Cheers Shaker

Posted on November 17, 2023 10:06 PM by Julie Comment

A fun, sparkly shaker card to celebrate the holidays, a birthday or New Year’s. Glitter was used for the shaker so it’s not bulky and shouldn’t take extra postage. Some step by step pics show you the process & it doesn’t require any special supplies.

For the Inspiration Challenge (IC937) we are visiting Catch My Party & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS picture for my inspiration. The colors and the sparkle really caught my eye.

I first created the large background using a 2 part Bokeh stencil and some light green & teal inks. Some paler, larger circles were added using a white pigment ink. After making sure this was completely dry, I put one of the stencils back onto the background & sponged some silver ink here & there, in some of the smallest circles, then embossed this w/ silver ep. For the shaker element, I die cut the shapes into the turquoise rectangle, then did the same to 2 pieces of cardboard. A separate glass was die cut in grass green & inserted the outline into the opening. I used a piece of cellophane packaging (like those that clear stamps or embellishments come in) & attached this to the back of the turquoise piece before attaching the 2 piece of cardboard on top of it.

Below is the back. I’ve already filled the bottle area & attached a piece of white card stock over it to seal it.

This is how the front looks at this point.

I put some chunky glitter inside the opening of the glass, then attached another piece of white over it. The front side of the white cover was lightly sponged w/ the green & teal inks to give it a color. You can see that below.

Here is the right side, all finished.

The greeting was stamped, & the shaker element was attached to the Bokeh background. I glued some of the larger pieces of the glitter, here & there on the Bokeh bg for some additional sparkle.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: Sip Sip Hooray set

Paper: Staples 110# white, grass green, turquoise, scrap of silver, plastic packaging

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Hero Arts unicorn, Encore ultimate metallic silver, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks set #9 & set #10

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Stitched Rectangles, Wine Glass & Bottle dies, Crossover II, silver embossing powder, Bokeh stencil, chunky glitter

Sip Sip Hooray 36015	Wine Glass & Bottle dies 5603D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D	Bokeh Stencil 4204	Color Fuse Ink set #9
Color Fuse Ink set #10	Ranger Embossing Powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Versafine Clair ink
Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink	Sulyn Chunky Glitter	Ultimate Metallic Ink

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Tropical Paradise

Posted on September 1, 2023 9:59 PM by Julie Comment

A colorful, tropical card easy to make w/ these fun dies, some ink & a few colored pencils. Sure to brighten someone’s birthday, vacation or retirement.

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge (IC926) and we’re visiting The Classy Home & their Pinterest Board where I found THIS picture to inspire me.

To make my tropical card, I die cut the palm tree frame out of grass green & stacked it a few times to give it a little depth. I used green, brown & blue-green inks to sponge on top of it, then added some details w/ Prismacolor pencils. I also used the pencils to color in the water on the white layer behind it. The grass, sand & little hilly island were also die cut & shaded w/ inks & pencils. I added the other elements to the white bg before attaching the palm tree frame on top.

The small flowers were die cut, shaped & added at the bottom of the frame. The coconuts were made using a small hole punch then colored in.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps: none

Paper: Staples 110# white, grass green, scraps of yellow, pink, red

Ink: Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse inks: set #2, set #3, set #9, set #10

Accessories: Rubbernecker Stamps: Palm Tree Frame, Rainbow & Clouds, Tabbed Mountains, Slimline Hills, Classic Grass, Seagulls, Sm Flowers #5 dies, Prismacolor Pencils, white gel pen