Wedding Bling

Simon Says to “Bling It On” in their Wednesday Challenge.  What pairs better with bling than a wedding?  I made a wedding card to give to my daughter and soon-to-be son-in-law when they get married in a couple of weeks.  They are planning a (sort-of) pirate themed event with some nautical touches.   I didn’t want the card to be focused too closely on either theme, but it ended up having a nautical sort of feel:

First I stamped this stamp from Simon Says Stamps onto some gold paper using Midnight Blue StazOn ink.  Then I stamped it again onto several other papers with VersaMark Ink and embossed them all with Midnight Sapphire powder from Lindy’s Stamp Gang.  I fussy cut out each layer then stacked them up, using 3D Foam Squares behind the inner two navy layers (only because it will be hand delivered – I would skip this step if it was going through the mail).

The sentiment is cut out using a Lobster font with my Scan N Cut.   I cut it out twice with Navy paper and once with the gold then stacked them all up for some dimension.

For the bling I added some crystals from my stash (left overs from various other projects) and some gold nail heads from Mark Richards.

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Gina K. Designs (navy and silver background), handmade paper found at the Paper Source (silver layers) and part of a gold metallic envelope from Envelopes.com.

**The ribbons are both from Club Scrap.

To see more of my creations, you can follow me on Instagram at #inkyscraps. (But you won’t see this card there until after the wedding!)

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Time is Sneaky!

It seems like just yesterday I received the wonderful news that my daughter is engaged.  Now, suddenly, we are just three weeks out from the wedding.   It is almost scary how fast time is flying by!   I made this birthday card for a friend with a stamp that articulates that thought perfectly:

I made this card to qualify for three different Club Scrap challenges:

1) 09/18 NBUS challenge which is to use a noise or background stamp.  I used a small one from the Down to Earth kit to create some texture behind the sentiment.

2) 09/18 Technique challenge “Inked Shadows” which is to use ink to create some depth.  I created a mask of the sentiment and used Sapphire ink to highlight it.

3) 09/18 Sketch Challenge which offers this sketch: 

I moved the sentient down and added an image, but otherwise I followed it pretty close.  Unusual for me!

The background is a technique I learned from this Gina K video.

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Club Scrap and Gina K. Designs.

** The sentiment stamp and the clock stamp are from Club Scrap’s “Time of Your Life” kit

**I used both Sapphire and Earth Hybrid Inks from Club Scrap.

**The sentiment is stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Chestnut powder from Zing.

**The clock was stamped with the Earth ink, embossed with Clear powder from WOW and fussy cut.

**The ribbons are both from Club Scrap (brown the Bookshelves” kit and the blue from the Serenity kit, altered with B93 Copic marker.)

**I colored in the edge of the clock stamp with Ground Espresso Distress marker.

**The nailheads are from my stash.

To see more of my creations, you can follow me on Instagram at #inkyscraps.

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Double the Stencil Fun

If asked about my favorite crafting tool I would probably say stencils.  They are easy to store.  They are very versatile.  And for some reason I find them less intimidating than stamps.  I do admit that even though I have tried many different techniques using stencils, I am still just a novice when it comes to this tool.  Simon Says Stamps helped me to flex that muscle a little more this week with their Monday Challenge: Use more than one stencil.   Here is what I came up with: 

I started by covering a piece of Ranger watercolor paper with Mustard Seed Distress Stain. Over that, I sponged Spiced Marmalade and Rusty Hinge Distress ink through stencil number one, Spiral Petals from Hero Arts.  Next, I spread translucent embossing paste through stencil number two, Large Flower from Hero Arts.  Once that was dry, I sponged on Seedless Preserves Distress ink, which was resisted by the embossing paste and filled in the outline of the flower.

I cut that panel into three pieces, and popped them up with some fun foam.  I heat embossed the sentiment from Club Scrap (Cherry Blossoms kit) with some White powder from Gina K Designs. The card was finished off with three Doodlebug Matte Sprinkles altered with YR07 Copic Marker and a little bow made from some fibers in my stash.

To see more of my creations, you can follow me on Instagram at #inkyscraps. 

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Autumn Colors

The challenge this month over on Stamp TV is to use autumn colors on a project.  Where I live, the colors of autumn are pretty much the same as the rest of the year.  Since green is my favorite color, that works for me!  However, I do also love the other rich dark colors of the fall season.  Here is a card I made using a red, yellow and white pallete:

I used a circle mask on the background before stamping it with Gina K. Designs’ Diagonal Stripes stamp and Wild Honey Distress Ink.  The sentiment stamp is from Gina K.’s mini stamp set called With Love And Prayers.

The name of the die I used to cut the flower is “Lotus Blossom” (no longer available from Die-Versions), but I thought it kind of looked like the mums we used to have bloom in our yard in Virginia during the fall.  I cut it out of an art orphan and used the negative space to make this card:

The background art orphan was done with Club Scrap Bookbinding Glue, Gesso and a few colors of Distress re-inkers.  I used some Glad Press N’ Seal to help transfer the little inside pieces of the flower and attached them using Gina K.’s new Connect Glue.  The sentiment for this card is from Gina K’s Autumn Wishes set.

Other supplies I used are:

**Paper from Gina K. Designs and Club Scrap.

**Each sentiment is stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed with Terra Cotta Rust powder from Lindy’s Stamp Gang.

**Each sentiment is cut out using a die from Gina K.’s Decorative Label Die Set.

**I colored in the flower on the first card with my clear Wink Of Stella pen to add a little shimmer.

**The ribbon is from Club Scrap (red from the Boardwalk kit, yellow from the Sorrento kit

**The gem is from my stash.

To see more of my creations, you can follow me on Instagram at #inkyscraps.

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