Another Brayer Card

Happy Memorial Day! I wanted to make a quick card this morning before we head outside and this is what I came up with! Again, I used my brayer and the "Inspired by Nature" stamp set. 

Stamps: Inspired by Nature

Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Glossy White

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories: Clear EP, Embossing Gun, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack

1. Score 5 x 10 piece of Baja Breeze at 5 and fold on score line.

2. Stamp the flower using Versamark ink on a 4 x 4 piece of Glossy cardstock. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Brayer over the image using Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, and Pretty in Pink. Let dry for a few minutes and wipe off to reveal image.

4. Stamp sentiment in top left corner using Chocolate Chip.

5. Adhere to 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 piece of Chocolate Chip and adhere to card base.

6. Use paper piercer and mat pack to pierce a border around Chocolate Chip square (make sure to put the mat pack inside the card and not on the back...otherwise you'll have holes on the back of your card too.

25th Wedding Anniversary

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you enjoyed time with your friends and family! Today was the first time since I joined Stampin' Up that I used non SU cardstock and ink, but since I needed silver accessories for a "silver anniversary" card and I had some left over paper and ink from Michael's laying around. The cool part about this card is that the ribbon that I used was actually white. Read below to find out how to dye your ribbon!

Stamps: Close as a Memory, Congrats

Paper: Silver, Basic Black, Whisper White Cardstock 

Ink: Silver Craft, Basic Black

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Gun, Liquid Applique, Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Sponge Dauber

1. Score 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Silver cardstock at 5 1/2. Fold on score line. 

2. Stamp flower from Close as a Memory set using the Silver Craft Ink onto a 3 x 3 1/2 piece of Whisper White cardstock.

3. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Stamp sentiment from Congrats set in Basic Black Ink in bottom right corner of Whisper White. 

4. Cut a 4 inch piece of white ribbon. Dip your sponge dauber in the Basic Black ink and pull ink over white ribbon using long strokes. Do both sides and set aside to dry.

5. Apply liquid applique around the edges of the flowers (it's hard to see in the picture, but it looks really nice in real life). Use heat tool to dry applique and it will puff up.

6. Take dried black ribbon and tie a small knot. Adhere around Whisper White.

7. Mat to a 3 1/4 x 3 3/4 piece of Basic Black cardstock and adhere to silver card base.

8. Stamp sentiment from Congrats set in lower right corner of the card base.

9. For the inside adhere a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic Black to card base. Use corner rounder to round corners of 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White and adhere to black.

Sympathy Card

I am really happy with how this card turned out. Since I will be doing emboss resist at Kim's party, I figured I'd make some other samples of different ways that this technique can look.

Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Close as a Memory

Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Cardstock 

Ink: Versamark, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Gun

1. Score 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Bashful Blue cardstock at 5 1/2 and fold.

2. Stamp Pocket Silhouettes along bottom of 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Whisper White cardstock using Versamark ink. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Use sponge or cotton ball to cover the entire piece of cardstock with Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, More Mustard, and Bashful Blue ink.

4. Stamp sentiment from Close as a Memory.

5. Mat inked cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock.

6. Adhere to Bashful Blue card base.

Emboss Resist

Well, from my first workshop, I got a booking for my first party! I guess it really wasn't from my workshop, because Kim had told me ahead of time she was planning to book, but anyway...her favorite technique is emboss resist, so that will be the make and take for her party! Here is what I have come up with: 

I used the Flower Fancy set...it's probably my favorite because of it's versatility! The greeting is a little off center and one of the flowers got a little smudged (of course it had to be the one in the middle!), but overall I was pretty pleased with it!

Stamps: Flower Fancy, Heard from the Heart

Paper: Natural Ivory, Chocolate Chip Cardstock

Ink: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Versamark 

Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Gun

1. Stamp the big flower from the Flower Fancy set with Certainly Celery all over the front of the Natural Ivory cardstock (4 1/4 x 11; scored and folded at 5 1/2). Stamp each flower twice before re-inking to create stamped off effect.

2. Stamp same flower with Versamark Ink onto 3 3/4 x 3 piece of Natural Ivory cardstock. Emboss with clear embossing powder.

3. Using a sponge dauber or cotton ball, spread Certainly Celery ink around centers of flowers and Chocolate Chip ink around the petals until you have desired effect. 

4. Adhere to 4 x 3 1/4 piece of Chocolate Chip. Run your fingernail around the edges to distress.

5. Adhere to top half of card and stamp greeting from Heard from the Heart set on the bottom using Chocolate Chip ink.