Clean and Simple cards

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing a few cards I've made these last few weeks. Like many, after the holidays I went into a bit of a stamping slump, but found my way back after one of my crafty besties, Katie and me started to FaceTime in the craft room! It's been great for both of us. We get to craft together and still have all our stuff -lol!

First up is a fun distress oxide blended panel over a white embossed image. This was a bit out of my comfort zone, but Katie challenged me to ink blend and I went for it!

Stamp set: May Flowers,  Gina K Designs

Distress inks used: Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Squeezed Lemon

Next up is a super CAS card which ended up being one the most favorite card I've made in a long time!

Stamp Set: Floral Bits 2 by The Ton Stamps
Linear Crossroads die: Altenew
Flower Inks: It's a Boy, Suede Shoes Catherine Pooler and Blue Raspberry Gina k designs
Leaves ink: Evergreen and Parsley Concord and 9th

Lastly is this cutie Gnome thank you card. I mean just look at this cutie! I have some ideas to switch the papers up and make a Valentine's Day version.

Gnome dies: Gnome for the Holidays collab kit by Gina K Designs and Thermoweb
Thank You die: Pink Fresh Studio
Papers: Welcome Winter by Carta Bella from Stamp Simply

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day! Stay tuned on Monday for a few Valentine's Day cards from the new Gina K Designs release!

Wildflower Stems thank you cards

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted or crafted. Truth is I had to take a break as I was in a bit of a depression and had a very sad heart (2020 can suck it!). I finally found some inspiration to craft again after seeing many crafters sending Thank You cards to the janitorial staff at the DC Capitol for their heroic clean up the evening of January 6th. These cards are for them.

I absolutely LOVE this Tim Holtz Wildflower Stems 2. I bought these over the summer and was excited to take them out and finally use them!!

For my first card, I die cut the stems from Bristol Smooth cardstock and colored them with Zig Markers. I placed them over the fantastic cover plate called Geometric Circles from The Ton and a piece of faux canvas ribbon in Light Blue and used a few small sequins as accents. The sentiment is from the very versatile All Occasions Sentiments Set 2 from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

This next card is super simple. I die cut the stems in both white and gray cardstock and layered them for a subtle shadow effect. I used a piece of Craft Consortium's new papers called Ink Drops Dusk. These papers are GORGEOUS and an easy way for you to get that amazing reinker technique look without all the work and purchasing supplies! I tied a piece of 1/4" silk ribbon in Blue Grey around the bottom -as you can see in the picture, the color isn't really a Blue Grey, I would call it more of a light neutral gray. And lastly, again, I used the Thank You sentiment from All Occasions Sentiments Set 2 from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

My last card has some fun layering with Cloud Whip paste and Ultra-fine glitter! I don't have any of the new glitter paste that's out, so I just sprinkled some glitter over the paste and scraped it over the stencil. It worked really well! This time, I die cut the stems from a piece of Craft Consortium's new papers called Ink Drops Vivid this pack has more vibrant and bold colors than the Dusk pad. I love how the stems turned out! With all the sparkle in the background I didn't embellish it with much more than a few sequins. The sentiment is from Typewritten Year Round Greetings by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

 

Supplies used on these cards:

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Thanks for stopping by and hanging in there with me. Here's to a better 2021 for everyone!!

The Ton Group Layering Stamps

Hi everyone! A few months back my crafty friend Katie introduced me to the *patent pending* group layering stamps by The Ton Stamps. And I fell in love! Like seriously, these layering stamps are brilliant and fool proof and I probably will never go back to traditional layering stamps again. And if that wasn't enough enabling, she also introduced me to Catherine Pooler inks! WOW, these inks are amazing and I'm well on my way to owning them all. They are a pigment, so they don't stain (too badly) clear stamps and they have excellent coverage with no pooling!

I haven't blogged in awhile, so I will post lots of cards below and list stamp sets and the color combinations I used for the flowers. Note you have to purchase the matching dies for all these stamp sets, it's part of the system. Not gonna lie, these are an investment, but so worth it!!

Peony Memories stamp set

Easy Expressions stamp set

Floral Bits 2 stamp set

Flower color combinations (all CP inks unless noted) listed light to dark:

Blue flowers (first card) - It's A Boy, Something Borrowed, Suede Shoes

Blue flowers (2nd card) - Powder Blue (GKD), Chambray (FSJ), Blue Denim (GKD)

Bright Pink - Bubblegum (GKD), Cosmic Grape (FSJ), Flirty Fuchsia

Pink/Red - It's A Girl, Party Dress, Rockin' Red

Yellow - Limoncello, Tiara, Haystack (FSJ)

Green leaves - Garden Party, Lime Rickey, Grass Skirt

Blue green leaves - Mint to Be, Aquatini, Mardi Gras

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!