Category: cardmaking

Penny Black Krafty Kats

I’m over on the Penny Black Blog today with another card featuring one of the new Krafty Kats stamps.

Penny Black Krafty Kats

I stamped and heat embossed the cat and sentiment on watercolor paper, and then watercolored the cat with Faber-Castell watercolor pencils and Distress Inks. I cut the panel with a rectangular die cut and attached it to a cellophane bag. The bag is attached directly to the card panel, which I stamped with the Dotted Fusion background stamp. The die cut tag, with a gift card attached, slips into the cellophane bag.

Penny Black supplies: 30-239 You’re Retro!, 40-278 Dotted Fusion, 51-007 Tagged

Penny Black Krafty Kats

Happy July to you! I’m over on the Penny Black Blog today with a card featuring one of the new Krafty Kats stamps.

Penny Black Krafty Kats

I stamped and heat embossed the cat on watercolor paper and colored with both Faber-Castell watercolor pencils and Distress Inks. The Hooray sentiment was cut three times with the die for added depth. The orange balloon is attached with dimensional adhesive.

The Krafty Kats release will be featured all week on the Penny Black Blog – be sure to check out the inspiration there!

Penny Black supplies: 30-241 Good Day!, 51-038 Hooray, 51-004 Uplifting

Best Mate – Stamp Nation Sketch Challenge

There’s a new sketch challenge over at Stamp Nation and I’m playing along with another nautical card.

Best Mate - Stamp Nation Sketch Challenge

Once I chose my sentiment, from Stampin’ Up’s Hello, Sailor set, the rest of the card was easy to pull together. The paper banners were cut from Carta Bella’s Ahoy patterned paper with MFT Fishtail Flag dies. The anchor was cut with a WPlus9 Design die from brushed silver cardstock. I stamped the MFT woodplank stamp with Hero Arts Soft Brown Shadow Ink on Stampin’ Up Crumb Cake cardstock. This is definitely a sketch I’ll revisit!

Supplies: Stampin’ Up Night of Navy ink; Stampin’ Up Hello, Sailor stamp set

The Cutting Edge Challenge #1

It’s time for the first Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is an amazing card created by Jackie Rockwell.

Here’s my take on the inspiration card:

The Cutting Edge Challenge #1

I was drawn to the “star” aspect of Jackie’s card, reflected by the design and the sentiment. I cut several colors of cardstock with the Poppystamps Superstar border die. The turquoise and orange stars are inlaid in the navy stars. The “awesome” was cut three times and glued together so that it would have some depth. While my colors aren’t the same as Jackie’s, I used colors with energy and punch.

Supplies: Poppystamps Superstar Border, Technique Tuesday Bright Idea stamp set, Technique Tuesday Say It – Awesome die set

You Drive Me Wild

Today, I’m sharing a “just for fun” card using the Lawn Fawn “Happy Trails” stamp set and matching die cut.

YouDriveMeWild

I haven’t Copic-colored for a long time and practiced my coloring on the cars. I used Gina K Design’s Pure Luxury cardstock, on the recommendation of some Stamp Nation members, and I definitely liked the results. I used color combinations from Sharon Harnist. Her Copic FAQ page is a fabulous resource!
Supplies: Spellbinders die (rectangle); Gina K Design’s Pure Luxury cardstock