Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis
Hello! Recently, I was a guest on the Spellbinders blog sharing fall- and winter-themed cards created with products from their Scenic Snapshots Collection. I hope you’ll head on over to read how I created the cards and about the thinking behind my design choices. The Scenic Snapshots Collection has been showcased on the Spellbinders blog for several days, so be sure to check out how other cardmakers have used these amazing die sets.
Supplies:
Hello! Today, I am sharing a card in which I’ve combined several Penny Black supplies in a Halloween scene.
I die-cut the #51-571 Vintage Truck and assembled it. (This die set includes an evergreen tree die for a Christmas scene, which I plan to create in a few weeks.)
I stamped, colored with Copic marker, and fussy-cut the costumed hedgehog from the #30-592 Critter Costumes set and placed him (her?) into the assembled truck. The witch is off to a Halloween event.
The background was stamped with the Penny Black #40-254 Decadence background stamp (a stamp I’ve had for several years). I really like the feel the background gives to the scene. The sentiment was cut with a die in the #51-077 Eeek! die set.
What I like about this card: I really like transportation-themed dies and look for ways to use them in imaginative ways; I like the pairing of the elegant, formal background with the truck; I am particularly drawn to fall colors at the moment (more so than in previous falls, it seems) and like the gold, orange, and gray combination.
Hello! Today I am sharing two versions of a CAS fall-themed design that showcases the #30-601 Golden Delight stamp set from Penny Black’s Autumn Bliss release.
On one card, I heat-embossed the wreath with gold powder.
On the other, I stamped with Versafine ink.
On both cards, I watercolored the leaves with Distress Inks – Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, and Wild Honey.
I masked the sentiment to stamp the three words separately choosing cardstock colors that coordinated with the Distress Inks I used to watercolor.
A die (#51-589 Golden Delight Cut Out) can be purchased that cuts out the wreath; for these cards, I cut the wreath with a 4″ square die and added the watercolored image to a 4 1/4″ card base. The sentiment strips were added to the center of the wreath with foam adhesive.
What I like about these cards: I like the look of watercolor and the watercoloring on this image was straightforward; I like creating different versions of the same design; even though it took a little longer, I like the idea of breaking up sentiments in the manner I did on these cards; I enjoyed tying the Distress Ink colors I used for the watercoloring with cardstock colors I used for the sentiment strips.
Hello! Today I am sharing a fall-themed card featuring the Birds of a Feather and Birdhouse die sets from My Favorite Things. I have previously created cards with this same design and same two die sets: a spring-themed Congratulations card and one for the Fourth-of-July.
What I like about this card: the bird and birdhouse scene; the color combination of orange, olive green, navy, and gold; the dry-embossed, wood grain background.
Supplies:
Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week.
I followed the sketch very closely. I found the patterned papers in my stash, which became the starting point for choosing colors. This card uses a lot of product I’ve had for many years, and many of the supplies are now retired. I bought the Stampin’ Up stamp set For All Things specifically for this sentiment!
I’m sure I sound like a broken record, but I really like these sketch challenges! It gives me a chance to pull something together in a different way, and I find myself using products that I might otherwise ignore.
What I like about this card: I like the combination of patterned papers and the manner in which the die-cut leaves and circles reinforce the colors in the patterned paper. Now if only it was this easy to find clothing in these colors!
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Tranquil Tide, Hello Honey, Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar, Cajun Craze
Stamp: Stampin’ Up For All Things (retired)
Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves, Spellbinders Circle Dies (1.375″)
Ink: Espresso Truffle
