Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

A Thank You Bouquet

Hello! Today, I am sharing a square, CAS “thank you” card created with a combination of Simon Says Stamp products.

To begin, I created the background by inking cardstock with Wild Honey, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the inked cardstock with the Kaleidoscope Background stamp using Picked Raspberry Distress Ink (not Oxide). I used the same inks for the background as I used on this card. Next, I stamped foliage from the Choose Joy set, colored the blooms and leaves with Copic markers, and cut them out. I chose to color the flowers with colors similar to, but slightly brighter than, the background. I cut the background with a Lil’ Inker square die. I cut out the circle from the center to frame the sentiment, which I created with sentiments in the Big Thanks Words stamp set.

I arranged the flowers around the circle and then lifted them with the Press ‘N Seal method. I applied adhesive to the backs of the flowers and placed them back on the card. Two of the flowers are popped up with foam adhesive.

Wishing you a wonderful Monday (or Tuesday, as the case may be)!

Llama Fiesta

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS card combining the Technique Tuesday Lorenzo the Llama sentiment with a die-cut llama created with the Spellbinders Hip Llama set.

I deliberately chose bright colors with the black and white to give that fiesta flavor to the card. To begin, I die-cut, embossed, and assembled the llama. Next, using a stamp positioner, I stamped the tassel string from the Lorenzo the Llama stamp set with white pigment ink on a Stampin’ Up Melon Mamba cardstock panel. I attached the pink panel to a white cardstock base. I heat-embossed the sentiment on a black cardstock strip and adhered it to the base, adding the llama with foam adhesive.

Have a great weekend!

Simon Says Stamp – Stitching Butterflies

Hello! Today, I am sharing another card created with the Simon Says Stamp Abstract Triangle stencil paired with the Stitching Butterflies dies, both from the FLUTTERING BY release.

I stamped through the Abstract Triangle stencil, starting in the center, with the Versamark Cube Ink Pad and heat-embossed the inked section with Gina K Designs Gold Embossing Powder. Next, I stamped the sentiment from the Kind Flowers set with Hero Arts Black ink.

I cut the butterfly pieces with the Stitching Butterflies dies from Yupo paper to which I had applied alcohol inks in Stream, Sail Boat Blue, and Citrus. I used foam adhesive to pop the assembled butterflies up off the heat-embossed stencil panel.

Taylored Expressions: Look with your Heart

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Autism-themed card combining a sentiment from the Look with your Heart set with the Little Bits – Puzzle Piece die. Taylored Expressions will be donating 25% of the profits from the sale of every Look with your Heart stamp set to the National Autism Society throughout the month of April.

I cut the Little Bits – Puzzle Piece from TE cardstock in Watermelon, Candy Corn, Lemon Meringue, Lime Zest, Cookie Monster, Jelly Donut, and Lollipop. I assembled the frame and taped it from behind.

I stamped and heat-embossed the Look with your Heart sentiment on Sugar Cube cardstock. I attached the frame of puzzle pieces to an Oreo cardstock base over the sentiment panel.

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Simon Says Stamp FLUTTERING BY Release Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be participating in a Simon Says Stamp blog hop with products from their FLUTTERING BY release.

All of the cards I am sharing today include backgrounds created with the Abstract Triangle stencil; I have used the stencil in three different ways. Just as in the projects I shared in this post, I have used the Big Thanks Words stamp set and Big Thanks dies to create the sentiments. Let’s get started!

My first project pairs the Abstract Triangle stencil with the Stitching Butterflies dies.

To begin, I sprayed Prima Color Bloom 2 – Dragonfly Blue spray through the Abstract Triangle stencil. Once dried, I added the Stitching Butterflies, cut from Yupo paper which had been colored with alcohol inks in Sunshine Yellow, Watermelon, and Red Pepper.

For my second project, I dry-embossed white cardstock with the Abstract Triangle stencil and added heat-embossed starbursts created with the Center Cut Burst background stamp.

I stamped and heat-embossed the center portion of the Center Cut Burst background stamp two times on Yupo paper, which had been colored with alcohol inks in Sunshine Yellow, Watermelon, and Red Pepper (same colors as the first project but a different method of applying the inks). I fussy-cut the images and added portions on the top and bottom of the card.

My third project combines a stenciled background with die-cut butterflies, cut with the Flickering Butterflies set from cardstock colored with Copic markers.

For this card, I applied Aquamarine Nuvo Mousse through the Abstract Triangle stencil on white cardstock to create the background. Once dry, I added the panel to a Fog cardstock base. After adding the sentiment strip, I placed the butterflies on the card in an arrangement that I liked. Using the Press ‘N Seal method, I lifted the butterflies, added glue to their backs, and applied them to the card front.

In this post, I added Distress Oxide inks through the stencil to create a background. Above, I have shown three other ways to use the Abstract Triangle stencil for a background: use a spray, dry-emboss, or apply embossing paste.

Thanks for joining me! Here is the list of the designers participating in the blog hop today:

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