Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s Lauriehere! I am sharing My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle. This purchase includes 5 PNG Images:
Sunflower Pumpkin Image
Sunflower Image
Pumpkin 1 Image
Pumpkin 2 Image
Happy Thanksgiving Sentiment
The Details of My Card
Since this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create a mini slimline Thanksgiving card using this beautiful sunflower arrangement. Perfect for a Thanksgiving card with the sunflowers and pumpkins!
I had fun colouring with my Copic markers the pumpkins in different colours to make them stand out from each other. The sunflowers are so gorgeous and a delight to colour as well!
I found this beautiful sunflower paper with soft colours that was fantastic for my card! I added a border at the top and bottom with some scraps of paper from Graphic 45. The fence behind the sunflower arrangement was a laser die cut that I trimmed down to fit my card.
The sentiment from the bundle was die cut with the Labels Aglow Dies to give it some interest. Of course, if you have an autumn card, you need a die cut leaf. Lol! I tucked this behind the sentiment which created an ideal backdrop for the paper sunflower from my stash.
The only other embellishments were a bumblebee and a scattering of rhinestones that matched my colour scheme.
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Copic Markers:
Sunflowers: E15/Y38/Y15/Y21 Sunflower Centres: E79/E77/E74/E71/E15/Y38/Y21 Orange Pumpkin: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12 Green Pumpkin: YG61/G21/YG63/E43/E41/E47 Ribbon: E15/YR18/YR14/YR15/YR12 White Pumpkin: E40/E41/W3/E11/E13/E15
Close Up of the Sunflower and Pumpkins
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Card Recipe for My Sunflower Thanksgiving Card:
Sunflower Pumpkin Bundle, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink The Sunflower Collection 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Crafter’s Companion Let It Bee Papercrafting Paper, Graphic 45 Countryside Laser Cut Elements, 49 and Market Labels Aglow Dies, Stampin’ Up! Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up! Sunflower Paper Flower, From My Stash Bumblebee Trinkets, Stampin’ Up! Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 6” x 3.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumpkin Patch Card using the new release Pumpkin Emily by Conie Fong Art & Design as my Design Team Inspiration Card. Doesn’t she make the most perfect autumnal card, but she could also be used for Halloween or Thanksgiving!
The Details of My Pumpkin Patch Card
For my card, I decided to create an autumnal card with fall like colours with a pumpkin patch theme since she is picking out her pumpkin. I had so much fun colouring Pumpkin Emily with my Copic Markers in oranges, blue/greens and blacks to match my paper. Once she was coloured, I added Clear Wink of Stella to the ribbon on her hat. For the cat, I decided to make it a tabby cat, but it could also be a black cat for Halloween. I used my black 0.3 Copic multi liner to add the stripes after I had coloured it with my Copic markers.
Next, I die cut her out with a 4” stitched circle die and placed a number of die cut leaves and a pumpkin in one corner to match my theme. The “Hello Pumpkin” sentiment was a sticker that came in the Carta Bella Welcome Fall Kit. In the other corner, I used another sticker of a Pumpkin Patch sign. Perfect for my Pumpkin Patch theme! The leaves falling around her were also from the same sticker set.
Finally, the finishing touch was a scattering of Enamel Dots that matched my colour scheme.
Pumpkin Emily, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Welcome Fall Collection Kit, Carta Bella paper Co. Layering Stitched Circle Dies, Memory Box Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! La Petites Stickers, The Paper Studio, Hobby Lobby Welcome Fall Enamel Dots, Carta Bella paper Co. 0.3 Multi Liner Black, Copic Clear Wink of Stella, Stampin’ Up!
Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Hello Fall Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using Sweet Autumn Kitty. This stamp is the quintessential Fall stamp with the pumpkin, fall leaves, acorns, a witch hat, and cat!
The Details of My Card
For my mini slimline card, I used this beautiful paper by P13 called The Four Seasons – Autumn and decided to colour the stamp to match. I couldn’t resist giving the leaves a fall colour using several Copic markers to get the variations in their colour. I have discovered that I love colouring pumpkins and getting such rich colour depth in them! The hat was coloured in a blue/violet tone to match some of the smaller berries on the paper and to give it an unexpected pop of colour. I went with a black cat since all witches should have a black cat! Lol!
Since the paper had a rustic feel to it, I blended some Walnut Stain to all the edges of the papers including the stamped piece. To add to the rustic charm, I added a frayed natural ribbon beneath my focal point. The sentiment is from an ephemera tag pack and summed up my theme perfectly! The metal leaf embellishment tied with linen thread, as well as the pumpkin chipboard, added to the Fall theme.
To further tie in my colour scheme, I coloured some rhinestones with my Copic markers and added them to opposite corners.
Hello Crafty Friends! Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing my Thanksgiving Memories Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Conie Fong Art & Design usingSunflower Pumpkin Gnome. This digital stamp comes with or without the background and in both png and jpg formats.
The Details of My Card
Since this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to create a mini slimline Thanksgiving card using this cutie with the background. I love this time of year with the changing leaves and being thankful for so many things! I had a lot of fun colouring him in Autumnal colours of oranges, yellows, and browns! And I happen to be on a kick for mini slimline cards! So, that was a given! Lol!
Once he was coloured, I trimmed him to fit my card. I added some die cut leaves with a paper sunflower that I had in my stash. On the other side, I added a Fall flag that was perfect for my theme since Thanksgiving is all about family, memories and being grateful! The only embellishments were a lined thread bow on the flag and a scattering of rhinestones to match my colour scheme.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card using the digital stampSchool Girl Avery by Paper Nest Dolls as my Design Team Inspiration Card.
The Details of My Card
I can’t believe that it’s September and the kiddos are back in school! Where did the summer go??
I had fun colouring Avery with my favourite product, my Copic markers, to match my Doodlebug paper! Look at those gorgeous curls! They were a blast to colour in a strawberry blond! I decided to give her a “Mad Men” look with black glasses, but the red and green make her look like the schoolgirl she is.
The Photo Play Notebook die was a recent purchase, and I knew it would be perfect for my mini slimline card! I couldn’t resist using the practice letters paper from Doodlebug. Who else remembers practicing their letters in school? The die cut flags in various Doodlebug paper were from the Photo Play Die set.
The circle tag with the apple was something I picked up a long time ago and thought it suited my theme. Of course, I had to thread some linen thread through the hole and tied it with a bow! I strategically placed the tag so that an apple on the flag beneath shows through the die cut apple on the tag.
Don’t you just love the shaker apple! It’s a sticker from Michael’s that I had in my stash waiting for a back-to-school card. The stars are Doodlebug Sprinkles that tied in my colour scheme.
Card Recipe for My Back-To-School Mini Slimline Card:
School Girl Avery, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink School Days, 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. Notebook & Banners Etched Dies, Photo Play Circle Tag with Apple Die, From My Stash Apple Shaker Stickers, Recollections, Michael’s Arts & Crafts School Sprinkles Shapes, Doodlebug Design Inc. Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Star Dust Stickles, Ranger (on heart on bag) Glossy Accents, Ranger (on glasses and apple) Real Red and Granny Apple Green Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Digital Stamp Size: 4 ¼” Tall
Finished card size: 3 ½” x 6 ¼”
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I am entering this card in the following challenge: Passion For Markers – Week 658 Challenge – use your favourite tool/product or embellishment
Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing my Nature is an Adventure Card using the Reflected in Nature Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
The Details of My Card
The inspiration for my card is the prints that you see which have one pop of red in amongst a black/white scene. To create this, I pulled out my Blender Pen once I had stamped the image. I took the pen and dipped it into my Real Red
Ink Pad to pick up some ink. I started in the shadow areas, like under the roof line, and moved out from there. As you use the pen, the ink gets lighter and lighter until there is no more ink on it. I love this softer look that suited the stamped image! As the ink runs out, you get lots of dimension with the shadows, mid-tones, and highlights. I haven’t done this technique in a long time.
To match my rustic cottage in the woods theme, I distressed the edges of my stamped image and the Real Red mat with my Paper Snips. The Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper is gorgeous with its unexpected silver accents and perfect for my theme! I thought that adding a flag of the Cork Paper behind my focal point would add a bit of colour and interest. To match the silver accents on the DSP, I added a Silver Foil die cut tree from the Cabin Dies. For embellishments, I used Linen Thread wrapped around my sentiment and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to add some colour.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Reflected in Nature Stamp Set (156437), Cabin Dies (156404)
Inks: Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (147084), Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad (131202)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic White (159276), Cork 12″ x 12″ Specialty Paper (156393), Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper (156394), Silver Foil 12″ x 12″ Specialty Pack (156457)
Accessories: Blender Pens (102845),Linen Thread (104199), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Close Up of the Cottage on My Card
Measurements:
Real Red: 3 pieces
5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
3 ½” x 3 ¼”
3 ½” x 5/8” (Sentiment)
Peaceful Place Designer Series Paper: 4” x 5 ¼”
Basic White: 2 pieces:
3 ¼” x 3”
3 ¼” x ½” (Sentiment)
Cork Specialty Paper: 2 7/8” x 4 ½”
Silver Foil Specialty Pack: scrap
More Information on My Nature is anAdventure Card:
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Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I am sharing My Happy Thanksgiving Card using several dies, including Tailor Made Tags Dies, Giving Gifts Dies, Picture This Dies and Word Wishes Dies to create my festive card.
For my card, I wanted to create a very Autumnal card for this time of year. So, I pulled out Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Bumblebee and Old Olive to create my Fall wonderland card. I stamped each leaf off before stamping it onto my tag. I wanted a subtle background for my die cut word and leaves. The HAPPY was white embossed onto a scrap of Cherry Cobbler and layered onto a pile of leaves. I added to the tag, the Gingham Ribbon, and the Linen Twine which I frayed to create a rustic look.
The Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper has the perfect Fall paper in it that was destined for my card. I thought that the Picture This Dies would be a great way to have this DSP poking out. A scattering of die cut leaves and rhinestones make this card feel like there is movement to the falling leaves.
Supplies:
Stamps/Bundles/Dies: Tailor Made Tags Dies (155563), Giving Gifts Dies (156563), Picture This Dies (155559), Word Wishes Dies (149629), A Wish for Everything Stamp Set (149320)
Inks: VersaMark Ink Pad (102283), Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (147083), Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad (147085), Bumblebee Classic Stampin’ Pad (153116), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)
Paper: Cajun Craze (119684), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Basic White (159276), Bumblebee (153077), Old Olive (100702), Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (155841)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! The Canadian Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. So, I am sharing my Happy Thanksgiving Slimline Card as my Design Team Card for Conie Fong Art & Design using the new release Pumpkin Gnome. He comes with 6 images including the sentiment Sending Pumpkin Wishes.
Details of My Card
For my card, I coloured with my Copic Markers my sweet Gnome in Autumnal colours. To match these colours, I pulled out my Stampin’ Up! inks, fine blending brushes and the Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Falling Leaves Stencil to create my Fall background.
The die cut wooden fence was the perfect backdrop for my sentiment. I added a flag with Doodlebug paper that tied in my gnome’s pumpkin. A die cut leaf and a couple of embellishments added balance to that corner. The finishing touch was a scattering of rhinestone in matching colours.
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Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04 Hair: C5/C3/C2 Pumpkin: YR21/YR12/YR16/E07 Pumpkin Stem: E19/E18/E13 Robe: YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91 Hat/Shoes: E18/E15/Y38/Y35/R39/R37/R35 Silver Gelly Roll Pen on Buckles
Close Up of Pumpkin Gnome on my Card
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Card Recipe for My Happy Thanksgiving Slimline Card:
Pumpkin Gnome, Conie Fong Art & Design Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Fall Friends 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Design Inc. In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Large Slimline with Sliders Dies, Lawn Fawn Small Slimline with Lift Flaps Dies, Lawn Fawn Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things Word Wishes Dies, Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up! Falling Leaves Stencil, Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps Fine Blender Assortment, Picket Fence Studios Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Autumn Wooden Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Silver Gelly Roll Pen Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 3.5” x 8.5”
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Welcome Fall! Hello Crafty Friends! Laurie here again! I was honoured to have been asked to present my colouring using Stampin’ Blends at a playdate this past weekend for fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. So, I thought I would share my card and first YouTube video with you on the First Day of Fall. For My Welcome Fall Card, I used the Right Behind You Stamp Set and a ton of Stampin’ Blends including the Color Lifter which I used a lot in this video!
I mentioned another video and notes in my presentation. I have included those notes and several videos from that presentation at the end of this post for your reference.
Pencil Sketch of Scene
For my card, I stamp multiple times the girls riding the bicycle in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on my Stamparatus to get a good coverage of ink on their pants. Next, I lightly drew in as a guide a simple scene with a sidewalk, a tree, some hills, and clouds. Once I did that, I started my colouring. Here is my very first YouTube video so that you can follow along:
YouTube Video of How to Create a Scene With Stampin’ Blends
Stampin’ Blends:
Skin: Ivory/Petal Pink Dark Ponytail Girl’s Hair: Crumb Cake Light/Dark Sweater: Cajun Craze Light/Dark Second Girl’s Hair: Soft Suede Light/Dark/Mango Melody Dark Shirt: Cherry Cobbler Light/ Dark Sidewalk/Clouds: Gray Granite Light/Dark/Color Lifter Sky: Balmy Blue Light/Dark/Color Lifter Grass: Old Olive Light/Dark/ Mossy Meadow Light/Dark Tree Trunk: Soft Suede Light/Dark Leaves: Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark Cajun Craze Light/Dark Old Olive Light/Dark Mossy Meadow Light/Dark Mango Melody Dark
Supplies:
Stamp: Right Behind You Cling Stamp Set (155790
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Basic White (159276), Cherry Cobbler (119685)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here! I am sharing My Pumkin’ Spice Card as my Design Team Inspiration Card for Paper Nest Dolls using the new release Fall Emma. I love this time of year with the cooler weather and the turning of the leaves!
Details of My Card
I coloured Emma with my Copic Markers in Autumnal colours with rich oranges and greens. I love her little latte cup and, of course, it needed to be a Pumkin’ Spiced Latte. Not pumpkin, but pumkin’ since that is the way I say it! Lol!
For my card, I had perfect Fall paper for it which even came with tags that matched my theme! I decided to layer a die cut pumpkin and a faux wooden leaf tag behind the pumpkin spice tag. I threaded the twine from the leaf tag through the other tag to tie it all together.
Don’t you just love the latte cup peeking out from behind the central image! I used the matching paper to die cut it out and added an orange heart for pumkin spice like in the coloured stamp. I layered behind the central image a “wooden” fence that was die cut out of paper that looked like wood. A die cut leaf and a couple of Pumpkin Pie rhinestones tie in my Fall theme.
Fall Emma, Paper Nest Dolls Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carte Bella Paper Co. Hello Autumn Frames and Tags, Carte Bella Paper Co. In Good Taste Design Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Stampin’ Up! Coffee Cups Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits, Stampin’ Up! Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin’ Up! Leaf Tags, Craft Smart, Michaels’ Arts & Crafts Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Basic White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Finished card size: 5.5” x 5.5”
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Pumpkin Guest Design Team Card for the Copic for ALLE Facebook Group using Krista Smith Stamps Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp. I was so honoured to be asked by this group to be a Guest Designer for their YR (Yellow/Red) Copic Challenge for October. This combination screams pumpkins to me and since I haven’t coloured a Krista Smith image in a while, I thought Pretty Pumpkin would be perfect for my card! Of course, for a Fall card, you need falling paper leaves that I pulled from my stash! Hope you like my take on this Color Challenge!
Pretty Pumpkin Digital Stamp, Krista Smith Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Hello, Pumpkin Stamp Set, Paper Pumpkin Kit, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Hello Autumn 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Carta Bella Paper Fall Leaves, Recollections White Gelly Roll Pen Clear Wink of Stella Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with My Happy Thanksgiving Card for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using their sweet Thanksgiving Digital Stamp.
I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers all the harvest vegetables and fruit that are overflowing the cornucopia. I thought the Hello Autumn Paper Pad was perfect for my card with such rich autumnal colours. The “Blessings” chalkboard sentiment was from that paper pad as well. The sheet had a number of chalkboards and I just snipped the Blessings one out since I thought it summed up my card wonderfully. I love the die cut pumpkin and wheat stalks that are mounted behind the sentiment giving it some dimension. The “thankful” die was ideal for my card and I love how it overlaps the main focal point of the coloured image. A couple of wooden embellishments and Clear Gelly Roll Pen on the swirls add a final touch to my card.
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Thanksgiving Digital Stamp Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Sunflower Dies, Stampin’ Up! Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Expressions Thinlits Dies, , Stampin’ Up! Hello Autumn, 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Clear Gelly Roll Pen Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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What are you thankful for? I know that I’m thankful for friends family and all of you!
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Today I am sharing with you my Cardinal Anniversary Card using the Toile Christmas Stamp Set and matching Christmas Cardinal Dies by Stampin’ Up! I was asked by a good friend to create a custom anniversary card for her to give to her husband. She mentioned that he loves cardinals and she would like one on the card. So, I decided to that two cardinals, a male and female, would be perfect for an anniversary card. Did you know that cardinals mate for life!
I decided to create a Fall scene with the Woodland Embossing Folder and the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper since they were married in October. I love the copper and gold gilded leaves on the paper! To tie in the gold accents, I embossed the sentiment from the Well Said Stamp Set in gold. For an anniversary card, I had to pull in the hearts with the Stitched Be Mine Dies! Some Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels and Shimmery Crystal Effects on the berries add a bit of sparkle to the card.
I used a number of techniques to colour my birds such as the No-Lines, Flicking and Tip-to-Tip. I included more information below, as well as some colouring videos at the end of this post.
For the male cardinal, I used Cherry Cobbler Light/Dark Blends and the Dark Smokey Slate Blend to darken the shadows in strategic locations, such as his tail, his breast and wing, giving the bird depth. For the female cardinal, I used Crumb Cake Light/Dark Blends and Light Crumb Cake/Dark Cherry Cobbler Blends.
My Cardinals Coloured with Stampin’ Blends
No-Lines Technique
I coloured these beautiful cardinals with the no-lines technique. This technique uses a light colour to stamp the image. For the cardinals, I used the Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad. The lighter colour gives you a guideline for your colouring without the harsh black lines and makes the image more real and vibrant.
Flicking Technique
Once stamped, I used a flicking technique with my Blends to create a lot of texture. This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.
Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing your hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.
Flicks can be left unblended to create texture such as for hair or feathers (like this card). Or, they can be blended out to create smooth shading.
The Tip-to-Tip Technique
To combine two different coloured blends on the female cardinal, I used the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen the Light Crumb Cake Blend and the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend for the female cardinal.
Brush the tip of the Light Crumb Cake Blend over the tip of the Dark Cherry Cobbler Blend to pick up some color. The Crumb Cake Blend then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors.
As you apply the Crumb Cake Blend, the Cherry Cobbler will eventually run out and only Crumb Cake is left. This creates a smooth transition between the two colours. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the amount of Cherry Cobber I had on the bird.
Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.
Close Up of my Cardinal Anniversary Card
Supplies:
Stamps: Toile Christmas Cling Stamp Set (150469), Well Said Stamp Set (148796)
Dies: Christmas Cardinal Dies (150640), Stitched Be Mine Dies (151814)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad (147117), VersaMark (102283)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650), Whisper White (100730), Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (153520)
Yesterday was the First Day of Autumn! So I decided to welcome it with my So Grateful Cardinal Card from the Toile Christmas Stamp Set. This stamp set is perfect for Christmas but can also be used for a beautiful fall or Thanksgiving card! I love this time of year with all the beautiful colours as the leaves change!
For part 5 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends, I am demonstrating the flicking colouring technique. The other parts are listed below at the end of this document along with my Notes from a presentation that I did on using Stampin’ Blends.
Flicking Technique
This technique is achieved by applying ink in quick, single strokes. The key to this inking technique is to flick the marker tip across the page to create a single stroke that goes from dark to light.
Holding the marker loosely, start a downward movement towards the paper
As the marker tip touches the paper, quickly move across the paper, bringing our hand up and away from the paper. This will apply more ink at the beginning of the stroke and less at the end.
You may need to turn the paper to accommodate the angle that is most comfortable for you.
Flicks can be left unblended to create texture such as for hair or feathers (like the cardinal). Or, they can be blended out to create smooth shading.
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Hello Fall Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her sweet Fall Dance Digital Stamp. With the last long weekend having just passed and children starting back to school, Autumn is just around the corner in Canada. I love the cooler temperatures and the changing colour of the leaves! Such a beautiful time of year! Bet you can guess that it’s my favourite season of the year!
For my card, I used autumnal colours of reds, greens, oranges, yellows and browns that I pulled from the pattern paper. The die cut and embossed leaves match the colours in the scene that I created perfectly! One technique that I used for the fallen leaves is to use the side of my Copic marker to create their shape. It’s amazing how much they look like leaves when you do this, but it’s such an easy technique! I learned this technique from the March 2020 Marker Class “Mourning Fairy” with Sweet Sentiment. I love the wooden picket fence peeking out from behind the focal point! A couple of embellishment including the wooden banner element and the Linen Thread holding the pinecone all tie together the Autumn theme of my card.
Fall Dance Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper For All Things Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Gather Together Dies, Stampin’ Up! Colorful Season Dies, Stampin’ Up! Picket Fence Die-namics, My Favorite Things Cloud Stencil, CC Designs Happy Fall 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Echo Park Paper Co. Wood Textures 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Cajun Craze Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad, Stampin’ Up! Blender Brushes, Picket Fence Mini Pinecones Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Linen Thread, Stampin’ Up! Autumn Wooden Elements Embellishments, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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Let’s celebrate Autumn and all it’s beautiful colours like this little girl!
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