Halloween is over! Time for some Christmas cards! Today I am sharing with you my Holly Jolly Gnome Christmas cards using the Gnome For The Holidays Cling Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up! I love the gnomes from this set and the cute sentiments such as “There’s no place like GNOME for the Christmas season”! So, I made 2 variations of my card using two different gnomes.
For both cards, I combined the stamp set and the dies from the North Pole Wonder Dies to create a fun tag.
I used the hat of the girl gnome to stamp the edges of the Pear Pizzazz Stitched Rectangle. Such a neat technique using that stamp in a different way. Both my gnomes were coloured with Stampin’ Blends matching the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper and Ribbon using the Smooth Colouring Technique (more info on this technique).
The Girl Gnome
Since the gnomes do not come with dies, I fussy cut them out to make them pop up from the card. For embellishments, I tied the Real Red Braided Linen Trim through the tag’s hole, added a scattering of Wonderful Gems and added Shimmery Crystal Effects to the Christmas Bauble.
Close Up of The Shimmery Crystal Effects on Bauble
One difference between the two cards, besides the different pieces of the DSP, is that I used the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder on the guy gnome version to add a bit more visual effect.
The Guy Gnome
Supplies for My Holly Jolly Gnome Christmas Cards:
Stamps: Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set (153322
Dies: North Pole Wonder Dies (153523), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820)
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad (147104)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Real Red (102482), Pear Pizzazz (131201), Mossy Meadow (133676), Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper (153492)
Accessories: Subtle 3D Embossing Folder (151775), Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154922), Real Red Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (1548990, Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (148547), Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (145058), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154882), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154893), Real Red Braided Linen Trim (153546), Wonderful Gems (153536), Shimmery Crystal Effects (150892), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Real Red: 5 ¼” x 4”
Pear Pizzazz: 3” x 4 3/8” (third largest Stitched Rectangle Die)
Mossy Meadow/Real Red: 2” x 2”
Whisper White:
2 x 3 5/8” (tag)
2 ½” x 1 ½” (gnomes)
Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper:
1 ¾” x 1 ¾”
5 ¼” x 2”
¼” x 2”
Real Red Braided Linen Trim: 3”
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Hope you like my Holly Jolly Gnome Christmas cards!
I knew that I wanted to colour the family as a Momma Snowman and her little girl. I pulled the colours from the bright and cheery Doodlebug Winter Wonderland Paper Pad. Don’t you just love Doodlebug! Of course, you have to have lots of glitter when you are making a snowman card! In fact, I have it everywhere…on the card, on me, on my craft table! LOL! I dabbed some glue in the sky and on the ground and sprinkle glitter all over to create my snowy scene. I love the Frosty border and the snowflake die cuts from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper. The blue gems really glitter as well! This card is so pretty and sparkly in person!
Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios, Snowman Family Christmas Digital Stamp Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Winter Wonderland, Doodlebug Design Inc. Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up! Frosty Border Die, Memory Box Snowfall Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Stampin’ Up! Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin’ Up Stardust Stickles Gorgeous Grape Card Stock Finished card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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This card is dedicated to my aunt and godmother who passed away yesterday. She loved collecting snow people and always had them out at Christmas and sometimes well after that! I always sent her a Christmas card with snow people on it. Always loved…never forgotten…forever missed!
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card. Today is my Hubby’s birthday! He’s been hinting at a Scooby Doo card since I made one for my brother back in May (I have posted it at the end) or a Halloween card. So, I made him both! I coloured with my Copic markers the Teen Detectives from Kindred Stamps for the 30 Day Coloring Challenge in June in anticipation of this card. My card is a slimline card since they are all the rage right now.
Instructions for Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card
I had a ton of fun creating the spooky graveyard scene with lots of sponging and masking! The moon and the ground were masked while sponging Rich Razzleberry around the moon, Night of Navy for the sky and Memento at the edges of the sky. Next, I sponged the ground in Old Olive. Since it is a lighter colour then Night of Navy, I didn’t have to bother masking the sky. I added some hills by using the same masks and lightly sponging some black ink on different angles. Once I removed the masks, I stamped the grave stones and bats in black ink.
My Have a Spooktacular Birthday Card with Shaggy and Scooby Running Away
I added a slider mechanism for Shaggy and Scooby since they are always running away from the scary monsters in the series! LOL! And in this case, it is the cute ghosts that are immerging from the graveyard! The Large Slimline with Sliders Dies comes with sliders, but I found that they were too long for what I wanted. So, I created my own using the retired Classic Label Punch by Stampin’ Up! I punched one and a half times overlapping in the area I wanted the slider to be. I used some pennies and dimensionals to create my sliders.
A die cut spooky fence, tree and spider with Shimmery Crystal Effects to make it glitter add to the Spooktacular scene!
Tomorrow is my Hubby’s birthday! So, today I am sharing with you my Roll With It Shaker Card that I plan to give to him. I thought a shaker card would be so fun! It is using two stamp sets, Whiskey Business and Game On, that are perfect for him! We love to play games and have game time with our friends and family on a regular basis! Now he can shake the card and his dice will always come up 6 and 5! LOL! I even coloured the dice with the Real Red and Just Jade Stampin’ Blends to match the ones that he uses. In addition to gaming, he loves his single malt scotch and is always trying different types.
Details of My Roll With It Shaker Card
For my card, I wanted to create a masculine feel. So, the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper with Early Espresso card stock was perfect for it! I use the two largest Stitched Nested Labels to create my window frame. I stamped the checkerboard in Memento Black off twice before I randomly stamped it a third time on my Whisper White background piece. Once I did this, I created my shaker part with Foam Adhesive Strips, a piece of Window Sheet, a pinch of Woven Threads Sequins and my “dice”.
For the dice and the scotch, I stamped them on Whisper White with Memento Black. I then used my Stampin’ Blends to colour them. The dice were Real Red Dark/Light and Just Jade Dark/Light with Cinnamon Cider Dark/Light for the ground. The Scotch was Cinnamon Cider Dark/Light and Mango Melody Dark with Balmy Blue Light and Color Lifter for the glass. Once these were coloured, I fussy cut them out.
The sentiment stamped in Memento Black from Game On with a splash of Real Red behind it was perfect for my card! The finishing touch was decorating the inside by combining the two stamp sets again to create my sentiment.
Inside of Close Up of Dice from My Roll With It Shaker Card
My Roll With It Shaker Card in Action
My Roll With It Shaker Card in Action
Here is a video that I presented to some fellow demonstrators that shows how to colour with Stampin’ Blends the decanter from the Whiskey Business Stamp Set.
My Whiskey Business Colouring Tutorial
Supplies:
Stamps: Whiskey Business Stamp Set (152550), Game On Stamp Set (152646)
Dies: Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638)
Inks:Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Early Espresso (119686), Whisper White (100730), Window Sheets (142314), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper(152494)
Accessories: Woven Threads Sequin Assortment(149498), Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (153105), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (148544), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Foam Adhesive Strips (141825), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Early Espresso: 2 pieces of each
8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
5” x 2 5/8” (shaker frame)
Whisper White: 4 pieces of each
5” x 3” (background piece)
Scraps (dice, decanter, glass)
3” x ½” (sentiment)
4 ¾” x 4” (Inside of card)
Real Red: 2 pieces of each:
5” x 4 ¼” (Inside of card)
Scrap
Window Sheet: 5” x 3”
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 5” x 4 ¼”
For Further Info:
Hope you like my Roll With it Shaker Card!
For another Whiskey Business Card, check out this link.
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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Goth Family Portrait for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This card incorporates 4 different digital stamps that include Goth Dad, Goth Mom, Goth Boy and Goth Girl from the October New Release to create my family portrait!
When I was little, I loved to watch the Addams Family in B&W on TV. I was so excited when I saw this month’s release! I decided to colour the family in the colours from the Addams Family movies. So, I gave them very pale skin, but with dark clothing using only T Copic Markers to achieve the effect. I love the pop of colour with the rose and the alligator. I thought they would want to have their portrait taken in front of some of their ancestors that are hung on the wall. Being a Halloween card, you have to have spider webs with spiders in the corners. I hope you like my take on my family portrait!
Today I am sharing with you my Playful Pets Thank You Cards using the Playful Pets Designer Series Paper which is currently on sale! These cards all came about because a friend asked for some thank you cards that she could send out on behalf of her dogs, Rocky (photo below on left) and Ruby (photo below on right). I came up with a number of options for her.
For my cards, I loved mixing the old with new! The new Playful Pets Designer Series Paper with the old Dog Builder Punch. Since the Dog Punch does not come with a matching stamp set, this is a great way to use it! The punch fits perfectly in the largest Stitched Square Die from the Stitched Shapes Dies. I love how the DSP peeks through the silhouette of the dog. You could easily make a cat card using the Cat Punch and the DSP since the DSP has images for cats as well. A single Red Rhinestone in the centre of the heart adds a touch of sparkle.
Thank You Card Variations
This first card was for Ruby and I made the silhouette in Real Red to represent her. The Thank You sentiment was from the Path of Petals Stamp Set. I trimmed it down and tucked it into the silhouette on one side and overlapped it on the other.
My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
The next card I made was for Rocky. I went with a black silhouette since he has a lot of black fur. I also used different pieces of the DSP.
My Rocky Playful Pets Thank You Card
I came up with another variation for Ruby’s card. She is a terrier with white fur and brown patches. So, I pulled out the retired Happy Tails Stamp Set to create a dog that looks like her and used it instead of the silhouette.
Variation of My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
One final option that I gave my friend used a number of retired and new products. I again used the DSP with the Dog Builder Punch and the retired Happy Tails Stamp Set. But I brought in the So Sentimental Bundle (153828) for the sentiment and the Real Red frame. I also used the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder (152718) on the Soft Suede card stock to represent fur. At the time I made this card, the Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon with white stitching from the Playful Pets Trim Combo Pack (152466 ) was on backorder. So, I used some retired Real Red Stitched Ribbon that I had in my stash.
Another Variation of My Ruby Playful Pets Thank You Card
Alternative Sympathy Card
Some good friends of ours lost their dog recently. So, I changed the sentiment to create a sympathy card. The sympathy sentiment is from the Well Said Stamp Set. It is always sad when a pet travels over the rainbow bridge! They are part of your family and a little piece of your heart goes with them!
My Sympathy Card
I liked this card so much that I also used it for a swap.
My Sympathy Swap Cards
Supplies:
Stamps: Path of Petals Stamp Set (149383), So Sentimental Stamp Set (151691), Well Said Stamp Set (148796)
Dies: Stitched Shapes Dies (152323), Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (147115)
Paper: Real Red (102482), Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Playful Pets Designer Series Paper (152489)
Accessories: Dog Builder Punch (148543), Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (146924), Bone Folder (102300), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
Real Red:
8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
2 5/8” x 2 5/8” (Stitched Square)
scrap (heart)
Basic Black:
5 ½” x 2”
3 ½” x 2 ¾”
Whisper White: 2 pieces of each
2 ½” x ½” (sentiment)
scrap (heart)
Playful Pets Designer Series Paper:
5 ½” x 1 7/8”
3 3/8” x 2 5/8”
For Further Info:
It just goes to show you that by changing a few things, how versatile this card can be!
Hope you like my Playful Pets Thank You Cards!
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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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Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Sweet Christmas Angels Cards for the Design Team of Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios using her cute Angels Christmas Digital Stamp. I had so much fun colouring these cuties that I ended up colouring two stamps! One with the traditional red, green and gold. The other one with soft pastel colours of pink, blue and gold. I had a This or That post of the coloured stamps earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised that they both were popular. Many people had a hard time choosing just one and so did I! So I created two cards with the same layout, just different papers and colour schemes.
This or That? Which Do You Pick?
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Traditional Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E37/E35/E33/E31/E30 Dress: W5/R59/R29/R27/R24 Gold: E99/Y17/Y15/Y00 Books: YG93/YG95/YG97/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Soft Pastel Card:
My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Pastel Colours
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000/E00/E21/E11/E04/R20 Blonde Hair: E99/YR24/YR23 Brown Hair: E44/E43/E42/E40 Dress: RV11/RV32/RV34 Gold: Y28/Y19/Y17 Books: BG11/BG10/E40/E42 Wings/Cloud: BG11/BG10/0/ Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen Sky: BG0000/BG000/0
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Card Recipe for Sweet Christmas Angels Cards:
Angels Christmas Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Gold Foil Paper, Stampin’ Up! Metal Music Notes Dies Christmas Blessings Die, Sue Wilson Creative Expressions Clear Star Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Gold Gelly Roll Pen Finished card size: 6” x 6”
Additional Pieces for Traditional Card:
Christmas Paper Flowers, Recollections Letters to Santa 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft ChristmasTime is Here Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up!
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Traditional Colours
Additional Pieces for Soft Pastel Card:
White and Gold Paper Poinsettias, Prima Flowers Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Pretty in Pink Designer Series Paper Pack, Subtles Collection, Stampin’ Up! Pool Party, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card Stock
Close Up of My Sweet Christmas Angel Card Using Non-Traditional Colours
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“O star of wonder, star of light…”
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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)
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here sharing my Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. I had so much fun colouring with my Copic Markers these cuties from the Spooky House Set (7 Stamps). This set comes with 7 stamps including 6 characters and a haunted house. I used the digital stamps, but this set also comes in rubber and can be found in the store here.
I had a ton of fun creating this spooky double z-fold card for our trick-or-treaters who are out roaming around! Do they dare go to the eerily spooky house on the hill??? The pirate and the ghost are headed that way!
Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Flat
Techniques Used in My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card
To create my spooky night sky, I used a technique called the Copic Galaxy Background. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer.
Galaxy Sky
Next I used Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pads with a Round Blending Tool to create my glowing moon on a stitched circle die. Using the Splatter Brush again, I splattered water onto the moon to give a bit of texture once it was dry.
I love the Spooky House that comes with this set! I had fun colouring it, especially those glowing windows and doorway! In addition to colouring them, I use a paint brush and painted a thin layer of Apple Sour Nuvo Glow Drops. I wanted the details of the broken panes of glass and the spider to still be seen, but when you turn out the lights, the windows and door glow spookily.
Glowing Windows and Door
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Copic Markers:
Devil Skin: E000/00/21/11/04/R20 Hair: E18/E15/E13/E11 Red Bits: R39/R37/R35/C3 Black Bits: C9/C7/C6/C4
Card Recipe for Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card:
Spooky House Set (7 Stamps), Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Carved Pumpkin Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Slimline Stitched Hillside Boarders Dies, Lawn Fawn Picket Fence Die-namics, MFT Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-namics, MFT 4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box Spooky Bats Punch, Stampin’ Up! Haunted House Die-Namics, MFT KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company KP Halloween Layered Accents, K & Company Black Glitter Paper, Stampin’ Up! Apple Sour, Nuvo Glow Drops Small Paint Bruch Black Gelly Roll Pen Silver Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush Tim Holtz Mini Round Blending Tool Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½” Digital Characters Size: 2 ½” Tall Digital House Size: 4” x 3 ¼”
My Spooky Double Z-Fold Halloween Card Folded Down
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For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing my Let’s Celebrate You Card that is demonstrated in my last colouring video from my presentation to fellow demonstrators. I love this big bold sunflower image with the matching dies from the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle! I created another card using this set in an earlier post and used the same technique. Just in case you wanted to check it out, I added a link to it at the end of this post.
This advanced colouring technique uses 3 colours to creates more dimension and texture to what you are colouring. For the sunflower, I used three markers, Mango Melody Light and Dark and Calypso Coral Light, for the petals. I used the Calypso Coral in the darkest of shadows that are indicated by the artist drawn lines. For the flower centre, I use Soft Suede Light and Dark, but for the Dark Suede, I dotted the marker to create texture that the artist has indicated with their dots. In this video, I demonstrate this colouring technique:
My Video Demonstrating the Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad (147090)
Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Old Olive (100702), Soft Suede (115318), Whisper White (100730), Flowers For Every Season 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper (152486)
Accessories: Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690), Greenery Embossing Folders (152716), Bumblebee ¼” Gingham Ribbon (153658), Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154888), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
Old Olive – 3 pieces:
3 ¼” x 5 ¼”
Scraps for leaves
Soft Suede: 4 ¼” x 3”
Whisper White – 3 pieces:
1” x 3 ½” (sentiment)
3 ½” x 3 ½” (sunflower)
Flowers For Every Season Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x ¾”
Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon: 4”
Close Up of My Let’s Celebrate You Card
Instructions for Let’s Celebrate You Card:
Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
Emboss the Old Olive card stock with the leaves from the Greenery Embossing Folders.
Stamp the large sunflower image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad on the Whisper White piece.
Colour the petals with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the Flicking of Different Colours Technique that is used in the video
Die cut the sunflower with the corresponding Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
Die cut the leaves from the scraps of Old Olive using the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle.
Stamp with sentiment in Old Olive on the Whisper White piece.
Die cut the Soft Suede with the largest scalloped rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the Flowers For Every Season DSP on to the card base.
Adhere with Stampin’ Seal, the embossed piece in the centre of the Whisper White card base overlapping the Flowers For Every Season DSP.
Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the scalloped rectangle in the center of the embossed piece.
Affix the leaves to the back of the sunflower using glue dots.
Using dimensionals, add the sentiment to the card.
Using dimensionals, add the sunflower to the card.
Tie the Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon in a knot and adhere it using a glue dot.
Here is the other card in which I used the same technique:
Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Laurie here with my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios. My card is using the super cute Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp! Halloween is just around the corner and this year will be different for everyone, especially the little ones.
For my card, I decided to create a haunted house scene as these cute Trick-or-treaters make their rounds. To create the spooky night sky, I used a technique with my Copic Markers that I learned from Elaine Hughes, Marker Geek. It is called the Copic Galaxy Background and was so fun to see it transform before my eyes. I didn’t have FBG2. So, I used BG32 instead and it worked just as well. For the galaxy stars, I used my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush. I also used a White Gelly Roll Pen and the Colorless Blender, to make my some of my stars appear brighter/closer. I am very happy with how my night sky turned out!
I decided to create a vignette of the night sky that sets off my spooky scene. The paper with the branches and birds was perfect for my card and a die cut tree on the left adds to the branches. The haunted house is lit up ready for tricker-or-treaters, but with lots of notices to keep out. It reminds me of when I was little, some people decorated the inside of their houses as well. You could enter but beware! I decided to fussy cut the cute little animals out so that the scene can surround them. I just love them and wanted to make them the focal point of my card!
Card Recipe for My Happy Halloween Design Team Card:
Halloween Costumes Digital Stamp, Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Spooky Village Photopolymer Stamp, Lawn Fawn (sentiment) Haunted House Die-Namics, My Favorite Things Spooky Fence Die-Namics, My Favorite Things 4” Stitched Circle Die, Memory Box 13th Hour 6 ½” Paper Pad, KaiserCraft Ghouls & Goodies 6” x 6” Paper Pad, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack, Stampin’ Up! KP Halloween Icon Die-cut Cardstock, K & Company Wee Witch Doodle Pops Cardstock Sticker, Doodlebug Designs Inc. Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Black Gelly Roll Pen Clear Gelly Roll Pen White Gelly Roll Pen Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush, Ranger Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry Card Stock Finished card size: 6” x 6”
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Wishing you a spook-tacular Halloween!
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Hope you like my Happy Halloween Design Team Card for Rachelle Anne Miller Creative Studios!
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 sharing my That’s Amore Anniversary Card for the Design Team of Paper Nest Dolls. This sweet rubber stamp is called Italian Love. I coloured this cute couple to look like my Hubby and me since this card is for my Hubby and our 26th Wedding Anniversary which is today.
This card is my homage to when we first met and started dating in university. The first time I saw him, he was just back from a vacation in Florida. He was so tanned with his hair bleached from the sun. Hence why he is a little more tanned than me in my colouring. Lol! My hubby’s favourite dinner is spaghetti and meatballs. When we were dating, he would take me to Mother’s Pizza Parlour and Spaghetti House with their plastic red and white checked tablecloths for dinner. He would always order his spaghetti with a garlic bread with cheese. We never split it like the couple here, but that would have been so romantic!
Italian Love, Paper Nest Dolls Sweet Sentiment Premium Coloring Paper Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Stampin’ Up! Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad, Ranger VersaMark Ink Pad White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Stampin’ Up! More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Up! Buffalo Check Clear Mount Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Meant to Be Cling Stamp Set, Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Love Notes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Expressions Thinlits Dies, Stampin’ Up! Rhinestone Stickers, Dollorama Trinket Hearts, Stampin’ Up! Red/White Baker’s Twine Clear Star Stickles Stamping Sponges, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Whisper White Card Stock, Stampin’ Up! Card Size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”
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Hope you like my That’s Amore Card using Italian Love by Paper Nest Dolls!
