I was playing with stamps and scraps today. I know we all have the little pieces of paper left from trimming layers from card stock and usually I throw mine away. But I have seen some beautiful cards made with laying a mixture of colored strips together as a background. Brian King has done this a couple of times. So I decided to give it a try. I had already made the border with a stamps from Happy Birthday Gorgeous and then tried to combine to two!
Detailed Dragonfly
So this is the result of combining the items from my stamping table. A multi-colored dragonfly with a few posies hanging around.
I did not have a color inspiration…..it was more….what will go with these scraps I have? HaHa!! I do not think that is a normal method of color inspiration! But I think it did work in this case.
I glued the strips on to a scrap of card stock at an angle
I die cut the detailed dragonfly from Pacific Point card stock, and again from the Whisper White card stock
I had already stamped the flowers and leaves from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set
I layered Pacific Point base card, and the Basic Black layer
I placed the multi colored scrap behind the Top Layer and once positioned properly taped it down.
I added the top layer to the Basic Black and added the Blue Dragonfly by placing a glue dot on the body and the head, but leaving the wings free.
I added some rhinestones for bling and All Done…
This card could be used for almost any occasion and was such a fun card to create. I will definitely think of my strips of “trash” card stock differently from now on! I hope you will give this a try and please show me your results. I would love to see what you come up with.
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I believe I have posted before about how excited I am regarding the “Piggies” !! I think they are just the cutest little girls. And I realize they could be cute little guys just as easily. But today I have made them girls and a crate for them to be delivered or gifted in.
This Little Piggy, 143922
This is the view of all of them in the little crate. And I used the “Must have in your stamping tool chest (Envelope Punch Board) to make matching envelopes for the little girls. You can see one peeking from behind and in the second photo.
My color inspiration was from the piggies and the stamps, or what is to be colored on the stamps.
For me, the Powder Pink was brought in for this year’s In Colors to color the piggies! It is the perfect shade of pink.. I used the crumb cake and old olive to color the dirt and tufts of grass on a couple of the stamps. And of course the Crumb Cake goes well with the wood DSP used on the wood crate .
Here are the individual cards spread out.
This Little Piggy, 143922
The kisses and the clouds are included in the This Little Piggy stamp set. As is the “Loves You”. I die cut the Loves You with the smallest of the Sweet and Sassy Framelits. I kept them minimal so they easily fit inside the crate and the envelopes, but I had to add a touch of bling! Every little girl needs her Bling! So they each got small rhinestones for earrings. The DSP showing on the envelope is just for some more color and is from the Pick A Pattern DSP. These pieces were laying on my cutting table saying “Use Me, Use Me”! Scraps are our friend!!
The cards are 3 X 3, with the crumb cake base cut to 3 X 6 and folded in half. The Whisper white layer is 2 7/8 X 2 7/8. For the envelope I followed the directions on the Envelope Punch Board for a 3 X 3 card size. They were very quick and easy to make.
I have not forgotten about the crate! It is the Wood Crate Framelits. and it pairs with the Wood Words stamp set. I used the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack to create the crate. These are just perfect paired together. All it takes is two cuts with the framelit using two pieces of the DSP. That may sound like a lot of the DSP but they are 6 X 6 pieces and you have scraps to add to a host of other items. (Remember the scraps on my envelopes above).
Thank you for checking out my card to day. I appreciate your visits and your comments.
The products I used in today’s card are listed below.
I am using a “Not Very Much Used” stamp set today. It is the Tuscan Vinyard. I fell in love with the set when it debuted last year, but then never really used it. So today I have dusted it off and I really like the outcome.
Tuscan Vinyard, 141902
My color inspiration was obviously the grapes, but it led me to another “Not very Used” ink color: Elegant Eggplant. And on it went from there. Here are the colors I have used today.
As I was putting the card together and looking at the finished product, I asked myself why I had not been using Elegant Eggplant! It really pops! I don’t think I am going to need to “dust it off” for the near future. I can think of several sets that it would work beautifully with.
I chose to use the smaller items included in the stamp set. So instead of having a lot of background to cover or additional layers, I decided on a 4 X 4 card.
The Elegant Eggplant base is 4 X 8 and folded in half
The Old Olive layer is 3 3/4 X 3 3/4
The Very Vanilla layer is 3 1/2 X 3 1/2
The grapes are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with the Aqua Painter
The cork screw and the corks are stamped in Sahara Sand ink
The splatter is from flicking the Elegant Eggplant Marker tip into the lip of it’s cap. (Thank you #paperpixie, Julie DiMatteo)
The wine seal is stamped in Elegant Eggplant and punched out using the 1″ Circle Punch
The Linen Thread is just wrapped around the card and the seal is added with dimensionals.
And that , as they say, is that! A very quick and easy card. Each time I do the square card I ask myself why I do not do it more often. Please give it a try. I do believe you will love it.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you.
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Welcome to InKing Royalty’s June 2017 Blog Hop! Today’s Blog Hop is filled with projects inspired by Stampin’ Up!’s 2017-2019 In Colors – Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Powder Pink and Tranquil Tide. What an amazing collection of new colors! We are excited to share our creations with these new colors. After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post.
Colorful Seasons Bundle, 145348
I began my idea with two of the five In Colors, and ended up using four of the five! At least I left off the one I have been using continuously ….Lemon Lime Twist.
I believe that this set of new In Colors work together better than any every have before. I also believe that this wonderful set and bundle, Colorful Seasons, is one of the most versatile sets in the catalog. It covers, spring, summer, fall and winter. What a deal!
The base of the card is Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide. The flowers are stamped in Berry Burst and Powder Pink. A few of them are cut out using the Colorful Seasons Thinlits Dies. The sentiment is from the set as well. (This set has AWESOME sentiments!!) To make the sentiment more of a focal point, I stamped it in Tranquil Tide and cut it out using the Layering Circles Thinlit Dies. I then went around the edge with the Tranquil Tide Stampin’ Write Marker. I felt like this was a way to help it stand out without adding bulk.
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Julie DiMatteo Julie DiMatteo @ thepaperpixie.com There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:
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I am playing along with the FabFriday’s color challenge – you can see the other projects HERE
This is the color challenge banner for FabFriday 114:
This is my first post with this wonderful Crafting Forever stamp set. I think it is so appropriate for any crafter. And I am sure you know other crafting folks to send a card to.
I used the Baby Wipe Technique again. This time though it is on Glossy White Card Stock, and I just touched it to the card stock. It is a different look, but one I really like. I believe it shows off all of the new In Colors. The Glossy White card stock is an old item that was discontinued a few years ago and now is back. It is wonderful base for a variety of techniques.
I wanted to make a different background and couldn’t choose a color. So I thought of the baby wipe technique and managed to use all of them. I believe this is the first time that I have really liked all the colors in a new set.
The background technique reminds me of my stamp surface after a few hours of playing! Can anyone relate to that? It was a fun experiment to try and not as messy as it looks either. I took a baby wipe and wadded it up then touched it to the ink pad, then to the card stock. I re-wadded it each time so that I didn’t mess up my ink pads or combine the colors on the card stock. I think I only used 2 baby wipes though. I did use all 5 of the new In Colors. The Powder Pink just doesn’t show up as well in the photo.
The jar of tools was colored with markers and then cut out using the Layering Ovals Thinlits. And the sentiment, which I thoroughly agree with, was stamped in Tranquil Tide and cut out with the Stitched Shape Thinlits. Both are raised with our awesome dimensionals.
Thank you for stopping by today! The supplies I used are listed below. You can click on any item and be taken directly to my On Line Store.
I have been waiting since OnStage for This Little Piggy set. I have had it for a couple of days and have made probably a card a day with it! These little guys are just so cute 🙂
I know the Pink Tourette doesn’t quite look right with Basic Black and Crushed Curry, but what choice did I have for a cute little pig ? HaHa!!!
Doesn’t that cute face on the piggy bring a smile to you? All of the pigs in the set are this cute! The Pick a Pattern DSP helps the young and happy feeling of the card I do believe. It is so eclectic that it is a perfect background for the cute little focal point. This DSP is a sleeper in a way. At first glance it has more child-like designs but when you look at the other side of the paper, at least for me, it was a “WOW” .
There are extra layers to this card, but that could be narrowed down if you didn’t want it to me as heavy. I wanted this to be a really nice card and added the extra background layers to help make it pop.
I started with a base of Thick Whisper White
The Basic Black layer is 5 3/8 X 4 1/8
The Whisper White layer is 5 1/4 X 4
The DSP layer equals between the two pieces a width of 3 7/8 X 5 1/8
The piglet is stamped on Whisper White with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored with Pink Pirouette marker
The grass is done with the Old Olive marker
The balloon is stamped in Crushed Curry ink on Whisper White and punched with the Balloon Bouquet punch
The edge of the balloon is shaded (it doesn’t show well in the picture) by dragging the Basic Black marker around the outside of the ballon. It sort of mimics the circles in the DSP.
The bow on the balloon is Black and White Baker’s Twine.
I will definitely be posting more Little Piggy cards in the coming weeks. Thank you for stopping by today. I very much appreciate your comments.
The supplies I used are listed below: You can click on any item and be taken directly to my On Line Store.
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