One Stamp Five Ways: Birthday Bears
Hi friends! Happy Thursday, and happy last day of June! My goodness! Time is flying! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Suzy Plantamura in her monthly installment of our One Stamp Five Ways series! Read on to learn more and enjoy!
Hello friends! Today I have a “one stamp, five ways” post to share with you using the new Birthday Bears stamp set and matching dies from the Let’s Chill release. I picked this stamp set because I love critters and I never have enough birthday cards, so making 5 cards with it will hopefully benefit you as well as me! Here we go …..
I thought I would start with my favorite card. I had these Layered Alpha stencils from the Happy and Joyful release that I hadn’t had a chance to use yet, so I decided they would be perfect for a big birthday greeting. I wasn’t sure what size the card would need to be, so I started by just inking the letters on white cardstock. I used the new Round Blending Brushes as they are just the perfect size for these stencils! I used Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Seafoam, Surf, Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Cheeky, Blush, Pucker, Celery, Limelicious, and Pearfection. Once I had the greeting all done, I cut this piece down and it ended up being around 5” x 6.5”. I attached it to a dark orange cardstock base and made a white card for it.
I stamped a set of my birthday bear images on white cardstock with MFT Natural Ink on white cardstock and I colored them in with colored pencils. I made several of the little images to decorate the letters. I attached two of the bears on each side of the letters and added a few of the other images like hats and flags and a gift. I used Nuvo Glitter Drops over all of the little images. After this card was all done, I ended up stamping that little sentiment on the top as an after thought and it’s my favorite part of the card ha!
I ended up making two slimline cards as I love creating scenes with this type of stamp set! I die-cut a large rectangle using the SSS Slimline Nested Rectangle Dies and white cardstock. I applied Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sprout to the bottom and Seafoam to the top. I stamped a bunch of the balloon images and two more of the bears, hats and presents with MFT Natural Ink and colored them in with colored pencils again.
I attached all of the balloons in the sky area by cutting apart the grouping to use in two places. I used a white Uniball gel pen to cover the areas I had colored between them. I also used the white gel pen to add dots to my presents and attached those with foam tape to the bottom. I added a couple of bears and drew the strings with colored pencils. I used Glossy Nuvo Drops over the hats and confetti. I stamped a sentiment on a small rectangle die and attached that over the center balloons. I added some Chalk Stick white Nuvo drops around the sky area.
I wanted to create a really small scene with some of the stamped images, so I used the Domed Arches dies to make a frame (before I cut the dies a part I made a few frames so I didn’t have to line them up, but just use two arches together to create a frame). I used two of the smaller circle stencils from the Layered Confetti Stencils to create the inside piece for the dome. I applied four colors of PSInks (Limelicious, Grapefruit, Marine, and Lemonade) with the new small round blending brushes. I attached this dome to the front of an A2 sized card base covered with a piece of patterned paper in blue. It was from the Paper Rose Rainbow Poppies 6×6 Paper Pad.
I stamped several images from the stamp set on white cardstock with Intense Black Ink and colored them in with Copics. I cut one of the balloons off the grouping and attached it to the top of the dome. I used a couple of the bears and gifts on the bottom. I die-cut several of the straight balloon strings and then drew them on with a black fine tip pen as I have the hardest time die-cutting them in the right place after I stamp them! I somehow made the strings “look” like they were being held by the bears by cutting off one of the bears hands and replacing it over the strings. It took some precision, but I’m a perfectionist haha! I added a sentiment stamped on the thinnest SSS Sentiment Label dies.
My second slimline card is a horizontal one and started with the same rectangle die cut from the SSS Nested Slimline Rectangle Dies. I applied PSInks in Lilac to the top and Tidepool to the bottom. I stamped all of the images in the stamp set with black ink on white cardstock and colored them in with Copic markers again.
I attached all of the images (and yes, I think I used every image in this stamp set on this card) to the front of the card with foam tape behind some for dimension. I used a white Uniball to add dots to the presents. I used Nuvo glitter drops over the party decorations. I added some Chalk Stick Nuvo Drops to the background.
I started by die-cutting an A2 Marquee die from white cardstock for the background of the card. I attached that to a red card base. I love this die as it is really festive for birthday cards. Quick hint: use a metal shim when die-cutting it so all of the small dots come out easily.
I stamped all of my images with black ink on white cardstock and colored them in with Copics. For the presents, I used two colors of markers to make stripes and then used a white gel pen to add dotted lines over the darker color of stripes. I just like to decorate presents I guess! I arranged all of the images over the background with foam tape under some. I die-cut all of the different string dies and then drew them on again and attached them under the bears hand (yes, I cut it off and replaced it again!). I kept some of the strings unattached at the bottom so they look realistic. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment in the stamp set with black ink on a SSS Sentiment Label die over the presents.
I always love a stamp set even MORE after I make 5 cards with it and this one is definitely a new favorite! I didn’t realize until I was typing this post that I had used the “let’s celebrate” greeting on three of my cards! There are LOTS of greetings in this stamp set and many are not just for birthdays which is another benefit of the stamp set. I hope you are inspired to make more cards with each stamp set you purchase! Thanks for visiting today! Suzy
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Thoughts of the Past: Mixed Media by Paula Cheney
Hi friends! Happy Wednesday! I’m delighted to welcome back special guest Paula Cheney to our blog! Read on to learn more about this super cool mixed media project and enjoy!
Paint the edges of the Vignette Tray in a light color, like Weathered Wood Distress Paint. Set aside to dry completely.
Using idea-ology Collage Tiles, layout a patchwork pattern, 8 across and 4 down in preparation to adhering them to a piece of cardstock.
Cut a piece of cardstock to match the surface of the Vignette Tray (6 x 12”). Use a UHU Glue stick to add each square to the cardstock. Keep the squares tight together without overlapping.
Once the process is complete, take the cardstock to the sewing machine and sew (straight or zig-zag) down all seams. You can leave the strings long or cut them off.
Use Collage Medium to add the patchwork to the surface of the Vignette Tray. Use a brayer to adhere the patchwork securely to the surface. Ley dry.
Add a thin layer of Collage Medium over the surface. Rub the Collage Medium into the surface with your hand to make sure it gets around the stitching. This will seal the surface to prepare it for the crayon + secure any loose stitching around the edges. Let dry.
Use a Walnut Stain Distress Crayon to scribble around the outside edge of the Collage Tiles. Rub scribbles with a damp finger to smooth out the crayon. If you add too much, just pounce over the surface with a wet wipe to remove. Once dry, the crayon will not come off on your hands.
Cut two pieces of chipboard 3 3/4 x 4 3/4” and 7/8 x 5 7/8.
Adhere black typewriter ephemera piece, from the ephemera pack Memoir, to the 7/8 x 5 7/8” chipboard. Dot the tops of 4 Hardware Heads with white paint. Once dry, tap the top with Mushroom Alcohol Ink. Use Collage Medium to add the Hardware Heads to each end of the ephemera that has been mounted on the chipboard. Let dry.
Add a double stack of 3D foam squares to the back of the chipboard. Adhere to the tray about 1/2 – 3/4” from the bottom edge.
Choose a few more ephemera pieces from the same ephemera pack. Use Distress Ink to age the ephemera. I pressed the ink onto the glass mat, spritzed it with water, then pressed randomly into the ink, trying not to saturate it too much. I also ripped and crumpled the edges in a few places.
Adhere the pieces of ephemera to the large piece of chipboard. Let the ephemera hang over the edge about a 1/8” so that the ripped and torn edges do not expose the chipboard underneath.
Use Collage Medium to adhere to the Vignette Tray above the last piece.
Cut the bottom off one of the windows from the idea-ology Window Frames.
Give more dimension to the white frame using Collage medium and Distress Ink. Here’s how I did it: Press Gathered Twigs Distress Ink onto the glass mat. Spritz ink with water. Use your finger to quickly wipe a thin layer of Collage Medium over the surface of the window. Immediately press window frame into the ink. Dry with a heat tool, dapping up excess ink with a paper towel. Repeat until satisfied with the amount of ink. The Distress Ink will be permanent on the frame because it is imbedded in the Collage Medium.
Adhere the window to the panel with Collage Medium. I used 1/4” Scor-Tape.
For the focal point, I am going to use one of the idea-ology Portraits. I chose this one because of the flower at her neck. Use any color of Distress Crayons to color the Portrait. My method is to scribble the crayon on the glass mat and pick it up with a damp water brush (damp, not wet). Then paint over details like the the flower, leaves and her cheeks.
Use the Polka Dot Mini Stencil (Set 20 from Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous) to add pattern to her dress. The Mini Stencil size dot is perfect! Lay the stencil over the Portrait, and using a brush, pick up more Distress Crayon (this time, Chipped Sapphire). Brush repeatedly over stencil to create the polka dots. Super easy to do!
Add the Portrait to over the window. I used Scor-Tape on the center of the Window frame to adhere the Portrait.
Paint two metal pieces from the Adornments Flourish pack with Black Soot Distress Paint. Let Dry.
Make a small puddle (dime size) of Gilded Foundry Wax on craft mat/glass mat. Use a small brush to add wax to the high points on the metal as shown.
Use an embossing tool to heat the Foundry Wax and turn it a shiny gold. You might notice that there is much more detail in the finished flourish compared to the last photo. After heating the first time, I went back with dry brush technique over the small details and repeated the heating. It worked perfectly to add all the details!
Adhere the two metal Flourishes to the panel with Collage Medium. I used a foam square under the small metal Flourish on the right, since it hangs off the Window frame (otherwise it would not lay flat).
Add more ephemera from the Memoir pack to both sides of the panel. A bit of vintage lace was also added for needed texture.
Now just a couple more embellishments: A sentiment from the Clippings Stickers book, “thoughts of the past”. So many choices in one book that could be used!
And a little bow made from vintage ribbon I found in my stash. That makes the perfect ending!
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Making an Ephemera Card with Gina K!
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Please join me in welcoming back special guest Gina Krupsky of Gina K Designs to our blog and Youtube channel! Have you seen the NEW ephemera from Gina K Designs?! It is so gorgeous! And, there is also a matching Watercolor Floral paper pack! I also love the texture from the Swiss Dot embossing folder. Don’t forget to watch the video for all the details, and enjoy!
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