INSPIRED BY GINA K

If you haven't ever watched Gina K's videos, you are really missing some great ideas.  I found a card she made very similar to this and loved the look of simply stamping an outline image and leaving it at that.  I made two cards like that using this image.  After stamping it and trimming the image, I scored a single line 1/8" from each of the edges.

For a third card I stamped an extra butterfly and the lower flower - cut out the one wing and the center of the flower.  The flower center was simply popped with a foam dot.  For the butterfly, I ran a narrow line of Diamond Glaze along the lower edge of the wing but put a foam dot just above that so the wing would give dimension.

The image and sentiment were stamped with SU Cherry Cobbler ink.  Papers are  SU Cherry Cobbler, PTI Off White and Kraft.

I really like the look of just stamping an outline image like this.  What do you think?  Thanks for stopping by!

EMBOSSED IN WHITE

The pretty border stamp I used for this card was one I purchased in Branson MO.  With a nice wide border like that a card really doesn't need much else.  I decided to stamp it with VersaMark and then emboss it with Opaque White embossing powder.  Two butterflies were made with the Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch and then one was added to the other with Diamond Glaze down the center.  I love layering butterflies like this so they look like they are flying right off the card.  The sentiment is perfect for any card using butterflies, birds, etc.

After making this card last week, I decided I would send it to a niece who is celebrating her birthday today.  Thank you for stopping by!

FAUX CLOUDS

I should be using some of the stamps that I have had for a long time which still have never seen ink, but..............this is a stamp I purchased in Branson MO last week.   There was a sample of it on their wall and it was just too cute to pass up.

The stamp could actually be used and colored just the way it is once it is inked and stamped onto card stock but I wanted to have some dimension like their sample did by adding tiny punched flowers. 

I started off by stamping the image right onto a piece of 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 white card stock.  The punch I used for the little flowers didn't quite cover the portion of the stamp that showed the flowers so I inked it again but wiped away some of the ink of the flowers and it worked much better.  The birdhouse and vine were colored with Copic markers.

The little bird was stamped in the upper left portion of the design.  I wanted another bird on the right hand side of the birdhouse.  When I took the Michelle Zindorf class I learned how to do a "mirror image".  I stamped the bird again onto the smooth side of the clear sheet that is used with the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then quickly flipping the sheet over onto the card stock.  The image isn't as crisp as if it had been stamped right onto the card stock and it isn't as dark.  I used the fine tip of the Memento Tuxedo Black marker and went over the outline which helped and once it was colored it looked a lot better.

So..........tell me what you think.  Thank you for stopping by!

CONE FLOWER

Just one of the flowers was inked and stamped using the SU "Inspired by Nature" stamp.  The image and striped layer were cut out using the SU Labels Collection Framelits.  We did this card using two different colors.

It may not be clear but the inside off white layer was sponged slightly around the edges.

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KANGAROO CARD MADE WITH PUNCHES

Sorry about this picture.  I was in a hurry to post and couldn't get this one cropped. 

This is another card we made at the May SU workshop.  Isn't he cute?  The entire body of the kangaroo was made using punches from Stampin' Up!

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A FUN LAYOUT

When I went to the SU workshop in May, this was one of the cards that was available for us to make.  It is so different than anything I have made before and I think it will make a fun card to send to someone.

To begin, we used 2 pieces of off white card stock that measured 8" x 4".  Each piece was scored at 2" and 6".

One piece was attached to the other as shown in the picture to the right.  With the top and bottom pieces folded inward, decorations were added to the left hand side of the top flap and right hand side of the bottom flap.  With the side panels folded inward the left hand side is decorated on the bottom half and the right hand side is decorated on the top half.

The card is folded like you would close the top of a box.  We then mounted it onto a coordinating piece of card stock that measured 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".

There would be a variety of ways the card could be decorated.  Thank you for stopping by!

YOUR SPECIAL DAY

This is another card part I had in my basket.  The top layer had been completed but had not been mounted onto a card.

The little embossed flowers were done with a Cuttlebug folder.  The right hand portion was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots.....leaving a blank space at the bottom for the sentiment which is from a Stampendous set.   Then line were scored to separate the sections of the card.

I had already added some tiny buttons to the center of the embossed flowers.  When I found the card part, I mounted it onto a piece of SU Lavender Lace card stock and then onto the front of the card which had been embosssed with a Cuttlebug folder.

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