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More crooked layered cards
These crooked layered cards can be addicting as you can see. With these two cards besides the stamps used, I also used a cloud stencil. I do like the dimension the clouds add to these cards.
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Acrylic block stamping with Eagle!
Perfect Love
For this card I did what I call Faux Layer technique with springtime colors. Simple but effective. See more of my Faux Layers here, here, here, and here but if you type Faux Layers in the search box on my side bar you will find more. I started doing this technique back in 2012 so there are a lot to see.
card #1 basic instructions:
1. mask off section on card with post it notes or any masking paper.
2. blend colors between the masked off post it notes. for the above card I did the colors in three sections. when done blending colors the first time, go over it again to smooth out the colors.
3. remove the post it note masks. stamp image with black ink on the card leaving some of the image over the blended colors.
4. stamp and emboss saying with white embossing powder onto black card and layer onto stamped layer.
5. layer all layers onto base card that has edges colored with same ink used in the faux layer.
card #2 basic instructions:
1. mask off stripes with post it notes.
2. blend on color. first stripe is lime green, second coral and so on till you have as many stripes as you like.
tip: just a matter of moving the post it notes after each color is blended.
3. remove post it notes and stamp images with black ink over the stripes.
4. add ribbon and adhere layers to lime green card base.
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Medical Rescue
Got out an old product that has been in my stash for years called Penscore. It's a blue sponge that can be heated with heat tool, then you press items or even a stamp into it. If you look at the background strip you can see the result of the pressing of the Penscore.
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card #1 basic instructions:
1. heat Penscore sponge with heat tool to make it soft. while it is hot quickly press stamp into softened sponge to make impression of the image. ink up Penscore sponge with light blue ink and stamp onto white card.
tip: this sponge can be used over and over again. wipe it clean then heated again and the pressed image will disappear so you can do it all over again.
2. stamp medical rescue person three times on white card with three different blue inks.
3. layer all stamped images onto blue cards then layer everything onto base card.
card #2 basic instructions:
1. repeat step #1 from card #1 to create Penscore background strip.
2. stamp medical rescue person in black ink on white card.
3. die cut medical person twice with oval dies. layer stamped oval dies onto scallop dies.
4. add red stamped medical symbol that has been fussy cut onto layered medical person.
5. adhere all layers to base white card.
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Bald Eagles
Happy 4th of July. Thank you to all for your service.
I have to say I had fun making these Eagle cards because it reminded me of my father. He loved eagles, and even had me show him how to stamp eagles on his checks. He said if people could have printed cutesy dogs and cats ... he could have eagles!
I did an easy and unique technique I call Dots. It's just a matter of knowing when to stop adding dots all around the image, in this case the Eagles.
basic instructions:
1. stamp image with black ink.
2. get out any brand of markers and start dotting colors around image.
tip: use three or more colors of markers for dots. I preferred using the bullet end of the marker because it made nicer round dots. The brush end gave more oblong and irregular dots.
3. when done with dots add a grey shadow line around the image.
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Medical Rescue
Today is my last Friday to guest blog for Blue Knight rubber stamps and it has been a pleasure. I will be featuring the Medical Rescue stamp set in this post. I would like to thank all Medical Rescue and all Medical personal for your service.
card #1 basic instructions:
1. stamp medical emblem randomly with grey ink on white layer.
2. stamp medical person with black ink and heat emboss. add color to face and glasses with color pencils.
3. fussy cut out the medical person and mount to background card with foam mounting tape.
4. adhere stamped layer with medical person to black layer then to white card.
1. stamp medical person with black ink.
2. die cut with wonky rectangle die.
3. adhere die cut layer to red layer and then to white card.
4. stamp medical emblem with red ink and fussy cut.
5. mount red medical emblem to card with foam mounting tape.
I hope you have enjoyed what I showed you on these Fridays in June.
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Perfect Love
It is Friday in June so I'm here guest blogging for Blue Knight rubber stamps. Today I would like to share with you a pretty spring image called Perfect Love.
card #1 basic instructions:
1. stamp images with black ink and allow to dry or speed dry with heat tool.
2. add color with color pencils.
3. add clouds with template in a couple of colors.
4. adhere stamped layer to black layer then add both of those layers to yellow card.
1. stamp and heat emboss image
2. add color with watercolors.
3. add clouds with template in a couple of colors.
4. adhere stamped layer to black layer then to green card.
Entered challenge at Mix It Up challenge - anything goes/stamping
Beach Bird
Bald Eagles
Back for another guest blogging for Blue Knight stamp company. Today I am featuring Bald Eagle and best part of using this stamp set is it reminds me of my father. One day he asked if I had any eagle stamps because he liked them, and he wanted to learn how to stamp them on his checks. He said if people could have cute puppies and cats printed on their checks ..... he could have eagles! So after that every time I saw an eagle stamp I would get it for him.
card #1 basic instructions:
1. stamp eagle with black ink and allow to dry. speed dry with heat tool if desired.
2. add color to eagle with Pebbles pearlescent chalks.
tip: any chalks can be used
3. using the same chalks add clouds with template.
4. take card outside and spray with Fixative to set the chalks.
5. add stamped layer to black layer then to blue card.
card #2 basic instructions:
1. stamp eagle with black ink. allow ink to dry or speed dry with heat tool.
2. add color to eagle with color pencils.
3. create a mask and place mask over eagle image.
4. blend color around eagle to highlight him.
5. remove mask to reveal the eagle and the highlighted color around him.
6. layer stamped layer onto black layer then on to light aqua card.
Beach Birds
This month, June, I am happy to be guest blogging on Fridays for Blue Knight rubber stamp company.
This is a big and beautiful image that almost covers the front of an A2 card. I stamp Beach Bird with black ink and colored her with color pencils. Layered the stamped card onto a black layer then onto a light blue card base.
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Corner Foliage
This card is a simple design but there is more going on than you would think.
basic instructions:
1. with blending tool blend colors onto a white card panel.
2. add clouds with cloud template from same Blue Knight company.
3. stamp foliage and happy birthday (from the same stamp set) with black ink.
4. over stamp the circle (from same stamp set) image with yellow ink over the saying (from the same stamp set).
5. add ribbon, adhere to black panel and then to note card.
tip: spray with Perfect Pearls mist. sparkly in person.
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Crooked Leaping dolphins
Still on the slimline bandwagon but they can be just about any sizes. All my slimline cards do not fit into #10 business envelopes, so I get out my envelope maker to create the perfect size envelope.
Measurements -
base card: 7 1/8" x 8 1/2" folded 3 1/2" x 8 1/2"
pattern paper layer: 3 3/8" x 8 3/8"
cloud stamped layer: 3" x 8"
crooked layer: depends on size of image and where it is placed on card.
For these two cards I decided to do monochromatic ... basically all the same color.
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Dolphins
