My Colorful Paper Garden

Hello!     I am sharing a card I created for the Altenew August 2024 Inspiration Challenge.   For this card I used the “Morning Glory” Stamp, Die and Stencil set from Altenew.   I started by stamping the flowers on a piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink.  I used the Morning Glory Stencil Set to color the image with Altenew’s Fresh Dye Inks:   Flower Petals:  Berry Mocha, Coral Bliss and Pink Pearl Leaves:  Green Opal, Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Stamen:  I used the blending brush with some Coral Bliss Ink still remaining on it and added some Altenew Crisp Dye Ink in Sunkissed.    I also used Prismacolor Colored Pencils in Terra Cotta (PC944), Henna (PC1031), Kelp Green (PC1090) and Moss Green (PC1097) to add some shading for added dimension.   I die cut the flowers using the coordinating Die Set and set aside.   The sentiment is also from the “Morning Glory” S...

  Hello.  Today I am sharing a card I created with the "Wild Daisies" Press Plates set from Altenew. I started by placing the floral Press Plate on my Betterpress Platform and inking it up with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink.  I placed a 5x7 piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest cardstock on the Platen, taped it down with removable tape and ran it through my die cutting machine.     To create a mask, I adhered a piece of Eclipse masking paper to a piece of 5x7 copy paper and used removable tape to adhere it to the Platen.  After inking up the Press Plate again I ran it through my die cutting machine.  I removed the masking paper from the copy paper and cut out the mask.   After placing the mask on the floral image, I did some light ink blending with Distress Inks in Stormy Sky, Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac.  I tried to keep my ink blending more towards the center of the paper leaving the top right and lower left corners white.  I li...

Hello! Today I’m sharing an easy Christmas card featuring the “Lovely Layers Poinsettia” Die set from Honey Bee Stamps. I started by die cutting the flower and two sets of leaves from Neenah 80lb. Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.   I used Distress Oxide Inks to add color to the flower.  First, I added Barn Door and Candied Apple ink to the base layer.  I used Vintage Photo around the edges and then blended it out with the Candied Apple ink again.  This made the base layer darker so the remaining petals would pop when I added the layers.     I continued adding ink to the remaining petals with Barn Door and Vintage Photo, blending from the edges towards the center.  I kept the centers of the petals lighter to add some dimension.     To create the flower center, I used Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink on a scrap piece of the Neenah cardstock and die cut it out.  To add the shimmer, I spritzed it with...

  Hello!    Today I’m sharing an easy birthday card featuring the “Sunrise Stem” Die from Simon Says Stamp.   I started by die cutting the flower from Neenah 80lb. Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock. I colored it with Olo Markers: ·        Petals:    Shaded with C-G 3, C-G 1, C-G 0 ·        Flower Center: OR 7.4, YO 2.7, YO 2.3 ·        Stem and Leaves: YG 1.6, YG 1.4, YG 1.2   I glued the flower stem together using Bearly Art Glue and added some shimmer to the petals using a Spectrum Noir Glitter Brush in Clear Overlay.    Set aside to dry.   I cut another white panel from the Neenah cardstock measuring 4.125” x 5.375”. I placed the “Fading Tiny Dots” stencil from Simon Says Stamp on a diagonal across the white panel and used SSS Pawsitely Saturated Ink in “Morning” to add the background design.    I adhered the white panel to an A2 size...

  Hello!     It’s almost the middle of August and time to get cracking on those Christmas cards. I created this card with the “Artsy Angel” stamp and die set from Honey Bee Stamps.     I started by stamping the angel and coloring her with Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils: Dress:  BG32, BG10, BG000, B0000, PC1021 Jade Green, PC289 Grey Green Light Wings: E40, YR000, PC1085 Peach Beige Skin:  E00, E01, E000, PC1098 Seashell Pink Hair:  Y21, YR20, Y11, PC942 Yellow Ochre   I cut out the angel with the coordinating die and added some shimmer to the wings using a Spectrum Noir Glitter Brush in Clear Overlay.   I used the “Fancy Fall Layering Frames” dies to create the frame cut out from Matte Silver cardstock.   The sentiment was heat embossed with Simon Says Ultra Fine Silver Embossing Powder and die cut with the coordinating die.   I used a piece of cardstock from the “Winter Wonder” paper pack for my backgroun...

  I couldn’t resist the adorable images included in the “Mice Cream” stamp and die sets from Pink&Main.   To create this card I started by stamping the mouse in the ice cream dish with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink and coloring it with Copic Markers:   Mouse: C3, C1, C0, C00, E93, R11, R00 Ice Cream:  RV02, RV23, RV00, RV000, YR30, YR31, E25 Cherry: R35, R27, R43, YG95, YG93, White Gelly Roll Pen for highlight Dish:  B45, B34, B23, B21   I created the background by ink blending on an A2 size piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock with Gina K Designs Premium Die Ink in Applemint, Seaglass, Lovely Lavender, Sweet Mango and Bubblegum Pink.  I used the "Fun Shapes Border Dies" from Pink & Main to cut out the scalloped bottom edge and then I trimmed 1/4" from the top.   After adhering the mouse image, I added the sentiment in Versafine Onyx Black Ink and glued the whole piece onto a blue A2 size card stock background.   F...