Stampendous Cottage Rose

I was looking to make a quick birthday card the other day.  Here is the result.  The card is 4.25 x 5.5.

I used the following to make the card:

• White Pigment Ink
• Stampendous Cottage Rose Stamp
• White Prismacolor Pencil
• Close to My Heart Just to Say stamp set.

To make the card:

1. Stamp the rose with white pigment ink, and let it dry completely
2. With the white pencil color in the image
3. Stamp the sentiment with white pigment ink
4. Cut the image slightly smaller than the card base and attach it to the base to complete the card.

Valentines Day Cards

I made my husband two cards this year.  I couldn't decide which I liked better, so he ended up with two.  Here are the cards (both are 4.25 x 5.5):

Card 1

Card 2:

For the first card, I used the following:

• Artfully Sent, Storybook and Wild Card  Cricut Cartridges
• Sookwang double sided tape
• Glitter Ritz Warm Highlights and Regal Red

To make this card:

1. From Artfully sent cut the card, fold along the score lines
2. Cut a piece of white card stock slightly smaller than the card front.  Add the Sookwang tape.  Then add the Regal Red Glitter.  Burnish to bring out the shine in the glitter. Add to the back of the front part of the card.
3. Add Sookwang tape to another piece of White card stock.  Cut the marque from Storybook, and the Sentiment from Wild Card.  Make sure the tape side of the card stock is face up.
4. Expose the tape on the Marque cut. Carefully remove the release paper from the sentiment  - add the release paper to the Marque cut.  Make sure its where you want it, and carefully press it in place.
5. Add the Warm Highlights Glitter to the Marque cut.  Carefully burnish it in.  Remove the Sentiment and add the Regal Red Glitter and burnish in.  Attach to the card front to finish the card.

For the second card, I used the following:

• Kuratake Watercolors
• Fuse tool
• Various Sequins
• Martha Stewart Iridescent Hearts & Stars Glitter
• Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares
• Heart die cuts

To make the card:

1.  Create the watercolor background using various colors of red Kuratate watercolors.  Dry completely. I used a piece of watercolor paper slightly smaller than 4.25 x 5.5
2.  On a piece of red card stock cut a square using Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares
3.  Using the fuse tool, create a shaker pocket slightly larger than the cut square, and add sequins and glitter hearts.  I also added some heart die cuts with phrases hand written on them.  Fuse the last side of the pocket.
4.  Add the shaker to the red card stock, then add both to the water color background.
5. The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Perfect Pearls, Distress Ink and Embossing

Recently, I saw a technique at
http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/2015/08/video-faux-textured-metal-paper-giveaway.html and knew I had to give it a try.  Here are my results:

 

And some close up views of each card:

 

These were fun cards to make, and I can see me making several more!

I used the following to make the cards:

• Tim Holtz Celebration Words Dies were used for all of the sentiments
• Blue Card:
• Distress Ink - Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Geometric
• Sequins
• Orange Card:
• Distress Ink - Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Gold
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Gemstone
• Sequins
• Purple Card:
• Distress Ink - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Gemstone
• Red Card:
• Distress Ink - Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick
• Perfect Pearls - Perfect Gold
• We are Memory Keepers Next Level Embossing Folders - Geometric
• Hearts Confetti 

To make the cards:

1. Mask the edges of 4.25  x 5.5 of white card stock (I used Neenah Solar White 80lb).  
2. In the center area, starting with the lightest color, I sponged on the distress ink, then added the darker color blending well
3. I trimmed the card stock slightly
4. Each piece was then embossed using the embossing folders
5. The sentiments were die cut from black card stock and added to the image
6. The images were then added to the card bases
7. Sequins/confetti were added to the cards (except for the purple one - I've order some for this card)

Foiled Birthday Card

So I got a mini Minc for Christmas, and just had to use it.  Here is the card I made:

I used the following to make the card:

• Darice Background Stamp - Music
• Memento Danube Blue Ink
• Tim Holtz Celebration Words Dies
• Deco Foil - Silver Star
• Heidi Swapp Signature Paper 6x6

To make the card:

1. I stamped the background image with Memento Blue Danube Ink.  This was then trimmed to slightly smaller than the card front, and attached it.
2. I trimmed a piece of the Heidi Swapp paper, to the needed size, and the deco foil to slightly larger.  This I ran through the Minc machine.
3. The foiled image was then matted with the same blue as the card front and attached to the card front.
4. The sentiment was cut from the Celebration Word Dies and attached to complete the card.