Stampin' Up Fathers Day Card

When I first started making cards, I didn't know how to do many of the techniques.  I pinned cards ides to Pinterest figuring one day, I'll learn how to make the cards.  One card I really likes used a stamp set from Stampin' Up.  I got the set - of course.  I made some cards using it, but none were like the one card I like and had originally pinned.  So for Fathers Day, I finally got the set out and recreated the card I had originally pinned.  Here it is:

 To make the card, I used:

• Stampin' Up - Wetlands
• Gina K - Charcoal Brown, Kraft, Tranquil Teas, Ocean Mist Inks
• Gina K - By the Sea 2

To make the card,  I trimmed a piece of white card stock to 3.75 x 6, and masked out the square.  In the square, I then added the ink, using blending brushes.  While the area was still masked, I stamped the birds.  I removed the mask, and then stamped the grasses.  The sentiment was then added.  I added a mat to the image and then added the entire piece to the card base to complete the card.

Retiform Technique

A few weeks ago, I saw a Gina K YouTube video where she did a technique called Retiform.  I gave it a try for some Fathers Day cards and this is how they came out:

To make the cards I used the following:

• Gina K - Vertical Greetings, Wetlands 2, By the Sea 2 
• Seaside Stamping Ink - Beach Stories Too 
• Stamping Up - By the Tide
• Local King Rubber Stamps - Seaside, Rough Rider
• Close To My Heart - Enjoy Life
• Tim Holtz - Hear and There
• Hero Arts - Sandstone, Cocoa Ink (Brown Card)
• Gina K - Fresh Asparagus, Grass Green (Green Card)
• Gina K - Stormy Sky, Soft Stone (Gray Card) 
• Gina K - Blue Denim, Powder Blue (Blue Card)
• Gina K - Master Layouts 1

To make the cards, I masked areas and using a blending brush added ink to create the background areas.  This was done with the lighter of the ink colors.  I then stamped the images from the various stamp sets into the areas using the darker colored inks making sure to mask the area first.  The image was then cut (along with the mat) using Master Layouts 1.  The image was added to the mat, and then the entire piece to the card base.  The sentiment was stamped, matted and added to the card.

Here are some close ups of the cards:

Cricut Graduation Card

I needed another graduation card, and found a Cricut "cutaway" image that I could use.  I love the look of this card:

For this card, I used a silver pen for the print portion of the card.  The image was then backed with holographic paper, and matted in black.  This was then added to the card base to complete the card.

Hero Arts Birthday card

One of my favorite card kits from Hero Arts was the July 2019 kit - Lakeside.  I've made several cards with this kit and here is another one:

For this card I used:

• Hero Arts - July 2019 Card Kit Lakeside (Stamps, Dies, Inks, and Paper)
• Hero Arts - Time for Fun (Stamps and Dies)
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 2
• Gina K Designs - Various Inks
• Masking Paper

To make the card, I stamped the lighter color tree line, and then the darker layer.  This was then masked, and the mountains stamped.  The mountains were masked and the sky added.  The water was then added by using blender brushes and several different color blue inks.  I stamped the pier and grasses on white card stock and cut with the associated dies and added.  The boys were stamped next using black ink.  The sentiment added.  The entire piece was then cut with the stitched die from Master Layouts 2. The piece was matted with back and added to the card base to complete the card.