Christmas Leaves and Berries

Remember that paper that you could sand after embossing and have a different color show?  Well I remember why I didn't like using it - its messy and takes longer than expected to get the right look.  Even with the mess and the time, I really like how this card came out!

I used the following for this card: 

• Gina K Designs - Serene Branches Embossing Folder, Holiday Floral Stamp Set
• Gina K Designs - Grass Green and Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 1
• Versamark
• Stampendous - Detail Black Embossing Powder

To make the card, dry embossed using the Serene Branches embossing folder.  I then sanded (and sanded) the piece until the underlying color appeared.  With the paper I chose, the green was a bit to pastel, so I ran a green ink pad over the embossed image to make it a more Christmas Green.  The image and gold panel were cut using Master Layouts 1.  These were added to the red card base.  The sentiment was stamped onto the gold paper, but it wasn't dark enough, so I stamped over it with Versamark, added black embossing powder and heat set.  This was then die cut and added to the card using foam tape to complete the card.

Ho Ho Ho

I used a moon stamp from an Autumn stamp set to make this Christmas card.  The idea of having Santa and his sleigh in front of the moon would be perfect for Christmas.

For this card I used:

• Gina K Designs - Holiday Silhouettes, Harvest Happiness, Feeling Frosty Stamp Sets
• Gina K Designs - Masked Circle Stencil
• Gina K Designs - Black Onyx, In the Navy, Blue Denim, Blue Sky, Soft Stone, Stormy Sky Ink
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 1
• Gansai Tambi - White Gold Watercolor

To make the card, I stamped the moon with the Stormy Sky ink.  Then using the stencil, I added the light gray ink - Soft Stone. The sky was then done with the blue inks, lightest to darkest.  The panel (and mat) was cut using Master Layouts 1, keeping the moon near the top of the panel.  Santa and his sleigh was stamped in black across the moon.  The trees and houses were added at the bottom  of the panel.  White Gold watercolor was splattered on the panel as stars in the night sky. The panel was added to the black mat, and the entire piece added to a gray card base.  The sentiment was stamped, die cut and added to complete the card. 

Color Cube Inspired

For this sympathy card, I wanted a sunset background.  So I selected one of the sunset combinations from my Color Cubes as inspiration, and found similar color inks.  

For this card, I used the following

• Sara Renae Clark - Color Cube #352 for inspiration
• Gina K Designs - Tangerine Twist, Red Hot, Plum Punch, Blue Denim, Black Onyx Ink
• Gina K Designs - Sending Flowers, Autumn Silhouettes Stamp Sets
• Gina K Designs = Master Layouts 2
• MFT - Oval Stencil

To make the card, I placed the stencil on white card stock, and created the background using the inks that were chosen based on the Color Cube inspiration.  The flower image was stamped in black.  The image (and black mat) were then cut using Master Layouts 2.  The sentiment was added to the top corner.  The image was then added to the black mat and the entire piece added to the card base to complete the card.

Scarborough Fair

Yes, I was thinking of the song Scarborough Fair when I made this birthday card:

I used the following:

• Gina K Designs - Dark Sage, Fresh Asparagus, Grass Green, Sea Glass, Black Onyx Inks
• Gina K Designs - Master Layouts 7, Master Layouts 15
• Gina K Designs - Postcards and Mor, Spice of Life stamp sets
• Prismacolor Pencils - 1096 Grass Green, 1090 Kelp Green

To make the card, I cut the stamp panel and mat from ML 15.  Using the ML15 stencil, Sea Glass was added to the edges of each stamp, making sure to leave the center of each white.  The parsley, sage, and rosemary images were stamped in various colors of green ink and colored using Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment was stamped and die cut.  I used the long stitched rectangle from ML 7 to die cut the green mat piece, which was then added to a slim line card base.  The stamp strip and sentiment were added to the card base to complete the card.