Saturday, August 14, 2021

Sat Aug 14 2021...Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop....

 

Hey stampers! Happy StampinInkspiration Saturday!

This month it’s all about fonts!  

Here are my cards :


First off is a clean and simple card with a funky twist using a mixed font greeting 


Next up is a card designed for a casual crafter ...I added a touch of ink blending,a bit of fussy cutting,and a layered greeting   I so love the mixed font!


My final card is designed for the avid crafter .  I added designer series paper, fussy cutting, alcohol ink colouring, punches, die cutting, and is heavily embellished.  Check out that FAB type style font!





Angie McKenzie  ●  Rochelle Laird-Smith  ●  Karen Henderson

Leonie Stuart  ●  Jessie Holton  ●  Jo Blackman

Cheryl Hamilton  ●  Libby Fens  ●  Tricia Butts

 Mo Rootes  ●  Shel Anderson  ●  Elaine de Montmorency

Teri West  ●  Susan Simpson  ●  Aurélie Fabre

Gez Carpenter  ●  Deb Macdowell  ●  Jill Chapman





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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Wed Aug 11, 2021...Around The World On Wednesday Blog Hop.....

 




Hey, Hey, Hey Stampers!  Happy Wednesday!  Woot Woot!  

I am honored to be hopping around the world with my creative friends at the Around The World on Wednesday Blog Hop! 

This month, our theme was Shake Things Up....now that could be taken many ways....I chose to take it literally and make a shaker card! 

We were also asked to try something new to us....so since I had made a shaker before I decided to combine a shaker with a technique!  I had not done that before.  I chose to add the Scrappy Strip Technique!  Here is my card: 


I used some 1/2 scraps and glued them to a scrap of cardstock...then I die cut a circle for my background behind my mermaid. 

The stamp set I used was called Pirates and Mermaids and can be found on page 58 of the Annual Catalog. 

The images were stamped on Basic White cardstock and colored with Stampin Blend alcohol markers, then fussy cut. 




The card base is Basic Black and the mat layer is Magenta Madness.  

The tag was created with the Essential Tag Punch.  To create the black mat layer behind it I sliced a wee bit off the top bottom and sides and then used a 1/2 inch circle punch on the top corners.

I was pleased how this turned out....and was cleaning up my desk and was about to throw away the piece that I had die cut my circle strip background from......and then I had an idea.....why waste it?  I challenged myself to make a card from the waste. 



Now it is not a shaker....but it could have been.....I popped up the square frame using dimensionals on a Magenta Madness mat layer and stamped the greeting through the center hole.  

The greeting is from the Biggest Wish stamp set found on page 63 of the Annual Catalog.  

A die-cut frame to contrast the bright colors and a coordinating Basic Black card base made this square card a winner in my eyes!


From trash to treasure!  

I chose to keep it clean and simple and let the bright strips shine....no ribbon or embellishment on this beauty!

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Tuesday August 10, 2021.....Crafty Collaborations Technique Tuesday Punch Hop


 Hey Hey Hey Stampers!  Happy Technique Tuesday!  Woot Woot! 

Today I am hopping around with my creative pals over at Crafty Collaborations and we are all creating with punches for you today!  

Don't you just LOVE punches!  I sure do!  They are so quick and easy and an invaluable tool in your craft space!  

My card today was made entirely from my scrap bin!  How cool is that!  

Here is my card: 



I grabbed some Expressions In Ink designer series paper scraps, along with some Pale Papaya, Granny Apple Green, and Evening Evergreen scraps.  (who would pair those colors together? Yikes....not me.....but they worked!)

The punches I used were the Postage Stamp Punch for the background, the Daisy Punch, and I snuck in a 1/2 circle punch for the center of the daisy. 



The leaves were stamped on scrap Daffodil Delight using the Sale-a-Bration stamp set called Delicate Dahlias.  

I did not worry about card size....I glued my background pieces on and then just cut my card down to size to make it fit the design.  The finished card size is 4 3/8 x 4 1/8 



Now go on and get inspired by the other stops on the hop!  Here are the other's BLOG LINKS:


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