Collage Card

I learned this technique just a few weeks ago and decided to try it with the February Stamp of the Month. Its called Puddle Pad and its amazing what your design looks like from the mess your pad looks like! Then, the circle is just white acrylics paint mixed with our reinkers. Just painted flat strokes making squares of color some going vertical and some horizontal. You can add some of the colors to the others to give it some interesting contrast. Then I stamped the grid on with vineyard berry and the Noted Background stamp. The paint keeps the ink from being as dark but, I think it looks great with this. I stamped another background design from the above mentioned stamp set with the Desert Sand on Colonial White then tore a piece out, distressed the edges with the Desert Sand. The tiny heart was tapped into the puddle pad "mess" then stamped with the Black and a background stamp. Added 3 tiny pink sparkles. Double click on the card for a closer look. Now, hop on down and visit the others!

Wings Level 2 B&T Paper
Vineyard Berry Reinker
Juniper Reinker
Sweet Leaf Reinker
D1412 Noted Backgrounds Stamp Set
D1453 Friendship Stamp Set (February Stamp of the Month)
D 1254 Soul Mates Stamp Set
D1464 Card Chatter- Love Stamp Set
buttons are from our new assortments

Matchbook Card

Here is another Matchbook Card just turned different. Same Wings Paper Pack. This one I sprayed a mixture of Pearl Paint, water and Vineyard Berry mixed in our new spray pen. Love this new tool! So many different things can be done with this pen. The green heart was stamped in the sweet leaf, rolled in juniper, cut out and glued to black cardstock then cut out again with a tiny bit of the black showing. Love the way it makes the heart pop off the page. Very simple card.

I added a pink sprarkle on the pink button. Love that bling! Hop on down and check out the others!

Valentine #4

Here is day #4 of our Valentine Countdown Blog Hop! I hope you have been enjoying all the super creative ideas like I am. Today, I am doing a little 4 1/2 x4 1/2 card called Matchbook (pg. 76) in our Wishes Card Confidence Program Book. When you purchase this Book you will get a CD loaded with templates for the cards (like the one here) and envelopes to fit! I am including a little tutorial to show how I made this card using the Masking technique that Jeanette taught us last week in her blog. This is so much fun.

First you want to decide which design goes to the back and which one is on top. I then stamp the top design on a piece of thin paper like copy paper or if its small enough, post it notes will work fine and you can use the sticky already on it.

Cut the design out and apply glue like our Bonding Memories Glue Pen. Set aside and let it dry completely. It will be a temporary bonding like sticky notes.

Next, you will want to stamp that same design again on your project. I stamped in the lighter color (Sweet Leaf), rolled the edges in Vineyard Berry and Juniper then stamped it. Lay your cut out stamped image over this, it should fit perfectly. I wanted the design to fade into the background so, I stamped my background stamp over the top of the mask using the Juniper color.

Wow, that looks weird! Well, lets see what happens when we peel off the mask!

Voila! Now, that looks much better!

Now, lets look at how this card is constructed. You will need to print the template off and cut it out. I just used it for reference for cutting the cardstock with my paper trimmer.

I also used my paper trimmer and a dry embossing stylus to score the folding lines.

I used Tombow to glue a package of M&M's inside for a surprise!

I scalloped the edge of the little overlap on the bottom with our Corner Rounder and fastened it with a retired photo clip.

List of Products:
Level 2 Wings Paper Pack
Sweet Leaf Cardstock
Colonial White Cardstock
Soul Mates Stamp Set
Card Chatter-Love Stamp Set
Juniper Stamp Pad
Vineyard Berry Stamp Pad
Sweet Leaf Stamp Pad
Black Stamp Pad

Jump on down and check out the rest of the bloggers!

Week of Wonder by Jeanette Lynton of Close To My Heart

While you are in here looking at the Valentine Countdown, check out Jeanette's Blog by clicking on the blue button to the right. She is teaching an interesting technique using the embossing tools and product. Love the color combination in these projects.

Valentine's Day Countdown Blog Hop- Day 3!

I am still submitting the little 4 1/2x 4 1/2 valentine cards. This is the third one of a set of 3 and they were made with the same design only 3 different ways or angles. I really have enjoyed making cards this way, I feel like I get alot of mileage from one design.

I am still using 2 B&T from the Level 2 Sweetheart paper pack and the same stamp sets and embellishments. Something else, the technique is paper piecing which those who come to my card workshops know I really love to do. Some of the stamping on the other two cards I rolled in another color after applying the base color of ink on the stamp. Love this technique also. Be sure and click on the thumbnails below and visit all the other blogs for more ideas!

Valentine Blog Hop!

Want some great ideas for that special someone for Valentines? Join us each day for the next 2 weeks and check out everyones creativity. Just scroll down to the thumbnails and click on each one to view these great ideas!
My first project is a simple little 4 1/2 x4 1/2 card using only 2 B&T paper from the Sweetheart Level 2 paper pack. I used D1464 Card Chatter and C1441 Affection Stamp Sets,the cute new button brads and pink buttons from our new button sets.

I had trouble getting this in yesterday so, I am going to post yesterday and todays.

Valentine #2-

Here again, I used only 2 B&T from the Sweetheart Level 2 paper pack plus all the other products listed above including the same stamp sets. Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment and be sure and come back tomorrow for some more new and exciting ideas! Don't forget to scroll down and click on the thumbnails to see more.