Loving Mom

Hi there! I have three fun cards to share with you using the Loving Mom stamp set from Kennedy Grace Creations. Lets have a look at the first card. 

I stamped the flowers in Memento London Fog ink and colored them with Copic markers. I used an embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers to emboss the white panel behind the flowers. I white heat embossed the sentiment and added some sequins from the Springtime mix from Kennedy Grace Creations. On to the next card. 

I die cut some Canson cold pressed watercolor paper using the Avery Elle Finished Frames die set and white heat embossed the flower. I used Zig Clean Color brush markers to bring the flower to life and made a quick mask to cover the flower so I could add some color to the panel. I used Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean, leaving the lightest part in the middle. I added water droplets and a napkin to remove some color and then added some splatter with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Teal. I die cut the sentiment from white glitter paper using Paper Smooches Birthday Words Dies. I pulled the sparkling clear sequins from the Frosted Cupcakes, Iced Berries and At the Beach sequin mixes from Kennedy Grace Creations. And the last card...

The wood grain patterned paper is called "Lizzy" from Maggie Holmes Bloom collection. I wrapped the panel with some May Arts twine and adhered it to the card base. I die cut some Canson watercolor paper using the Cross Stitch Rectangle dies from My Favorite Things and gold heat embossed the gorgeous flowers. I used Sakura Koi watercolors for the flowers. The sentiment was cut from gold foil cardstock and the Blessed die from Simon Says Stamp. The sequins are from the Springtime sequin mix from Kennedy Grace Creations. 

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Thank You For Being My Friend

Hello there! It's grand opening day for Kennedy Grace Creations!

 I've made two fun cards with the Beautiful Blooms, Sweet Rose stamp set. Let's take a look.

I white heat embossed the rose onto some Canson cold pressed watercolor paper and used Zig Clean Color brush markers to bring the bloom to life. I die cut the black banner using the Wonky Stitches die set from Avery Elle and white heat embossed the lovely sentiment. I pulled out the sparkling clear sequins from the Red Sangria sequin mix and from the Iced Berries mix for a variation of size. The patterned paper is from the Dear Lizzy Documentary 6x6 paper pad.

I stamped the roses from the Beautiful Blooms, Sweet Rose stamp set, colored them with Copic markers and added a layer of vellum over it to soften the look a bit. The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee's C'est la Vie collection No. 5. I die cut the patterned paper with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Scalloped Borders and once again with the reverse side of the paper to add a pop of color. The smile sentiment is from Lil Inker Designs which I die cut 4 times from black cardstock and adhered together for dimension. I gave the sentiment a once over with some Ranger Glossy Accents for some shine and called it a day. 

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Hibiscus Card Set

Hello there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog today with this card set I made as a thank you to one of the teachers at my son's school. Let's take a look at the cards. 

I thought the hibiscus was perfect to get into that summer vibe, since school is out in 2 weeks and summer is around the corner! I have some cool tips to take the fear out of using some of these amazing color layering stamp sets. Let's jump right in. 

I used the Color Layering Hibiscus stamp set from Hero Arts for these images. My first tip is to make a practice sheet. This is how you figure out what colors work together and how the stamps line up before you stamp it on to your fancy cardstock or  patterned paper. (Keep your practice sheet with your stamp set after you're done as a reference to line them up the next time!) I used my Misti tool because I ended up making a total of 6 cards, 2 of each sentiment. 

My second tip: after I was happy with the color combo for each flower, I placed that layer on top of the ink pad in the order it was to be stamped. I also kept my practice sheet in front of me just in case I forgot how the stamp lined up. One last tip, these Memento inks wipe off my stamps with very little staining or with no staining at all. Yay! The inks used for the smaller flower include: Dandelion for the 1st layer, Cantaloupe for the 2nd, Tangelo for the 3rd and Ladybug for the last. The inks used for the larger flower include inks from the Kelly Purkey Fashion collection from Hero Arts. The first layer was stamped in the lightest pink from KP, the 2nd layer was stamped in the brighter pink, Lilac Posies for the 3rd and Grape Jelly for the last. The leaf was stamped in the green ink from the Kelly Purkey collection.

I made a quick mask of both flowers using some scrap paper and some adhesive so I could stamp the leaves to look like they're behind the flowers. The sentiments for the cards are from the Hello Gorgeous stamp set from Hero Arts. I used the Cross Stitch Rectangle Stax Die-namics from My Favorite Things to die cut the rectangle panel. I went over the flowers with some clear Wink of Stella for some shine and called it a day. 

Here is a quick list of products used for the card:

Hero Arts, Color Layering Hibiscus stamp set

Hero Arts, Hello Gorgeous stamp set

Tsukineko, Memento Dew Drops 12 pack

Hero Arts, Kelly Purkey Fashion ink collection

These lovely products are available at The Ink Road Shop.  Be sure to punch in the code MONICA10 to save 10% off your next order. Use anytime, as many times as you would like. Thanks so much for visiting today. I'll see you soon. 

Happy Wishes

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog today with a fun critter card for you today. Let's have a look at the card.

I made this card especially for one of our Ink Road Roadies who is graduating from college, we are so proud of her! Let's hope she likes it. Let's see how it's made. 

The card panel was die cut using the Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die. I used some Sea Glass ink from Simon Says Stamp and the Doodle Background stamp from Pinkfresh Studio. I used some Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and my blending tool to add more color to give the panel the look of an outdoor sky.

I made some cute bushes from some patterned paper from Lil' Inker Designs. I die cut the paper using the same Avery Elle Wonky Stitches die and the versatile Puffy Cloud Borders dies from Lawn Fawn to make the bushes. 

The cute critters are from the Avery Elle Woodland Wonders stamp set. I stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. I die cut the critters, banner and tree with the Avery Elle Woodland Wonders die set. I had to share that the die set came with this cute stitched loop, it's so adorable! I adhered the tree to the card panel and used some foam tape behind the critters to give them some dimension. 

Here is a quick list of products used for the card:

Pinkfresh Studio, Doodle Background stamp

Lawn Fawn, Puffy Cloud Borders dies

Avery Elle, Woodland Wonders stamp set

Avery Elle, Woodland Wonders die set

Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop 12 pack

These lovely products are available at The Ink Road Shop.  Be sure to punch in the code MONICA10 to save 10% off your next order. Use anytime, as many times as you would like. Thanks so much for visiting today. I'll see you soon. 

Thinking of You

Hello there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog again with this extra special card just in time for Mother's Day. Let's take a look at the card. 

I started with a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch square card base. The gorgeous patterned paper is from Pink Paislee C'est La Vie No. 4. 

I used the outline stamp from the Beautiful Day stamp set from Altenew and some Strathmore cold pressed watercolor paper to make my own patterned paper. I made a quick mask from some Post-It paper and some Fog ink from Simon Says Stamp to stamp the images without overlapping. 

I tore the edges off the stamped paper to give it a shabby chic kind of look. 

I used Frosty Red ink from Altenew for the first layer of the flower, Cotton Candy for the second layer and Coral Berry for the last. The first layer of the leaves were stamped in Frayed Leaf and the last in Forest Glades, both Altenew inks. I used a technique I was excited to try that I learned from Jennifer McGuire, called Faux Colored Embossing to give the last layer of the flower and leaves some dimension. After stamping that last layer, I just cleaned off my stamp and then stamped the same image with VersaMark and clear heat embossed the image. Easy peasy. 

The sentiment is from the Painted Greetings stamp set from Altenew. I white heat embossed the sentiment onto some Fog cardstock from Simon Says Stamp and gave it a quick shadow with a VersaMarker. 

Here's a quick list of products used for the card:

Pink Paislee paper, C'est La Vie collection No. 4

Altenew, Beautiful Day stamp set

Altenew, Crisp Inks - Red Cosmos

Altenew, Crisp Inks - Four Scoops

Altenew, Painted Greetings stamp set

These lovely products are available at The Ink Road Shop.  Be sure to punch in the code MONICA10 to save 10% off your next order. Use anytime, as many times as you would like. Thanks so much for visiting today. I'll see you soon.