Friday, June 17, 2016

Chirpy Chirp

Hi there, I'm up on the Ink Road Blog today with this cute get well card. Get well cards are also great to have on hand to give someone who needs a bit of cheer. Let's have a look at the card. 
I love those cute chickies, they make me so happy. Let's get right in on how I put the card together. 
I stamped and colored lots of these chicks from the Chirpy Chirp Chirp stamp set from Lawn Fawn and a few from the Happy Easter stamp set as well. I did some quick Copic coloring on the chicks and then cut them out. 
I did some quick ink blending with some Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Peacock Feathers to bring in some more color to the card. 
I used the "feel better" sentiment from the Treat Yourself stamp set from Lawn Fawn paired with the sentiments from the Chirpy Chirp Chirp set. I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of cardstock and then popped it up with some foam tape for dimension. I placed the chicks where I thought they looked nice and then glued them in place when I was happy with them. I used the Quilted Stitched Pattern cover up die from Lil' Inker Designs for the top panel to give the card some interest and then adhered the sentiment. I added foam tape to the top panel to mirror the dimension from the bottom panel. I went over the chicks and flowers with some clear Wink of Stella to bring in some shine and called it a day. 

Here is a list of products used for the card:

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Friday, June 10, 2016

Just Keep Swimming

Hello there, I'm up on the Ink Road Blog once again with this cute encouragement card. Let's have a look at the card.
I love this sentiment, it's such a happy way to encourage someone. Let's see how I put the card together. 
I used the Color Layering Goldfish stamp set from Hero Arts and Memento Inks in Cantaloupe and Tangelo. It's always a safe bet to stamp an image more than once just in case one doesn't work out, plus it's nice to have on hand so you can put a quick card together with whatever you have around. 
I used the Stitched Circle Dies from Simon Says Stamp to start the panel for the shaker portion of the card. I die cut the circles once again to make a simple frame for each circle and to create some interest for the front of the card. 
I adhered some acetate to the front panel with some strong double sided tape. I doubled stacked some foam tape so the sequins could have some room to move freely and framed out the area where the sequins would be. The sequins I used are from Kennedy Grace Creations Kindness Medley and Neat and Tangled Mermaid Tail Mix. I white heat embossed the sentiment onto some black cardstock and stamped the seaweed onto the front of the panel in some Going Green ink from Studio Calico. I popped the sentiment up with a bit of foam tape and added a few clear sequins onto the front to look like bubbles. 

Here's a quick list of products used for the card:
Neat & Tangled, Mermaid Tail Mix

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Paper Doll Birthday Tag

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog again with something new to me. Paper dolls! I dressed her up for summer, let's take a look at the tag.
Making tags and clothes for the doll was a fun way for me to use up my paper stash and scraps of paper that were just too pretty to toss. I used a giant tag die from Little B and some paper from Pinkfresh Studio Felicity for the first layer of the tag. I die cut the tag once again from some gorgeous gold foil vellum from Dear Lizzy called Hooray
The paper doll is the Mindy stamp from Prima-Julie Nutting. I stamped Mindy with some Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink so I could give her a quick Copic coloring. I gave a quick listing of Copics used for her hair and skin. 
I stamped the dress portion onto some paper from My Mind's Eye On Trend 2 collection and cut out the entire dress. I did the same with the bottom ruffle of the dress. I simply cut them out and pieced them back on Mindy to give her a fun floral dress. 
One finishing touch worth mentioning is that I went around Mindy with a Memento Dual Marker in that same Tuxedo Black to get rid of that white cut edge. I think it gives her a finished look and makes her contrast against the tag a bit more. I die cut the sentiment twice from some black cardstock and the Little Yellow Bicycle die set. I used some Ribbon Remnants from the Ink Road Shop to add some more shine to the tag. 

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

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