Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Inked Fronds

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road blog today with a quick, colorful card to let someone know how much you appreciate them. Let's take another look at the card. 
I love these gorgeous palm fronds! This card is so easy to make and would be perfect to make some extra for a card set or to keep in your stash. Let's get right into it...
These pretty palms are from the Frond of You stamp set from The Ink Road. I used the larger frond stamp with some bright Distress Oxide inks in Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet, Worn Lipstick and Wild Honey. Easy peasy, right? Let's keep going...
I used some Galaxy Gold Brilliance pigment ink from Tsukineko to stamp the smaller fronds for a little shine. I trimmed the panel using the Finished Frames die from Avery Elle. For a touch more shine, I flicked some Gold Color Shine from Heidi Swapp. The sentiment is from the Compliments, Vol. 1 stamp set from The Ink Road and stamped in a little Versafine Onyx Black. I added some foam tape behind the panel for some dimension and called it a day. I hope you give it a try! Thanks so much for stopping by today, see you soon. 

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Cat Balloons

Hello there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog today sharing a fun way to stretch your stamps. Let's take a look at the entire card.
Cat balloons! This was such a fun card to make. Let's get right in to how I put the card together.

I stamped the cats from the Meow Mix stamp set from The Ink Road Stamps with some Memento Tuxedo black ink, cut them out and gave them a little color with some Copic markers. I added some twine to each cat to turn it into a balloon.
The fun patterned paper is from the Pink Paislee Birthday Bash 6x6 paper pad. I used the Dots & Dashes Rectangle die from Kennedy Grace Creations to die cut the patterned paper. That adorable Box Die is from Neat & Tangled and simply cut from some kraft cardstock.

I used the Scattered Surface background stamp from My Favorite Things and some Sea Glass ink from Simon Says Stamp to give the card front some added interest. I used different layers of foam tape to give the balloons some dimension, tied the twine together and adhered it inside the box with some Ranger Multi Medium Matte adhesive. The sentiment is from the Compliments, Vol. 1 stamp set from The Ink Road. I white heat embossed the sentiment onto some black cardstock, popped it up with foam tape and called it a day. Thank you so much for stopping by today, see you soon!