Bonjour

Hello there. I'm up on the Ink Road Blog again with this simple, yummy card. Lets have a look.

Don't those macaroons look good enough to eat? Let me show you how I put this card together. 

I decided to use my Zig Clean Color brush markers for the macaroons because they're so easy to use. The trick is, Zig markers LOVE Bristol paper. So, I gold heat embossed the macaroons from the Avery Elle Bonjour stamp set onto some Strathmore Bristol paper.

I scribbled some color into the corners of the macaroons and pulled the color out with a paintbrush and a bit of water. I cut out the macaroons and set them aside. 

I die cut a piece of cardstock using Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Square Stackables dies using the 3"x 3" and gold heat embossed the sentiment. I used some foam tape for some added dimension. I die cut the plus signs from Studio Calico from some gold glitter cardstock for some extra shine. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye, On Trend 6x6 paper pad, cut to 5 1/4 x 5 1/4. The card base is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. Pretty simple.

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

Avery Elle, Bonjour stamp set 

Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Square Stackables dies

My Mind's Eye, On Trend 6x6 paper pad

These gorgeous products are available at The Ink Road Shop. Don't forget to use the code MONICA10 for 10% off your orders. Use anytime, as many times as you would like. Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'll see you soon.

A Pawsome Day

Hello there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog with this adorable pooch today. I'm sharing a fun idea to stretch your dies, lets take a look at the card. 

Isn't he the cutest? I'll show you how I made those fun waves this little guy is floating around in. 

I die cut a piece of cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles dies. I used the Puffy Cloud Borders dies from Lawn Fawn to make the waves! The portion of the paper without the stitching becomes the waves! Let me show you how I masked off the cardstock panel to get the effect.

I placed the stitched, puffy clouds toward the top of the cardstock panel and secured it with some sticky notes. I used a blending tool from Tim Holtz and some Memento ink in Bahama Blue. The key to smooth blending is to tap the blending tool off on some scratch paper and then blend from the edge of the cardstock inward. Tapping off the blending tool before each wave of blending helps reduce round sponge marks and gives you better blending. 

Now lets add some dimension to those waves. I used the wave cardstock piece and taped it down with a bit of washi tape. The panel is slightly offset for some added dimension. I used the blending tool and Memento ink in Danube Blue and blended upward lightly. I dropped the wave panel and repeated once again. 

The adorable dog is from the Woof stamp set from Neat and Tangled. I stamped the dog and his accessories in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and did some quick Copic coloring before I cut them out. I white heat embossed the sentiment onto some black cardstock and popped it up with some foam tape for some interest. The patterned paper is from Avery Elle.

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

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles dies

Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders dies

Tsukineko Memento Dew Drop 12/Pk - Gum Drops

Memento Tuxedo Black ink 

Neat and Tangled, Woof stamp set

These wonderful products are available at The Ink Road Shop. Don't forget to use the code MONICA10 for 10% off your orders. Use anytime, as many times as you'd like. Thanks so much for visiting today. I'll see you soon.

XOXO Paris Cutie

Hello there. I'm up on the Ink Road blog once again. I have a simple, whimsical card for you today. Let's take a look. 

Isn't she adorable? I used the Paris stamp set from Neat and Tangled. I stamped her with Copic friendly Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Here's a quick look at the markers I used to color her hair.

I stamped the little girl and cut her out. I colored her with Copic markers. The pink patterned paper is from Pebbles called Cottage Living by Jen Hadfield. I took a piece of black cardstock and rounded the corners with my We R Memory Keepers corner chomper. I used the Scripty XOXO die from Lawn Fawn to die cut into the black cardstock. I used the same die to cut the sentiment from some white glitter cardstock and did a quick inlay into the black cardstock for some interest.  Her cute glasses are from the Dear Lizzy Serendipity collection of ephemera. I finished the card with some Wood Veneer Hearts from Lawn Fawn. Here's a quick list of products used for the card.

Neat and Tangled, Paris stamp set

Memento, Tuxedo Black ink

Pebbles, Cottage Living by Jen Hadfield 6x6 paper pad

Lawn Fawn, Scripty XOXO die

Dear Lizzy, Serendipity Ephemera

Lawn Fawn, Wood Veneer Hearts

These products are available at The Ink Road shop. Don't forget to use the code MONICA10 for 10% off your order! Use anytime, as many times as you'd like.Thanks so much for stopping by today. I'll see you soon. 

Love Ewe

Hello there! This is my first blog post for The Ink Road I have a fun Valentine's Day card for you today since it's just around the corner. Let's have a look at the card. 

I took some process photos so you have an idea how I got those cute sheep into their frames.

I used the Baaah Humbug stamp set from Lawn Fawn and the Flirty Frames from them as well. I stamped the frame with Memento Tuxedo Black and once again onto some scrap paper. I cut out the inside of the frame to mask off the sheep's feet.

After the sheep were masked and stamped I did some quick Copic coloring to bring them to life. 

This adorable patterned paper is from Crate Paper, the Hello, Love collection. The card base measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 so I cut the patterned paper accordingly. I used the I Love You Border die from Lawn Fawn to cut the sentiment from some black glittered cardstock. I die cut the sentiment once again, removing the bottom portion of the patterned paper panel. I adhered the patterned paper to the card base and then carefully glued the black sentiment to the card base. I die cut the frames with the Flirty Frames dies and added some foam tape behind them for a bit of dimension. The tiny hearts were die cut from red glittered cardstock using the Finished Frames die set from Avery Elle.  These products are available at The Ink Road shop. Don't forget to use the code MONICA10 for 10% off your order! Use anytime, as many times as you'd like. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I'll see you soon.

Moose Halloween

Hi there! Here's a fun Halloween card for you today. This card is for the Lawn Fawn Lawnscaping Challenge No. 115, Sentiments. http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2015/10/lawnscaping-challenge-sentiments.html

 

I stamped the pirate hat from the Lawn Fawn Booyah stamp set and then cut a mask to put over it. I stamped the moose from the Critters in the Arctic stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I removed the mask and voila, moose with a hat. I used pieces of sentiments from both of these stamp sets to create the sentiment in the banner, which I white heat embossed. I did some quick Copic coloring to bring him to life and then game him a hook hand from that Booyah stamp set. The gray panel was cut using the Cross Stitch Rectangle dies from My Favorite Things. The cardstock is Smoke cardstock from Simon Says Stamp using Smoke ink from them as well. The gray sentiment is the Trick or Treat stamp set from Lawn Fawn. Lastly, the woodgrain panel is dry embossed with an embossing folder from We R Memory Keepers and Neenah Desert Storm. That's it for now, I'll see you soon!

Ice Cream Birthday

Hi there! Here's some homework for Day 2 of the Online Card Class Watercolor for Cardmakers. Today's focus for me was practicing some no-line watercoloring. Wow, it's not as easy as it looks! This card is also an entry for the Lawnscaping Challenge #114, One Layer Card. http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2015/09/hi-there-welcome-back-to-another.html 

 

The ice cream and spoon are from the Treat Yourself stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The bowl and sentiment are from the Baked With Love stamp set, also from Lawn Fawn. The balloons are from the Party Animal stamp set from Lawn Fawn as well. The giant ice cream swirl and cherry are from the Mama Elephant Carnival Cupcakes stamp set. I used Distress inks and a #2 brush from Winsor &Newton for the card. I added some splatter to make it look more like a party with some Teal Color Shine from Heidi Swapp. That's it for today. Thanks so much for the visit. I'll see you soon!

Congrats Newlyweds

Hi there! It's been so long since my last post, so lets get busy. Here's some homework for Day 1 of Online Card Classes Watercolor for Cardmakers class. Day 1 was markers. Let's take a look at the card.

I used the Waffle Flower Lotus stamp set and heat embossed it with some Ranger Gold Tinsel embossing powder. The newlywed sentiment is from the Congrats stamp set from Waffle Flower and the Congrats die is Waffle Flower as well, die cut from some gold foil cardstock. I used the Zig Clean Color brush markers for the flowers. Here's a quick list of the colors used: No. 027 Dark Pink, No. 021 Light Carmine, No. 083 Lilac, No. 047 May Green and lastly, No. 036 Light Blue. The gold glitter paper under the watercolor panel is from the Michael's Recollection brand. That's it for now. Thanks so much for visiting today. I'll see you soon.