Rainbow Hexagons

Hi there, I'm up on The Ink Road Blog with this colorful card that's perfect to spread some cheer. Nothing says cheer up like a rainbow, right? Lets jump right into how I put the card together.

 

This card is part of a Friday Feature spotlighting the Chin Up Buttercup stamp set. I love this stamp set, the sentiment is big and bold and the smaller stamps are so versatile. 

 I heat embossed the sentiment using the Midnight Madness embossing powder from Sparkle n Sprinkle. This embossing powder has glitter mixed in with to give the card some interest and shine. 

I used all three outline hexagon stamps to create a background, leaving the sentiment as the star of the show! I used Lucky and Scuba dye inks from Simon Says Stamp, Sunflower and Wild Rose inks from Lawn Fawn and Grape Soda dye ink from Ranger. 

I trimmed the panel using the Wonky Stitches die from Avery Elle and added some Silver Star Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh for some interest. 

I added some foam tape behind the trimmed panel for dimension and called it a day. I hope you give this card a try. Thanks so much for popping by today, I'll see you soon.

Be Eggstra

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog with an after Easter card that's also fun for any time of the year. Let's jump right into how I put the card together. 

I stamped the eggs from the Eggstra stamp set onto some post it paper and carefully cut them out to make masks. 

I stamped the eggs onto the card panel and then added the faces from the Iconic stamp set to give them some character. I added the masks after I stamped the faces.

After the eggs were stamped I used the solid egg from the stamp set to give the eggs some color. From Simon Says Stamp I used Sea Glass, Cotton Candy, Lemon Chiffon, Thistle, and Mint inks. From Lawn Fawn, I used the Peach Fuzz dye ink. 

I stamped the larger egg from the stamp set and drew in some lines to show that the egg was cracked. I cut the egg out, cut it in two pieces and added foam tape behind them for dimension. 

To finish the card, I used the Wonky Stitched die from Avery Elle to trim the panel down. I added some clear sequins for some shine and went in with a white gel pen to bring the white back into the eyes of all the little happy eggs. I stamped the sentiment from the Eggstra set, adhered the cracked egg around it and called it a day. I hope you give this card a try. Thanks so much for visiting today.

Dimensional Blooms

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog with a fun and simple way to add dimension to your cards. Let's jump right into how I put the card together. 

I stamped the flowers from the Bella Flora stamp set from The Ink Road in some Black Licorice hybrid ink from My Favorite Things. I positioned the flowers where I wanted them for the card front and once again on a second piece of cardstock. I brought the blooms to life with some Copic markers.

I carefully cut the flowers from the second stamped piece of cardstock and traced around the cut edges with a black marker for a clean and finished look. 

I added some dots around the flowers to add some interest and to use up some of that negative space. 

I added foam tape in different thicknesses behind the blooms for dimension and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set. That's it, easy peasy! I hope you give this card a try. Thanks so much for popping in today, I'll see you soon. 

Galaxy Spinner

Hi there! I'm up on the Ink Road blog as part of the Friday Feature showcasing the Iconic stamp set from The Ink Road.

 

I love this stamp set. It pairs beautifully with the Compliments Vol. 1 and 2 stamp sets or just on its own. The big, bold images are versatile as well as the adorable little faces that you can use on just about anything. Let's get right into how I put the card together. 

I stamped the globe twice using some Black Licorice hybrid ink from My Favorite Things. I made sure to use different faces on the globe so that when it spun, it would look like it was winking. I gave the globes a quick coloring with some Copic markers and used the Stitched Circles die from Simon Says Stamp to pop them out. 

I ran the globes through the Xyron sticker maker to make sure they would adhere together seamlessly. I sandwiched some black thread between them to create the spinner. 

To create the galaxy panel, I started with some Canson cold pressed watercolor paper and Peerless watercolors. I dabbed big washes of color and let the panel dry completely. After the panel was dry, I used some Gansi Tambi watercolor in Black to darken the panel and splattered some black ink. I also splattered some white ink from Mister Huey's color mists for the starry effect. I trimmed the panel using the Finished Frames dies from Avery Elle.

Using the same Stitched Circle dies, with the next larger size, I punched out a circle from the watercolor panel. I carefully traced a circle using the watercolor panel onto the front of the card to punch out a circle from there as well. I simply sandwiched the thread between the watercolor panel and the card front to make a the globe spin. Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Compliments Vol. 2 stamp set onto some dark gray cardstock and used foam tape to give it some dimension. I hope you give this card a try. Thank you so much for popping by today. See you soon.

Mirrored Swan

Hi there. I'm up on The Ink Road Blog with a clean and simple mirror stamped card. This was quick and easy to make. Let's get right into how I put the card together.

I cut a panel using the Finished Frames die from Avery Elle. I lightly penciled in a line in the middle of the panel. Using a piece of red rubber from So Suzy Stamps I stamped the swan image onto the rubber using the Misti stamping tool. I picked up the image with the die cut panel while the ink was still wet. I just turned the panel over onto the rubber stamped image and gave it a good rub from behind to pick up the image. I used Black Licorice hybrid ink from My Favorite Things so I could use Copic markers to color around the images. 

This gorgeous swan is from the Swanderful stamp set from The Ink Road. I brought the images to life with some Copic markers.

I added foam tape behind the swan panel for some dimension. The sentiment is from the same Swanderful stamp set. I stamped the sentiments and gave them a quick trim with some scissors and added foam tape behind them for some interest. That's it, clean and simple. I hope you give this card a try. Thanks for visiting, see you soon. 

Dot Pattern Background

Hello there! I'm up on the Ink Road Blog sharing a super simple and colorful card to compliment someone fantastic in your life. Lets get right into it.

I used the solid circle stamp from the Full Circle stamp set from the Ink Road for some repeat stamping to make the colorful background. I used Sunflower ink from Lawn Fawn, Hot Lips from Simon Says Stamp and Wild Orchid, Grape Soda and Cheese Puff inks from Ranger. I ended up double stamping each circle because I wanted them to be very bold and bright. 

The panel was trimmed using the Finished Frames die set from Avery Elle. 

To finish the card, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Compliments Vol. 2 stamp set onto a strip of black cardstock and added foam tape behind it. I added some Moonshine sequins from Simon Says Stamp and called it a day. Super simple, right? I hope you give this card a try. Thanks so much for stopping by today, I'll see you soon.

Monochromatic Dots and Spots

Hi there. I'm up on The Ink Road blog with a cute monochromatic card that's perfect to motivate someone special in your life. Let's jump right into how I put the card together. 

I used a T ruler and lightly penciled in some grid lines to line up the images. 

The little girl is from the Swanderful stamp set from The Ink Road and the dots are from the Full Circle stamp set. I used My Favorite Things Black Licorice hybrid ink so I would be able to go over the images with Copic markers. 

 I stamped over the dots in some Peach Fuzz ink from Lawn Fawn and gave the little girls a quick coloring with Copic markers. The circle stamp is from the same Full Circle stamp set from The Ink Road.

The panel was trimmed using the Wonky Stitches die from Avery Elle. I used the Stitched Circles dies from Simon Says Stamp to create the inlay circle with the sentiment. I then die cut from the dotted panel and from some black cardstock. The sentiment is from the Majestic AF stamp set from The Ink Road which I white heat embossed onto the black circle. I finished off the card with some Nuvo chrystal drops in Sugared Almond for added interest and dimension. I hope you give this card a try. Thanks so much for popping by today, I'll see you soon.