Hey there! A while back, I posted a video on YouTube and I never got around to sharing it here. It's a tutorial on one of my favorite techniques - inking up a stamp with sponge daubers to get a multi-color image. This technique also gives you a great blended look. It works best on solid stamps with a lot of area, not line-art images. I used one of the new Hostess stamp sets called Silhouettes & Script. If you place a Stampin' Up! order of at least $150, this is one of the exclusive items you can choose as a Stampin' Rewards benefit.
Here's the card I share in the video...
And here's the technique!
There are a few other cards that I show in the video that I made using the same technique and stamp set. Here they are...
Hope you enjoy the video and that you give this technique a try! As always, holler if you have any questions.
It's August first and that means it's time for a new monthly challenge over at Catherine and Cathy Create! This month's challenge: Here Comes the Bride.
A friend of mine from college, Kristen, got married last weekend. We did our student teaching across the hall from one another, and she's a beautiful girl who is now married to a really awesome guy. Sadly, I wasn't able to attend her wedding because she lives in North Carolina and I'd already signed up for Convention (and hence used up the last of my vacation days and travel funds!) before I received her invitation. But of course I had to send her a handmade card to convey all my good wishes.
Now, I know what you're thinking. This doesn't look like the traditional wedding card. Where are the pastels? The flowers? The cute little image of the perfect smiling couple? Well, I love the idea of customizing the card to the couple's wedding colors and theme whenever possible. When I asked Kristen what her wedding colors, this was her response: "Firecracker (a cross between coral and red), khaki, ivory, gold, and tiny hints of sage." Um, gulp? Kristen has great taste, so I knew it would be stunning, but those are some tricky colors! You can see I went a little off-book with the colors I chose, but I think - I hope! - I captured the essence of her wedding colors in a classy, sophisticated way. Now if you haven't already, make sure you visit Catherine and Cathy Create to check out some more great wedding inspiration! Kristen's Wedding Card Supplies
Happy Sunday, friends! Yesterday I went to a bridal shower for a friend. I have a signature bridal shower present: I get a custom necklace with the bride and groom's initials. It's so much fun searching etsy, craft fairs, and local jewelers for the perfect style for the bride! (Don't worry though, we get the couple a "real" wedding gift from their registry too!) So I had the necklace all boxed up in a cute little kraft box, and I figured a handmade tag would be the perfect way to decorate it. But, of course, I was working at the last minute, so it had to be simple! :)
I used the new Label Love stamp set, and a fresh, bright color combination of Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, and Crushed Curry. And of course, I had to add some Glimmer Paper - gotta have bling for a party! I love projects like this because you can create endless amazing embellishments just by layering different shaped punches and diecuts together - Easy peasy! :)
You can watch the video below, or over on my YouTube channel. Hope you enjoy!
Well, I'm a little late, but... Happy World Card Making Day, friends! :)
It's been very busy around here lately... my hubby and I made and decorated over 100 jars of jam for friends' wedding favors, so there hasn't been too much time for card making lately. But I couldn't let World Card Making Day pass by without popping in for a quick share.
This is the card I made for said friends' wedding. The sand dollar stamp is an older A Muse stamp, which I used for the tags on their jam favors. The focal image is a custom stamp from my (sadly, now out of business) LSS - and it actually turned out to be a perfect choice, since they chose a poem called "Beach Chairs" for their ceremony!
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you had a fun World Card Making Day!
Hi there! Just popping in with a quick post to share a super-simple wedding card I made. Hubby and I are trying to keep our vacation from breaking the bank this year, so I schlepped a whole mess of A Muse Studio supplies up to Maine with us. Haven't ended up using them as much as I might have liked, but I got this card made as well as a dry run of next week's video tutorial project.
Just 3 colors, and some very very very (!) basic Copic coloring....
I honestly didn't think there was going to be a video tutorial this week. I had a really busy week and didn't get a chance to get my video edited. So I'd planned to edit it while we were on vacation, and post it next week. But it turns out we have a great internet connection, so here I am! Right on time! :)
So anyway, about the video. I know three people who got engaged over Easter weekend. And as spring to early summer is, traditionally, wedding season, I decided to make a wedding favor project. You could use this project for any party or celebration as well, and you can also very easily change the size of the box.
One of the people who got engaged is a girl I work with, and I decided to use her as my inspiration. (Plus my hubby's and my initials are T & A - Hah!)
I have no idea what kind of color scheme she's considering, so I decided to use two of my absolute favorite (right now!) color combinations: gray and yellow, and gray and turquoise. Very non-traditional, but I think they'd both be fabulous for modern weddings.
All materials from A Muse Studio, and available at my webstore: (These are the materials I use in the video to make the gray and turquoise box.)
- solid cardstock in Slate, Bermuda, and Sugar
- rings stamp from "Happily Ever After" stamp set
- pigment ink in Slate
- Standard Circles Large and Standard Circles Small Nestabilities dies
- stitched grosgrain ribbon in Ocean
- 3D foam adhesive
- Tombow Mono tape runner
- Copic marker in BG10
- Copic Multiliner black pen
- other: white embroidery floss, hole punch, scoring board, ruler, American Crafts foam letter stickers
