Masculine Ink Swipe

Here are my Father's Day cards from last month...better late than never.

 I used the Ink Swipe Technique for these cards. (Visit my Ink Swipe Medallion post for another example of the technique.) I used a couple of retired stamp sets, the Happy Father's Day sentiment is from the All Holidays stamp set, but I don't know the name of the background stamps...sorry! The only current stuff on these cards are the colors. They are the 2014-15 In-Colors: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist. I printed the DSP paper from MDS, coloring a grid pattern Tangelo Twist.

These are all about the same with a few minor changes. On the second card above I inked my craft sheet, spritzed the sheet with water and then stamped, whereas with the other cards, I inked my craft sheet, but spritzed the stamp instead of the craft sheet and then stamped into the ink.

 Both are fun, but I preferred the cleaner look. These make great one-layer cards. I love the bold black sentiment against the bright inked colors. It makes a great contrast.

Thanks so much for visiting. I hope that you have a great day!

SUPPLIES:

INK: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Memento Tuxedo Black

PAPER: 100 lb smooth watercolor paper, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, MDS DSP paper

SS: All Holidays for sentiment (retired), background stamp unknown

BIG SHOT: Stars framelit

ACCESSORIES: Craft sheet, sequins, water spritzer, jewels-rhinestones

Visit my Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Amy Hooks, to order supplies

Happy Anniversary

From Heidi...

Thanks to all the Happy Birthday well-wishers...I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Everyone in my family made me a card this year...and they were all very different. I love the card Adriel made for me, which she posted yesterday. Love the color combo and sponging :-) Love Adriel, too!
On another note, my husband and I just celebrated our 31st anniversary a few days ago. Wow, where did the time go? We met up in California's wet and rainy Northcoast area and now we live in Arizona's dry and arid desert...talk about a drastic change. I'm thankful for him... for his kindness, for his faithfulness, for always taking care of me, and for his friendship. And I'm most thankful for his faith in God, which has been such an encouragement to me...I hope I get to spend another 31 years with him.

Here's a little card I made him...He is "My Kind Friend" with "dear" and "wonderful" tucked in there. Thanks for letting me share!

CS: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, DSP

Big Shot: Textured Impression Square Lattice

Stamp Set: All Holidays

Ink: Stampin' Write markers: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, River Rock, Crumb Cake

Fun Seasonal Plate Faces

From Heidi...Here's something we've been working on...it's for our January Project class which will be 6 decorative plate faces. This one is for Christmas. I used CS: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Ruby Red; Holiday Lounge DS Paper, SS: All Holidays, Patterned Pines; Ink: Ruby Red, Sahara Sand; Punches: Scallop Circle, Scallop Oval, Wide Oval, 2" circle; Grosgrain ribbon; Brad.

Christmas Card Number 3

From Heidi...I love this Merry Moments designer paper...it makes a simple card look special! I punched a couple of 5-petal flowers in Real Red and staggered them to create a Poinsetta-looking flower and dimensionaled it onto the Wedding Sweet stampset's small bouquet. Stampset: All Holidays, Wedding Sweet; Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, So Saffron; CS: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Old Olive. Thanks for looking! Hope you all have a great weekend.

A Pretty Pink Thank You Card

From Adriel:

The other day while browsing SplitCoast, I ran across THIS BEAUTIFUL CARD. Wow, right?! On Mother's Day, I was working on some card ideas (for a card kit) and also needed to make some thank you cards, so I CASED that beauty, although mine didn't turn out as beautiful... sometimes, that's just how it goes. =)

Wanted to share, because if anything, you can follow the link to the original and enjoy it! =)

Recipe:

Pink Pirouette CS

Basic Gray CS

Whisper White CS

Pink Pirouette ink

Basic Gray ink

Rose Red ink

All Holidays set

Fifth Avenue Floral set

Eyelet Border punch

Blender pen

Whisper White tafetta ribbon

Hope you have been inspired today! Thank you for checking in and have a wonderful day! =)

May Stamp-A-Stacks

Hi there...

Here are the SAS cards we'll be making next Tuesday, May 19, 7-9 PM at Heidi's. We make 5 cards for $10. Call or email us to reserve a spot and to make sure that we prep enough supplies for everyone. Class size is limited to 8.

A Wedding Card

From Adriel:

Hey! It's been awhile since I posted on here! We've just been busy with life and our business lately and I have been busy managing our online stores and such. We recently sold the card I'm going to show you and I wanted to share it with you!

So what do you think? I love this color combo! It's so classy and at the same time, different!

Here's what I used:

Pale Plum CS

Perfect Plum CS

Kiwi Kiss CS

Basic Gray CS

Whisper White CS

Basic Gray ink

Perfect Plum ink

Pale Plum ink

Versa Mark ink

White embossing powder

All Holidays (mr & mrs)

I don't remember for the leaves and little flowers... may update later!

Fundamental Phrases ("congrats" inside)

Noteworthy ("decorative designs" inside)

White satin ribbon

Curly Label punch

Photo Corner punch

Scallop edge punch
Corner rounder