What We Do Best Challenge - Week 2 (Get Well)

Hey, Stampers! I sure hope everyone is staying safe and healthy these days. I've had a bit of down time, so I've been playing along with the Technique Junkies What We Do Best Challenges. Each week is a different theme, and there is a $50 prize for the randomly selected winner. This is week 2 and the theme is Get Well. If you would like all the details of the contest, here is the link which includes last week's winner:  https://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/2020/04/tj-inkspiration-wwdb-challenge-week-one.html

I had a lot of fun using some older stamps and showing them some love. Here is my project:

I started with a black A2 card base. To that I added a layer of yellow cardstock. On another piece of yellow cardstock I stamped in black ink the Growing Wild Image:

GROWING WILD S661

I added some beautiful shimmer with TJ's Shimmering Bliss (Mindaro). I love the sheen it gives to the project. I added a black layer to that and attached it to the card. On a framed piece of vellum, using black ink, I stamped the sentiment and attached a bow. The sentiment is from this set:

BEE QUOTES S402

On a piece of white cardstock, I stamped the adorable bee, also from the Bee Quotes set, two times - once for the base of the bee and once to secure the wings which were stamped on gold vellum. After trimming out my pieces and assembling the bee, I attached it to the card using foam squares. I then added some glossy accent to give the bee even more character. I curled the vellum wings up a bit so the whole bee would literally stand out from the card.

For the inside of the card, I used a gray ink to stamp multiples of the bee. I also did the same for the envelope front and inside panel. I used a sentiment from this set for the inside:

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2B SS02B

This card is all ready to be sent on to someone to brighten their day.

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Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

What We Do Best Challenge - Card #3

Hey, stampers! I'm back again (this has to be a record...3 days, 3 posts). But I am getting so much enjoyment out of making thank you cards for essential workers that I just can't seem to stop! If you want to see all the details of this challenge, just head over to the Technique Junkies Blog Post.

For this card, I pulled out a few of my favorite French stamps from Technique Junkies and some dies.

I love French-Themed stamps. And these are no exception! The stamps I used were:

FRENCH SENTIMENTS, SET OF 4

FRENCH TEXT

COLLAGE EIFFEL

To create this card, I began with cream cardstock and created an A2 card base. I then stamped all three stamps in black ink on separate pieces of cardstock. Using nesting dies, I cut down each stamped image and black mats for each piece. 

I attached the largest matted image to the card base. I added a ribbon and bow to the second matted image, then attached that to the card. And finally, I attached the matted sentiment. 

For the envelope I simply stamped the collage image again in soft grey ink.

I love the combination of black and one color, in this case cream. It makes a very striking card. And now it's all ready to be sent to someone special.

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Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see your challenge submissions soon!

Til next time,
Keepin' in inky.

What We Do Best Challenge - Card #2

I am still having fun creating submissions for the What We Do Best Challenge (click on the link for all the details) over at Technique Junkies. In case you hadn't heard, they are doing a four week challenge, with a different theme each week, and awarding a $50 gift certificate to the Technique Junkies shop.  Besides the chance of winning some cool prizes, crafting is a great way to pass the time during this social distancing period. The desire to thank hospital staff, police and fire fighters, EMT's, and grocery store workers is a great reason to create a thank you card. Here is my second card made for this challenge.

I used two stamp sets from Technique Junkies:

PENCIL TOP UPPER AND LOWER ALPHABET WITH NUMBERS

CREAKING TREES

I began with an A2 card base. I masked off the top and lower sections of the card with masking tape. Using an Ink Blending Brush, I applied and blended Aladine iZink Dye Inks in three colors: Aurore (Dawn), Cire (Wax), and Rose′ (Pink).

After carefully removing the mask, I added two score lines: one above and one below the inked area. With Amalgam Black Ink, I stamped the trees onto the inked section of the card. On a grided acrylic block, I laid out the sentiment with the letters from the PencilTop Alphabet, then stamped below the bottom score line. 

For the envelope, I applied the Aurore and Cire inks in a strip down the left edge. Then I stamped one of the trees at the bottom. I don't have a photo, but I also stamped a second and third generation of that same tree on the inside of the card in the lower right corner. I chose not to add a sentiment to the inside of the card so I could write my own personal message.

This is a one layer card, which will fit nicely in the coordinating envelope. And it's all ready to be sent to an essential worker to brighten their day.

I hope you come play along with this challenge, and I wish you the best of luck. Stay safe, stay healthy!

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Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!