SUNNY DANDELIONS

I'm feeling sunny today with some whimsical dandelions and watercolor. 

I'm using one of the new releases from Technique Junkies, plus an oldy favorite.

MODERN DANDELIONS

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3B

I love the Simple Sentiments sets from Technique Junkies. If you haven't checked them out yet, you should! There are 9 different compilations which include black text, white text in a black box, and vertical. I find myself using these sets over and over (and over!) again.

This card was created by first stamping and heat embossing the dandelions with clear embossing powder (in hind site, I think white would work better). I then did a wash of watercolor with shades from yellow to orange. I trimmed it down and attached it to an A2 card base. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in black and trimmed the strip down. That was attached using foam tape. A couple of dimensional dots finished off the card.

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I've got a beautiful card I will be sharing on their blog next Wednesday (7/22/20) so I hope you come visit me there as well!

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

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!

Thinking of You

I find myself in the need of more Thinking of You cards during this crazy time we are in. Social distancing does not mean you can't keep in touch with those you love. This card is perfect to just let someone know that, even though I can't visit them, they are still on my mind.

I used two stamps from Technique Junkies to create this card:

PARTICLE FLOW

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2A

I started off with an A2 card base to which I added a strip of purple cardstock. On a piece of cardstock cut slightly smaller than the card base, I stamped Parcticle Flow four times, using four graduating shades of purple ink. My MISTI helped greatly with this. All I had to do was slide my cardstock ¼" after stamping each color. 

I then stamped the sentiment with Versamark and embossed it with black embossing powder. I attached the panel to the card base and added a few enamel embellishments to finish off the card.

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Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!

SIMPLE LAYERED BACKGROUND

Short on time and need a quick card? Layered backgrounds is your answer. I created a fun card using two complimentary patterned papers and a simple stamped (no color!) image. 

If I had colored this image (which I absolutely LOVE!), it would have taken away from the overall clean lines of this card. So I kept it very simple and stamped it in a medium grey. The stamps I used are from Technique Junkies. I used Pelican (SD892) and one of the sentiments from Simple Sentiments 2B (SS026). If you like these stamps (or any other products you find on the Technique Junkies site), you can save 10% by entering the code TJ10Ro at checkout. 

PELICAN (SD892)

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2B (SS026)

The layout of the card is SSSC286 from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenges.

Sketches are also a great way to save you time on a quick card. I have saved a LOT of sketches over the years. If you are interested in getting some sketch inspiration, you can feel free to visit my Pinterest Board: Card Sketches. I have tons of ideas for you there and I am adding new ones all the time.

Hope you found some inspiration here today. Thanks for stopping by!

Til next time,
Keepin' it inky!