Glitzy Snowflake

 The Folk Snowflake suite of stamp, die and stencils will wow your senses!  This set was introduced during the Holiday Cardmaking Create & Connect 2023.  Snow flakes are always great for Christmas and winter themed cards.

I used the new set with some of the gorgeous new inks that just released on September 29.  My inks came this past Saturday.  Time to get to work after organizing and entering these new beauties into Color My Life.  I chose the Amalfi Coast suite of inks.  Absolutely gorgeous colors.

I'll be entering this card over at the PinkFresh Studio's Anything Goes Challenge.  They're giving away some gift certificates to 5 lucky winners.  I can't pass that up!

Here's my card! Enjoy!

Thanks for pausing and taking a look!

Many blessings!

Donna

Whimsical Garden II

 See previous post for details.

Whimsical Garden

I needed some birthday cards for some special people coming up soon.  I also wanted to enter these 2 projects into PinkFresh Studios' monthly challenge.  On the photo above I used Geo Arches Hot Foil Plate and coordinating stencils to color the background to coordinate with the new Garden Bouquet Washi tape released last month.  I put some vellum over the graphic background so as not to fight with the focal image from the Washi tape.  This first card used the Garden Bouquet Washi as a focal image and the 2nd card used blooms from the Whimsical Bouquet suite that I heat embossed in gold and colored with the coordinating stencils.  Both are designed the same way.  I love the look of the geometric image colored with the matching stencils.  

All products except the vellum are PinkFresh Studio products except for the vellum which is from my stash.  Thanks for looking!

 

Rainbows and Mothers Day!

 This was my first chance to play with PinkFresh Studio’s Rainbow Daisies Washi.  I love this washi and all the coordinating products.  It makes creating lovely projects so easy. 

I added some texture to the background and these lovely daisies and was just about done.  The sentiment came from the suite’s stamp set which I heat embossed and cut out with the matching die.  Card DONE!  Happy Mothers’ Day dear daughter!!!

Friendly Flower

          Several weeks ago, Yana Smakula did a YouTube video and blog post about coloring with Copic markers and heat embossing.  I’d always been told not to emboss and color with Copics.  Well, I had a “duh” moment when I watched the video.  She colored her image the traditional way using Copic friendly ink and then embossed over it after completing the coloring.  All you have to do is leave the stamp in a stamp positioner while you color your image so you can heat emboss afterwards.  I find coloring large images somewhat intimidating.  There’s so much coloring to do and requires time sitting doing it.  But this image from Gina K is the perfect size for me!  

         Here’s my list of what I used to make this card.  I’m going to color it again in different colors again soon! 

·       Stamp set(s):  Gina K Designs – Friendship Flower SS    

·       Ink(s):  Memento – Tuexdo Black; Versamark – Watermark; Gina K – Sea Glass

·       Paper:  Xpress It Blending Card – white; Gina K – Sea Glass

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  Heffy Doodle – Imperial Stitched Rectangles Die; Tim Holtz – Botanical Embossing Folder

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  PPP – Aquamarine 6mm sequins; PTI – Silver Detail Embossing Powder; Copic Markers – YG 61, 63, 67 – BG 11,13,15 – Y 32, 35, 38

Hats off to Yana for letting me know thru her work that there is a way to heat emboss with Copic Markers – just can’t use digital images though! 

Hope you’ve enjoyed this post.  Thank you for taking the time to stop by and spend some of you valuable time here! 

Many Blessings,

Donna

Glitzy Happy Heart Valentine

          What a fun card this was to make!  This is my second try using Gina K’s Glitz Glitter gel.  The first one I did without the Deco Foil Stencil Pal.  While it turned out OK, it wasn’t quite as even coverage.  I highly recommend the Stencil Pal when using this type of medium.  Coverage results are better and it’s a breeze to use!  I had seen this Glitz Glitter Gel used on a Gina K YouTube video and fell in love!  Definitely getting more of the colors available from this company!  It really makes a big statement for a simply designed card but what an impact a bit of glittery gel makes on the design.  The WOW factor goes way up!  I did add a bit of dimension by adding some white Fun Foam to the back of the panel and to protect the card during mailing!

On another note, I’m really enjoying the Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Background stamp set and dies.  Not to mention they’ve just come out with the backer dies for their sentiment strips.  Can anyone say “Thank You” to this company for the fact that they listen to their customer requests?  You’ll be seeing these sentiments frequently on my cards going forward!  While I don’t have the mini strips yet, I do plan on purchasing them to make my card making a breeze!

To quote someone I follow, here’s my enabler list! 

·       Stamp set(s):  Taylored Expressions – Simple Strips Background SS     

·       Ink(s):  Gina K – Black Onyx, Tranquil Teal

·       Paper:  Gina K – Heavy Weight 120# White, Tranquil Teal

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  Taylored Expressions – Simple Strips Background Dies

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  Gina K – Glitter Glitz Gel Turquoise Sea, Snowflake Mandala Stencil; Fun Foam – White; iCraft – Deco Foil Stencil Pal

I’ll be posting this on my Etsy shop later today hopefully.  Just in time for Valentine’s day.  I’ve left the inside blank because really this sentiment could be used anytime for encouragement of a loved one, for a birthday, or any other happy occasion.  You can also find this card on Splitcoast Stampers, Pinterest and Instagram!  Just look for dloates2005 and InklingsArtistry1951(Instagram) across all of these social media platforms.  I invite you to follow me here and across the web, too!  Hope you’re having a wonderful day!  It’s rainy where I am today, but it’s sunny in my craftroom!

Many Blessings,

Donna

Rainbow Hearts

          My Honey Bee Stamps order arrived late afternoon on Friday so by yesterday I was back in my craftroom inking up these new stencils – love! – and making Valentine’s cards for my Etsy shop.  I made a card with each of the heart stencils.  I blended Gina K inks on her heavy weight cardstock with the Taylored Expressions blending brushes.  They spread like butter on hot toast together and got these glorious blends!  How fun are these colors?!  Each panel is 4.25” by 5.5” and popped up on a white card base with Fun Foam (from Amazon) for a bit of depth and dimension!  All of my supplies are listed below!

·       Stamp set(s):  Gina K – Heart SS & Love Is All You Need SS (inside)    

·       Ink(s):  Gina K – Red Velvet, In the Navy, Passionate Pink, Tranquil Teal, Coral Reef, Wild Dandelion, Jelly Bean Green, Black Onyx

·       Paper:  Gina K – Heavy Weight White, Black Onyx

·       Dies & Embossing folders:  Gina K – Heart Die; Heffy Doodle – Imperial Stitched Rectangle Dies 

·       Embellishments/Other things of note:  Honey Bee – Fluttering Hearts Stencils; Taylored Expressions – Blending Brushes; Fun Foam – White; Ranger – Glossy Accents; Verve – sequins (retired) 

I love using supplies from different companies as I create.  The stamps and dies and other items worked together perfectly to bring both of these cards together.  I especially love the “Heart” die as it was part of a stamp and die combo that I received last fall at  class taught by Gina K herself in Greensboro, NC.  I cut out the heart die 6 times – 3 for each card and stacked them together with her Connect Glue.  I used some Glossy accents over the top of the die cuts once down on my card front to add even more dimension and some shine.  With sparkly sequins to finish off the card, we’ve got a big impact for relatively easy card. 

I hope you’ve enjoyed your visit to my blog today.  I’d love to hear what you think about any of my creations!  See you next time.  Don’t forget about my Etsy shop – Cotton2Craft where I sell my cards!  Hope to see you there!  

Many Blessings,

Donna