In Colors Birthday

This is my Favorite Swap for Convention.  I have a hard time staying simple and using minimal items, but with swaps its a must to conserve product.  So this card has taken a while to percolate in my brain!  It started with the Elephant on the Gorgeous Grunge muted lines on Pistachio Pudding card stock.  Smokey Slate for the lines and Basic Gray for the Elephant.  I love how the elephant looks real with the pistachio peaking thru the gray ink.

 

 

 

 

So then I added the Balloon in Pistachio Pudding ink, at Stamp A Stack we can emboss this to make it pop off the card.  But for swaps Minimal, so then my quandary was what color for the sentiment?  I needed more color!  So I looked thru the new designer paper and Venetian Romance had Crisp Cantaloupe and the snip of Coastal Cabana ribbon ties it all together.  Crisp Cantaloupe punched with the Label Love punch.  Oh and I almost forgot the Chevron embossing folder from the bottom up and a Rhinestone for some sparkle.  I love this little guy!

 

Ingredients:

 

Zoo Babies  130453 Wood $27.95,  130456 Clear $19.95

Gorgeous Grunge  130514 Wood $24.95,  130517 Clear $17.95

Label Love Bundle  132723 Wood $34.75,  132722 Clear $28.75 Stamps and Punch!!

Sketched Birthday  130423 Wood $24.95,  130426 Clear $17.95

Pistachio Pudding card stock  131294 $6.95

Pistachio Pudding ink  131177 $5.95

Crisp Cantaloupe ink  131176  $5.95

Basic Gray ink  126981 $5.95

Smokey Slate ink  131179 $5.95

Venetian Romance designer paper  130144 $10.95

Coastal Cabana Ruffle ribbon  130024 $8.95

Chevron Embossing folder  127749 $7.95

Rhinestones 119246 $4.95

 

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Simple Fish Bowl

Here is my other swap using the Fishin' Around stamp.  No fuss, no muss, no chance to leak!

I used the same Crumb Cake base with the Gorgeous Grunge splatter background.  The Sentiment from Yippee Skippee was stamped with Early Expresso directly to the Crumb Cake.  The Fish Bowl was stamped in Marina Mist ink on Marina Mist Card stock.  Punch with the 1 3/4 punch first and then the 2 1/2 punch.  The ring will be popped up on top of the fish giving a 3D effect!  I colored the fish with Pumpkin Pie marker, the chest with Crumb Cake and then added Dazzling Details for the treasure and the bubbles.  You could use a Window Sheet to add a really glassy look! 

Ingredients:

Fishin' Around  131118  $8.95
Gorgeous Grunge  130514 Wood $24.95,  130517 Clear $17.95

Yippee Skippee  131341 Wood $18.95,  131344 Clear $14.95

Crumb Cake card stock  120953  $6.95
Marina Mist card stock  119682  $6.95
Marina Mist ink  126962 $5.95
Early Expresso ink  126974  $5.95
Pumpkin Pie marker  105115  $3.50
Crumb Cake marker  120967 $3.50
Dazzling Details  124117 $2.50
1 3/4 Circle punch  119850 $16.95
2 1/2 Circle punch  120906 $16.95

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More Fishin'

I wanted to make a 3D swap for convention and use this stamp set, and the best way to make a simple 3D is with the hair gel!  When making multiples for swaps, I try to use all my parts and pieces so you will see another version tomorrow minus the hair gel.

I used a Crumb Cake base and stamped the Gorgeous Grunge splatter stamp for the background.  I stamped the fish bowl on Whisper White and Marina Mist with Marina Mist ink.  The Whisper White was punched with the 2 1/2 circle punch and the Marina Mist is 3X3 1/2.  The Marina Mist was then punched with the 1 3/4 circle punch.  Save the inside for the next version!!

Run the Marina Mist thru the Big Shot with the Chevron embossing folder.  The Fish Bowl was colored with Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party and Pear Pizazz markers.
Adhere the Whisper White circle to the card base,  Fill the bag with hair gel.  I taped the bag down with scotch tape.  Stampin' dimensionals on each corner pop up the Marina Mist frame.  The sentiment was stamped in Marina Mist and punched with the Label Love punch.  I love the hair gel bubbles!! Make sure and hand deliver this card to avoid leaks!!

Ingredients;

Fishin' Around  131118  Wood  $8.95
Label Love bundle  132723 Wood 34.75,  132722 Clear $28.75  Stamps and matching punch!!

Crumb Cake card stock  120953  $6.95
Marina Mist Card stock  119682  $6.95
Whisper White card stock  100730  $8.50
Marina Mist ink  126962  $5.95
Various markers
Chevron embossing folder  127749  $7.95

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Painters Tape Technique!

You may have seen this technique on Splitcoast stampers, but in case you didn't it is so simple and makes a fabulous background!  Here is the finished card.

And here is how it started:

In the tutorial on Splitcoast it said to use Photo paper, but Stampin' Up Naturals card stock works perfectly.  I made 20 swaps for Convention and used the same 3 pieces of painters tape, you can control the color saturation by barely letting the tape touch the card, then use it on another card.  No two cards will be alike.  On this card I used Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Perfect Plum.  I stamped the Birds and Sentiment in Night of Navy, sea oats in Summer Starfruit and grass in crumb cake.  I colored the grass below the goose with the marker and stamped across the card. 

I then embossed the entire card front with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder.  Simple and Subtle, perfect for many occasions, even Sympathy.

Ingredients:

Wetlands  126695 Wood $21.95,  126697 Clear $16.95

Natural White card stock  102316 $7.50
Night of Navy ink  126970 $5.95
Coastal Cabana ink  131175  $5.95
Crisp Cantaloupe ink  131176  $5.95
Summer Starfruit ink  126991  $5.95
Crumb Cake marker 120967 $3.50
Modern Mosaic embossing folder  129984 $7.95

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Running late.....June Paper Pumpkin

Sorry I had a brain lapse and forgot to assemble my Paper Pumpkin kit!  This kit is so fun and uses the popular Hexagons.  The Soft Suede ink spot will come in handy for future projects!  If you would like a monthly kit delivered to your door for $19.95 a month, check out the link on the side bar.  Each month is a surprise!!!

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Wedding Wishes

Here is another card that has been sitting on my desk unfinished!  My Inspiration was Clinton Kelly on "The Chew"  Every now and then he features Clinton's Craft corner and on this day he was stamping with vegetables.  Can you guess what vegetable this is?  It is the bottom of CELERY!
 
 I intended to take a picture of the actual piece I used to stamp but it has since shriveled up.  He also used potatoes and okra.  I cut off the bottom of the celery and made sure it was level.  Inked it up with Crisp Cantaloupe ink and stamped on Crisp Cantaloupe card stock.  The resemblance to Roses is amazing.   I then used the retired Manhattan Flower embossing folder to add some more rose petals. 
And finally a sentiment from Label Love punched with the matching punch.  A snip of Crisp Cantaloupe ruffled ribbon and a pearl add a bit more dimension.

Ingredients;

Label Love bundle  132723 Wood  $34.75,  132722 Clear $28.75  Stamps and Punch
Naturals White card stock  102316  $7.50
Crisp Cantaloupe card stock  131298  $6.95
Crisp Cantaloupe ink  131176  $5.95
Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffled Stretch trim  130021  $8.95
Pearls  119247  $4.95

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