how to adapt a normal stamp into a Christmas stamp, video

For my Fintastic friend

With the August email for the members of the Digi club, we got this little cutie as a free image.
I printed her on Crafter's Companion Neenah Paper, cut her out and colored her with Spectrum Noir and Spectrum Illustrator markers. Dotted her tailwith white and colored glitter gelpens.

To make the shaker I started by diecutting a circle from a panel, stamped the sentiment from Finstast Friends with Versafine Onyx black ink.

The inkblended Distress oxides (tumbled glass, mermaid lagoon and Blueprint sketch) on a piece of card, big enough to cover the circle.
I mounted the panel with double sided adhesive so I could attach a piece of acetate. then I put foamtape all around the window and the rest of the panel to make the pouch and support the panel. filled it with Lollipop sequins and Orange stars, closed the shaker bit with the inkblended panel and then added some more double sided adhesive to attach it to a cardbase.
More tape to attach the mermaid to the window.

Materials used:

Fintastic Friends:  http://craftindesertdivas.com/fintastic-friends/?aff=104

Digi club a monthly subscription :  http://craftindesertdivas.com/digi-stamp-club/?aff=104

Gelpen: http://craftindesertdivas.com/uni-ball-impact-bold-point-gel-pen/?aff=104

Versafine Onyx black: http://craftindesertdivas.com/versafine-pigment-ink-pad-onyx-black/?aff=104

Lollipop: http://craftindesertdivas.com/lollipop-sequins/?aff=104

Tumbled Glass: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-tumbled-glass/?aff=104

Mermaid Lagoon: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-mermaid-lagoon/?aff=104

Blueprint Sketch: http://craftindesertdivas.com/distress-oxide-blueprint-sketch/?aff=104

Foamtape: http://craftindesertdivas.com/x-press-it-high-tack-foam-mounting-tape-1-4/?aff=104

Scortape ¼”: http://craftindesertdivas.com/scor-tape-1-4/?aff=104

x

AAA Cards Challenge #121: Friendship

This fortnight our challenge is: friendship.
Our Sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays and you could win a $25 gift certificate.

For my card I diecut a stitched circle out of a cardpanel and stamped the sentiment from Clearly Besotted (best friends) with Versafine onyx black ink.

I traced the opening onto Crafter's Companion Neenah paper and stamped the image from the same stampset. Colored it with Spectrum Noir markers.
Attached the panel onto the cardbase. Mounted the panel with the window with foamtape and adhered it on top.

For more information, more DT examples or to play along the AAA cards Challenge, see

this.

I heard you're not feline well....

The Less is More Challenge, this fortnight is: pets, and being a cat mom I had to use a cat, of course.

I printed this digi "hope your feline better soon" from Craftin Desert Divas on the Crafter's Companion marker paper and cut it  out then colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers.
Added some Nuvo Shimmer pen on the fish.

On the cardbase I inkblended Distress inks (Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed) to ground the image and tie in with the orange fish.

The sentiment is from Craftin Desert Divas also (Animal antics) And I stamped it with Versafine Onyx black ink.


For more information or to play along to Less is More Challenge,see this.

Happy Summer birthday

For my card today I used the new flamingo and palm tree die set from Marianne Design. I diecut them all from colored cardstock and assembled them with liquid glue.

I then stamped the foliage from Folia and the Hibiscus flower from  Summer with Memento inks and cut them out by hand this time.

For my scene I had to cut a full sheet to 15cm, so folded it would give me appr. measuring 15x15cm. I covered the white with blue card, for my sea. then I ripped craft and white to make the sand and sea foam.
For the island I diecut a circle and then cut the circle in half and added more seafoam.
the sentiment is from Summer also and I stamped it with versamark ink and then heat embossed it in white embossing powder.
I thought it need to be brighter than my usual black ink, and the white just pops.
I adhered all the bits with either glue or foamtape., then I stamped the starfish and shell with memento inks when I knew where there would be space, these are also from the Summer set.

Materials used:
Karin Joan/Marianne Design Folia: KJ1723
Karin Joan/Marianne Design Summer: KJ1714
Marianne Design Creatable Palm tree: LR0541
Marianne Design Collectables Flamingo: Col1456
Many colors of card stock
Memento Inks
Wow Opaque bright white

Embossing buddy
Stamping tool


De kaart van deze week is groter als normaal, dat kwam voornamelijk door de schaal, de palmbomen moest meer naar achteren, anders waren ze even groot als de flamingo.
Deze zijn nieuw van Marianne Design, zie lijstje voor de materialen en codes.

Ik heb alle stukjes gestanst van meerdere kleuren karton, het eiland is een cirkel, die ik doormidden heb geknipt.
De hibiscus bloemen zijn van de Summer set van Karin Joan en de bladeren zijn van de Folia set, ook van Karin Joan. Deze heb ik beide met Memento inkt gestempeld en met de hand uitgeknipt.

Ik heb een karton A4 vel op 15cm gesneden, zodat je ongeveer een kaart van 15x15cm overhoudt, als je het karton (250gram) door midden vouwt.
Ik heb daarna de blauwe zee gemaakt, door blauw karton op de basis te plakken.
Ik heb het strand met kraft karton gemaakt en wit karton voor  zeeschuim.
Alles op de kaart geplaatst voor het vast plakken en om de positie van de stempel te bepalen. De groet is ook van de Summer set en ik heb hem gestempeld met Versamark inkt en met witte embossing poeder verhit.

Toen alle losse delen op hun plek zaten heb ik nog de zeester en de schelpen uit de Summer set gestempeld met Memento inkt.

Gebruikte materialen:
Karin Joan/Marianne Design Folia: KJ1723
Karin Joan/Marianne Design Summer: KJ1714
Marianne Design Creatable Palm tree: LR0541
Marianne Design Collectables Flamingo: Col1456
Vele kleuren karton
Memento Inkt
Wow Opaque bright white
Embossing buddy
Stamping tool

Elves and flowers, with video

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Make a background, showcasing Concord and 9th.

I don't have a Concord and 9th background stamp.
So for my card I sued SimoN Says Stamp Heart breeze die and the sentiment from SSS Secret Garden, together with the new Joy Crafts! Elves and flowers.

I stamped her on the Crafter's Companion Marker paper, with Versafine Onyx black ink.
Colored her with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers.
For the background, which is very minimal I suppose, but I inkblended Distress inks on the cardbase, so a rainbow of hearts would be the "Happy" she's sprinkling whilst fluttering along. I thought the Heart breeeze could be the trail she leaves behind, like they do with bee stamps sometimes..you know those dotted lines? Well like that, but different haha.

I've used Candied apple, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn,Mermaid lagoon, Wilted violet.

I attached the diecut panel with taperunner, but foam could also work. MOunted the little Elf with foamtape.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wendesday Challenge, see this.

Cold noses, warm hearts

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: Wild things.
The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: Anything goes, showcasing Art Impressions.

For my card I used the Art Impressions Set called Christmas cheer. I stamped it with SSS Intense black ink onto watercolor card and colored it with Talen Ecoline, a fluid watercolor that SSS now carries. Not sure how wild (polar) bears are if they have clothes on and can operate a sled...but let's not go there ;-)

The sentiment is from the same set. I made a snowy hill with glitter paper, it was a yellowish white and well yellow snow,is a no no, so I used a bit of blue Distress ink left on the inkblender to tint it and adhered it to the card.



For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.