Clean and Simple Dad Card 

This card was created without too much fuss and a little creativity.  Here’s what you do to create your version of this easy card. 

What you’ll need:

- Water color paper (or you can use card stock)

- You can use any die cut frame in your stash.  No die cut frames?  Then use a low tack tape and create a frame.

- Three distress oxide inks or other brand of water reactive ink pads.

- Blending brushes to apply. You can find my favorite colorful blending brushes here and you can get 10% off using my discount code, TJ10AJ, when you check out.  The handles are different colors so you can coordinate the ink used to the brush color. 

- Rubber stamp set Definition of Family 

- Black paint and brush. You’ll add a little water to thin it down and flick paint on the card when you’re finished. 

- Spray water bottle and 1/2 paper towel

Step by step:

1) Tape your frame to the water color paper using low tack tape and be sure it is centered.

2) Brush colors inside the frame. I used tan, blue, and soft green.  I start with one color, then slightly overlap the second color so it looks like it is transitioning, and do the same with the last color.  Be creative and go with your flow.

3) Spritz with water then lay your paper towel on it. No need to rub.

4) Gently remove tape.

5) Be sure card is 100% dry (heat set if necessary) - then stamp the “Dad” sentiment or other family sentiment from the set. 

6) Flick on black paint. I add a little water to my black paint to thin it so it’s easier to flick!

Wasn’t that easy?  For me this clean and simple technique was addicting. I dug out many color combos and a lot of different frames…then had fun!

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Happy Crafting!  Art Cards with AJ 

 

                         Mom - Superwoman!

Hello inky friends,

Today’s card inspiration is pretty self explanatory.  It uses a pretty piece of paper from your stash, a stencil, blending brushes, the Mom stamp from the new Definition of Family stamp set, black ink pad, markers, and Flying butterflies border stamp.

Everything I used that Technique Junkies carries is highlighted in blue, just click on it, to help you easily find it on their website.  My discount code, TJ10AJ, can be used when you checkout to get additional savings on items not on sale. 

Happy crafting ~ Art Cards with AJ

 

Pet Loss Sympathy Card

                                        Hello Friends

Today I’m sharing some ideas for a pet sympathy card using stamps, paws stencil, and some quick background color. But first I’d like to brainstorm the dog/cat with you.  The silhouette dog I used on the first card with the paw print background  is a dog punch from Stampin’ Up punch I bought a few years ago. If you don’t have a dog die or punch - no problem. On the second card I simply stamped a dog stamp using white ink on black card stock then cut it out. Tada! So you can turn almost any dog stamp into a silhouette for a card. Doesn’t it feel good to use what you have sometimes?!

Card 1

Supplies used:

- White card base

- Ink Blending brushes

- Light color ink pads in choice of colors

- Black ink pad

- Paws Stencil

- In the meadow silhouette rubber stamp

Other background stamps that would work well that you may already have wildflower silhouettes, thistle border

- Loss of a Beloved pet set of 5

- Brighter and Better place set of two 

- Dog silhouette (I used a dog punch from Stampin’ Up)

Step 1) Lightly brush colors across the card. I generally have leftover ink on my brushes so I started with that. I alternated the colors yellow, blue, and pink.

Step 2) Stamp the thistle border stamp at the bottom of the card (landscape).  

Step 3) Using the paws stencil I used a light blue ink and added paws on the front of the card and on both inside panels.

Step 4) Stamp the outside and inside sentiments.

Step 5) Add your silhouette dog to the front.

Optional idea:  Instead of stamping the word “dog” - you could instead write the name of the dog in blank ink.

Card 2

On this card I used a “Pug” stamp and inked it in white then stamped on black card stock.  I wasn’t concerned with much of the white ink actually showing.  I simply wanted an outline so I could cut it out. The faded white (it basically turns to a gray color unless you heat emboss and use white embossing powder) worked well with the results I wanted. A hint of definition of the pug works for me.  The background is a wash of blue on watercolor paper that I had previously made.

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I hope found some new inspiration today. Thanks for stopping by!    ~AJ~