Bad Cattitude!

Did you all enjoy seeing the great new releases yesterday? I know the Design Team had a blast creating them. It's my turn to post today and I was so geeked to be able to use the Kitty Mug Shot set for this card. I think this may be my favorite stamp this release! The sentiments that come along with it are just too funny. Here is my card:

KITTY MUG SHOT, SET OF 8

Here's a breakdown of what comes in the set...

I know you giggled a little when you read them. Anyone who knows cats can appreciate every one of these. 

My card was super simple to create. Perfect for a beginner stamper or someone that needs a quick card. I just used some designer papers for the background and wrapped it with a ribbon and simple bow.

I stamped the kitty with brown ink and used a marker to add a little color. I stamped the sentiment in red so it would stand out a little. It's so easy to line up your images if you use a stamp positioner. I used the MISTI. I trimmed it down and added a mat. 

Well...I'm off to make more kitty cards! I MUST do one with each sentiment. 

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Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

Gnomies!

 Hi, TJ Friends! Hope everyone has been enjoying some crafty time! I have been playing a LOT with one of the new releases...Gnomies Forever.  This is such a cute and fun set.  It comes with five absolutely adorable gnomes and six phrases/sentiments. That's 11 stamps in one set! How awesome is that! Here is the card I created...

I created an embossed background and gave it a good swipe using an IZink Dye Ink Pad.  I trimmed down the panel, added a solid matte and attached it to the card base.

I stamped a couple of the gnomes and colored them with Kaisercraft Gel Pens (the glittery guy on the right) and Nuvo Glitter Markers (the shimmery guy on the left).

After trimming them down, I glued one guy flat and the other popped up on some foam adhesive.

I stamped the sentiments and used a die to cut out the decorative piece which was then also mounted with foam adhesive.

Something about this cheery card just makes me smile. Hope it gives you a grin as well!

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Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

SENTIMENTAL TULIP

Hi, Happy Stampers! It's Ro here today to share my love of some sentiment stamps that are available through Technique Junkies. I don't know about you, but sometimes the hardest part of making a card is figuring out your sentiment. Well, I have a little secret....Simple Sentiments. Here is a sample created with a newer stamp set and a sentiment from the Simple Sentiments series.

TULIP WITH TEXT (S870)
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3B (SS03B)

First off, I love this image stamp. So much fun to color! And it is one of those great background stamps that you can use for a myriad of occasions. I stamped it on a good quality cardstock and colored it using Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils. I added a beautiful shimmer (see below) with some Dazzle Shimmering Bliss Topper. 

I have to admit, I love a little shimmer on my cards! And this Dazzle certainly fills the bill!  I added some torn paper to the background piece and attached them to an A2 card base. Next I added the sentiment, also with a torn paper background to the top to finish off my card.

Now let's talk sentiments. I love, love, love (did I mention love?) the Simple Sentiments sets. Whether you like a more chunky style like the A series, a cleaner font like the B series, or a vertical font like the C series, you are sure to find one to perfectly capture the message you want to share on your project.  Admittedly, I will use the B series the most since I like a clean look. But I have used the A series quite a bit too for the cards that need a bolder sentiment. I have compiled the complete series of stamps in a few images below so you can see them all and see which ones are your favorite.

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1A
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2A
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3A

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1B
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2B
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3B

SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 1C
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 2C
SIMPLE SENTIMENTS 3C

I keep these sitting on the "easy access" portion of my stamping area. I reach for them so often, they earned their own spot of honor. I can always find just the right sentiment for my project.

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Hope you found a little inspiration and some good information here today. Let me know your favorite style of sentiment!

Til next time,

Keepin' it inky!

WWDB Week #3 Card #3 - Being A Family

 

 I used Being A Family from the Technique Junkies Stamps May Release for this card.    The inside verse is from the set Modern Encouragements.

If you have read my blog for very long then you might know I like to cut apart stamps and use the stamps in different ways.  It doesn't matter what stamp company the stamp is from - if it can be cut apart and used as two stamps, eventually it will happen.   So for this card I cut part the lovely leaves from the words.  But where I cut is not trimmed so I can put the two pieces back together as a puzzle, and you would never know the difference.  

The leaves were stamped on the background.  The verse was stamped on vellum and adhered to this polka dot green designer paper with the adhesive from my Xyron machine. I added a tiny brad as an embellishment.

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Amazing You!

There are hardly any flowers that speak of spring like tulips. So I chose to use this Tulips Background as the focal image.   But I used a different method to stamp and color the tulips.   Let me tell you what I did.   I used a stamp platform and this is important.

I first inked the stamp with Gina K black amalgam ink.   Then I used the Nuvo Glitter Markers to color the tulips and leaves.   These markers are pretty opaque when you color over lines.  But that was OK because when I was finished coloring the image, I then reinked the stamp with Versafine black ink making sure the whole image is inked.  Then I covered it all with clear embossing powder and it really popped!  Then I lightly, very lightly spritzed the background with  Ocean Depth Shimmering Bliss.

I stamped Simply Amazing on pink vellum and heat embossing the verse.

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Where I Intended

I watercolored the Poppy Teapot image, and stamped the greeting Needed to Be on the side.  Then I used Diamond Fade stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with the ink blending brushes to create the background.


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Merry Christmas Penguin

I used three Technique Junkies stamps to create this card: Let's Chill, Retro Sparkles,  and Merry Christmas 2.  The snow is torn card stock that is sponged with navy ink. The Retro Sparkles image is heat embossed, as is the greeting.

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 Have a wonderful day -- and get inky!