Ruffles & Glitter

Deb here with a card made using 2 of the January Stamp Releases . Welcome to 2024 and a new year of creativity !! I thought that these stamps went well together for my card for a friend raising a pre-teen daughter . Ruffled Fabric and Little Girls complemented each other so well !!

• I stamped the Ruffled Fabric image  with Catherine Pooler Daydream ink  on white cardstock, then trimmed it to fit my card base. 
• The sentiment was stamped on white cardstock with Catherine Pooler Peppermint Scrub ink and then trimmed .
• I adhered the sentiment to the Ruffled panel then adhered that completed panel to a Kraft card base.
• Turquoise glitter was placed along the bottom edge of the top ruffle.
• The chipboard girl was adhered on the left side of the card. She's been in my stash for years !!!

 

These are only 2 of the fantastic stamps in this release. The sentiment set  has 3 stamps included for creating wonderful cards for little girls ( or even for bigger girls ) .. Perfect for a newborn baby card, birthday card or even for a creative friend who loves glitter  ..

Do you have any creative resolutions for this year ?? Are you planning on trying some new techniques ? Some new stamps could be on your "To Do list" and if you use my code  - TJ10Deb - over at Technique Junkies , you can get 10% off your purchase . That's a nice way to start your year !!

I'll be posting cards throughout the month along with my Technique Junkies teammates. I hope you will follow along with us as we all share our creations.. Stay creative until we meet again ..

Neptune likes Glitter

 I find this Neptune’s Mond mesmerizing and I think there is so much that can be done with it. Here, I paired it with the new sentiment this month called Glitter. I fit my glitter in as her eye shadow. I love to cut my sentiments it..especially when I want to use them but they don’t fit as stamped….voila! Cut them up!

Use my code TJ10Pam and go do some shopping!

I hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving and it is spent with the ones you love!

Card Inspiration | Encouragement Card Ideas

Looking for encouragement card ideas? Today I am sharing with you two card variations using the “Rain Sentiments Set of 6” stamp set and the new “Rain Stencil” both from Technique Junkies. 

Both the stencil and the sentiments set are part of the September 2021 New Release, which features lots of seasonal items, including autumn and Halloween-themed stamps. But, for as much rain as we have been getting lately, I was inspired to play with the rain-themed stamps and stencil first.

I started with some watercolor cardstock and the rain stencil. I used a bit of Liquitex modeling paste (a really nice texture paste) with a palette knife and created a basic stenciled image.

The texture paste is porous, so I knew that I was really just creating an “embossed” looking background for my card. In other words, if I added sprays or other color, it would color the paper AND the stenciled image as well. Once the paste was dry, I sprayed ONE SPRITZ of Shimmering Bliss (Dolphin Cove) aimed from one corner of the card panel. 

On my craft mat, I mixed some Aladine Izink Ice with some glitter and used a palette knife to push it through the stencil. Once it was dry, I used a circle punch to punch out “raindrop” circles for my card. I used a scrap from an inked background to stamp my sentiment and emboss in white embossing powder. With a black Micron pen, I doodle-outlined the umbrella and my punched circles. As a finishing touch, I drew little circles here and there on the card to complete the “doodling” look. 

For the second card, I really just played around with some of my Shimmering Bliss Sprays… a few colors here and there… red, yellow, brown, just created a nice inky background. When it was dry, I used some Pixie Spray to hold down the rain stencil and then I pushed some brown Izink Ice Glaze through the umbrella. 

I had some leftover glitter glaze from my previous card, so I used that for the raindrops. I added a few pieces of random washi tape, and stamped and die cut the sentiment. Finally, I had some leftover raindrop-punched circles, so I adhered them every here and there and then I inked the edges of the card.

I like the combination of glittery rain against the neutral tones of the rest of the card because it provides a nice contrast.

You can check out a bonus card using the "Rain Stencil" and the Aladine Izink Ice mixed with glitter - watch my latest process video HERE!

Hope these projects inspire you to get creating! Thank you for looking!