Simply INKredible Stamping

Playing with Artistic Dies

I am so in love with the Expressions in Ink Specialty Designer Series paper (155464), so I needed to make some cards with it.  This paper is so gorgeous that I hate to cut it.  Since it has lots of gold in the DSP, I used the Artistic dies to cut images in our gold foil paper. I would suggest you put our adhesive sheets (152334) on the back of the gold before cutting.  I also used some wax paper between the die and the gold so that the gold would come out of the die easier.  I was surprised when I pulled the adhesive sheet off the back of the cut image, almost all of the pieces  and petals came off with the sheet.  Yea, no picking out the pieces that you don't want.  Have an awesome day.  Hugs, 

 

Everyone loves a Sea Horse

Everyone knows I am a beachy kind of girl.  I love anything in stamps, paper, dies and embossing folders that are beachy.  I had embossed some of our Pearlescent paper (154291) with the Seashells 3-D embossing folder (154309) and I left it on my table so my customers could see the fabulous dimension.  It had been there for a while so i decided to make a card with it.  This card turned out lovely and it only took a few minutes to make. The base card is Pool Party and I layered Coastal Cabana as the next layer.  I used the Sea Life dies (155684) to cut the sea horse in Petal Pink and the small fishes in So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz and Highland Heather. The happy birthday is from the Art Gallery stamp set (158201) stamped in Bermuda Bay ink. This card kind of reminds me of the fabulous trip I earned with Stampin' Up! to Maui last month.

Maui Swap Card

Stampin' Up! held a card sway on my incentive trip to Maui.  Here is my card.  It is so very easy to make and a beautiful card for any occasion.  Any designer paper could be used.  Here is what I used:

Base Card is Mossy Meadow 5 1/2 X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4" scored per instructions (133676)

Pear Pizzazz 5 1/4" X 4" adhered first to the inside of the card (131201)

Fine Art Floral DSP 5 1/4 " X 4" cut per instructions following (154558)

scrap of white for punch Elegantly Said (155762)

Here is the score pattern

At card front base put a tiny pencil mark at 2.75 inches.  Then turn the card and measure down 2 inches on each side and place a tiny pencil mark.  Score on the right and left sides from the top right to the center pencil mark on the bottom of the card.  Score from the 2" mark to the canter of the card.  Repeat on the left side.  Fold on the score line to make the arrow.  The DSP is marked at center bottom.  The DSP is put in my cutter and cut from the top to the center mark on both sides.   Pieces of DSP are adhered to the arrow and each side of the Pear Pizzazz on the inside of the card.  I added the mossy Meadow braided ribbon to the punch out in white.  Questions?  email me at stamp4martha@nc.rr.com .  I received this idea from my NCDemos swap a few months ago.  Tamara Davis may have designed the card.  Enjoy....

Plentiful Plants

 

I love plants.  Stampin' Up! has a new set Plentiful Plants that I have fallen in love with.  On this card I used the Bloom Where You are Planted DSP (155696) and the Paper Lattice (155697).  I hand cut the flower pots from the designer paper and attached them with multipurpose glue (110755).  I made this a sympathy card because I am send it to a friend who lost a loved one.  She loves plants.  I wish I could grow plants.  I seem to kill them over time and I don't mean to.  I love the card. I hope you will purchase this set and make some cards.  The coordinating stamp set and dies can be purchased in a bundle(155688).  There are lots of samples in the 2021-2022 Catalog and Idea Book.  I also covered the envelope flap with the DSP.  

Brilliant Wings

Here is a Easy card to make for any occasion.  I used Poppy Parade ink and cardstock and Mango Medley cardstock and ink.  I wet watercolor paper using the faucet.  i wanted it very wet.  I got my inks and tapped the color on to the wet watercolor paper and let it merge together.  Use vibrant ink as it will dry lighter.  I allowed drying time (or use the heat gun to dry faster).  On Basic White 5 X 3 3/4" I cut the Brilliant Butterflies out then placed it on the watercolor paper.  I added a sentiment and some Champagne Rhinestones.  glue the winged butterflies in the appropriate place using glue dots and bring the wings up for dimension.  I hope you will try this gorgeous card.  Thanks for stopping by.

Puffins are so cute

This is a new set in the new Stampin' Up! Catalog and Idea Book.  These little guys are so cute that they make your heart melt.  On this card I used the following

Basic White 1/2 sheet,  3 X 4" scrap, scrap for sentiment

2 Real Red 1/2 X 5 1/4" strips, scrap

Pattern Party DSP (hostess)

Stitched So Sweetly dies

Black Glittered Organdy ribbon

Markers or Blends, Memento Ink Black

 

Color & Contour card

Have you seen the new Catalog and Idea Book?  I am in love with the new stamps and designer papers.  Stampin' Up! excels when it comes to Designer paper.  I used Hand Penned DSP for this card the stamps are Color and Contour bundle.  Mint Macaron is my base card.  This is a simply pretty card that can be made in just a few minutes.  Let me know if you want a new catalog. Have a wonderful day.

Seascape Tower card

My stamping friends/customers requested a class in making a tower card. I had just received the Sea Life dies.  OMG have you used them.  The fish and the seahorse are drop dead gorgeous.  This tower card used Sahara Sand as my base card with Early Espresso mats and Basic White and the designer paper is Sand and Sea. The fish is petal pink.  When you die cut the images, they will need to be sniped so the fish becomes detached.  I used the new Ombre Specialty Paper for the seahorse so he is glitzy.  There is a lot of cutting of cardstock and designer paper for this card.  I found instructions on Split Coast Stampers under tower card.  I picked Mary Deathridge's card tutorial. Thanks Mary for making a great tutorial.   We made this card on my stamp day which is always the 3rd Saturday of each month.  Happy Mother's Day

Doctor card

I was looking at Facebook a couple of weeks ago and found this card by Gail Murray.  I loved the card so much I had to make it.  It's perfect to send to your doctors.  The blue one is for male doctors and the green one is for female doctors. I used Basic White cardstock as the base card.  I cut the white coat using the Suit & Tie Dies.  You can use any designer paper for the shirt or blouse.  The stethoscope is made using the Stitched Be Mine dies (151814).  I cut the heart outline in half  in Basic Black and added the Silver Foil heart  on the end.  tow matte black dots were added to the ear pieces.  The other end of the stethoscope  is a 3/4" circle punch in black and a 1/2" circle in silver foil.  This is a darling card that any doctor would appreciate and talk about it for days.  

A Birthday card

Here isa simple birthday card I made for my friend Debbie.  One of my favorite stamp sets is Happiest of Birthdays (152539).  It has great fonts and stamps for male and female.  I am so happy it is not retiring.  On this card I used Pool Party as the base card.  I embossed it with the Parisian Flourish 3-D embossing folder.  This is another favorite of mine.  It is so elegant.  I had some pieces of left over Butterfly Brilliance designer paper so I used them on the corners.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and put on Pool Party embossing powder  and heat embossed it.  The Pool Party embossing powder retired long ago but I love to use it.  I added our rhinestones to give it some sparkle.  I hope you love this springtime card.