Inkspired Tour, May 2010

Hola Amigas, welcome to my first time participating in a blog tour--the Inkspired Tour.  The tour is made up of 14 blogs from all over (Chicago to Puerto Rico and everywhere in between).  You might be here from the blog of Miami stamper, Martha Lucia Gómez,  Stamp Art Papel.   Her projects are always so beautiful! 

It was fun to create these projects for the tour, and I kept the same colors throughout the three projects.  I used Pink Passion, and Green Galore on all three projects—I love this color combination—these colors are retiring at the end of June, so if you love this combination as much as I do, be sure to order the ink and cardstock!

 

My first card to share with you is a baby card for my new niece, Micah.  I created a set of seven of these cards that my Sister-In-Law could use for either birth announcements or thank you cards.

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• I added a highlight to the letters by first stamping in Pixie Pink, then using the stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp (slightly offset) in Pink Passion.
• To get a deeper impression on the Pink Passion cardstock, I sprayed it with water before I ran it through the Big Shot. 

I’ve seen this birdhouse all over the web and I just had to try it myself.  I added an extra touch to the roof by adding layers with Stampin’ Dimensionals to give them, well dimension :)

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• I used the Mini Milk Carton Die and the Big Shot to create the main part of the birdhouse, then used the 1 3/8” circle punch to create the door.
• The bird was punched out, then I used Pink Passion classic ink to sponge the edges.  I used a Stampin’ dimensional under the wing, then added an eye with a basic black Stampin’ Write Marker.  The leaves inside the house are punched using the same 2-Step Bird Punch.

This card was fun to make, especially this easy flower using the XL Fancy Flower Punch. 

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• I created the flower by punching it out twice, then punching in the center of one of the punched flowers. I then sprayed each with water and crumpled them a bit.  I layered them offset from one another, and curled the petals under before they dried.  I added a rhinestone brad to the center to finish it off.
• Create your own background paper by stamping an image repeatedly in the same color ink as your cardstock.

I hope you are enjoying the Inkspired Blog Tour…have fun exploring!  Now go check out Marcia Santiago’s blog Stampin’ With Marcia and see her creations as she stamps in Puerto Rico.

Supplies:

ABC Card
Cardstock:  Pink Passion, Green Galore, Whisper White
Stamps:  Animal Stories  116716    $15.95, Defining Alphabet  114952  $43.95
Ink:  Pink Passion, Pixie Pink
Accessories:  1 1/2” circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch,  
Backgrounds 1 Stampin' Up! Texturz Plates    114512    $11.95, Big Shot
Ribbon:  Pretty in Pink Satin 5/8”

Birdhouse
Cardstock:  Pink Passion, Green Galore, So Saffron
Accessories: 2 Step Bird Punch  117191  $15.95, 1 3/8” circle punch, scallop trim punch, Mini Milk Carton Bigz Die  117310  $32.95, Big Shot
Ribbon:  Chocolate Chip Grossgrain 1/4”

Flower Card
Cardstock:  Pink Passion, Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Whisper White
Stamps: Flores Llamativas  112955  $12.95
Ink:  Pink Passion, Green Galore
Accessories: Fancy Flower Punch  118073  $15.95, Rhinestone Brad

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