July Inkspired Tour, 2010

Welcome to the July edition of our Inkspired Tour.  Did you see Martha’s creations on her Miami blog, Stamp Art Papel?  I love her work, she is very creative!

Today, I am featuring three cards with new colors, stamps, and accessories!  Have you seen the new catalog?  Be sure to check it out by clicking the photo of the catalog in on the left column of my blog.

Vintage Eiffel Tower Card
{Amanda’s Stamp Tips}

*Textured card stock is perfect for a vintage look, notice how the stamp only lands on the top part of the card stock.

*I used my fingernail to rough up the edges, then touched the edge of the card stock directly to the stamp pad to give it color.

*Stamping directly on ribbon gives a worn, almost blurred look to add to the vintage/distressed theme.

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Vintage Stencil Card
{Amanda’s Stamp Tips}

* This stencil is very versatile, it comes with both a positive and negative stencils.  I used both stencils on the main focal point—one in Going Gray, the other in Baja Breeze (are you as excited as I am that this color is back?)

*Are you wondering what paper is on the bottom?  That is our fun new Presto Patterns Designer Series Paper; I used a brayer and Going Gray classic ink to make the white flowers appear.

*The Stencil also works well with the Smooch Spritz.  I sprayed Silver Foil Smooch Spritz on Whisper white card stock to attain the more subtle look on the right.

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Vintage Anniversary
{Amanda’s Stamp Tips}

*Templates can be found anywhere.  The layout of this card was created using the new Idea Book & Catalog as inspiration.

*Notice the design of the embossing folder is the same as the stencil used above.  This makes for easy coordination.

*I used the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder on Very Vanilla Card Stock, then brayed over it using (the NEW & FABULOUS color) Cherry Cobbler.  The embossing folder gives a very deep impression.

If you have any questions about the products or the techniques I used on these cards, please leave a comment below and I’ll be happy to answer.

I love your comments!  Let me know what you think of the cards.

I hope you are enjoying the July Inkspired Tour!  Please continue with our blog tour by visiting Marcia’s blog, Stampin’ With Marcia.

 

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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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Sparkly Birthday card / Tarjeta de Cumpleanos Brillante

I made this card for my Mother-in-Law’s birthday (so, since she hasn’t seen it yet—Happy Birthday, Sarita!).  I love the sparkles that the shimmer paint adds to the sentiment and the flower edges.

The flower was easy to make using the scallop edge circle punch. 

1. Punch out five scallop circles.
2. Spray each of them with water.
3. Crinkle up each scallop. 
4. Unfold them and layer them one on top of the other.
5. Punch in the center with the Crop-a-dile and place a brad through all five layers.
6. Starting with the top layer, scrunch each layer back up (the top layer is scrunched tightly, then the others are a little looser).
7. When all layers are scrunched (that’s the technical term, right?), unfold them and finesse them to get the look you want.
8. Let the flower dry, then adhere to project.

I also added shimmer paint to the flower petals for a little extra shine. 

Supplies:
Cardstock:
Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pretty in Pink

Ink:
Basic Black
Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Marker
Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker

Punch:
Scallop Circle Punch   109043   Price: $15.95

Accessories:
Silver Brads   104336   Price: $6.95
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint   116806   Price: $5.95
Pretty In Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon   117289   Price: $8.95

Designer Series Paper:
Razzleberry Lemonade  115675  Price: $9.95

 

 

 

Stamp set:
Birthday Bliss   115442   Price: $15.95

 

 

 

 

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My First Color Challenge—Para Ti

I created this card to participate in my first color challenge. The color challenge is from the Paper Pal Arts team (PPA33), and uses the colors Garden Green, Certainly Celery and Kraft.

The shamrock was made using the Heart Punch and punching out multiple layers of hearts of both Certainly Celery and Garden Green. I distressed each heart by crumpling it up over and over, then stacked four hearts for each “leaf”. Then I used the crop-a-dile to punch through all the layers and added a little sparkle with the rhinestone brad.

The oval border was created by punching two Garden Green ovals using the wide oval punch and layering the Certainly Celery over the top.

Supplies:
Cardstock:
Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Kraft

Ink:
Garden Green Classic

Punches:
Full Heart Punch 113693 Price: $15.95
Wide Oval Punch 112082 Price: $15.95

Accessories:
Clear Rhinestone Brads 113144 Price: $10.95

Stamps:

Inspired By Nature
111656

Price: $23.95

Etiquetas De La Cosecha
wood mount: 118681
clear mount: 119146

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Vintage Labels
wood: 118392
clear mount: 119122

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