Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2018

Thursday Coffee Break ~ Thankful For Coffee

Hello coffee loving crafty friends… Raise your hand if you are thankful for coffee… I know I am!!! Let’s take a little break with me today and enjoy your favorite drink 🙂 Today’s project is a clean-and-simple, mixed media coffee card 🙂

I am sharing this project at Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. Head over there to read the full details and tutorial, too 🙂

I started with sponging the Vintage Photo Distress Ink all over a watercolor paper, then I sprayed with some water, dabbed with paper towel, and dried it with craft heater. And then after that, I trimmed the paper into 4″ x 5 1/4″ panel.

I distressed the edges with paper distresser tool and sponge more Vintage Photo Distress Ink on them. And that is how I ended up with this fun distressed, textured background 🙂

I added the Coffee Cup ARTPlorations Stencil on the panel, secured it with painter tape, and using old credit card (or you can use palette knife) I added the Heidi Swap – Gold Art Screen Ink. This is not really ink, it is a metallic soft paste. Gently I lifted up the stencil, and I dried the stenciled image with craft heater.

And to get the sentiment at the center of the cup, I stamped one of the sentiments from STAMPlorations – Caffeeology Stamp Set using Mini MISTI and Pinecone VersaFine Clair Ink Pad. I added the finished panel on a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card with Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive Glue. The card is done 🙂

And…before you go… There is a special sale at STAMPlorations Store! All of the stamps and dies are 10% OFF, including all new release — no coupon needed — The discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart! You can even snap them up at an extra 20% off if you use my discount code: STAMPGIRLHELEN (copy paste the code when you check out). Enjoy shopping and saving!!! I hope you all can enjoy this clean-and-simple, mixed media coffee card. Thanks a latte for stopping by today. Have a fabulous caffeinated day!

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Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Hello Bloom ~ Watercolored, Eclipse Card

Hello everyone… Today I have a Hello Bloom, watercolored eclipse card that I create using the cardmaking technique called Eclipse Die Cut or also known as Pop Die Cut. It is a fun cardmaking technique to try 🙂

I am using the new Bloom Stamp Set and Grande Greetings – Hello Word Die from A Jillian Vance Design on this card. I also sharing this card at A Jillian Vance Design Blog 🙂

I stamped the gorgeous image from Bloom Stamp Set on a watercolor cardstock with Midnight CP Ink using Mini MISTI. After that I colored it with Pearlesscents Watercolor Paints with loose-watercoloring technique. Once I was done coloring it, I dried the whole image with craft heater and then I added some black pearl watercolor paint splatters on the background.

I trimmed the panel into 5.25″ x 4″, 1/4″ smaller that the A2 card base size. And after that, I die cut the watercolored panel using the Grande Greetings – Hello Word Die. This die is perfect for this Eclipse / Pop Die Cut technique. After cutting the panel, make sure to keep all the pieces!

I added the background panel on a black card base with dries-clear adhesive glue, after that I added the negative pieces of the word die on the card, too. And then, I added the word Hello right inside the negative space with 3D foam tape to give the Pop effect to it.

I finished the card with some of the Pure Gold Satin Sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you all have a fabulous day!

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Posted on Friday, April 20, 2018

Wishing You A Beautiful Season

Graciellie Design Digital Stamp

Hello everyone… We are wishing you a beautiful season… Spring is one of my favorite season and it always inspire me with its colors, flowers, and beautiful sky.

Today, I have a card that I created using Graciellie Design Digital Stamp – True Beauty. This stamp set is also available in Spanish version.

I open the PNG files of the window and one of the sentiment with Silhouette Studio software, resized them and printed them on a white cardstock.But, if you do not have this software, you can use any picture editing or even Microsoft Word software that will work well for this step.

I fussy cut the window with micro-tip scissors, and cut out the window slots with craft knife. And for the sentiment, I cut it using one ODBD – Oval Stitched Rows Dies.

I colored the window and flowers with Leisure Arts – Premium Colored Pencils. After that, I blended the colors using ShinHan Touch Twin Colorless Blender Marker.

After that, I painted a simple clear sky and hill landscape scene with watercolor paint and small round brush. I trimmed it to fit behind the window and I added it behind the window with 3D foam tape.

I added the whole finished image on the white card with dries-clear adhesive, and then added the sentiment on it with 3D foam tape, too.

I finished the card by adding some white pearl gems on the flowers.

I hope you enjoy the post today… Thank you so much for stopping by and may you all have a beautiful day!

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Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2018

CAS Sympathy Cards

Hello everyone… This is my second post for today 🙂 And still Spring is my inspiration when I created these 3 CAS Sympathy Cards.

I am in love with the STAMPlorations – Blossom Overture Stamp Set. This stamp set has beautiful flowers and sentiments that are great for making card for any occasion. On the background, I used the Nestled Circles ARTplorations Stencil with Distress Ink using Monoprinting With Stencil technique. Head over to STAMPlorations Blog to read the full post and tutorial 🙂

But I would like to share with you here how I created those roses… So…about a week ago I received a pack of 30 Watercolor Colored Pencils and I have been wanting to try them 🙂 And this project is my first time using them.

First, I stamped the flowers 3 times on a watercolor paper using VersaFine Onyx Black with Mini MISTI.

I dried the stamped rose images with craft heater, but this VersaFine ink dries fast without this step. Next step, I colored the roses by adding the color just the part where the darkest shade is gonna be.

And then using a small round brush (or use brush that comes with this pack) I turned the colored images into watercolored images. I wet the tip of the brush, not to much water needed, and then gently I pulled the color pigment from the bottom to top to fill all the mage with color. I did the same way with the stalk and leaves.

Check out how beautiful the colors blended and turn out into watercolor paint… oh… I AM FALLING IN LOVE WITH THESE WATERCOLOR PENCILS at the first try!!! They become one of my favorite coloring mediums already!

I use micro-tip scissors to fussy cut the roses to use on these cards together with the sentiments that I stamped them with Memento Dew Drop Inks. I finished the card with white pearl gems.

That all my cards today. I hope you all can enjoy this post today 🙂 And…before you go… There is a special sale at STAMPlorations Store! All of the stamps and dies are 10% OFF, including all new release — no coupon needed — The discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart! You can even snap them up at an extra 20% off if you use my discount code: STAMPGIRLHELEN (copy paste the code when you check out). Enjoy shopping and saving!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a fabulous colorful day!

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Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2018

Project Thursday ~ Faith, Hope, Love ATC Cards

Precious Remembrance

Hello everyone… I so thankful for the faith, hope, and love that shown by my one and only Savior and LORD, Jesus Christ. Today is the time for another Project Thursday and I have 3 Mixed Media ATC cards to share with you all.

Stamps I used on my mixed media ATC cards are from Precious Remembrances: Sketchy Alphabets Stamp Set, New Day Stamp Set, and Love Coupon Stamp Set. I am sharing full post about how I created this ATC cards on Precious Remembrance Blog today.

I created the backgrounds with some acrylic paints and things I can find aroud the house, such as toile paper roll, plastic knife, buble wrap, and old credit card that I cut one of the edge with kids wave scissors. On each card, I added the twine on the card and secure it with mini staplers.

I received a set of 30 – Pack Premium Colored Pencils from Leisure Arts last week. I used these pencils to color each word on the sentiment. I LOVE these pencils a lot. I used 3 shades of colors on each word, and they blended very well without any blender pencils or blending solution. The colors of these pencils are beautiful and beautiful. Check out these close ups:

I cannot use them on more coloring projects in the future… and I will share them with you soon! THANK YOU SO MUCH for stopping by my blog today. I hope you all have a colorful day!