Father's Day Card #3

I have to admit that this card is my favorite so far. Have you tried Bugawump stamps? They are such fun!



This card is embossed, and embossed, and embossed..... etc. I think I used almost a whole jar of clear embossing powder on this card! I stamped all the images using Stazon Black. Then colored them in using colored embossing markers and heat set them with the clear powder. Even the white dots are embossed. This allowed me to use my inks to create the background. When that was finished I used a paper towel to wipe off any excess ink from the images. Don't you just love the firefly?

Anyway... here is the inside.



I got a little carried away with the fireflys but I couldn't help myself! The inside sentiment was printed onto the cardstock using my printer.

Father's Day Card #2

So you ready for the next one? Well, ready or not, here it comes....



I love this sailboat stamp from Stamping Sensations. I ran into them at a scrapbook expo.
I stamped the sailboat with Black Stazon and colored it in with my prismacolor pencils. I created a mask for the sailboat then stamped the script background using Stampin'up River Rock ink. I also stamped the sailboat a second time and cut out the green sail and used pop dots to mount it on top of the stamped image. I added a touch of stickles to the waves for sparkle.

The anchor is cut from the Mickey & Friends cartridge at 1 1/2". I added glossy accents on the anchor to give it a wet look.

I think the inside sentiment is very appropriate. Here is a pic of the inside of the card.



Remember, you can click on the pictures for a larger view.

Finally got time to create!

It's been quite a long time since I had any time to be creative. But I started working on Father's Day Cards. I hope you get some inspiration from them.

This first one was made using a stamp set from Darcie's Stamps called Fishing Fun. Darcie's stamps are high quality unmounted rubber that are ready for acrylic blocks and come in a great plastic case. She even provides sample cards for you with each stamp set. (I am not affiliated in any way.)

This card is my version of one of the samples.




It was a little challenging for me since I am "Sissor challenged". But I ended up using an xacto knife to cut out the fish and that worked much better.

Here is the inside:



If you click on the picture you can see a larger version.

Baby wipes technique

I was watching a video on Stamp TV and saw one on using babywipes and reinkers. I thought this was the coolest idea and decided to give it a try. My card didn't come out nearly as pretty as Gina K's but it's not too bad. Here is a link to the 2 videos that show how to do this:

Baby Wipes As An Inkpad
Baby Wipes Background

Watch these 2 videos and give this a try. I'd love to see how your cards turn out!



I used Stampin Up reinkers in yoyo yellow, chocolate chip, and pink passion. Since I have trouble drawing a straight line I decided to make the lines wavy. It did take a few minutes for the ink to dry on the glossy paper (Stampin Up) but only about 5 minutes. While I waited I cut out the card and mats. I used my Cricut Jasmine cartridge to cut out the corners. I used real dial size and cut the brown at 2 1/2", the yellow at 2", and the pink at 1 1/2".

I'm thinking of adding a touch of yellow stickles on the flowers. Or maybe just some glitter? What do you think? Anyway it's a pretty cool technique. I didn't even get very messy! Imagine that!

Color Challenge Tuesday Entry

Over on the "From C to Shining C" forum there is a color challenge every tuesday. If you haven't checked it out take a look. It's a great new forum!

I didn't have the Stampin' Up colors but was able to come up with cardstock that was very close.

I love this little cat as he (or she) is peekin' through the "hole". It is an unmounted rubber stamp that I found on the Addicted to Rubber Stamp site. Unfortunately I can't remember who it is by.



opps....I almost forgot to show you the cute candy bar wrapper I made to go with the card...