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Hey, Sexy Lady

By KariV on August 28, 2014 in Paper Crafting, Uncategorized

Ok, so who wouldn’t love to get this as a birthday card? This Mama Elephant sentiment just cracks me up and I KNEW I had to use it along with one of their adorable panda bears.

That is one cute dancing panda! I just can’t even stop grinning.

I’m just loving their products right now…I put together this little card using their die cut Femme Frames. A little watercolored background (I love how those splotches form!) and watercolored umbrella make it look so soft and sweet.

Wouldn’t you get a giant smile on your face if you got this card in the mail? 😉

Joining up with the Mama Elephant Challenge

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Mama Elephant Up and Away, Pandamonium, Say What
Dies: Mama Elephant Pandamonium, Femme Frames
Watercolor: Distress Inks
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh Lemon Drop
Other: Stickles, Glossy Accents

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SS2 Day 8 — Watercoloring with geometric stamps

By KariV on August 13, 2014 in Paper Crafting, Uncategorized

Since I had a die cut of the word “Celebrate” already cut out, I thought I’d better use it for something! So I colored it pink and used the watercolor idea from Taheerah Atchia in Stretch Your Stamps 2 online card classes.

It turned out a little “messier” and “splotchy” than I liked, so I took some perfect pearls and mixed it with some Picked Raspberry distress ink and painted right over those lines that made up the triangle shapes. Better.

You’ll still see some of the seeping of color from the watercolor stamping, but that’s just the nature of the technique. I decided that a friendly panda throwing some “confetti” would add to the cheerfulness of this card! And I sent a picture to my mom…she said this one made her smile. So, that’s all that matters, right?

On a side note, did you know that Pretty Pink Posh sequins in Pink Peonies match great with Picked Raspberry distress ink? Well, they do and I’m so pleased. Love that color!

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Stretch Your Stamps 2 — Day 6

By KariV on August 9, 2014 in Paper Crafting

I was completely mesmerized by Donna Mikasa’s water painting technique and that’s the first one I tried my hand at.

I had some fun with this one, although I think I could use a little more practice! I used distress inks to bring in the color (picked raspberry, orange marmalade, mustard seed) and then “water painted” to remove the color from the petals. So cool!

Enjoy!

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Stretch Your Stamps Day 3 — Stamped die cuts

By KariV on August 6, 2014 in Paper Crafting

This online card class is so much fun! I’m loving how to learn to “Stretch Your Stamps” and today I was inspired by Debby Hughes. She is a master at clean and simple, and I think my card turned into a little bit more…it actually may be a mix between Debby’s class and Stephanie Klauck’s instruction.

Here is my card:

I used Milo’s ABCs (Lawn Fawn) on the grassy hill to add some punch! The “hello” sentiment is stamped with VersaMark Onyx black ink, then embossed with sparkle embossing powder. The die cuts are from Simon Says Stamp…and I die cut the sun out of yellow cardstock and then inked up the edges with orange marmalade Distress Ink.

At first I used some Wink of Stella on the sunshine die cut, but I didn’t think it added enough glitter. So I brought out the stickles! Finished it off with some gold and sparkling clear (Pretty Pink Posh) sequins.

I hope you like this happy card! I tend to LOVE anything sunshiny! 🙂

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Stretch Your Stamps — Day 2 Ombre Backgrounds

By KariV on August 5, 2014 in Paper Crafting

I just love the Ombre look and Laura Sterckx hit it out of the park with her demo class in Day 2 of Stretch Your Stamps 2!
Here’s my take:

I had a lot of fun with this one! I only have a few colors of distress ink, so I tried to get them to blend nicely: Picked Raspberry, Orange Marmalade, Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries.

I used the “Happy” die from Simon Says Stamp and white heat embossed the sentiment on a black banner. Added some flat sequins with a dot of liquid pearls in the center.

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