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SS2 — Day 8 Create Borders with graphic stamps

By on August 13, 2014 in Paper Crafting, Uncategorized

I love the bold borders that Kelly Rasmussen created in Stretch Your Stamps 2! I don’t have many graphic or geometric stamps, but I found one that is like a starburst or fireworks and I thought it would work well for this idea.

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I used 2 different inks to ink up the starbursts and used a glitter paper for behind the die cut from Paper Smooches. (Sorry for the darkness…the glitter paper really does match the darker ink on the starburst)!

And then, of course, I couldn’t leave well enough alone so I added some Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh. Love those sparkling clear ones!!

 

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Stretch your stamps 2 — bonus day

By on August 13, 2014 in Paper Crafting

What can I say: I’ve been in love with this Mama Elephant stamp set since I first saw it, and this online card class inspired me to just GET IT! So, finally, my first card ever with “Up and Away”

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I had a little extra fun on that background…inspired by Kristina Werner. I love this watercolor/distress ink technique (see my first card using this technique with a little monster here)!

You probably can’t tell, but there are some glittery embossed raindrops in the background as well as some glossy accent drops! I love this card. And those little critters are awesome. I used distress markers to watercolor in those cuties. I’m already thinking of my next card idea with this set!

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Stretch Your Stamps 2 — Day 6

By 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.

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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 2 Ombre Backgrounds

By 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:

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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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Stretch Your Stamps 2 — Day 1

By on August 4, 2014 in Paper Crafting, Uncategorized

“School” started today for me with Online Card Classes. The new Stretch Your Stamps 2 started out with some great projects! I was so inspired and even got some homework done today.

This is my version of the watercolor emboss resist background made into two cards:

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I love how they turned out! (my husband was even impressed…he liked the shiny 3-D effect on the “hello”)

I ended up rounding the bottom corners of the Red Riding Hood card:

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Aren’t they so happy?

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That Kristina Werner is so creative!

I’ve got another card I’ll share later…I started it, but haven’t quite finished yet.
Looking forward to day 2!

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