Petite Petals Shadow Box Technique

This is one of the techniques that Terri had demonstrated at her Tuesday Technique Night for her downline.  I had never done that technique before and I was actually able to play that night.  One of the gals had to make three sets of the cards and technique card and I helped her out!  So I got to have a hands on experience that night.  It was fun!  

It's an easy technique too.  A few folds on a 4" x 4" piece of decorative paper and you are done.

You take the decorative paper and you fold it in half and then in half again. Then you unfold it and fold each corner to the center.  Then you take those tips and fold them back so the tips are just on the edge of the fold.  Just look at the photo and think backwards!!!   See the lighter color folded pieced.  Those are the ones that the tip folds back to the edge of the yellow part.  

Once you get the folding done you add whatever you'd like in the center.  Here we added a postage square with a Petite Petals flower and a little leaf from the owl punch.  You can add words or photos in that box if you wish.  The possibilities are only limited to the size of the inside of that box!!!

It's a fun technique.  Oh and did you notice?  No stamping???  Once in a while you have to make a card that does not require any stamping.  But you can always stamp something on the inside!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

World of Dreams Masculine Card

I wanted to play with the "World of Dreams" stamp set but I wasn't sure where I was going to go with it.  This one image caused me to lean more towards the masculine side.  So I got out the "Hardwood" background stamp and used Early Espresso ink on Chocolate Chip card stock.  

I stamped the image on Very Vanilla card stock using the Early Espresso ink.  

I layered the image in Early Espresso.  The words were done on my computer and I set them in place on top of an Early Espresso scalloped circle.  I set the image and words on the card using Dimensionals.  And lastly, the base of the card is Very Vanilla.

It was an easy and quick card to make too.  Though I don't like it much.  It really has no flow.  It actually reminds me of going into a 1960's decor home with dark paneling and very little contrast in the photos on the walls!  LOL  I am thinking that I can do much better with this set!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Flowering Flourishes Ombre Technique

Oops, I got the words a bit crooked.  But it's easy enough to fix so when I get done posting this I will tend to that.  

Today I thought I would play with the Ombre Technique again.  You just pick colors that are a bit lighter than the last color and stamp them.  I started out with Raspberry Ripple on the bottom part.  Then I used the new Blackberry Bliss, followed by Elegant Eggplant, and then Wisteria Wonder.  I stamped off each color before I stamped them on my card stock.

I used a scrap piece of Wisteria Wonder card stock for the round scallop and a scrap piece of Elegant Eggplant for the layer.  And the words were done on my computer.  I set this piece in place using Dimensionals.

After seeing it done I wished I would have gone with the blue Ombre colors instead.  Anyway, after I stamped the colors I then stamped the Flowering Flourishes image using black StazOn ink.  I added some pearls to the card.  

It wasn't a difficult card to make but like I said, I think I would have liked the blue colors better.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Elegant Butterfly Punch and Negative Space Technique

Today I have a no stamping card for you!  Yup, those do happen now and then, don't they?  

This is actually a technique.  It's called the "Negative Space" technique.  It's where you punch out a space (the butterfly in this case) and you add something behind it (decorative paper here) and you can see the image perfectly.  

You just add Dimensionals to the back of the negative space piece and add your paper.  Affix that onto your card and you are done. 

This was the card that Terri taught at her Technique Night last week.  I was there to help her out and at the end of the night she always has two finished samples and instruction cards for me to take home.  I LOVE Technique Night!  I get to see all the gals I don't often see.  A great and talented group of stampers!!!

This is a very simple card to make and it's good for quite a few occasions.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Work of Art and Flowering Flourishes

 I am SO loving this "Work of Art" set.  I'm sure you can tell that because I made a card using it yesterday!!! And I may use it again tomorrow!!! LOL

I found this card made by Nan Cee's at Split Coast Stampers. The minute I saw it I knew I had to make it.  Of course I didn't pay close enough attention so my first attempt was way too dark.  Stamp off on the Mossy Meadow and the Blackberry Bliss.  The top color of the Blackberry Bliss is actually a 4th generation inking.  I stamped off then I stamped on my card stock, I moved the stamp up on top of the first stamping, and I stamped again.  Then I moved it up one more and stamped again.  So ink up your stamp well because it has to stamp 4 images (one on scrap paper and 3 on your card).  Does that make sense?  

Then I stamped the "Flowering Flourishes" image using black StazOn.

I punched out the butterfly using the Blackberry Bliss card stock and I placed a half a Dimensional under each wing.  I did not remove the protective layer on the top, just on the bottom to make it stick to the card.  I glued the butterfly in place in the center of it and then added the half Dimensionals.  By not removing the protective piece, the wings will stand up nicer.  So when your card is sent through the mail, once it's opened the wings should pop back up.   

I just LOVE the look of this card.  I did change the orientation of the butterfly a bit but that was because I didn't get the stamped images centered as well as I wanted to so I put the butterfly up on top more to fill in the extra white space.  It was a lot of fun to make too.  Oh and you can whip out quite a few of them in not time at all!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Work of Art And Blooming with Kindness

Isn't this a fun card?  I was made by Mary at Seaside Inkspiration.  

This is a super easy and quick card to make.  I thought it would be fun to put one together and it was.

I used Soft Sky, Strawberry Slush and Daffodil Delight for my ink.  The words are from the "Blooming with Kindness" set.  I'm SO glad that set didn't retire. I LOVE playing with it. I think I may have to see if I can incorporate the "Work of Art" with it!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Wetlands Work of Art Birthday Card

My nephew's birthday is on the 26th and I'm actually ready for it!  I most often get his birthday wrong.  Somewhere along the line I thought it was the 19th.  So I would mail his card so it would arrive on or around the 19th.  I think I liked it better when I thought his birthday was the 19th.  At least his card wasn't late!!!!!  LOL

SO, while surfing the net under the keywords "Stampin' Up! Work of Art" I ran across this fun and super easy masculine card!  It's tough to find masculine cards that I really like or would like to make.  Some I REALLY like but there's too much work involved in them to try to make them.  But this card was super easy and super fast.  The only complaint I had about it was trying to dry the stamp so I could ink it up with the second color!!! Oh and for that I have found that a few napkins or paper towels folded together help.  When we get fast food, whether we eat in or go through the drive-up, we often end up with lots of extra napkins.  I take them home with me and use them to dry off my stamps.  They don't have lint on them!!! Or food!!! LOL  

I found this pretty card here.  It was made by Lisa at "Add Ink and Stamp."  The minute I saw that card I knew I was going to make it and I knew who I was gong to make it for!!!  This is one of those cards that you can just whip up a lot of them in no time at all!!  I need to just sit down and play with that "Work of Art" set and see what I can come up with on my own!!!  Wish me luck there!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Another Summer Silhouettes Birthday

I found a card similar to the one I made at Julie's Paper Pleasing Ideas blog.  I say similar because I changed it up a bit.  

I had used my Big Shot to cut out an oval to use as a template.  I was going to sponge but I am not that great at sponging large areas, and after several attempts I was going to abandon the whole card.  But I thought I would mix some Marina Mist ink with a little of the Vanilla Shimmery Smooches Spritz and spray my color on.  I liked how it turned out.  In person you can see the shimmer on it.  It sparkles so pretty!!!

Then I stamped the stems using Mossy Meadow ink.  I embossed the flowers using my VersaMark pad and white embossing powder.

I used the Modern Label punch for the word layer and the Word Window punch to punch out the words from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set.  I set the words in place using Dimensionals.  I also set the front panel in place using Dimensionals.  That I think was a mistake.  The paper warped when it dried and the Dimensionals only enhanced the warped look.  UGH!  So if you are going to make a card like this using the layers, lay the stamped layer flat to dry.  Or do as the original card was done, NO layers!!!  I chose to do the top layer because I was afraid I would wreck the card stamping on it.  I've done it too many times SO I know what I know the damage I'm capable of doing!!  LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

A Summer Silhouettes Birthday Card

Today's card comes to you from me!  Yup, an original!  I know, it's SO unheard of lately!  For a while there I thought I lost my creativity to make original cards.  I thought I was destined to copy other people's cards!!  But now and then I do get a spark of the creativity and I come up with something not found on the net yet! I'm sure my mojo will come back someday!

Today I thought I would play with the "Summer Silhouettes" set.  I SO love the Coastal Cabana color and I wanted to make a fun card with it.  

I stamped the design on a strip of Whisper White and I trimmed it up to measure 1" x 4".  Then I added a strip behind it that measured 4" x 1-1/4".  I stamped the stems  using Wild Wasabi ink and the teeny flowers are done using Coastal Cabana.  

I used the Modern Label punch and the Word Window punch.  The words are from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set.

This is a super easy card to make!  And it can be used for other occasions too, like a Mother's Day card, a Sympathy card, a Thinking of You card, and even a Get Well card.  I love playing with this set.  It has not disappointed me yet!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Work of Art

Oh no, not another new "favorite" set!!!  I had ordered this "Work of Art" set and it was on backorder.  I was not surprised about that.  It's such a cool looking set and I wasn't the only one to realize that.  SO everyone else got the same idea as I did and ordered one too!  Thus resulting in sets being on backorder.  My set came last Wednesday and I didn't have time to play with it right away!!!  But when I finally did have a few minutes to play with it, I was at a loss as to what to make.  SO, I went on Pinterest and found this fun sample to copy!  You can see the original card here.  My yellows are a bit different.  I'm not sure why but it's ok, I like both cards.   I do not know who originally made this card.  The link provided with the card I found on Pinterest is Google.com.au  but it doesn't lead anywhere.  So if you know who made this card, please let me know so I can give them credit. 

My yellows inks are as follows:  Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, and Hello Honey.  The orange ink is Tangerine Tango and so was the base of the card.  I added a rhinestone to the heart and it just completed the card.

The words are from the same set.  I took them and added them both to one clear block and I was able to stamp them at the same time.  I LOVE being able to do that!

This was a very fun card to make.  I can see myself making these in different color schemes and using them as a card set.  

This is also a technique.  It's called the "Ombre" technique.  That technique is very easy.  You just find at least three colors in the same color group and go from light to dark or dark to light in your stamping.  That's it!  Such a simple technique!

This is a very fun and easy card to make and I can see myself making more in the near future!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Flower Shop Thinking of You Card

I was thinking of a friend today and thought I would give her a call.  She wasn't home so I just left a message to let her know I was thinking of her.  I was originally going to send her this card but after I finished it I wasn't so thrilled with the color.  I think the color is very pretty but something more vibrant would be better.  I found this card on Split Coast Stampers. It was made by sistersandie.  It is such an elegant looking card.  Now the original card does have some tiny pearls on it.  I decided not to add them so I could be assured that they would go through the postal machines without any extra fees.   Go have a look see at the original card.  It is very pretty with the pearls and something in the center of the focal flower.  Plus I just noticed that on the original card the focal flower was punched out twice.  I didn't stamp my words directly on the card.  I didn't have any that were a decent enough size to do that space justice so I just used the Modern Label punch and the words from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set.  

So what I am going to do tomorrow is to redo this card in some pretty colors and make a set out of them!  It sounds like a fun challenge, doesn't it?  

This is a very quick and simple card to make.  I think it would make a FABULOUS Make n Take or Stamp a Stack card.  It doesn't require a lot of time or materials.  Oh and one more thing I forgot to mention when stamping the flowers, I did stamp off on each one except for the focal flower.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Round Array Candy Jar Weekend Project

Today I made a fun candy jar for a beading friend!  The jar is from some instant coffee.  It's about 4-3/4" tall.  Not real big but big enough to fill with candies and use as a fun gift.

I used the "A Round Array" set for this project.  The top reads "For You" and the front reads "You make me smile."  This is for my friend Suzanne who not only makes me smile but she also makes me laugh.  And I mean the kind of laughing where you have tears rolling down your cheeks and you can't catch your breath!!!  I love those times!!!

I wrapped a piece of Real Red decorative paper around the jar.  Then I wrapped a piece of ribbon in the center of the decorative paper.  I punched out two Whisper White scallops, then two smaller Real Red scallops and the images were punched out using the smaller scallop punch.  

I layered the scallops and then attached the top one to the lid of the jar using glue dots.  I needed something that would be very sticky.  I did the same with the smaller scallops, except for the larger white one.  I glued it to the decorative paper.  

I filled the jar with Ginger flavored Altoids.  They are Suzanne's favorite.  She will be SO surprised to get this on Friday!!!  I had the jar filled with the Altoids for a couple of weeks now and finally got around to decorating the jar.  Nothing like waiting!!! But at least it wasn't one of those last minute things!!!  After all, I do have it done 3 days in advance!!!  

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Bloom with Hope Ombre Technique

This is a very fun technique and with the new in colors you can make some fun Ombre cards.  Not to worry if you don't have the latest in colors, this card was not made using them!

I used Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, and Night of Navy.  The words were stamped using Pacific Point ink.  The stamp set used here is "Bloom with Hope."  I stamped the flowers and then the words.  I taped it to a folded half sheet of Pacific Point.  It's such a pretty card!  I wish I would have used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the flowers more inline but it is what it is!  It's still pretty!  There's not much more to say about this card.  Easy Peasy!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Bloom With Hope

Okay, I'm going to attempt this post one more time.  A big storm is rolling through and the lights went out for a second and so did my computer and all that I had typed.  It's quieting down out there so I thought I would try this again.  Sheeeesh!!!

Today I used the "Bloom with Hope" stamp set again.  Mostly because I hadn't put it away plus I hadn't used these images yet!

This was a fairly easy card to make. Okay, it was easy, it was just the fussy cutting of the flowers that I didn't like.  I much prefer my stamps to have a matching punch or die!  

I colored the flowers using a blender pen and the Crisp Cantaloupe marker.  I used the Daffodil Delight marker on the center of the flowers plus a little around the edges of the center.  The camera didn't do the flower justice.  It looks way more orange around the flower center than it really is.  I am SO looking forward to getting some Blendabilities markers.  It will make coloring SO much easier and you won't see that line where you over color.  I tend to refill my blender pens so they are VERY wet and I don't get too much of those lines showing.  

The leaves were from a Sizzlet die.  I used the Modern Label and Word Window punch, and the words are from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set.  One of my favorite word sets!

The base of my card is Pistachio Pudding and I used the Polka Dot embossing folder on the Whisper White piece of card stock.  Oh and not to forget the little strip of Crisp Cantaloupe decorative paper.

Well, I should wrap this up, I'm hearing another wave of rain and wind coming through and I don't want to lose all of my typing again!!!  UGH!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda