Category: Cards

Foiled? Add some ink…

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Goal: To be done with any Christmas shopping, and “to mail” crafting before November 1

Can I do it? I’m not so sure but I am falling in LOVE with the idea of doing any shopping very early, then simply sitting back and SOAKING UP the magic of the season. This week at the challenge blog “fall in love” is the theme, and I have to go with my current fixation (aka finishing Christmas shopping super early) and also with the technique used to create this card!

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How-to is super easy. Just emboss foil cardstock. Then paint it green (I used some old acrylic paint I had laying around – any would do!). Then scrape off a LOT of the paint. A LOT. Now go to town with alcohol inks to color!

Once all that is done, all you need to do is add some embellishments and give it a good healthy squirt of my favorite perfect pearls mist. Done!

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This is a favorite – and one I will actually use to top a gift box and not as a card.

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Simon is, as always, offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here. What will you feature? We can’t wait to see!

Scrapbook Soup!

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It seems like so long ago… when I flew to Cleveland, Ohio (aka the city I never actually ate in!) to film a few segments with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer for Scrapbook Soup! I’m excited to tell you the first of these episodes is now up, and will be up for the next week…

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I used one of my favorite distress ink mini techniques on this card – and yeah things get good and messy!

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Make your own special occasion with a unique card. First, Jenn Mason creates a photo card. Next, May Flaum uses a stamped image for her card design. Host Julie Fei-Fan Balzer interviews Kazan Clark. Then, Julie shows how to create a card background using photo corners. Last, Julie creates a card with a house shaped cut out.

Check it out here!

This Monday’s challenge…

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What to do when you’ve got a card in need of the right finishing touch? Add a stamped sentiment, that’s what!

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Simon is, as always, offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here. What will you feature? We can’t wait to see!
This card that I am sharing is actually one I taught at a recent class – so much layering and inking fun.

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During the creative process I got to a point where I really just did not know -WHAT, or WHERE to put a sentiment… and I knew I simply needed something…

then I realized I could stamp a sentiment from the set, and that became the finishing touch my card needed.

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Monday (witchy) challenge…

Witch Kraft is the title of this week’s challenge.

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For my card base I:

1. Embossed a piece of foil cardstock

2. Painted it black, dried it, sanded off raised areas

3. Applied alcohol inks and dabbed here and there

4. Covered in Crackle Paint (clear) and let dry

5. Coated in a mixture of PPA and gold paint

6. Added a bit of green paint

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Then all I did was to add on the kraft word stickers, stamped images, and stitch it to the base! This was a lot of fun and I love that I used the word witch and the kraft color – both words from this week’s challenge!

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This week won’t you join in the creative fun and get your witch kraft on? Simon is, as always, offering a generous $50 voucher that will be randomly drawn from the eligible entries each week. Join the fun by creating a project this week – and for your chance to win a $50 voucher you should hop on over and join in the challenge here.