Peruvian Lillies

So this week my new order from Altenew arrived and I was so excited to use the Peruvian Lily stamp set and matching dies. It is a multi-layer stamp set, which I must confess I've had a little trouble with in the past. I guess you can teach an "old dog" new tricks as I had a "DUH" moment! I know you'll think, "How dumb could she be?" after I tell you what I learned: If you are using a stamp positioning tool to make multiple images from multi-layer stamps you need to make sure THE PAPER IS THE EXACT SAME SIZE!

Maybe you've struggled with having these types of stamps line up, maybe  not. I realized that if my paper is off by 1/16" in measurement then the stamps do not line up correctly. Well, I am now in love with multi-layer stamps, especially this set!

Here's some cards I made with the set and I also used Simon Says Stamp's Frames die set and Stampin' Up's 3D embossing folder "tufted." The paper is all from Stampin' Up, the gold frame is Stampin' Up's 12 x 12 gold cardstock.
Thanks for looking and if you like, leave a comment!

The purple flowers are done with Altenew's Crisp Dye ink. I like this ink as you can get up to 4 colors in the same family that go together. The rest of the inks are Stampin' Up.

Bragging Rights

I just love the Art Impressions "old ladies" stamps... maybe because I'm becoming one!! Anyway, this card has a background made with Distress Oxide inks and the image is stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink as I colored the images with Copic markers. The verse is embossed in white and is from Rubbernecker stamps, which I only stamped the first two lines of on the outside of the card on black cardstock. The inside of the card has the rest of the lines of the verse, "I still fit in the earrings I wore in high school." I've entered this in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes challenge for this week. Thanks for looking!

No-Line Watercolor Poppies

This card uses a Penny Black Poppy stamp that I stamped with Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink twice on a piece of 140 lb cold press watercolor paper. After watercoloring it with Koi Water Colors by Sakura I added Broken China Distress Oxide ink around the image. The sentiment from Rubbernecker Stamps was stamped in black and cut out with Stampin' Up's small stitched oval die. This card is entered in the Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday challenge for this month.

Christmas In July

So, I'm not ready for Christmas yet, are you?! I'm not even ready for summer to be over! BUT, here's a card to maybe get us thinking about the 21 weeks left until Christmas! I used Distress Oxide inks to blend the colors on the background and then stamped the holly and berries from Christmas Blueprint Sketch, sprayed with a mist of Shimmer Mist and then used the Festive layering stencil to add white embossing paste. The embossing paste shows the Distress Oxide inks through it, even though it is not the transparent. I was hoping for white embossed image, but it's one of those happy mistakes!
The die cut is from Penny Black and I am entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge, Christmas in July. Thanks for looking!

Die or Punch?!

This card uses a background die from Birch Press (Dazzle A) and the word die is from Avery Elle. I used a piece of 110 lb. Neenah white cardstock that I used Distress Oxides on to blend all those colors together and then adhered it with Stick-It to a piece of white craft foam. Then I ran it through the die cutting machine and added glue to the pieces I wanted on the front of the card and lifted the die off. I layered two words from black cardstock and added two layers of clear embossing powder to the word and heat set. The "You Are" was embossed in white on a piece of black cardstock and is from the Stampin' Up set Thoughtful Banners. This card is entered into this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. Thanks for looking!!

Add a Little Sparkle

This card is for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, "Add a Little Sparkle," and uses Stampin' Up's older shell set and Jar of Love set. I masked and stamped the shells and colored them with Copics and to make the sand at the bottom of the jar I  mixed clear embossing powder with Elizabeth's Crafts Sand Dune microfine silk glitter and used a Versamark pen to adhere it to the cardstock and then heat set. I adhered it to a piece of black cardstock and then onto a piece of wood grain double-sided paper.

Summer Fun

Good morning! This early-morning shell seeker scene uses older Stampin' Up stamps and a Distress Oxide background. I created the background on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock by masking off the sand, sea and sky. Then I used the "waves" stamp from Stampin' Up's High Tide and stamped with plain water on the middle ocean section and heat set to get the soft variations in the waves.
Then I stamped the girls in Versafine black because I was going to remove the color and use water-based markers to add the colors back in. I used a paint brush with just water and gently brushed over the girls' dresses and other sections where I wanted to remove the oxide ink, dabbed the areas with a clean paper towel. Then I recolored them with the water-based markers. I added the foam at the edge of the water with Dr. Ph Martin's bleed-proof white ink.
The shells were stamped on a piece of Neenah white cardstock with Momento black and colored with Copics and then fussy-cut out.
The frame is a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Soft Suede cardstock and I cut out the rectangle with Lawn Fawn's Inside-Out rectangle stitched dies. This card is for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Fun In The Sun" challenge.

Nothing Says Summer Like...

When summer is in full bloom, it is the hibiscus that blooms. This card is for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Summer Fun challenge. This card was stamped with Janneke Brinkman Stamps "Hibiscus," colored with Altenew's alcohol markers. Then I used Elizabeth Crafts adhesive sheet to completely cover the image and then added the clear  Silk Microfine Glitter from Elizabeth Crafts to completely cover the image. Then I adhered it to a piece of Granny Apple green cardstock.

Stained Glass Technique

Hello, and sorry for the extra long video, but I decided to not do a "voice over" and there's some information you might be interested in, especially in the type of dies to choose.  This is the card we will be making on the 27th, so be sure to sign up if you are coming to class!

Wednesday's Red White and/or Blue

Happy Independence Day! This crazy bird  looks like he's watching the parade go by! This is a card for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday's Challenge, Red, White, and/or Blue. I used Concord & 9th's background plaid stamp in Brilliant Blue ink and used a crazy bird from Tim Holtz's Crazy Birds set and the flag and sunglasses from the crazy bird accessories and all the matching dies. Sentiment is from the matching sentiments.

Red, White & Blue

Here's a card I made for Simon Says Stamp's Monday challenge, Red White or Blue. This card uses Our Daily Bread background flag stamp, an old Stampin' Up star that I embossed with pewter embossing powder, and a couple of old Stampin' Up postage stamps. I used Distress Ink in Vintage Photo around the edges.