Thoughts of You

Sometimes you need a card and you need it quickly! One layer cards to the rescue! Today's card was created in a matter of minutes using just a piece of watercolor paper, inks, and stamps.

First, I used a blending tool and Distress Ink (Scattered Straw) to cover the entire piece of Ranger watercolor cardstock. Next, I added more layers of ink...Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, Ripe Persimmon, and Gathered Twigs. To keep the ink blending smoothly from color to color, simply rub back over the entire piece with your lightest color, in this case Scattered Straw.

To get those fun splotty spots, mist water on top of the dried Distress Ink...it reacts with water! Dry and you're left with great texture. Since I can't be happy with a completely plain background, I added some stenciling using two of Wendy Vecchi's stencils, Classic Words and Lots of Dots. (See links at the end of the post)

The last step was to add stamping! To create more depth on the card, I stamped my images using white gesso, Hickory Smoke Distress Ink, and Jet Black Archival Ink. All of my beautiful silhouette stamps are from Sweet 'n Sassy. (Links to specific stamp sets below)

Add a sentiment and attach to a pre-cut 4.25 x 5.5 card base and my card is ready for mailing!

Hope you enjoyed today's quick and easy card...be sure to check out the product links below to grab your fav products from this project.

Happy crafting!

Supplies:

-Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Fired Brick, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs)

-Blending Tool

-Ranger Watercolor Paper

-Wendy Vecchi Stencils (Classic Words and Lots of Dots)

-Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Long Stem Silhouettes, Nature Silhouettes) 

Be Blessed

Wait...it's not Monday anymore?  hee hee  Seriously, I made this card last week (way on time) to post this Monday in celebration of Mojo Monday's 300th celebration!  And then I forgot to post it on Monday...head smack!

 

To go along with the celebration, Mojo Monday has a boatload of sponsors (Sweet 'n Sassy is one of them!) and you can win lots and lots of prizes...WooHoo!  Be sure to head on over and check out all of the details!

 

I put my card together with a bunch of fab papers from Glitz and then created a sunset for my lighthouse silhouette image, from the Landscape Silhouettes stamp set.  Then I just added a sentiment from the Long Stem Silhouettes stamp set and a bird from an older set. 

 

Enjoy and head on over to the Mojo Monday blog to check out all the festivities!

 

 

Thoughts of You

It's time once again for a sketch challenge on Splitcoast and this one is again sponsored by Sweet 'n Sassy so I had to participate!  And it's one fun sketch...this one is going in to the sketch book for keeps!

 

Since we were in the middle of yet another snowstorm today (yes, this week it's officially spring this week and we just got hit with another eight inches of the white stuff!) I almost went with a snowman or snowflakes for today's card but while searching for some good designer paper I stumbled upon a piece of paper from the Place in Time collection from Graphic 45.  I threw caution to the wind and decided to put away the snowflake stamps and bring out the flowers!  Spring has to arrive eventually, right?  Please tell me I'm right...

 

I started by cutting my card base and deciding on the color scheme, which was easy since I was able to follow the colors from the paper.  The fun thing about this paper line is that it included tags and journal blocks that could be cut out from the cardstock.  I decided to grab the March journaling tag to house my stamped images. 

 

Once all of my pieces were cut and the cream cardstock was embossed, I stamped the flowers from the Long Stem Silhouette stamp set onto the journaling tag.  I used my Distress Markers to color directly onto the stamp before stamping on the paper.  That way I was able to have the flowers purple and the stems green.

 

Then I just assembled and added a rhinestone swirl.  Fun stuff!  Why don't you check out this week's sketch and play along!

 

Enjoy!

 

Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day - Long Stem Silhouettes

Welcome to the next day of the Sweet 'n Sassy release week celebration!  Today we're showcasing the brand new Long Stem Silhouettes.  I am a huge fan of silhouette images so I was super excited to receive this new set in the mail (and I've already found a million other uses for the wonderful sentiments!)  I loved this set so much, I made two cards for the release!  Yippee!!  Be sure to check by the Sweet 'n Sassy blog to get all of the details on the releases and prizes!

 

For my first card, I decided to have a little fun with my Dylusions Ink Sprays.  I wanted to create a bit of a sunset background without using my traditional Distress Ink and blending tool.  I simply spritzed Squeezed Orange, Fresh Lime, and just a hint of Vibrant Turquoise onto a piece of cardstock, hit the ink with a heat gun to quickly dry, and stamped the image in black right on top of the ink.  A sentiment was all that was needed to finish this CAS card.  Love that bright lime color!

 

My second card features more of the images included in the set and I started by stamping the first image in white, the second in Walnut Stain, and the third in black.  I love this color combo on kraft cardstock.  I simply added a tiny butterfly (Martha Stewart punch) to finish the card.  The card background?  Well that's paper from the Echo Park Documented paper pad, and this was a card base I created months ago.  I never finished the card and when I finished the main image of today's card I realized it fit perfectly on the base!  Hey...never throw out that cardstock that never quite makes it into a card!

 

Enjoy today's hop!