Who doesn't love a three day weekend? I did some crafty shopping, saw a movie, saw family, and put together a few cards. On Sunday afternoon I grabbed some of my newest C.C. Designs sets and got to coloring. I have to say I was surprised by how much time I spent coloring. I had thrown in an old movie for background noise, 2 hours later my movie was over and I was still coloring away. I threw on another flick and kept at it. Once I was done I set up my Scan n Cut while I grabbed my card bases, patterned paper, and accessories.
The first card I made was one that I have had in my head since I saw the set. I made a shaker card using C.C. Designs Fawned clear stamp set. I took some white cardstock and blended Candied Apple, Worn Lipstick, and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide Inks to make a gradient Ombre style back ground. Next I mixed up some Work Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink and a little of my Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Calligraphy Color in Silver and flicked it across the front of the card. The picture doesn't do it justice, it's quite shimmery. I cut out the heart using Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Heart dies. I cut a second heart out of some more cardstock and used Lawn Fawn's Grassy Border die on it. I used my Lucky Clover and Forest Moss Distress Oxide Inks to create the grass these adorable deer are on. I filled my shaker with sequins from Neat & Tangled and some mini hearts that I die cut out of some Guava cardstock by Lawn Fawn. I finished it off by embossing the sentiment onto some black cardstock using Hero Art white embossing powder.
Supplies Used
Stamps: C.C. Designs Fawned
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest cardstock, Lawn Fawn's Guava and Black Licorice cardstock,
Inks: Distress Oxide Ink in Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick, Candied Apple, Lucky Clover, and Forest Moss. Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Versa Mark. Spectrum Noir Markers. Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Calligraphy Color in Silver
Accessories: Neat & Tangled's Like Magic and Clear Sequins Mix, Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Hearts and Grassy Border Dies, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. 3M Foam
My next card I used C.C. Designs new Spring Pinkies clear stamp set and paired it with Honey Bee Stamps Hello 2x3 set.
Ok story time... You see that super adorable patterned paper used to make the scalloped frame? I accidentally bought that. I have been an Amazon Prime customer for several years now, when you log on they usually have recommendations based on previous purchases. Amazon recommended Echo Park's Imagine That paper pack. I mean they weren't wrong to do it because I love it. What I failed to realize as I was scrolling through the product page on my tablet is just how easy it is to buy something using their One Click button. I actually didn't even realize I had done it, until two days later the package showed up and my husband asked what I bought. So yea, try explaining to your husband how you accidentally ordered adorable paper. He got a good chuckle out of it.
Back to the card.. I stamped this cutie onto some Neenah Classic Crest with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her in with my Spectrum Noir markers. I used Peacock cardstock as the card base. I used Lawn Fawn's Outside In Scalloped Rectangle dies to cut a sheet of that Echo Park paper and cut the middle out using my X-Acto knife. I used some foam tape to add some dimension to the frame and then I layered a piece of Mermaid cardstock that cut out with my Outside In Stitched Rectangle dies, in the middle. I stamped Honey Bee Stamp's Hello onto some Black Licorice cardstock using white embossing powder and then cut it out. I adhered both the sentiment and this cutie with foam tape and finished off the card by adding a few of my left over die cut hearts.
Supplies Used
Stamps: C.C. Designs - Spring Pinkies, Honey Bee Stamps - Hello
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest cardstock, Lawn Fawn's Guava, Peacock, Mermaid, and Black Licorice cardstock,
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Versa Mark. Spectrum Noir Markers.
Accessories: Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangles, Outside In Stitched Rectangles, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. 3M Foam
And now for my favorite card I made this weekend...
This card was pretty simple to make, but I love, love, love how it turned out. I used a piece of Mermaid cardstock for the card base, stenciled on the heart background using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink, and then used my Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Calligraphy Color in Silver to add some sparkly splatters. I cut a piece of Black Licorice cardstock and stamped this sweet sentiment from C.C. Designs Happy Sentiments set and embossed it using white embossing powder. I stamped out one of the Spring Pinkies onto some Neenah Classic Crest with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her using my Spectrum Noir markers. I put it all together and finished off the card with some matching sequins.
Supplies Used
Stamps: C.C. Designs - Spring Pinkies, C.C. Designs - Happy Sentiments
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest cardstock, Lawn Fawn's Mermaid and Black Licorice cardstock.
Inks: Distress Oxide Ink Peacock Feathers. Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. Versa Mark. Spectrum Noir Markers. Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Calligraphy Color in Silver
Accessories: Neat & Tangled's Clear Sequins Mix, Craft Medley's Rhythm 'N Blues Sequins Mix, Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangles, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. 3M Foam
That wraps up this post, until next time Keep On Crafting!
