Happy 28th

 Today we are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary. Amazing how fast time flies. I have been looking for a 5th wheel die but can't seem to find one so decided to use a camper.

For Saturday with Bridget's challenge Alysia gave us shaped card, smooshing, use of stencil and no flowers. So was perfect for my anniversary card.

For the card base used Recollections 110 lb. white cardstock, as well as scraps for the rest of white and scraps of gray.

For the card started by die cutting 4 pieces of the camp tailer card honey cut dies by Honey Bee Stamps. Grab one set aside the other 3. Then with Altenew crisp dye inks did the smooshing technique with silver stone and limestone inks as if it was dirt on the camper. Then cut all the pieces from scraps of gray, white and black and purple for the curtains. On two cardstock on the bottom colored with blending brushes same color as ink smooshing just to darken it a bit more as I didn't have too many gray colors then used the stencil with industrial diamond ink and finally because I’m using this card for Bret for our anniversary card added the 28th with pure graphite ink from stamp set journal stamps calendar in English by P13. Glue this piece to another layer to give it more stability then to the other two pieces which were the back on one score and fold about 3/8” on the other cut off the 3/8” then glue together.

When I was going to stamp the message was hard so I just cut another layer cut again 3/8” stamp message from Picket Fence Studios and then glue.

In Memory

Today we would have been celebrating my dad's birthday but he didn't have the gift of celebrating his 86th birthday. He was taken from us on February 18th of this year so all we have is his memories. He wasn't a perfect man but still to me was a great father.

For this card, card base Accent Opaque Digital International Paper cover smooth white cardstock 120 lb., rest of white is 80 lb. I started this card by cutting a piece of white cardstock then using the hill blossoms layering stencil set by Altenew I colored my leaves with Altenew crisp dye bamboo & olive and blender brushes then colored my flowers with sea breeze, turquoise, tide blue and with detail brushes starlight. Then cut the layer with matching dies hill blossoms dies set by Altenew. For one I cut 4 layers of another cardstock and mounted behind. The other I left flat. Then I cut a slimline layer of white cardstock with square grid windows slimline essential dies by Kraftgali stamped with gorgeous grunge stamp set by SU with classic stampin’ ink second, third & fourth generation with baja breeze, blushing bride and crushed curry then mounted on a layer of Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock then mounted to card base, for my message I used holiday hugs stamp set by Waffle Flower with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink.

Mail Mail

Simple card using one of my favorites. For the card base used Accent Opaque Digital International Paper cover smooth white cardstock 120 lb. for other white used 80 lb., Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock

Started by grabbing a piece of white cardstock then stamped my image happy mail stamp by Stampabilities with Memento Tuxedo black 3 times masking the green areas which then stamped 3 times with Memento dual marker cottage ivy then I used Copic markers to add some color C00 just for a light highlight to Snoopy and B41 & B45 to the envelope and then using my DIY cloud stencil and brush with Tim Holtz distress oxide salty ocean then I die cut the oval with stitched oval by The Stamps of Life matting with a layer of  black, then I grabbed another piece of white cardstock stamped the background stamp words by Local King Rubber Stamp with whisper amalgam ink 3 times by Gina K Designs and die cut the layer with double stitched rectangle die by Kat Scrappiness and matted on black cardstock die cut with Cindy Echtinaw Designs Card Creator Perfect Layers A and mounted all to a A2 card base. 

Big hugs

For this card, card base is Accent Opaque Digital International Paper cover smooth white cardstock 120 lb., all other white is 80 lb. black cardstock is Park Lane 110 lb. smooth black solid core cardstock.

I started by cutting a piece of white then using the hill blossoms layering stencil set by Altenew, I colored my leaves with Altenew crisp dye bamboo & olive and blender brushes then colored my flowers with sunkissed, orange cream, autumn blaze and with detail brushes firebrick. Then cut the layer with mini slimline stitched die by KS Craft Lovers mounted on a layer black then to my mini slimline card base. For my message punched a layer of 1-1/2” circle punch by Recollections  on scraps of white cardstock and mounted on a scrap of  punched with scallop circle punch by SU and then 3 more layers of the white circles and then decided my message which on this case I used holiday hugs stamp set by Waffle Flower with VersaFine Clair nocturne ink