Today's card was created for the latest Inkspirational card challenge. I started by stamping the elements from Stampin' UP's Ocean Front stamp set onto white cardstock using Tim Holtz distress inks. I stenciled the seagulls using Newton's Nook Designs Retro Sun & Palms stencil set and black ink. I stamped the sentiment from Verve Stamps World's Best stamp set at the lower right side of the card and then cut that down into a focal panel using a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose Designs. I matted that onto some teal cardstock I got from Michael's using thin foam tape and adhered the whole panel to my A2 white card base. The little gems under the sentiment are left over from a diamond gem kit I had last year. They are perfect for cards and I just didn't see the point in the throwing them away. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you and yours are having a safe and wonderful Memorial Day!
Hello, and welcome to the April Cards and Coffee collaboration between Deb and myself. This month we are using washi tape as our inspiration. I'm sure I'm not alone in the crafting community when I say that I have way more of this stuff than I could ever possibly use. So, given that we thought it would be fun and a clever way to use up some of the stuff we have in our stash. To create my card I started with a small 2"x4" cardstock panel. Using a vertical orientation, I laid my collection of American Crafts washi tapes right up next to each other in a pleasing color arrangement. I then used a stitched rectangle die from Paper Rose Studios to give it some additional detail. I then cut down a white cardstock panel using Simon Says Stamp's Drifting Stitches Border die and the same rectangle border die. I then stamped the sentiment from Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler stamp set and Versafine onyx black ink. I then stamped the flower from Stampin' UP's Flower Shop stamp set using Gina K Designs Sweet Mango ink and punch the image out using the coordinating punch. I adhered the washi tape panel directly to my white A2 card base. Then I popped up the main focal panel with the sentiment using 3M foam tape. I popped the flower up off of the card using Stampin' Up's foam dimensionals. I adhered it to the left of the sentiment and finished it off with some fun enamel dots from Simple Stories. I attended a fun caffeinated event in my town this weekend that consists of a walking tour of our downtown, visiting vendors who serve all things chocolate or caffeinated. On one of my stops, I tried a Vietnamese salted cheese coffee. Now, I know what you're thinking...salted cheese in a coffee? But trust me when I say, this coffee was rich and delicious! I only wish I'd gotten the larger size. I recommend it if you have the opportunity to try it. Thank you for stopping by my blog. Now, be sure to head over to Deb's blog and see how she was inspired by our washi tape challenge this month.
