Category Archives: cardmaking

Jun 23

Iron Craft Guestie

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Me again! As promised, sharing a Guest Designer post tonight. The lovely Chaitali posted an Iron Craft episode on her blog, where I get to be interviewed and engage in a fun collab featuring Penny Black products. Penny Black kindly provided a giveaway for the Iron Craft viewers so head on to Chaitali’s blog to see how you could win some!

Here’s my part of the collab… a card with PB yumminess all over it. I combined the stencil with coordinating stamp for a great, textured look. I should really do a video for you guys to see how easy it is to achieve this effect! Fingers crossed, soon - otherwise, feel free to kick my butt or give me a nudge or whatever’s necessary. LOL

So here’s what happened here.
1. After I trimmed the panel of white cardstock, I stamped the Bed Of Roses background in Old Paper Distress Ink.
2. I applied a thin layer of white gesso over it to mute the colours, and set aside to dry.
3. I positioned the Sun Catcher stencil and applied white embossing paste, waited for the paste to semi-dry and then stamped the corresponding Poppy Time stamp directly over it with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink. The designs fit perfectly so in result you’re getting a great outline for your stenciled image.
4. After the paste dried completely, I used Memento Luxe inks (Angel Pink, Love Letter, Rhubarb Stalk for the petals and Pistachio, Dandelion & Northern Pine for the stalks) to sponge the colour on the stenciled poppy. The inks have a rich, creamy formula and blend well even on the rough surface.
5. I added a light watercolour wash to the background and sprinkled a few shades of ink mists.
6. Stamped the sentiment from the Kind Words clear stamp set.

Chaitali has a card up as well, featuring the same Penny Black products I used (Sun Catcher & Poppy Time) - see it HERE! And while you’re there, don’t forget to comment for a chance to grab this fantastic duo for yourself :)

I hope you’ll enjoy the interview (I was super nervous and it took much convincing to make me do it in the first place!) and that you like the card. Catch y’all later!


Jun 22

More colouring

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I made it with an extra post this week after all! This is a fresh stuff from tonight, I’m on a colouring kick apparently and I reached for the sweet Mo Manning image for some creative therapy :) The stamp is called Bubble Heart and is sold by Penny Black, of course. My god, doesn’t it make you smile big time??
The sentiment is from a Penny Black Friendship clear stamp set. I added a strip of a leftover MME paper to the bottom of the card, and a few lengths of washi tape to the top of the panel. I also dug out some buttons. Neither sequins nor enamel dots. I know, shocking!

In relation with the recent announcement of the Gallery Idol winner, which shook the paper crafting community, I want to say that this card, as pretty much any card I ever made, was to some extent inspired by someone else’s artwork / style / mannerism. This time it was my awesome friend Alice Wertz (thanks, chica!) But, I have many muses. Without them, I would create nothing. I kid you not.
Us crafters, we’re all about inspiration, sharing, passing on ideas. And that’s ok, isn’t it? Granted, giving credit where credit is due. That, plus we should all cultivate the kindness and support that our community is known for. Just my two cents.

Here are the Copics I used:
girl jumper & bow: YG11/13/17
boy jumper: B32/34/37
boy trousers: E43/44/47
girl dress: V25/22/20, RV09
girl leggins: V25/22, RV02
girl boots: RV09/06/04/02
girl hair: Y21/23/26, E35/37
boy hair: E41/43/44
skin: E00/02/93
balloons: R00/01/02
ground: E81/84/89
and W0/W2/W5 for shadows on whites

Peace out and see you tomorrow!


Jun 20

For the birthday girl

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I have a semi-worthy post tonight, for the lack of a better description… A sort of a blogging stocking-stuffer. LOL
Chuplet is going to her friend’s 5th birthday party tomorrow and I needed a card. The style, stamps and whatnot is something I haven’t done for ages. The artificial light from the ceiling lamp is atrocious. The card turned kinda cute, though - so I thought I’d share anyway, perhaps someone will like it too :)

I need to make this post a quickie as well, early morning for work tomorrow (or should I call it a night!). Most of the supplies are linked underneath. I coloured La La Land‘s Birthday Marci with Copics, glittered her dress & bows. The papers come from the ancient Lime Twist line from My Mind’s Eye.
If I can’t make it earlier, I will be back on Monday with a fun Guest post. Cheers!


Jun 19

CASE Study Challenge #196 and a bonus card!

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Hi folks, ready for a new CASE Study challenge? I love a good scene made up with inks and stamps, bonus brownie points for those with a strong cute factor :) Pamela Ho‘s inspiration card ticks all the boxes!

I wanted a scene too, and a cute character or two. I opted for the Honey Bunny stamp set from Mama Elephant. I seriously squeal inside, every time I pick one of their character sets. I mean, come on… who else does them quite as ME?? Happy sigh.

After I sponged the sky with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and adding the ‘hill’ which I sponged added some darker green to as well, I sat my Copic coloured bunnehs on top of it and stamped a few stars around. (Mama Elephant Believe In Magic - a very handy set every time I need a tiny star).

See the balloon? I drew it with a pencil. I wanted a vertical accent strong enough to connect the bunnies and the sentiment together, but not too obtrusive either. I think it looks terrific there :)

Check out the blogs below for the Design Team’s takes on the challenge, or visit CASE Study for the full reveal!

Pamela Ho- June Muse
Jacquie Southas - June Guest Designer
Amy Wanford (Aimes)
Anika Lerche
Anja Curvers
Anna Kossakovskaya (Umichka)
Gayatri Murali
Jill Foster
Jeanne Jachna
Julia Stainton
Michelle Williams
Silke Ledlow (on a Summer break)
Tasnim Ahmed

In other news: You might have noticed a lack of StampNation related posts lately, and that’s because I needed to step down from the Design Team and discontinue my Technically Speaking tutorials for the time being, due to time restrictions. However, I by no means stopped loving and frequenting the forum, it truly is a fantastic place to hang out and whenever time allows I’ll be still taking part in challenges or events. Like yesterday, for this matter! A new challenge has launched and it’s sponsored by Altenew. YAY for a big opportunity to win some of their goodies!!

Make sure you read about the event HERE on the Altenew blog, you will see there sneak peeks of DT’s samples and Catherine’s exclusive video promoting Altenew product.
I also made a card using their Sochcahtoa stamp set. I’m trying to brave the triangle trend! Some of the shapes were filled with a yellow Copic marker. I used some scraps and a few enamel dots as well. Very thrifty card. I’m sharing one more project on StampNation but you’ll have to pop in there to see it :)

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Jun 15

Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #124

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Hi, lovelies! I’m bringing you a new sketch but before I get to it, I need to give credit for the original idea and inspiration to the awesome Miss Laura. I found THIS CARD of hers recently, fell in love with it to the point of wanting to recreate, and the rest - as they say - is history. So many thanks and all the praise to you, Laura :)

I created the background by stamping the elements from WPlus9 Borders & Backgrounds 4 stamp set, with several SU! inks. Then I die cut the WPlus9 Hand Lettered Hello in the panel and dressed it up with a few MME enamel dots.

Lots of options this sketch, my second try would be masking off a rectangle and sponging inside to create a scene., How will you interpret it? Can’t wait to see :)

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If you would like to play along:

- You’re kindly asked to save the sketch image onto your computer first, and if you make a card based on it, please link back to this post.
- Share the link to your creation via the Inlinkz widget below, so that I can come and check it out!
Perks:
- A new sketch is posted every other Saturday night (ideally but I might be late at times), and the link widget is open for two weeks. However, you’re welcome to play any time! Just leave a link in the comments section and I’ll pop in to see it.
- Every now and then, I’ll be inviting one person who uses my sketch, to join me for the next one!


Jun 13

Keep a smile in your heart, darling

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Hi friends, quick post tonight. I was inspired by the Photo Pocket Page Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. I took a couple of small and two double sized journaling cards from two collections from MAMBI (Me & My Big Ideas), added a few embellishments and came up with this:

I stocked up on those darling (and money-friendly!) pocket card collections when they came to my local scrapbook store, I don’t know why but they’re hard to find online these days. Pushed back by more trendy companies, perhaps? I think they’re very cool. Anyway.
I spiced up the card by adding a Studio Calico Sequin Star and a word sticker from My Mind’s Eye. Excuse me the last of supply list for this card, there wouldn’t be much to link to since the supplies are either thrifted or untrackable…

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