RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour - Full of Gratitude

Welcome to Day 3 of the RemARKable Holiday Madness Blog Tour!  I hope you are enjoying the Tour!  Please don't forget to leave me a comment if you like my projects or have a question about any of them.

Today's projects all feature the versatile Day of Gratitude Set.  I just got this Set the other day because I was chosen to be a helper at the Baltimore Regionals this coming weekend.  I can hardly wait!  Since one of my duties will be helping with the Make and Take projects featuring this Set, I had to get my Set and supplies early so I could put them together beforehand.  I won't be showing you the Regionals Make and Take projects; you'll have to come back after October 3 to see those.  I hope you will still enjoy these projects though.

This first one is super simple, fits the Just Add Ink 36 Challenge, and uses a fun technique called "thumping."  Just ink up your stamp with a light colored ink and then randomly tap the brush tip of a couple of Markers all over the stamp before pressing the rubber stamp to card stock.  Give it a try and see what you think!  Just remember to clean your stamp before inking it up again or you'll mess up your ink pad.

Uses Day of Gratitude Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block G, Always Artichoke Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, River Rock Classic Stampin' Pad, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker, Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding, Sticky Strip, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

I used the "thumping" technique again on this next card, but in a different way.  This time I thumped the Marker tips all over inside the Embossing Folder before running my card stock through the Big Shot.  I love the mottled appearance I got on the So Saffron strip as a result.  This card fits the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge 61.

Uses Day of Gratitude Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block C, Always Artichoke Card Stock, Cajun Craze Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad, Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker, Cajun Craze Stampin' Write Marker, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Color Catcher, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding, Glimmer Basics Brads, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, 3/16" Corner Small Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sticky Strip, and Post-It Notes (for masking).

I did a little emboss resist on the next two cards.

Uses Day of Gratitude Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block G, Cajun Craze Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, Newsprint Designer Series Paper, VersaMark Pad, Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, Word Window Large Punch, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Subtles Designer Buttons, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sticky Strip, and Mini Glue Dots.

Uses Day of Gratitude Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block E, Cajun Craze Card Stock, River Rock Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Newsprint Designer Series Paper, VersaMark Pad, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, River Rock Classic Stampin' Pad, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Deck the Halls Big Designer Buttons, Decorative Label Extra-Large Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, Top Note Bigz Die, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Mini Glue Dots.

Enjoy the rest of the Holiday Madness Blog Tour and don't forget to come back tomorrow!  Just click on the icon below to go to the next stop.  Have fun!

Comments

[Ann Schach]

Beautiful cards! Thanks for the information about "thumping". I will have to give it a try! Thanks for playing @ PPA!

[Tillie65]

Beautiful cards, I will have to give them a try...

Hugs Rhonda

[Cards by Gina]

What pretty cards! I love each and every one. Thanks so much for playing along with us at PPA!

[Dawn]

Great idea for "thumping" on the EF! Looks so cool!

[Deb]

Beautiful cards!

[Amanda Reddicliffe]

Thanks for the technique tip! I will give "thumping" a go sometime! Gorgeous cards, thanks for playing at Just Add Ink! xx Amanda

[Danielle Daws]

Wow! You've made the thumping technique look effortless! Love it!

[Jackie Watson]

I love your cards they are just gorgeous. I use the thumping technique alittle different (I put rice in a ballon tye the end}then hit the ink pad and then the CS and keep alternating and changing colors. It is alot of fun and a great project for kids. I will have to do a tutorial showing how to do that. Thanks for sharing.

[Diane Ouellette]

What GREAT cards! TFS.

[Ruth]

I have CASEd your first card as a birthday card for my brother. Thanks for the technique! It looks great.

[Cliffie Wilson]

Thank you, Michele, for reminding me about the "thumping" technique! I have to tell you that your Gratitude cards, are some of the prettiest Fall cards I've seen! Beauti~FALL!!! ;)