Inspiration Ink

Crayon Resist Fabulous Florets

Another fun technique to use with floral images is crayon resist.  Just stamp an outline image on glossy card stock.  Once it is dry, add some highlights to the image with a white or clear crayon.  Then, sponge on another color and buff off excess ink.  If you rub the crayon off, you can add another color so it fills in the highlighted areas a bit to make them a little less stark white.

We used this technique on another one of the cards we made in my Club Classes this month featuring florals.  I originally used the colors in the Designer Paper, but the flowers were just too dark then.  So, I experimented with mixing other colors instead and got the perfect results by blending Melon Mambo and So Saffron.  Enjoy!

  Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set and Friendly Phrases Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block C, Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad, Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad, So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Card Stock, Baja Breeze Card Stock, Glossy White Card Stock, Floral District Designer Series Paper, Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stamping Sponges, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits, white crayon, and tissue.

World Card Making Day Camp Follow-Up

Here are the cards everyone got to make at the World Card Making Day Stamp Camp on Saturday.  Enjoy!

Uses Button Buddies Wood-Mount Set and More Merry Messages Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block C, Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, 2011-2013 Stampin' Write Markers (Island Indigo), Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (More Mustard), Island Indigo Card Stock, Pool Party Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, 2011-2013 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack, Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Decorative Label Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, and Adorning Accents Edgelits.

  Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block H, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad, Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, and Scallop Trim Border Punch.

  Uses Gently Falling Clear-Mount Set and Loving Thoughts Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block H, More Mustard Classic Stampin' Pad, Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad, More Mustard Card Stock, Riding Hood Red Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Riding Hood Red 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Linen Thread, Naturals Designer Buttons, Glue Dots, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stamping Sponges, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Top Note Bigz Die, and Autumn Accents Bigz Die.

  Uses Googly Ghouls Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block G, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Lucky Limeade Card Stock, Pumpkin Pie Card Stock, Basic Black Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Googlies, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, and Elegant Butterfly Punch.

  Uses Scentsational Season Wood-Mount Set, Merry Minis Wood-Mount Set, and More Merry Messages Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block G, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Old Olive Card Stock, Certainly Celery Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details, Silver Glimmer Paper, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Merry Minis Punch Pack, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and Holiday Collection Framelits.

  Uses Tweet Leaves Wood-Mount Stamp and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood-Mount Set plus Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, Pacific Point Card Stock, Tangerine Tango Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Early Espresso Core'dinations Card Stock, Pacific Point 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Sanding Block, Core'dinations Dust Buddy, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, and Fancy Flower Punch.

  Uses Word Play Clear-Mount Set (or you can buy just this stamp in Clear-Mount under a new trial program) plus Clear-Mount Block B, Brights Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Tangerine Tango), Regals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Garden Green), Neutrals Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Chocolate Chip), Bashful Blue Card Stock, Garden Green Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack, Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stack, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, Owl Builder Punch, and ruler.

Thumped Flower Happiness

Here is the last of the cards we made in my Club Classes this month featuring "out of the box" ways to use various products.

We used the Apothecary Accents Framelits to cut a shape out of a piece of card stock and then used it as a template to sponge through.

We also used Markers in a couple of different ways.  First, we used the fine tip of a Marker to poke through the holes in a Paper-Piercing template so that we got little dots of color.  Secondly, we used a Marker to do the "thumping" technique on the flowers.  To "thump," you simply ink up a solid color image with a lighter color of ink.  Then, randomly tap the brush tip of coordinating color(s) of marker(s) onto the stamp before pressing the stamp to card stock.  Easy and gives a cool result!

Enjoy!

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set and Pursuit of Happiness Clear-Mount Set plus Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Pad, Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, Subtles Collection Stampin' Write Markers (Perfect Plum), Bashful Blue Card Stock, Perfect Plum Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Perfect Plum 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive, Stamping Sponges, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Apothecary Accents Framelits.

Fabulous Florets for You

Here's a quick and easy card for spring notes.  Enjoy!

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set and Tea Shoppe Clear-Mount Set plus Poppy Parade Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Subtles Collection Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack, Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block G, Clear-Mount Block I, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Craft Scissors, Scallop Oval Punch, and Large Oval Punch.

Cake Inspired Cards

There is a website I enjoy visiting for a good laugh every day called Cake Wrecks.  Most of the cakes featured are absolute disasters in some way or another.  On Sundays, though, it features gorgeously decorated cakes that are simply outstanding.  The Sunday, July 10 post (click here) featured some beautiful cakes that inspired the following cards.  Enjoy!

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set plus Certainly Celery Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad, Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Heat Tool (to speed drying of Craft Ink), Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block C, SNAIL, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Paper Snips.

Uses Basic Black Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Basic Pearls Jewels, SNAIL, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper Snips, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Lattice Bigz Die.

Uses Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess Clear-Mount Set plus Wisteria Wonder Card Stock, Perfect Plum Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, Clear-Mount Block D, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper Snips, Paper Cutter, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, and 1-3/8" Circle Punch.

Uses Fifth Avenue Floral Set and You're a Gem Clear-Mount Set plus Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Basic Black Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, White Baker's Twine, Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Brights Designer Buttons, Clear-Mount Block A, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Crop-A-Dile, Craft Scissors, Decorative Label Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, and Small Oval Punch.

Color Block Flowers

I made these clean and simple cards to mail to the winner and runner-up in my recent Retirement List Contest along with the $10 and $5 gift certificates they got from me.  Enjoy!

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block D, Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, VersaMark Pad, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, Brights Brads, Paper-Piercing Tool, and Mat Pack.

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block D, Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, VersaMark Pad, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Stamping Sponges, 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, and 1-1/4" Square Punch.

I made the gift certificates using My Digital Studio and digital downloads.

Stacy's Workshop Projects

My Club Hostess, Stacy, hosted an In-Home Workshop last night to help boost her show totals so she'd earn even more Hostess Benefits.  We had fun stamping and laughing with her guests. 

Stacy wanted me to showcase watercoloring, so here's one of the cards everyone got to make.  Retiring items are highlighted in green.

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set, Teeny Tiny Wishes Set, and Pretty Petals background stamp plus Clear-Mount Block B, Clear-Mount Block C, Old Olive Card Stock, Night of Navy Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Watercolor Paper, Play Date Designer Series Paper, Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad, Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Aqua Painter, and Eyelet Border Punch.

Here's the other card everyone got to make which features a different type of watercoloring.  Retiring items are highlighted in green again.

Uses On the Grow Clear-Mount Set plus Clear-Mount Block D, Clear-Mount Block G, Crumb Cake Card Stock, Garden Green Card Stock, Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Confetti Cream Card Stock, Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper, Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Blender Pens, Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, Photo Corners Extra-Large Punch, Word Window Large Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

I also gave everyone at the Workshop one of these fun little matchboxes filled with Ghirardelli chocolates as a thank you for attending.  They all use some retiring items highlighted in green.

Uses Fresh Cuts Set plus Regal Rose Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, Baja Breeze Card Stock, Pear Pizzazz Card Stock, Peach Parfait Card Stock, Nursery Suite Specialty Designer Series Paper, Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper, Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper, Play Date Designer Series Paper, Regal Rose Classic Stampin' Pad, Peach Parfait Classic Stampin' Pad, Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Extended Cutting Pads, Extended Premium Crease Pad, Matchbox Bigz XL Die, and Sticky Strip.

 

Tangerine Flower Friend

This is another of the cards we made in my Club Classes this month featuring new products in the Summer Mini.  This card showcases the Fabulous Florets Set and Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder.  Enjoy!

Uses Fabulous Florets Clear-Mount Set and All Holidays Set plus So Saffron Card Stock, Tangerine Tango Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Newsprint Designer Series Paper, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, VersaMark Pad, Stamping Sponges, Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Sticky Strip, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Weekly Inspiration

I haven't used the Baby Wipe Technique in ages, but thought the new Fabulous Florets Set in the Summer Mini would work perfectly with this technique.  I'm really pleased with the way the card came out.  I wish you could see the sparkle added to the background with the Smooch Spritz though.  Enjoy!

Supplies

- Fabulous Florets, pages 22-23 of Summer Mini, Clear - $17.95, Wood - $23.95

- Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 167, $6.95

- Garden Green 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 168, $6.95

- Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 169, $8.50

- Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Refill, page 165, $2.95

- Wild Wasabi Classic Ink Refill, page 167, $2.95

- Garden Green Classic Ink Refill, page 168, $2.95

- Gold Brads, page 187, $6.95

- Certainly Celery 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, page 191, $5.95

- Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, available as a write-in item, $6.95

- Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, page 195, $4.95

- Color Catcher, page 195, $5.95

- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 198, $3.50

- Mat Pack, page 198, $9.95

- Scallop Trim Border Punch, pages 200-201, $15.95

- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 197, $3.95

- baby wipe

- non-porous holder for baby wipe (such as an empty Clear-Mount Stamp Case or plate)

- scissors

- adhesive

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 4 x 5 1/4".

2)  Place a folded baby wipe in your container. 

3)  Add drops of Garden Green Classic Ink randomly to the baby wipe.

4)  Add drops of Wild Wasabi Classic Ink to the baby wipe between the previous drops.

5)  Add drops of Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink to the baby wipe to fill in any empty spaces.

6)  Press the solid flower image directly onto the inked up baby wipe as if the baby wipe was an ink pad.

7)  Stamp onto the white rectangle.

8)  Repeat by reinking the stamp each time until the white rectangle is completely covered with the flower image.  Let the images overlap a little.  If your green colors are starting to blend together too much, clean the stamp before continuing.

9)  Place the stamped white rectangle in the Color Catcher and spritz it thoroughly with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.

10)  Set the white rectangle aside to allow it to dry.

11)  Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 1/4 x 4 1/4".

12)  Ink up the stem and leaves image by pressing it to the inked up baby wipe.

13)  Stamp the stem and leaves image on the small white rectangle.

14)  Cut a piece of Garden Green Card Stock to 2 7/8 x 4 1/4".

15)  Use the Scallop Trim Border Punch on both long edges of the green rectangle.

16)  Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the punched green rectangle.

17)  Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack to poke a hole in the center of the large group of leaves.

18)  Insert a Gold Brad and secure on the back side.

19)  Cut a piece of Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon about 4" long.  Twist the ribbon up and insert the ends through scallops on either side of the bottom of the main image panel.  Adhere the ends of the ribbon to the back.

20)  Tie a small piece of Certainly Celery 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon to the center of the Pear Pizzazz Ribbon and trim the ends.

21)  Cut a piece of Wild Wasabi Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2".  Score and fold in half to make a card.

22)  Adhere the large stamped and spritzed white rectangle to the card front.

23)  Adhere the main image panel to the left side of the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Tips

Baby wipes that don't have designs quilted into them work best.

I used an empty Clear-Mount Stamp Case (page 192, $4.95 for 4 cases) to hold my baby wipe.  When I'd finished this card, I just closed the case and the baby wipe will stay moist enough to use on other cards for a few days.

You will want to use a Color Catcher when using Smooch Spritz to protect your work area.

Mix the Smooch Spritz up well before spraying with it by rolling the vial back and forth across your work surface.

Use a firm, even push on the spray nozzle of the Smooch Spritz for best results.

Try to line your green rectangle up and start punching the sides at the same point so that the scallops will line up.