Archives for June 2022

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Technique & Tutorial Tuesday · June 29, 2022

Watercolour with markers Blackberry Bliss

Today’s card features a technique of watercolour with markers using Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write Markers. I haven’t shown a watercolour card on the blog for a long time! The last one I could find was this gorgeous mermaid card.

Have you seen the Meadow dies from Stampin’ Up?

I love them for their versatility. Most do not correspond to a stamped image, which allows you to get creative with how you colour them.

Speaking of colour, you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas using Blackberry Bliss to inspire your next crafting session in the Blog Hop below!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Blackberry Bliss birthday card.

What you need

The Blackberry Bliss colour from Stampin’ Ups!® Regal colour family is our focus and I colour coordinated with a Fresh Freesia card base and layer. The layer has been decorated with a Soft Succulent and Basic White label. Die cut flowers from the Meadow dies have been water coloured with Mossy Meadow and Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write markers. The card is finished with a retired Blackberry Bliss ribbon.

Watercolour With Markers Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Begin with a Fresh Freesia standard card base.
Cut a 9.5 cm x 13.8 cm Fresh Freesia card stock layer.
Using the Tailored Tags dies, cut the largest die from Basic White. Adhere to a larger piece of Soft Succulent and trim to shape of label.
Die cut three of the same flower from the Meadow dies, using watercolour paper. Cut stems to desired lengths.
Watercolour with markers: Using a Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Write marker, randomly swipe colour onto the flower. Use a water painter to brush over the colour, spreading the colour to the tips of the petals, as it bleeds from the water.
Use a Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write marker to randomly apply colour to the leaves and stem. Repeat with a water painter.
Allow to dry or use a heat gun to speed up the process.
Adhere the flowers to the tag.
Cut a 15 cm length of ribbon and a 20 cm length of ribbon. Adhere the ends of the ribbon to the rear of the Fresh Freesia card front. Tie on the right side.
Stamp sentiment just above the ribbon.
Adhere the tag to the card front over the ribbon and then adhere to the card base.
Complete your card with a stamped sentiment on the inside of your card.

Product List

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers $52.50	Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers $52.50	Meadow Dies $67.00	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper $15.75
Water Painters $23.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock $16.25	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin’ Pad $14.00

Thank you for stopping by today. I am excited to explore ways you can save time and organise your card making supplies so that busy card makers like you can make more cards, more often. That’s what it means to be ‘eager to stamp’!

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Next on our Blackberry Bliss Blog Hop is the very talented Rachel Palmieri. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Crafts For The Boys · June 22, 2022

Triple Layer Stamping with Ocean Waves Stamp Set

How can you resist triple layer stamping with the Ocean Waves stamp set?!

I am loving creating lots of ocean cards using the Waves of Inspiration bundle. The dies include two lovely labels, the pelican on the posts and two gorgeous large wave dies.

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Bermuda Bay boy Ocean Waves card.

What you need

The Bermuda Bay colour from Stampin’ Ups!® Bright colour family is our focus and I have gone with a Bermuda Bay base and layers. Three Basic White laters have been stamped with the Ocean Wave stamp that has been inked up using the baby wipe technique. The card is finished with seagulls die cut and stamped in Basic Grey. Die cut Basic White clouds are adhered to the card front and finally a Basic White tag and twine, stamped in Pacific Point.

How gorgeous are those clouds with embossing detail?

Triple Layer Stamping Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Begin with a Bermuda Bay standard card base.
In Bermuda Bay, cut a 12.3 cm x 8 cm piece and a 10.3 cm x 6 cm piece.
In Basic White cut a 13.3 cm x 9 cm piece, a 11.3 cm x 7 cm piece and a 9. 3 cm x 5 cm piece.
Place low tack glue behind the smallest two pieces of basic white and adhere all three pieces together, ensuring there is an equal border all the way around each piece.
See this post for the Baby Wipe Recipe. Using a pre-prepared baby wipe ‘ink pad’, ink up the ocean wave stamp and stamp image over the adhered Basic White card stock.
Stamp the gulls in Basic Grey on the smallest Basic White piece.
Adhere the 9.3 cm x 5 cm stamped piece to the 10.3 cm x 6 cm Bermuda Bay piece.
Adhere the 11.3 cm x 7 cm stamped piece to the 12.3 cm x 8 cm Bermuda Bay piece.
Adhere these two pieces to the 13.3 cm x 8 cm Basic White piece.
Die cut the wide label in Basic White and stamp sentiment in Pacific Point.
Cut a 30 cm piece of white twine, fold in half and secure it to the right side of the label using the loop. Cut a 20 cm piece of twine,fold it in half and secure it to the left side of the label using the loop.
Adhere label to the card front. Wrap twine around front of the card and secure to the back of the card front.
Die cut three clouds in Basic White and adhere to the card front.
Die cut three gulls in Basic Grey and adhere to the card front.
Adhere completed card front to the Bermuda Bay card base.
Inside the card adhere a piece of Basic White 14.3 cm x 10 cm. Stamp the pelican on the posts image in the bottom right corner.

Product List

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English) $39.00	Waves Dies $60.00	Waves Of Inspiration Bundle (English) $90.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad $14.00
Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad $14.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay $16.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock $16.25
Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

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Next on our Bermuda Bay Blog Hop is the very talented Tina Gillespie. Click on the link below.

If the next button link is not working or you’d like to see the entire list of participants go to Cathy Proctor’s blog.

Beyond The Basics, Crafts For The Boys, Thank You Crafts · June 7, 2022

Baby Wipe Technique Wave of Inspiration Thank You Card

Have you tried the baby wipe technique with your stamps yet?

When I saw the Waves of Inspiration stamp set in the 2022 – 2023 Stampin’ Up!® catalogue, I knew straight away that the baby wipe technique was a MUST.

I’m taking part in Kylie’s International Blog Highlights for May. I’m so excited to showcase my card amongst some amazing card artisans! This is a contest where your vote counts towards the Top 10, who will then go on to participate in an International Blog Hop. Would you consider voting for my card? I’d really appreciate it!

How to do Voting?
Click on this link to cast a vote for all the cards you love. Please look for my card #13 and click on the little heart sign on the right-hand top side of my photo. Once you’ve touched the little clear heart it will turn to Red Color and that is the notification that you voted. You can vote for up to five, but it’s not required, you can also just vote for one. Thanks so much, I truly appreciate it!

What you need

This Wave of Inspiration card uses a Pool Party base. A 14.2 cm x 10 cm piece of Basic White card is stamped with the wave using the baby wipe technique. The clouds and label are cut from Basic White card using the Waves Dies. The gulls are stamped using Basic Grey and the sentiment is stamped in Pacific Point. A piece of Pacific Point card is threaded through the label and wrapped behind the Basic White card front.

To prepare for the baby wipe technique, lay two or three baby wipes inside an open stamp case. Try to find the plain baby wipes without an embossed image. I used three re-inker colours: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point.

Baby Wipe Technique Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Onto the baby wipes that have been laid out inside an empty stamp case add lots of drops of Pool Party from the re-inker. As the ink spreads add drops of Bermuda Bay re-inker in the white spaces between the drops of Pool Party. In a few white areas of the baby wipe add drops of Pacific Point re-inker.
As Pacific Point is the darker more dominant colour add more of the other colours and less of this colour to fill the white spaces.
When the ink on the baby wipe has spread and there is no more white space, the baby wipe is ready to be used like an ink pad.
Using the wave stamp from Waves of Inspiration stamp set, press it onto the baby wipe. Don’t move the stamp around, if you can avoid it. Really press down onto the baby white to get the wave completely inked up.
Stamp the wave image onto the Basic White card front, about 2 cm up from the base.
Clean your stamp and close the stamp case. The baby wipes should stay moist for further stamping over the next few days.
Stamp the gulls in Basic Grey.
Adhere the clouds to the card front.
Take a strip of Pacific Point card that fits through the stamped label. Apply a dab of glue to the back of the label and thread the Pacific Point card through.
Apply glue to the back of the Pacific Point strip and adhere to the card front, just along the bottom of the stamped image, centring the label.
Fold the Pacific Point strip ends to behind the card front. Adhere in place.
Adhere the card front to the card base using multipurpose glue.

Product List

Waves Of Inspiration Cling Stamp Set (English) $39.00	Waves Dies $60.00	Waves Of Inspiration Bundle (English) $90.75	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad $14.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill $7.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock $18.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock $16.25	Pacific Point A4 Card Stock $16.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue $7.00

This would make a great card to give to any ocean lover. It’s a little masculine which would be great for a guy. Here’s some other cards for guys that I have done.

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Amie

HELPING YOU TO FIND TIME TO CREATE, ESCAPE SUPPLY CHAOS AND MAKE MORE CARDS!

Art With Heart, Beyond The Basics, Birthday Crafts, Crafts For The Boys · June 1, 2022

Boy By My Side Stamp Set Birthday Wishes

Do you think Stampin’ Up! Has nailed the children’s faces in the By My Side stamp set?

I think the artist of this set has done really well. Simple and allowing room for creativity of the stamper! Speaking of which you’ll find 10+ simple and creative card ideas using the Tahitian Tide in-color to inspire your next crafting session in the Blog Hop below!

I am joining in with the Art With Heart Team’s Colour Creations Blog Hop with this Tahitian Tide boy birthday card.

What you need

The Tahitian Tide colour from Stampin’ Ups!® 2022-2024 in-colour family is our focus and I have gone with a Tahitian Tide base and layer. The layer has been decorated with die cut stars cut from the 2022 – 2024 In-Colour patterned paper. A Tahitian Tide frame has been mounted on top of the star layer. Inside the frame is a stamped boy coloured with Stampin’ Blends, holding a bunch of balloons. The card is finished with a Basic White tag and twine, stamped in Tahitian Tide.

How gorgeous are those stitched stars from the Give It A Whirl dies?

Boy By My Side Stamp Set Birthday Card Recipe

It really is an easy card to make. Follow the instructions below.

Begin with a Tahitian Tide standard card base.
Cut a 9.5 cm x 13.8 cm Tahitian Tide card stock layer.
Using the Scallop Contours dies, cut the small frame from Tahitian Tide.
Cut a rectangle from Basic White card stock to fit inside the frame. Adhere to the frame.
Adhere adhesive sheets to the back of some Tahitian Tide patterned paper and run it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine with the stars from the Give It A Whirl set.
Cut a label from Basic White. I used the label die from the Meadow dies.
Stamp the boy in Basic Grey onto Basic White card stock.
Colour the boy using Stampin’ Blends. I haven’t gone very heavy with the Stampin’ Blends as Basic Grey is not colour fast against the alcohol markers.
Fussy cut the boy image.
Stamp the balloon images from the Days To Remember stamp set in Tahitian Tide and fussy cut three.
Randomly adhere the stars, covering the entire card stock layer, going over the sides as well. Trim the stars that go over the edge so everything is flush.
Wrap white twine three times around the star covered layer.
Assemble your card.
Adhere the boy to the frame and one balloon with multi-purpose glue. Use a black fine line pen to draw a balloon string to the boy’s hand.
Foam mount the remaining balloons and adhere either side of the first balloon. Draw balloon strings.
Foam mount the frame to the star layer at an angle.
Add twine to the label and tie a bow. Use a glue dot to adhere the label to the card.
Inside the card adhere a 14.2 cm x 10 cm Basic White card stock layer. Adhere a strip of left over patterned paper to decorate and stamp your favourite sentiment.