Stamping with Loll

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Penny Black - Puptastic

Hi everyone. I'm sharing a Penny Black card using a recent release. I started by stamping the main image (Puptastic 30-830) in black ink and clear heat embossing. The background is sponged with green and blue inks. I tried to add clouds to the sky but it didn't work out ... but I did get some lovely texture to the sky - a happy accident. :)

The pup and flowers are coloured with Zigs. The sentiment is from another stamp set in this release, called Blown Away (30-836).

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Very simple card which works perfect with these fun stamps!

Product Links

Puptastic (30-830)

Blown Away 30-836 (Penny Black)

Stamps: Puptastic, Blown Away (both Penny Black)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: Black (Memento); Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean Distress Inks (Tim Holtz); Zigs (Kuretake)
Accessories: Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, sponges, paint brushes

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Be Merry

Hi everyone. I dug through my box of leftovers and found a piece of yupo with alcohol inks. That started my card. :)

The background is alcohol inks (blue and green), cut with the circle die. I tore a piece of white card stock to create the snowy hill for the reindeer die (Retro Reindeer - Simon Says Stamp) to stand on. The background is embossed with Woodland folder (Stampin' Up! - retired). A simple sentiment (Snowglobe Sentiments - MFT - retired) is stamped in Evergreen Bough distress ink to finish the card.

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Sending this the Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

Stamps: Snowglobe Sentiments (MFT - retired)

Paper: White card base (Neenah 110 lb.); Yupo
Ink: Alcohol inks (Ranger); Evergreen Bough distress ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Circle die (Spellbinders - retired); Retro Reindeer die (Simon Says Stamp); Woodland Embossing Folder (SU! - retired)

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge August - Anything Christmas Goes

Sunday, August 22, 2021

Stamping Through Stencil

Hi everyone. Back with another stamping through stencil using the same heart stencil as THIS CARD. There are still a few days left to play along with our CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stamping Through Stencil.

Jenny is our host.

I loved how my first heart stencil worked, so did a second card using it again. Placed it over my card front panel and secured with tape before lightly sponging with Picked Raspberry distress ink. After watercolouring the flowers, I wasn't thrilled with the colour combination, so sponged salty ocean over the picked raspberry background and ended up with this pretty background colour. :)

Stamped the image, Peony Stems & Blossoms - retired (Poppy Stamps) in black ink and clear heat embossed. The blossoms and stems were watercoloured with Zigs (they are so bright and happy colours!). I placed the stencil back overtop and outlined the heart with a thin black marker. It made a huge difference to the design. Finished by stamping a simple sentiment (A Little Sentimental - Clearly Besotted) near the bottom of the heart. The card front was popped up from the base to some dimension.

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Stamps: Peony Stems & Blossoms - retired (Poppy Stamps); A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted)

Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White Card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: Black (Memento); Picked Raspberry distress ink; Zigs (Kuretake)
Accessories & Tools: Heart stencil (cut from die); clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool), Watercolour Paint Brushes (Round #2 & #4), thin black marker

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up August Challenge Reminder - Stamping through Stencil

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Zoom Session - Embossing with Foil Card Stock

Hi everyone. Yesterday we had our regular monthly Zoom call. This month Bonnie shared a new-to-us technique following one of Jennifer McGuire's videos.

Bonnie graciously mailed each of us a package of different coloured foil card stock to use. Love happy mail! :) Thanks Bonnie! Each of us made several cards from the foil card stock ahead of time and then shared our finished cards on our Zoom call.

Technique is simple. Dry emboss foil card stock and embossing folders (regular or 3D EFs both work well). As an added element, use a sanding block to highlight the raised design. It removes the colour to reveal silver underneath. Then make your card.

I tried several of the colours so there are lots of photos below. I cut the pieces to make two cards from each of an A2 Foil card front (5 1/2 x 4 1/4).

My favourite is the card at the top of this post. I LOVE the rose coloured foil with black and white accents.

Sending the first card to NBUS Challenge #29. Actually every one of these cards uses a new product. :) Yay!

All products I used are listed at the bottom of this post.

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Love the blue foil paired with white die-cuts ...

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The bright green makes beautiful Christmas cards. Three more for my stash! :)

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Last, but not least, gold foil card stock with a beautiful flower embossing folder. No sanding on the butterfly card (gorgeous butterfly die-cut gifted to me by Bonnie)