Stamp Camp Cards

Posted on July 5, 2013 by kth

These are the cards I created for mom’s July stamp camp. My job was to use some photopolymer stamps and make a juvenile birthday card.

First up the juvenile birthday card:

I wanted a card that could be used for a large age range, and any gender. And, you know me, a rainbow can never be wrong 😉

The cake is gently watercolored with blender pens and ink.

The pennant pieces are alternated in there adhesive, dimensional and glue (though even the glue are just at the top so the bottoms can be fluffed).

My other card uses a recent photopolymer set that I fell in love with:

I went with a graphic type background stamping the arrows in the background. The label was stamped and trimmed out. I used a marker to hand write “me”, though you could easily use the alphabet from Designer Typeset.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Cake & Candles

All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Bring on the Cake;
Ink/Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, White, Black;
Other: Polka Dot Parade DSP, Pennant builder punch, blender pens, dimensionals;

Hello

All supplies Stampin’Up unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Wanderlust, Designer Typeset;
Ink/Card Stock: Island Indigo, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, White;
Other: dimensionals;

Flower Spot

Posted on July 4, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #32 – colors.

And here is my take:

This is such a fun color scheme, I wanted my card to be fun too.

To get the flowers all lined up, I first drew a grid on my paper. I did 1″ squares with a 1/4″ between them. After I stamped the blue flowers I set it aside to make sure it was dry (I’ve smudged in the past and didn’t want to do it again). Once I had stamped and cut all the other pieces, I finally erased the grid lines.

The fish-tail banner is popped up on dimensionals. The orange flower is popped up too, but only on the edges that hang over the banner; I used a drop of glue to adhere the flower to the banner.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms 2, Birthday Basics (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade (SU); White (PTI);
Other: Beautiful Blooms 3 die (PTI);

Select A Sentiment

Posted on July 1, 2013 by kth

** CREDIT INFO: I originally saw the “all-in-one card stamp” idea recently via a website I subscribe to (link via my pin), but I think Ji Lee is the originator. **

As soon as I saw the image I knew I had to make a card like it for my brother! He has a wicked sense of humor and I know he’ll get a kick out of receiving this.

Besides the whole “I don’t have enough time to make a proper card” feeling of the concept, I loved the “Go to Hell” sentiment. I did change some of the other sentiments and then alphabetized the listing (mostly so that Happy Birthday would be in the middle).

I adhered the panel to the card base with staples because I felt that went with the “I don’t have enough time” feeling.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday

Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Island Indigo (SU);
Other: staples; font (Casablanca Antique);

Sherbet Butterflies

Posted on June 27, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #31 – sketch.

And here is my take:

Since I have both punches that coordinate with the butterfly stamp set, I knew using butterflies would be a breeze on this card. I adhered the butterflies with a dab of liquid glue to their middles – leaving the wings free for fluffing. The shadows created from fluffing the wings gives a lot of dimension and (hopefully) keeps the card from being boring.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

All supplies Stampin’Up! unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Papillion Potpourri, Label Love;
Ink/Card Stock: Marina Mist, Naturals White, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe;
Other: Artisan Label punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch;

Evolution of a Card

Posted on June 21, 2013 by kth

That photo is my card at the end.

It started life a couple weeks ago as a submission for the CASology challenge Wheels.

My original card was toooo bland. See:

(ACK! Sorry for the horrible photo – I didn’t correct my settings after doing some other work.)

The card just did not feel finished to me – too flat and no interesting points. I think the bicycle stamping turned out well, it just didn’t command attention.

After some pondering I decided to add some pattern paper to help add interest. I toyed with some at the top as well as the bottom of the white panel – and in different colors. Despite my desire to use yellow or wisteria, they didn’t look right so I stopped trying to work them in. Sometimes you just have to say no 🙂

I finally decided that instead of pattern paper at the top, some other decorative touch was needed. I pulled out my edger dies and thought this lacy one would be great.

One final touch I wanted was dimension. I thought about die-cutting the basket & flowers, but I liked the way the stamping had turned out. Instead I turned to ribbon. Again I tried a few colors of twine but decided on one that matched the closest with the pattern paper.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Beautiful Ride

All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Pedal Pusher;
Ink/Card Stock: Blueberry Sky, White, Wisteria, Limeade, Black;
Other: Limeade Patterns paper, Edgers #2 die; Twine (stash);

Colorful Mehndi

Posted on June 20, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #30 – colors.

And here is my take:

On my Pinterest board I have a few Middle Eastern type pins – and they have one thing in common – color! They have the amazing ability to combine colors. This is what I thought about as I designed this card.

My card is a CASE of Kim’s wonderful wreath card (seen here). I know she was following a sketch, but, in addition to the great layout, I loved her centered image with white on white background as well.

The Mehndi Medallion image is gold embossed and then watercolored. Here is a detail show:

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Patricia

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Mehndi Medallion, Birthday Basics (Papertrey Ink);
Card Stock: Julie’s Smooth Bristol – Essentials by Ellen(Ellen Hutson);
Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko); Cajun Craze, Primrose Petals, Gumball Green (SU);
Other: Gold embossing powder (Filigree); Flag die (PTI); Fancy Fan embossing folder (SU);

Country Berries

Posted on June 13, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #29 – sketch.

And here is my take:

I think I’m in love with this gingham wheel! The other gingham stamps I have in my collection are more “builder” ones where the edges are open on one side so you can line it up and make large swaths of pattern. The wheel has finished edges and so is perfect for single stamping (and we won’t talk about how I tried to connect them last time, lol). I’ve never considered myself a lover of “country” style, but I could get used to this wheel!

Honestly I was stuck with this sketch at first, so as I do when I’m stuck, I went to my Pinterest board looking for inspiration. I recently pinned Danielle’s card (the first one here) where she paired gingham and strawberries. And that just totally worked for me. I love Pinterest!

I didn’t want the strawberries and little white flowers to get lost in the green gingham, so I stamped those onto die cuts. The flowers are glued directly to the panel and the strawberries are popped. And now that I’m seeing the image on screen, I might go back and add little yellow centers to the flowers.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Stamps: Strawberry Patch & Sentiments (PTI); Gingham wheel (Stampin Up);
Ink/Card Stock: New Leaf, White, Pure Poppy, Black (PTI);
Other: Strawberry dies (PTI);

Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

Posted on June 7, 2013 by kth

SplitCoastStampers is having a Virtual Stamp Night this weekend. One of the challenges is in honor of Lee – a friend.

I chose to case her “Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” card. Here is my take:

I find CASEing hard – if I like the card, I usually like all of it and just want to copy it. So to help me get started, I looked for a sketch to use.

I used a layout from Clean & Simple Stamping blog: #244.

I kept Lee’s theme and colors.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Sun Will Come Out

All supplies PaperTrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Scattered Showers, Scattered Showers Additions;
Ink/Card Stock: Hawaiian Shores, White, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Stone, Black;
Technique: machine stitching;

Cozy Thoughts

Posted on June 6, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #28 – colors.

And here is my take:

When the new Stampin’Up catalog came out, there was a set that caught my eye and wouldn’t let go. I’m not sure what it is about the Kind & Cozy set, but I love it! So when my box came in time for me to use my new supplies for this challenge, I knew just which set I’d pull out!

The sentiment and extra flowers are inked using markers.

I did use a non-Stampin Up product to create the faux-stitching around the border, but that’s because I’m essentially lazy. You could easily keep this SU-only (suo) by paper piercing a border.

I didn’t do a great job lining up my gingham wheel, but I am challenged with non-polymer stamps (and, as I said before, too lazy to break out my stamp-a-ma-jig!). Even so, I can’t decide if I like it squashed up against each other, or with a break between them. I guess I’ll just have to spend more time with that wheel and play 😉

My layout is based on a somewhat recent CAS(e) This Sketch layout.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thinking of You

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Kind & Cozy, Gingham wheel;
Ink/Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green, White;
Other: 2 1/2″ circle die; Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inkers);

For the English Teacher

Posted on June 3, 2013 by kth

OK, my favorite part of this card is the little “shine” on the apple in the shape of a heart.

I had so much fun coloring!

The card base is embossed with a text motif.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Great Teacher

Stamps: Back to School (GinaK);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: Book Print impression plate (PTI); markers (Copic);

Carefree Creations

papercrafts by karen h

Tag Archives: mailable

Stamp Camp Cards

Flower Spot

Select A Sentiment

Sherbet Butterflies

Evolution of a Card

Colorful Mehndi

Country Berries

Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

Cozy Thoughts

For the English Teacher