Craft Roulette #186

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Craft Roulette this week had these parameters:

Project: A Dude's Card

Colors: Library

Element: Large Flower(s)

Random: Stitch(es)

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NB the frame die I used is from Ink to Paper, and the Joy layered die is from Birch Press, but they are both discontinued.

Happy blogiversary to me!

Today is the 10th anniversary of my blog, so happy blogiversary to me! I thought I would celebrate with a card using my favourite stamp of all time. 

 

Yes, I know, people get upset when I use this Flower Dot Pattern stamp from Hero Arts and Basic Grey, because it is discontinued. I get it, it's a really nice stamp, and it isn't available any more. But that is not going to stop me using it any time soon. I paired it up with a heart die from Pink and Main (I used the heart on a card a week or so ago), a hello die from Ink to Paper, and a printed sentiment strip from Paper Rose Studio.

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Rainbow on vellum

I had a panel of vellum sitting in my stash for years. It had  a white embossed background stamp on the front and a rainbow of Copic markers on the back. I decided I needed to break it up with some white, so I stuck it onto a piece of white cardstock then cut it into 3 pieces to make these 3 cards.

The background stamp from Hero Arts was called Looped Flower Pattern. It is discontinued, sadly, so I have linked to some other Hero Arts background stamps that would work well for this kind of look.

 

 

 

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Foiled background

I've recently been trying to chip away at my pile of UFOs (UnFinished Objects). I found this printed sheet from Minc that I'd foiled in rose gold ages ago. I added some Distress Oxide ink with a life changing blender brush, and added a sentiment from Taylored Expressions.

On this card, the sentiment is from Ink to Paper, white embossed onto black cardstock.

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Watery birthday

 I have a card to share today that has a watery image and was created with a fair amount of water, too!

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Guest designer for Ink to Paper - February

I'm back again with more projects for Ink to Paper, using products from their February release.

For this one, I used a panel of Yupo with Alcohol inks and gold mixative. I added the Background Bouquet Die cut from Papertrey Ink white cardstock, then added a sentiment from the Bold Blooms stamp set white embossed onto black cardstock, then I fussy cut around the sentiment.

I used the same  Background Bouquet Die on this card, but I used it differently.

I used the negative space from the  Background Bouquet Die, layered over watercolour cardstock that I coloured with Zig clean color real brush markers and water. I added the Border Bling Chain die over the top, and the "hello" sentiment is from the Border Bling: Skinny Vees Frame Die.

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Guest designer for Ink to Paper

I don't usually make cards with lots of layers, but these stamps and dies from Ink to Paper by Papertrey Ink were just begging to be layered!

I used the Birthday Bouquet stamp set, stamped with inks from Hero Arts onto Papertrey Ink stamper's select white cardstock, and cut the images with the coordinating die set. I white embossed the sentiment onto true black cardstock, and then cut the bow around the bouquet with some lemon tart cardstock. I adhered the bouquet onto a white panel, and then layered the panel onto a card base made from aqua mist cardstock.

I made a second card with stamps and dies from the January release - this time, I used the Sweet Celebration stamp set and matching die set to cut out this chocolate cupcake and the candle. Sweet and simple!

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Guest Designer at Ink to Paper by Papertrey Ink

I am very excited today - I was asked by Ink to Paper by Papertrey Ink to be a guest designer with some of their recently released stamps and dies. Here's a sneak peek of three cards I came up with:

You can check out the blog post at Ink to Paper HERE.

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