A Pop Of Colour

Hi,

I am starting to find that I am really leaning more towards making clean and simple cards - every now and then I love to go a little vintage or add some lovely paper from my ever growing stash - but clean and simple just seems to be more my style. A little while ago I made a card with one of my Pure Innocence stamp sets here and I thought it would be fun to do the same with two more sets, adding just a pop of colour. The first set that I used was Being Cute Is What I Do and I chose to use Baja Breeze as my pop of colour:

I stamped my image in Tuxedo Black ink and lightly added shading with my C1 and C5 markers. I coloured her flower and hair ties with my BG72 marker and added some small flowers from AnnaBelle stamps Backgrounds By Design 1 set stamped in Baja Breeze ink. The cardstock used was Very Vanilla, Kraft and Baja Breeze. I used MFT's Banner Strip Die and Mini Alphabet set to stamp Happy and the Birthday sentiment is from PTI's Birthday Basics set. The inside uses a sentiment from Inside and Out Birthday and the same flower image.

For the second card I used Pure Innocence Love You With All My Heart with Kraft, Very Vanilla and Real Red.

Again, I stamped the image with Tuxedo Black ink and shaded with my C1 and C5 markers. I coloured the hair clip and heart with a Real Red Stampin Up marker and then stamped some random hearts around her feet with Real red ink. I layered some more hearts over the top that had been hand cut. The sentiment is from Daily Design Sentiments. The inside uses another sentiment from Inside and Out Birthday and some more hearts.

Supplies
Stamps: PI: Love You With All My Heart, PI: Being Cute Is What I Do, Mini Alphabet (MFT); Birthday Basics, Inside and Out: Birthday, Daily Design Sentiments (PTI); Backgrounds By Design 1 (AnnaBelle Stamps)
Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Real Red (SU)
Ink: Real Red, Baja Breeze (SU); Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Accessories: Banner Strip Die (MFT); Real Red marker (SU); Copic Markers - C1,C5,BG72

Pure Innocence Birthday

Hi,

Today I have a card which is a little different for me, but I really love the end result. I stumbled upon this absolutely gorgeous site here and fell in love with the sweet images. These illustrations remind me so much of books that I used to read as a child and I love their innocent whimsical style. I noticed that the designer often leaves the people black and white with a little shading and instantly I thought how much fun would it be to do this with my Pure Innocence stamps as they have such a cute whimsical style also. So here is my card:

I used some Kraft card for my base with Sweet Blush as my mat layer. I stamped my Pure Innocence - Basket of Eggs image on Vintage Cream cardstock in Memento ink and then used my C1 and C5 marker to add some shading on the girl and at her feet. I found a pretty flower stamp from AnnaBelle Stamps Backgrounds By Design 1 and stamped some flowers at her feet. I then stamped some more of the flowers and cut them out, covering up the eggs in the basket and layering them on the ground. A pop of colour was added by colouring the flowers in R81/R83 Copic Markers as well as the clip in her hair.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped in Memento Ink and then I added some sweet blush butterflies with a paper pierced trail. To finish off the front (and its hard to see), I used my Clear Atyou Spica glitter pen to colour over the butterflies and flowers. On the inside of the card I stamped some more of the flowers, adding some cut flowers also. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Ink.

I really enjoyed creating this card and will be doing some more when I increase my Pure Innocence stamp collection! I'll be back with more in the next day or so and don't forget the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenges will be starting up this Friday 4th March so stay tuned!

Supplies

Stamps: Pure Innocence Basket of Eggs (MFT); Backgrounds By Design 1 (AnnaBelle Stamps);Inside & Out Birthday (PTI)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Sweet Blush (PTI)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Copic markers - C1,C5, R83,R85; Clear Atyou Spica glitter pen; paper piercer; Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart)

More Christmas Cards

Hi there!

I have been spending the last week tweaking my blog to get it where I am happy with it and I thought I would post a couple of photos of cards I have made a while ago when getting a head start for Christmas. In this card I used an image from My Favorite Things called Pure Innocence - Presents For You.

I have stamped the image once on Kraft cardstock and die cut it with a Circle Nestability die.
The image has then been stamped again and popped it up with dimensionals and coloure with Copics. I have then stamped the snow using a small circle stamp from Papertrey Ink's Around and About Sentiments using Craft Whisper White Ink. I have also used Papertrey Ink's Background Basics Text Style Stamp with Perfect Plum ink on the scalloped layer. The Perfect Plum cardstock layer has been embossed using my Cuttlebug.

The next card uses images and sentiments from Taylored Expression's Wings of Joy set which I bought last Christmas and just love. The stocking images have then been stamped again and raised up with dimensionals. I have added some sparkly fluff to the tops of the gloves and beanies to give a little texture. The background has then been stamped with Baroque Motifs set (Stampin' Up) using Versa Color Sky Grey Ink.

The inside of the card has followed the same theme with a single stocking image from the Wings of Joy set stamped in the corner and coloured with Copics. The edges of the inside layer have been stamped with the flourish from the Baroque Motifs set.

I am slowly working at improving my photos to show all the little details added to my cards so watch this space! I hope you all have a good week.

Suppllies

Pure Innocence Card

Stamps: Pure Innocence-Presents For You (MFT), Around & About Sentiments, Background Basics Text Style (PTI)

Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla (SU), Perfect Plum (PTI)

Ink: Perfect Plum (PTI), Whisper White (SU), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Miscellaneous: Copic Markers, Lavender Ribbon, Clear Button, Twine and Scallop Border Punch (SU), Small Circle Nestability (Spellbinders)

Wings Of Joy Card

Stamps: Wings of Joy (TE), Baroque Motifs (SU)

Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Kraft, Whisper White (SU)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Sky Grey (VersaColor)

Miscellaneous: Copic Markers, Pink Ribbon, Sparkly Fluff, Scallop Oval Punch (SU)