Greetings From Cow-ter Space

 

Oh my goodness!  This is such a cute set from Trinity Stamps.  It is called Milky Way.  The stamp set definitely has a retro vibe.  I love 40's and 50's art and collectibles so I decided to go with it.

Starting with the background, I used the Retro Diamond Stencil with Saltwater Taffy and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink.  This is a three piece stencil step but I used just the two that created the diamonds because I wanted to keep some white on the background which is very unusual for me.

At first, I was just going to use it just as it was stenciled, but it felt really naked and wasn't really catching a retro vide.  I added some of the retro looking stamps directly to the background by heat embossing them with black embossing powder, which pulled in the  "malt shop" feeling.  I didn't stamp in the center of the card because I wanted to put a "chocolate milk" moon in the center. I also heat embossed the sentiment at the bottom of the card.  This sentiment just cracks me up!!!

 

I created the moon, by cutting it out of a light brown cardstock using a die from the Clean Cut Layers - Circle: Set A.  I used the 10th in from the outside for the moon.  I placed the Full Moon Stencil on top and inked the crater/surface with Doe Ink from Lawn Fawn.  

My images were stamped and die cut from the Milky Way Stamp and coordinating die set.  The images were colored with COPIC markers in the following colors:

• R21, R22
• E53, E55
• YR61, YR65, E97
• Y02, Y06,Y19
• B0000, BG01
• C0, C3, C5

After I glued all the little pieces to the moon, I popped up the whole piece with some foam dots to give it some dimension.

I think this is just the cutest stamp set and I have a few more ideas swimming around in my head.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!!!

Sandy

Gina K. Designs - Vintage Spring

 

Hello friends, I'm up on the Scrapbook Pal Blog, with a card from the new release by Gina K.  This stamp and die set is called Vintage Spring and it is just beautiful and I am so excited to share this card with you.

For the background on this card, I started with white cardstock cut at 6” x 6”.  I wanted to keep the background coloring very soft, so I watered down some Distress Oxide Inks on my glass surface and then randomly pressed my cardstock in the ink.  Once my ink background was dry, I used the butterfly, bird and scrip stamps to lightly ink my background also.  The Distress Oxide Ink colors that I used are; Speckled Egg, Victorian Velvet, Gathered Twigs and Tattered Rose.  I also gave it a spritz with Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Spray. 

I cut my background to 4.0” x 5.25” using the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables by Lawn Fawn.

I wanted to add a little bit of glitz, so I heat embossed some leaf sprigs from the stamp set using Versamark Watermark Ink Pad and  Metallic Gold Rich Wow Embossing Powder in random spots on the edges.

Using the bird and tree branch stamp with Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink, I heat embossed those images with  Clear Gloss Super Fine Wow Embossing Powder.  I did the same thing for the sentiment only I used Speckled Eggshell Distress Oxide Ink.

I always like to have a little dimension on my cards, so sometimes, rather than use foam squares or dots, I will use the die to cut multiple layers of cardstock and then glue them together.  For this card, I used two layers of cardstock in addition to the stamped image to create the dimension I was looking for with the tree branch, bird and sentiment. 

 To add just a tiny bit more dimension and texture to this card, I used Spellbinders Teal Mixed Wax Beads along with Honey Bee Stamps 3D Sunflower Wax Stamper.

To finish up this card, I cut a piece of teal cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Die from Lawn Fawn. I used Bearly Art Craft Glue to put everything together.

This was a really fun and quick card to make and I can’t wait to play around with these stamps and dies in the future. 

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!

Sandy

Seed-sational Birthday Card

How fun is this birthday card?  I love interactive cards so I combined some of the new Backyard Bird stamps and Swivel Surprise Interactive Die from Lawn Fawn.  I also used paper from the Pint Size Patterns-Summertime Collection.

I felt like this card needed to be square as opposed to the A2 size so I could get everything on it.  I have done the Swivel Surprise using a square card before and I have a tutorial on YouTube that you can refer to for the changes needed to make the mechanism work on a larger card.  There is a link at the bottom of this post.

I used the Stratus Cloud Stencil with Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink for the background sky.  Using the Hillside Border Die, I cut Cilantro and Algae Cardstock for the hillside.  I dusted the edges of the hills with a little Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink.  

My little friends, flowers and birdfeeders are from the Backyard Bird Feeder Stamp and Die Collection along with the Backyard Bird Feeder Add On Stamp and Die Collection.  The coloring was done with Copic Markers in the following colors:  

• E41, E43, E44, R12, R14 - Birds
• Y23, YR24, YR27 - Squirrel
• R14, R17, R29 - Reds
• E13, E23, E25 - Browns
• R11, R21 - Pinks
• YG03, YG25, YG17 - Greens
• Y02, Y08, Y17  - Yellows
• E50, E30, B0000, BG000 - Bird Seed

For the front of this card, I used the Build A Birdfeeder but didn't make it into a shaker element.  Because of the size of this card, I needed a large branch to hang it from, so I used the branch and leaves die that comes with the Magic Iris Beehive Add On.  I really like the Tree Branches Backdrop, but it wasn't going to work for this card without a few modifications.  To trim out this card, I cut two Stitched Rectangle Frames and then cut the long sides off and trimmed them to fit the outside of the card.  Then I cut a Tree Branches Backdrop and clipped off the branches that looked best and glued them where I felt they fit best.  I used the die set to cut the leaves from Algae cardstock dusted with a little Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink.  I also cut a hillside to add a little depth to the card using Algae cardstock and the Simple Stitched Hillside Border.  

I added a few little birds from the Backyard Bird Feed Stamp and Die Collection.  The hello is cut from a die that is included with the Pull and Slide Surprise Die Set.  

This isn't the quickest card to make but it sure does have a lot of "wow" factor.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a "seed-sational" day!

Sandy

***This is the video that show you how to make a square Swivel Surprise card.

You're Stellar!

Greetings!!!  I have circle card today using Trinity Stamps You're Stellar Stamp and Die Collection.  I thought it would be fun to combine the Circle Shaped Card Die Set and the Full Moon Stencil to create a giant moon for the background on this card.

Using the Clean Cut Layers - Circles Set A, I cut out my moon from Yellow Cardstock and then used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink along with the stencil to create my moon.  

I stamped the Rocket Ship from the You're Stellar Stamp Set and used the coordinating die to cut it out.  I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• YR02, YR09, R17
• V01, V04, V06, V09
• C2, C4, C6
• Y08, Y15, Y35
• B0000, B00, B01, B02

Once I decided on the placement of my rocket on my moon, I heat embossed some stars from the stamp set using gold embossing powder.  I also used the sentiment from the set on the front and on the inside of the card. 

This was such a quick card to make and it would look great with the flying saucer on it in place of the rocket ship.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a stellar day!!!

Sandy