Happy Thursday, friends! It's Tara and today I am back with an adorable project featuring the brand new Sloth Hang Out stamp set from Mint Owl Studio.
I wanted to share how you can take a stamped image and alter it to create a completely different look. This sweet little sloth comes hanging on a branch but by cutting him out and away from the branch I was able to hang him on the frame on the front of my card! How much fun is that?
This is a simple card design that packs a big punch by making that cute critter a part of the layout!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will see you again soon! Bye!
Hi there, all! It's Tara and I hope you're having a fabulous week! For some reason I feel like it should be Friday today . . . this week is just dragging for me! But I am glad to hear that it is, in fact, Thursday because that means I have another amazing Mint Owl Studio video for you!! Check out the fabulous background I created using the Ice Cream Cone stencil! I also used the Happy Moments and Birthday Bash stamp sets to complete this fun one-layer card.
For today's project I am using a technique that I picked up from Kristina Werner ages ago when I was just a little stamping baby - stenciling over white pigment ink on kraft card stock. This is one of those techniques we all love to have in our toolbox because it is super simple but packs a big punch!
I added some masking using my MISTI tool to up the ante with a one-layer card that looks 3D but this stenciling technique could easily be the focal point of your card since it is just so pretty! All you need to do is stencil first in white pigment ink, then pick up your stencil and shift it ever so slightly in whichever direction you want (I went up and slightly to the right) and then stencil over the white in your colored dye ink. The white underneath allows the colored ink to really pop and the shift of the stencil provides a fabulous white shadow on one side and dark shadow on the other! Really fun to play with!
I hope you enjoyed today's project! I'll see you again soon with more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by! Bye!
Hi all and happy September!! Yay! It's Tara and today I am sharing a card that was so much fun to create and could be easily and quickly replicated! I used the Sweet Treats stamp set along with my Distress Inks to create a fun piece of patterned paper inspired by a coloring book page.
First, I stamped a piece of Distress Watercolor card stock using VersaFine pigment ink with cupcakes and candies. The pigment ink stays wet long enough to apply clear embossing powder over the top and when you heat set it you get a shiny, raised pattern that adds a lot of dimension and interest to your project.
Next, I squished some Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Inks on my craft mat and added a little water. I used my water brush to apply the water to the background of my patterned paper. Once I was happy with the background I added some sparkle with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen and Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins.
For added dimension I die cut a panel out of the center of my piece and popped it up on some craft foam. My sentiment is white heat embossed on black and attached using mini staples.
Thank you so much for joining me today! I'll see you again soon! Bye!
Hi
all and happy Thursday! It's Tara and I'm excited to share this fun
color pop card with you today! I just thought that this bumble bee with
the broken wing was too cute and really wanted to make him the focal
point of my project. I just can't get enough of this Get Well Critters stamp set!
In
order to make the critter the draw your attention I opted to put him on
a black and white background. The Love for Mom stamp set was perfect
for this since what bumble bee doesn't love flowers?? Using some simple
masking I stamped the background flowers and die cut some scalloped
frames to ground the images a little.
Mr.
Bumble Bee was colored in using Copic markers and I fussy cut him out
and popped him up using some foam tape. I just love how this card
turned out! Nice and simple but still has impact with that bright image
in front!
Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you have a fabulous weekend and I'll see you again soon! Bye!
Hi, guys! Happy Thursday! It's Tara and today I am sharing another fabulous project featuring my favorite stamp set, Outrageous Owls. These guys just make me happy! And this set has the best sentiment of all time - You're Owlsome! Love it!
I wanted to try my hand at creating a fluffy cloud background for these cards. To do that, I used the largest Puffy Clouds border die from Lawn Fawn to cut a stencil out of some card stock. You could absolutely just cut some cloud shapes freehand with your scissors and get the same effect!
Once I had my stencil I applied some Distress Ink over the edge all over the background to create a layered look. Funny story: I thought I was using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and thought it looked a little darker than usual . . . Turns out I had put the wrong lids on last time I used the inks and I was actually using Peacock Feathers! Oops! It turned out great though and kept everything really vibrant!
Once the clouds were done I just colored up my images and fussy cut them out. Everything is popped up with foam tape - even those tiny little leaves! The inside of the cards is finished off with an edge die cut and that fabulous sentiment! I love how the edge die cut allows for white space to write a message on the colored card base AND provides part of the sentiment!
I hope you guys enjoyed these fun and outrageous owl cards! Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you again soon! Bye!
