Two Stencils, One Background, Say What?!

Hello! Happy Friday Sweeties!!!  Lisa here with my last post for Fridays, from now on I'll be back to posting with the challenges, so I hope to still see you stop by and join us with our weekly challenges and inspiration.  With that said I decided to do something fun, different, and new to me because... well.... why not? hehehe!  I'll share my project first, then share how I did it...

This card was created using two stencil at one time to create this fun and lovely background.  How'd I do that?  Well I started by layering my stencils on top of each other and my cardstock.  My Kitchen Floor stencil went over the paper and then layered it with the Abstract Stencil on the top.  To hold them all in place I used wash tape around the edges.  I then began tracing over the top stencil (Abstract stencil) with my colored pencils in various colors.  Once I had colored the whole thing I removed the top stencil and colored in the open areas of the second stencil (Kitchen Floor) all with a grey colored pencil.  When this was finished I removed that stencil and finished my card by die cutting my butterfly and adhering it back in, adding pearls, and my sentiment embossed on vellum.

I hope I've shown you a new technique or maybe some new tips on how to get the most from your stencils.

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Supplies Used:

Kitchen Floor Stencil

Abstract 6 x 6 Stencil

Swirly Doodle Butterflies Clear Stamp Set

Flutterby #2 SweetCuts Die

Pearl

Lavender self-adhesive pearls

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Stencil Sneak Peek...

Hello!!!  Lisa here today and I thought I would start off this Friday morning with a little sneaky peek at a new stencil that will be released this upcoming Monday!!!! (June 15th!)

Supplies:

Summer Blooms ATC	Framed Handwritten Words Clear Stamp Set	Distress Ink Pad PUMICE STONE	Distress Ink Pad VICTORIAN VELVET
Distress Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD

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This card is another one that you can whip up quickly and make multiples of by changing colors/sentiment. I started by laying my stencil on a strip of cardstock and went over it with distress ink and my blender tool.  I then trimmed it and adhered it to my cardbase.  On a separate cardstock I stamped the floral image and colored it in with colored pencils before I fussy cut it.  I then popped it up with some foam adhesive.  Finally I stamped my sentiment and added my rhinestones.

Make sure you link all of your crafty projects up to our newest challenge: Anything Goes.... seriously ANYTHING!!!!  Link up with a SweetStamps.com and you get a second entry woot woot!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Hello Poppies!

Hello!  Lisa here on this wonderful Friday, and I have a super easy clean and simple card to share with you all today...

Supplies Used:

Poppy Garden Clear Stamp Set

Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Pearl Pen

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This card was a very easy clean and simple card to create.  I started my stamping my poppies onto my cardbase and coloring in with Colored Pencils.  I then stamped just the 3 larger flowers onto separate cardstock, colored in, and fussy cut.  Once I was done I popped them up with foam adhesive on my cardbase, and added the sentiment. I also added some sparkle with a Wink of Stella pen, as I just couldn't help myself, hehehe!

I hope you'll join us in this weeks challenge: Favorite Colors

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Thinking of You - Elegance...

Hello!  Lisa here, and today I have a really elegant card showing a fun new technique with a stencil...

Supplies Used:

Enamel Powder 24k GOLD	Framed Handwritten Words Clear Stamp Set	Elegant Leaves SweetCuts Die	Art Stencil MOROCCAN TILE
Distress Ink Pad STORMY SKY	Distress Ink Pad BLACK SOOT	Pearl Pearls

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To create the background on this card I started with patterned paper, taped a stencil down, pressed my Versamark ink pad for full coverage, removed stencil, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then went over the whole thing with two different distress inks and my blender.  I LOVE this look and when you hold it to the side the shine is perfect!  I then touched the card off with a little embossing and gold die cuts for a truly elegant touch.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Perfect Touch with Pearls

Hello!  Lisa here with you today and I have a new CAS beauty to share with you...

Supplies Used:

Swirly Doodle Butterflies Clear Stamp Set	ATC Backgrounds #3 Clear Stamp Set	Distress Ink Pad BRUSHED CORDUROY Distress Ink Pad	Distress Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA
Snow Pearls

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This card is simple to create, but has a simplistic beauty to it as well.  I started by stamping the background with two inks on the center of my panel.  I then diecut my butterfly image in the center of the stamped background, lifted the wings slightly and adhered it back in the negative cut.  I then stamped my sentiment, distressed the edges and adhered the pearls going up at a diagonal.

I hope to see you play along in our latest challenge: Pearls

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

The Basics

Hello!  It is Lisa here and TGIF, am I right?!  Today I am taking us all back to the basics of cardmaking.  Now when I say basics I wants to remind you that the basics are beautiful not boring.  Sometimes I get so wrapped up in trying new techniques and adding so many embellishments that I lose site of why I really love cardmaking... for the stamping.  So I have created this little beauty with nothing but some good ol stamps, ink, markers and foam adhesive...

Supplies Used:

Poppy Garden Clear Stamp Set	Simple Greetings Clear Stamp Set	Copic Sketch Markers	Wink of Stella Brush Marker
Tuxedo Black Memento Marker	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Well I hope I have inspired you to take it back to the basics, and link something up with our newest challenge: Pink.. you'll also be in the running for a gc to the Sweet Shop so you can pick up some of these goodies for yourself!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Floral Tags Made from Stencil!

Hello Sweets!!!  It's Friday, yay!!!  And that means it is Lisa here with you today to share a set of tags I've created using the new floral stencil that was released last month.  I LOVE this stencil, it is so pretty and there are so many ways to use it.  It also made these tags a cinch to create, check them out...

(had to take a close up of the shimmer and shine! oooohhh, ahhhhh!!!!)

Supplies:

Art Stencil SPRING FLORALS 6x6	Framed Handwritten Words Clear Stamp Set	Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN	Distress Ink Pad FIRED BRICK
Distress Ink Pad ORANGE MARMALADE	Distress Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN	Distress Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD	Wink of Stella Brush Marker
Shades� Ink Spots PRIMARIES	Shades� Ink Spots EARTHY	Copic Sketch Markers

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To create these tags I started by going over the stencils separately with various Distress inks.  I then went back over the floral images with Copics for added depth and dimension and wink of stella for some shimmer.  Next I stamped the sentiments and diecut them into tags.  Ta-da!  Simple and pretty!

Hope you are joining us in our latest challenge: Flowers...  can't wait to see what you create!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa