Scrappy Strip technique

The inspiration for this card multifaceted: my sweet daughter-in-law who is a nurse at the hospital, day 15 of the Spring Card class (ink smooshing) , retiring In Colors from Stampin' Up!, Kylie Bertucci's scrappy strip challenge, a card from my Stampin' Up! upline and friend, and the approaching National School Nurse Day and Nurses' Week. WOW! 

I wanted to use all current products from Stampin' Uo! but my letter dies are now retired. I'm sorry; they are my only letter dies! I noticed they were brand new....apparently I had not ever used them. I am so thankful I re-discovered them. 

I was able to use the small ink cubes for the colors, except for Blueberry Bushel. On a clear piece of acetate smoosh a small area with each color. Spray the area with water until it beads up. Smoosh the watercolor paper into the color and swoosh around; let dry completely. I guess you could say it is a swooshy smooshing technique! After it dries , wack the paper into wonky strips. On a piece of black card stock cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, glue the strips with a very small section of black showing in between. Once you have those secured and the glue is dry, trim the piece to 4 x 5 1/4. and adhere to another piece of black card stock measuring 4 1/8 x 5 3/8.

Arrange the letter dies and run through the die cutting machine. Adhere the letters back into the panel with foam strips. 

For the smiley face, punch a circle of Daffodil Delight card stock, two black circles from the owl punch, and cut the 2nd smallest stitched label and an 1/8th inch strip with the straight stitch die in the label set. White emboss the word THANK from the Honey Bee stamp set on black card stock. Punch a heart from the Owl punch from a Lovely Lipstick scrap; adhere the heart and the rhinestones.  Adhere the whole panel to a piece of Whisper White card stock, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored and folded at 4 1/4. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Product List

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$9.00

Builder Owl Punch

[118074]

$18.00

Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set

[151527]

$20.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$99.00

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

[149638]

$35.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$7.50

Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin' Pad

[147140]

$7.50

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

[147142]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$7.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

2-1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch

[143720]

$18.00

Let's stay up late and craft! Theater card

I miss my sweet Sunday school girls! They are middle school girls, and they like nothing better than crafting and cooking together. Our pastor sent a challenge out to the children of the church to do a special project about doing a small poster with the theme of "Helping others." I sent the instructions for the project to them in this card. It is a called a theater card. There are a few tutorials on You Tube about it. I may even try to do one eventually because it was great fun and rather impressive!

Pretty peacock DSP

The Scrappy Strip technique AGAIN!

I just can't get enough of this fun technique. I had some designer series paper (DSP) that I had not used so I wanted to get it out and USE it! I don't have the peacock dies (yet) so this is the best I can do so far. 

I also wanted to enter the challenge issued by Kylie Bertucci. Please see her video for details. Did I mentions there are prizes involved?? Click the link to view.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOmZEwbw0zU&t=162s

For a list of supplies used, see below. There is still time to order the items in my on line store!

Product List

Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149493]

$14.50

Noble Peacock Foil Sheets

[149495]

$10.00

Black Foil Sheets

[147898]

$5.00

Butterfly Beauty Dies

[148536]

$39.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Pearl Basic Jewels

[144219]

$5.00

Cross Of Hope Dies

[145654]

$27.00

Alcohol Inks

I'm sure I am not alone when I say I'M TIRED OF SOCIAL DISTANCING! Now don't get me wrong; I usually like my alone time, and actually look forward to it most of the time. It gives me time to knit, try different art techniques, practice my piano, organize storage areas, etc. BUT, social distancing means, I can't play with my grandchildren....my all time favorite thing to do. I miss them; I get tearful when I think about it too much. 

SO today, I am playing with yet more art techniques. I have unleashed my stash of dies and alcohol inks. Playing with alcohol ink does take a measure of preparation that ordinary card making doesn't require. You have to work in a well ventilated area, i.e. an nearby opened window. I cover my work desk with a layer of Press-n-Seal (one of the greatest inventions known to man....right behind fire and the wheel) for protection. Gloves are a must unless you want days of blue, purple, and pink nails and finger tips. You need special paper/canvas to work on. I use Yupo canvas which is nothing more than plastic "paper." You also need 91% alcohol to help move the colors on the canvas. 

During this time of COVID-19, several of the above items are a rare commodity, such as gloves and alcohol. I have a good bit on hand from previous playtimes so I felt like I could spare some. It was a beautiful day here in Moreland, GA today so opening the window was a pleasure. 

I had absolutely no plans of cards when I started; I was interested in color blending and watching the colors move around . After the canvases dried, I had to trim them to be able to use them on A2 card bases. This hurt my feelings a little since each piece was so interesting and somewhat time consuming. In other words,  I messed with each one well beyond what I should have. 

Stampin' Up! older items used. Mini treat bag dies and Swirly Scribbles
Technique is from Bruno Bertucci "Scrappy Strip" 

Sentiment is a retired SU! Lovely Words Thinlit
Faux Shaker card

I'm sorry I do not know the company to credit this die  to. I have had it for years. I always like to pop it up with a layer of foam and splash it with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents

I was hoping to do an ombré effect from Royal blue to Navy on the sentiment.

On Line Card Class Day #2

I wanted color on this Easter Day! I used Catherine Pooler inks (a lot of them) and the 'Toucan Do It' stamp set and dies. I used a Stampin' Up! die from the Stitched so Sweetly set for the sentiment. The background is actually the result of my card class homework....combining colors and make 2 backgrounds at one time.  Kristina Werner was our "teacher" today. The stamp I used for the background was an old stamp from Hero Arts, of which I purchased many years ago for another card class. Back then,  I thought I needed every tool and stamp they used for the class. Live and learn. Thank you for looking in today!

Mountain Air

Just a quick note. This card uses the Mountain Air stamp set and dies  with the sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set. The glimmer on the black mountains are actually shimmer paint. The night sky is from Altenew ....a big piece of Washi Tape! Now, I have tried to create tis look with paper and ink on numerous occasions....of which you will never see. They looked like a big blob of nothing. I got this tape over a year ago , maybe even two years ago. I drug it out of a drawer, and Viola....easy peasy. 

ONLINE CARD CLASS homework

I am participating in an Online Card class from Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner. I have done many of these classes through them over the years and I have to say, they are all wonderful. The teach  techniques, color usage, layouts, you name it, and they have covered it..

Kristina holds a special place in my heart. She was the very first person I watched online doing card videos. I believe it was her holiday card series....probably the fist one she ever did. I always looked forward to her Make it Monday video!

Todays lesson was faux embossing; the technique was so cool, but it is was not easy for me. You chose a stamp image and heat emboss it numerous times creating a very thick layer of plastic embossing on the card stock. You use that as an embossing tool on another piece of card stock via the Big Shot. After that, you lightly ink over it so the image will pop off the page. The image is subtle, but in real life, it is impressive.

Feeling a little nostalgic, I pulled out one of the background stamps from the first class I participated in; a large Hero Arts Fabric design. I also used Ultra thick clear embossing powder. I chose Stampin' Up! card stock and ink in Soft Sea Foam and the subtles paper. The sentiment is cut from copper foil using the Well Said dies from a layer of craft foam to raise it up. .

You now have the embossed piece you can use for another card after applying ink to it with an embossed resist technique. The dimension produced by the layers of embossing is amazing; I don't think the camera picked it up well though. I wanted both of these cards to be simple in design and let the techniques speak for themselves.