Altenew Cube Builder Stencil - a Masculine Card!

 

Hi everyone 😄

I thought I would try something new that took me out of my comfort zone a little.  I have often admired cards made with stencils but felt a bit intimidated to use them.  One of my favourite cardmakers is Ardyth Percy-Robb who is a master of stencils and card design and inspires me so much.  You can check out Ardyth's Blog HERE.  I guess I am more comfortable colouring in a cute critter and using designer paper rather than making my own background with a stencil.  One of my cardmaking resolutions this year is to try new things - whether it is a fun-fold, product or a technique.  

So, this is what I came up with:

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

Daring Cardmakers - Try Something New - You can create anything you like eg: tags, cards, 3D projects (my something new is stencilling)  

The stencil is by Altenew - Cube Builder - which is a layering stencil and is still readily available.  I have seen so many amazing cards on Pinterest using this stencil and I thought it was a really versatile one that you could use limitless colour combinations with and for masculine or feminine cards.  I will say that you have to be super-accurate with lining up your layers so I made sure I taped each layer down so it didn't move as I ink-blended.

I used 3 different Distress Oxide Inks in the colours (from light to dark):  Speckled Egg, Broken China and Uncharted Mariner on Bristol Smooth White Cardstock which was a dream for ink blending.  Even though it is white cardstock, it really is more of an off-white colour - certainly not a bright white.

I dried each colour with my heat-gun as I did them so I didn't smear them.

The Happy Birthday Sentiment is an old die by My Favorite Things called Big Birthday.  I diecut the sentiment using the same Bristol White Cardstock then diecut a second set using Teal Cardstock and offset them slightly so it look like a shadow.  I actually used the diecut piece as a guide to placing my letters on the card so they were perfectly aligned.  They were glued together using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

I layered the stencilled panel onto Bristol White Cardstock then onto Teal Cardstock.  This was trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides - then glued to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Lastly, I glued on some matching teal plastic domes using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.  These domes are from my stash and was a purchase from EBay years and years ago & has no brand name on them.

All in all, I am happy with my card and it was really fun to try something new and different to the norm.  Hope you like it too 😃

Finished size is 5-3/4" x 5-3/4" or 147mm x 147mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Designer Paper:  None

Ink:  Ranger Distress Oxide Uncharted Mariner + Broken China + Speckled Egg

Accessories:  Heat-gun, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Bristol Smooth White Cardstock, Teal Cardstock, Big Shot, Ink Blending Tools and Domed Pads, Teal Plastic Domes, Square White Card Base

Stencils:  Altenew Cube Builder SKU ALT1728

Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers Just a Note Card #3

 

Hi everyone 😃

I am on a roll playing with the Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers designer paper and diecuts as this is the 3rd card that I have made so far - and there is still plenty of it leftover!

Today's card is another card for my stash that I can use for any number of different occasions which is why I didn't put a Happy Birthday sentiment on it.

I diecut a white cardstock circle using my Big Shot and Memory Box Pinpoint Circle Frame Die which added the dotted detail just for some interest.  Not sure if this die is still available as I have had it for ages.  I popped this on top of the already diecut wreath.  One thing I really love about this Frames and Flowers set is that the diecut pieces literally just fall out as they are cut very cleanly so you don't need to use scissors to trim anything.

I worked out roughly where the diecut bunch of flowers/leaves and the punched elements were going to go so I knew where to stamp the sentiment.  The sentiment is by Stampin' Up from their Simply Said Stamp Set and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black.  In a perfect world, I would have stamped the sentiment using Pretty Peacock Ink but I don't have that colour yet.   I popped the diecut bunch of flowers/leaves on dimensionals so I had room to glue the punched elements behind it

I punched some leaves from Stampin' Up Cardstock in the colours - Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Garden Green - using two Martha Stewart Punches:  Frond and Pine Branch.  I glued them on using Tombow Mono Multi Glue but just the bottom portions so I could bend the foliage up to add more height and texture.

I used an old embossing folder by Cuttlebug called Textile to dry-emboss some Peach Coloured Cardstock from my stash - then snipped the bottom with my scissors to make a banner.  This was then layered onto some designer paper then onto Pretty Peacock Cardstock which was trimmed to 1/8" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.

Finishing touches are the Peachy coloured Satin Ribbon from my stash, Kaisercraft Blush Rhinestones for the flower centres and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush for the flowers and the peachy elements on the wreath.

Lastly, I glued the card front to a white card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Simply Said #163756

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up! Frames and Flowers including diecuts 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Quick Drive Adhesive, Kaisercraft Blush Rhinestones BS716, Peach Satin Ribbon (stash), Scrap of White Cardstock, Stampin' Up! Cardstock - Pretty Peacock + Shaded Spruce + Garden Green, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

Punches:  Martha Stewart Frond + Pine Branch

Dies:  Memory Box Pinpoint Circle Frame #99760

Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers Get Well Card

 

Hi everyone 😊

I made another card using the fabulous Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers designer paper and diecuts.  

The wreath came already diecut and I added a scrap of white cardstock behind it so I could stamp a sentiment.  The sentiment is by Stampin' Up from their Simply Said Stamp Set and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I popped the wreath up on scraps of white cardstock.

I added some punched foliage using my Martha Stewart Frond and Pine Branch punches.  I used Stampin' Up cardstock in the colours Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Garden Green.  I glued them down using Tombow Mono Multi Glue but was careful to just glue the bottom portions so I could bend up the tips to add some dimension.

The flowers are diecuts from the Frames and Flowers set.  I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to them - not that you can tell from the photo.  

The designer paper on the base panel was layered onto Pretty Peacock Cardstock trimmed to a 1/8" border using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.

I popped the card front onto a Kaisercraft White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue with a tiny white border showing.  I love using Kaisercraft White Card Bases as they are thick and really good quality.   I like to stock up when they have 50% off.  Every other week they have 50% off Kaiser branded products so that is really helpful for my budget 😃 plus I have a Kaisercraft store very close by - less than a 10 minute drive.  Uniquely Creative - another Australian company - also has excellent quality white card bases and I love that you can get slimline ones as well as the standard rectangular and square ones.   No connection to these companies - just a happy customer.

The peachy coloured satin ribbon is from my stash and was glued on using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. As a final touch, I added three Kaisercraft Champagne Rhinestones.

Finished size is 4-5/8" x 4-5/8" or 117mm x 117mm.

I sent this card to my sister-in-law who broke her arm and needed to have surgery to repair it.  I saw the X-ray and boy, it looked nasty - like a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle.  It must have been incredibly painful.  How in the world a surgeon can piece it all back together is quite incredible!   I hope my card brightened my sister-in-law's day just a little.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up! Simply Said #163756

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up! Frames and Flowers including diecuts

Accessories:  Peach Stain Ribbon (stash), Kaisercraft Champagne Rhinestones RS404, Stampin' Up! Cardstock - Pretty Peacock + Shaded Spruce + Garden Green, Scraps of White Cardstock, Kaisercraft Square White Card Base, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Punches:  Martha Stewart Frond and Pine Branch

Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers Just a Note Card

 

Hi blogging friends 😃

Today I am sharing a card that I made using the Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers designer papers and diecut elements.

I just ADORE the colour palette of this range - right up my alley.  Frames and Flowers is still current so if you want to get your hands on it, I would do so before the catalogue finishes at the end of April as it may not carry over to the new catalogue.  I bought a second set as it is only $17.50 here in Australia and you can make tons of cards with it.   If you do a search on Pinterest for ideas of how to use it, there are many, many cards so it is obviously very popular with cardmakers. 

Anyhow, onto my card:  

The foliage tucked in and around the top and bottom flowers and leaves were punched with my Martha Stewart Frond and Pine Branch punches using Stampin' Up cardstock in the colours Pretty Peacock, Garden Green and Shaded Spruce.  The palest leaves (the ones with the rounded leaves) are diecut elements from the Frames and Flowers set.  I glued the leaves on using Tombow Mono Multi Glue but just the bottoms so I could bend the leaves up to add some dimension.  Although I bought these punches a long time ago, I have seen some second-hand ones on EBay - but you could use dies instead as there are plenty of leaf dies available these days.

The designer paper on the bottom is a diecut frame and was layered onto some Peachy coloured cardstock that I had in my stash with a 1/16" border.  This was then layered onto Pretty Peacock cardstock with a 1/8" border.  

I added some white cardstock underneath the diecut frame so I could stamp a sentiment.  This sentiment came free with a stamp set from a Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine ages ago and is called Sincere Sentiments - SC Design by Simone Clay.   I have used many of the sentiments in this set and I love all the different fonts.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black.

I added some Kaisercraft Champagne Rhinestones then added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to the flowers.

Lastly, I glued my finished card front to a white card base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

I think you could use this card for many different occasions - thank you, friendship, birthday, thinking of you etc.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:  

Stamps:  Sincere Sentiments - SC Design by Simone Clay (freebie with magazine)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up Frames and Flowers #163765 including diecut elements

Accessories:  Kaisercraft Champagne Rhinestones RS404, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, SU Dimensionals, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Scrap of White Cardstock, Peach Cardstock (unknown brand), Stampin' Up Cardstock - Garden Green + Pretty Peacock + Shaded Spruce

Punches:  Martha Stewart Frond + Pine Branch

Penny Black Stuck on You Valentine's Day Card + Essentials by Ellen Bear Hugs Felt Bear

 

Hi everyone 😊

Today I am sharing the Valentine's Day Card that I made for my daughter as well as a little felt Bear that I sewed:

If you have been a regular visitor to my blog, you know that I just adore the Penny Black critters.  They are so fun and easy to colour.  I stamped the cat using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolor Cardstock and coloured him/her using Lyra and Faber-Castell Watercolour pencils + Derwent Inktense pencils and my #4 round paintbrush.  I went over the black lines of the image with a Black Copic .03 Multi-liner to crisp them up after my watercolouring.

I diecut the cat with a Lifestyle Nesting Circles Die and my Big Shot then layered it onto Light Teal Cardstock that I diecut using a My Favorite Things Pierced Circle Stax Die-namics.  The Rose Cardstock was diecut using a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles die.  This main panel was popped up on scraps of cardstock.

The Rose Cardstock across the middle was dry-embossed using an old embossing folder by Cuttlebug from a set called 'With Love' which has 5 embossing folders - all borders.  I love to use old supplies from my stash.  I still get such a kick out of using my Cuttlebug embossing folders.  The Swiss Dots folder was the first one that I ever bought and I still use it on a regular basis.  

The sentiment is by TPC Studio - Hugs and Kisses which is long retired.  I bought it from my local scrapbooking store here in Australia many years ago.  I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black ink onto the same Ranger Watercolor Cardstock then diecut it using a Spellbinders Labels Trio die.   I went around the edges using Versacolor Raspberry Ink as it just needed a little something to match the rest of the card.  I popped the sentiment up on dimensionals.  

The designer papers are by Simple Stories - Love and Adore - from 2016 and therefore long-retired.

The light teal cardstock on the card base was trimmed to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides.  The rose cardstock was trimmed to 1/8".  

I used an EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch tiny hearts from Rose Cardstock.  They are the leftover punchies after using the punch and look like tiny hearts.  Again, if you are a regular visitor to my blog you will know that I use these leftover punchies all the time for my tiny hearts.  I glued 3 around the image and 2 around the sentiment using Tombow Mono Aqua Glue.  I added Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue to those hearts as well as the cheeks on the cat and the heart on the envelope.

Lastly, I glued the card front to a White Card Base.  Finished size is 123mm x 123mm or 4-13/16" x 4-13/16".

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I made a cute Felt Bear to go with the card:

Isn't the bear just soooo darned ADORABLE?!!   I used a die from Essentials by Ellen called Bear Hugs and Wool Felt from my stash.  I sewed everything using 3 strands of DMC Stranded Cotton and it was super-easy to put together.  The leaves and flower were diecut using some free dies that came with an order from Sunny Studios and were glued on with Helmar's Fabric Glue.  Here is a close-up:

The eyes and nose are part of the Essentials by Ellen die set and were also glued on using Fabric Glue.  I embroidered the mouth using Black DMC Broder 25 Thread.

I stuffed the bear using Fiber Fill.

I am sure I will be making more of these bears as this die set has a present in the set which you can use for Birthdays or Christmas.

Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day!  Thanks for visiting my corner of the world😃

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black 'Stuck on You' 30-062 clear set, TPC Studio 'Hugs and Kisses' ST94019 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versacolor Raspberry Pigment #156

Designer Papers:  Simple Stores Love and Adore #7614 6" x 6" pad (from 2016 - retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug With Love Embossing Folder 37-1171 (retired), Dimensionals, Scraps of White Cardstock, Rose + Light Teal Cardstock, Ranger Watercolor Cardstock, WRMK Perfect Layers Guides, #4 Round Paintbrush, Lyra + Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils, Derwent Inktense Pencils, Tombow Mono Multi + Mono Aqua Glue, Kindyglitz Crystaline Glitter Glue, Copic .03 Black Multi-liner

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Trio S3-147 (retired), Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles Nestabilities S4-117 (retired), My Favorite Things Pierced Circle Stax (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border

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Felt Bear Recipe:

Accessories:  Wool Felt in various colours, Fiber Fill, DMC Stranded Cotton, DMC Black Broder Cotton, Big Shot, Helmar's Fabric Glue, Sewing Needle

Dies:  Essentials by Ellen - Bear Hugs by Julie - EEDIEJ-097-17, Sunny Studio Flower and Leaf Dies (free with order)

Maja Design Denim and Friends 21st Birthday Card!

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a 21st Birthday Card that I made for my Great-Nephew:

It is hard to believe that I am a Great-Aunt to a 21 year old as it makes me sound really old - but then again, my own daughter is 21 so there is a big generation gap.  Doesn't sound as bad when I think about it that way 😉

To make my card, I used a image from a 12" x 12" Denim and Friends designer paper that has all these AWESOME masculine photos perfect for just about any occasion.  All the designer papers on my card are from this same collection.  I have had this collection for a while and you can still get it in Australia - not sure about other countries.

I used a Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool to rough up all the edges of every layer.  I recently bought this tool and I have to say how fantastic it is and alot easier than using the blade of my scissors - and much safer for my fingers!

All the layers are trimmed to either 1/16" or 1/8" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.

The Kraft Cardstock is by Anko which I bought from KMart Australia and matched the card perfectly.

The 21 was diecut from Kraft Cardstock using a very old set of Cuttlebug dies called Baby Face.  These dies are thicker than the usual dies you buy nowadays and I wasn't sure of the sandwich for my Big Shot - so brought out my old and very-loved Cuttlebug and used it instead.  I remember getting my Cuttlebug from my local scrapbooking store after seeing them demonstrate dry-embossing.  I thought it was really amazing to dry-emboss something to add texture to your card.   My first embossing folder was the Swiss Dots and I still use that folder as it just doesn't date.  

I diecut a Navy Blue Cardstock circle using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circles die then glued the numbers on top.  I added some Uniquely Creative Twine as it just needed a little something extra.

I glued on the Wooden Happy Birthday and Stars using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive then glued the card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 5-7/8" x 4-1/4" or 149mm x 108mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Maja Design Denim and Friends 12" x 12"

Accessories:  Big Shot, Cuttlebug, Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool UCE1986, Uniquely Creative Twine UCE1861, Wooden Stars (stash), Wooden Happy Birthday - Kaisercraft, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Kraft Cardstock - Anko (KMart), Navy Blue Cardstock, Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Dies:  Cuttlebug/Provocraft Baby Face Numbers 37-1053, Lifestyle Nesting Circles

Stampin' Up Butterfly Brilliance Joseph's Coat Birthday Card!

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my Stampin' Up Demonstrator - Rachel.  I love going to Rachel's monthly classes and always learn something new - plus it takes me out of my comfort zone so stretches me creatively.

Because Rachel is always teaching me something new, I thought that I would try a new technique.  Even though the Joseph's Coat technique isn't new, it is one technique that I have heard of but didn't know how to do so was busy watching You-Tube Tutorials to learn how to do it.  I made a bunch of backgrounds trying out different brands of ink and colour combinations and it was really fun.  And here is my finished card:

What I did learn is that you must be very careful to make sure that your inky background is totally dry before stamping with your Versamark Watermark ink AND that you use your Embossing Buddy so that the ink only sticks to your stamped image.  I forgot the embossing powder a couple of times when experimenting and it tends to spoil the end result.

To make my card, I blended Stampin' Up inks in Soft Sky, Watermelon Wonder and Blackberry Bliss onto white cardstock.  I dried the card very thoroughly with my heat-gun then stamped the Stampin' Up Butterfly Brilliance stamp using Versamark Watermark ink.  This stamp set is retired but one of my all-time favourites.  I poured on some Ranger Superfine Detail Embossing Powder and heat-set it. 

Now, this is where the magic begins 😃  Firstly, I made sure that my Versafine Onyx Black was nice and juicy by adding some drops of reinker.  This is the first time I have reinked the stamp pad as the Versafine Ink Pads last a very long time.  I swiped the pad over the butterflies and anywhere where you have heat-embossed, the black ink resists it.  As if by magic, the colours of the butterflies began to 'pop' and they look amazing against the black background.  It really is very simple.  I think the main thing is that you use ink colours that are quite light as any dark inks will just blend into the black background and not look very good.

Once my panel was dry, I layered it onto Stampin' Up Berry Burst then Pretty Peacock cardstock trimming each colour to 1/16" using my We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides - then onto Stampin' Up Basic Black cardstock with a 1/8" border.

The sentiment is from another retired set called Stampin' Up Simply Sketched which was a Hostess Gift.  I stamped it onto Berry Burst cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat-embossed it using Ranger Superfine Detail Embossing Powder.  I diecut the sentiment using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Oval dies then popped it up on scraps of Berry Burst cardstock.  I popped the card front onto a Kaisercraft White Card Base.

Lastly, I used Helmar's 450 Adhesive to glue on some Anko Pastel Rhinestones which I bought from KMart (Australia).  The pack is HUGE and I don't think I will run out of rhinestones anytime soon!  

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:  

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Butterfly Brilliance (retired) and Simply Sketched (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark, Stampin' Up Soft Sky (retired) + Watermelon Wonder + Blackberry Bliss

Designer Paper:  None

Accessories:  Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Adhesive, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Ranger Superfine Detail Clear Embossing Powder, Powder Tool, Heat-gun, Anko Rhinestones (KMart), Stampin' Up cardstock - Basic Black, Pretty Peacock, Berry Burst, Kaisercraft White Card Base

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Ovals