Penny Black Butterfly Bear Thank You Card!

 

Hi blogging friends 😁 

Today I am sharing a Thank You Card that I made for a lady who recently helped me: 

This is also my card for following Challenge:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - March - Anything Goes or On The Farm (obviously I did Anything Goes).  

Back in 1970 when I was very young, my Father (who has been gone around 30 years now) gave me a set of Staedtler Watercolour Pencils and told me how special they were because you could paint with them.  I was completely blown away at this concept and I filled my books with countless paintings of birds because I loved Australian birds.  Birds were always a passion of mine even from a very young age and they still are.   I took very good care of my pencils but did somehow manage to lose one of them over the years.  

Recently, I have been swatching my other pencils eg: Derwent Inktense, Lyras etc. and it was easy to find colour charts online but I couldn't find one for my old pencils.   A couple of weeks ago, I contacted Staedtler in Australia to see if they had a colour chart for these pencils and eventually they tracked one down for me.  No easy task for 55 year old pencils!  The lady was so helpful and really went out of her way to find one which I really appreciated.  So I thought it was fitting that I send her a card that I painted using those pencils.

After painting the image, I re-stamped it and fussy-cut the butterflies then glued them on the base image to give a bit of dimension to the butterflies.  I went over all the black lines using an Copic Black Multi-liner to darken them up.

The sentiment is by Impression Obsession from a set I bought years ago so long retired.  I was careful to use a Stamping Platform so if it didn't stamp clearly the first time, I could re-stamp.

The main image panel and subsequent cardstock layers were diecut using my Big Shot and Labels 1 Nestabilities.  All the designer papers are by Cocoa Vanilla - Unforgettable from their 6" x 8" paper stack which was released in 2019.  

I glued on the teal satin ribbon using Helmar's Fabric Glue then added 3 x Aqua Couture Creations Self-Adhesive Gemstones underneath the main panel.  I added some Fray Stop to the cut ends of the ribbon to stop them from fraying.

Finishing touches were adding Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue to the butterflies and the teddy's cheeks.  Here is a close-up:

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

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Butterfly Bear 3696H wood-mount, Impression Obsession Sentiments 1 WP16 clear set (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Cocoa Vanilla Unforgettable 6" x 8" Paper Stack (from 2019 and retired)

Accessories:  Stamping Platform, Copic Black Multi-liner, Teal Ribbon 9mm - 3/8" wide, Fray Stop, Big Shot, Couture Creations Gemstones Aqua, Kindyglitz Crystalina Glitter Glue, Fussy-cutting Scissors, WRMK Perfect Layers Tools, Helmar's Fabric Glue, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Staedtler Tradition Aquarell Watercolour Pencils, #4 round Paintbrush, Ranger White Watercolour Cardstock, Other Cardstock - Navy Blue + Teal, Square White Card Base

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 1 Small S4-308 + Labels 1 S4-161

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