Stampin' Up Rock Star Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends 😀

I made another Masculine Birthday Card - this time for my husband's birthday.  My husband plays guitar in two bands so it was a no-brainer to use the very cool Stampin' Up Rock Star Stamp Set for his card:

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

• Make My Monday - #257 - Masculine Card

• A Perfect Time to Craft - #8 August - Anything Goes

It's such a shame that Stampin' Up retired this Rock and Roll Bundle so quickly.  It only appeared in the January - April Mini Catalogue in 2024 and I thought it might carry over into the new catalogue in May - but it didn't.   I think it is so unique and I will no doubt keep it forever like The Open Sea.

I stamped one guitar onto a sheet of Stampin' Up Bright and Beautiful Designer Series Paper then fussy cut it out.   I thought the stars on the paper looked really cool for the body of the guitar.  I stamped the guitar again onto Smoky Slate Cardstock and fussy-cut the pick guard, neck and head.  I stamped another guitar onto Lost Lagoon Cardstock and fussy-cut it as well.  I went around all the cut edges using an Anko Black Brush Pen to hide any imperfections in my trimming.

Once I had all my pieces stamped out, I then layered all the various pieces together and I am so pleased with how they turned out.  I often forget that I can stamp images onto designer paper to paper-piece my projects.  I should put a reminder note on the wall in front of my craft desk.

Here is a close-up of the guitars:

The designer paper on the card base is also by Stampin' Up - Rock and Roll.  I roughed up the edges using a Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool then screwed up the paper a couple of times to add some creases then ink-blended around the edges with Stampin' Up Basic Gray Ink as well as a few other places to make it all grungy.  I added a few rips to the paper and I just love how it turned out.

I glued the designer paper to Lost Lagoon Cardstock then onto Basic Black Cardstock leaving about an 1/8" border of each.  I also ink-blended around the cardstock using the same Basic Gray Ink.

I stamped the sentiment using Versamark Watermark Ink and heat-embossed it using Stampendous Detail White Embossing Powder.  I used a Powder Tool first so I could get a cleaner image.  I then diecut the sentiment using the giant pick from the Rock Star Dies.  Doesn't it look amazing!!

The LHS guitar is popped up on a scrap of white cardstock and the RHS guitar is popped up on 3 layers of scraps of white cardstock - then glued to the designer paper using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

The stars were diecut using Stampin' Up Summer Splash Glitter Cardstock which I thought matched the Lost Lagoon Cardstock really well.  The lightning bolts coming out of the bottom of the guitars were diecut from Kaisercraft Silver Glitter Cardstock.

I was so pleased with how my card turned out.  It took a while to get there because originally I had three guitars and I had paper-pieced a number of them before I was happy with what I ended up using.  Sometimes a card comes together really quickly and other times, you try various things and you are just not quite happy - then you pivot, and bam, it works out and you love what you have ended up with.  But you learn along the way and that's a good thing especially if you want to make another card with the same stamp and die set.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Rock Star #162696 (retired)

Ink:  Stampin' Up Basic Gray, Versamark Watermark

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up Rock and Roll 12" x 12" #162695 (retired) + Bright and Beautiful 6" x 6" #161449 (retired)

Accessories:  Stampin' Up Summer Splash Glitter Cardstock #163771 (retired), Kaisercraft Silver Glitter Cardstock, Kaisercraft Trimmer, Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Heat-gun, Powder Tool, Stampendous Detail White Opaque Embossing Powder DP100, Uniquely Creative Edge Distressing Tool, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Fussy-cutting Scissors, Cardstock - Stampin' Up Lost Lagoon + Smoky Slate + Basic Black, Scraps of White Cardstock

Dies:  Stampin' Up Rock Star #162705

Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Vintage Car Cards

 

Hi blogging friends 😄

I continue to be very busy in my Craft Room whipping up masculine cards for all those birthdays our family has in August plus one for Father's Day in September.  This time, I pulled out my Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Designer Papers which I bought on clearance not too long ago.  They are from 2016 and I really love them because they are just a classic design.  None of the men in our family are into fishing, play sport, gaming or drinking so I am always after designer papers that aren't any of those things.  

Pion Design closed at the end of 2023 and I really, really miss them.  Their vintage-inspired papers were so unique and it really left a hole in the market.

Anyhow, onto the first of my 3 cards:

This card is also for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - August - Challenge #8 - Anything Goes

• Crafty Catz - Challenge #699 - Anything Goes

This card is for my husband for Father's Day which is in September here in Australia.  The vintage car was trimmed from one of the Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures designer papers then layered onto Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock.  I ink-blended around the edges using Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink and my Ink Blending Tool which was fitted with a Domed Pad.

On a whim, I decided to stamped around the edges of this main panel using Antique Linen Distress Ink and two stamps:  Uniquely Creative Longhand and Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks.  You can see a close-up of the stamping here:

I really like how that simple bit of stamping just added something to the whole vintage-vibe that I was trying to create.

The centre panel was dry embossed using my Big Shot and a free Mini Embossing Folder that came with a UK Papercraft Magazine.  I also ink-blended the panel with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Both the top and bottom designer paper are by Authentique - Manly - which is from 2020.  

The sentiment was also trimmed from the same Pion papers, ink blended with Antique Linen Distress Ink then popped up on scraps of white cardstock.  I added some Inque Boutique Brads to each corner.  This pack of brads has a variety of tarnished metal colours and suited the vintage theme really well.  Lastly, I glued my card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

And here is a pic of the inside:

Both the sentiment and vintage car are by Stampin' Up from a retired set called Guy Greetings.  I stamped them using Stampin' Up Night of Navy Ink and used a Stamp Positioner so I could stamp the images several times.

Here is my 2nd card:

The vintage car is again from the Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures Designer Paper.  I layered the car onto some Pion Design Brown Designer Paper then onto Kaisercraft Grey Cardstock which has brown tones in it and matched really well.  I stamped around the Vintage Car using the same stamps and ink as my first card.

The centre strip of designer paper and the sentiment is from Mister Tom's Treasures - Borders.  The top designer paper is Pion Design and the bottom is by Authentique - Manly.  I again added Antique Linen Distress Ink to all the edges.  I added the Inque Boutique Brads to each corner which are a lovely burnished copper colour and matched the car perfectly.  I glued the card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Here is a pic of the inside:

I used the same Stampin' Up set as Card #1 but used Ranger Archival Potting Soil for the stamping.

And now for Card #3:

Everything was done pretty much the same as the previous two cards.  The Dark Brown Cardstock is from my stash.  The top and bottom designer paper is by Authentique - Manly.  The centre strip of designer paper is by Pion Design.

I forgot to add the brads before I glued the card front to my Cream Card Base - oh well......

Here is a pic of the inside:

I used Stampin' Up Early Espresso ink for the stamping.

It was really good to do three cards using the same layout and mostly the same supplies so I could get them done as soon as I could as I have a few more masculine cards to do yet.

Finished size of all three cards is 5-3/4" x 3-15/16" or 146mm x 100mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Card #1:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Stampin' Up Night of Navy (card inside)

Designer Paper:  Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures (2016), Authentique Manly #MAN010 6" x 6" (2020)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Embossing Folder - free with magazine, Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Inque Boutique Brads, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Shadow + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool

Card #2:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Ranger Archival Potting Soil

Designer Paper:  Pion Design Mister Tom's Treasures (2016), Authentique Manly #MAN010 6" x 6" (2020)

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Inque Boutique Brads, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Grey + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool

Card #3:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Guy Greetings #137178 (retired) - card inside, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832, Kaisercraft Vintage Clocks DD904

Ink:  Ranger Antique Linen Distress, Stampin' Up Early Espresso

Accessories:  Ranger Ink Blending Tool + Domed Foam Pad, Cardstock - Dark Brown + Scraps of White + Cream Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Stamp Positioning Tool

Stamperia Sea Land Masculine Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😄

I have loads of masculine birthdays coming up in August so I have been very busy in my Craft Room.  I had some very old stripey Wendy Irving Designer Paper in my stash which I pulled out to make a card and was thinking that I would colour up a Penny Black Dog Stamp to match it.  I just happened to pull out a Stamperia Sea Land 12" x 12" Paper Pad when I was looking for some other masculine papers and popped the paper pad on top of the stripey paper - and then realised they matched so perfectly that I thought I was absolutely meant to use them together for a card.  And here is what I created:

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

• Love those Pretty Papers - July - Anything Goes with Optional Theme of Birthday.  Note that they want to see LOTS of your paper and not just a tiny scrap

• Crafty Catz - #699 - Anything Goes

The main image was trimmed from one of the Stamperia papers and layered onto some Brown Cardstock from my stash.  I went around the edges with Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink and my Ink Blending Tool fitted with a Domed Pad.  I popped up the panel on scraps of white cardstock.

The Wendy Irving Designer Paper is called Relax and is from their Urban Dude Collection and dates back to 2007.  You can't get this paper anymore from my search on the internet.  All I know is that it is Australian.  I layered the paper onto Brown Cardstock and went around the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

I really wanted to do a Carrick Bend Knot with the twine on the bottom panel.  The Carrick Bend Knot is a sailor's knot and I thought it fitted the whole theme of the card.  I used two strands of the twine instead of one because it looked better.  The designer paper on this panel is by Kaisercraft - High Tide - and if you look closely at the paper, the rope on it looks very similar to the Carrick Bend Knot.   I went around all the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  I glued my twine on using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and just trimmed the ends of the twine flush with the panel as it was far easier than tucking them underneath and having so much bulk.

I layered the bottom panel onto Brown Cardstock and punched the bottom with a Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch - then popped the panel up on scraps of white cardstock.  If you are no stranger to my blog, you will know that I use this border punch ALOT for masculine cards.  

The sentiment is from the High Tide Designer Paper.  Kaisercraft always have lots of sentiments in the back of their small pads which comes in very handy when you want a matching sentiment.  I again went around the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink then popped the panel up on scraps of cardstock.

As a finishing touch, I added some Stampin' Up Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots which I thought matched really well.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Finished size is 6" x 6" or 150mm x 150mm.

This card will be going to my brother-in-law who retired to Tasmania and his house overlooks the sea.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  None

Ink:  Ranger Distress Antique Linen

Designer Paper:  Wendy Irving Relax J5111.01 12" x 12" (from Urban Dude Collection - 2007), Kaisercraft High Tide 6-1/2" x 6-1/2", Stamperia Sea Land 12" x 12"

Accessories:  Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Stampin' Up Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots #163464, Twine (stash), Square White Card Base, Cardstock - Brown + Scraps of White

Punches:  Fiskars Threading Water Border

Stampin' Up Silly Goose Birthday Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

I have taken a break from making Thank You Cards to make a Birthday Card for my daughter's birthday:

Challenges:

This is also my card for the following Challenges - click on the underlined links to take you to their blog:

• Crafty Catz Challenge #697 - Anything Goes

• Alphabet Challenge Blog - F is for Feathers (my feathers are on the goose)

My daughter really loves playing "The Untitled Goose Game" which is a really fun video game that was developed in Australia.  So it really was a no-brainer to use the adorable Stampin'Up Silly Goose Set to make a card for her birthday.

I stamped the image onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I coloured the image with a mix of Lyra + Derwent Watercolour Pencils + Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.   I used my Zigs to add some blades of grass underneath the goose.  Of course, after I had done that, I noticed that there is a stamp in the set that you can use to stamp grass.  I hadn't really noticed it before for some reason!  Isn't that goose just so adorable?!

I re-stamped the image and cut out just the balloon and went around the edges with an Anko Black Pigment Brush Pen to hide the white edge - then popped up the balloon on a 0.5mm foam pad.  I went over all the black lines of the goose etc. with an Anko 0.05 Black Pigment Pen to darken then up after my colouring.

I diecut the image using a My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rectangle Stax Die - then glued it to some designer paper.  I rounded the corners using a We R Memory Keepers 1/2" Corner Chomper.

The sentiment was diecut using an old retired Spellbinders Labels Trio Die.  This is another die that I have used countless times over the years.

All the designer papers are by Echo Park - Happy Birthday - which were released in 2017.  I didn't use any cardstock for my layers - they are all designer papers.

The bottom panel was punched using a Fiskars Scallop Border Punch.  The ribbon is from my stash and was originally purchased from KMart some years ago now.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a Uniquely Creative White Card Base.  Final touches were Stampin' Up Dazzling Details Glitter Glue to the balloon and the party hat and three x Aqua Couture Creations Gemstones.

Finished size is:  4-1/8" x 5-3/16" or 105mm x 148mm.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Silly Goose #160734 (retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Echo Park Happy Birthday 6" x 6" (from 2017) (retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Lyra + Derwent Watercolour Pencils, Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers, #4 Round Paintbrush, Ribbon (KMart), WRMK 1/2" Corner Chomper, 0.5mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Squares, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, Stampin' Up Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Couture Creations 3mm + 4mm Aqua Gemstones, Anko Black Pigment Brush + 0.05 Liner, Uniquely Creative White Card Base, Tombow Mono Multi Glue

Punches:  Fiskars Scallop Border (retired)

Dies:  My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX MFT-0848 (retired), Spellbinder Shapeabilities Labels Trio S3-147 (retired)

Paper Tole Rose Thank You Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

This is my third Thank You Card that I've made to thank people for their support following my Mum's passing in June:

I am finding being in my Craft Room and creating is like a healing balm for my soul.  Even though Mum's passing at age 94 wasn't unexpected, it has been difficult because she would go downhill then rally, then go downhill then rally again - but she would just become more and more frail each time.  I have taken comfort in that she passed peacefully in her sleep.  

Challenges:

I am entering my card in the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge #697 of Anything Goes

The Paper Players - Tic Tac Toe Challenge - PP744 - choose at least 3 elements across, down or diagonally.  I chose Flowers, Diecut and Embossing.

I again decided to use a Paper Tole or Diecut Decouage image by Reddy Creative Cards but did trim the image down a little.  I used 0.5mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Squares between each layer.  

The designer papers are by Uniquely Creative - Dear Diary - which were released in June this year.  These papers are so exquisitely beautiful - I adore them!

The cardstock layers are Dusty Rose and Sage - and the dark green layer is actually some designer paper called Elation P2607 from Kaisercraft's Peace and Joy Collection which was released about 2019.  I couldn't find the right shade of dark green cardstock in my stash so this fitted the bill perfectly.

The dry embossing across the middle is my old favourite:  Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder.  I have used this folder so many times over the years and still love it as much as when I first bought it.

The sentiment is by Kaisercraft - Banksia Rose Collectables - which is a recent release.  It matched so perfectly like it was just "meant to be".  I diecut some Dusty Rose Cardstock using my Big Shot and Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities and glued that underneath the sentiment using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

Both the main image panel and sentiment are popped up on scraps of white cardstock.

I diecut 5 x Dusty Rose Cardstock Hearts using an Impression Obsession die called Heart of Hearts.  This particular die cuts out a myriad of different styles and sizes of hearts which comes in very handy.  I glued four around the main image and one on the sentiment panel.  I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to the hearts which added some subtle sparkle.  

Lastly, I glued on some Pale Green Sparklets using Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive then attached my card front to a Kaisercraft White Card Base.

Finished size is 5-5/8" x 5-5/8" or 143mm x 143mm.

And now here is a pic of the card inside:

I again used the Uniquely Creative Dear Diary Designer Papers for the main background.  I glued on some flowers and leaves from the Uniquely Creative Dear Diary Creative Cuts but also fussy-cut some flowers and leaves from the papers.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Uniquely Creative Dear Diary 6" x 6" + 12" x 12" + Creative Cuts, Kaisercraft Peace and Joy - Elation P2607 12" x 12"

Accessories:  Reddy Creative Cards Diecut Decoupage #83873, Kaisercraft Trimmer, Pale Green Sparklets (EBay), 0.5mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Squares, Big Shot, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Kaisercraft White Square Card Base, Cardstock - Dusty Rose + Sage + Scraps of White

Dies:  Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Impression Obsession Heart of Hearts DIE052-I

Thank You Acetate Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing another Thank You Card:  

The main image panel is a Pre-Coloured Acetate Overlay that already has the silhouette images printed on it.  I bought a bunch of them years ago from Bellbird PaperArts at a Craft Show and found them in my stash when I was looking for something else.  The Acetate Overlays came in a bunch of different colours.   I had totally forgotten about them - but you do forget what you have, don't you?!  

I trimmed the overlay to a square then stamped the Thank You Sentiment with Stazon Jet Black Ink using a Stamp Positioner so I could stamp the sentiment a couple of times to make it nice and dark.  The sentiment came free with a whole set of sentiments from a UK Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine ages ago, and was designed by Simonne Clay.  This set is one of my most-used sentiment sets and I just love the fonts in the set. 

I added some white cardstock behind the acetate and used 3mm Pale Mustard Brads to attach them together.  You can't use glue because it shows through.

I glued the panel to Black Cardstock then to Mustard Yellow Cardstock - then to a Cream Card Base.

I glued on an Acetate Butterfly with Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive along the butterfly's body but left the wings so I could bend them up.  I also bought these butterflies when I bought the Pre-Coloured Acetate Overlays.

Finished size is 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" or 137mm x 137mm.

This card will be going to the Nursing Home who took such good care of my late Mother.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Sincere Sentiments by Simonne Clay (free with magazine)

Ink:  Stazon Jet Black

Designer Paper:  None

Accessories:  Pre-coloured Acetate Overlay, Acetate Butterfly, Kaisercraft Paper Trimmer, Pale Mustard 3mm Brads, Helmar's 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Doublesided Tape, Stamp Positioner, Square Cream Card Base, Cardstock - Mustard Yellow + Black + White

Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove Thank You Rose and Lace Card

 

Hi everyone,

My Mother passed away a couple of weeks ago, aged 94, and her Memorial Service was 8 days ago - so I have been in my Craft Room making some Thank You Cards for various people who have supported our family.

When I was planning out my card, I was thinking about how much my Mother loved roses and also how much she adored her wool and haberdashery business that she ran in the 1970s, and used this as my inspiration (read on for the explanation).

The rose is Paper Tole aka Diecut Decoupage - and is by Reddy Creative Cards.  I have had this particular sheet for some years so I don't know if it is still available or who stocks it.  I bought this sheet at a Craft Show here in Australia from a vendor who specialised in these types of products but I can't remember their name.

Once I popped out the images, I layered them together using 0.5mm Doublesided Foam Squares.  It was easy to put together and I just love how beautiful the rose is.  Here is a close-up:

I layered the rose panel onto some Dusty Rose Coloured Designer Paper then onto Oive Green Coloured Designer Paper which are both from the Kaisercraft - Magnolia collection.  My borders are 1/16". 

The bottom designer paper on the card base is also by Kaisercraft - Magnolia Grove.  The collection was first released in 2012 - so long retired.  The top designer paper is by Kaisercraft - English Rose - first released around 2010 - which I thought matched the rose so beautifully.

The strip of Cotton Lace across the middle originally came from my Mum's wool and haberdashery shop and is around 50 years old.  The colour of the lace was cream but I wanted it to look more aged, so sprayed it with some watered-down Parisian Essence then left it to dry.  Parisian essence aka Browning Agent is a flavourless browning agent that is usually used to add a rich, dark brown colour to gravies, soups, puddings, baked goods etc.  It is readily available from the supermarket and very cheap.  I have used it alot over the years in all sorts of projects when I want something to look old.  Years ago, when I went to the Stitches and Craft Show here in Melbourne, one of the exhibitors was using it to age some calico and it was a real "aha" moment - so I have used it ever since.

When I gave the Eulogy at Mum's Memorial Service, I talked about Mum's shop and how I started working in it on Saturday mornings when I was 12.  It was a great learning experience for me and I gained alot of knowledge about knitting and sewing.  I still have bits and pieces from the shop like buttons, lace, ribbons, yarn, dressmaking materials and embroidery floss.  I felt it was really important to include something on my card that connected that time to now.

I threaded some Dusty Rose Satin Ribbon through the lace just to tie in the colours from the rest of the card, then glued the lace/ribbon on using Helmar's Fabric Glue.

The circular sentiment is by Kaisercraft - Banksia Rose - from their Collectables.   I was so rapt that it matched the rest of my card so perfectly. This is a much more recent release and still readily available.  I diecut the Dusty Rose Designer Paper using my Big Shot and a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities die and glued that underneath the sentiment.

Both the main image panel and sentiment are popped up on scraps of white cardstock.

I used an Impression Obsession die - Heart of Hearts - to diecut 3 x tiny hearts from the same Dusty Rose Designer Paper.  This die cuts out many different styles and sizes of hearts so it was perfect for what I needed.  I've had this die for many years so it is probably retired.  I glued two hearts around the rose and the third on the sentiment panel, then added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush to them just to add some subtle sparkle.

I attached the three Green Sparklets on the top RHS using Helmar's Quick Dry Adhesive - then glued my card front to a Cream Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  Finished size is 145mm x 145mm which is about 5-3/4" x 5-3/4".

I will be sending this card to the Clergy who officiated at the Memorial Service. They were a great support to our family in our time of need.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Ink:  None

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Magnolia Grove 12" x 12" (retired), Kaisercraft English Rose 12" x 12" (retired), Kaisercraft Banksia Rose Collectables

Accessories:  Big Shot, 0.5mm Doublesided Foam Squares, Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush, Helmar's Quick Dry Adhesive + Fabric Glue, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Cream Cotton Lace, Parisian Essence, Dusty Rose Satin Ribbon, Reddy Creative Diecut Decoupage #83875, Kaisercraft Trimmer, 3 x Green Sparklets (EBay Australia), Square Cream Card, Scraps of White Cardstock

Dies:  Impression Obsession DIE052-I Heart of Hearts (retired), Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities Small S4-117 (retired)

Lavinia Stamps Druid's Inn Welcome to your New Home Card

 

Hi everyone 😀

Today I am sharing a mixed media Welcome to your New Home Card that I made for my niece and her partner who have moved into a new home and were having a Housewarming Get-together to celebrate.  

This is also my card for the following Challenge:

• Crafty Catz Challenge #694 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Make Us Smile.  My card did make the recipients smile so I hope this qualifies for that part of the Challenge.  Click on the underlined link to take you to the Challenge.

Anyway, into my card:  I looked in my stash for anything that I could use.   I don't think I have ever made a Housewarming Card and I was quite stumped 😐  The only house types of stamps that I had were really only suited to someone who was retiring to the country and they looked too old-fashioned for people in their 20s.  And then it hit me:  I had a Lavinia stamp called Druid's Inn which had a door on it so I decided I could make a whimsical scene instead.  I can honestly say that this is one of the HARDEST cards I have ever made because it was really taking me out of my comfort-zone and using products that I have never used before.  However, as my year is all about challenging myself with new techniques and styles of card, I was up for the challenge and was very determined to keep going despite nearly binning it at one stage. 

I have a pad of 8" x 8" Lavinia Dreamscape Papers and picked one of the sheets that was quite light as I knew I wanted to able to have a moon in the scene.

Firstly, I stamped The Druid's Inn using Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves which is a lovely brown ink.  I stamped the two hares using Versafine Clair Nocturne then left the paper to sit overnight so the images dried and didn't smear once I started adding my colouring mediums.

I have never coloured on these Dreamscape Papers before and it isn't watercolour paper so I had to be super-careful with how much water I added.  For the Druid's Inn:  I coloured it using multiple products:  Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils in brown tones + black, an Albrecht-Durer Watercolour Pencil in the colour Indian Red, Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in the colours Mid-Brown 065 + Dark Oatmeal 066 + Red Ochre 604.  I added white highlights using a White Gel Pen and Titanium White Pan Pastel.  This is my first time using Pan Pastels.

To make the moon, I diecut a circle from acetate in the size I wanted using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Circles Dies - then placed that where the moon was going to be and lightly sponged around the edge with my Ink Blending Tool using Weathered Wood Ranger Distress Ink.

I sponged underneath the hares to ground them using the Weathered Wood Ink then added some shadow behind them where they would be casting a shadow from the light of the moon.  I used a White Gel Pen to add highlights to the hares but smeared it with my finger to make it look more natural.

I used ALOT of stamps to add the foliage and mushrooms.  Some were stamped with Versafine Clair Twilight - others with Rainforest and Fallen Leaves.  Some are 1st generation - some are 2nd or 3rd generation.  I again used my White Gel Pen to add some highlights to the mushrooms smearing them to again make them look more natural.

I stamped some text on the LHS and RHS using Versafine Clair Twilight Ink in 1st and 2nd generation then went around the edges of the card with the same ink.  I darkened the edges a little more with Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink.

To brighten the moon, I added Mont Marte Lemon Yellow Pastel Pencil and Titanium White Pan Pastel.  This was also my first time using a Pastel Pencil.

I used a Sunshine Yellow Posca Paint Pen to add yellow to the window so it looked like the lights were on and casting light on the vines of the tree and on the stones below it.  I added dots here and there around the images using other Posca Pens in the colours Light Pink, Metallic Pink, Apricot and White.

I drew a red heart between the hares using a Red Fine-Point Sharpie then added Candy Cane Stickles to make it sparkle.

Of course, the card needed MORE glitter and it's amazing how much it brightens your card and makes it more special; it just seems to come alive somehow.  I added dots of glue using my Quickie Glue Pen around the moon then just added dots here and there around the scene - then sprinkled on some Bellbird PaperArts Diamond Glitter.  It's just a shame that you can't see it on my photo but it does look lovely. 

Once I had finished the scene, I ran it through my Big Shot with fresh plates and a couple of shims to flatten it which worked surprisingly well.

I added some coloured cardstock layers to the scene using Kaisercraft Ivory, Forest and Cinnamon and trimmed the ivory to 1/16" and the others to 1/8" using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.  I then glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.

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

Phew, that was a marathon!  Thanks for sticking with me if you got this far - and for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Lavinia - Leaf Creeper LAV742, Slender Mushrooms Mini LAV151, Quirky Mushrooms LAV413, Forest Mushrooms Mini LAV564, Berry Leaves LAV577, Druid's Inn LAV572, Wild Hares Set Small LAV614, Uniquely Creative Longhand UC1832

Ink:  Versafine Clair - Fallen Leaves, Twilight, Rainforest and Nocturne + Ranger Distress Weathered Wood

Designer Paper:  Lavinia Dreamscape - Colourburst Collection 8" x 8"

Accessories:  Big Shot, Acetate, #4 Round Paintbrush, Pan Pastel - Titanium White, Mont Marte Lemon Yellow Pastel Pencil, Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils - Brown Tones + Black, Albrecht-Durer Indian Red Watercolour Pencil, Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers - 065 Mid Brown + 066 Dark Oatmeal + 604 Red Ochre, Posca Paint Pens - White + Sunshine Yellow + Metallic Pink + Apricot, Red Fine-point Sharpie, Candy Cane Stickles, White Uniball Signo Gel Pen, Quickie Glue Pen, Bellbird PaperArts Diamond Glitter, Ink Blending Tool + Domed Pad, Square White Card Base, Kaisercraft Cardstock - Ivory + Forest + Cinnamon

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Circles (retired)