Concord & 9th Greatest Hits - Taylored Expressions You're My Hero Masculine Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

EDITED TO ADD:  I just found out my card was one of the Design Team Picks at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  Thank you so much!

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My Craft Room has been a hive of activity making masculine cards for all the August birthdays.  And today, I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my husband:

Challenges

This is also my card for the following challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to the challenge -

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

• Tic Tac Toe - TTTC298 - I chose the diagonal top left to right bottom - Sparkle (my sparkly stars), Free, Markers (I used my Zig watercolour markers)

Because my husband is very musical and plays guitar in two bands, I wanted to make a card that celebrated his musicality.

Last year, I bought a die set by Concord and 9th called Greatest Hits and it is a fabulous set.  The record sleeve, records and stars are all from that set.  I love how the set has a die that embosses the rings on the record to make it look like a real one!  The record sleeve was diecut from a sheet of designer paper by Simple Stories - So Rad which was first released in 2015.   I used designer paper for the coloured circles on the records.

The sentiment is from an old Taylored Expressions Stamp Set called You're my Hero which was first released in 2010.  I stamped it using Stampin' Up Night of Navy Ink.  I glued on a strip of designer paper along the bottom of the sleeve because it looked a little bare.

The guitar is also from this same Taylored Expressions Set.  I stamped it onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and coloured it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Zig Blender Pen.  The guitar body and neck are separate stamps in the set so you have the option of mixing and matching the guitar body that you want as there are four different guitar bodies to choose from.  Once I had coloured my images, I diecut them using the matching dies which are called Rock On, then glued the neck to the guitar.  I added some Silver Posca Pen to the tuner pegs on the guitar neck, then added Glossy Accents to the entire guitar to make it look all shiny like a real guitar.  I did add 1mm mounts to the guitar to pop it up a little.

The designer paper on the card base is also from the So Rad Paper Pad and was layered onto Kaisercraft Shadow Cardstock.

The Gold Guitar Pick on the record sleeve was diecut using a Hunkdory Moonstone Rock 'n Roll Guitar Die.  I bought this die set last year but it was first released in 2023.  I love how it embossed the detail on the pick.  I popped it up on a 1.5 mm mount.

The Orange Glitter Stars were diecut from glittered foam using the 3 stars in the Concord and 9th Die Set.  I don't know where this orange glittered foam came from but found it in my stash of glittered cardstock when I was looking for something that matched the designer papers.

I had so much fun making this card and enjoyed co-ordinating elements from the different brands.  

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

Finished size is:  4-1/4" x 6-1/8" or 117mm x 156mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Taylored Expressions You're My Hero (2010 - retired)

Ink:  Stampin' Up Night of Navy, Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Simple Stories So Rad 6 x 6 inch Pad #6522 (2015 - retired)

Accessories:   Big Shot, Orange Glitter Foam, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Zig Blender Pen, Glossy Accents, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, 1mm + 1.5mm Mounts, Silver Posca Pen, Stamping Platform, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, Gold Foil Cardstock, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Cardstock - Kaisercraft Shadow + Black + White

Dies:  Taylored Expressions Rock On TE260 (2010 - retired), Concord and 9th Greatest Hits #11785, Hunkydory Moonstone Rock 'n Roll Guitar

Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini Card #1

 

Hi everyone,

It's Christmas in July - and it's time to start sharing my Splitcoaststampers Fan Club Design Team Projects now that my 6 month term finished in May.  You can start sharing your projects online 6 months from when they first went live on Splitcoaststampers.  This card was for the December Central Theme of Stockings by the Fireplace.

So today I am sharing a cute little Colorado Craft Company Christmas Card:

I adore the stamps that Anita Jeram designed for Colorado Craft Company - they are just so cute and very sweet.

I first masked off a square using 3M Post-It Labelling and Cover-up Tape, then ink-blended from bottom to top using Distress Oxides in the colours Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch and Faded Jeans.  I heat-set the background to make sure it was completely dry, then used my Powder Tool before stamping the sentiment with Versamark Watermark Ink, added the White Embossing Powder and heat-set.  This sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

I stamped the image using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock then coloured it using various brands of Watercolour Pencils and a #2 Round Paintbrush.  I diecut the image using my Big Shot.  I went over the black lines using a Zig Millenium .005 Black Pen to darken up the lines as they always lighten up a bit from the watercolouring.

The bird on the branch is glued flush to the ink-blended square but I popped up the mouse on 1mm foam pads.

I re-attached the 3M Tape to the square panel and splattered on some White Posca Paint Pen so it looked all snowy.  Here is a close-up:

The snowflakes were punched using a Martha Stewart Snow Flurry Edge Punch but are the leftover punchies from using the punch.  I glued down just the centres so I could pop the snowflake arms up - then added a tiny Blue Molossi Rhinestone to the centres.  I added a tiny dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath the rhinestones to ensure they were stuck down really well.

Finishing touches were adding the Red and White Twine + Sparkly Glitter Glue to the two stockings.

Finished size is 4-7/8" x 4-7/8" or 124mm x 124mm.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini AJ597

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark, Ranger Distress Oxides Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch + Faded Jeans

Designer Paper:  None

Accessories:  Big Shot, Watercolour Pencils, #2 Round Paintbrush, 3M Post-It Labelling and Cover-up Tape, Tombow Mono Multi, Art Glitter Glue, 1mm Doublesided Adhesive Foam Squares, Zig Millennium .005 Black Pen, Doodlebug Red and White Twine, Heat-Gun, Powder Tool, White Embossing Powder, Sparkly Glitter Glue, Molossi Blue Rhinestones, Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, White Posca Paint Pen

Dies:  Colorado Craft Company Stockings Mini AJ598-D

Punches:  Martha Stewart Snow Flurry Edge

Stampin' Up Gift Tags Teddy Bear Birthday Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

EDITED TO ADD:  I just learned my card was picked by Anne from the Design Team as a favourite over at the Critter Crazy Challenge.  Thank you Anne!

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Today I am sharing a cute little Birthday Card that I made for a young lady who attends our monthly Stampin' Up Class:

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

• Critter Crazy Challenge - #112 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter Real or Fantasy

• Crafty Catz Challenge - #717 - Anything Goes

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A854 - Nursery Rhymes/Children's Song - I chose Teddy Bear's Birthday Party Song.  You can find it on You-Tube HERE.  It goes like this:

It's a special day, a time for cheer,

Teddy bear's birthday is finally here!

Friends are coming from far and near,

With laughter, love, and joy sincere.

Happy birthday, Teddy Bear!

Let's cut the cake, and share.

Balloons and presents fall all around,

Let's celebrate with joy and sound!

A chocolate cake with candles bright,

Teddy bear blows them out tonight.

Wishes are made, the party's begun,

Dancing and games for everyone!

Happy birthday, Teddy Bear!

I thought I would bring out one of my VERY old Stampin' Up Sets called Gift Tags.  Technically, the stamps are meant just for gift tags, but I love this sweet little teddy bear and I think it is perfect for a quick and easy card.  This set was released in the year 2000 and I managed to pick it up second-hand over 10 years ago.  It is such a sweet little set which has seen plenty of use over the years.  Stampin' Up currently have their Silly Old Bear Suite - but it is frustratingly not available in Australia.  I would LOVE to have another Teddy Bear Stamp Set like Button Bear. which was released in 1995.  The last teddy bear stamp that I remember Stampin' Up releasing was Baby Bear from 2016 so it has been far too long between bear releases!

I stamped the image (which already includes the sentiment) using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock.  It was coloured using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Zig Blender Pen.

I pulled out some retired Stampin' Up Designer Series Papers called 'A Cherry on Top' which was first released in June 2015.  I paired them with two now-retired colours:  Watermelon Wonder and Bermuda Bay.  I wanted my card to look very bright and cheery.  I wish I had bought more of these Designer Series Papers and are now down to just a few sheets 😞

I diecut the main image panel using my Big Shot and Stampin' Up Stylish Shapes Circle Die, then layered that onto a Spellbinders Petite Nesting Scalloped Circle Die.  

I tied on some Caribbean Twine then added 3 x Uniquely Creative Enamel Dots from their Choose Your Own Adventure which was released May 2021.  I added a dot of Art Glitter Glue underneath the enamel dots so they were more secure.  I am posting this card so those dots ain't going anywhere!

I used my EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch some tiny hearts from Watermelon Cardstock - they are the leftover punchies that look like tiny hearts to me - then glued one either side of the sentiment.  

I added some Glossy Accents to the bear's heart

Final touches were Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to the hearts beside the sentiment, teddy's bow and the present.

Once I had finished my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  I added some scraps of white cardstock underneath so the panel had a little bit of height.  I find this easier (and cheaper) then using foam pads - plus the glue gives me a little bit of wriggle time so I can get the panel exactly where I want it.  I can never get things straight when I use foam pads!

Finished size is:  4-1/2" x 4-1/2" or 114mm x 114mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Gift Tags (released 2000 - retired)

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up A Cherry on Top (released 2015 - retired)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Zig Blender Pen, Caribbean Twine by The Twinery, Uniquely Creative Enamel Shapes - Dots - UCE1821, Glossy Accents, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, House of Paper - White Square Card Base, Cardstock - Stampin' Up Watermelon Wonder (retired) + Bermuda Bay (retired) + Scraps of White + Ranger Watercolor

Dies:  Stampin' Up Stylish Shapes #159183, Spellbinders Petite Nesting Scalloped Circles (retired)

Punches:   EK Success Arrows Border

Penny Black Frolic Card - A Guest Designer Post for Critter Crazy

 

Hi everyone,

Over at the Critter Crazy Challenge Blog, I was offered a Guest Designer Role for the month of MAY after being Becca's (Owner) Eagle Eyes Pick w/Guest DT invite from the March Challenge - so I was very honoured to be asked.  The theme is always 'Anything Goes with a featured Critter - real or fantasy', so why not play along yourself and have some fun. 

The Challenges always start on the 1st of each month and HERE is a link to May's Challenge #110.

And this is what I made:

As you probably already know, I LOVE featuring critters on my card - they just make me happy - so I pulled out one of my most-favourite Penny Black Cat Stamps called Frolic which dates back to 2009.  You just can't help but smile at that happy cat, can you?!!    

I stamped the image onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and coloured it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Zig Blender Pen.  I went over some of the black lines using an Anko 0.05 Black Pigment Pen for any that needed darkening up after my colouring.

Here is a close-up:

The sentiment is by Mama Elephant - Mini Messages - which was first released in 2015 but is still available.  This is a fabulous set with a variety of small sentiments and a few small images for lots of different occasions including Christmas so definitely worth picking up.  I don't always want to add a separate sentiment panel to my main image and I thought the sentiment I chose meant I could use the card for a variety of occasions.  I used my Stamp Positioning Tool for perfect placement.

I diecut the main panel using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Rounded Squares Dies.

The designer papers are by Cocoa Vanilla - Happy Day - which were released in 2023.  I love the bright cheery colours in this paper.  The cardstock is by Kaisercraft - Wildberry and Blueberry.

I added a matching American Crafts 9.5mm or 3/8" inch wide Organza Ribbon.

I punched some tiny hearts from Wildberry Cardstock using my EK Success Arrows Border Punch - they are the leftover punchies that look like tiny hearts.  I glued them on using Art Glitter Glue.

Finishing touches were Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to all the hearts and flowers so it looks very sparkly in real life

Once I had completed my card front, I glued it to a White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  Finished size is 140mm x 140mm or 5-1/2" x 5-1/2".

Thanks Becca for asking me to be a Guest Designer - I really appreciate it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Frolic 3972K Wood Mount, Mama Elephant Mini Messsages

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days A5 Stack - Item # CV-HD011

Accessories:  Big Shot, American Crafts Organza Ribbon 9.5mm-3/8" wide, Anko Black .05 Pigment Pen, Stamp Positioning Tool, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Fabric Glue, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Cardstock - Ranger Watercolour + Kaisercraft Wildberry and Blueberry, White Card Base 140mm x 140mm

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Rounded Squares L-CC-002 (retired)

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border

Penny Black Love Tail Valentine's Day Card

 

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Valentine's Day Card that I made for my daughter:

This is also my card for the following Challenges:

• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - February - Anything Goes or Romance

• Splitcoaststampers - Free for All Friday F4A833 - Valentine

• Critter Crazy Challenge #107 - Anything Goes - with a Featured Critter (real or fantasy)

• We Love Stamping - February - Hearts or Anything Goes

The main image is by Penny Black - Love Tail - which is from 2006.  I still love this image as much as the day I bought it!  I stamped it using Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock, then coloured it using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers using a Zig Blender Pen for all my blending instead of water.  I only recently found out that Zig makes this Blender Pen and this was my first try out with using it.  I absolutely LOVE it and it is so easy to use.

I went around the image with a Lyra Sky Blue Watercolour Pencil.  First, I scribbled the pencil onto some scrap watercolour cardstock and added some water, then picked the colour up with my #4 Round Paintbrush and smooshed it around so it is very light but takes away the stark white of the watercolour cardstock.  I went over the image with an Anko 0.05 Black Pigment Pen to darken up the black lines.  Here is a close-up:

I diecut the image using a QuicKutz Nesting Card Templates Die and my Big Shot, then diecut the next size up from Colormates Dark Racy Raspberry Cardstock.

All the designer papers are by Simple Stories - Love and Adore - which first came out in 2016 so are 10 years old.

The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn - Love Letters - and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I diecut the panel using a Lifestyle Nesting Circles Die, then diecut the scalloped circle using a Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles Die.

The main image panel is popped up on scraps of white cardstock and the sentiment is popped up on the top and RHS with 1mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Pads.  The bottom LHS of the sentiment panel is glued flush to the main image panel.

I punched some tiny hearts from Dark Racy Raspberry Cardstock using my EK Success Arrows Border Punch.  The leftover punchies look like tiny hearts and are perfect for adding a little something extra to your card.  I glued three around the sentiment and two on the main image panel using Art Glitter Glue fitted with a fine nozzle.

I thought about adding a ribbon or some rhinestones but didn't really have the right colour to match so just left the card as-is; I guess I am just keeping it simple.

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

As a final touch, I added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush to the hearts and flowers as well as the tiny hearts.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Love Tail 3608J Wood-Mount (2006), Lawn Fawn Love Letters LF1292

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Papers:  Simple Stories Love and Adore 6" x 6" #7614 (2016)

Accessories:  Big Shot, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers + Blender Pen #999, #4 Round Paintbrush, Lyra Sky Blue Watercolour Pencil, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, 1mm Self-Adhesive Doublesided Foam Pads, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Stamping Platform, Anko 0.05 Black Pigment Pen, Cardstock - Black + Scraps of White + Colormates Dark Racy Raspberry, Kaisercraft White Card Base

Dies:  All retired - QuicKutz Nesting Card Templates DC0431, Lifestyle Nesting Circles, Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Small Circles Nestabilities S4-117

Punches:  EK Success Arrows Border (retired)

Penny Black Where's Dinner Masculine Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

My Craft Room has been a whirlwind of activity lately making cards for the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen Design Team AND for family birthdays - but I am loving being more creative and spending LOTS of time in my Craft Room now that my husband and I are officially retired.  Woo hoo!  We both have lots of hobbies so it is great to be able to just have more time to read, relax and create and not have the constraints of doing that around a work schedule.  My husband's friends were already retired so it means they can catch up more often.

So onto the Birthday Card that I made for my brother-in-law:

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

• Crafty Catz Challenge #706 - Anything Goes
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - February - Anything Goes or Romance
• Critter Crazy Challenge #107 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter Real or Fantasy

Of course, if you have been around my blog for a while, you will already know that I adore Penny Black Stamps, so I couldn't wait to ink up this super-cute (but puzzled) dog.  I have had this stamp forever and it is a wood-block one and was designed in the year 2000.  I find that the Margaret Sherry critter stamps just don't seem to date and I still love them as much as when I first bought them.

I stamped the image onto Ranger Watercolour Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black Ink, and coloured him using a mix of Watercolour Pencils and Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and my #2 Round Paintbrush. The sentiment is from a Penny Black Set - Make a Wish.

The image panel was diecut using my Big Shot and Lifestyle Nesting Rounded Squares Dies.  Note that I popped up the panel a little on scraps of white cardstock.

All the designer papers are old - Basic Grey - Max and Whiskers - which are from 2009.  I love Basic Grey Designer Papers and really miss them as they were really different to other brands.

The Mustard Cardstock and Dark Brown Cardstock on the card base were trimmed to 1/16" and 1/8" respectively using my WRMK Perfect Layers Guides.

The dry embossed panel across the middle was done using a Crafts Too Bone and Paw Print Embossing Folder.  I have had this folder for a long time so is no doubt retired.

I added some Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Pen to the candle flame and the glow around it.

The top RHS embellishments are 3 x Dark Brown Candi Dots with diecut stars glued on top.  Just having the Dark Brown Candi Dots seemed to disappear into the busy background - so I came up with the idea of adding the stars which were diecut from papers from the Max and Whiskers pad.  The stars are by Memory Box - Hearts and Stars.  The Candi Dots were popped up on 2mm Self-Adhesive Foam Pads.

I left the rest of the card unfussy - although I thought about adding a dark brown ribbon across the centre, however, I was in a rush and glued the main image down so it was too late.  I guess it looks OK without it (?).  I just love ribbons and find it hard to NOT put them on my cards!

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

Finished size is:  5-7/8" x 5-7/8" or 138mm x 138mm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Penny Black Where's Dinner 1705J Wood-Mount, Sentiment - Penny Black Make a Wish 30-052 Clear Set

Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black

Designer Paper:  Basic Grey Max and Whiskers 6" x 6" (2009) - retired

Accessories:  Big Shot, Crafts Too Bone and Paw Print Embossing Folder (retired), Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, Lyra + Derwent Watercolour Pencils, #2 Round Paintbrush, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Dark Brown Candi Dots - Choc-a-Mocha, We R Memory Keepers Perfect Layers Guides, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Art Glitter Glue, 2mm Self-Adhesive Foam Pads, Cardstock - Mustard + Dark Brown + Scraps of White, Ranger Watercolor Cardstock

Dies:  Lifestyle Nesting Rounded Squares L-CC-002 (retired), Memory Box Hearts and Stars 98755 (2014) - retired

Stampin' Up Sketched Butterflies Thank You Card

 

Hi blogging friends,

Today I am sharing a Thank You Card for a nurse who works at my local GP clinic:

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

• Allsorts Challenge Blog - #830 - I Spy Something Beginning with B or Anything Goes if you find the former too complicated

• Can You Handle the Pressure (Dry/Heat Embossing) Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional Twist of Balloons

I pulled out a recent purchase from Stampin' Up:  Sketched Butterflies - but just used the accompanying Sketched Butterflies Dies on my card.  This bundle was on the Last Chance List but is no longer available.  My Stampin' Up Demonstrator - Rachel - did a class back in March using this bundle and I just loved them and couldn't add them to my cart quick enough when I got home after class 😀  Just as well that I did because they disappeared a week or so later!

To make my card:  I watered down some Ranger Distress Inks in the colours Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade and Evergreen Bough then added some white paint from a White Posca Pen to the colours to make pastel shades - then used a paintbrush to paint them onto 300gsm/140lb Watercolour Paper.  I made sure I had plenty of variation in the tones.  I then diecut the butterflies using the 2 different butterflies - one is the base and the top is the detailed die.

I wanted to add a bit more life to the butterflies so splattered on the same ink colours but in full strength as well as some White Posca Pen, then some watered down JoSonja Pale Gold Acrylic Gouache Paint.  To add some subtle sparkle, I coloured the top butterflies with a Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush - alas not picked up by the camera.  I only glued down the centre of the top detailed butterfly so I could bend up the wings for dimension.  I added some tiny matching Self-Adhesive Rhinestones to the butterfly centres.  Even though the rhinestones are self-adhesive, I added a tiny dot of Designer Dries Clear Art Glitter Glue fitted with a fine tip to make sure they didn't fall off or move.  I have learned from past experience that they just don't stay put - the glue dot just isn't strong enough especially when alot of my rhinestones are quite old and seem to have lost a bit of their stickiness over that time.

 

The dry embossing is a Stampin' Up embossing folder called Eyelet.  It is a 3D folder so I sprayed the white cardstock with water using my Ranger Mister so it wouldn't crack when I put it through my Big Shot.  Isn't this embossing folder gorgeous?!  It is still current so go grab one!

I used a 3/8" WRMK Corner Chomper to punch the two bottom corners of the embossed panel then glue the panel to a Uniquely Creative White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.  I punched the two bottom corners of the card base using a 1/2" Corner Chomper.

I had so much trouble with the sentiment.  I seemed to spend hours messing it up.  First, the scrap of white cardstock that I stamped it on was lousy quality and when I heat-embossed it, it turned out really flat.  So I tried better quality and it turned out fine - but because I was originally using a two part sentiment, I kept stamping the 2nd one crooked despite using a Stamping Platform.  When I finally got it right, I used an oval die to diecut it and messed up the diecutting several times.  In the end, I figured I should just use a different sentiment.  I don't know why I didn't just do that before I messed up countless times - but sometimes you just don't know till you are at the point of giving up - however, I find it hard to give up on something because I am always so determined, sometimes to a fault 😏

So, I used a sentiment which is from a free stamp set that came with a UK Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine ages ago and it worked out perfectly first time around.  I stamped it using Versamark Watermark Ink and heat-embossed it with Ranger Superfine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  I used a Powder Tool before stamping to take care of any stray embossing powder.

I diecut the sentiment using a Lifestyle Nesting Rectangle Die then cut an angle on the RHS.  I layered the sentiment onto diecut Kaisercraft Gold Foil Paper and adjusted it to the right and down which added a tiny border.  I popped the sentiment up on Kaisercraft Double-sided Foam Pads but added a little bit of Tombow Mono Multi Glue to add a bit of extra adhesion to the dry embossing.

Lastly, I bent up the wings which you can see in this photo:

I decorated the card inside later on but it was too late to photograph it as the sun was setting and it was dreary.  It's always hard to photograph cards in Winter let alone later in the day - plus I wanted to write in the card and have it sitting on my handbag for giving to the nurse first thing tomorrow so I didn't forget to take it to my appointment with her.  They have forecast a ton of rain here tomorrow so I figured that I was unlikely to be able to photograph it in the morning and was also worried that I might forget it altogether!

The great thing about the card is that you could use it for many different occasions just by changing the sentiment.

Finished size is 105mm x 148mm which is a standard A6 card in Australia - or 4-1/8" x 5-13/16" if you go by imperial measurements.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Jocelyn

Card Recipe:

Stamps:  Sincere Sentiments - SC Design by Simmone Clay (free with magazine)

Ink:  Ranger Distress Picked Raspberry + Squeezed Lemonade + Evergreen Bough, Versamark Watermark

Designer Paper:  Kaisercraft Foil Paper Pad FC220

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stampin' Up Eyelet Embossing Folder #163414, Ranger Mister, 300gsm/140lb Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper, Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush UCE1811, Molossi Pink + Blue Rhinestones, Franceville Gold Assorted Rhinestones, White Posca Paint Pen, JoSonja Pale Gold Acrylic Gouache, Paint Brush, Powder Tool, Heat-Gun, Ranger Superfine Detail Gold Embossing Powder SFJ06961, Stamping Platform, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Designer Dries Clear Art Clear Adhesive, Uniquely Creative White Cardstock + Card Base

Punches:  We R Memory Keepers 1/2" + 3/8" Corner Chompers

Dies:  Stamping' Up! Sketched Butterflies #163491 (retired), Lifestyle Nesting Rectangles L-CC-006 (retired)

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)