JOYFUL THINGS DESIGN

zondag 7 februari 2016

WOOL DONE (1)

I while ago I won a prize from Avery Elle, after joining in on a giveaway over at their Facebook page. I won the Avery Elle stamp set Made With Love. It’s a cute set, but I have to admit it’s not the easiest set to create cards with. It’s not as versatile, but I did come up with something. It’s not my favorite card, but I’d like to share it with you anyway.

I started by stamping the wool image onto some white cardstock. I colored it with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

R22 – R35 – R46 – R59

I then die cut the piece with one of the circle dies from the Double Stitched Circle STAX from My Favorite Things. I stamped the sentiment, which I think is brilliant, in some Lobster Ink from Lawn Fawn. I added some Wink of Stella glitter to the knitting pens and adhered the panel to a white cardbase. I rounded off the top corners with the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper.

Although it’s a very simple card to make, it took me some time to come up with it. I’ll give it some time and I will probably come up with some other ideas for this stamp set. Maybe you have tips for me too!

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WEEKLY WISH LIST (6)

Here is this week's wish list.

Stamps: Peony Bouquet (Altenew)

I'm in love with the stamps by Altenew. I think they were the company that started with the layering stamp sets and I just really need a more classic stamp set for more classic cards. This is just perfect.

Dies: Grassy Border (Lawn Fawn)

Just an essential. It is perfect to create scenes with critters.

Inks: Manatee (Lawn Fawn)

I already have Soot, but I need a lighter grey tone. This seems to be the one I need. And I just love the name, Manatee.

Other: Sun Ray Stencil (My Favorite Things

I just love working with stencils and I'm using them more and more. I really love this Sun Ray stencil, it can do so many things.

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vrijdag 5 februari 2016

TO A DEER FRIEND (1)

I always love shaker cards, but I always struggle with them. I used the Toboggan Together stamp from Lawn Fawn to create a friendship card.

I started by blending the background with two Distress Ink colors. I used Spun Sugar and Shaded Lilac. I also dropped some drops of water onto is and dabbed them off with a paper towel.

To make a shaker window, I die cut it and used two of the the Double Stitched Rectangle STAX from My Favorite Things. I stamped the sentiment onto it with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.

I then stamped one of the deer and the stack of presents. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used.

Deer: E25 – E29 – E35/ E00 – E11

Presents: RV02 – RV10 – RV21/ BV000 – BV02 – BV13/ BV13 – BV17 – BV29

I die cut the images and started to assemble my shaker card. I added some acetate to the frame and added foam tape all around the frame. I put a double layer of foam tape, so the shaker material has enough room to shake. I put some sequins in and adhered the frame to the background. I adhered the presents and the deer to the frame and added some Wink of Stella to the presents. Done is the card.

I’m very happy with this shaker card!

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THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A HUGE EFFORT (1)

I’m joining another Sketch Challenge by My Favorite Things. I used the Adorable Elephants set again.

I started with the background. I used the Funky Floral Stencil from My Favorite Things and blended three Distress Ink colors. I used Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers and Mowed Lawn. I used a light hand while blending, I didn’t want the colors to be too dark.

When the background was done, I stamped one of the elephants, the little flowers and the heart shaped balloon. I colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Elephant: W2 – W5

Ears: RV10 – RV21 – WO

Balloon: YG11 – YG03 – G14

Flowers: Yo6 – Y38 – BG000

I die cut the images with my Cuttlebug. I cut a strip of dark blue cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment on it, with some Opaque Bright White Embossing Powder from Wow. I adhered the sentiment onto some vellum and added it to the background with foam tape. Then I added the images to the card as well. I wanted the dark blue to return somehow, so I adhered the background to dark blue card base, that was slightly bigger than the background. This way, you see a strip of it on the left of the card.

I rounded off the top right corner with my We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. I added some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to the balloon and covered it with Glossy Accents from Ranger.

I had a clear idea in my head and the card turned out exactly the way I wanted.

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woensdag 3 februari 2016

I THINK YOU'RE SUPER DUPER (2)

For the Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge the theme was Ray of Sunshine. The idea came to me pretty quickly.

I started with the Circle Burst stencil from My Favorite Things and blended four Distress Ink colors to the background. I started from the bottom with Mustard Seed, then Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and a little bit of Fired Brick towards the bottom.

I set the background aside and stamped the image. I choose the flying superhero girl from the Tiny Heroes stamp set from Mama Elephant. I colored the image with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:

Skin: E00 – E11 – E21

Hair: W2 – W5 – W7 – BV29

Mask + gloves + cape + shoes: R29 – R59 – R46

Dress: Y02 – Y08 – Y17

I die cut the image and adhered it to the background with some foam tape. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. To finish it off, I rounded the top right corner with my We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. I also added some Wink of Stella to the hair, gloves, belt and boots.

This card didn’t really take a lot of time, but I really love the look of it.

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FOR YOU (2)

For the new Lawnscaping Challenge, I had to make a card including hearts or a love sentiment.

I started with the background. I cut a heart shape out of some masking paper and put it over the background. Then I taped down the a Heidi Swapp triangle stencil and started blending some Distress Ink over it. I used Picked Raspberry. I removed the mask and the stencil and I then put a mask over the heart. I taped the stencil down again and blended Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

I set the background aside to let it try properly. I used the Scripty For You die from Lawn Fawn and die cut it three times from some white cardstock. I adhered the three die cut words onto each other. Then I covered the word with Versamakr Ink and heat embossed it with Silver embossing powder from Ranger.