Creatively handcrafted cards.
My Favorite Things Stamps is having a 2018 Creative Olympics. This is for Event 1. Use 3 different stamps sets to create a card. I used You’re Super, New Best Friend and You Make My Tail Wag stamp sets along with other MFT stencils and stitched die-namics. This card was a lot of fun to create.
I have been away from my blog and crafting for a while due to a death in my family but I am very much looking forward to posting more regularly.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the Olympics. GO USA!!
I have been seeing a lot of foil being used lately so I thought it was time to finally use the Minc my husband so lovingly bought for me for Christmas. I have been wanting to try the Deco Foil Transfer Gel from Gina K Designs. She has a great YouTube video using it. Everywhere I looked was out of it. I decided to try an experiment with what I had at home. 
I mixed the embossing paste with the Minc Reactive Paint on my craft mat. Using watercolor paper I taped down my stencil and spackled the mixed paste over my stencil. I set it aside and let it dry overnight.
I used the silver foil and ran it through the Minc. It came out pretty good. My paste wasn’t as smooth as I would have liked but not bad for an experiment. I then decided to try the reactive paint as it was intended. I painted it onto another piece of watercolor paper. I also let it dry over night and used gold foil on it. It was a nice effect.
Lastly I tried the Reactive Mist. That was fun. I did the same as before putting it on watercolor paper and allowing it to dry over night. I used the holographic foil on it. That too had a nice effect.
This has inspired me to clean out my craft room to see what other treasures I have forgotten about. I’ll let you know what I find.
I needed a sympathy card and did not have any in my stash. I prefer to take my time and plan a pretty card but sometimes that isn’t an option. I made this one quickly with supplies I had on hand.
I pulled out some kraft card stock, the With Sympathy stamp set from Avery Elle, Glossy Accents, Hero Arts Unicorn white pigment ink pad and an old Stampendous jumbo rubber stamp I have had forever. I used the large stamp with the white ink and repeatedly stamped it on kraft card stock to create a simple background. I cut this out with the largest die from a stitched die set. Then using my Misti I aligned the sentiment and stamped it a couple times with Simon Says Stamp Intense black ink to make sure it was dark and crisp. I backed it with some black card stock, attached it to an A2 size kraft card and finished it with some glossy accents. It was really that simple. You will be amazed at how creative you can be when you are spontaneous. Give it a try!
I stamped ink swatches from every ink pad I have using a kit I found at Simon Says Stamp. This has been so useful for me. I can now see what every ink looks like actually stamped on paper. I can grab this and go to the craft store to match papers, embellishments, etc.
I started this blog because i have a passion for card making. I want to share that with others along with techniques and products that I find useful or interesting.