xo,
Carly
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cards. Show all posts
Thursday, February 9, 2017
mirror stamping with the MISTI
I'm over in The Classroom at Ellen Hutson LLC today sharing one of my favorite ways to use the MISTI, mirror stamping!
Come on over!
xo,
Carly
xo,
Carly
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
crushing on concord & 9th best banners
I'm super excited to be guest designing again for Concord & 9th today! I was lucky enough to meet Angie, Greg & Amy in real-life at CHA last weekend and I love them even more now! Some people really get how crafting is a way to create happiness and the Concord team really gets it. They rock!
Today I've created a card with the new Best Banners stamp & die sets.
This card was totally inspired by an amazing card that JJ Bolton created last year. I've been wanting to copy recreate LOL, but never had the right dies to play with. The Concord & 9th Best Banner dies are just perfect for delicate little shakers. I {heart} them!
To start, I die cut the "best" banner 4 times. Then I used a glue pen to adhere 3 of the die cuts together.
I used the fourth "best" banner die as a guide to cut a piece of acetate to match. Then I set both pieces aside for later.
Next, I stamped a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 white panel with the words to complete the sentiment.
I used the glue pen again to adhere the triple-layered "best" to the stamped panel. Then I set it aside to dry completely (very important when using glitter in the shaker).
For the glitter I wanted a very subtle ombre effect so I colored my clear glitter with alcohol ink. In a plastic bag, I added a few spoonfuls of glitter. First I added one drop of ink, squished the bag around to blend and then removed 1/3 of the glitter. To the remaining glitter I added 2 more drops of ink, blended again and removed another 1/3. To the final 1/3 of glitter, I added 3 more drops of ink.
Once the glitter and the layered "best" (on the stamped panel) were dry, I used a spoon to add the glitter into the "best", lightest to darkest.
Over the glitter, I adhered the acetate piece and then finished it with the last "best" banner die cut.
I can't wait to make bunches more of these sweet little shakers, especially because I have lots of colored glitter left!
Thank you for inviting me to play Concord & 9th!
xo,
Carly
Today I've created a card with the new Best Banners stamp & die sets.
Thank you for inviting me to play Concord & 9th!
xo,
Carly
Thursday, January 19, 2017
showering love - sequin hearts & stripes
Today I have another super easy idea for lovey cards with sequin hearts that look much more complicated than they are!
Stamp panels with stripes like the My Favorite Things Watercolor Stripes background or the 3 stripe band from my new fav, Concord & 9th Love Always.
Die cut hearts from the stamped panels.
Then create the little sequined pieces to fill the negative space of the heart die cuts. This is much easier than it looks! Cut a piece of strong double sided adhesive bigger than the heart. Remove part of the adhesive liner and apply sequin trim (sequins pre-stitched together). Continue to remove the adhesive liner paper and apply the sequin trim until the piece is covered.
The iridescent sequin trim is available at Ellen Hutson LLC and the black is from my stash, left over from my wedding. Head over to my Instagram account for a chance to win some black trim happy mail.
Finish the panels with black ink splatter and sentiments before adhering to card. So easy right?!
I'm off to CHA but I'll be posting the fun on my Instagram account so make sure to pop over and check it out.
xo,
Carly
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Die cut hearts from the stamped panels.
Then create the little sequined pieces to fill the negative space of the heart die cuts. This is much easier than it looks! Cut a piece of strong double sided adhesive bigger than the heart. Remove part of the adhesive liner and apply sequin trim (sequins pre-stitched together). Continue to remove the adhesive liner paper and apply the sequin trim until the piece is covered.
Finish the panels with black ink splatter and sentiments before adhering to card. So easy right?!
xo,
Carly
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017
showering love - easy inked conversation hearts
Conversation hearts are such an iconic part of Valentine's Day and I love them! Well actually I think they taste a little yucky but I love them! Today I created a super easy card using ink blending to create some candy hearts...
To create this card, start by die cutting hearts from masking paper. I did not have the size of heart die that I wanted to use so I cut my masks with a heart balloon die and then just used 2 little more pieces of masking paper to mask the bottom of the balloon.
Place first mask on smooth watercolor panel and add ink with an ink blending tool.
Remove mask and let ink dry for just a few minutes before placing second mask on panel and creating second heart.
When all of the hearts are inked, add conversation heart messages with a simple alphabet set like the Essentials by Ellen Basic Alpha in hot pink ink like Archival Magenta Hue.
Finally add a little hot pink splatter, clear sequins and send some sweetness to a friend!
xo,
Carly
p.s. Don't forget to mail that card! Mailing is the part I always forget about but not this time, I'm showering my loves with love!
p.p.s. Read more about my showering love mission here.
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Finally add a little hot pink splatter, clear sequins and send some sweetness to a friend!
Carly
p.s. Don't forget to mail that card! Mailing is the part I always forget about but not this time, I'm showering my loves with love!
p.p.s. Read more about my showering love mission here.
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