Open Seas, Club Card

Here's another card we made at our card club.  Caroline taught this beauty.  It is SU Open Seas, and done in Red, White and Blue, so I am using it for a 4th of July birthday card.  She stamped the 'log' softly in the background and then over-stamped the globe and anchors.  The Compass and Anchor were stamped and cut out and attached using red & white twine.  The Ship layer is raised with dimensionals and set off with the Color Dots.  An anchor on the inside completes the theme.  Nice job Caroline, thanks so much

Thanksgiving

I am so thrilled with this years card.  I fear the detailing won't show well in a picture, but here goes....

I guess maybe that's not too bad.  Special thanks go to Nancy Tellerico of our monthly stamp club.  She taught this card at the September meeting and I fell in love with it.  We used SU Hardwood stamp to get the woodgrain effect, using chocolate chip ink on brown.  That was dimensionaled onto another piece of plain brown card stock.  I 'smooshed' (technical term) fall colors across white cardstock, using pearlized watercolor paints and my Aqua Painter and then punched out the leaves.  I used splotches of Copic colors to add just a hint more color here and there.  The leaves were glued to a ring base.  The ring of leaces was affixed with dimensionals and a jute bow was added.  Various brads were used to adhere the 'planks' and for the 'doorknob'.  "Give Thanks" was typed in brown and printed onto Pumice color cardstock and then punched out using SU Word Punch.  Lots of piddly detailing but I think the end result was worth it.  Thanks Nancy!

Chalkboard Technique

Learned something new today...Chalkboard Technique.  There you stamp in white, dry it, then take white craft ink and sponge it gently around your darker paper.  Ends up looking like the chalkboard looks after you have erased things and have the residue left.  Pretty cool.  Used a ton of items on this card - The Woodgrain embossing folder, Boho Blossoms punch to make the flowers, the Scallop Border Punch for the edges, Bling, Twine, Antique Lace ribbon.  Fun card.  Oh yeah - woodgrain folder was smudged with Early Espresso and edge sponged with Soft Suede.