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The Card Concept #61

November 2, 2016 Jentimko 8 Comments

We have a beautiful inspiration piece over at The Card Concept this week and it was hard for me to narrow down which elements I wanted to use. No surprise, the team has created some really pretty projects and you are going to have fun with this one!

I chose to use one of my favorite flowers from the Altenew Beautiful Day stamp set. I stamped on Canson Watercolor paper using WPlus9 Black Dye Ink and then colored using Tim Holtz Distress ink in Spun Sugar and Picked Raspberry. The pretty mint typewrite inspired the Mint Macaron card base. I cut image layer using Stitched Rectangled from Simon Says Stamp. The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and comes from the Lovely set by Ellen Hutson (Essentials by Ellen). Finally the little details. I added some lace trim and gold thread (hard to see in the picture) to keep with the sketch from this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch. I also colored this for Kathy Racoosin’s Thirty Day Coloring Challenge….a great way to motivate yourself to color just a little every day!

Just a reminder that this is my second post of the day. Please check my card for Freshly Made Sketches as well. I hope you enjoy this and that you are having a great week. See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Beautiful Day (Altenew), Lovely (Essentials by Ellen – Ellen Hutson); Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry), WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Versafine Onyx Black; Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper, Mint Macaron (SU); Accessories: Zig BrusH2O, Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Dimensionals, Lace Trim (SU ret), Gold Metallic Thread (SU), Green Pearl (Paper Pumpkin by SU)

Freshly Made Sketches #261

November 2, 2016 Jentimko 7 Comments

Today is Freshly Made Sketches day and I have some fun for you! They sweet and oh so talented Cindy Hall is our hostess and she has created an instant classic for us to use this week!

A little while ago, I was lucky enough to have a layover in Dallas-Ft. Worth and got to spend a whole day with the lovely Bev Gerard. She is even nicer in person that she is over at Splitcoaststampers (almost impossible to believe!!). She and her dear husband came over to whisk me away from a long boring layover hotel and straight into her amazing stamp room. I sat there in awe and we even did a little bit of stamping. One of the things I brought home was this stamped image from Merry Mice and I knew I wanted to color him for The 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I posted a closeup of him yesterday on Instagram and you can see the sparkle in his little sweater and on the ornament! I used my Zig Clean Color pens for coloring and then added some Wink of Stella to add some shimmer. The image was stamped on Fabriano Watercolor Paper which happens to be a nice color match for Shimmery White card stock from SU. So that is what I used as a base. The sparkle from the Stella is also a nice complement to the shimmer from the base. I added a Cherry Cobbler layer and a Bermuda Bay embossed layer across the card. Isn’t this mouse just the cutest??? I love him so much! If you do too, you are in luck. He is on sale right now for a 25% discount!! It is our lucky day!

Just a reminder that this is post 1 of 2 today. I’m back in a little while with a beautiful inspiration challenge from The Card Concept. Please make sure you go check out that FMS team’s work this week and let them know how much you appreciate their work! See you soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: Merry Mice; Ink: Zig Clean Color Pens, SU Archival Black; Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Cherry Cobbler, Bermuda Bay; Accessories: Zig BrusH2O, Big Shot, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (ret), Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Fancy Friday – Merry Tags Partial Die Cut

October 27, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

Welcome to this month’s Fancy Friday Blog Hop! Our team is a group of stampers who love to make beautiful things. Sometimes they are clean, sometimes they are layered but the one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from the lovely and talented Connie, welcome to the next stop. For October, our theme is a Technique challenge! I love a good technique and I thought it would be fun to revisit the Partial Die Cut Technique.

So I debated whether I should do this as a shaker card or using DSP and I finally decided to show you both!! They each have their wow and I can totally see you being able to go crazy with ideas on them. To keep it simple, I created a video tutorial for you on the shaker card.

If you are having trouble seeing it in your email, you can click HERE!

Just a few of the details to add in from the video. The DSP in the background on the deer and tree tag is from the Floral Boutique pack. Just remember your paper doesn’t have to be “holiday” to work perfectly. And you could totally use some Glimmer Paper for a wow effect! DSP on the bottom panel or textures like the Softly Falling Embossing Folder will change the look and allow for fun variations. I’m really hoping you’ll share your versions with me!!

Fancy-Friday-08 I think you are going to jump for joy as you hop around this month! You know these stampers are simply going to wow you!! And speaking of wow, I get the privilege of introducing a new member of our Fancy Friday team. The amazing Sue Plote has agree to join us. Her work is extraordinary and we are thrilled to have her along. Have fun on the hop!

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Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Versamark, Night of Navy; Paper: Crumb Cake, Thick Whisper White, Floral Boutique DSP; Accessories: Big Shot, Merry Tags Framelits, Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh – Concord and 9th Birthday Mix), Window Sheet, Die Brush, Stampin’ Trimmer, Night of Navy Baker’s Twine, Foam Adhesive Strips

Freshly Made Sketches #260

October 26, 2016 Jentimko 6 Comments

The lovely and super talented Kim Singdahlsen is our sketch hostess this week at Freshly Made Sketches and she really created a unique one. Super interesting and so many ways to play with the idea!

After pondering the “any shape” feature for a while, I thought I would see if these leaves from Concord and 9th would be right. Yep! Totally!! I colored with Tim Holtz Distress Ink onto watercolor paper and then cut the leaves out. It gives them a soft, varied look in person! I first started using Kraft and then white but finally realized that this DSP pack (retired from SU) was the PERFECT answer. Don’t forget to look in your stash (because I know you have one) for those hidden gems that you have forgotten after the season changed. I love the plaid for fall and the pretty polka dots were a great background for the sentiment. This script/type combination is from Mama Elephant’s Butterfly Kisses set. I stamped in Early Espresso using my Misti to get a super crisp and clean look. I played with the placement of the leaves and found that this little button provided the right balance. See…you are going to have fun playing with this one!!

I hope you enjoy this one and that you will join us this week. I’ll be back on Friday with the latest from the Fancy Friday team. Lots of fun on that one that you won’t want to miss. Until then, have a great week!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Butterfly Kisses (Mama Elephant); Ink: Early Espresso, Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed); Paper: Sweater Weather DSP (SU ret), Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock; Accessories: Big Shot, Layering Leaves Dies (Concord and 9th), Button, Early Espresso Twine

Strength & Prayers

October 25, 2016 Jentimko 3 Comments

Because I had some time to stamp last week and I needed a card for a friend, it seemed like the perfect time to pull out this gorgeous stamp set from Stampin’ Up. I think the art on this bird is stunning!!! The best part of this set?? Less is more. (I know it shocks you to hear that I’d be drawn to a set like that, haha!) I stamped the image and the sentiment onto watercolor paper using WPlus9 Black Dye Ink. Then using a Zig Clean Color Pen in Light Blue I added in a bit of color to the bird. And a few sequins (some hoarded ones that I LOVE) from the Watercolor Wishes kit that matched perfectly just had to go on too. I put it on a Soft Sky base and cut the inside sentiment panel to match the layout of the front.

I rarely see a set that simply goes into my shopping cart without question and this was one. The set of 3 is perfect for sympathy cards but also for inspiration. Ok…quick post for today. Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Until then, have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Strength & Prayers; Ink: WPlus9 Black Dye Ink; Paper: Canson Watercolor, Soft Sky; Accessories: Misti, Zig BrusH2O, Sequins (Watercolor Wishes Kit), Dimensionals

The Card Concept #60

October 19, 2016 Jentimko 5 Comments

It is a double post Wednesday!! Yippee! My second of the day is my card for The Card Concept. We have a beautiful inspiration picture and you are going to have loads of ideas from it. As I was looking through my stash, I realized I was woefully low on pumpkin stamps (seriously??!!). But I had kept this one from a few years ago because it is always fun to color.

I stamped it in WPlus9 Black ink and colored the image with my Zig Clean Color Pens. The best part about saving great images is that you get to re-visit them later when you have different supplies. Coloring this one with the Zigs made me so happy. I’m not totally sure I hit the mark with Clean and Graphic this week but in an attempt to keep it there, I simply added the sentiment from the set and kept the rest clean. The chevron paper is from the old Sweater Weather DSP (ret) that gives a nod to the inspiration. I was also inspired by Ceal’s challenge for Falliday Fest at Splitcoaststampers, FF16Simplybeautiful, which is a Colors of Fall challenge. There are a lot of great ones to join in so go check them out!

I hope you will have fun joining us this week at The Card Concept. Remember that my Freshly Made Sketches post went up earlier so go check that one out too. Thanks so much for stopping in today. See you soon!

Supplies:

Stamps: Always Thankful; Ink: Early Espresso, WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Zig Clean Color Pens; Paper: Canson Watercolor, Sweater Weather DSP (SU ret); Accessories: Zig BrusH2O Water Pen

The Card Concept #59

October 5, 2016 Jentimko 9 Comments

It is time for a new challenge at The Card Concept and I’m so excited to share my Clean and Graphic card. Our inspiration this week is such fun and I was thought I would use the colors to create my card.

I thought the flower from You Are Enough (Concord and 9th) would be perfect for playing with color. I stamped on Fabriano Watercolor Paper using WPlus9 Black Ink. Then I colored using two of Stampin’ Up’s In Colors, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sugarplum. I added a little Tip Top Taupe (mostly because I love the name, haha) to mimic the neutral of the ice cream cone in the photo. I added a sentiment from Lovely (Essentials by Ellen) and some sequins from an old Paper Pumpkin kit. I put the watercolor panel on a Flirty Flamingo card base.

Here is a closeup of how the colors blended. So pretty together! I kept going back in layers to get the variations. This is one of the best things about watercoloring for me. You never quite know how colors will blend and each time you create, the result will be different. I was totally right about this flower being the perfect image!!

The challenge page has so many beautiful pieces by the design team in all the different styles. You are going to be in awe! Just a note, this is my second post for the day. My Freshly Made Sketches post was up first. I hope you like my two projects today. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamps: You Are Enough (Concord and 9th), Lovely (Essentials by Ellen – Ellen Hutson); Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, WPlus9 Black Dye Ink, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sugarplum (SU In Colors); Paper: Fabriano Watercolor, Flirty Flamingo; Accessories: Zig BrusH2O Water Pen, Sequins (Paper Pumpkin), Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #257

October 5, 2016 Jentimko 8 Comments

So we have some fun news over at Freshly Made Sketches. First, we can announce that the lovely Cécile Ribon will be joining us full time Design Team member. YAY for us!!! Also, we introduced an update to the blog. We hope you like our, um, “fresh” new look! Let us know what you think. We have a great sketch from the amazing Jen Mitchell.

I decided I better get a little more serious about Christmas cards so I pulled out one of my go to sets, Holly Jolly Greetings. This big snowflake is so pretty and was perfect for the focal element. And the sentiments in the set (the reason I got it, of course) are awesome. I know it is easy to get all caught up in the newest, latest and greatest but sometimes it is nice to pull out a workhorse set. I stamped in Night of Navy and paired it with Floral Boutique DSP (not just flowers!!). I used Wonky Stitched Rectangle Dies from My Favorite Things to add the fun stitching and a few Basic Pearls.

This is my first post for today. My second post is my card for The Card Concept. I hope you’ll enjoy Jen’s sketch this week! Thanks for stopping in today.

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Holly Jolly Greetings; Ink: Night of Navy; Paper: Thick Whisper White, Floral Boutique DSP (SU); Accessories: Big Shot, Wonky Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Basic Pearls, Misti

Fancy Friday – Holiday Celebration

September 29, 2016 Jentimko 2 Comments

Welcome to this month’s Fancy Friday Blog Hop! Our team is a group of stampers who love to make beautiful things. Sometimes they are clean, sometimes they are layered but the one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from the incredible Erica, welcome to the next stop. For September, our theme is Anything Holiday! If it is a holiday item from the main catalog or the Holiday catalog, we are celebrating it!

I decided to stick with a set that has actually been around for a while but should not be forgotten. The Wondrous Wreath stamp set is one I loved from the minute I saw it. I decided to show its versatility a bit and create a card with only the wreath and the sentiment from the set. I started with a product I just discovered but already love. They are Strathmore Watercolor Cards and they really are fabulous. Very much like the Stampin’ Up Note Cards except made with watercolor paper. Makes it easy to create a one layer watercolor card and conquer that hoarding tendency that tends to show up around watercolor paper (please tell me I’m not the only one). I stamped the wreath with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Twisted Citron and then colored in with my Aquapainter with some more Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn. Using the same inks, I connected the leaves with hand drawn stems which makes the wreath have a subtly different look. To keep with that watercolor feel, I did not stamp the berries from the set (but you totally could). Instead I hand drew them in with a Zig Clean Color Pen. Once I had this like I wanted all that was left was the sentiment. And then I had to take a deep breath because I didn’t want to mess it up. So out came my Misti!! I got the sentiment exactly where I wanted and stamped in Real Red ink. Because the watercolor paper is rough, I had to overstamp to get the sentiment fully inked. And yes….the Misti is a total life saver for that!!! It makes every photopolymer stamp easier to use!! While this takes a little longer that the average “simple one layer” card, I think the result is worth it.

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I think you are going to enjoy all the holiday fun from the hop this week! This talented group never disappoints!! You are sure to be totally wow’d by Krista at your next stop. Have fun on the hop!

You can click our logo above to get to the Fancy Friday Pinterest page!

Click HERE to purchase these wonderful Stampin’ Up products!

Stamp: Wondrous Wreath; Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Real Red (SU), Zig Clean Color Pens; Paper: Strathmore Watercolor Cards; Accessories: Misti, Aquapainter

Stamp Ink Paper #67

September 27, 2016 Jentimko 3 Comments

I cannot believe that a month has already passed and this is my last week with Stamp Ink Paper. What fun it has been to join this talented group of stampers! This week’s challenge is a sketch challenge. Totally my happy place for sure!

I chose to use LOTS of white space with only this neutral flowers as the focus. It is the Daisy stamp from Altenew and I love it layered with Altenew’s dye inks. Their gray family is so wonderful! I added a sentiment from Ellen Hutson’s Lovely (yes, again….) and a few Pretty Pink Posh Marshmellow Sequins from the Birthday Bling Mix. The rest of the detail is courtesy of Simon Says Stamp’s Stitched Rectangles. This is really, really clean but I kind of love all that white!

Now hop on over to check out the whole team’s take on the sketch. Beautiful work by all! Back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches. Until then, have a great day!!

Supplies (affiliate links included):

Stamp: Daisy (Altenew), Lovely (Essentials by Ellen – Ellen Hutson); Ink: Altenew Warm Gray Mini Cube Set; Paper: Thick Whisper White; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Birthday Bling Mix (Pretty Pink Posh for C9), Dimensionals

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