What's Up Wednesday ~ Inked Floret Cards

Sometimes you just need just one color to pair with black and you have a great look! That's the idea I had when I pulled the Inked Floret stamp from my shelf. Then I got to thinking about other colors that would look good and ended up with this trio of cards.

Let's take a look at this card done in Crisp Cantaloupe. It's such a soft and pretty color and goes will with the black. After stamping and letting the ink dry a few minutes, I used the coordinating Shimmer Brush to add some highlights to the flowers. The card stock has scissor distressed edges adding to the rustic look of the image. Adding black gems finished the look.

The color on this card is Coastal Cabana. Once again I stayed with the same idea and just dded some highlights to the flowers. The Stampin' blend marker I used is Actually Pool party but is a great look with the card stock. Wink of Stella was also painted on the flower highlights. Rhinestones were the accent of choice this time.

Hydrangea Hue is a new favorite  color of mine. The Stampin' Blend marker added the highlights with with a topping of Wink of Stella. Next I penciled a line done the right and fussy cut around the flower.  I backed this area of the card with black card stock die cut along the edge. A couple Hydrangea Hue gems and Rhinestones decorate the flower centers.

Tip: If you don't have a large enough block for this stamp you can leave it on the plastic sheet, ink it up then carefully lay it onto the card stock. Holding it in place gently rub over the image to make sure the ink transfers to the card stock. It's a bit risky as the image can blur, but in a pinch it can work. Of course getting the right size block, Clear block F,  is always preferred!

All three cards use the same stamp and are monochromatic in design. Making small alterations makes each card have its own personality. Quick, easy and so pretty!

Michelle Loncar

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Floral Spray Blackout Card

Have you tried a Blackout Card yet? It creates a beautifully dramatic look and seems difficult to but is actually very easy! Want to know more? Let's go!

This is my latest Blackout Card, and I've made many over the years! The technique supplies are white card stock, an embossing folder design, black ink pad and markers.

Once you have your white card stock embossed, turn it over so the design go inward. This is called the de-bossed side, Use the markers to color the indented parts of the design. You don't need to be careful and "stay inside the lines". When you're finished coloring, grab your black ink pad and start swiping it across the card stock you just colored. Sometimes I even move it in circle over the card stop to. get all the raised portions covered in black ink. Once you've got the black ink coverage the way you like.....you're done! As you swipe on the black ink the beautiful colors come to life! TIP: using a newly inked pad can make it easier to get the coverage you need.

Now you just use this card stock however you like. I've matted mine in red and put on a card base to match the main color of the design. Adding a few clear gems, an ephemera sentiment and it was done!

Now, you'll probably get some ink on your fingers doing this Blackout Technique, BUT, if you craft and don't end up with ink on your fingers......did you really craft at all? 

Give this fun technique a try! I know you'll have a lot of fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Happy Birthday Card ~ Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 691

 Are you ready for a fun sketch to get you started on your creative journey? Each Monday our team gives you a new sketch. You create any paper craft you like using our sketch. You can do whatever you like to the sketch: change shapes, rotate, flip....whatever. We just need to be able to see it in your project. have fun!

This time I rotated the sketch. I also altered the shapes a bit and moved the sentiment and added a couple details. It's ll ok because you can still recognize the sketch!

Using our new Rounded Rectangle Punch made it easy to get my shapes, both patterned and black for the shadow. I love a good quick and easy method! 

The white layer gives separation between the rectangles and card base. It also makes the rectangles pop! Inking the edges in black makes the white pop, too. 

The balloon was die cut and popped up on Dimensionals. As you can see, the edges were also inked for dimension. The withe highlight was painted in Wink of Stella for some sparkle. 

The sentiment layer is popped up and white embossed, keeping with the theme. A few germs and it was done!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 691

How are you going to use our sketch? We love seeing how our sketch inspires your creativity. Have fun crafting!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.com

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Happy Birthday ~ Color Dare #713

Do you need to send a birthday card?  This one goes together fast and is a fun look. Switch out the colors to suit any person, male, female or child. 

Each Friday our Design team gives you a palette of colors to create any paper craft you like. For this challenge you need to use all 3 colors shown in our graphic below. Make sure your colors are a very close match. We also give you some Free colors to use if you like. See the graphic for more info. When you're ready to join our challenge use the link below the graphic.

The DSP is from our new Subtles Painted Pattern pack. It's full of the Subtles colors in a variety of dots and stripes. Full of fun and creativity!

The sentiment comes from the die set called Words & Wishes. There is a coordinating stamp set to go with it, too. I went with the bold look of black on the yellow from the color challenge to give it a pop!

The balloon is so cute in the small polka dot pattern. The white highlight is also painted in Wink of Stella for a touch of sparkle. The balloon is popped up on Dimensionals, too. A few germs and it was finished.

Direct link to Color Dare #713

How will YOU use our colors? What will you create with them? We can't wait to find out! Have fun!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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Violet Dreams Cards

Hello! Are you feeling crafty today? I hav a pair of pretty cards for you today made with our new Violet Dreams Suite. If you love purples and blues this is a must have! Even if you don't I would say it's a must have just because it's SO pretty!!!

Both of these cards were made from one 4" x 12" piece of DSP from Violet Dreams. The card on the left features a 4" square piece of the DSP with some solid card stock and a white oval blended with a touch of blue behind the flowers. The flowers are stamped and die cut with the coordination stamp & die set. It's colored with Stampin' Blend markers and has a touch of Wink of Stella on the flowers. A pretty bow and some rhinestones are nice details to the design. The flower layer is popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

The card on the right uses the rest of the DSP cut into 4" x 5-1/4" and 4" x 2-3/4". The small piece was flipped over to feature the pretty pink stripes for the focal layer. It also has some dots in blue randomly stamped on it. The flowers and leaves are from the die cut sheet in the pack. A couple of the flowers are popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals. Wink of Stella makes for a bit of sparkle on the flowers. Ribbon was wrapped around two corners and adhered to the back. Rhinestones are a nice finishing touch.

Aren't they pretty cards! Wouldn't you love to find something like this in your mailbox?

Thanks for stopping by. Come back often for more ideas. I love to share!!!

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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What's Up Wednesday ~ No Stamping Card

 Did you know you don't always need stamps to create a beautiful card? It's true and this is a great example.

When you have a pattern paper pack like Artisan Sketched Garden you can use the images as black and white OR you can color the images for any look you want! The images are so pretty you use them in place of a stamped image. Let's take a look.

The vase of flowers was fussy cut from a full sheet of DSP (designer series paper). It's a full 12" x 12" sheet featuring a variety of images. All the papers in the pack have black and white images on one side and a coordinating pattern on the back. On July 7th I showed you one of the other patterns and an idea for coloring the design. Click here to take a look.

This time I used Stampin' Blend markers to color the image.I love the look of a bright red with black and added a touch of gray for the water. As long as everything coordinates you can go with something like gray water and it looks fine. The flowers are popped up on Mini Dimensionals which are a bit thinner than the regular dimensional. I added a little bow of black twine for fun.

The multiple layers framing the focal image layer create some drama and draw your eyes in to the flowers. the white layer is embossed for texture and the red gems are actually white pearl. I used the same red marker to color the gem to match! Oh, the sentiment is one of a set from our ephemerals pack. 

I added a second colored and fussy cut image to the inside of the card. It's always nice to carry the them from the front to this inside, too!

I hope you enjoyed seeing this pretty, stamp free card. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE stamping! Once in a while though it's fun to go stamp free.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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Kindred Greetings Paper Pumpkin

 

Sign up for the Kindred Greetings Paper Pumpkin kit between July 11 - August 10th. You can do a month only or multiple month subscriptions. 

This is a fun way to get an exclusive kit all ready to craft beautiful cards! Get one for yourself and gift one to a crafting friend! 

Click here to read about Paper Pumpkin.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator 

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