Janice's Inky Pinky: Pursuit of Happiness stamp set

Friday, July 6, 2012

Fast Card Friday - Pursuit of Happiness

Still thinking about the Founding Fathers. It was a novel idea to include the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence. Studies have shown that measuring one's own happiness is a uniquely American (North American, for my Canadian friends - you guys do this too). So during this week of celebrating America --- here's a card that speaks to the pursuit of happiness.

Supplies:

Soft Suede card stock
Bashful Blue card stock
Whisper White card stock
Square Lattice embossing folder
Labels Collection framelits
Big Shot
Pursuit of Happiness stamp set
Soft Suede ink
Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon
Sponge Dauber

Directions:

Card base is standard size
Bashful Blue mat is 3 x 4.
Run the Bashful Blue mat through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice embossing folder.
Stamp sentiment on Whisper White using Soft Suede ink.
Using the 3 die from the center of the Labels Collection framelits, cut out the sentiment using the Big Shot, being sure that the sentiment is centered in the framelit.
Ink edges using Soft Suede ink
Adhere sentiment to mat.
Cut a length of Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon, attaching it to the mat.
Cut a smaller length of Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon, tie into a knot and attach to ribbon base using a glue dot.
Attach mat to card base.

*you may wish to secure the ribbon in the front with several glue dots placed along the length of the ribbon since the weight of the knot may move the ribbon*

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Take some time to get your pinky inky today.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Fast Card Friday - Summer Starfruit

One of our new "In Colors" is Summer Starfruit. It's an interesting color that works with many darker shades, which would be prefect for those difficult male oriented cards. However, today's card is light and summery and FAST.

Tip: I have a TERRIBLE time getting the notch in my banners centered and even. What I've done is made a template for myself using a piece of light weight cardboard and the Pennant punch. I punched a triangular pennant out and use the tip on my banner, mark the spot (on the back of my paper) and trim by hand. So much faster and much better results!

To make a card that looks like mine, you’ll need the following supplies. Remember, if you need any of these supplies, just click on the name of the item and it will take you directly to my shop.

Supplies:

Summer Starfruit card stock

Whisper White card stock

Patio Party Designer Series paper (the piece with all the different patterns in stripes)

Large Oval Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

Fancy Fan embossing folder

Pursuit of Happiness stamp set

paper trimmer

Directions:

Card base is standard size
Using a paper trimmer, cut out the strips that are Summer Starfruit colors from the Patio Party DSP piece of paper that is all pattern strips.
Using Paper Snip scissors, notch out the banner end on the stripes and cut to desired length.
Run a piece of Whisper White card stock (4 x 5 1/4) through the Big Shot in the Fancy Fan embossing folder.
Adhere embossed piece to card base.
Using a scrap of Whisper White stamp "Live in the sunshine" from the Pursuit of Happiness set using Summer Starfruit ink, punch out with large oval punch.
Use the scalloped oval punch to punch out a Summer Starfruit mat.
Adhere stamping to mat.
To get your banners straight on the top: take a small strip of Whisper White, run a strip of Snail on it. Arrange and adhere banners onto the strip, lining the top edges of the banners to the top edge of the strip.
Adhere banner strip to top left edge of embossed mat.
Adhere scalloped oval piece to embossed mat.

Take some time to get your pinky inky today.