For The Newlyweds - Fast Card Friday

A dear friend of the family got married last Saturday to a darling young lady. We’re so happy for Jeff & Natasha and wish them a long and happy life together. This is the tiny card I made to go with their gift. It was super fast but doesn’t look like something rushed or thrown together.

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:

 Whisper White card stock

Night of Navy card stock

Brushed Silver card stock

Curly Label punch

Large Oval punch

Fancy corner punch

Whisper White craft ink

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set

Pearls Basic Jewels

Snail Adhesive

Directions:

• Whisper White card base is cut at 6 x 3, scored a 3 to create a 3 x 3 gift card.
• Punch all corners using a fancy corner punch of your choosing.
• With the Curly Label punch, punch the Brushed Silver card stock.
• Adhere silver curly label to center of card.
• Stamp sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set on to Night of Navy card stock using Whisper White craft ink.
• Once the ink is dry use the Large Oval punch to punch the Night of Navy card stock, being sure to center the sentiment within the punch area.
• Attach oval to curly label.
• Adhere small pearls to the corners of the curly label punch.

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Celebrate Today

The Inky Pinky household is heading into another busy birthday season. I’m going to  need a bunch of birthday cards. That’s lucky for you since you’ll get to see them all! LOL

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:

Apothecary Accents Labels framelits

Perfectly Penned stamp set

Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack – brights collection

Whisper White card stock

Old Olive card stock

White Gel Pen

Stazon Black ink

Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

Paper Piercer

2011 In Color Designer Printed Brad

Dimensionals

Big Shot

Snail Adhesive

Directions:

• Whisper White card base is standard size
• Use the labels that match the ones in the photo from the Apothecary Accents Label framelits.
• Use the smaller label and a piece of DSP from the Brights Collection, run through the Big Shot.
• Use the larger label and a piece of Old Olive card stock, and run through the Big Shot.
• With the Paper Piercing tool and the Essentials Paper Piercing pack, pierce around the Old Olive piece.
• Once all the piercing is done, use the white gel pen in each piercing to make dots.
• Looking at placement in photo, place and adhere Old Olive piece to the card base. Trim excess edge.
• Use piercer to create opening for brad and place brad in DSP label.
• Adhere DSP label to Old Olive piece with dimensional.
• Stamp sentiment using Stazon Ink and sentiment from Curly Cute.
• Trim sentiment piece.
• Cut a strip of Tangerine Tango DSP as a mat for the sentiment piece.
• Adhere Tangerine Tango and sentiment together.
• Attach Tangerine Tango piece to card with dimensional using photo as reference for placement.

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Mommy's Little Farmer

My baby girl turns 27 this weekend, so when trying to decide what to scrapbook, naturally she came to mind. These photos were taken when she was about 3 months old. I just love the look on her face, blowing bubbles and laughing. Such sweet memories that are now safely stored in my scrapbook.

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:

DSP – Twitterpated

Whisper White card stock

Night of Navy card stock

Old Olive card stock

Real Red card stock

Real Red ink

Everything Eleanor

2 3/8 Scallop Circle punch

2 1/2 inch circle punch

Large Oval punch

Floral Frames Framelits

Big Shot

Snail Adhesive

Directions:

• Photos on the right are 3 x 5
• Small photo in the left lower corner is 3 x 3
• Mount photos on Real Red matting as a whole strip. Should measure approx. -----
• Night of Navy in lower corner is 3 ½ x 6 
• Mount Night of Navy matting.
• Mount Real Red matting – the lower edge should be just a bit above the Night of Navy, so that the navy shows
• Mat 3x3 photo on Real Red and mount on Night of Navy.
• Run largest flower from Floral Frames framelits through the Big Shot using Night of Navy card stock.
• Using Old Olive card stock, hand draw stem and cut out. (Tip: trace around the curved edge of a plate for the shape)
• Punch out 2 "leaves" from Old Olive with the Large Oval punch, trimming the end by hand for a more leaf like shape.
• Stamp lined label image from Everything Eleanor set in Real Red
• Punch out lined label with 2 3/8 Scallop Circle punch.
• Using 2 1/2 inch circle punch on Real Red card stock, punch circle.
• Mount scallop circle on to Real Red circle mat.
• Mount Real Red mat on to Night of Navy flower.
• Adhere to corner of paper and trim off excess.

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Technique Tuesday - creating a sponging stencil

I needed a couple of Sympathy cards last week. These are the hardest cards for me to make. I can come up with stuff for men easier than ideas for sympathy cards. I'm never sure if the image conveys my feelings. I finally figured out that simple is better. I go with simple clean images and a simple message. This card says "With Sympathy" inside. That's it. It works.

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:

Bordering on Romance stamp set

Whisper White card stock

Wisteria Wonder card stock

Wisteria Wonder ink

Stazon Ink

Wisteria Wonder marker

Lucky Limeade marker

Island Indigo marker

Calypso Coral marker

Apothecary Accents Framelits

Big Shot 

Pearls Basic Jewels

Sponge Dauber

Snail Adhesive

corner rounder

white ribbon

your choice of sentiments for the inside of the card

Directions:

• Wisteria Wonder card base is standard size.
• Whisper White mat is cat at 4 x 5 1/4.
• Round corners of Whisper White card stock.
• Select image from Bordering on Romance stamp set.
• Stamp in center of Whisper White card stock using Stazon ink.
• Using the Big Shot and the Apothecary labels framelits, choose the one that matched the image above. Cut the label using scrap paper. 
•  Use NEGATIVE part of the label cut out to create a stencil. Center the "stencil" on Whisper White card stock over the stamped image. Using a sponge dauber and Wisteria Wonder ink to sponge inside the stencil but NOT on top of the image.
• Be sure the sponged ink is dry before moving on.
• Color image.
• Add pearls to the inside of the 3 largest flowers.
• Adhere the mat to the card base
• Tie ribbon around card

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Sympathy card in Night of Navy

I needed several sympathy cards last week. I wanted something elegant, but not cluttered. Here's what I created.

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:

Night of Navy card stock

Naturals Ivory card stock

Night of Navy ink

Crumb Cake ink

Everything Eleanor stamp set

En Francais stamp set

Boho Blossom punch

Pearls Basic Jewels

Sponge 

glue dots

snail adhesive

Directions:

• Night of Navy card base is standard size.
• Naturals Ivory mat is 4 x 5 1/4.
• Ink En Francais stamp in Crumb Cake ink and gently wipe dab off some of the ink so image is light.
• Stamp En Francais on to Naturals Ivory mat.
• Stamp blossom from Everything Eleanor stamp set in Night of Navy - stamp off on a piece of scrap paper first ... remember we want these images to be light.
• Stamp flourish from Everything Eleanor stamp set in Night of Navy - DO NOT stamp off this image. This is one image we want to stand out.
• Adhere mat to card base.
• Using the Boho Blossom punch, punch out 5 small blossoms from Night of Navy.
• Cup each blossom in the palm of your hand, one by one.
• Taking a pen with a rounded cap, gently push capped pen in the center of the flower in a round motion. This will make the blossom stand up more and cup the pearl.
• Adhere blossoms to the image with glue dots.
• Adhere pearls.
• stamp sentiment of choice inside

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Simply Ashley

My granddaughter Ashley loves to pose for the camera. I love to take photos. It's a perfect match! I used my Stampin' Up! tools to work with many non-Stampin' Up! items. Love how I can mix and match my tools to my needs!


To make a page 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:

animal print paper
Basic Black card stock
Top Note die
Beautiful Wings embosslit
sizzlit alpha die set
Big Shot
1" circle punch
3/4" circle punch
Decorative Label Punch
animal print rhinestones - or use Basic Jewels Rhinestones
alpha stickers
glue dots
snail adhesive

The strips:

Basic Black - 2 x 12
Animal print - 1 1/2 x 12
Basic Black -  1/2 x 12

Photos are sized 3x4

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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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