Re-inker Background - Happy Birthday

Since I was playing with backgrounds and while I was cleaning up, I was curious to see what would happen if I don't use any stamps and just apply the left over by daubing it over the card stock at random before throwing away my palette and here is the results. Love the way this came out and was so fun and quick to make. 

Here I started with Blueprints 13 again to get the stitched look for my base and than used the Simon Says Stitched Circles to get a stitched look in the center. Colored in these flowers from the stamp set: Happy Place (Verve) and used matching die-cut along with copic markers. 

Popped up the flower using foam mount and added sentiment from the set: Be Blessed (Verve). This goes to show me to think before I throw again. This one turned out to be one of my favorite cards.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Happy Place (Verve), Be Blessed (Verve)
Cardstock: Smooth White, Neenah White, X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring) 

Inks: Black (Hero Arts), Copic Markers

Re-Inkers: Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party (SU)

Accessories: Blueprints 13 (MFT), Stitched Circle Dies (Simon Says Stamps), Happy Doodles (A Cut Above by Verve), Fun Foam, Glue 

OCC Lesson 5 - Inking Tricks

This was one of my favorite days at Online Card Classes and once again looking at different ways to use what you have. Also, I got my 3 yr old grandson involved with this project....good and bad. This card is based on Laura Bassen lesson Day 5 and her card which I love. 

Here is my take:

Every time I would ink the stamp up, my grandson would push my hand down so quick and all over the place and card, so I gave him a different stamp to use and mimic me instead. Therefore, we ended up with 6 different backgrounds using different stamps. Here is one of the backgrounds. He loved it and so did I.

Added this butterfly from Stampin' Up called: Butterflies Thinlits using Strawberry Slush card stock and Vellum. Finally, gave fun foam a try under this instead of foam mount tape and love it. Plus if you do forget to add a sentiment, it's easy to add afterwards. Sentiment is from the set: Sending & Wishing (Simon Says).

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Sending & Wishing (Simon Says), Plaid Background Builder (MFT)
Cardstock: Smooth White, Neenah White, Strawberry Slush (SU), Vellum 

Inks: Black (Memento Ink)

Re-Inkers: Strawberry Slush, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party (SU)

Accessories: Blueprints 13 (MFT), Circle Die Stax (MFT), Butterflies Thinlits (SU), Fun Foam, Basic Rhinestones, Glue 

OCClass - Lesson 1 - Clean & Simple Embossing

Love taking these classes from Online Card Classes. This one is Clean & Simple card making #4 and and wanted to give it a shot plus it always amazes me how to look at your supplies different. This one is layered embossing technique.

Here is my take:

This is based on Jennifer's lesson of Day 1 and my take on her card, but since I kept have trouble with my powders, only the older ones. I sometimes wonder if that makes a difference. I love embossing and all of the powders I bought this year work great, but older ones (10 years plus) not so great. It shouldn't make a difference, but I do wonder at times.

Anyhow going back to the card, I decided to die-cut the sentiment 4 times and glue them together instead of embossing to add dimension. Hard to tell in this photo, but the top layer is shimmer card stock and since I had some boo boo's, I covered it up with colored card stock I had on hand. I do like the contrast. 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Patterned Triangles Background (MFT),
Card stock: Smooth White (MFT), Bubblegum (MFT), Shimmer White card stock (Crafters Companion)

Accessories: Many Thanks Die-namics (MFT),  Embossing Powder (Pink & Blue Teal), Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder (Ranger),  Glue