Apr 28, 2016

Distress Ink Lifting (DeNami Design)

Hello crafty friends and welcome back to another card that I created with stamps by DeNami design. For today's card I used the three beautiful flower filigree stamps. 


I wanted to use the ink lifting technique for this card so I started off applying three Distress colors of the orange/red color family on mix media cardstock. After the ink was dry I stamped the three stamps randomly on the cardstock using VersaMark and embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then, I spritzed the paper with water and lifted the ink from the paper leaving a softer touch of color behind. Except for the embossed area which still shows the intense color. 


I then cut the cardstock so I could create two cards. I adhered the distressed panel to a white piece of cardstock and used a sorry die to die cut the word from both the colorful and the white cardstock. To create a little bit of dimension, I cut the word two additional times from white cardstock. To finish off the card, I die cut the panel with a scallop die and adhered it to a standard white notecard.

I hope you enjoyed my card for today. Have an amazing week. 






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Happy Birthday Shaker Card

Hi everyone, I am up on the Craftin Desert Divas blog today and I want to share this fun birthday shaker card with you today.


I used the cute lion from the It's All About Zoo stamp set as well as the balloons included in the set. I stamped the images on watercolor cardstock and colored them in with watercolor markers. 
For the shaker part of the card, I used a white top-folded notecard and cut out a piece from the top. I used a clear zip log bag to create the shaker pocket that was slightly larger than the part I cut out from the card. I filled the pocket with Emerald Isle sequins, closed it up and adhered it to the notecard.


To hide the sides of the shaker pocket, I adhered a larger and smaller white strip on top. I used the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set and stamped it in the bottom left corner of the card with black ink. To finish off the card I adhered the little lion to the card using 3D foam squares.

Here are the products I used
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I really hope you enjoyed my card. I am looking forward to seeing your creations on the blog.


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Apr 25, 2016

In The Garden (Craftin Desert Divas Linky Party)




Hello friends! The theme for this Linky Party at Craftin Desert Divas is "In The Garden"! We would love to see all of your projects that fit this theme! So go ahead and craft it and link it up on the Craftin Desert Diva's Blog.

Every other Monday will mark the beginning of a new semi-weekly Linky Party over 
at the CDD blog. We hope you will share your projects with us! And don't forget 
about  the prizes! Every Linky Party will have a winner and a Top 3! 
The more times you link up...the more chances you have to win!!

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Welcome back to another Linky Party at the Craftin Desert Divas Blog. This time it's all about <Garden>. I created this card using lots of Craftin Desert Divas products. I started off stamping the little bee from Just Bugcause and the flowers from Home Sweet Home and Just Bugcause on white cardstock and coloring them with Spectrum Noir markers.


I also die cut a white banner using the Banner Dies as well as die word "Many" from the Wishful Thought Word Dies out of gold mirror cardstock. I adhered the word die to the banner and stamped the word "thanks" in black ink to create the sentiment "many thanks". Using glue dots, I also adhered the flowers and bee to the banner.


I wanted to have a background panel that would create a bit of contrast but would not be overwhelming. So I decided to use Kraft cardstock which I think goes wonderfully with the theme. Using an embossing folder, I created a dotted background panel. To assemble the card I adhered the kraft panel to a white notecard and also adhered the banner to the background piece.

I really hope you liked my card and I am looking forward to seeing your creations on the blog!


Here are all the CDD products I used:


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