Lucky Charm Card

Hello friends. I have a card to share that features the Sketched Clovers stamp and die set from Simon Says Stamp. This can be purchased as a bundle or the individual stamp or die set. Scroll down for creative details, including how indecisive I was with a particular technique while making this!

 (FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

Initially, I used the mask technique for my stamped clovers.

This involves stamping your image on masking tape and fussy cutting the stamped tape.

First I stamped my four leaf clover, then I placed my masking tape over the image, as pictured below. This allows you to stamp around the focal point and have other images appear is if they were in the background. When done, simply peel off the tape.

I had also stamped and die cut some clovers and I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted to use them, instead of just the masked images. So, I went to Facebook and polled my friends. It was a pretty even split between using the die cuts or not.  I eventually decided to go with the die cut clover on top of my masking. I think the dimension really adds a lot.

To stamp my clovers, I used Catherine Pooler Eucalyptus ink, then colored with just one OLO Marker, YG2.5, Avocado. Simon Says Stamps carries several OLO Marker collections, including the Forest Collection which includes YG2.5. I highly recommend these colors, they're some of my favorites! If you wish to purchase individual markers, you can find them through this affiliate link to OLO Marker.

I also did a little watercoloring around the outline of my stamped clovers, using Catherine Pooler Slate ink. Just press the ink onto a craft mat, spritz with water and paint with a paintbrush!

 

Some other fun elements include embellishing my clovers with a white gel pen and splattering some paint around my card. I also used the mask technique to stamp my sentiment. Just cover tape over the portion of your wording that you wish to block out to stamp in different colors. Just remember to remove the tape before you stamp or you'll have an inky mess on your hands. This technique works best with a stamp positioner. I also adhered some plaid paper from my stash, behind my stamped panel. I've had it for awhile and it's probably retired but I found a Pink & Main collection that I've linked below that has a very similar color.

If you'd like to shop for any of the products that I'm featuring today, just click the brand name below the photos below. I've provided convenient affiliate links at no additional cost to you. 

I'm also linking this card to the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge on their Wednesday Challenge Blog.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Terri

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Shamrock Good Luck Card

Hello friends. I'm getting in touch with my Irish roots with this shamrock card today. Plus, it's National Craft Month which gives me a good excuse to break out my Brother Crafts Scan n Cut to create the images for this card. I'm also using products from Scrapbook.com Scroll down for brief creative details. You'll find products linked at the end of this post as well.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

I purchased my Scan N Cut a  few years ago, as a Christmas gift to myself. It's been one of the most loved tools in my arsenal. I typically cut most of my images on a blade setting of 6 for lightweight cardstock. I also generally work offline so this image is one of the standard images included in my machine's storage. No need to get on the internet! I scaled down my image to the smallest size which was about 1.5" or less and added 9 images. I touched the screen to drag the images where I wanted them and then cut.

I also used my negative template to easily line up my shamrocks on my card, popping each one of them up with a small adhesive foam square.

My sentiment was created using a Scrapbookcom exclusive stamp set called Vintage Type Upper. I used my Misti stamp positioner to stamp one letter at a time on white cardstock to spell "Good Luck". It helps to lay down a piece of low tack tape on the cardstock, such as mint tape, to easily line up your letters evenly. My solid papers are from a variety of Scrapbookcom paper pads (Jewel and Floral) and the gingham plaid was from my stash. Here's a link for you to scroll, if you'd like to check out the current gingham 6x6 paper pads offered at Scrapbookcom: Click Here

I thought this card would be great for other occasions, not typical of St. Patrick's Day; graduations and retirements came to mind.

I shared a short reel on my Instagram and TikTOK, featuring this card. I hope you'll follow me on those sites, if you're not already!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Terri

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New Release at So Suzy Stamps SAM Club

It's time for the So Suzy Stamps March Release for the Stamp of the Month Club!

I'm a sentiment girl.  I just love sentiments.  So, for my project this month, I thought I would watercolor an ocean scene and provide that as the backdrop for my sentiment.

I also have a thing for skies.  I loooove to paint skies so I broke out my Twinkling H20 shimmering paint and went to work.  I say work, but it's more like play!

I simply spritzed some water into my paint pots, then used a paintbrush to fill in random color.  To vary the intensity, I add some of my paint to my craft mat or acrylic block and spritz more water to dilute for various shades.  I almost always use reds, oranges, purples and blues for my sky and also a little yellow. 

Notice the white sailboat?  I hand drew and painted that with DecoArt Americana Satin Cotton Ball paint.  I figured I needed a boat to go along with my sentiment, right?  And birds..... got to have birds.  My entire scene is free-handed with the exception of the sentiment.  The birds were drawn with my black Tombow dual brush marker.

 

(**Giveaway!!  There's a contest that starts today.  The person who enters the most cards into the SAM Club FB group, and you must be a member, will win a set of exclusive stamps that will NOT be released!  Wow, that is soooo cool.  Someone will own stamps that no one else has!  Contest runs 3/10-3/31/16.)

I wanted to soften my sky a bit, so once it was completely dry, I used a sponge dabber and inked with my Powder Puff white chalk ink.

Isn't this sentiment just fabulous?  Plus, Irish blood runs through my veins so that makes it extra special for me.  This sentiment is compacted into a paragraph format so obviously, I took liberty on my project and spread out my sentiment to cover the span of my scene.  This is easily accomplished by masking the part of the stamp you don't want to use by adding tape to cover up the unwanted part.  That's where my washi tape comes in handy, although scotch or masking tape will work as well.

 

I hope you enjoyed my project and handy tips.  Check out Suzy's website and maybe do some shopping while you're at it.   Then take a look at the SAM club.  Exclusive membership gets you special stamps each month, plus membership into a private Facebook group, fun giveaways and more! 

The next quarter starts in April and it's already open for sign-ups.  I've already had a sneak peek at future releases and they are soooo fun!  You won't be disappointed!  If you love coastal, beachy, nautical fun..... sign up!  Membership can sell out quick so don't wait.

http://www.sosuzystamps.com/stamp-of-the-month-club/

Additional supplies:

Neenah Heavyweight cardstock

Bristol Strathmore 300 series watercolor paper

Ranger Black Archival Ink

Also linking to:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Make Your Own Background

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