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| I used perle cotton Size 8 for the flowers and two strands of embroidery floss for the leaves. |
I like to keep my eye out for stamp sets that I think would be pretty for embroidery. There are several stamps in the Corners In Bloom set that are perfect for this!
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| The lavender flowers look so lifelike! |
This is the same stamp set that I used in my previous blog post about no-line watercoloring. It is amazing how different it looks in embroidery instead of ink.
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For these cards I experimented with watercolor painting and a No-Line ink (Ink on 3 Fadeout ink). This first card is done on Stampin' Up watercolor paper. I stamped the image with the fadeout ink then watercolored with diluted Stampin' Up Classic Ink.
It was pretty cool to see that the dilute watercolors run up to the stamped lines and fill in the image and make the outline the same color as the flowers or leaves but darker. You have to be pretty patient filling in each area with just the right amount of watercolors so that each section is painted but does not overflow or the color will go beyond the outline. I colored each section with quite diluted color and when that was dry I used less diluted colors to add shading to each flower and leaf.
This second card uses the same stamp and inks but is stamped on Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper. This gave a more subtle soft and dreamy look. The fadeout ink remained more transparent.
Supplies used
Stamps: None. Corner in Bloom. Used Greetings for All Mix and Match Euphemra Pack for Happy Valentine's Day and home printer for inside greetingInk: Ink on 3 Fadeout No Line Water Coloring Ink, Stampin' Up Classic Ink - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Fresh Fresia
Paper: Beautiful Bokeh Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Balmy Blue and Lemon Lolly Cardstock, Watercolor Paper
Accessories: Stampin' Dimentionals, Linen Thread
A couple of fun retro robots cards were in order for the March birthdays. These were made with the mix-and-match robot body elements from the Robot Buddies kit, the Flying By stamp set, and words from a few retired stamp sets.
These were quite quick to make! Except for looking through all my stamps to find the perfect words. Someday I should catalog the sayings in my retired sets to make it easier to find them when I am coming up with custom phrases to fit a card... something to add to the long list of "someday projects - lol!
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| Out of this world birthday wishes! |
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| The alien from the Flying By stamp set is groovy! I thought the Mini Corrugated embossing folder looked like metal sheeting and was perfect for this. |
Stamps: Flying By and variety of word stamps including Shooting Star and Wish for Everything
Paper: Basic White, Costal Cabana, Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Balmy Blue Cardstock
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy and Costal Cabana Classic Ink, Stampin' Blends
Accessories: Stampin' Dimentionals
Dies/Folders: Mini Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder
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| These projects were seriously pun! |
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| This is a birthday card/sign using one sheet of the 6 x 6 paper as the background. |
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| I hand cut oranges and lemons from the paper and added words from a variety of stamp sets. |
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| The easel is cut 5" x 7-1/2" and scored at 1/2, 1-1/2, 2-1/2 and 7. |
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| For this Valentine I hand cut the pears from the paper and did a fun-fold card. |
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| The card base is cut 5-1/2" X 10-1/4" and scored at 3" and 6". |
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| The smaller Z fold portion is cut at 3-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 2-3/4" from each side. |
Supplies used for Cirtusly Card
Stamps: A variety of word stamps including Delightful Wishes, Itty Bitty Greeting and Festive Fun
Paper: Fruit Salad Designer Series Paper (SAB), Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight Cardstock
Ink: Real Red and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink
Accessories: Stampin' Dimentionals
Dies: Mini Alphabet Dies
Supplies used for Great Pear Card
Stamps: None. Used Greetings for All Mix and Match Euphemra Pack for Happy Valentine's Day and home printer for inside greeting
Paper: Fruit Salad Designer Series Paper (SAB), Basic White, Granny Apple Green, and Real Red Cardstock
Accessories: Stampin' Dimentionals
Punch: Retired Heart Punches
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| My DIL and I had a fun afternoon crafting together and made this super cute shaker ornament. |
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| Crafting memories! |
Supplies used:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Paper: Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper, Basic White Cardstock
Ink: Real Red and Garden Green Classic Ink
Accessories: Real Red and White Bakers Twine, White Loose Snowflakes, Window Sheet, Foam Adhesive Strips
Dies: Snowy Wonder Dies
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| I managed to squeeze in a just a few Christmas cards. |
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| I thought the So Swirly embossing folder was perfect to make the snow inside of the globes. The cute penguins were hand cut from the Snowy Scenes paper. |
Supplies used:
Stamps: Snowy Wonder
Paper: Snowy Scenes Designer Series Paper, Basic White, Real Red, and Pool Party Cardstock
Ink: Real Red and Pool Party Classic Ink
Accessories: Real Red and White Adhesive backed Peppermints, Real Red and White Bakers Twine, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Dies: Nested Essential Dies, Snowy Wonder Dies, Deckled Rectangles
Supplies used:
Stamps: Christmas Friends, Well Said (retired)
Paper: Country Woods Designer Series Paper, Basic White, Petal Pink, and Night of Navy Cardstock
Ink: Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers, Momento Ink Tuxedo Black, Night of Navy Classic Ink
Accessories: Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
Dies: Christmas Friends Dies, Deckled Rectangle Dies
