Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Teacher Gifts: Monogrammed Cards

I've spent the last couple of days working on gifts for my daughter's preschool teachers. I decided to make monogrammed cards for each of them in their favorite colors. I also had some fun playing with ink on these. :)

For the first set, I used my brayer and some purple spray ink to color the card base. I got the idea from this May Flaum video. I then stamped over it with a background stamp. The frame and letter were cut using the "Storybook" Cricut cartridge. I used this week's Unscripted Sketch. They are having a "piggyback challenge" this week which was to get inky, and I certainly did on this one!

For the next set, I used the current Mojo Monday sketch. I pulled out my alcohol inks and glossy cardstock on this one. I started by stamping red ink and gold mixative all over the piece of paper. Then I went back over it with blending solution making a twisting motion with the tool, creating a swirl pattern. Again, the letter and frame were cut using "Storybook".

8 comments:

  1. Great technique! I am going to check out the video right away. I am positive that the pre-school teachers (lucky them !!!) will be thrilled with your gift! Thanks for choosing to play along with us this week at Unscripted Sketches :)

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  2. What a fun card. your daughter's teachers are going to love it. So glad you could join us at Unscripted Sketches.

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  3. What pretty card designs ... so glad you joined us at Unscripted Sketches.

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  4. Those monograms are fantastic! Thanks for joining us at Unscripted Sketches!

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  5. Pretty cards and great monograms! Thanks for playing at Unscripted Sketches!

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  6. That patterned paper is so pretty, really works with the style of die cuts you've chosen. Nice! Thanks for joining us at Unscripted Sketches this week! :)

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  7. What a great idea.. the teachers are going to love them! Thanks for playing along with us at Unscripted Sketches..

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  8. So cool! Those lucky teachers, what a great gift!

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