More Cards

Hi all! I'm back today catching up with sharing the cards I've been making. First up is a pair of cards I made using the current card sketch at Stick It Down:

I started by making the backgrounds using the Triangles Turnabout Stamp. I decided to make these cards monochromatic, so I found a few shades of blue and black to work with. I also wanted to see how it looked on different colors, so I stamped one background on white and the other on a blue gray color. I took the same ink colors and stamped the cupcakes on white cardstock squares. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and then cut it out. I added a strip of silver foil paper behind my cupcakes. To attach the sentiment, I used foam tape to add some dimension. I finished the card off with silver Nuvo drop "sprinkles" on the cupcakes.

Next up is a pair of Father's Day cards I made using this sketch from Sketch Saturday:

I used a wood grain embossing folder to make the background panels. I then used a layering stamp to make the circle sentiment. I heat embossed the sentiment. I made the stripes with a couple of stripes of washi tape. I finished off the card front with some brads.

These last two cards were my own designs. For this baptism card, I dry embossed pale purple cardstock and then lightly inked the raised areas with an inking tool to make them stand out a bit more. I stamped the flowers on vellum and colored it in on the back. This is a great way to make sure the stamping stays bright and doesn't get smudged or covered by your coloring. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment and then attached it to my card front. I decided it needed a bit more of a frame so I mounted it on a piece of purple cardstock and then onto my card front.

Finally, I made this card for my husband for our anniversary. I started with a piece that had the "love" resist and gold heart on it. I did the smooshing technique with blue inks to create the background. Once that was dry, I used my Cricut and cut the "I" and "you" and attached them to my card front. I finished off the card with some dots of iridescent Stickles.