Two for One Tuesday - Word Play

On Tuesdays, I share two projects that are linked in some way... stamp set, design, colours, etc.

Today I'm sharing two cards that look very different, but they are connected in several ways. They both use Word Play for the sentiment, they both use the Designer Label punch, and both have a similar design. This first card is one we'll be making it in my Technique Class this month - let me know if you'd like to come and join us. It uses the Faux Tile or Grid technique and French Foliage stamp set.

On the second card, I used a much different colour pallette. I used several shades of blue and just a bit of Very Vanilla. I used my Big Shot to cut the cupcake, and added some Basic Rhinestones and Smooch Topcoat for some bling.

French Foliage Card:
Stamps: Word Play, French Foliage
Inks: Sahara Sand, Peach Parfait, Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, Old Olive
Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Pear Pizazz, Naturals White, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Decorative Label Punch, Paper Piercer & Mat Pack, Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Bone Folder & Paper Trimmer, Wide Oval Punch

Wish Big Card:
Stamps: Woodgrain background, Word Play
Inks: Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Marina Mist
Other: Decorative Label punch, Illuminate Smooch topcoat, Basic Rhinestones, Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlets, Brights Patterns DSP (Pacific Point), Square Lattice TIF

Two for One Tuesday - Leaf Lines

On Tuesdays, I share two projects that are linked in some way... stamp set, design, colours, etc.

Today I wanted to show you two different cards using the same stamp set: Leaf Lines. The first card is very clean and simple... a nice masculine card that you can make quickly.

I stamped the Crumb Cake card base with Cajun Craze and one of the stamps from the set to create a background. I stamped the main image onto Naturals White cardstock, and punched it out with the 2" x 1 3/8" Oval punch and layered it with the Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini. A strip of torn paper and some brads on the label punch finish the card off.

My second card uses the same stamps and punches, but it's not a quick & easy card. I've added some background stamps, some texture, a sentiment and heat embossing. I double embossed the images. I thought I had seen this somewhere online, but it didn't work quite the way I was thinking it would, so I think I got something wrong (I think I should have stamped the images with StazOn, coloured them and then heat embossed with clear powder). I decided to use them anyway, since they turned out pretty cool...

First I heat embossed the leaves with Gold Stampin' Emboss powder. I coloured the leaves with various inks and my Blender Pen. Then I used the VersaMarker to go over the images and I sprinkled Clear Stampin' Emboss poweder over them. When I heated the images again, the gold details melted into the colouring and clear embossing. It looks a bit milky in this photo, but it is clear in real life... but the gold is mixed with the clear embossing a little. It actually looks very cool, but I had thought I'd keep the gold detailed outlines after I heated it the second time. The reason I double embossed was so my coloured images would resist the background stamping I did with the Sanded and Wonderfully Worn background stamps. I added a few Basic Pearls to the corners of the larger stamped blocks and called the card done!

Two for One Tuesday - Sept Thank You cards

On Tuesdays, I share two projects that are linked in some way... stamp set, design, colours, etc.

Today I've been working on my September Thank You cards to include in all my orders this month. I have two versions with the same design and colours, but different stamp sets.

This card uses the Always Wheel (with So Saffron) on a Crumb Cake 3x3 card. Then I stamped the flowers from Silhouette Sentiments onto a 2 1/2" Circle of Very Vanilla. The sentiment (from Fabulous Phrases) is stamped with Soft Suede on a torn piece of So Saffron cardstock.

This version has the wheeled background and the same sentiment as the first card, but I stamped the flowers from Growing Green onto the Very Vanilla circle (So Saffron, Soft Suede and Riding Hood Red). Which would you prefer to receive?

Two for One Tuesday - CAS FTL 103

On Tuesdays, I share two projects that are linked in some way... stamp set, design, colours, etc.

This week, I created two cards using the same colours (Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake & Cherry Cobbler) and design (from the Clean & Simple Blog - FTL #103) but using different stamp sets. On Card 1, I used Upsy Daisy & Fine Flourish (with the Kiss & Twist technique).

On card 2, I used Aviary and Fabulous Phrases, and changed it up a bit by putting the ribbon onto a clip from the Clips Assortment and attaching it to a Decorative Label peeking out from behind the image.

Which card is your favourite? I love the way the Upsy Daisy image fills a lot of the space, and the texture added by the kiss & twist.

Card One
Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Fine Flourish
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla textured
Other: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Perfect Polka Dots TIF, 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval punch

Card Two
Stamps: Aviary, Fabulous Phrases
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
Other: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Decorative Label punch, Clips Assortment

Two for One Tuesday - Bouquet Bunches

On Tuesdays, I post two projects that are linked somehow (stamp set, design, colours, etc.) but are different in some way as well.

***Don't forget that today is the last day to order from the Summer Mini! Quite a few of my favourite items have carried over into the current Idea Book & Catalogue, but others will be gone tonight at midnight. You can check out all the Summer Mini items by clicking here, and if you'd like to order, just log in and type in my name (Liz Goldhawk) - if you don't have a demonstrator yet - as the Demonstrator to get the best prices.

For today's Two for One Tuesday, I'm showing you two cards I created with one stamp set from the Summer Mini - Bouquet Bunches. It's got fun images that are quick and easy to colour in. Let me know which one you like better!

On this card, I stamped the different pieces to create a little scene, and coloured it in with a Sponge Dauber (sky and leaves) and a Blender Pen with inks. I'm so happy that the Itty Bitty Shapes punches are still available in the new catalogue... I love the little flower with the Basic Pearl as an accent. After I put the image panel onto the card, I realized I didn't want to add a sentiment, so I'll add a sentiment to the inside when I send it.

This card has a much different look from the first one. I've had these pieces coloured and punched out for a couple months now, but never found a card layout I was happy with. I was inspired today by a grouping of photos I saw online (all different frames, but grouped together on a wall to make one display) and thought I'd try it out on this card. Two of the images are stamped on Vellum Cardstock and coloured with markers on the back. The third image is stamped on Whisper White and coloured with Watercolour Pencils which I blended with a Blender Pen. I added a sentiment to the Scallop Rectangle Clearlit with Fabulous Phrases. The Square Lattice Die (yes, I'm glad it's staying too) added some texture and grounded the different shapes.

Card One Supplies
Stamps: Bouquet Bunches
Inks: StazOn Jet Black, Cajun Craze, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pizazz, Soft Suede, Marina Mist
Cardstock: Cajun Craze, Naturals White, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake
Other: Itty Bitty Shapes flower punch, Basic Pearl, Blender Pen, Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch

Card Two Supplies
Stamps: Bouquet Bunches, Fabulous Phrases
Inks: StazOn Jet Black, Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: So Saffron, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Old Olive (textured), Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Vellum Cardstock
Punches: 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, 1 3/4" Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 2 x 1 3/8" Oval, Itty Bitty Shapes flower
Big Shot: Circles #2, Lots of Tags, Scallop Rectangle Clearlit, Square Lattice Textured Impressions folder

Two for One Tuesday!

On Tuesdays, I'll be showing you two cards that are connected somehow--design, colour, stamp set, etc.-- but that show you how changing one thing can make a difference. Today, I'm showing you my August Thank You cards (I put one in with each order placed with me in August).

These cards are exactly the same, except for their colour schemes. I got both colour schemes from the Colour Coach, and I love both versions! These cards are very quick and easy, and I love this single stamp (Elizabeth) combined with Teeny Tiny Wishes, or in this case, Just Believe. The little flower from the Itty Bitty Punch pack is the perfect accent! I used the Stamp-a-ma-Jig to stamp my sentiment perfectly inside the Elizabeth image. Which do you prefer?

Stamps: Elizabeth, Just Believe

Cardstock: Blushing Bride (left card), Pear Pizazz (left card), Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze (right card), Cajun Craze (right card)

Inks: Blushing Bride (left card), Pear Pizazz (left card),  Baja Breeze (right card), Cajun Craze (right card)Early Expresso

Other: Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Itty Bitty Punch pack, Silver Brads