International Highlights - Change of Life Circumstances - Engagement Card

THEME: Change of Life Circumstances.
Things happen in life that can be pretty major. Let our friends and family know that we are thinking of them during changes in their life - such as an Engagement.

My card is #19 in the gallery

There are no Engagements on the horizon at the moment amongst my family or friends - but I'll be ready when it happens!

Designed as an Engagement card but suitable for any congratulatory card

For this card, I stamped the left side of the Whisper White layer with the lovely striped image from the Hello Color stamp set and coloured it with Stampin' Write Markers.  I then used Pool Party and Bermuda Bay inks to stamp the rest of the layer with the textured image from the Touches of Texture stamp set.

For the flowers, I used the Eclectic Layers Thinlits with Powder Pink, Rose Red and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock.  I very lightly sponged Bermuda Bay ink over the Lemon Lime Twist to tone it down a little and also add some shading.

Using the Banners For You stamp set, I stamped the banner with Crumb Cake ink and the greeting with Rose Red ink.

Thank you for visiting.  Please do click the link above to take a look at the rest of the gallery of great cards and vote for your favourites.

'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$57.00

Banners For You Photopolymer Stamp Set

$47.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

$50.00

Hello Color Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$31.00

Many Marvelous Markers

$190.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$11.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$12.25

Hometown Pines Quartet

Here is a quartet of simple but festive Christmas cards using the Hometown Greetings dies.

Christmas cards made with the Hometown Greetings & Pretty Pines dies

The card below was the first I made and has slightly different dimensions to the other three.  All of the cards followed a few basic steps.

Pretty Pines and Hometown Greetings dies combine to make a simple but festive Christmas card

• I cut  circle of Whisper White cardstock.
• Using a Stitched Shapes circle of similar dimensions and a slightly smaller Layering Circle die, I created a narrow edge of Basic Grey.
• With Basic Gray cardstock, I cut just one of the houses with the Hometown Greetings die.
• I glued the house to the white circle and glued the Basic Gray edge on top.

The foliage in this Christmas card is from the Christmas Staircase die set

• I added a layer of Designer Series Paper to the card (some of the cards also have Basic Gray and Whisper White mats)
• Glued the decorative circle to the card front
• Added some foliage cut in either Gold Foil Sheet or Tranquil Tide and using either a die from the Christmas Staircase or Pretty Pines die sets.
• Added a bow cut with a die from the Pretty Pines die set and an Enamel Dot or Rhinestone

Traditional red and green is combined with grey and silver in this Christmas card

• The greeting is heat embossed either with gold or silver heat embossing powder on either Smoky Slate or Basic Gray cardstock
• I used one of the square Stitched Shapes framelits to cut the rectangular shape for the greeting.

The black and white Christmas card is made more festive with addition of Real Red trimmings

The banner on this card is a little different.  I cut the red layer at both ends with the Triple Banner Punch.  The Smoky Slate layer is cut with one of the Lots of Labels dies (see below) and then trimmed to slightly wider than the greeting.

This is how I used the Lots of Labels die to cut each end of the label

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

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Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

Hometown Greetings Edgelits Dies

[144671]

Christmas Staircase Thinlits Dies

[144679]

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

[141851]

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142110]

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

Be Merry Designer Series Paper

[144111]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Falling Flowers Flourish

Whenever I undertake a more messy technique, I make the mess more palatable (self-confessed neat freak when it comes to my craft room!) by making more than one card.  I made this card at the same time that I made this sympathy card.

The watercolour background sets off the gorgeous flourish from the Falling Flowers stamp set

The layers are Cajun Craze, Basic Black and Crumb Cake.

I followed the same steps that I used for this card: Stamping in Basic Black ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock, Dapper Denim and Crumb Cake Watercolour background, Stamping the still damp card with images from the Timeless Textures set, painting the image with Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim and Cajun Craze inks.

I was really pleased with the finished result - it's simple but elegant, multipurpose and I think could be masculine or feminine.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - Click on a product image to visit my online store (Australian Residents only)

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141399]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[121029]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[126965]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Cajun Craze A4 Card Stock

[121683]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Falling Flowers Sympathy Card

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Team Highlights.  Click here to see the full line up and vote for your favourites.

For quite some time I've been admiring the graceful curves and pretty flowers in the Falling Flowers stamp set ... and finally treated myself!  Fortunately, I don't have need of a sympathy card at the moment - which I find is the best time to make one.

Falling Flowers images with a watercoloured background

Planning to use a watery technique, I started out with a piece of Shimmery White cardstock and stamped the flower with Basic Black Archival ink.  I then masked the flower and added the gorgeous flourish.

Once the black ink was completely dry (I admit that I was impatient and used the heat tool!) I made the entire piece of cardstock really wet.  I use a good quality mop brush for this purpose.

Using the same mop brush, I picked up some Dapper Denim ink and added it to the wet cardstock.  I mainly concentrated on the area to the left of the image but I did bring a little across to the other side of the card too.  I then repeated the process with Crumb Cake ink, concentrating on the right side of the card.  I like to use drops of ink from the reinker but you could also use ink from the pad - probably best to tap a good amount of ink onto a non-porous surface that can act as a palette.

Once I was happy with the coverage, and while the card was still fairly damp, I used the wood grain image in the Timeless Textures stamp set to add more of the inks.  One area had was not quite damp enough for the stamped ink to bleed, so I ran my damp mop brush over it again.

When the card was completely dry, I added colour to the stamped image using Crumb Cake and Dapper Denim inks with just a hint of Whisper White Craft Ink for highlights.  I also added some loose hints of shadows.

The greeting is from the Better Together stamp set and the label layers are Crumb Cake, Dapper Denim and Basic Black.  All the ends are trimmed with a Lots of Labels die.  Visit here for an idea of how I achieved that.  The difference is that the labels on today's card were narrower than the die I used for the ends.

The base card is Crumb Cake and the mat is Basic Black.  To give a lift to the sombre colour scheme, I added some of the gorgeous copper sequins in the Metallics Sequin Assortment.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139556]

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141736]

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140517]

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141399]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[121029]

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad

[141394]

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Metallics Sequin Assortment

[144214]