Woodland Fathers Day card

My son likes me to make a card for him to give his father for Fathers Day but I was a bit stuck for ideas so decided to CASE an idea that I've seen floating around the internet for quite some time now using the gorgeous Woodland embossing folder.

This is a card that can easily be adapted for Christmas

 
I brayered the inside of the embossing folder with Smoky Slate ink at the top and  from the bottom with Garden Green ink.  I then used Memento Black ink to stamp the image of the stag.  I carefully placed a 5.5" square of Whisper White cardstock into the embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.

I used an Aquapainter and some Cajun Craze ink to add some ground for the stag and used some Tip Top Taupe and Soft Suede ink with the Aquapainter on the stag.  I kept the colouring light on the stag for an almost ethereal look.  

I then worked on shadows and highlights on the stag with a Chalk Marker along with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Stampin' Write markers.  I found I could dab the chalk in areas to highlight and then smudge it with a finger.

The banner at the top of the card is three dimensional

  
To dress the top of the card, I cut some Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green cardstock with some of the Pretty Pines Thinlits dies.  

The greeting is from the Guy Greetings stamp set and I cut it out with the 3D banner from the Cupcake Cutouts Framelits.  On a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, I drew around the outside edge of the framelit with a pencil then cut around the pencil lines to create a mat for the banner.  The extra layer of cardstock did make it more difficult to shape the banner, so I kept it simple and just placed glue dots on the ends and foam adhesive strips in the middle.

Some stamping inside the card creates a finished look

I stamped a frond of Pine from the Christmas Pines stamp set inside the card using Garden Green ink.

Thank you for visiting!
'Til next time
Stephanie

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Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set

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Cupcake Cutouts Framelits Dies

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Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

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Neutrals 12" X 12" Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

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Garden Green A4 Card Stock

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Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

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Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

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Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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White Stampin Chalk Marker

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Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

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Aqua Painters

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Foam Adhesive Strips

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Glue Dots

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Butterfly Basics meets a Brick Wall

This card features the Butterfly Basics stamp set and the Brick Wall embossing folder.

This is another card that we'll be making during my 9 week semester of classes - it uses a few techniques: masking, sponging and stamping with an embossing folder.

Contact me if you would like more information about the classes I will be running at Learning in the Hills, Baulkham Hills, NSW or call Learning in the Hills direct on (02) 9639 7918  to book your place.

'Til next time
Stephanie

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Creative Crew August Challenge - Saying "Goodbye" to Summer - Colour

Colour Focus

Well, all good things must come to an end and I'm sad to say that this is my last month on the Creative Crew team.  It's been such an honour to be part of this team and also very enjoyable - I'm going to miss it but wish the new team all the best - I know they'll come up with lots of beautiful inspiration for us all.

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Can this be "Goodbye" to Summer??  

What can I say - any theme based on seasons is going to end up topsy turvy in one part of the planet or another!  But I rather enjoyed putting my numbingly cold winter hands to work with some lovely warming colours!  I feel warmer just looking at this card!

Heat Embossing with an embossing folder

The top layer uses the emboss resist and stamping with an embossing folder techniques.

I used versamark to ink up the Lovely Lace embossing folder, placed a piece of Whisper White card stock on top and pressed it evenly with my hands.  Then sprinkled with gold embossing powder and applied heat with a heat gun.

Then I used sponge daubers to apply ink: Cherry Cobbler at the bottom, Watermelon Wonder in the middle and Crushed Curry at the top.  I took a bit of care to blend the colours and wiped the ink off the embossing with a tissue and added a few Candy Dots in Cherry Cobbler and Crushed Curry.

I stamped a flower from Birthday Blossoms in Versamark onto the Crushed Curry card stock and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  Then I sponged carefully and lightly with Cherry Cobbler and Watermelon Wonder - fading out towards the ends of the petals.  Then I cut out the flower. 

The little flower is punched from Crushed Curry card stock with an Itty Bitty Accents punch, the centre and edges are sponged with Watermelon Wonder and then I put a Cherry Cobbler Candy Dot in the middle.

The Sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms and I stamped it onto Whisper White using Cherry Cobbler ink. I sponged Crushed Curry ink into the banner by just using an edge of a sponge dauber.

I used the Tags and Labels Framelits to cut the sentiment into a symetrical label using the method I describe in this post.  I sponged the edge quite generously with Crushed Curry ink and then added a thinner edge of Cherry Cobbler.  Then I made a slightly larger label with Crushed Curry card stock and layered them together before sticking them to the card with dimensionals.

The card is made from Watermelon Wonder card stock layered with Cherry Cobbler and Crushed Curry.

Do join in the fun - whatever season you're currently experiencing!  I look forward to seeing your creations at Splitcoaststampers.

Thanks for looking.

Stephanie

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