WHEEEE!

Hello everyone!  Betsy on the blog here today sharing this fun & easy card.  I have used

two stamps sets today:

Hobby Art Ltd - Wheeee!

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and

For The Love of Stamps - Sparkling Snowflakes

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I first die cut my base using a dotted rectangle die.  For paper I used a piece of card stock 

that I did the shaving cream/dye reinker on.  This swirly method of applying color to a piece

of card stock usually makes a lot.  I have a stack of these! 

 But it really gave the look I was going for in this project!

I also cut a piece of plain what card stock with the same dotted rectangle die 

except one size smaller.  Then I cut it again with a stitched sloping hillside die.

I stamped my image with an alcohol friendly ink on a scrap piece

of white card stock. 

Then I colored it with Copic markers - with minimal shading and

fussy cut my image leaving a narrow white border.  I then heat embossed

with white embossing powder small snowflakes.

I adhered the snow slope piece and then foam taped the colored image on top at

an angle so they looked like they were sliding!  I added a variety of little sparkly

gemstones and some Stickles to the snow and my card was finished!

This was such a fun card to put together!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

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Other Products Used:

Prepared background panel

Copic Markers

Various Gemstones

White Gel Pen

2 Nesting Rectangle Dies

Sloping Hillside Die

Stickles

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

White Embossing Powder

Glue

For a more detailed tutorial please check out my blog:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Betsy

Deer Wood

Hello everyone!  Betsy on the blog here today to share this beautiful card

for the New Year!  WOW!  Where did 2019 go?

This is a beautiful stamp by

IndigoBlu:  Deer Wood

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I started by cutting out my main panel to 4" x 5 1/4" and stamping my image with

a medium gray ink.  I wanted to keep this card on the softer side so I opted for the gray

instead of black.  I also die cut 2020 with an alpha/numeric die set.

I knew I need to create more contrast for my stamped image to show up better, so I took a dark gray

colored pencil and went over the deer and the trunks of the trees trying to define the

edges more.  Then I took a slate gray pencil - which was bluer - and made some

shadows underneath the deer's feet and the tree trunks.  This helped to ground them.

I then ink blended the edges with a slate blue ink.

I took an A2 size top folding white card base and covered it with a blue/black

glitter paper.  Then I adhered my inked panel onto of that and added my

numbers for the new year down the side. I misted it with a shimmer spray.

And that completed my card!

Topflight supplies used:

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Other Supplies used:

White A2 size top folding card base

Blue/black Glitter Paper

Main panel paper

Dark gray ink

Dark gray and Slate gray colored pencils

Numerical die

Shimmer Spray

For a more detailed tutorial please stop by my blog at:

https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com

Thank you for stopping by today!

Betsy

Get Wool Soon

Hello everyone!  Betsy on the blog here today sharing this very seasonal get well

card.  The stamps I used are from Paper Rose:

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I started out by cutting my main panel to 4" x 5 1/4" and embossing it with a cable knit embossing folder.  The paper actually looked like it could be a sweater!  The I took a scrap of white card stock and stamped my image and sentiment using a gray Copic-friendly ink. 

 I chose the gray because I felt it would have a softer look than black or navy.

Next I colored my image with Copics.  And I colored over the sentiment with a light 

Copic shade as well.  I fussy cut the heart image and die cut the tag image with a banner die.

I cut an A2 size top folding card base out of some natural flecked card stock.  On this I adhered a navy panel that was 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  Then I adhered my embossed panel on top of that.

I foam taped my yarn heart on the center left. I also used foam tape on part of the sentiment and glue on the part that overlapped the heart.

And that completed my card!

Topflight Stamps supplies used:

Paper Rose 4 x 4 stamp set - Hooked on You

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Other supplies used:

Authentique Paper Pad - Alpine

Navy and Natural Fleck card stock

Memento Ink - London Fog

Foam Tape

Banner Die

Copic Markers

Cable Knit embossing folder

For a more detailed tutorial including Copic colors please visit my blog:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by today!

Betsy

Let It Snow!

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today bringing you a "Let It Snow" card using

the Dots to Diamonds Midnight paper craft pad from Hunkydory!

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I first chose my panel from the Dots To Diamonds Midnight Papercraft Pad:

The gray dots on the paper indicate where to put all the pretty gemstones!  Before adhering those to my sheet I first cut my paper down to 4" x 5 1/4".  Then I heat embossed my sentiment and snowflakes with WOW Embossing Glitter in Iced Silver.  I stamped my tiny snowflakes over 

the largest of the gray dots.  I also heat embossed the edges of the panel.

Then I applied my gems.  I used the  palest and the darkest ones and adhered them in a nice scattering.  I did not cover all of the gray dots.  After the gems were down, I added Nuvo Glitter Accents in Fresh Snowfall and covered the rest of the dots and added more.  I then adhered this panel to my A2 size top folding white card base that was covered in a very pale blue snowflake paper.  When everything was dry, I sprayed the entire card with an iridescent glitter spray.  And that finished my card!

A different color of embossing powder and different colored gems would give this card a completely different look!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

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hunkydory-dots-to-diamonds-paper-pad-midnight

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Other Products Used:

Wow Embossing Glitter in Iced Silver

Nuvo Glitter Accents in Fresh Snowfall

Iridescent Flitter Dust by Therm-o-Web

Glue

Background Paper

Clear Embossing Ink

I hope you enjoyed today's project!  For a more detailed

tutorial, please visit my blog at:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Take the Path Less Travelled

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today.  I hope you've all had a great week!  

Today I'm bringing you a card featuring :

Art by Marlene by Studio Light "Little Ladies"

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I also used:

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I started my project by using the stencil on a panel of white A2 size card stock with Metallic Gilding Polish in Golden Olive.  Once that was dry I stamped the decorative elements. 

I next stamped the little girl with hybrid black ink and colored her with Copic markers.  I added shimmer to the wings and also doodled in them with a fine line black pen, then added dots with a white gel pen.  Next I fussy cut her out.

I covered a white A2 size top folding card and adhered my background paper to it.  I heat embossed in white my chosen sentiment.

My background paper was heavily textured.  When I heat embossed it, there were definitely missed places where the ink didn't stamp.  I was able to fill those in with a white gel pen.

It was time to assemble my card.  I really didn't like the way the stenciled background looked behind the little girl, so I die cut a 3 1/2" circle out of it and used it instead.  

It really put the focus on the little girl.

I popped her up on foam tape on top of the circle and added some gems.  And that finished my card!

Topflight Stamps supplies used:

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Other supplies used:

Copic Markers

White A2 size top folding card base

Background paper

White card stock panel

Black hybrid ink

Fine line black marker

White gel pen

3 1/2" circle die

Metallic Gilding Polish - Golden Olive

Shimmer pen/Liquid Stardust

Gems

Foam tape

Thank you for stopping by today!

For a more detailed tutorial on this card, please stop by my blog:

https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com

Snow is Falling...

Hello everyone!  Betsy on the blog here today....you know it's coming...SNOW!  Actually as I was making this card it was snowing outside my window!

I am using this Visible Image card: "Snow Is Falling"

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I love the look of spontaneity that marks the Visible Image style and this stamp set does not disappoint.  It's also a very uncomplicated card that could easily be mass produced...just in case you were making a ton of winter cards!

I first cut my background paper to 4" x 5 1/4".  I heat embossed the large snowflake in white 

on the upper portion of the panel.

I then die cut a small strip of white for the ground using a stitched die and

 heat embossed in navy the sentiment.  Then I adhered this to the bottom of my card.

I added tiny clay snowflakes and used my shimmer pen for added sparkle.

I covered the base of my white top folding A2 size card base with a panel of navy blue and

the mounted my finished panel on top.

And that finished my card!  How easy and not very many steps!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

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Other Products Used:

White Top Folding A2 size card base

Navy Card Stock

Patterned Paper

Scrap white card stock

White & Navy Embossing Powders

Shimmer Pen

Snow Sequins/clay bits

Stitched cutting die

For a more detailed tutorial on this project please visit my blog at:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thank you for stopping by!

Betsy

You Hold the Power...

Hello everyone!  Betsy on the blog today sharing with you this encouraging card using

AALL & CREATE - Curiosities   stamp set

This is such an interesting stamp set and very different.  I love the ideas that were popping into my head just looking at it!

I started by stamping the hand on Neenah card stock and coloring it with Copics.  I used a 

Copic-friendly black ink and when I colored, I extended the arm as I knew I wanted it to 

come from the side of the card.

Note when I fussy cut out the hand I cut off the string and heart.  I trimmed my background paper to

4" x 5 1/4".  I then stamped the sentiment and I also stamped just the string with the heart...lining up the string with the point of the star.  After I colored the hand I took a black Copic-friendly marker and extended the outline of the arm.

Next I added Stickles to the heart and I dotted the background with it using a toothpick.  I then adhered the hand using foam tape making sure the string that was visible on the finger lined up with the string on the base of the card.

I adhered a piece of specialty card stock to my A2 size white top folding card base.  Then as a final bit of bling I used a sparkle pen there and there...and that finished my card!

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

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Other Products Used:

Black Hybrid Ink

Copic Markers

Background papers

Stickles

Shimmer Pen

Foam tape

For a more detailed tutorial please check out my blog:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thank you stopping by!

Betsy

Silly Snowmen

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today sharing this adorable snowmen card using 

"Silly Snowmen" & "Snow Is Falling" from For the Love of Stamps:

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I started by white heat embossing a medium blue A2 size card base with the Snow is Falling stamp.  I masked out a die cut oval for my sentiment.  Although it didn't mask out cleanly, I really liked the effect it gave the oval when I did the heat embossing.

I stamped my images on Neenah 80lb Classic Crest Solar White card stock in a light gray ink.  I stamped 3 snowmen, 3 piles of snowballs and 3 single snowballs.  I colored them with Copics and added Stickles to give them some sparkle.  I fussy cut them all out.

Before assembling it all together I die cut a stitched wavy scalloped edge piece of the white card stock to use as the snowy ground.

I adhered the snowy ground on first and then the piles of snowballs.  I mounted each Silly Snowman on a mini wobble spring, shaded a bit of the ground with my Copic marker underneath each one and adhered them in various positions.  I added the snow balls and more Stickles on the ground and added a few more snowflakes and filled in some of the heat embossed snowflakes with a white gel pen.  That finished my card!

I hope you'll give todays tutorial a try.  These snowmen are just so cute and silly!

Topflight Stamps Supplies Used:

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for-the-love-of-stamps-clear-stamp-set-snow-is-falling

For a more detailed tutorial please hop on over to my own blog at:

/https://caringheartcards.blogspot.com/

Thanks for your support everyone!  Have a great week!

Betsy

Glittering Mandala

Hello everyone!  Betsy here on the blog today sharing a beautiful glimmering mandala card in blue and gold!  I am using For the Love of Stamps - Precious Jewels:

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This is such a beautiful stamp with so many color way possibilities!  I decided to use blue on black and started by cutting a black panel 4" x 5 1/4" and heat embossing the mandala image with gold embossing powder.  I left room for a sentiment but later decided not to use one.

For coloring I used Primacolor Premier Color Pencils.  They really show up well on dark card stock and the colors just pop!  I used:

I started in the middle and worked my way outward.  Blending the colors.  Only one or two areas have the full 6-color blend.  Most are 2-5 colors.  There are 2 places where I didn't color at all.  I always keep my pencils nice and sharp when using them, sharpening often with a hand held sharpener.  A sharp point helps get into the tiny spaces. 

I added a small round gold sticker in the center and then placed a blue jewel on top of that for some added sparkle - because...more sparkle!

I covered an A2 size white card base with blue shimmer paper.  I cut 2 very narrow strips of that same shimmer paper and adhered them across the bottom of the black colored panel with a narrow gold strip in-between.  And that finished my card!

Topflight Stamps products used:

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