Carol Stamps - Carol Stamps

On-Line Card Class - Spring Card Camp: Second-generation Stamping, Day 19

4/30/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Jennifer McGuire was back for this class with second-generation stamping.

This set of cards was fraught with issues for me... issues with stamping clean images and loss of a die which flew off somewhere in my craft room when removing the die from the die-cut. This meant my plan for the cards changed and I went a lot more clean-and-simple than originally intended.

My first card:

and my second:

and side-by-side:

Products used in the making of these cards were

Stamps: GinaK “Love & Kindness”
Dies: GInaK “Love & Kindness” (still haven't found that die...)
Inks: Distress Ink “Candied Apple” and “Mowed Lawn”
Papers: Neena Solar white; Die Cut with a View Card Stack “white”
Adhesives: GInaK “Connect” glue

On-Line Card Class - Spring Card Camp: Mask and Ink , Day 18

4/30/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Shari Carroll introduced a new way to stretch masking in this class.

My first card:

and my second:

and side-by-side:

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Inks: Distress Oxides “Peeled Paint”, “Mustard Seed”, “Dried Marigold” and “Picked Raspberry”
Papers: Neena Solar White; Die Cut with a View Card Stack “white”; scraps of black, light-weight white; Bazzill Monochromatic Trio “Aspen” (ASPEN5)
Embellishments: Altenew Enamel Dots “Red Cosmos” (ALT2591), “Green Fields” (ALT2589) and “Pocketfull of Sunshine” (ALT 2590); Nuvo Crystal Drops “Gloss Simply White”
Adhesives: ScorTape 1/8”; GinaK “Connect” glue

On-Line Card Class - Spring Card Camp: Stretching Word Dies , Day 17

4/28/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Jullie Ebersole has a way to make the most ot of word dies...

My first card:

and my second:

Not sure why the last card "ghosted" the word smile...

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Dies: Sizzix “Friendship Words - Block” (660213) and “Stitched Circles” (662229)
Inks: Zig Clean Color Markers “Lt. Blue” (036), “Blue” (030), “Violet” (080” and “Deep Violet” (084); Distress Oxides “Tumbled Glass”, “Blueprint Sketch”. “Chipped Sapphire”, “Wilted Violet” and “Dusty Concord”
Papers: Neena Solar White; Die Cut With A View “Card Stack - Blues”; Ranger Watercolor Paper
Embellishments: Idea-ology “Big Chat” (TH93192)
Adhesives: GinaL “Connect” glue; jeje foam tape; ScorTape 1/8”

On-Line Card Class - Spring Card Camp: Copic Markers , Day 16

4/28/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Class 16 was led by Kathy Racoosin, who showed a technique which took advantage of the bleed-through typical of Copic (and other brand) alcohol markers. Since I have very few Copic markers and do not have the comic blending solution, I improvised:

I used Altenew Alcohol Markers and Ranger's Alcohol Blending Solution.
I struggled finding a stamp image that would lend it self to this technique so I fudged a bit and used an image of leaves and non-traditional leaf colors...
Instead of 80 lb paper, I used a sheet of copy paper

My first card:

My second card:

and the two, side-by-side:

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Stamped; Simon Says Stamp “Be Kid” (sss202099)
Inks: Altenew Alcohol Markers “Forest Glade” (G715), “Evergreen” (G 554), “Desert Night” (B227) and “Volcano Lake” (B714); Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution; GinaK Amalgam “Jet Black”
Papers: Neena Solar White; copy paper; Die Cut With A View “Card Stack - Blues”
Embelilshments: Idea-ology “Small Chat” (TH93193)
Adhesives: ScorTape 1/8”

On-Line Card Class - Spring Card Camp: Color Smooshing , Day 15

4/27/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Kristina Werner is back with an ink-smooshing technique.

My first card used leftover letters from week 14:

My second card:

I was going to do more but I lost my focus and messed up the center that was cut from the card above, so... I only have two to sie-by-side:

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Stamps: PinkFresh “My Favorite Things to Say” (PFCS5318)
Dies: Sizzix “Friendship Words - Block” (660213) and “Stacked Deckle” (662694)
Inks: Zig Clean Color Markers “Dark Pink” (027), “Blue” (030), “Deep Violet” (084) and “Ochre” (063); GInaL Amalgam “Jet Black”
Papers: Ranger watercolor Paper (SW39537); The Paper Studio A2 notecard “kraft”(697227); Neena Solar White
Adhesives: ScorTape 1/8”

On-Line Card Class: Alphabet Cards , Word Dies, Day 14

4/27/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Laura Bassen used alphabet dies for her tutorials on Day 14.I didn't used alphabet dies but a word die instead...

Here is my first card (sorry for the bad focus):

my second where I forgot to overlap the letters

and my third:

The three side-by-side-by-side:

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Dies: Sizzix “Friendship Words - Block” (660213)
Stencils: Stampers Anonymous Layering Stencil “Crackle” (TH039)
Inks: Distress Oxides “Worn Lipstick”, “Spun Sugar”, “Fried Marigold” and “Fossilized Amber”
Papers: Neena Solar White; “The Paper Studio A2 “kraft” (697227); scraps of red, pink, orange and mustard card; scrap of gold gard
Embellishments: Idea-ology “Small Talk - Occasions” (TH93245)
Adhesives: Ranger Foam Adhesive (IWT40514); ScorTape 1/8”; GinaK “Connect” glue

On-Line Card Class: Spring Card Camp , Word Dies, Day 13

4/23/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Cathy Zielske used a set of word dies to make two different cards.

Here is my first:

and my second:

and side-by-side:

Products used to make these cards were:

Dies: Sizzix "Shadow Script #2" (662685)
Inks: Distress Inks "Candied Apple", "Wild Honey", "Cracked Pistachio", and "Blueprint Sketch"
Papers: Neena Solar White; The Paper Studio A2 notecard "kraft" (697227); Paper Reflections Vellum (PAK03864); Pebbles "Happy Hooray" 8x8 pad (732622)
Embellishments: Idea-ology "Small Talk - Occasions" (TH93245) and
Metallic Driplets" (TH94016; Altenew enamel Dots "Red Cosmos" (ALT2591), "Cool Summer Night" (ALT2588) and "Green fields" (ALT2589)
Adhesives: ScorTape 1/8"; Ranger Adhesive Foam (IWT40415); GinaK "Connect" glue

On-Line Card Class: Spring Card Camp , DIY Ink Pads, Day 12

4/22/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Jennifer McGuire is demoing on Day 12, showing how to make an ink pad using wipes (mine were dry so I had to spritz them with water to activate). She made several card sets, show how to stamp with the DIY Pad:

How to use the ink pad to make backgrounds or panels from which die cuts can be made:

Side-by-side-by-side!

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Stamps: Altenew “Leaf CLuster” (ALt3323)
Dies: Altenew “Leaf Clusters” (ALt3324)
Papers: Neena Solar White; Ranger Watercolor Paper (ISW39532); Hero Arts “Sea Mix” A2 notecards (PS571); scrap of black cardstock
Inks: Distress Ink Reinkers “Chipped Sapphire”, “Forest Moss”, “Peacock Feathers”, “Shabby Shutters”, “Salty Ocean” and “tilted Violet”; GInaK Amalgam “Jet Black”
Adhesives: GinaK “Connect” glue; ScorTape 1/8”

On-Line Card Class: Spring Card Camp , Rainbows, Day 11

4/22/2020

Note to reader --- since this is a paid class, I'm not going to do a step-by-step of how I did these cards. If you are curious, sign up for the class at Online Card Classes. Very good value for money, IMO!

Rainbows is the central motif in two different card designs by Dawn Woleslagle. Here is my first card, with the rainbow "glittered" (although it's not easily seen in this photo):

And the second with the clouds glittered:

The third card used her alternative, for those who did not have stacked circle dies:

You can see the Wink of Stella glimmer here...

Side-by-side-by...

Products used in the making of these cards were:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp “All the Thanks: (CZ40) and “Mandy’s Flowers” (sss101877)
Dies: Hero Arts Nested Frame Ct Infinity Circle” (DI199)
Inks: Distress Oxides “Tumbled Glass”, “Candied Apple”, “Dried Marigold”, “Dusty Concord”, “Mowed Lawn”, and “Blueprint Sketch”; Wink of Stella “Clear” (999); GinaK Amalgam “Jet Black”
Papers: scraps of red, yellow, orange, green, blue and purple cardstock; Stampin’ Up! “Bliss Blue” A2 notecards (100510); Hero Arts “Sea Mix” A2 notecards (PS571); Neena Solar White
Adhesives: GinaK “Connect” glue, ScorTape 1/8”

Challenge: Create a Scene

4/22/2020

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for April 20, 2020 was to "Create a Scene". I decided that this would be the perfect time to try out he Hero Arts scene-builders stamps. I chose the "Sunflower Fields" stamp for this card:

Products used in the making of this card were:

Stamps: Hero Arts "Sunflower Field" (CM411)
Inks: Hero Arts "Forest", "Lime Green", "Fiesta Yellow", "Cocoa" and an un-named caramel mini; GInaL Amalgam "Jet Black"; Distress Oxide "Tumbled Glass"
Papers: Neena Solar White, a scrap of gloss black; pre-folded A2 notecard in green
Adhesives: ScorTape 1/8"

honored to be asked to be guest designer for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, September 2017

for my entry in the Frilly and Funkie November 22, 2017 Challenge: Give Thanks

for my entry in the Frilly and Funkie December 9, 2017 Challenge: Most Memorable Gift

for my entry in the Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog Challenge, August 14, 2019 "Let’s Do It Again"

Online Card Classes