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Tune in Tuesday - Kraft cards with Heather Scott

 
Can I just tell you all how much I LOVE Kraft cardstock?  It is my all time favorite and the color I probably use the most besides White and Ivory of course!  I was so happy to be able to share some cards using Kraft cradstock today as a guest designer on the TAC Savvy Projects Blog!

My favorite look with Kraft cardstock is to stamp on top of it with white ink.  As you see in my first card above - it is an elegant look.  I always reach for VersaMagic Cloud White because it gives a nice opaque solid look on any color - but especially on Kraft! 

 
I embellished my card with a distressed edge on the kraft, a row of pierced dots for more texture and topped it off with a little snip of a pearl string (which you can find in the wedding/bridal section of your local craft store!).

For my next card I wanted to do a fun color combo including Kraft as a main color.

 
I added an accent of blush/pink and instead of ivory I went with White.  I colored the cupcake with my Copics - and tried to get the look of Vanilla frosting.  Looks Yummy!

 
Frosting: E50, E51, E57
Cherry: R35, R37
Stem: G21
Cupcake: R01, R02
Background: B00

One thing I love about Kraft is how well it accepts VersaMark ink!  You get a great watermark effect when you stamp with it - and I just LOVE the dot background from the Background Soup stamp set.

 

For my last card I did a Monochromatic card - using Kraft, Brown and Ivory.   It is a great combo for those masculine cards!

 
I colored the doughnut with my trust Copic's again - and was going for my FAV Cake doughnut with Chocolate frosting!

Doughnut: E50, E51, E53
Frosting: E55, E57, E59

 
I played around with my corner rounder, Scor-Buddy and Scor-bug to accent the card simply.

 
I hope you have enjoyed my take on Kraft Cards - and I hope you have a chance to play yourself and join in the fun below by adding your linky!

Heather

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Guest Designer Chris Franco and Delicate Florals

 
My knees are shaking as I get ready to post my little creations using Delicate Florals...this has been such an exciting month and every day I have been wowed by my fellow angels' talent.  Whoa.  I can't believe Mischelle blessed me with an opportunity to share with you as well today - thank you!  And, I so appreciate YOU coming to take a peek... 

If you have ever seen my blog, Blessings Ink, or my gallery, you know that I really don't have a particular style.  I just like to mix things up and create when I can...and, I do *love* texture!  Heather Scott recently had an article published on chalks and whenever she posts a card using them, I get inspired to pull out my chalks too.  I prefer to use a Dove blender pen with them but I also use the included cotton balls when I have a larger area to fill in.  The nice thing about the Dove pens is that it seals them at the same time. 

I really like the look of all white cards, but I felt it needed some texture!  I love the combination below with the embossing and cardboard.   I have a hard time sometimes coming up with color palettes, or coloring realistically, so I keep an inspiration board.  On one of those pieces I noticed in the painted flowers that they had added hints of yellow to the pink petals...when I was unhappy with my solid pink rose below, I tried adding a touch of yellow and  that was just what it needed!

 

My next card features Copics and the Emma Soar with it Collection.  I tried long and hard to resist Copics but now I can't live without them...I absolutely love the way The Angel Company has bundled them in coordinating colors and in sets of 3 for each color so shading is a breeze!   

 

In the close up I hope you can see the sheet of vellum I stitched over the top.  I pierced the holes first and then went around and handstiched it down.  I handcut the white oval just a snitch to make it smaller than the maroon oval and then distressed the edges to blend out any unevenness.  Before I glued the oval down, I added the narrow rows of the Delicate Florals stamp in Versamark, and was happy with the results.  Sometimes "less is more, and more is less" so there is a fine line...I teeter on it often!  tee hee...

My third card features another one of my coloring true-loves.  Watercoloring!  Here I used an aquabrush with my Tombow markers.  I did heat emboss my watercolor paper first in black and then I colored directly to paper - only then did I blend it out with my aquabrush.  As with Copics, I tried to use 2-3 shades of each color to get the depth.  The embossed background rubbed with Versamark is a trick I picked up from reading one of Mischelle's posts on this very blog.  The Versamark really makes the embossing pop, even with a subtle background like this one from the Impressionablilites.

This was actually the first card I made and originally it was without the saying.  As it sat patiently waiting for today, I realized that it was quite top heavy and needed to be balanced out.  This small thank you from Lovely Peony was perfect and I was tickled when I found some of my light crystal brads to match and add a little bling.

 

And now to my last card...using one more coloring medium: Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  I ended up doing a bit of "fussy cutting" as Barb Foster would call it!  Mainly because I wanted to highlight the flowers but also because I had shaded in the background with an ugly color of grey and it just didn't "work".  This way I could add some texture too.  I love happy mistakes!

This card is an oldie but goodie and hopefully it will not bore you!  When some of the ladies in my hostess club saw it they asked if we could make a card like it at the next get-together.  Ummm....sure!!

 

It's a card with a detachable bookmark!  For mine I used the Scor Bug Embosser over the crease a couple of times to deepen the perferations and to show someone where to tear/cut the bookmark and card apart.  Another helpful hint is:  Fold your card up so it is a standard card size (4.25 x 5.5) and then round all the layers of cardstock in the corners at once.  The Corner Chomper is perfect for this and can easily handle the multiple layers of cardstock.

 

Here is what you need to make a bookmark card:  Cut an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock so that it measures 5 1/2 x 11.  A Scor Pal makes the next step a sinch.  Score it at 4 1/4 and 8 1/2...the remainding 2 inches becomes the bookmark!  I finished mine of with an eyelet and some ribbon.  Don't forget to scor it well in the crease so that the recipiant understands what it's for.  Then the fun part is to decorate!  I used Lilly Anna here because I wanted a bright and cheerful color palette.

 

Thanks again for stopping by to see my little creations.  Don't forget that The Angel Company has put these featured stamp sets and all those with a heart in them on SALE during the month of February!  You can see all of the details here.
 
CARD SUPPLIES:

CARD 1: Delicate Florals T3012, Filled with Joy T3366, Shimmer and Jewel Tone Chalks Kits A504/A505, Dove Blender F04, Noir Palette Ink TT220, Labels 3 K301, Flourishes Impressionabilities K304

CARD 2:  Delicate Florals T3012, White Vellum V224, White Caboodle Cardstock V293, Emma Soar with it Collection V856 and cardstock B326, Versamark Ink S1179, Copics

CARD 3:  Delicate Florals T3012, Lovely Peony T3414, Maggie Soar with it Collection V847 and cardstock B327, Emboss Pad S775, Versamark Ink S1179, Black Embossing Powder S771, Light Crysral Brads D305, Labels 9 K299, Floral and Stone Impressionabilities K310 and watercolor paper

CARD 4:  Delicate Florals T3012, Filled with Joy T3366, Bless Your Heart TA3238, Lilly Anna Soar with it Collection V833 and cardstock B314, Lilly Anna Ribbon B214, Marvy Gigal Scalloped Circle Punch D701, Noir Palette Ink TT220, Transcendence Embossing Powder C151, Pop Dots D89, Scrappers Floss F903, Prismacolored Pencils, Scor Pal F358, Crop A Dile and Case (which includes large eyelest!) K100/K101, Crop a Dile Corner Chomper K414

 

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Easy Window Cards with a Window Card Tutorial

 

I LOVE this card!  {smiles}  I mean ... I REALLY LOVE IT ... I'm actually surprised by how much it has grown on me!  This card started out as a card for the Retiform Blog Hop.  I wanted to combine Retiform with a Window Card.  Unfortunately ... by the time I added all of my elements it just didn't go with Retiform so much.

 

 

My white cardstock is our Premium Cardstock and I just don't recommend this for a card base like I've done.  It was the only white I had in my studio so I used it.  Note the side of my card where the fold is.  I scored the card with my Scor-Pal, however, the cardstock still cracks when I fold it.  It does this because it is so heavy and so thick.  Ideal for many things but trickier to use as a card base!

 

If you notice the back of the card it appears that the ink is seeping through my cardstock.  That isn't the case though!  I have a lamp pointing towards the card and as a result you can see the image through my premium cardstock.

 

I knew I wanted to place my owl on Pop Dots and I soon discovered that I needed to place the owl when the cover of the card was closed.  I wanted him to 'pop' through the window.  It was soon apparant that this limited my beautiful golden background from being seen.  {bummer}

 

A few hours later I came back and looked at this card and KNEW something was missing!  You guessed it ~ Glossy Accents!  SEE the difference for yourself!

 

Glossy Accents, a white gel pen, a brown marker ... oh ... and a yellow copic marker to make my rhinestone golden!  I also sponged Tangela Memento ink on the outside petals of my flower to give it more dimension.  The finishing touches!

 

  

 

And now ... the TUTORIAL!  I picked a palette that I thought would show up well on film.  OH!  And it reminded me of the cold, harsh weather that was coming down outside ... freezing rain.  It was truly more gray outside but my insides felt ice cold blue like this card!

 

First I cut my card to size and then score it.  I DON'T fold it at this point though!  I align my cardstock with my die cut and then run it through the die cutting machine.  I scored it afterward.  Yes, it is premium cardstock which results in a harsh fold line!

 

 

Next I took a piece of scratch paper and ran it through my die cutter to make a mask.

 

I added some glue on the back of my mask to hold it in place while I work.  I let the glue dry completely before putting it on my card.  A heat tool speeds up this process {smiles}.

 

Next I position my mask on my card ... you can't see it but the card is facing FACE DOWN.  The back flap is standing straight up in the air. 

 

And then I lay the back flap onto my mask and pat it to adhere my mask.

 

I let go and it pops right up!  You can see that my mask has adhered in place.

 

When I open up the card to begin work everything is ready to go!

 

If you notice ... I stamped my image on my mask ... towards the top ... in the area I want to adhere it to the finished card.  I did this just to give me an idea of how I wanted my color to be placed.

 

I used post it notes to create a rough edge ...

 

and then I started inking ...

 

and inking ...

 

and inking ...

 

until I was okay with it.  I was wishing I had hydra sponges!

 

The BAM moment is when you remove the post it note mask!  I LOVE that!

 

Then I put my post it note mask in place and prepared for my next shade of blue.

 

Same process ...

 

YIKES!  I have a heavy hand but nothing I can do about that now!

 

 

 

For my last shade I just used the original mask I added to the card.

 

TIP:  I ALWAYS place my sponge on top of the color it goes with while I am working!  Otherwise I WILL grab the wrong sponge and {ruin} what I was trying to create.

 

After I finished I removed the main mask and then erased up any glue spots left by my Glue Marker. 

 

And then I put my mask back on because I forgot to add a touch of blue to my bottom color ... and it needed it! 

 

 

Next I set my card aside to 'settle' and began creating the frame for the front of the card.

This is how I place my dies on my magnetic sheet.  (For the first card I used the scallop circle die on the outside and a plain circle die on the inside).   

 

Then run it through your machine!  I didn't use the 'inside' pieces for this card but save those!  You can use them on future cards!

 

 

I hadn't yet tried embossing the frame and using an embossed frame on any of my window cards so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  It turned out GORGEOUS!

 

However, it didn't fit!  That little 'pinch' is just enough to make it NOT line up on your card!  So that was a no-no for this card.

 

And then I put all of the pieces together and added some Scrappers Floss!

 

 

Remember that I have a VERY bright light pointed at my card so that is why you are seeing the image on the back of the card flap.  On the actual card it is white as can be and not an inkling of ink has seeped through! 

 

 

 

 

ONE LAST TIP!  I thought I was SO clever!  I use my Glossy Accents so much that the tip tends to get clogged up now and then.  So I decided to keep my pin with my accents.  I gently pushed the pin into the plastic bottle.  About the 3rd time I was using my accents I looked down and I had DOTS of Glossy Accents randomly on my card ... here and there ... and EVERYWHERE!  What the heck!  It took me about 5 minutes to realize they were coming from my teeny, tiny pin hole!  YIKES!  Don't try this at home!

 

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle

Supplies used:

happy for you owl card: premium white and brown cardstock, dandelion, cantaoupe, tangelo and tuxedo black memento inks, spanish orange, sunburst yellow, pale vermillion, pumpkin orange, limepeel, apple green, olive green, dark green, burnt ochre, dark umber and dark brown prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, glossy accents, pop dots, brown marker, white gel pen, yellow copic marker, orange flower, glue dots, scallop circle and circle nesties dies, sponge, thoughts and prayers t3343, whooo loves ya ta3324, you whoo t3393

many thanks angel kitty card: premium white and blue cardstock, summer sky, danube blue, paris dusk and tuxedo black memento ink, cool gray 10%, cool gray 20%, cool gray 30%, sky blue light, powder, blue, imperial violet, violet blue, indigo blue, mulberry and black grape prismacolor pencils, odorless mineral spirits, pop dots, white gel pen, blue scrappers floss, nesties dies, sponge, glossy accents, bless your heart ta3238 and bow chica bow wow t3230

Mischelle Smith and A BLAST From the Past ~ Random Patterns

 
I went a little crazy with this set and there are STILL more cards I want to create with it!  If only there were more cardmaking hours in the day, right?!  {smiles}

This stamp set was originally a Stamp of the Month in 2009 and has always been one of my favorites!  Here is a link to view this set and the other BLAST from the PAST I will be FEATURING on Thursday February 10th Random Images and Pea Pickin'

For this first card I wanted to keep it simple.  I used Burnt Umber Palette ink and stamped my image on Kraft Cardstock.  The brown cardstock is cut with nesties Label 3 and then cut down in the middle to fit the size of my cardstock.  (You can't see this thank goodness).  I also incorporated another favorite stamp set T3343 Thoughts and Prayers (Inspiration Book).  The chartreuse cardstock is from our Mimi paper collection. 

 

 
This next card ... I LOVE IT!  {smiles}

This color palette just makes me happy! 

Okay ~ so the first thing I did was cut off one of the 'leafs' on one of the pattern images.  I can hear you gasping and it's okay!  Sometimes ~ stamps need surgery and I want to give you permission to operate as needed!  So I cut off one of the 'leaf' images because I needed a 'leaf' for this flower!

I used Rose Bud and Pear Tart Memento Inks to stamp this card.  The black 'stitching' is a fine tip marker.  I cut the heart out of the cardstock freehand.  I turned it over so the back was up and drew a heart with a pencil.  Then I cut it out.  I sanded the inside of the heart very gently where it had a couple of rough spots.  I added my stitching lines with my marker, my polka dot ribbon, flower, button and then some bling.  Isn't this a happy card!

 

 

 

I used another favorite set ~ TA3238 Bless Your Heart (Serendipity) to stamp the greeting on the inside.

 
Next I wanted to focus on simple.  I've been trying to design 'outside my box' and it's hard!  This was a fun card though!

 

I stamped my image with Lilac Posies Memento Ink and then embossed it with Transcendence Emboss Powder.  I also embossed my saying and then disassembled it. 

I drew the stitched line by hand using a marker and a ruler.  The flower center is a button and then bling added to the button center.

 

The inside saying is embossed and the 'happy' is handwritten.

 

I used the saying from T3218 Viva La Friendship (Inspiration Book) ~ another set I LOVE!

This next card is a FAVORITE!  {I know ... they're ALL my favorites ... except the last card!}  I stamped and embossed all of my images with Transcendence Emboss Powder.  I used LuLu Lavender, Sweet Plum and Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink for this card.  The saying is from TA3238 Bless Your Heart.  After stamping my flower and leaves I cut them out.  I put my flower on pop dots and just adhered the leaves to the card base.

I used my Nesties dies to cut out the circle in my cardstock and to create the outside lavender 'window'.  This is a piece of patterned paper from our Angelee collection.

 

The center of the flower is stamped alone, cut out and then adhered to the middle of the lavender flower.  Looking at this card now I think I may go back and add a rhinestone circle in the center!  Hey ... I LOVE my bling!

 
 

 
 
The card below is actually the first one I made with this set.  I used a piece of dark plummy purple cardstock and the chartreuse cardstock I used earlier.  This was a tough color palette to photograph and you can see the variations here.  In person the palette is to die for GORGEOUS! 

I stamped my images with Spring Pansy and Purple Hydrangea VersaMagic Ink and then embossed with Transcendence.

 

 
I LOVE how I did the chartreuse pieces so that they match up on the front and inside covers.  The front is on pop dots and the inside cover is adhered directly to the cardstock.  Kind of fun and such a simple card!

 
 

 

And the card that I DIDn't want to share!  I worked on this card throughout the day and still didn't 'click' with it.  I used Purple Hydrangea VersaMark Ink on this and DIDn't emboss it.  (Because it was in the trash).  I pulled it out of the trash and was determined to finish it.  Perhaps it will speak to someone!

 
I have so LOVED using this set and have more cards in my head just waiting to get out!  This set is great for masculine and feminine type cards and the images lend themselves to both.  I encourage you to give it a whirl!

Be sure and check back M-F all through February as we will be featuring a Guest Designer and Stamp Set every day this month!  And don't forget to join us on Friday Feb 4th for our Retiform Blog Hop!

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle

Supplies Card 1 ~ Brown, chartreuse and kraft cardstock, burnt umber palette ink, nesties die #3, pop dots, t3026 random patterns, t3343 thoughts & prayers

Supplies Card 2 ~ Premium white and chartreuse cardstock, black ribbon collection, 2 chartreuse flowers, black button, bling, rose bud and pear tart memento ink, black marker, pop dots, t3026 random patterns, ta3238 bless your heart

Supplies Card 3 ~  Premium white and chartreuse cardstock, lilac posies and tuxedo black memento ink, transcendence emboss powder, black marker, pop dots, black button, bling, t3026 random patterns, t3218 viva la friendship

Supplies Card 4 ~ Premium white and angelee papers, lulu lavender, sweet plum and bamboo leaves memento ink, transcendence emboss powder, standard nesties circles, classic scallop nesties, angelee ribbon, pop dots, t3026 random patterns, ta3238 bless your heart

Supplies Card 5 ~ Maggie plum and chartreuse cardstock, spring pansy and purple hydrangea versamagic ink, transcendence emboss powder, pop dots, t3026 random patterns, t3218 viva la friendship

Supplies Card 6 ~ Maggie plum and chartreuse cardstock, purple hydrangea versamagic ink, transcendence emboss powder, chartreuse flower, bling, t3026 random patterns, ta3238 bless your heart

Monday Card Sketch Challenge ~ Random Patterns

 

I have been having a BALL making cards lately and I have a stack of cards to prove it ~ WOWzers right!  It's been so much FUN!  I made this card last night and was so exhausted when I walked into my studio ... I had to prop my eyes open with toothpicks.  HOWEVER ... the toothpicks didn't last long because my energy started to return the more and more excited I got making this card!

This card sketch is a FIRST for me in that ... I was so tired when I started I just grabbed some papers that looked pretty together and started cutting them down to the sizes Heather had in the sketch.  I mean ... we are talking there was NO activity going on in my brain!  I just looked at the sketch and cut. 

Before I knew it I was at the point that I needed to add an image.  WOW!  By the time I got to this point my mind was actively participating and I had ideas flying left and right.  So ... I decided to use a set that I haven't been able to get enough of lately ~ Random Patterns T3026.  This is a set that I am getting ready to feature on Monday January 31st to kick off our YOU Make February Fabulous Promotion.  This set is a Blast From the Past and will only be available from now until February 28th.

I debated using this set because I did a design very similar to this for my post on the 31st.  Oh well!  It just gave my spirit wings to make this!  I LOVE it and hope you do also!

Here is the  Monday Card Sketch  that I used:

 

I used this simple saying on the inside.  LOVE this set!

 
I added lots of pop dots!  The height is FABULOUS!

 

Talk about keep it simple right!  This card was made in less than 15 minutes easy! 

I hope you enjoy and I encourage you to join in the Sketch Challenges ... I am fast becoming addicted!  To see more sketch challenge cards check out our Sketch Challenges on TAC PCC

To see more with this set come back on Monday January 31st and join us as we kick off a February FULL of cards! 

Happy Paper Crafting!

Mischelle

Supplies Used:  Maggie papers and cardstock, premium white cardstock, sage versamagic and angel pink memento ink, transcendence emboss powder, scallop circle nesties die, pop dots, button, rhinestone, glue dots, t3026 random patterns, ta3238 bless your heart