TAC Savvy Projects for People on the Go

Guest Designer Heather Scott and Spring Friends

 

Happy Monday!  I am so excited to be a part of the You Make February Fabulous promo with The Angel Company - and I thank TAC from the bottom of my heart for picking me to participate.  It has been an amazing month so far with all the specTACular designers - I hope you have been inspired as much as I have!

The stamp set that I chose (with a little help from Mischelle!) is T3150 Spring Friends.  It is a fun and playful stamp set - that can serve your creations thru the whole year and not just spring!  The best part is that it is on SALE for just $14.96 thru the end of February (Regularl retail value $19.95)

For my first card I went really simple and fun stamping and cutting out the jumping sheep image.   

 

Supplies:  T3150 Spring Friends, T2944 Spring Time, R2049 Easter Blessings, Copic Markers, LillyAnna Collection - cardstock and pattern paper, Polo Mini Blossoms, Clear Circle Brads, Mementos Tuxedo Black ink, Cloud White VersaMagic Ink

I colored the sheep with my copic markers - I used R81 and 0 for the cheeks and just a touch of T2 around the edges for some depth in his fur.  I like to lay down the color and then go along the edge of it with my 0 colorless blender to soften the edge.

 
I tore a piece of LillyAnna pattern paper for the grass/ground and I stamped the clouds using a tree folliage image from the Springtime stamp set.  Makes a cute little happy card don't ya think?  I got the greeting from the Easter Blessings stamp set - and I accented my sentiment strip with the clear crystal brads and a little mini blossom.  Gots to have me some bling on there!

I got a little more ambitious with my second card - and actually this was the first concept that I had when I saw this set.  Finger Puppets!  :-)  So I made a card with a pocket to hold them on the front.  Here is the card with all my spring friends inside:

 
Supplies:  T3150 Spring Friends, T1186 Tag Tidbits, Copic Markers, LillyAnna Collection - cardstock and pattern paper, Extra Jumbo Flower Punch, Green Scrappers Floss, Acetate, 1/8"Scor-tape, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, VersaMark Ink, Stylus

 
I colored the puppets the same way as the first card - laying the color down then blending and softening the edge with the colorless blender.

***Copic Combos***
Sheep:  T2, 0
Cheeks: R81, 0
Shirt and skirt:  B91, B95, R81, R85
Chick: Y11, Y21, YR65

I made the pocket to have a little accordian edge so you can tuck more than just one into the pocket.

 
 
The flower punch has a little added dimension - which I did by snipping in between each petal and then using my stylus on the back of each petal area and embossing a circle on each.  Then you can manipulate then a little to have the shape of a petal and some depth.

 
Each puppet friend has its own little finger holder - which I made out of scrap strips of acetate.  I put a piece of foam tape on the back of each friend, then when the receiver of the card is ready they can peel and stick them to the finger holders.  Each finger holder is 3 1/2 inches long and 1 inch wide.  I cut slits from the edge to about halfway on opposite edges to make them work - one slit approximately 3/4" from one end along one edge - and then on the other end I cut several approximately 1/8" from each other along the opposite edge.  Then you just slip them together and slide your finger in the loop.

 

 
Too cute - and FUN!  Even my 8 year old son thought they were fun!  (thanks for finger modeling for me Logan!)

For this next card I wanted to have a more masculine feel and go for a Father's Day feel.  The perfect paper collection is Amberly Grace!  I stamped and colored the bunny with a tie with my Copic Markers.

 
Supplies: T3150 Spring Friends, T3002 Edge Designs, T3373 Noble Notes, Amberly Grace Collection - cardstock, hardware and pattern paper, Copic Markers,  Pop Dots, Scor-Buddy and Scor-Bug Embosser, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, VersaMark Ink, Clear Embossing Powder

I added a simple scribble background with BG10- to soften it a bit and ground my image.  No floating bunnies!  You can also see I added a little Glossy Accents to his eyes.

 
***Copic Markers***
Bunny: E51, E53, E55, E57
Eyes: BG10, 0 (colorless blender)
Tie: W3, W7 BG72, BG75
Background: BG10
Ground: W3, W7

I wanted to make this card a little more elegant and masculine - so I embossed the greeting and the Edge Designs stamp along the edge of the card.  I also added it to the inside to for extra pop.  It really adds a punch and is so simple.

 
 
 
I could create so many more ideas with this stamp set - but time tells me I gotta wrap this up!  If I get a chance this week maybe you will see me in the blog hop with some more!  I hope you have been inspired - and have fun creating!  Thanks for checking me and all the guest designers out this month - the Blog Hops are so much fun I hope you get to join in or atleast check them all out!  And be sure to check out all the stamp sets on sale!

You can check out more of my paper creations on my blog at Oz-somestamps.

Happy Papercrafting!

Heather

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Guest Designer Holly Mays and Watercolor Plants

 

I had SO much fun creating this card! My goal was to create a collage. I started out using stamps from Fanciful Vintage and Vintage Backgrounds. I inked up the stamps and then stamped off some of the ink on scratch paper. I did this so that when I stamped on my card the image would be lighter~ creating depth and dimension. I stamped one of the images with VersaMagic Oasis Green to add some color! {smiles}

The Watercolor Plants, Running Stitches, and greeting were all stamped with the first generation of ink. I layered the "I Love You" onto black cardstock to make it pop out a little more. The last thing I did was add buttons. The card needed a little something~ and the buttons did the trick!  I LOVE creating collage cards!

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, Running Stitches, Trendy Greetings, Fanciful Vintage, Vintage Backgrounds, Pemberley Bay Matchbook Kit, VersaMagic Oasis Green, Noir Black Palette Ink Pad

 

I started this card by placing a strip of Amberley Grace cardstock on the side~ then I added matching ribbon. I punched a circle out of kraft cardstock using a 2 1/2" punch and I punched a 3" scalloped circle from Amberley Grace. The VersaMark gave the Watercolor Plants a soft look. I stamped "many thanks" with Burnt Umber. The bow and the buttons gave the card the "POP" that it needed. ;)

I like this card because Amberley Grace does all the work! The biggest challenge for me on this card was tying the BOW! I am not the best at tying bows! ha!

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, Tag Tidbits, Amberley Grace Cardstock and Ribbon, Burnt Umber Palette Ink Pad, VersaMark Pad

 

This card was FUN for me because I usually work with darker colors! I'm trying to expand my comfort zone! I started with my Speckle stamp~ using Belle Rose and Orangerine~ to create my background. I used the same two colors of ink to stamp the Watercolor Plants. I stamped the Watercolor Plants with the first and second generation of ink to create some depth. I layered my image onto orange cardstock and used pop dots to attach it to the card. Finally, I added a saying.

I LOVE my Speckle stamp, but I wanted some "bigger" speckles...so I went back and added a few random larger speckles with my orange marker.

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, Speckle, Tag Tidbits, Belle Rose Palette Ink Pad, Orangerine Palette Ink Pad, Pop Dots

 

An old book I found inspired me to do this card! The pages were falling out and I almost threw the book in the trash.  What was I thinking?! {smiles} I took a page from the book and started stamping Watercolor Plants~ stamping several different generations of ink to create depth. I used Edge Designs on two sides.

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, With Sympathy, Edge Designs, Noir Black Palette Ink Pad

 

This was a simple and fast card to make...just a few layers and black ink! 

 

I used my Scor-Bug Embosser on the left side of the card and added a photo turn and brad.

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, Happily Grateful, Noir Black Palette Ink Pad, Scor-Pal, Scor-Bug Embosser

 

Aquacolors are SO fun to play with! I used 3 colors~orange, yellow, green. I sprayed my stamp with water and colored directly on the stamp with aquacolors. I stamped my image on white cardstock. Pop dots were used to give the main image some height.

I purchased some doilies at a local dollar store and I was determined to use one on this card! I stamped the doily using my Script stamp and Orangerine ink pad.

Supplies: Watercolor Plants, Script, Trendy Greetings, Aquacolors, Orangerine Palette Ink Pad, Noir Black Ink Pad, Pop Dots

***There are links above so that you can purchase the product I have used, but PLEASE purchase from your ANGEL demonstrator if you have one! I hope you have enjoyed my cards, but most of all, I hope you are inspired to stamp and create! I have thoroughly enjoyed being a Guest Designer! Thank you!

Click here to visit my blog: Holly Mays