Monday, July 01, 2019

Inky Stamper: On a Roll Belated Birthday Card

My project is very special as I am honored to showcase a new line of stamps and craft dies by my talented friend, Chelsea Comer of Inky Stamper!! YAY!! Chelsea is NOT new to the industry. Her line has been in the making for many years so there's more to come - I am looking forward to that!

I am thrilled to introduce her TP Stamp Set - it has humor and fun! LOL! It is a clear stamp set with seven different designs and sentiments. Challenging myself to a masculine card, I added a paper piecing technique and a unique photo corner element to my On a Roll Belated Birthday Card. Take a look!




**I receive products from Inky Stamper and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**


On a Roll Belated Birthday Card Step Out

I stamped the mouse in the roll stamp design with black ink on white cardstock using a stamp positioning tool.


Keep the tissue roll realistic, I had stamped mainly the roll on white tissue paper. LOL! I fussy cut the mouse out and put aside to add later.


Since I don't color very well, I stamped the mouse design onto grey cardstock and fussy cut him. I used a black brush pen to edge the mouse for a finished look.

Next, add dimension on the back by adding a combination of 3D Foam Circles White Regular and Small, and 3D Foam Squares White Regular. Set aside to add later.




Stamp the I was on a Roll sentiment on the bottom of the card panel in dark brown.


I was thinking of this as a more masculine card so I thought layers would be appropriate for the belated birthday card.

Cut the following layers into: third layer (black) - 4.00 x 5.25-inch; second layer (white) - 3.75 x 5.00-inch; first layer (Kraft) - 3.50 x 4.75-inch and the stamped card panel is 3.00 x 4.25-inch.


Let's concentrate on the card panel. I wanted to do something unique to the edges and decided to play up the Silver color (think mouse!).

Each corner had a Creative Photo Corner in Silver and each side had a border of photo corners which were secured by a line of E-Z Runner Micro adhesive.





For extra interest, I added 3D Foam Squares on the back. But first I adhered the other card panels together and then centered the card panel on top.



Before I add the layered card panel on the A2-size (4.25 x 5.50-inch) Kraft card base, I stamped the inside for a humorous belated birthday wish - LOL! Note for this card, I masked out the flies since I had the sentiment on top.

At the time of creating this card, I didn't have my inside written as "Oh, Crap!!! Sorry to have forgotten your birthday! Happy Belated!"


Once the card panel layers adhered to the card base, I started adding the rest of the elements such as the white tissue paper and grey mouse onto the card front.



Again, congratulations Chelsea!! Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH

Creative Time: 30 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed
Inky Stamper
TP Stamp Set

Other
Ink: Tsukineko (Momento Ink in Tuxedo Black and Cocoa); Brush Marker: Spellbinders® Paper Arts (Black Lace Ultimate Waterproof Brush Pen by Jane Davenport); Adhesives: E-Z Runner® Micro, E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine, E-Z Runner® Ultra, 3D Foam Squares White Regular, 3D Foam Circles White Regular and Small, and Creative Photo Corners in Silver (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®); Stamp Positioning Tool: MISTI (My Sweet Petunia); Repositionable Adhesive Notes; Stamp Shammy; Kraft, Black, and White Cardstock


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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Asuka Studio: Sweet Birthday Z Fold Card

Hello Friends! I am sharing a Sweet Birthday Z-Fold Card featuring 12 x 12 Watercolor Splash Sunset Orange paper, So Sweet Ephemera pack, and Journal Cards Forest Friends from Asuka Studio. It was easy to do and perfect if you are in a hurry to make one!


**I receive products from Memory Palette Co. and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**


Sweet Birthday Z-Fold Card Instructions

With an 8 7/8 x 5 1/2-inch 12 x 12 Watercolor Splash Sunset Orange paper, score at 2 1/8 and 4 1/8-inch on the long side. Then accordion/mountain-fold in a Z pattern to create your card front.



With the front facing you, stamp different cake and tea images on the entire area in Angel Pink ink for a subtle background design. I also inked around the edges of the card.


For my card front, I wanted to use the Enjoy the Moments journal card from the Journal Cards Forest Friends


The cake stand die cut from the So Sweet Ephemera was added on top of the Enjoy the Moment card front with 3D Foam Squares for dimension. For some sparkle, Rhinestone Light Pink were placed in various areas on the card.


Here's another look at the finished card...




Thanks for stopping by!
MargieH



Creative Time: 30 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate


Materials Needed
Asuka Studio
MP-60128 12 x 12 Watercolor Splash Sunset Orange
MP-60155 So Sweet Ephemera
MP-60016 Journal Cards Forest Friends
MP-59129 Rhinestone Light Pink


Other:
Ink: Tsukineko (Momento Angel Pink); Adhesives: E-Z Runner® Ultra, and 3D Foam Squares White Regular (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®); Score Board and Bone Folder

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Asuka Studio Design Team



Asuka Miyamoto (Product Designer)







Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Asuka Studio: So Sweet Origami Candy Banner

When I saw the So Sweet Collection and the Origami So Sweet, I knew that I wanted to do something more than a card. After finding an origami candy tutorial online, I had to do a candy banner! LOL! Let me show you how to make one :)


**I receive products from Memory Palette Co., Spellbinders® Paper Arts, and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® for use in my projects. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience and doing so I can share what I personally love to use.**


So Sweet Banner Instructions

Taking a sheet each of the pink striped and lavender striped patterned paper from the Origami So Sweet, I cut each sheet into four equal squares to make a total of eight squares.

After searching online, I found a video tutorial on how to make ORIGAMI CANDY shapes! PERFECT for my project :) Each piece represents a step to creating the shape.


I found a background that would fit each shape for the banner :) This MP-60126 12 x 12 So Sweet Cards Paper is perfect for the look I was going for.


To determine which design I wanted, I matched the colors with the origami candy and how my letters would fit to balance.


The letters were die-cut using a gold mirror cardstock so they would stand out. I first applied 3D Foam Creative Sheet Medium to the back of the mirror cardstock and then die-cut. This not only gives it sparkle but dimension too!




The banner bases were punched with holes on each top corner so that the baker's twine could be threaded through.


But just having baker's twine wasn't enough so I found some of these colorful beads that matched my banner for FUN! Don't they look like hard candy?! LOL!

I wrapped the baker's twine several times across each banner base to stand out and then threaded a bead before starting on the next base. Don't forget to knot each end of the banners to secure! Loved how this looks!


There is one spacer banner between the words. Using a cake stand die cut from the So Sweet Die Cut pack, I added a few 3D Foam Squares and a Rhinestone Light Pink :)



Embellishing the Banners

Now the fun part! For each Origami Candy Banner, I secured with an Adhesive Dot Large on the top part of each banner. Then I peeled the back liner of each letter and placed onto the banner below the candy.


For the single letter banners, just center it! Note that I sprinkled a few Rhinestone Light Pink here and there.

Pictured below are how I designed each letter and spacer banner. SO SWEET + LOVE!!



And the banner as a whole!


As always, thanks for stopping by!
MargieH



Creative Time: 30 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed

Other:
Etched Dies: S6-009 Fonts One Uppercase (Spellbinders® Paper Art); Adhesives: 3D Foam Creative Sheets Medium, Adhesive Dots Large, and 3D Foam Squares White Regular (Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®); Hole Punch: Big Bite (We R Memory Keepers); Mirror Cardstock; Pink Baker's Twine; Plastic Beads

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Asuka Studio Design Team



Asuka Miyamoto (Product Designer)