Heat and Dry Embossed Card

Hello everyone!
A couple posts ago I showed you a couple cards

that I made with embossing folders and the

letterpress technique.  Today I have another 

card to show using an embossing folder.

For this card, I rubbed a VersaMark Ink pad

over one side of the inside of the embossing folder.

I used a heavier hand and the ink got the raised areas

as well as the lower areas.
I added a piece of white card stock and ran it through

my Cuttlebug.
I then added silver embossing powder and heated

it until it was melted.

I think it gives this a look of night time

in a forest and I love how it turned out.

I added that little bird and that finished off the

card.  This could be used for any occasion.

I really need to try some of my other embossing

folders with this technique.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you 

have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

until then,

emboss something!

 

Christmas or Not...

Hello! We've been having quite a hot spell in our area.  I love the heat, but this is getting to be a bit much.  Hope you are staying comfortable where you are.

Today I have a card to show you that I'm calling "Christmas or Not"

I made it using 2 images from QKR Stampede.

First I used "Tree" (#14501) I inked the stamp, stamped it on a scrap paper and then stamped onto the green vellum.  I did this several times to make the 'forest' Then I stamped onto green card stock, colored the trunk of the tree with brown and fussy cut it.

This was adhered to the card with foam tape.

Next I stamped "Bear Hugs" (#15007) onto water color paper and colored them with watercolor crayons.

I fussy cut them and adhered them with a double layer of foam tape.

I intended this to be a Christmas card to go with the "Christmas in July" theme we have been having this month.  Once I got it finished and mounted on the red card base, I realized it could be used for something other than Christmas.

So you decide, Christmas or not?

Thanks for stopping by today. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.  Christmas or Not? that is the question.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

QKR Design team blog hop. A simple tag.

Hello all you craft loving friends!

I know, I just went back to summer from my Christmas posts and here I am again with another Christmas post! 

Today is the QKR Stampede Design Team Blog Hop and our theme is

"Christmas in July"

and you know it's a great time to be thinking about those

Christmas projects you want to get done.

Don't wait until the last minute and end up not getting them done. 

Start them now. 

Today the design team has some wonderful ideas to show you, so if you just happened onto the hop here on my blog, pop over to the QKR Blog and start at the beginning, you will want to see all the projects and get some great inspiration.

If you have come from Jessica's blog, you are on the right track!

Now for my project, as simple tag.

I love hand made tags. For this one, I used red distress ink and used the direct to paper technique to put the color down onto the tag.

I then used "Trees" (#14501) from QKR Stampede and stamped it onto green card stock.  Once I had cut it out, I applied some liquid pearls on the edges of the branches and a bit for snow here and there on the tree.

I used foam tape to adhere the tree to the tag.

The "Merry Christmas" is a sticker that I had in my stash.

There is plenty of room on the back of the tag to simply write 'to' and 'from' or include a little wish or message to the recipient.

This tag was simple to create and would be very easy to mass produce.

Hop on over to the QKR Stampede store and see what other Christmas images they have that would be great for your Christmas tags.  There are a lot of wonderful images at QKR.

Now, I'm sending you off to Kristine's  blog to see what wonders she has to show you.

Thanks for stopping by today.   Remember to leave a comment as there is a prize to be won.  See the QKR Blog for details.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Not too early......

Hello!  Hope you are all enjoying beautiful summer weather.

Why? 

Because I'm going to throw you a curve ball by saying

It's not too early to be thinking about Christmas.

I know, it's only July and the weather is hot and beautiful,

we don't want to think about snow and cold!

But, if you are going to make your Christmas cards,

this is a great time to get started.

Today I am showing you a Christmas card I made with 2 images from

QKR Stampede.

I used "Tree" (#14501) and "Sleigh & Reindeer" ( #15705)

I heat embossed "Sleigh & Reindeer" onto blue card stock with silver embossing powder. 

At the bottom of the blue, I swiped the VersaMark pad across the bottom and embossed with puffy white embossing powder to make the snow mounds.

I dotted VersaMark and embossed the 'snowflakes' also.

"Tree" was stamped onto green card stock with Versa Mark ink and heat embossed with white puffy embossing powder.  Then I fussy cut and layered it onto the card with foam tape.

I layered this scene onto red card stock and adhered it to a white card stock base to finish off the card.

You can find these and so many more wonderful images that you can use to get your Christmas cards started at

QKR Stampede. 

Pop on over to the store and have a look around, there is sure to be something you'll love.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Leave a comment, become a follower.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Trees

Hello there bloggie friends!

I hope spring is popping out in your area.  We are, at least, having some warmer temps in my area, although today was a bit chilly and very windy.  But at least now I feel like spring is pretty close to staying with us.

Today I have a card that I made with Trees (#21704) from QKR Stampede and Baroque Background (#57701) from Eureka! Stamps.

I inked up the Baroque Background stamp with VersaMark ink and stamped onto the red card stock.  This gives it a very subtle look that doesn't show very well in the photo, but it just adds that little something extra to bring the card together.

The Trees were stamped with VersaFine Black Onyx ink.

Did you know that QKR Stampede and Eureka! Stamps are sister companies? And there is a 3rd sister too, Biblical Impressions.  These 3 companies have some really fabulous stamps, there is something for everyone, so go check them out.  I'm sure there will be something you love.

I have just gotten some new Eureka! stamps and have started to use them. 

So many stamps, so little time!

You will be seeing more of their images in the future here on my blog.

I hope you have enjoyed my card, leave me a comment and let me know what you think. 

Thanks for stopping by, come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Masculine Happy Birthday

Hello!  Hope you're having a great day!

I don't make a lot of masculine cards, but this one turned out to be a bit on the masculine side and I really like it.

I used 3 different stamps from QKR Stampede,   Trees (#21601), Cattails (#11602) and Happy Birthday (#22803)

I started by setting up the nesting ovals on my SCAL2 program and cutting them on my Cricut Expressions. 

I used white card stock for the oval in the center.  I used Pan Pastels to color the background and used hair spray to set the color.

I then use the Trees stamp on the sides of the oval.  These trees are one stamp, first I inked up the stamp with VersaFine Mossy Green and Smokey Gray inks and stamped the right side of the oval.  Then repeated the process and stamped the left side of the oval.  Since I used only half the image on each side, it looks like two different stamps.

I used watercolor crayon to color the trunk of the trees.

I then stamped the Cattails stamp, using VersaFine Smokey Gray, then colored that image with watercolor crayons.

I layered and adhered the 3 ovals with ATG tape and then adhered them to the green card stock, and onto the card base.

All these card stocks were from my scrap stash.

I cut the 2 sizes of a banner from SCAL2, stamped the white one with the Happy Birthday stamp and inked the edges with the Mossy Green ink and adhered it to the larger banner, then onto the card.

I'm pleased with how this card turned out.  I don't do a lot of masculine cards, seems to be the hardest style of card for me.

Thanks for stopping by today! You know I always like to have your feedback, so leave me a comment if you care to.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!