Baby wipe hydrangea

For this card, I revisited an old technique: the baby wipe technique. It's so easy to forget about these older techniques as we try out all of the new things that come along! I love how this turned out! When I created my baby wipe ink pad, I used mostly Baja Breeze with Marina Mist and just a few drops of Concord Crush. The secret to a good stamped image here is to make sure all of your ink drops are touching on the baby wipe and to really press the stamp into the baby wipe for a few seconds. I also used the same baby wipe pad to stamp the little flowers onto the card base.
I saw the looped ribbon border on Barb Mullikin's blog and decided to try it out. Punch the scallop trim border and then loop narrow taffeta through the scallops. I like it, but I think I need to loop the ribbon a different way to make the ends look better.
Supplies: Stamps: Because I care, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Baja Breeze, Marina Mist, Concord Crush, Wild Wasabi; Ink: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Concord Crush; Accessories: word window punch, scallop trim border punch, Marina Mist narrow taffeta ribbon
Happy stamping!

Double challenge card

Today's card was for two different challenges. One was for this month's WICKED challenge. My good friend Susie Nelson is our WICKED stamper this month. One of her challenges was to make Diana Gibbs' faux tin ceiling. I was able to use a piece I had embossed using Rhonda's cuttlebug. What a fun technique!
The other challenge is this week's Workshop Wow challenge: the forkbow. I saw this demonstrated at regional this spring, and yes, you use a fork to make the perfect bow. That's how I made the bow on yesterday's card. TIP: Taffeta works best for the forkbow because it's thin and pliable.
This card is a redo of a card I just made a few weeks ago, and we also made it at my workshop last week. The other change in the card is that we used thumping to add more color and depth to the hydrangea.
Here is my photo tutorial for the forkbow.

First of all, you need a fork with an even number of tines. The size of the fork will determine the size of the bow. The fork in the picture is the meat fork that came with my silverware. Start with 12" or so of ribbon (longer ribbon if you use a bigger fork). Fold it in half with one half in front of the fork and the other half behind the fork. The back part should be a little longer than the front.

You will always work with the same piece of ribbon, which starts out as the back piece. Bring it around to the front of the fork and put it through the center slot below the front piece.

Pull it tight.

Bring that piece up and back through the center slot again (this time you're bringing it from the back to the front).

Tie it nice and tight. I found that the bow will lay better if you pull the two ends vertical (straight up and down) after the first tie but before knotting.

Slide it off the fork. Here is your finished bow. You can cut the ends short or wrap the extra ribbon around your cardstock.

Happy stamping!

Non-traditional grad card

I needed one more grad card, and this is what I came up with. It's definitely not traditional! I started with some Presto Patterns DSP, which I sponged with Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant. TIP: Be sure to lightly wipe the DSP with a paper towel to remove the excess ink from the glossy pattern so it pops.
I had seen a beautifully colored hydrangea on Kerin Sylvester's blog that inspired mine. I stamped the image with black StazOn onto Confetti White cardstock. Then I colored the leaves with an aquapainter with Certainly Celery and Old Olive and the flowers with Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant. I added white gel pen to the flower centers.
I stamped the sentiment with Basic Gray ink, added a Marina Mist flower, and punched it out with the small oval punch. A few dots of Mono Multi adhesive adhered it to the hardware. Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon keeps the hardware in place.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Because I Care, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Confetti White, Basic Gray, Presto Patterns DSP; Ink: black StazOn, Marina Mist, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Gray; Accessories: aquapainter, white gel pen, sponge, small oval punch, horizontal slot punch, Styled Silver hodgepodge hardware, Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon
Happy stamping!

New stamps and new colors!

Happy Monday, everyone! Sorry I didn't post last week. Life was so busy that I didn't have the chance to stamp at all. But I have 3 great projects all ready to go this week, so let's get to it!
One thing I did make time for last week was the box of preorder stuff I got from SU. Not only did it have some pretty new colors, stamps and ribbon, it also had MY NEW CATALOG! I have been drooling ever since. There is some fabulous stuff in there, let me tell you!
This card is the first I made with my new stuff. The hydrangea and sentiment are from a Level 1 hostess set called Because I Care. I colored the hydrangea with Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi markers. I tore off one corner and sponged the whole thing with Crumb Cake (the color formerly known as Kraft). The cardbase is Crumb Cake with Medallion BG stamped in Crumb Cake. The sentiment was stamped in Wild Wasabi and Crumb Cake, punched with the wide oval punch then sponged with Crumb Cake. There's a Wild Wasabi scalloped circle behind it. Isn't that cute? I've seen that in several places lately, and I love the way it looks! The finishing touch is Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon.
Supplies (all SU): Stamps: Because I Care, Medallion; Paper: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi; Ink: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi; Accessories: wide oval punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Marina Mist 1/8" taffeta ribbon, sponge
Happy stamping!