Today's card is really simple to make. I stamped the lions from the Hear Me Roar Clear Set (CL131) onto gourd cardstock. I colored the mane of the adult lion with orange watercolor paint to make it stand out and then cut out all of my lions. I glued them onto some Fernbrae 12" x 12" Chamomile paper and then added a scalloped edged punched from a Fiskars punch called "Threading Water." To finish, I stamped the lion saying on the outside, and "thanks" on the inside. Easy!
Have you had a chance to play with the new clear sets yet? If you do a lot of stamping with clear images, you will definitely be pleased with the quality of the Memory Box clear stamps. They ink and stamp beautifully, plus they are made in the United States, are biodegradable, latex free, and phthalate free. Isn't it great to be green?
For today's card, I combined images from the Dress Form clear set (CL138) with papers from the Fernbrae collection. I thought the elegance of the Fernbrae papers matched well with the feminine images of the clear set. First I stamped the dress form onto yellow patterned paper using Black Versafine ink. If you have never used VersaFine ink with clear stamps, you really should. It stamps really well and is so easy to clean off your clear stamps. Next, I layered the dress form onto other patterns from the Fernbrae collection and mounted everything onto some black paper. I finished by adding some flourishes to the bottom of the card and added a thank you saying (B1055).
Today I decided I wanted to post a card that had a Spring theme but didn't use traditional Spring colors such as pinks, purples, and greens. Instead, I used paper from the Fernbrae collection and chose to highlight colors such as blue, red, and yellow.
To make the card, I stamped the Spring Birds (F1235) onto yellow patterned paper with black VersaFine ink and colored the birds with a blue colored pencil. I added some glue to the flowers and sprinkled some Heather colored Flower Soft onto the branches to give them some dimension. To finish the card, I stamped Happy Spring (B1215) onto the card using the same VersaFine ink and layered all of pieces of paper.
The new Woodland Springtime images will be making their way to stores next week, so I thought it would be fun to post a card using the new Perched Chick (C1256) image. Isn't he sweet?
To make the card, I used pieces of the perched chick stamp for the first three plants and the complete image for the final plant. The chick was stamped many times onto white cardstock using Black Memento ink and then colored with Copic markers. Instead of cutting around each branch and leaf (which would have taken a long time), I cut out the branches separately from the leaves and then reassembled them onto pieces of paper from the Fernbrae collection. To finish the card, I stamped the saying (Spring brings B1244) onto the card with black VersaFine ink and added some of the new 24 karat pearls. I thought they added nice dimension to the card.
And now for the contest! How would you like to win the new 6" x 6" Rhubarb Tart paper pack? Here is a picture of the papers included in the collection:
To win the pack, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post letting me know about your favorite Memory Box product. Do you have a favorite stamp? Paper collection? Color of Rhinestone? Anything goes. I will draw a random winner on Monday, February 23rd at 6pm EST. Your email address will only be used if you are the winner and need to be contacted for your mailing address. Good Luck!
Ps...Be sure to check out the Inkollage blog too. You won't believe how many Memory Box rhinestones you can win!
I thought it was time to post a quick and easy card. For certain themes such as thank you cards, you often need to make multiple copies, so the simpler the better! For today's card I used several sheets from my 6" x 6" Fernbrae paper pack. I love the reds and blues of the background paper, and the blue paper with the red flowers worked really well for coloring my butterfly. The little red flowers added just a hint of color here and there to my finished butterfly.
To make the card, I stamped my butterfly (D1057 Palamedes Swallowtail) onto blue patterned paper using black Versafine ink and cut out the image. I took a sheet of eggshell cardstock and stamped it with the Swish Border (C989) and Thanks Script (A833) using the same black ink. I edged my creampaper with Adirondack Stonewashed ink using a Colorbox stylus tool and then layered everything onto Iris cardstock and a Licorice notecard. You can't really tell from the picture, but I added some clear Spica pen to the butterfly wings to make them sparkle and shine.
On an unrelated note, I thought it might be fun to show you my latest paper storage solution. I have several of the new Memory Box 6" x 6" paper packs, and I wanted to be able to store them so that I wouldn't mix up the different collections and so that I would be able to store all the little scraps. After all, I don't want to waste anything! Here is how I store my papers:
I keep them all in manila business envelopes that I punch with a 3-hole binder punch. I use one envelope per 6" x 6" pack and glue the picture of the paper collection to the front for easy reference. Technically, it is a waste of some pretty paper to glue it to the front, but I can get a feel for what the papers of the collection look like from the outside of the pack. I normally keep the envelopes on a bookcase shelf, but the holes allow me to put the envelopes in a 3-ring binder when I travel somewhere to craft. I know everyone has their own storage methods, but this really works for me.
I am very exited to post a card using some of the brand new "What's in the Box" paper. For today's card, I chose to use a selection of patterns from the Fernbrae 6" x 6" paper collection. The Fernbrae pack is loaded with floral and antique prints, and when I saw the paper that reminded me of raindrops, I knew I wanted to pair it with my umbrella penguin (C1074).
To make this card, I stamped the penguin repeatedly onto various Fernbrae patterns and then cut out an umbrella, rain jacket, and rain jacket trim from the papers. I then layered the papers onto a penguin I had stamped onto white cardstock. I finished the card by adding a saying (B1079), coloring the feet and bill with an orange colored pencil, and layering everything onto a Dill notecard. I think it the umbrella penguin stamp makes a cute "under the weather" card for someone who isn't feeling well.
Here is a close-up of the paper patterns so you can see how I paper pieced the penguin: