Lavender Collection of Cards

Welcome back everyone!  Today is a rather purple and violet day as you can see!

Paper Rose Supplies Used; Vintage Backgrounds 1.0 6x6 Paper Collection 32382, Lavender & Roses Ephemera Embossed Die Cuts 32193, Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder 32154, Vintage Label 2 Metal Cutting Die 32064 , Vintage Label 1 Metal Cutting Die 32061, Leafy Circle Lattice 6x6" Stencil 21546 , All Occasions Sentiments A5 12pc Sentiment Sheets 22339, Dear Isabella Patterns 12x12 Paper Collection 29778, Hello Border Word Metal Cutting Die 31959.

Now, I was going for a bit more of a mixed media look, but that is not my forte!  I started all of these by inking the edges with a little Catherine Pooler ink in Royal Treatment.  I did a little stencilling over the first and last card in random areas, using a Distress texture paste.

All the cards have a little ribbon on them, and the second and third cards have some tuille on them also.  I've used one of the Dear Isabella papers on the first and second cards on the label sections.  I also cut out a few of the butterflies from that collection and used them on the first two cards.  The embossed die cuts and the background paper really are the star of the show here.  The die cuts are gorgeous and just go so well with the background papers.  The second card has an embossed center which doesn't show up very well in my photo, but its got lovely dimension. 

As always, I hope that's given you a little inspiration!  These were really quick and easy to make!
 

Oceans of Birthday Wishes

Hello again, and welcome.  I've got two birthday cards today that are the result of using the positive and negative images from some die cuts.  I love getting a 2 for 1!  Here's a look at the two cards:

 

 

Paper Rose Supplies used:  Dolphin Dance Metal Cutting Die 19556, Splat Nesting Metal Cutting Die 19145, Birthday Layered Metal Cutting Die 18297, Inky Colour 6x6 Paper Collection 31896, Little Foliage 2 Metal Cutting Die 21102, Happy Birthday A5 10pc Sentiment Sheets 30720 - Foil , Wave Borders Metal Die Set 19562, Fish Family Metal Cutting Die 22477 , Cracked 6x6" Stencil 19298.

 CARD 1

The first card is a shaker card.  I started by adding some Catherine Pooler inks to my card front in Aquatini, Stone Blue and Seafoam.  I added in some water drops and then reinked over those once they were dry.  I repeated this several times until there was some depth and interest to the cardstock.  Then I used the Cracked stencil over top and spread some Nuvo Jewel Drops in Sea Breeze over the card front. 

When this was dry, I used the Dolphin Dance dies to cut out the center.  I also cut the dolphins from white cardstock and set them aside.  I had originally thought I was going to create more layers for this card (which is why the second card has so many layers), but changed my mind and only cut one lighter green-blue piece of cardstock, using the Splat Nesting die for this.  I used one of the pieces of Inky Colour papers to place at the back of the opening. 

I covered the back of the card front with a piece of acetate.  I put a second piece of acetate behind the lighter green-blue layer as well.  I placed double side foam tape around the back of the opening on the card front to create a well for my shaker. 

I had to get a little creative with the coral and seaweed as I did not have any dies for this.  So the "coral" is acutally one of the branches from the Little Foliage 2 set that I coloured, cut apart and then glued back together to look a little like coral. The "seaweed" is made from the wavy border die in the Wave borders die set.  I cut it from some inked up green card, and then cut it out to make seaweed by following the die cut lines.  I glued these element onto the back of the card front before adding the shaker bits and attaching the second die cut layer.   

I positioned the Inky Colour paper onto the card base and added the one dolphin so he could be seen through the opening.  I then attached the shaker layers to the card front.  Finally, I added the second dolphin and the sentiment. 

CARD 2

I started this card by cutting through the card base with the bubbly border die from the Wave borders die set.  I cut through both the front and back and had to run it through my die cutting machine several times. I then added a lighter blending of the same inks used in the first card.   Then I used the Cracked stencil over top and applied some Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel that was mixed with some of the Aquatini ink. 

Once the card front was dry, I started layering up my die cut pieces.  I had used the Splat Nesting dies to cut all of them except for the top layer.  The very top layer was applied with foam tape to give some added dimension. I added in my seaweed and coral in a few places.  

I die cut the fish from white cardstock and then backed them with some scraps of the Inky Colour papers.  I added these to the card front and then added the sentiment.  I created the sentiment on my computer as I didn't have anything fishy enough in my stash! 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope I may have given you some inspiration.

Using Scrap Strips to Make Cards *VIDEO*

Hello again everyone.  I've got a video for you today as I was having lots of fun using the patterned information strips that come on all the 12 x 12" papers by Paper Rose Studio.  I've wanted to do a video like one for a long time and finally got around to doing it.  Here's a look at the cards I made with these strips:

Supplies Used: Paper Rose Studio 12 x 12" papers; Large floral image - Rainbow Twirl 2.0 31046; Celebrate Layered die 17454, Hand Lettered Thanks Metal Cutting Die 25606, Bryony Floral Wreath 31941, Alora Butterfly Border 31620, Little Etched Butterflies 25609, Mother's Day Gnomes Embossed Die Cuts 31872, 12 x 12 Collection Pack - Dear Isabella 29802

So as you can see, all these card fronts are made from those patterned paper strips which are just over 1/2" wide.  I love these strips as the colours coordinate with the collections, but there is a different pattern on each paper collection, so they look really fun when mixed together.  But keep in mind, these could just as easily have been strips of the actual patterned papers, or solid cardstock.  They could also be scrap strips of paper of all different sizes and widths.  They could even be white scraps that you colour up and then use to make cards like these. So many possibilities!

I hope you will come join me to watch the video of how these were made.  PLEASE CLICK HERE to watch the video.  Thanks everyone, and I hope you're having a great day!