August Stamp Club Projects

 

Where does the time go?  Time to share stamp club projects again!  This month I chose to focus on the Farmers Market designer series paper and the colors that coordinate for the layout.

 

The first card shown uses Watercolor Wishes and Big on You (which was in the occasions catalog) but for our club I actually used the Hello Life stamp set sentiment.

 

The second card focuses on the Color Me Irresistible specialty paper and Serene Silhouettes.  The sentiment is from the Watercolor Wishes card kit stamp set.

 

Again, the layout...

 

We always have room if these project look like fun - both in person and virtually, the Stamp Clubs are a blast.  Let me know if you are interested in joining us!

 

Serene Thinking of You

For some reason, when I use the Serene Silhouettes stamp set, I reach for sympathy of thinking of you sayings.  Well, here is another card with that theme, the sentiment coming from Wetlands.

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Wetlands

Baked Brown Sugar ink

Very Vanilla, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party card stock

Decorative Dots folder

oval punch

Blendability Background

 

I am still working on trying to master the Blendabilities markers, but while I do that I also play with them a little without blending them together.  This is another sentiment free card and I stamped the Serene Silhouettes image on Very Vanilla card stock with Memento black ink and then used the lightest Coastal Cabana Blendabilities marker on the background.

 

I tried to make it a little uneven so it looks sort of like a sky and I think it worked out pretty well.

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes

Memento Black ink

Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Kraft, Pear Pizzazz card stock

linen thread

Deco labels framelits

Arrows folder

Coastal Cabana Blendabilities markers

Confirmation Blessing

 

I have already shared the gifts I plan to give the confirmation students at my church on Sunday, so I thought I would share the cards with you as well. 

 

They are quite simple cards actually using the Serene Silhouettes stamp set and a Confirmation Blessing I found while searching online that I printed out.  There are a few variations on the same theme, but you get the idea.  I stamped a cross from the retired Crosses of Hope on the envelopes as well.

 

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes

Baked Brown Sugar ink

Whisper White, Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar Crumb Cake, and Coastal Cabana card stock

Wooden essential elements

Naturals designer buttons

Serene Thank You

 

This week has become a really busy one now that the temperatures are warm enough to load seed potatoes into trucks that are not enclosed.  I have not been near my stamp room for awhile, but hopefully I will be able to sneak in there before too long...

 

I had some leftover pieces of little hexagons from the last time I used my hexagon hive thinlit and thought I would use a few on a card.  They are layered onto Soft Sky punched hexagons.

 

The little washi tape bow was made by folding some washi tape over so that both sticky sides touch each other; then you just tie a little knot.

 

Supplies:

Lots of Thanks, Serene Silhouettes

Early Espresso, Crumb Cake ink

Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla card stock

Naturals Composition specialty paper

Labels collection framelits

Hexagon hive thinlit

Hexagon punch

Watercolor wonder washi tape

Vintage trinkets

 

 

Simple Sympathy

 

As I have mentioned in the past, I have some trouble with Clean and Simple cards, I always tend to think they need a little something more... 

 

This card is about as Clean and Simple as I get and I do love the way it turned out.  I realized I hadn't used my Serene Silhouettes stamp set in awhile and came up with this card this afternoon (it might just show up in my stamp a stacks soon as well!).

 

I used Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla card stock and really like the combination of the colors and stamps. 

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Love and Sympathy

Soft Suede ink

Very Vanilla card stock

 

 

Silhouette Sympathy

It seems like I always run out of sympathy cards so I have been stocking up on them again and this is one of the cards I came up with.  I love to use the Serene Silhouettes stamp set for these type of cards.

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes

Blessings from Heaven

Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Coastal Cabana card stock

Soft Suede and Coastal Cabana ink

Natural composition specialty paper

Honeycomb folder

Decorative label punch

 

Cast Thy Burden

 

This card is a simpler version of one I entered into the Artisan Contest last summer and you can find the original here. 

 



 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Blessings from Heaven

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse card stock

Early Espresso ink

Modern Medley dsp

 

Hello There

I just love designer paper with music on it (I think I may have said that before, ha ha) and wish I could just buy a whole pack of just that design in the Modern Medley designer series paper pack.

 



 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Happy Day

Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso card stock

Early Espresso ink

Modern Medley dsp

Venetian Romance dsp

 

Masking Tape Background

I tried out the masking tape background technique for the first time with this card.  It was very easy to do and I like the effect it has on the card stock.  A little messy maybe, but inky fingers usually mean it was fun :)

 



 

Supplies:

Loving Thoughts, Serene Silhouettes

Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla card stock

Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Baked Brown Sugar ink

Venetian Romance designer series paper

 

 

Non Winning Artisan Project #2

 

This is the second card I entered, I tried to go with a simpler look and this is more my style than what I shared yesterday.

 

 

I added another silhouette to the inside of the card.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Nature's Pace and Blessings from Heaven stamp sets

First Edition dsp

Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla card stock

Versamark, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso ink

Black embossing powder

Serene Sympathy

 

This card was originally supposed be for a sketch challenge at www.technostamper.com but I didn't get to it on time so I just decided to make it anyway and share it late!

 



 

I sponged some Naturals Composition Specialty paper with Primrose Petals ink (I think I should have used a lighter color though and would do that next time).

 

 

Supplies:

Loving Thoughts, Serene Silhouettes

Crumb Cake, Pool Party and Primrose Petals card stock

Crumb Cake and Primrose Petals ink

Naturals composition specialty paper

 

Serene Sympathy

 

This is another "scrap" card that I put together with the Serene Silhouettes stamp set.  I used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and So Saffron as my stamped panel colors and the background is Baja Breeze.

 

 

The sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake and comes from the Loving Thoughts stamp set.  I think I might play around a little with this one possibly texturing the background or adding a background stamp.

Silhouettes of Happiness

 

For some reason, I had a bunch of labels die cut and stamped with this sentiment from Pursuit of Happiness.  In the next week or so you might see a lot of different cards I made trying to use them up! 

 

 

This one uses the Sycamore Street designer series paper (Sale-a-bration freebie) and also some of the great free ribbon that you can also get during Sale-a-bration (don't miss out, it ends on March 22nd!!)

 

I added an image from Serene Silhouettes to my Crumb Cake base with Early Espresso ink to finish the card.

 

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Peaceful Memories

 

 

I have been in need of lots of sympathy cards lately so in the next little while I plan to show you a few new ones that I have made to restock my card stash.

 

 

For this one, I used some Tea for Two dsp as my background and stamped my sentiment right on it since it is light enough to show the ink.

 

Supplies:

Blessings From Heaven, Serene Silhouettes

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake card stock

Tea for Two dsp

Crumb Cake ink

Victoria crochet trim

Vintage trinkets

 

Needlepoint Border

 

I have a little trouble using the Parker's Patterns dsp, but I think it looks nice on this card.  The Baja Breeze background layer has some embossing on the side using the Needlepoint border folder - I just love these!

 

 

Supplies:

Serene Silhouettes, Love and Sympathy

Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze ink

Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla card stock

Parker's Patterns dsp

Naturals 7/16" ribbon

vintage trinkets

labels collection framelits

Needlepoint border folder

 

Kindness

 

The sentiment on this card is from my favorite retired set called Occasional Quotes.  I added an image from Serene Silhouettes and some Print Poetry dsp.

 

 

The background is Cherry Cobbler embossed with the Honeycomb folder and I have also used Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card stock.

Serene Mosaic

 

Our Late Night Stamper challenge this week is to use mosaic on our projects.  I chose to do a card with a technique I have used before, but it has been a long time. 

 

 

I took some leftover Sticky Sheets that I had and cut a strip to 1 1/2" x 5 1/4".  Then I randomly cut up some pieces of Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Naturals composition paper (I used the back side) and placed them on the sticky sheet leaving space between them.

 

After I had enough pieces on the sticky sheet, I covered the rest with Early Espresso embossing powder and used my heat tool to set it.  Very easy to do and I like the way it turned out on this card. 

 

Supplies:

Teeny Tiny Wishes

Serene Silhouettes

Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso card stock

Naturals Composition paper

Soft Suede classic ink

Vanilla velvet ribbon

Early Espresso embossing powder

heat tool

sticky sheets

 

Two Hands

This week our challenge at Late Night Stampers is a Clean and Simple card with lots of white space.  I  have a terrible time with those, I always want to add...but this is what I came up with.

 

 

I sponged some Wild Wasabi in the corner and then added some Bashful Blue over the top.  The image from Serene Silhouettes is stamped in Early Espresso and the sentiment from Trust God is also stamped with Early Espresso.

 

With all the white on the card, my camera didn't like to focus when I used my white backdrop so I tried this instead today.

 

World Card Making Day

Happy World Card Making Day!  I am celebrating by hosting a Stamp A Stack this morning, drop in if you would like!  We will be at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Hoople in the basement.

 

How are you celebrating?

 

 

Today's card is another one using the Serene Silhouettes stamp set.  I have used some Floral District designer series paper along with Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals. 

 

The sentiment is from the Sassy Salutations stamp set.