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SSINKIC30: Wintery Window

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the picture below as inspiration.

 

I decided to play off the window image and the color palette and create a masculine card. I picked a few pattern papers from the Going Places Stack as my visual base. I then made a window to create the image. Finally I added a sentiment and my favorite part: Wink of Stella "snowflakes."

 
  • Stamps: Happy Happenings
  • Inks: Basic Black
  • Cardstock: Going Places DSP; Very Vanilla; Basic Black
  • Accessories:
  • Tools: Ovals Framelits; Clear Wink of Stella
tags: Going Places DSP, Happy Happenings, Photo Inspiration, Wink of Stella
categories: Misc- Cards
Monday 02.15.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKCS30: Watermelon Butterfly

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using the sketch below.

 

Funny thing is that I don't have the Hearts Framelits. And I don't really have any desire to buy them. I'm just not hugely into hearts, but I do love butterflies. So I decided to make a card using the sketch but substituting the butterfly for the heart pictured. Overall, I kept my card very monochromatic. I love playing with the watercolor wings stamp set to create different color combos. This card features the combination of Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, and Watermelon Wonder. Once I layered on the main pieces, I decided the card needed to be finished with some bling. I added a Botanical Garden Jewel and a bit of clear Wink of Stella. Just my kind of card.

 

I used this card for our February stamp club but gave my participants the choice of four of the 2015-2017 In Colors. Below are the butterflies I made as examples.

  • Stamps: Watercolor Wings; Happy Happenings
  • Inks: Blushing Bride; Calypso Coral; Watermelon Wonder; Early Espresso
  • Cardstock: 2015-2017 In Color DSP; Watermelon Wonder; Whisper White
  • Accessories: Botanical Gardens Jewel; Doilies
  • Tools: Bold Butterfly Framelits; Clear Wink of Stella
tags: 2015-2017 In Color DSP, Botanical Garden Jewels, Happy Happenings, Sketch, Watercolor Wings, Wink of Stella
categories: Misc- Cards
Monday 02.08.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKMC29: Color Wash Thank You

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card using items from the mystery challenge...

 

I decided to go with four different elements: color, technique, tool, and special element. And I love how this card turned out! I started with a piece of watercolor paper and played with the watercolor emboss resist technique to create the sentiment. From there, I repeated the ink colors in the three layers of cardstock. I incorporated two different embossing folder to give the card more texture. Finally I added a thin stripe of Wink of Stella along the raised portion of the stripes (see pic below for glitter detail).

Detail of the glitter:

  • Stamps: Another Thank You
  • Inks: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Versamark
  • Cardstock: Watermelon Wonder; Bermuda Bay; Wild Wasabi; Watercolor paper
  • Accessories: Wink fo Stella; White Embossing Powder
  • Tools: Decorative Dots Emboss Folder; Stripes Emboss Folder; Heat Gun; Aqua Painter
tags: Another Thank You, Emboss resist, Embossing Folder, Mystery Challenge, Wink of Stella
categories: Thank You
Monday 01.25.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

SSINKIC29: Lots of Hearts

Today’s card is being featured on Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration. The challenge was to create a card inspired by the picture below.

 

I decided to play off of the multiple colored chocolate covered strawberries. I layered some similarly colored hearts. A few of the hearts I added a stamped flower for added visual appeal. Two of them were covered in Wink of Stella. From there, I layered on some neutral DSP, a Rose Red flag, and a sentiment. As a finishing touch, I added a few candy dots. Super cute Valentine's Day themed card.

 

Detail of the Wink of Stella:

 
  • Stamps: Hello Life; A Whole Lot of Lovely (flower)
  • Inks: Rose Red; Blushing Bride
  • Cardstock: Neutrals DSP; Rose Red; Blushing Bride; Gold; Sahara Suede
  • Accessories: Candy Dots; Wink of Stella Clear
  • Tools: Sweetheart Punch
tags: A Whole Lot of Lovely, candy dots, Hello Life, Neutrals DSP, Photo Inspiration, Wink of Stella
categories: Misc- Cards
Monday 01.18.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 

Sunday Haul #2

A quick pop into Target for detergent and other house items and I came out with a calendar and some page flags. There were a ton of other One Spot items that I thought about getting, but I settled on just these two things.

My Stampin' Up order arrived this week. I picked up some club gifts and supplies for a few specific cards (they'll be highlighted on the blog in the next month or so).

  • Blushing Bride Marker
  • Bermuda Bay Reinker
  • Pear Pizzazz Reinker
  • 3 packs Extra Large Gift Box (not pictured)
  • 5 packs 2014-2016 In Color Printed Clothespins (club gifts)
  • 3 packs Kraft Grid Journal
  • Another Thank You Stamp Set
  • Wink of Stella
  • Botanicals for You Stamp Set
  • White Embossing Powder
tags: Another Thank You, Botanicals for You, Sunday Haul, Wink of Stella
categories: Craft Supplies
Sunday 01.17.16
Posted by Tobe Buffenbarger
 
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