It's a Theme

Hello, everyone!

It's the Blog Hogger bringing you two cards today. I used a theme to make these two cards. I needed two birthday cards: one for a man and one for the little girl who lives next store.

Hmmm, could I use the same stamps and layout to make both cards, while catering them to their individual tastes? Of course I could! I've got Stampin' Up products in my veins! (Well, not really because that would be dangerous, and I'm pretty sure it would also be impossible! Although I'm positive I've inhaled more than my fair share of Dazzling Diamonds! LOL)

So here's the first card:

I made this card for a man. I used the Holiday Home, White Christmas and Party This Way stamp sets, using the coordinating framelets to cut out the house, and hand-cut the car and the sign.

I colored the house the same color as his house and had a car arriving at his house for the upcoming party. I kept it pretty plain using Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Whisper White cardstock.

It's a nice card, appropriate for him. However, my neighbor is turning 12 and would want something a little more "girlie"!

So here's the card I made her:

Her family's house is green with a green roof so I colored the house the same colors. I changed the layout of the card from landscape to portrait. (Honestly, I changed the layout accidentally. LOL)

The car is colored a brighter color, and I changed the colors of the base card, taking out Chocolate Chip and swapping it with Calypso Coral. I also added some colorful balloons and used Dazzling Diamonds on the ground to copy snow sparkling in the sunlight. Additionally, I added Dazzling Diamonds to the rim of the "Party This Way" sign.

So, there you have it. You can use the same stamp sets, switching up the colors and withholding or adding bling and have two very different looking cards!

The same, yet different, hugs,
Colleen

Travelling

Hi there, everyone!

It's the Blog Hogger again. This time the mysterious guest stamper is . . . me! Okay, the last three times featured cards made by some of my friends. Looks like I have run out of friends, so I'll have to post a card I made with my own two itsy bitsy hands. LOL

I have recently fallen in love with screen divider cards. You can see the previous ones I posted here:  http://inkinbythebay.blogspot.ca/2015/02/screen-divider-card.html,
and here:   http://inkinbythebay.blogspot.ca/2015/02/colorful-birthday.html

This time I used the four panels to tell a story, or create a panoramic picture, or have a scene stretch across the four panels (which is actually what a panoramic picture does)...  Is anyone still following my ramblings? LOL

Just in case someone is, here's my card:

This shows it lying down. 

And this shows it standing up. I think I like the screen divider card so much because of the way it stands up. It's perfect for displaying!

Here's the details:
Stamps: White Christmas & Holiday Home
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky and Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Extras: Calypso Coral Blendabilities (house), Soft Sky & Daffodil Delight markers (car), Soft Suede marker (deer)

The house, snowman, car and deer are cut out and popped up on dimensionals. (There was absolutely no way I would/could cut out the birds! LOL)

When I decide who is getting this card, I will stamp my sentiment on the last panel. Also, I stamped the middle two sections while they were together so the scene literally flows from one panel to the other.

Flowing hugs,
Colleen

Simple Cards for Christmas!

Hi there Stampers!

Today's post features some simple cards that I am doing for a Christmas Stamp a Stack in Stephenville!

Because we are making 12 cards in a couple of hours these cards must be easy to stamp and assemble.  I have a lot of the prep work done to make things easier,

Here is the first one -

 

This card is done with Garden Green card stock and some of last years DSP.  I used Crumb Cake for the star and cut it out with the star framelits.  The Santa sleigh comes from Holiday Home.  Added a banner and some Gold Glimmer at the bottom.  I like it a lot!

 

This one is done with the same layout but uses Cherry Cobbler for the base.  If you look closely at the star you will see on both of them I doodled around the edge.  I hope the ladies don't find this too stressful lol.

 

This card is done on Island Indigo card stock and I used black as my accent color.  The images are from Holiday Home and White Christmas.  I used Pool Party for the sponging and added a cut out to make the moon.  Sponged around it and then removed the circle and stamped Santa.  The PhotoPolymer stamps make this card a cinch to stamp.  I added a silver star to the top corner for some bling!   

 

I love the little bird skating from For the Birds.  He makes a lovely image for Christmas.  The background is done using the Acrylic Block E and Crumb Cake ink.  The image is stamped and then cut out with Oval Framelits.  The cut outs are once again from retired DSP.  I had a lot left over from last year and hate to see it go to waste lol.

 

So that's some of the projects I have been working on.  I hope you enjoyed these cards. 

 

Gotta run now and get cleaned up!  This room always seems to be a mess!

 

 

Stamping a Stack hugs!

 

 

Holiday Home and Bokeh!

Hi there Stampers,

I am enjoying my Friday and thought I would post a new card for you!  This one uses the new Holiday Home stamp set and a Bokeh technique.

I will do a photo tutorial for you next week but for now here is the card -

 

This was another card we did in my last class.  Bokeh is a photography term for spots of light that appear in an out of focus picture. 

 

Here is an example of this technique -

 

 

This was my inspiration for this card.  Next time I will try it with hearts or stars.

 

So until next week -

 

Out of focus hugs!