Wildflowers #2 Thinlits Die Cards

Made some cards with an old Tim Holtz Sizzix Wildflowers #2 Thinlits die set. I rarely used these dies because they did not cut nicely. Cardstock stuck in them or the paper ripped. 

Recently, I saw an advertisement for a self healing pad to use in a die cutting machine. That gave me an idea to try using my old eyelet self healing pad, substituting this and 2 cardboard shims for one of the die cutting plates. Did not work any better than before. 

Then I remembered that Gina K said to put dies facing upward in the die cutting machine. So back to my original plates. I taped the die to my cardstock and placed it facing up. That worked like a charm! I cut two more sets of the three flowers and made these cards.  Hope this continues so I can make more cards with the Wildflowers #2 dies!

This is the inside of the card.

Stamps:

Stampin' Up flowers background stamp from 2002 Botanicals set

Stampin' Up Watercolor minis-butterfly 

Tim Holtz mixed-media Stampers Anonymous clear stamps/stencil set THMM114

Tim Holtz mixed-media Stampers Anonymous clear stamps/stencil set THMM121

Dimensions-Crafts clear Happy Birthday stamp

Vertical Happy Birthday from Verses Rubber Stamps BB0424-C

Inks: Stampin' Up barely banana

Gina K: dark chocolate, jelly bean green, wild dandelion

distress: dried marigold,

Used a brown permanent Zig pen to draw the squiggly lines border

This fun fold card was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's YouTube: NEW! Stenciled Stamping Technique.  I just used her fun fold idea. She took a half sheet of cardstock, 5-1/2 inches tall and 8-1/2 inches wide. She scored that at 1-1/4 inches and 5-1/2 inches to get the fun fold card, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches. For this card, I used yellow paper, dry embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss dots and cut a piece- 4-1/4 inches wide by 5-1/2 inches which was adhered to the right side of the front. .

The happy happy happy  birthday sentiment is from Stampabilities.

This card was inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Splitcoast Stampers created by Sabrina in September 2019. She goes by Cook22 on Splitcoast Stampers. After embossing with Sizzix Bricked embossing folder, I blended Gina K's wild dandelion, jelly bean green and sweet mango.

Happy Birthday sentiment from Stampabilities stamped in Gina K dark chocolate. Also used the same background flowers stamp from Stampin' Up's 2002 Botanicals set.

This is the inside, pretty much like the other cards.

I added some large flowers to the left side of this fun fold card, inspired by the same Jennifer McGuire's  YouTube NEW! Stenciled Stamping Technique from May 2, 2023. However, I did not do her beautiful stenciling technique. I used Gina K's stamps and dies from Tropical Blooms that a dear friend gave me. Thanks again, Mona!  This was very fun to do. I need a little more practice with the placement of the leaves.  It was difficult to take pictures of it closed. That's why I have the acrylic block against it.

Here you can see how it opens a little. I used a Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder on white and also green paper that I added to the sides. I have not decided if this will be a birthday card or ??? Will add a sentiment on the front and inside later.

Inks: 

Gina K sweet mango, jelly bean green and wild asparagus

distress rusty hinge, vintage photo

Thanks for visiting.

Peace and all good.

Sunshine Silhouette Card

 

Made this sunshine card after seeing Gina K's Sunshine Silhouette - 5 Minute Cards YouTube. This was fun and quick and easy! I didn't use the dies to cut the layers. Just cut "freehand" with my Fiskars cutter. 

I masked the bottom portion as shown by Gina. Using her Sunshine Stencil and a blending brush, added distress scattered straw ink first, working around the edge of the sun and the rays and getting lighter further out. Then I added spiced marmalade ink to get some contract at the edge of the sun and up into the rays slightly. Gina described and demonstrated this method of adding color in the great video. I did not have the ink colors she used.

I do not have the Gina K's Wild Blossoms stamp. I tried to arrange a few sprigs stamps in the Misti. Stamped a sample, but it did not look great. Luckily I found an Inkakindado Meadow stamp that I stamped with Versafine onxy black ink. 

I like how Gina used a 1/8 inch strip of black cardstock at the masking line. I glued it with some nice thick white glue from my stash. I had put the glue in a small bottle with a needle nose tip. However the tip always gets clogged and I have to play with getting the glue to flow. 

Happy birthday stamped in the Versafine black onyx ink using a Stampabilities stamp.

Thanks so much for visiting! Peace and all good!

Anniversary Card

Here is an anniversary card that I made using wrinkle free distress technique.

It's so easy and fun!

Since I had used a previously made background, I'm not positive about the inkpad colors.

I think they were

peacock feathers, mowed lawn and scattered straw

 tapped directly on craft sheet, next to each other. 

Spritzed with a fine mist of water till the color beaded up

then placed paper directly on top, moving the paper just a little.

You can see my wrinkle free distress tutorial here.

I learned from Tim Holtz' wrinkle free distress technique

described here and here.

I usually use Georgia Pacific 110 pound paper, 92 bright.

You can experiment on other papers.

I like to run more than 1 piece of paper through the "color" on the craft sheet.

Then I have extras for quick cards.

I usually let my paper air dry, but you can use a heat tool also.

Stamps and inks used:

Hero Arts Harelquin Pattern Block G3316 in peacock feathers

Hero Arts Woodland Grasses F3182 in wild honey

Stampabilities Happy Anniversary DC CR1148 sentiment in Versafine black onyx

Michael Strong's mini hearts in mermaid lagoon, fussy cut and attached with foam tape.

Fun fur yarn added then the layer was attached to blue card stock.

I wrote in the names of my friends, Hetty & Raymond with my new favorite pen,

Faber-Castell PITT artist pen BLACK 199*** XS .01 nib

I also stamped Michael Strong's mini hearts inside.

Since I wasn't sure exactly which colors I used on the card, I made some samples for you.

Used distress ink pads: broken china, scattered straw and mowed lawn.

Used distress ink pads: mermaid lagoon, mowed lawn and fossilized amber.

Hope you have fun with wrinkle free distress technique!

Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Booklet

I made a birthday booklet for my dear Aunt Laura who is turning 82 in May. Yes, I was named after her. She's my mom's sister. This booklet is very similar to the booklet I made for her 60th Jubilee two years ago.You can see it HERE along with details on the construction and a photo of the two of us. Aunt Laura's favorite color is purple. 
I am continuing with the embossing folder stamping using Richard Garay's Pine Needles embossing folder.

Stamps: Michael Strong, Stampin' Up, Hero Arts, Stampendous, Inkadinkado Studio K, Stampabilities and Unknown

Distress Inks: wilted violet, fossilized amber, broken china, worn lipstick, crushed olive, vintage photo, hickory smoke, dried marigold, 

Stampin' Up!: wild wasabi, 

Versafine black onyx

Zig and Tombow markers and fun fur fibers.