Birthday Card with Chipboard Candle Stickers.

I have been a subscriber to Elle's Studio monthly kit for the better part of 2021 and its mainly geared to memory keeping and or scrapbooking. I have been getting them in hopes to get inspired to scrapbook more.

Well not really yet but I did realize some of their embellishments can be used for card making so I decided to get out of my comfort zone and make a Birthday Card! I do not make many of those because I feel they are boring to make and no fun for me but I did it, I made one.

This is a Chipboard Sticker pack from Elle's Studio - called Happy Birthday.

They are the perfect thickness to add a nice even dimension to a card front.

Finished Card.

Side View.
Pattern paper also cut with A2 layering die from Waffle Flower.

Inside.
I used Stamps of Life Powder Sugar card stock for my white panels - inside cut with A2 Waffle Flower rectangle dies and the other cut with My Favorite Things wonky stitched rectangle dies.
Pattern Paper is also from Elle's Studio - a 6X8 pack called Celebrate.

Back of the card.
Card Base is from Stampin Up in the color Hello Honey along with the cordinating ink.

Front of envelope.
From Hobby Lobby.
Stamp set is from Elle's Studio as well - called Make a Wish

Back of the envelope.

 

Halloween Ghouls

 Again using something I have not yet used for these two cards.

Here is my Inspiration Card.

I started with some Bristol Smooth card stock cut with a double stitch wonky die from My Favorite Things.

I decided to go with one panel with tradition Distress ink from Tim Holtz.

And one panel with Distress Oxide ink also from Tim Holtz.

This is a lighter orange.
Distress Ink.

Followed by the darker orange on top and down the sides.
Distress Ink.

Blended the two inks together.
Distress Ink.

Brown ink on the bottom.
Distress Ink.

Some Distress Paint in a dark brown.
Not watered down at all.

This is the Oxide ink, 
First light color then the darker color on top and down the side.

I have 3 sets of these brushes from Taylored Expressions.
One for Stampin Up inks, One for Distress Inks, and One for the Oxide inks.

A new tool I acquired from Micheal's it comes with Magnets and has a slick surface.
So far I like it, more compact and easier then the Tim Holtz Mixed media mat.
I slide it under my regular mat.

A die from Echo Park.
Cut with Bravo Burgundy card stock from Stampin Up.
Added ink to the bottom of the letters.
One distress and one oxide.

The Ghouls are from Tim Holtz.
Black dimensional adhesive from Stampin Up.
Barely Art glue which is quickly becoming a favorite for intricate dies.

Back and Inside of cards.

First card.
Distress Oxide ink.

First card close up.
Distress Oxide ink.

Second Card.
Distress ink.

Second Card.
Distress ink.

Monsters in a Window

 Again trying to use things that I have not.

This time a newer purchase Arteza colored pencils and Gamsol along with an older purchase some grid dies from Stamps of Life.

I started with Bristol Smooth card stock cut to 3X3 a little bigger then my images.
monsters4celebrations stamp and dies from the Stamps of Life.
Staz On ink and my Hampton Art Stamp platform.

Arteza colored pencils.

I tried with a paint brush the first time using Gamsol to blend.

This monster I used a blending stump.

Left paint brush and right blending stump.
Love the stump but again trying new things and techniques.

The grid die from the Stamps of Life.
Some water color wash pattern paper from a Spellbinders card kit.

I used the grid to act like a inlaid die cut to help align the rectangle in the window.
The Stamps of Life Powder Sugar card stock for the white.
Bazzill Basics in Date Swirl for the grey.

Some thin foam adhesive strips from Stampin Up.

Finished card.

Back

Inside.
An additional strip of the pattern paper.
The extra Monster.

Side view.
Versa Fine Black Onyx ink.
Sentiment stamps are also from the monsters4celabrations stamp set.

Picnic Table Fold it #1

 Hello today I decided to use an item I have not used before so I pulled out a Picnic stamps and die set along with the Picnic Table fold it die.

This finished card perfectly fits in the Stamps of Life mini slim line envelope that is made with their die.

I used some Bazzill Licorice card stock to cut out a base and Very Vanilla card stock from Stampin Up to cut out the base of the card.

Using the Picnic Table die from the Fold It set I used Baked Brown Sugar from Stampin Up.

I lightly sprayed with water and ran threw a wood grain embossing folder which I believe this is also from Stampin Up.

Top table is inked with the cordinating ink pad and the bottom is not inked.
I used the mini blending brushes from Taylored Expressions.

Some ants cut using the dies from picnic2stamp with the Licorice card stock.

The drink cut from Bazzill Marshmallow card stock.
I used my copics to color the drink.

I used the shadow and water melon die.

Barely Art glitter glue is AmAzInG.
After glueing the pieces on I used scissors to trim off the excess black.

Stampin Up dimensional on the back.

Finished card.

Inside

Back

Mini Envelope die from pattern paper from Micheal's.
Extra ants inside.

Stamped the front inside of the envelope.

12X12 pattern paper from Micheal's to create the envelope using Stamps of Life mini slim line die.
The Picnic Table blanket is pattern paper from Elle Studio.
The platter that the water melons are on is from Tonic Studio.