Happy Easter

        Happy Easter to you! Recently, I received an Easter gift...my Stamparatus arrived! Yeah baby!!! So of course the first order of business is to play with my new toy and create an Easter card for this week's Global Design Project challenge. 

      When I first played with my Stamparatus, I wasn't used to not having the edges to put my paper against. And I discovered that stamping anywhere near the hinges did not work very well either, so I solved this problem by creating my own stamping guide.

     I just cut out a 7x7 piece from our grid paper, marked the inches and laminated the piece. I then cut out a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (since this is the size I always use for my cards) piece from one edge and stuck a piece of window sheet at the back. This then serves as my guide...I just have to put my cardstock on this opening I made and my paper won't move!

     To test out my 'guide' and my Stamparatus, I made a 2-for-1 card...stamping the same images on two different cardstocks with two different inks. For my cards I used Tangerine Tango cardstock with my images gold heat embossed, and Tangerine Tango ink pad on my Very Vanilla cardstock. I wanted a flourish background so I used my Falling Flowers and Flourishing Phrases stamp sets.

       I must say that using my 'guide' really helped me out in placing my paper exactly where it needs to be, so I think it passed the test! So on with my card...I wanted to do a spotlight technique, sort of. So I taped my two pieces of background together and cut out my rectangles and crosses. As I wanted the cross to be the focal point, I did a little switcheroo so that it stands out more.

       To put my cards together, I used another piece of Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla cardstock and cut them up for my mats. Before sticking my center mat, I wrapped ribbon around the frame. For the vanilla card, I used the SAB ribbon in Calypso Coral with a gold ribbon on top of it. I then put the orange cross in the center using dimensionals. For embellishment I used Wink of Stella on all the flowers and leaves and scattered some gold glitter flakes. 

     For the Tangerine card, I used an old SAB ribbon with the same gold ribbon on top. For embellishment I colored the insides of the flowers and leaves with Cherry Cobbler reinker and my AquaPainter brush followed by my Wink of Stella once dry. I also scattered a few iridescent sequins for embellishment.  

       My sentiment is from Sweet Little Something stamp set, stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock which I then cut out using my Duet Banner Punch. I also cut out a piece of gold foil banner for layering, and then just covered my sentiment piece in Wink of Stella and added a few sequins. 

     And these are my finished 2-for-1 cards! Using my Stamparatus sure made creating these cards super easy...can't wait to play more with this tool! Thanks once again for stopping by and see you next time! 

Sweet Little Something Easter card

     Hello crafting friends. Today's card was inspired by the Global Design Project challenge of the week: a sketch challenge! 

     And since Easter is upon us, I decided to make a bunny card using my Sweet Little Something stamp set. This is a super cute 3-Step stamp set that's super easy to use...just adorable!

     I wanted my Easter card to be bright and colorful, so I used my Springtime Foils DSP (an SAB item!) and sponged it in diagonal stripes using Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach and Tempting Turquoise. This technique is just a quick and easy method of transferring ink which helps me to step up my DSP...just look at how vibrant those colors are!

    Moving on to my bunny, I stamped it using Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Early Espresso ink pads. I just fussy cut it and glued it to my die-cut Whisper White stitched circle with the edges sponged with Crumb Cake. My sentiment is from the same stamp set, stamped on a punched out banner using the Duet Banner punch. I just sponged the edges again with Crumb Cake and then covered it with Wink of Stella for some shimmer. Some iridescent sequins were added for a little bit of embellishment. 

     To put my card together, I first adhered a piece of Flirty Flamingo onto my A2 size card base. I then layered my DSP on top of a piece of Peekaboo Peach cardstock and wrapped some linen thread around both pieces, before sticking this whole piece onto my card base. Finally the bunny piece was added, and as a final touch I just added a bow using the gold ribbon.

     And that is my card for today, I hope you guys liked it! Thanks again for stopping by and hope to see you next time. Happy Easter and happy stamping!