Simply Cardmaking with Laurel Beard

Christian, Mother, Paper Crafter, Blogger

Ink Blending and Hydrangeas

The Mondo Hydrangea set has always been a favorite of mine. I paired the beautiful floral with a ink blended background for the current Essentials by Ellen challenge. And how about the fun sentiment from the Pure Magic stamp set. Both stamps were heat embossed with the best white embossing powder out there, Brutus Monroe Alabaster embossing powder.

The Color Trend inspiration board is full of beautiful colors and images! I found 4 distress ink colors that worked perfectly with the colors in the Inspiration Board. Wilted Violet, Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick and Fossilized Amber.

 

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Heat Embossing 3 Ways

I am back with the kind folks at The Foiled Fox today bringing you three heat embossed cards colored with different mediums. I used the Moroccan Mosaic background stamp for all 3 of my cards today, each heat embossed in different colors…. Let’s take a look at the first one…

This card was heat embossed with Gunmetal embossing powder onto a card base I watercolored with Party Dress and  Royal Treatment ink.  After trimming it down, I added a sentiment and die cut to finish off the card.

For my next card, I stamped the Mosaic background with Memento Tuxedo black ink. I used this ink because I pulled out my dusty Copic Markers and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink is a copic friendly ink. I adhered it to a purple card base I scored using my score board.

I die cut the entire panel with a heart die cut.  I wondered what would happen if I sprayed the heart with alcohol so I tried it out. It faded out the black ink and Copic marker colors a bit, which I think was a nice result! 🙂

And last but not least, I stamped the image with Versamark ink onto white cardstock and sprinkled on two colors of embossing powders, Sky Blue and Violet. Then, I took the Black Soot Distress Ink pad and pressed it all over my embossed image. Heat embossed images resist water based inks so I just wiped the ink off with a paper towel, and voila.

A pop of pink to finish off the card and a striped border. Oh, and see that sparkle? Thanks Wink of Stella glitter pen.

A huge thanks to Shauna and gang for letting me hang out here on the blog today!!! See you again real soon!

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*Video: Raised Inlaid Die Cutting – Hibiscus Layering Stamp Set

Layering Stamp Set + die cutting = something fabulous! Today I’ll be using the Build a Flower Hibiscus Stamp Set, Catherine Pooler Inks and a fabulous word die cut to create this card. Did you know that 99% of my card bases always start off white??? They never end staying that way, lol.

To see how I create this card, you can watch the video here on the blog or over on my youtube channel in HD by clicking HERE!

 

I love the look of the layered hibiscus, the sparkle from the embossing powder and the raised dimension from the die cutting. I’m no expert with layering stamp sets, but this is another one that is super easy to line up. You don’t need a stamp positioning tool to use this stamp. I don’t know much about flowers other than the ones I have in my yard, so I used the layering guide on the packaging to guide me…

The next photo really shows that dimension and shine…… And check out the white peeking thru in the layers! Yup, love. Confession: The hardest part of this card for me was layering the die cuts. Using fun foam surely helped or I would have had to layer it 10 times!!!! Tip: Use black fun foam or color white fun foam with a marker….. It creates a lovely shadow behind your die cut if you don’t line it up perfectly.

Thanks for popping by with me today!! I’ll see you again real soon! :):)

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Color Your Day: How much color

How much color is to much color? How do you use the color wheel to figure out which colors go together and which do not?  I learned a lot in the Color Your day class. I even went as far as to purchase a pocket color wheel so I could really start getting in deep with learn about colors. How much color do you need to add? As much as you want! Or as little as you want.

I chose to use the instructors go to color scheme for my card. Grays with a splash of yellow. I inked up the Gradient Stripes stamp set with Altenew Ink. I heat embossed the Mega Succulent stamp set with my favorite silver embossing powder and then blending on some yellow ink and die cut it with a circle die cut…

As a finishing touch I used some Silver Adhesive Foil Paper to die cut the word hello and also used it as my card base! I LOVE that it has adhesive on the back!

And that’s a wrap for today!

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In The Mood for Color: Green

Hello sweet friends.   I am currently participating in the Altenew Educator Certification Program and am embarking on a level 2 certification. I have been in awe of all the classes I have been taking over at Altenew Academy and can’t wait to share some of the things I’ve learned. Today’s card is from the “In The Mood For color” class taught by the sweet and talented Stephanie Klauck. I was drawn to her lesson that focuses on the color green, which associates with the soothing natural mood. I suffer from anxiety so ANYTHING with a soothing, natural mood appeals to me…. So I pulled that mood into my card using the same medium and technique she did! I also used very few supplies.

I inked up the image with different shades of green distress inks, spritzed the stamp with water and then stamped firmly into my watercolored panel. I took a wet paint brush and moved some of the ink around a little bit to create more of a watercolor image. Then taking my cue from Stephanie, I went around the edges of all the flowers with Hickory Smoke distress ink to add a shadow… I really think doing that extra step “MADE” this card.

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