Category Archives: Cards

Ghosting with Stencils

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Ghosting is a technique using water to remove color from an inked or water colored panel. There are several ways to do this technique. For my sample here, I used a stencil to apply the water to remove the ink.

First, I generously applied Vintage Photo Distress ink to water color paper. Then, I spritzed water on the back of my stencil and placed or “stamped” it on my inked panel.  Finally, I lifted the stencil, waited a few seconds, and blotted the panel with a paper towel to remove excess water.  The water lifted the ink where the wet stencil touched the panel.  The effect intensifies as the water/panel dries.

The nativity die is unbranded. The greeting is part of the Penny Black “Wonder Collection” stamp set that was a free gift with the Papercraft Essentials Magazine (issue 113) from September 2014.

I had inked up a few panels and used the extra panels to create two more samples.

This one was made with all the same supplies.

And I used a stamp from the “Tropical Getaway” set by Fiskars on this last one.

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Three Tees with Pop-up Scene

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Three Tees with Pop-up Scene

(Inside: happy birthday today – happy times all year!)

In addition to the golf-themed card front, there is a fun scene on the inside!

For the front, I used the ball and tee image from the “Golf Ball Tee Trio A6 Card” by Heartsewn (Silhouette Store item #82551). The greeting was cut using the “Happy Birthday Friendship Script” die by Memory Box. Core’ dinations Green Plaid was layered on Recollections Christmas Green and a white card base. The corners were rounded with a Fiskars 1/4 inch corner rounder punch.

The 3D golf scene on the inside of this card was created with elements from the “Shadow Box Card Golf Cart” file (Silhouette Store item #348019) and the “Pop Up Box Card Golf” file (Silhouette Store item #148379), both by Lori Whitlock. I used dies from the “Bam Box Pop-up” set (#1222) by Karen Burniston for the pop-up mechanism behind the cart and for the layered scalloped octagons.

The cardstock for the inside was Recollections Christmas Green, Grey Kraft, Kraft, white, and black, along with a scrap of lighter green and a blue index card I had in my stash. The sentiment is from the “Birthday Best” set by Stampin’ Up (retired) and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

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Golf Scene Father’s Day Card

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Golf Scene Father’s Day Card

(inside: You’re Tee-rific!)

This post is a little late, but…

I found this digital paper of a water colored golf scene and thought it would make a nice Father’s Day card front.

The digital paper was from a file called Golf Clipart Bundle by LunaSkyeFinds that I purchased on Etsy.

To jazz it up a bit, I cut the panel with the Die-Namics “Framed Greetings Cover-up” die (discontinued?) from My Favorite Things, making sure to keep all the cut out pieces along with the frame so the pieces could be re-inserted back into the holes. I cut a few more of the frames from white card stock as well and stacked them with the printed frame piece on top. I then filled in the “holes” with the cut out pieces.

I decided to leave the front as is with no greeting; it’s on the inside…

The pop-up golf ball greeting panel was made with a circle die and a dots embossing folder (debossed side) for the dimples. The greeting was from a die set that included the shadow and words. The pop-up mechanism behind the ball was created with a die from the “Mini Pops Pop-up” set (#2246) from Karen Burniston. The stamp is from the “On the Links” set from Papertrey Ink (retired?). GKD Christmas Pine card stock and ink along with white were also used. I left lots of room for a handwritten message.

By using the layered cover die on the front and the pop-up element on the inside, I was able to make a simple card design a bit more interesting.

Sadly, I made this card for my dad, and while he did see it, he passed away the day before Father’s Day. It was sudden and unexpected, and he will truly be missed.

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Mother’s Day Flower Pot Card

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Mother’s Day Flower Pot Card

(a blast from the past…)

This card was made using an SVG file called Mother’s Day Flower Pot Card that I purchased from SVGCuts eons ago. It was one of the first “more involved” cards I made using an svg file and my electronic die cutting machine (back in May 2011).

I chose a few different colors of card stock – 5 for the flowers and banner and 3 more for the leaves and pot. After my machine cut out all the pieces, I grabbed a dowel for shaping the blooms, a few gems, and my glue, and this card came together pretty easily! (Lots of pieces and a bit of time, but not hard at all.) If I were to make this again, I might even take the time to ink the edges of the die cuts…

My mother had saved hers (this one) in its envelope so I was able to get a photo of it to share here. Surprisingly, it did not flatten in the mail (or in storage for years!), and I remember my mother-in-law was amazed that hers “actually stood up” – lol! 

I was a little surprised that I hadn’t posted this here earlier, but I thought the file was worth sharing. (This project was originally posted in my StampTV gallery.  Sadly, this site is no longer active.)

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Pink and Gray Baby Carriage Card

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Pink and Gray Baby Carriage Card

(inside: A new little someone to kiss and to love; a happy addition from heaven above.)

This card features the “Fancy Baby Carriage” from Cottage Cutz and a greeting from the “Itty Bitty Basics” stamp set from My Favorite Things.

Recollections white and Grey Kraft card stock was used along with April Lovely (textured pink) from Core’dinations. Ink was “Stormy Sky” from Gina K Designs. Recollections pearls were added to the carriage die cut. The inside sentiment was from the Stampin’ Up “Cuddles & Kisses” stamp set (retired?).

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