Masculine Lines and Dots

(inside: Hope you have a wonderful day!)

This card features the Hero Arts “Line & Dot Pattern Bold Prints” background stamp (CG797) that I heat embossed in white on Gina K Designs Black Onyx card stock.  Then I added some Kuretake GANSAI TAMBI Water Color (No 90 Gold) which resisted the embossing but showed up nicely on the black.

The greeting is from the “Banners” stamp set from Joy! Crafts and was heat embossed in white as well.  The inside sentiment is from the “Happy Birthday to You” stamp set by Scrapbook.com (#sbc-ds19-23).

The water colored panel was mounted on a white mat and then on a black card base.  I was pleasantly surprised at how well this card stock held up with all the water that was added. I did use some extra adhesive to help flatten it out.  (I really should tape my panel down to a board when I water color!)

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Platinum Leaf Birthday Card

This card features one of the images from the Tim Holtz “Falling Leaves” set along with stamps from “The Wetlands” (retired?) and “Sentimental Bouquet” both from Gina K Designs. The leaf and mat panel were heat embossed with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder, and the images were stamped with GKD Kraft and Warm Cocoa inks.

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Rounded Squares Birthday Card

In browsing YouTube, I stumbled upon (and have been loving!) videos by Sam Calcott where she shows tons of ideas on using scraps of patterned paper. The idea for this card was found in this video.

The squares are 1 inch with 1 1/8 inch mats. To round the corners, I used my We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 Envelope Punch Board. My finished card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches with a 5 inch panel for all my elements. (Hint: place the 4 “pink” squares, point to point, on the card first. Then add the others.)

The greeting was cut using the “Happy Birthday Script” die (TAD0304) by A-Muse Studio. I punched the small flowers in the centers with the “Flowers & Flourishes” Edger Punch by EK Success and the dots with the “Bubbles” Border Punch by Fiskars (no longer available?). The rounded squares were popped up with foam tape.

Here’s a photo with less direct light:

The scraps used for this card were leftover after making my Twisted Easel Mother’s Day Card which came from the “Our Family Tree” paper pad from The Paper Studio and silver card stock.

I made an envelope for this card with my envelope punch board. (Start with an 8 7/8 inch square and make initial punch at 4 3/8 inches.) Because this is square, I will have to take it to the post office to mail.

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