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Embroidered Cards / Spellbinders Stitched Alphabets Release

May 14, 2022 No Comments

Spellbinders stitched alphabet die release

Embroidered cards are so unique and trendy nowadays. Spellbinders has released a lot of stitching dies in the past which you can do some simple stitching and create fun cards.

Hello everyone !

Today I’m sharing three cards I created using the Stitched Alphabet Dies collection from the latest release by Spellbinders. This release is very special as it has the whole set of alphabets. So you can create any word you like. I picked six dies that create the word THANKS from among all the letters of the alphabet set.

First Card

My first card is a regular slimline size landscape style card. This one measures 3 and a half by 8 and a half inches.

I started by die cutting the alphabets with white card-stock.
Then inked the die cuts with distressed oxide inks in rainbow order.
I took silver Embroidery thread and started stitching.
Layered a 3 by x 8 inches piece of pattern paper with a slightly bigger card stock inked with purple for the background of my card.
Then I arranged the letters in front of the card. Altering between liquid glue and foam tape.
The sentiment is from Stitched Alphabets Descriptors Sentiments stamp set stamped with Versamark ink on black card stock strip and embossed with white embossing powder.

Here are some more photos of this card.

Stitched t Etched Dies from the Stitched Alphabet Collection

Second Card

This second card is also a slimline size which measures 3 and a half by 8 and a half inches . But this one I created in a portrait style. I use Accent Opaque White card-stock for my card-bases.

I die cut the letters with white card stock. But this time i didn’t add the stitching. As I wanted the colorful shadow layer behind the white letters.
I die cut the shadow layer with pattern paper.
Added the white letters on the pattern piece layer with foam tape.
Arranged the letters of the word THANKS directly on the card front with liquid glue
The sentiment again is from Stitched Alphabet Descriptors Sentiments stamp set. Stamped with Versamark ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder.

These sentiments are so fun. It is a must have in your sentiment stamp collection.
Here are some more photos of this card.

Third Card

When I picked these letters I also thought of what other words i can create. Both my kids’ name start with the letter S and our last name is A. So i could create a monogram card for them.

I love stitching these kinds of dies. But you can also create beautiful cards without the stitching.

I used the letter die and the shadow layer die both together to cut just the outlines of these letters.
Then i cut just the shadow layer with pattern paper.
Adhered them together with liquid glue to get this cool pattern initials with white outlines.
For the background I used a panel of card-stock embossed using Simon Says Stamp embossing folder. Matted it with slightly bigger red card stock.
Added the letters with foam tape on the background
The again I added another embossed sentiment strip from the Stitched Alphabets Descriptors Sentiments stamp set to complete my card.

Here are some more photos of this card.

I am sure I can come up with tons of design ideas to use this die set. As alphabet dies are very versatile. It is totally worth investing in these dies.

I hope this inspires you to create fun cards like this using this release.

Hugs,

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Rachel Vass Card, Thank You Card

Thank You Teacher Card And RV Release

May 23, 2020 No Comments

Hello Everyone!

Today I am sharing this Thank You Teacher card featuring Rachel Vass Designs release called Piglets in School.

Schools are almost over for a long summer break here in United States. Due to the Covid19 kids here in New York are doing online classes. Amidst all these uncertainties and chaos we still need to be thankful to all the teachers that have dedicated their lives to these little kids.

This card is to express gratitude to those teachers.

Here’s my card for today

This is a handmade card made using Rachel Vass digital stamp called Piglets in school. This stamp is printed and colored in copic markers

This release consists of these cute piglets and some beautiful sentiments unlike the usual floral stamp releases. I have always loved coloring floral images and making cards with them but these piglets are so adorable. I enjoyed coloring them with Copic Markers.

girl piglet from the digital stamp by Rachel Vass colored in copic marker

The girl piglet I colored with a lighter skin color and a little blush on her cheeks.

The boy had a little darker skin. I colored their clothes in colors that match with this polka dot patter paper I picked for the background.

polka dot pattern paper and thank you teacher card.

The piglets are adhered on the background with foam tapes for dimension.

The sentiment ‘Thank You Teacher’ is also from the same digital stamp which is printed and cut in a strip.

This kind of brings some of the memories of my elemnetary school days with me and my twin brother going to shcool .

I hope you liked this cute and colorful card I made. Hope this will enspire you.

Here is another cards featuring releases by Rachel vass.

http://www.cardsncraftsnyc.com/blog/

Hugs

Jyoti

Altenew Card, Thank You Card, Tips and Techniques

Thank You Cards using Altenew Always There Stamp

February 4, 2019 1 Comment

Hello and welcome!

I have two Thank You Cards to share here today featuring Altenew Always There Stamp and Die set. Same color combinations, same technique but different layout.

If you love Altenew Stamps and Dies as much as I do then you are at the right place. I share lots of inspirations, Techniques and Beautiful creations all the time. Hope you will get inspired to keep creating beautiful projects.

Background:

First Card:

The background of the first card is a 4 and a quarter by 5 and a half inches panel of Slate Grey card stock from Simon Says Stamp. Cut using three rectangle dies, The outermost die is My Favorite Things and the inner two dies are the Stitches Rectangle dies from Simon Says Stamp. I only cut the panel but didn’t detach it. In fact I added some Scotch Tape at the back to keep in intact. Only purpose of using the dies was to add some stitched border around it for extra interest.

Second Card:

For the second card I had decided I wanted to follow the card sketch I saw at Case this Sketch. The panel again is Slate Grey card stock from Simon Says Stamp. I cut three 1 inch strips of cardstock in white grey and black and added along the middle slighly slanted to match the sketch provided. Then I usded the same outer rectangle die I used on the first card to cut this out.

Focal Image:

The focal image on this card is definitely the beautiful stamp. I only used the outline image of two flowers and two leaves and the coordinating dies. I used white card and splatter some guasche in dark grey and light grey color. Later I realized that I should have just used black because I was going to layer that with vellum anyway which mutes the color a little bit.

I cut some flowers and leave out of this splattered card-stock using the Always there die set.

I took a scrap piece of vellum from my stash and stamped some flowers and leaves with Versamark Watermark Ink. Sprinkled some silver Wow Embossing powder. Then heat set it with a heat gun. Used the dies to cut out those images. Then stamped the centers of the flowers with Mustard Seed Distressed Oxide Ink and embossed that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder.

I then used Mini Glue dots to layer the vellum flowers and leaves on to the splattered flowers and leaves.

Then arranged the flowers on the background panel I created earlier.

Sentiments:

The sentiments on the cards are from I Adore You Stamp set from Altenew. I love how these sentiments are so versatile it can be used for any occasions.

I stamped the sentiments on black piece of card-stock with Versamark Watermark Ink and embossed using White Wow detail Embossing powder.

Then I cut the sentiments with Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Strip Wafer dies

Card Base:

The card base is 4 and aquarter by 5 and a half inch A2 size note card created by a sheet of 8 and a half by 11 inches 110lb white card stock cut in half along the middle lengthwise and scored in the middle widthwise to create two top folding card bases.

The Finishing Touch:

Finally after adhering the flowers and leaves and the sentiments to the card panel I added some dots of Nuvo Crystal drops in Yellow, White and Black. The centers of the flowers are dotted with black Nuvo Crystal drops to suggest some stamen.

I loved how these cards turned out. I hope you love them too. The combination of black.white grey and yellow is a very elegant combination.

I have linked to most of the supplies I have used on this card. Hope you will give it a try.

Hugs

Jyoti

Simon Says Stamp Card, Thank You Card

Thank You Cards Featuring Beautiful Flowers 2 Stamps

October 17, 2018 No Comments

Hello! Today I have three thank you cards to share with you. Here’s my project for today which consists of three cards in different shapes, sizes, and coloring techniques using the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Flower 2 Stamp and Die set. I asked my followers on Instagram if I used too much gold and 98% said no, so I went with gold and was happy with how it turned out.

The First Card

For this project I wanted to use a craft and gold combination which I think is perfect for a fall and Thanksgiving theme.

The Focal Point:

I stamped the largest stamp from the stamp set on watercolor paper with Ranger Archival in in jet black. Then I watercolored the image with Prima Watercolor palette in tropical. Blue and purple for the flowers and green, brown and yellow for the leaves. It was cut using the coordinating die. I used the whole image in this card.

The Background:

This first card measures 8 and a 1/2 by 3 and 3/4. I know it is a very tall card but it fits perfectly in any regular letter size envelope. The background is embossed using Spellbinders Embossing Folder and I rubbed Versamark Watermark Ink lightly on the raised area of the embossing. Then I sprinkled it with gold embossing powder and heat set it to melt the powder to give it a metallic look. I had to emboss the craft card stock twice aligning the pattern because this panel was too tall for the embossing folder.

The Sentiment:

The sentiment was from the same stamp set embossed with gold embossing powder on black card stock and layered on craft card stock strip.

I adhered the flower on the background with foam tapes and did the same with the sentiment. Finally I matted the gold embossed panel on a black card stock layer and attached the whole panel on the card base.

Here’s a close up look on the background. It was a lot of work but it looked amazing.

The Second Card:

This thank you card measures 6 by 6 inches but it is a gate fold card which means it opens from the middle.

The Focal Point:

For this card I stamped the same image with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored using Copic colors; reds for the flowers and greens for the leaves. I decides to cut the image in two along the middle and use it as two images. First I was thinking about making it a Christmas card so I decided to go with red, gold, and green. But instead I made a thank you card.

The background:

For this one I wanted to go with the easier route so I just used one of the leopard print foiled pattern paper. I received this pattern paper with one of the Simon Says Stamp card kit a while back which I had been saving for a special card. Looks like this was it.

The Sentiment:

I wanted these cards to look like a series, so I stuck with the same sentiment. It’s stamped and embossed in gold on a black card stock strip.

Here’s the card when slightly opened. I really loved this combination.

The Third Card:

This third thank you card is totally different. I had a leftover piece of card stock measuring 4 and 3/4 by 11 inches. I scored it widthwise at 4 and 3/4 and 9 and 1/2 to create a square card. The remaining 1 and a 1/2 inches was used to fold a flap on top. I know this is a weird size, but I loved how it turned out.

The Focal Point:

For this one I wanted to no-line pencil color the image stamped on Antique Linen Distressed Ink. This ink is very light so you can’t see the outline after you finish coloring which is known as no-line coloring. I colored the image using different shades of red, yellow, and blue Inktense Pencils. Greens and yellows were used for the leaves. This really gives the image a fall vibe.

The Background:

Here again the background was one of the foiled-on craft chevron pattern paper from the same Simon Says Stamp card kit. If you own a chevron background stamp you can also stamp and emboss in gold to give it a similar look.

The Sentiment:

Just a simple thanks sentiment was adequate for this card because there is a lot going on.

On the closing flap I added the floral colored image, cutting the excess off the sides. I then adhered them to the chevron background.

This card doesn’t stand on it’s own unless stood on the side. Then I thought maybe I could attach the sentiment so it would be straight when I stood this card on its side.

I just love all these cards so much. Let me know what you guys think.

Hugs,

Jyoti

Products used for this project:

Simon Says Stamps And Dies BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 2

https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Simon-Says-Stamps-And-Dies-BEAUTIFUL-FLOWERS-2-set333bf2-Stamptember-set333bf2

Simon Says Stamp Card, Thank You Card, Tips and Techniques

Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Reselase and Thank You card

September 27, 2018 No Comments

Hello and Welcome to my blog. Today’s post consists of the card that I made using Simon Says Stamp Stamptember release. I ordered this stamp set on the first day of the release. But unfortunately, it arrived around the beginning of the third week. But as they all say better late than never. I was dancing with joy when I received it in the mail that day. Because these stamps are all limited edition. You won’t be able to purchase it after the stock is over.

This is a big stamp set with one large flower cluster, a couple of other flowers and some leaves with some beautiful sentiments.

Background:

I repeatedly stamped a panel of Neenah Solar white cardstock 110 lb with one of the small flower images from Simon Says Stamp Stamptember stamp set called Beautiful Day 2 with Versamark ink. Changed the position of the flowery each time to create like an organic pattern. Embossed those with Gold Embossing powder. I have been into ink blended backgrounds lately. So I picked distressed oxide inks from Ranger. One was Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers. Got to love how the distressed oxide inks blend so smoothly.

The Focal Image:

To create the focal image I stamped one of the flowers with the stem image from the stamp set with Versamark ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. Which was then colored using Distressed Inks in colors Seedless Preserve and Lucky Clover. Using the Watercolor brush with a simple flat wash of colors. Then I added it with foam tape on the background panel.

The Sentiment:

The sentiment is from the same stamp set. I stamped and embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on black strips of cardstock. Cut into banners and mounted with foam tapes on the panel.

So here is my final card for today. I loved how it turned out. I just love how the purple flower pops on the green background.

Let me know in the comment down below what do you guys think about it?

I am participating in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Supplies Used:

First Card

Second Card

Third Card

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Focal Image:

Sentiments:

Card Base:

The Finishing Touch:

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The Background:

The Sentiment:

The Second Card:

The Focal Point:

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The Sentiment:

The Third Card:

The Focal Point:

The Background:

The Sentiment:

Products used for this project:

Simon Says Stamps And Dies BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 2

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