The Wedding Card

I have a wedding to go to in a few weeks and I wanted a wedding card that was simple. I also like to make black and white cards for weddings, I think they're elegant looking. The little bit of red on the card was added so it wouldn't be so black and white. The cards I make usually have three colors to them. I love this stamp, I have used it on a couple of wedding cards. It leaves a rich, simple look. The stamp came from Washi Accents, a company I found on line that makes oriental stamps. They were so pretty, I ordered a few stamps from them. You might see more cards made with their stamps on my blog in the feature. Ok, now the thing that I used on this card, on the black paper, is the Cuttle Bug and one of my embossing folders. Now, if you haven't tried one of these yet, find someone who owns one and ask if they can show you how to use it. It is very fun and oh so easy. I use mine a lot. You can also do die cutting on it, I have a few sets of Nestabilities that I use on my Cuttle Bug. Ok, this is the list of supplies I used on this card:

Stamps - Washi Accents

Paper - Scrap paper

Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black & VersaColor Cardinal

Accessories - Cuttle Bug and Forest Bamboo

Technique - dry embossing folder

Country Christmas Card

What I find strange is when I get a vision of a card and it seems so pretty in my mind, but I don't try making it.

I have had the paper and corners for this card for about 5 years and decided to try and make it. I think it turned out really pretty, the kind of Christmas card I like. I did some heat embossing on this card, the tree. If you have never tried heat embossing, try it, the results are fantastic!! It isn't hard, but does take some equipment. You will need a heat gun, either VersaMark ink or pigment ink, embossing powder, and a static pillow. I wanted to give this card a little dimension, so I added the pillow sticker, the heart. Anyway, it is a very easy card to make, a very good card if you have to make a few dozen Christmas cards. Have fun making it, if you have any questions, let me know.

Stamps - tree - Imaginations!

Paper - Dark green paper - Marco Paper, light green paper - unknown brand, printed paper - K&Co

Ink - VersaMark

Other - Gold embossing powder - PSX, Smitten Hearts Pillow Stickers - K&Co, Gold Corners

Attitude

I love this stamp and I thought it would be fun to make a card using it and coloring her in with copic markers. Unfortunately, the colors did not come out as they should. She is a very vibrant dancer and I thought the colors used with her should be very vibrant. The yellow is more of a lemon yellow, the orange, a bright orange, and the green, about the same color as Green Galore from Stampin' Up. The colors did not come out like that when I scanned it, but you get the picture. I used copic markers on her. They are fun to use, but if you don't have them and don't want to start with them, use markers or pencils. If you do want to try them, there are a lot of tutorials on line on how to buy and use them. The papers that I used are scraps that I have in my collection waiting to be used. This stamp also comes as two girls dancing and that would have been fun to use also. The most difficult part of this card is cutting the girl out, otherwise a nice easy card to make again.

Stamps - Attitude by Savvy Stamps

Paper - no brand, just scraps

Ink - Green Galore by Stampin' Up, Tuxedo Black by Memenoto

Brads - Brite Minis by Making Memorie

Pink Orchid

I made this card, today, for a niece-in-law. She lost her grandfather and I am sending this one to the wake. The card is a fast simple card to make. The coloring of the card is done with Pearlescent Chalk by Pebbles Inc. and E Z Chalk Enhancer. I found this at Archiver's Scrapbook store and if you have never tried this, you might want to consider getting it. I have tried the enhancer with other types of chalks, but the Pearlescent Chalk if the only one that turns out really good. You can't see it in the picture, the the colors are shimmery. I get a lot of compliments on this card. I first made it for a stamping party, we had to have all the layered pieces cut out and I also had the flower stamped. One of the girls that was at the party made a few of them, I had extra. You can't see it in the picture too well, but the base of the card is white with green, pink, and white layers. Have fun making it.

Stamps: Orchid Greetings by Perfectly Clear Stamps, Stampendous

Ink: StazOn Black

Paper: Pixie Pink, Certainly Celery by Stampin Up and white

Other: Pearlessence Chalk by Pebbles Inc., Chalk Enhancer

This is My Blog

Hi
My name is Kathy and this is my first blog. It will be devoted mostly to stamping and card making. My sister got me into cardmaking about 6 years ago. I tried to fight it, but she told me I was going to like it. You know what? She was right. I retired from my f'ull time job about five years ago and got deeper into cardmaking. I meet my future husband about the same time, he's from South Carolina. The first time I went down to see him in SC, I told him he had some homework to do. He had to find a good stamping store that I could go and visit while I was down there. Well, he didn't let me down. If you're down in the Beaufort, SC area, visit the Carolina Stamper. It really is a good store!

After my husband and I got married, I got a job at a scrapbooking store. Now, if you really want to build up your cardmaking supplies and you're on a budget, get a job at a store like that. We would have an employee scrap mania on Sundays when the store was closed and you should have seen the things people would bring in to give away.

Most of my stamps are from Stampin Up, I think. It's really hard to say for sure, I have hundreds and hundreds of stamps, some wood mounted, some clear, and some I bought unmounted. I don't really have a preference as to which I like better, they each have got there good points and there bad.

I do like to go to the stamping shows that come to our area. There are a lot of stamps at those shows you don't see in the stores and you can also get a lot of good ideas.

But enough, tomorrow, I will start posting cards that I have made that I really like. I will also put on what stamps I have used, if I know the company, what papers, ink, embellishments and any extra tools I used on the card. If you like them, feel free to copy them, I will take it as an honor. I will also comment on any new tools I have acquired and used. Feel free to ask questions, I will try to answer them.

Have a happy stamping day!!