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Bear Hugs Enclosed!

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Ok, how adorable is this  Hugs Set from Concord & 9th???

Good morning crafty friends, Amy here, with an UN-BEAR-ABLY cute card that’s perfect for sending someone a little pick me up. :o)

I started with Kraft cardstock which I cut out a circle with a circle die. I then embossed it using Tim Holtz Alterations- Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I ran my Vintage Photo Distress Ink over it to highlight the texture and then adhered the panel to my card base, that I also cut out a matching circle on the card front panel only.

I stamped the cute bear from the Hugs Set onto watercolor paper with Versafine Black Onyx Ink and heat set. I watercolored him up with Tombow Markers and waterbrush pen. Once dry, I fussy cut him out and set him aside.

Now, to complete the front of my card, I wanted to make it look like he was in a Tree House…so I added some leaves using Cottage Cutz- Greenery dies in two different colors of Green Cardstock. I then added a little button/twine, because how cute is that? lol! I also stamped the “HUGS” & “ENCLOSED” sentiments from the set onto Kraft paper and layered onto black cardstock to tie into my cardbase and make them look like little signs on his treehouse. ;o)

To finish off the card I adhered the bear to the inside panel of my card so him and his sign are peaking through the circle cutout on the front of the card- this helps to finish off the inside of my card as well. :o)

I sure hope you’ve enjoyed my lil’ card today and were inspired to get crafty today!

Happy Craftin’!

Hugs, Amy

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Watercoloring Fun with Amy

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Good morning, Amy here with a fun little make using Concord & 9th’s Painted Rose.

How gorgeous is this Painted Rose from Concord & 9th? It’s so versatile and there are so many ways you can use this set- Plus it comes with coordinating dies! I chose just to use the line stamp today and stamped it onto Canson Watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black Ink. I heat set it with my Heat It Tool and then used Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Inks to watercolor the rose. I just made sure to dry in between my layers to get the depth of colors on the petals. ;o)

I  then fussy cut it out and set it aside to work on my cardfront. I started by embossing white cardstock with We R Memory Keeper Geometric Embossing Folder. I then added some black paint splatters and Washi Tape. I  then stamped the “THANKS” sentiment from the Painted Rose set with Black Onyx Versafine Ink.

I adhered my panel to my black cardbase and then adhered the Rose with 3m Foam Tape.  A Black button and Twine finished off the front of my card.

Here’s the inside of my card using the layered and splatter Stamps with the same Distress and Black Onyx Inks.

I sure hope you’ve enjoyed this fun little card today and give it a try. Be sure to join us Saturday August 25th,  for our August Blog Hop- it’s sure to SHAKE things up! ;o)

~Happy Craftin’!~

Amy

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Tuesday with Tara {take 144}

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Happy Tuesday!

Is it feeling a bit like spring where you live?  I’m seeing photos of flowers blooming (between snowfalls) all across Canada and the US- and I’m hearing birds chirping regularly in my own back yard!  I decided to pull out some of my favorite stamps, these scribbly birds by Dina Wakley, and make a springy card.

I wanted to try a reverse watercolor technique, but mixed it up a bit by using Distress Oxide as my ‘paint’ for it.  (I rubbed the ink pad on my craft sheet and misted with water, then painted with a water brush.) It gives a unique milky sort of look, but the color is so pretty and vibrant!  The birds were stamped in Archival Ink on a heavy white card stock, so I didn’t want to use too much water and warp my paper.

The background of my card features a large background stamp I forgot I owned (love finding those treasures!), which I inked up with Distress Oxide as well since it’s so amazing stamped on kraft… I love the mottled look I got by splattering it with some water afterwards!  I finished it all off with some splattering of ink in both the ink colors (peacock feathers & abandoned coral)

Whenever I’m trying something new I tend to do it twice just in case one of them looks awful… both my stamped panels turned out, so I decided to make a second, smaller card as well.  This one has a slightly smaller front panel with a stamped detail along the right inside panel.

This distressed dot border is also by Dina Wakley.  Love it with Distress Oxide on Kraft!

Here’s my two cards together- they’re very similar, but make a nice little card pair for spring!  I hope you like them!

Wishing you sunny days and chirping birds… and a spring that starts to feel like spring real soon!

Inky hugs,

Tara

 

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