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This month’s challenge might just be my favorite. Nothing says a clean and simple card like a repeated image.
I was looking through my Instagram feed and was inspired by a hexagon card with rainbow colors. But, alas, I do not own a hexagon die, but I do own the Infinity Rectangles Dies (D1198). And I figured I’d put that little center rectangle to some use!
I cut that little rectangle out of Mustard (PS307) Paradise (PS312) Kiwi (PS308) and Adriatic (PS313) cardstock. I lined the rectangles up, alternating the heights and glued them down to a white card base. I then topped them with a stacked die from the Happy Thanks Stamp and Cut (DC282) and added a Hero Greetings Mini Messages (CM351) “you rock” in the little space provided by the alignment.
BUT…then I figured I could step up this “repetition” a bit more!
I cut that little rectangle out of white cardstock, and created a subway tile effect on my card base. I had some of the same colorful rectangles left over from the first card so I lined them up on some thin scrap paper, and diecut the “thanks” from the colorful rectangles. I stacked that colorful thanks on 3 more white diecuts to give it some dimension. And, done!
Hope you like my take on “repetition”. Tag me on Instagram @katedeignancards with your take on my card! And don’t forget to enter the challenge!
Hello crafty friends! Its Teri here posting for our July Challenge Repeat Yourself on A Blog Named Hero. I hope you are finding lots of inspiration and ideas on Repeat Stamping Techniques. I have three different cards using the You Lift Me Up Stamp Set.
Check out the fun colors used on this curved front card! I selected a rainbow of colors for the hot air balloons. Reactive Inks in Creamsicle, Fruit Punch, Green Apple, Pool Party, Grape Slush and Lemon Drop made this a bright and cheerful card!
Use a Curved Die to cut the shape on the top of a Hotdog card allowing room for the rainbow striped piece and a sentiment. Lining these images up without a Misti Stamping Tool would be a challenge. Start with the purple balloon and move the card front to the right and up by 1/4 inch. This will allow the balloons to overlap. After stamping the Pool and Green balloons, return to the center position and repeat on the left.
The rainbow striped piece was created by using the Direct to Paper Technique on 1/4 inch strips of paper. After I had created five strips with different colors, I glued them on a piece of paper that had been cut with the same curved die. Once the strips were attached, I trimmed the piece to allow the colors to pop under the stamped piece! The sentiment is from the same stamp set.
This one is similar in concept, starting with the purple balloon and moving the card base up and to the left, stamping the next balloon and then moving it up and to the right to stamp another balloon.
Once the line of balloons was complete, I trimmed 1/4 inch off the left side and added an orange strip. The sentiment is from the Acts of Kindness Stamp Set.
The third card was created using the same technique as the prior card except the stamping was done on the right side of the card. Once the images were stamped, the balloons were fussy cut on the right side to allow a piece of light blue cardstock to show. The sentiment is from the same set.
I hope you have enjoyed my post and will consider entering your own creation in our monthly challenge. There are gift cards to be won sponsored by Hero Arts. Go to the bottom of the post on A Blog Named Hero to enter.
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Hi everyone!! We are mid-way thru our challenge for this month and it’s all about repeating elements on your projects.
These little critters are getting ready for an awesome “paw-ty” – hanging birthday banners with a little pup getting all tangled up in them!
I used Pool Party, Blue Hawaii and Purple Galaxy reactive inks for the background of my slimline card. I swiped the inks onto a glass mat and picked up the pigment with a wet brush and brushed it on an already damp piece of watercolor paper. I started with the lightest color at the top, then added the darker color, Purple Galaxy towards the bottom. I made sure to saturate the paper with color as this was important for the next technique. I took the Presents Background Cling Stamp, spritzed it generously with water, then stamped it onto the water colored panel. I left it there for a few seconds before lifting it up. Then I took a dry paper towel and dabbed off the water. The water on the stamp picked up the pigment and left behind a ghost impression.
Then I repeated the same on the bottom half of the slimline panel. After the paper was dry, I cut it down to 8.75″X3.75″ and adhered it to a Dove White card base of the same size.
Then I took another piece of Dove White cardstock and cut a panel measuring 8.5″X3.5″ with a stitched slimline rectangle die. I used the same Presents Background Cling Stamp to stamp a very subtle image with Soft Granite Shadow Ink. Then I took three different sizes of circles from the Circle Infinity Nesting Die set and cut three holes on the cardstock. I temporarily adhered it to the card panel so I could layout my elements.
I stamped, die-cut and colored the critters with Zig Clean color Brush markers. I also die-cut the words “Happy Happy Birthday” using the Birthday Banner Letterset Die out of Dove White cardstock then colored them also with Zigs in gradient rainbow colors. I also die cut the same letters out of Pitch Black Cardstock and inlaid them on the rainbow banner letters.
I then took some black sewing thread, double it up and pasted the banners using liquid Precision Glue.
I colored the critters from the My Monthly Hero June 2021 kit also with Zig clean color brush markers. Before I adhered the little critters on the card, I used an craft knife to cut little notches between their paws to insert the thread thru each side. I used washi tape at the back of each critter to hold the thread in place.
For the little pup at the bottom. I wound the thread several times to make it look like he got all tangled up on the banner strings. I didn’t adhere the letter B to the string, instead I tucked it under his paws. Then I finished off the card by embellishing it with clay sprinkles from the kit. The MMH June 2021 kit is still available as of this writing.
I hope you were inspired to create cards with a repeating element.
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Hello crafty friends. We are enjoying summer in my part of the world and that means we have delightful hummingbirds visiting us. They are so precious and pretty to look at. My card was inspired by these sweet little visitors.
I started with a panel of white cardstock the size of a slimline card which is 3.5″ x 8.5″ and randomly die cut 3 circles across the panel, using the nesting circle dies. I set that aside while I stamped the flowers with black ink. It was so simple to add color to these flowers as the set has two solid layering images, one for the petals and one for the stems. I used a light and darker shade of the same orange to add color to the flowers. I then die cut the flowers with the coordinating dies. Next I worked on the hummingbirds which I stamped with intensified black ink and again as the birds have 2 layering images it was fairly simple to add color with a light, medium and dark ink of the same color. I die cut those with the coordinating dies.
Next I took another panel of plain white cardstock and inking the panel with blue reactive ink. Spritz the panel with water for added interest. I then stamped the sentiment in black ink on the circle die cut paneI just below the second circle. I then then assembled my card with adhering the circle die cut panel, flowers and the hummingbirds. The card design was completed with adding sequins randomly making sure I liked how it looked.
I hope I have inspired you to play in our current challenge. We would love to see your projects and you have a chance to win prizes sponsored by the wonderful Hero Arts.
