Archives for May 2013

In love with banners

May 27, 2013

Hello crafty friends, I hope you are enjoying the spring. The card I am sharing today shows my big love for banners. I love Simon Says Stamp banner dies so much that sometimes a die cut banner is a starting point for the card – I just build everything else around it. This is how I approached this card.

When I saw I had to fill the circle, I used my favourite techique – using distress inks to watercolor the embossed image. I just dab the ink pad on the clear block, add a little water and then I use the paintbrush to color.

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MAY ARTS PRIZE WINNERS!

May 26, 2013

Thanks everyone for commenting on our ABNH <3s May Arts week! And a special thank to Bethney & May Arts!

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CAS but colorful!

May 25, 2013

Hi everyone!

I’m sure you already had a look at our challenge “Clean up your act” – some of you have already played along. We love seeing your creations!

Well, I’m a fan of the CAS style. But like many of you, I usually use white card bases, especially for CAS cards. Today I want to show you ways to create clean but colorful cards – without a white card base.

Let’s have a look at the first card:
The card base is dark teal – a color that I LOVE! Some speech bubbles are an easy way to create some eye movement on the card and still keep it CAS. I added some interest by using clothpins, holding the bubbles. Of course the bubbles could have been white – but wouldn’t that be boring? Some neons pop! And by stamping the tweed pattern diagonal we got some more movement. Easy peasy!
Really – no matter what color you use – it’s about adding some details without overloading your card. I often help myself by using wood veneers as an subtile accent – you should try that out!

The second card is a dark plum – a color I don’t use often. Dark colors are completely out of my comfort zone, but I challenged myself. Dark card bases often seem very solid, it’s challenging to give them a light feeling.

Next tipp: Use light and transparent materials like vellum or acetate. I stamped and embossed the flowers on vellum and colored them with distress stains. The white lines look great on a dark background. Some white stitching lines break up the massive dark plum background. Doesn’t this card look friendly?