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Category: Ink Blending

  • Sending Favorite Hugs

    Sending Favorite Hugs

    Hello peeps and happy Friday! I’m off to PA for the weekend because it’s my birthday on Sunday! It’s supposed to be a nice weekend weather wise too. Maybe a hike or stroll through town?! Definitely some top down time in the convertible!

    As I have mentioned I’m really loving the coordinating stamps and stencils that Pinkfresh has. I used one of those sets today for my card. I started by heat embossing the large floral image from the Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Stamps Set in Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. To color in the image I used the coordinating Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Stencil and some Concord & 9th Buttercup, Stardust and Sprout Ink with my Blending Brushes. The image is then die cut with the coordinating Pinkfresh You are my Favorite Die. I cut the image in half and added it to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb with Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and it’s foiled in Gold Glimmer Foil and cut out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Die. To make it stand out a bit more I cut out a piece of Vellum with the circle die from the Pinkfresh Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle. I adhered the sentiment to the vellum and then to the card with Bearly Arts Glue.

    I do love a slimline specific set especially when you can alter it to work on a standard A2 card!

    I hope that you enjoyed my card for today and got some ideas on how you can stretch your supplies a little! Thanks so much for coming by and I wish you a wonderful weekend!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh You are my Favorite
    • Ink
      • Concord & 9th Buttercup, Stardust and Sprout
      • Versamark
    • Embossing Powder
      • Hero Arts Gold
    • Hot Foil Plate
      • Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments
    • Foil
      • Spellbinders Gold Glimmer
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh You are my Favorite, Perfect Sentiments and Mini Slimline Essential Bundle
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Heavyweight Vellum
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Foilpress
      • WOW! Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape

  • Perfect Butterfly Smile

    Hello! Sorry I have MIA again. I have been spending a little time each day in the Craft Closet and taking my time making cards. Sometimes I get some of it done and then come back the next day to finish it off. I do have quite a few made so I will make sure that I post a little more often. I find that if I don’t keep myself to a schedule the Mojo flows a little better! On another note I seriously cannot believe that it’s September! That was one really quick summer. I’m not looking forward to the cooler weather and having to give up my flip-flops! LOL!

    The card that I created for today uses the Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile Stamp Set and coordinating Stencils. I stamped it in Hero Arts Soft Granite Ink using my Misti. The inks that I used with the coordinating Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile Stencil are Hero Arts Orchid, Passion Flower, Soft Lilac, Grape Juice, Mint Julep and Antigua. I trimmed the panel to 8 1/4 to 3 1/4 and adhered it to a piece of Hunter Green card stock. To create the butterfly I used the Pinkfresh Butterflies Hot Foil Plate and some Crafter’s Companion Aurora Foil on a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb and a piece of Heat Resistant Acetate. On the card stock one I used the coordinating Pinkfresh Butterflies Stencils and Hero Arts Passion Flower, Grape Juice, Mint Julep and Antigua Ink to color in the butterfly. A little Black Copic Multiliner colors in the body. The coordinating Pinkfresh Butterflies Dies are used to cut them both out and they are adhered to each other on the butterfly body with Bearly Arts Glue. I added the panel to a card base of Neenah 110lb and then added the butterfly with 3M Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and is also foiled in Aurora and cut out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Perfect Sentiments Die. I cut it out two more times from 110lb card stock and adhered them to each other and to the back of the greeting with Bearly Arts Glue. It’s then added to the card. For some more sparkle I added a few sequins from the Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Shimmer Mix.

    I love the purples and greens together and that Aurora Foil is definitely my favorite! I hope that you like my card for today and as always, thank you so much for taking some time out of your day to spend with me! Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile
    • Ink
      • Hero Arts Orchid, Passion flower, Soft Lilac, Grape Juice, Soft Granite, Mint Julep and Antigua
    • Pen
      • Black Copic Multiliner
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies
    • Stencils
      • Pinkfresh Miss Your Smile and Butterflies
    • Hot Foil Plates
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies and Perfect Sentiments
    • Hot Foil
      • Crafter’s Companion Aurora
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Heat Resistant Acetate
      • My Colors Hunter Green
    • Embellishments
      • Pretty Pink Posh Holiday Shimmer Mix
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Crafter’s Companion FoilPress
      • Misti
  • Embrace Silver & Blues

    Embrace Silver & Blues

    Hi there peeps and a happy Monday to you all! I had a nice weekend and did something that I haven’t done in a very long time. On Saturday I took a ride into the city and picked up my friend Kim. We went downtown so I could go and see The Ink Pad’s new location. They have been there for well over a year but because of everything that has been going on I haven’t really been in the city. The new shop is nice and packed with fun stuff! Unfortunately Anna wasn’t there but I did get to see Patrice. I of course picked up a few things! LOL! Yesterday my friend George helped me do some things to my car and then Heather made a delicious dinner. A nice weekend indeed!

    My card for today uses the Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate again! I think I’m a little addicted to hot foiling!I used my Gemini Jr. and the Gemini Foilpress along with the Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Hot Foil Plate and some Silver Glimmer Foil to create the butterflies.

    Next up I used the coordinating Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Stencil and Concord & 9th Midnight, Peacock, Oceanside and Aqua Sky Ink to add color.

    I then cut them out with the coordinating Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Dies. For the background I cut a piece of Dark Blue Card Stock with the Pinkfresh Slim Diagonal Stitched Plaid Die. It’s trimmed to 8 1/4 by 3 1/4 and adhered to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb. For the leaves I used the Pinkfresh Curvy Leaves Die and cut them from Silver Foil Card Stock. They are added to the card base with Bearly Arts Glue. The butterflies are adhered with Foam Tape. My greeting is from the Pinkfresh Butterflies Stamp Set and is heat embossed in Hero Arts Silver Embossing Powder onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 110lb. It’s also adhered to the card with Foam Tape. For a little more sparkle I added a few Crystal Confetti. I don’t use much silver or blue and I actually really love them together! I hope that you enjoyed my card for today! I appreciate your visit and wish you a pleasant day!

    • Stamp Set
      • Pinkfresh Butterflies
    • Ink
      • Concord & 9th Midnight, Peacock, Oceanside and Aqua Sky
      • Versamark
    • Dies
      • Pinkfresh Small Butterflies, Curvy Leaves and Slim Diagonal Stitched Plaid
    • Hot Foil Plate
      • Pinkfresh Small Butterflies
    • Foil
      • Spellbinders Silver
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 110lb
      • Recollection Dark Blue 110lb
      • Stampin’ Up! Silver Foil
    • Embellishments
      • The Stamp Market Crystal Confetti
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr. and Foilpress
      • Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes

  • Wonderful Bees & Flowers

    Hello and happy mid-week! I had the pleasure of having my niece and nephew over yesterday. Daniel is addicted Apple Arcade and likes to play it on the 58″ TV and Tristan loves to play with Cali. I really am lucky that I get to spend as much time with them as I do and enjoy every minute of it!

    I have been loving the new Hero Arts Fancy Dies and wanted the ones that I used to make today’s card for a while. Add a little color with Copics or watercolors and they come to life! I started by cutting out all of the dies from the Hero Arts Bees and Flowers Fancy Dies with Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with my Gemini Jr. I left them in the negatives and used my Copics to add some color to them. Once they were all colored in I set about making my background. To do that I used Blending Brushes and Hero Arts Reactive Splash and Green Apple Inks blended onto a piece of Neenah Solar White 80lb Card Stock. The background is adhered to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock. I arranged the flowers and bees and then used Glad Press-n-Seal to pick them up. To adhere then to the card base I used a combination of Bearly Arts Glue and Foam Tape. The greeting is from an old My Monthly Hero Kit and is heat embossed in Hero Arts White Embossing Powder onto Black 110lb Card Stock. To cut it out I used one of the dies from the Hero Arts Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL and added it to the card with Foam Tape. For a little sparkle I used Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen on the wings of the bees and Crystal Confetti from The Stamp Market.

    I really do love those flowers and bees! Makes for an easy and quick card with big impact! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and as always I appreciate you stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

    • Stamps
      • Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit April 2017
    • Ink
      • Hero Arts Reactive Splash and Green Apple
      • Versamark
    • Markers
      • Copic Y32, Y38, E74, C7, C1, BG10, YG17 and YG67
    • Dies
      • Hero Arts Bees and Flowers Fancy Dies and Message Strips Stamp & Cut XL
    • Card Stock
      • Neenah Solar White 80lb and 110lb
      • Recollections Black 110lb
    • Adhesives
      • Bearly Arts Glue
      • 3M Foam Tape
    • Embellishments
      • Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen
      • The Stamp Market Crystal Confetti
    • Tools
      • Crafter’s Companion Gemini Jr.
      • Heat Tool
      • Blending Brushes
      • Glad Press-n-Seal