Quick Cards Using a Background Stamp

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Happy Ink Designs5 Comments

Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is

Anything Goes

We are showcasing Simon Says Stamp Products this week. If you have any of these products, we’d love to see them used, but it’s certainly not a requirement to join the challenge.

As always, the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

I’ve been wanting to use this Deco Diamonds background stamp for a bit now so I made a couple different background panels. First I heat embossed clear embossing powder on Fog card stock and then I heat embossed white embossing powder on Fog card stock. I took a piece of scrap Bristol paper and ink blended a little Wilted Violet Distress Ink. Then I used it to cut the Big Thanks die. I heat embossed the rest of the sentiment on black card stock with white embossing powder. I added a couple Nuvo drops in Crushed Grapes and Ebony Black

I cut the background down to 4″ by 5.25″ and added a black card base.

This card was even easier. All I did was cut out a square using the stitched square die by Lawn Fawn and added another layer with black card stock. I white heat embossed my sentiment from the Playful Messages stamp set. I cut the background image down to 4″ by 5.25″ again and added it to a black card base. I added a couple Onyx Crystals from Studio Katia for a little embellishment.

For this last one, I used the Folk Dance Background stamp and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder on Bristol Smooth card stock. Then I ink blended Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Orange Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Broken China. Again, I cut the Big Thanks die out of black and white card stock. I used the “You’re a Stellar Human” stamp from the Simple Sentiments stamp set and added some Nuvo drops in Caribbean Ocean, Carnation Pink and Ripened Pumpkin.

I cut my front panel down again and added to another black card base.

And since the inside was black, I added a panel to write a message on and I stamped the same Folk Dance image on the inside using Fog ink.

I went over both of the ‘Thanks’ die with a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting!!

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Studio Katia ONYX Crystals SK2416 [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER… [ SSS ]
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Trick or Treat

October 24, 2018October 26, 2018 Happy Ink Designs8 Comments

Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is

Halloween/Spooky

We are showcasing Echo Park Products this week. If you have any of these products, we’d love to see them used, but it’s certainly not a requirement to join the challenge.

As always, the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

I made a super fast and easy card this week. I used patterned paper from Echo park and I distressed the edges a bit with Black Soot to make it look more “spooky”. The Trick or Treat is from Penny Black Haunted Halloween and I made the moon from Tim Holtz water color card stock and distress inks in Hickory Smoke and Scattered Straw. I watercolored a little scrap with Scattered Straw and added it behind the windows of this Impression Obsession die to give it some contrast.

I just LOVE how this moon turned out. I used the 2nd to the smallest Nested Circle die from Simon Says Stamp to cut it out.

I used images from the Trick or Treat stamp set by Simon Says Stamp to stamp on the inside.

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting!!

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Cardmaking · You Tube

Save The Crafty YouTuber Video Hopp

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 Happy Ink Designs7 Comments

Hello my crafty friends!! I am so excited to take part in the Save the Crafty YouTuber Video Hop over on my YouTube channel. You may have heard about this wonderful event that Justine Hovey has put together for a second time, but if you haven’t you are in for a treat!!

This hop is a celebration of card making video tutorials created by a bunch of talented crafters of all different skills and levels. We are coming together to give our viewers a chance to discover other amazing card makers and help reach monetization goals. There are many sponsors and over 125 prizes along this 5 day hop. I have a $25 gift card sponsored by Simon Says Stamp to give away on my channel! All you have to do is watch, like my video, consider subscribing and leave me a comment for your chance to win. Comments must be made by November 7th and winners will be announced on November 10th. You can find the list of winners over on Justine’s channel and blog.

This is the card I made for my video.

Please click on the video below and be sure to leave me a comment on my YouTube channel (not here) for your chance to win. There will be a link in the description of the video to take you to the next stop on the hop. Remember to leave comments as you go! You don’t have to watch all of the videos on the hop but the more you comment, the better your chances are of winning.

Specific colors used in addition to colors listed below:

Mission Gold – Peacock Blue and Hookers Green

Prisma Colored Pencils:

994 Process Red

112 Permanent Red

1002 Yellowed Orange

109 Prussian Green

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Cardmaking · Challenges · Simon Says Stamp

Trick or Treat

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Happy Ink Designs6 Comments

Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is

Animal Antics

We are showcasing Hello Bluebird products this week. If you have any of these products, we’d love to see them used, but it’s certainly not a requirement to join the challenge.

As always, the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

Hello friends! I’m a day late posting this, but I thought it was just too cute to not post at all. I wasn’t feeling well for a couple of days and I simply could not make it happen. I think I made myself even sicker because I was so worried about getting this posted in time. Anyway, here it is. It’s done, I’m feeling better and I’m moving forward. Better late than never!! Right?

I used Halloween Party stamp set and the matching die by Hello Bluebird. I am IN LOVE with this company! I love every single item they sell. I loved this stamp set so much that I couldn’t make a normal A2 sized card. I had to make an extra long one so that I could fit all of the characters on it. Aren’t they adorable??

I started out with a 4.25″ x 11″ sheet of Bristol Smooth card stock and I ink blended Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot distress inks. I added some water drops and flicked on Picket Fence distress ink with a toothbrush to look like stars. I added a few more with a white gel pen.

I cut out a couple birch trees using a die that I have in my stash, but Hello Bluebird has a great Birch Tree die. I used (SSS) black card stock for the trees and also the grass. Using Copic X-Press It Blending card, I colored each image.

In order to get all of the images to fit, I cut a stitched hillside using the Simple Stitched Hill die set by Lawn Fawn in Slate card stock and placed the tombstones in the background. I took some black soot distress ink and inked around the edges.

I used a strip of foam tape behind the grass to add some dimension. That way I could place some of the characters in front of the grass and some behind. Using large and small foam squares and Nuvo liquid adhesive, I carefully and strategically placed each adorable character.

I took a “Happy” stamp from Lawn Fawn’s Happy, Happy, Happy set and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I cut out the word ‘Halloween’ using the Journaling Alpha die by Neat & Tangled in black card stock.

To finish my card, I used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen to go over the word Halloween and a few other areas here and there. Then I took Nuvo Drops in Apple Green and carefully placed a small drop in each of the bubbles coming up out of the pot on the right side of the card. I used a black card base as well and since the front of the card is a little heavy, I used a piece of Fog card stock inside to beef up the back of the card a bit. I distressed the edges with black soot and then used a distresser to fray the edges.

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting!!

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Cardmaking · Challenges

Anything But A Card

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Happy Ink Designs7 Comments

Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is

Anything But A Card

We are showcasing My Favorite Things Products this week. If you have any of these products, we’d love to see them used, but it’s certainly not a requirement to join the challenge.

As always, the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

As soon as I started developing this tag idea in my head, I knew I wanted the glasses to be transparent.

I started out by cutting the Wine tag die in Kraft card stock, both by MFT. I cut this out twice so I’d have a front and a back panel. I positioned the wine glasses from the Wine Service die set where I wanted them then taping them in place, I cut both layers of the wine tag at once so that my glasses would be lined up perfectly on both layers.

I didn’t decide until after I cut the glasses that I wanted a layer of Paver Red card stock (MFT) as the top layer so I had to get a little creative in order to line the glasses up just right. Luckily I still had the Post It tape holding both glasses together so I just lightly traced where I wanted them on the Paver Red layer and then crossed my fingers as I ran it through my Big Shot. I actually didn’t do too bad!! The maroon card stock was slightly crooked, but not enough to make me re-cut it. I used one of the Stitched Border dies by Lawn Fawn to run across the top and bottom for some detail and then glued the Paver Red layer in place.

Then I moved on to making my shaker window. I used my Fuse tool, which I haven’t used in quite some time but I knew it was perfect for this project.

I made my shaker pockets and after filling them with gold micro beads (seed beads are a close comparison), I sandwhiched it in between the two kraft layers.

I stamped a sentiment from the Uncorked stamp set in Merlot ink by SSS, then cut the Cheers die out with some gold glitter card stock. I thought the Cheers needed some dimension so I used the leftover kraft card stock and cut out two additional layers and glued them all together.

Check out my process video below! Scroll down for a list of all the products that I used.

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting!!

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Cardmaking · New Releases · Simon Says Stamp

Fun and Festive by Simon Says Stamp

October 10, 2018November 29, 2018 Happy Ink Designs1 Comment

Hi friends!! I’m here to share a couple cards I made using this brand new die by Simon Says Stamp which is called You’re So Kind and it’s from the new Fun & Festive release that is now live! I’ll share a couple pictures and then I’ll show you the new release!!

I’m obsessed with this maroon/merlot/aged mahogany color and I think it looks marvelous with gold.

I also made a simple yet elegant design using the same gorgeous color but this time I paired it with silver and white. There’s just something about mostly white cards that I totally adore.

I added a couple silver and clear sequins to add a little embellishment.

It looks as fabulous with silver as it does with gold.

And lastly I did something a little different.

As soon as I saw this die, I saw something like this in my mind. I thought it would be fun to kinda stagger them down a card front.

I added them to some woodgrain card stock for some added texture.

This die is just one of the adorable products from this new release. I absolutely love this and as you can see it can be used several different ways. Now check out the entire new release!!

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Cardmaking · Simon Says Stamp

Treat Yo’self!!

October 6, 2018 Happy Ink DesignsLeave a comment

Hi guys!! Happy World Card Making Day!! I’m working away on some upcoming fun, but I just saw this and had to share it. How cute is this?!?

Who doesn’t want a free stamp set? Just use the code TREAT357 with your purchase of $75 or more and it’s all yours.

Here’s a little snippet of what I’m playing with today.

I’ll be back on Wednesday!!

Misty

Cardmaking · Challenges

Christmas Shaker

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Happy Ink Designs5 Comments

Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is

Let’s Get Ready For Christmas

We are showcasing Clearly Besotted Products this week. If you have any of these products, we’d love to see them used, but it’s certainly not a requirement to join the challenge.

As always, the generous folks at Simon Says Stamp will be giving away a $50 voucher to one randomly selected winner to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store.

And the Christmas cards have begun!! I know, I know, some of you have been making Christmas cards since the 4th of July but I’m always behind in that department.

I thought these adorable Rockin Robins by Clearly Besotted would be perfect for my first Christmas card of the season. But if you love them as much as I do, I advise you to pick them up from SSS ASAP as they are only available while supplies last!!

You probably know by now that my favorite kind of card to make is quick and simple and this was just that. All I did was ink blend a background with distress oxide inks in Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans and a little Black soot around the top.

I stamped the birch trees from the Joy To the Woods (by Lawn Fawn) stamp set in Sparrow ink and used my W1 Copic marker to color them. I didn’t do any shading but I did take my W4 marker and go over all the lines in the trees as they seemed to fade a bit when I went over them with the copic marker. I colored the ornaments and birds with copics as well.

I used the gorgeous white glitter paper from the SSS glitter paper pack to cut my snowy ground and then cut my frame by using 2 sizes from the stitched rectangles die set.

But first I ink blended another panel using the same colors so that my frame would match the background. I sprinkled water on both panels then added Shimmer Spray in Sparkle for some added interest.

Before putting my shaker together I heat embossed the sentiment in white embossing powder and added dotted lines to the hanging ornaments. The stamp set comes with a stamp of dotted lines but I thought it would be quicker to just add the dotted lines with a white gel pen.

I added the craft foam and acetate to the back of my frame and threw in some sequins and mini stars and snow to complete my shaker card.

I added a video below if you’d like to see exactly how I made this fun shaker card and below that is a list of all the products that I used.

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting!!

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