Personally Yours

Paint Chip Inspiration #27: Bloomin Heart Valentine

I couldn't resist doing a Valentine Paint Chip card. The Stampin' Up! Bloomin Heart Thinlits made it easy.

Alter It Thursday - Birthday Bouquet Pencil Cup

Today's "Alter It" sample is a pencil cup I made with the cardboard cylinder from an empty roll of tape. As soon as I saw the height of this roll I thought it would be great for a pencil cup. I realized after I took this picture that my little pink hearts on the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper are upside down. But I think this paper is so pretty that anything works.

Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlits with Daubers

I love the Stampin' Up! Rose Garden Thinlits. The more I use it, the more I am obsessed with it. On these cards I used daubers to color in and around the rose with Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive ink pads.

You actually get 2 cards from this technique. You have the rose colored in and the beautiful reverse image. I have more details and images below showing how I made these cards.

I used the thinlit to cut out the rose on white card stock and then I colored in and around the rose with daubers. I used my fingers to hold down the thinlit while I was coloring. The more abstract, the prettier the image.

For this demonstration I switched up the colors and used Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive ink pads.

Monochromatic Monday: Rose Garden Thinlits

Happy Monday! Here is a card I made using the Rose Wonder Bundle from the Occasions Catalog. The Rose Garden Thinlits are amazing... so delicate and beautiful. The rose is so pretty that you can use one color to make this card and it's still gorgeous!

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Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper. The more I see this paper, the more I like it. This paper gives you two designs...marbling on one side and watercolor on the other. No two sheets are alike. Take advantage of this limited-time Sale-A-Bration item.

Butterfly Basics Block Stamping Technique

Today I am sharing a cool way to make a fun background using ink pads and a clear block. I'm calling this "Block Stamping Technique". I used Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party ink pads to create these beautiful designs. See instructions below so you can create your own design.

This is a great time to grab the Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics Stamp Set... it's on sale as part of the weekly deals promotion.

To start, pick 3 ink pad colors that blend nicely. I used Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party. You will need a clear block and a spritzer filled with water.

I used the Stampin' Up! 'I' block because I wanted a wider strip of color. Using your clear block, ink up one end of the block in the darker color (Lost Lagoon)... tap 2-3 times, then take the same block and stamp the middle of the block on the medium color (Pear Pizzazz) and then finally stamp the other end of the block in the lighter color (Pool Party).

Spritz the block with water... saturate it well so the colors blend and the lines will blurr. Put the block down on your piece of card stock and wait for the colors and water to blend (a few seconds).

The best paper to use is watercolor paper, but I was able to make these cards with regular white card stock. Just make sure your paper is dry before stamping any images on top.

These are some of the samples I made while playing. As you can see, the first sample has some white, un-inked parts... that happens when you don't spritz enough water on the block. But I sort of like the way it came out... doesn't have to be perfect to look nice. It looks different every time you do it.