Wishing You Vanilla

We had a fun card making session on Friday at Claus Manor cafe.

We made two cards and learned a new technique while having a cup of coffee or two.

This card is a very simple design and easy to create at home. The only thing you might not have is the 6.4 cm circle punch and the background piece could be substituted with patterned paper or background stamping.

Technique - markers to rubber

Card Recipe:

Stampsett -  "Wishing you" $20.95 clear mount, or $25.95 wood mounted.

Stampin' write Markers - in colour 2012-14 Gumball green, Raspberry Ripple and summer star fruit. (5 markers for $25.95)

Ink pad - Baked Brown sugar $9.95

Washi tape- season of style $8.95 (3rolls) page 25 of the seasonal catalogue.

Ribbon - Seam binding - very vanilla (9.1m) $11.95

Rhinestone jewels - $8.95 

Big shot embossing folder $13.95 p.24 of the seasonal catalogue.

Feel Goods on a single layer card

A simple but elegant card only needs a feel good sentiment and butterflies.

This one has a flock of butterflies punched from Sycamore street patterned paper.

I just hink these words are so true -

"A friend accepts us as we are,

 yet helps us to be what we should".

How quick and easy was this card to make and reproduce. Punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch and stamped using markers to accentuate the words in colours that match the papers.

Card Recipe:

Tools: Bitty butterfly punch

Sycamore street papers (saleabration FREE)

Stampset: Feel Goods (5 stamps) $35.95

Ink: Stampin'write markers in-colours

Pearls.

How to catch a butterfly - thumping technique tutorial

I promise that no butterfly has ever been harmed in creating this card.

This is a technique that has been around almost as long as Stampin' up! has had markers.

It is a really fun technique that produces a great result in no time at all.

 The thumping marker technique needs a semi solid stamp to get this flickering effect of colours.

The Swallowtail stamp from the Autumn Seasonal mini is a great choice.

You will need:

Swallowtail stamp

Whisper white cardstock

Crumbcake ink pad

Stampin' Write markers

 Step 1. Lay your rubber stamp rubber side up on your table and ink up your swallowtail stamp with Crumbcake ink.

 

Step 2. Taking the lightest coloured Stampin' write marker (I have chosen Summer Starfruit) hold it on the end and lightly tap the side of the brush on the rubber.

 It's not really thumping more tapping as in gently playing a drum.

Step 3. Take your next lightest colour (gumball green) and tap it lightly onto the rubber.

 Step 4. Using your darkest Stampin' Write Marker (Midnight Muse) add more tapping on the side of the brush.

 Step 5. Now stamp the butterfly onto your piece of whisper white cardstock.

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 Every butterfly is different as the brush marks are never in the same place.

 Here is one my ten year old daughter made using 5 different markers from the in-colour pack on a base of Summer Starfruit ink.

Patterned Occasions cupcake card

Who doesn't like a cupcake on their birthday?
If you are a ten year old girl - it will definitely get a smile. Perhaps the real thing is better when you're ten.
But for the rest of us - a card with a cup cake is the go. This one fits perfectly into the Window collections framelit and comes with it's own cute sentiment.

Card Recipe:

Stampset: patterned occasions

Cardstock: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple

Ink: In-colour markers 2013

Ribbon: Primrose Petals stitched satin

Big shot, Windows collection framelits, Honey comb embossing folder.

Glimmer brad.

Team challenge

Each month the Inksomniac's team post a stamping, photo inspiration or colour challenge.
This month's challenge was a bowl of curly pasta using the colours: yellow, orange and pink.

 I chose the colours: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Rose Red.
These colours in cardstock are very bright... which gave me pause for thought.

My card uses the "Summer Solstice" flower stamp with markers direct to rubber. I love the detailed texture in this flower and thought it would brighten up the first edition specialty paper without overpowering the background.

 My daughter brought home this gorgeous pink and yellow camelia .... which inspired me to use the big blossom punch as my focal point on the bottom third of the card. Can you pick the centre shape?
It is cut from the Large lace ribbon border punch and I've used the yellow brad from the Square Fire Rhinestones pack.
In the top right hand corner I used the small boho blossom punch flowers scrunched and layered with a yellow brad.

Enjoy!!!