Life Is Good

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

I am back with another card using the new Radiant Neon inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko :)

Yes, you read it right! The background was done with Neon inks! I bet you would never have guessed it?! This is something I totally LOVE about these inks! You can use them in so many ways and achieve such different effects with them! Wether you want a bright and bold card (*click* for: sample 1 and sample 2) or create a more subtle background, like I did in this card with my "sunset": These inks always have a wonderful luminance :)

You can read all about the process (how I did this background) in the grey boxes below this post.

I kept the card quiet simple, because I thought this focal point deserves to take center stage and didn't need more than two dimensional layers of white cardstock behind it :-D

BTW: You definitely should stop by the IMAGINE Crafts blog, where my amazingly talented team mate Darsie Bruno created another "sunset" card using Radiant Neon inks, but her card is even MORE gorgeous and glowing and just super STUNNING!!! You can find her card (incl. a tutorial with step-by-step pictures), HERE! 
Do yourself a favor and go CHECK IT OUT!!! :-) 


Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" inch top folded card base from 4 1/4" x 10 1/2" white cardstock cut 3 7/8"' x 4 3/4" white cardstock and mount to card base cut 3 1/4 "  x 3 7/8" white cardstock, lay onto Craft Mat and -using Sponge Daubers- apply Radiant Neon inks in Electric Pink, Electric Coral, Electric Orange and Electric Yellow from the center towards the outside, diagonally onto the white panel; blend colors with Sponge Dauber re-apply colors and blend until you like the result; let dry stamp image and sentiment with Versafine Vintage Sepia mount panel to card front using dimensional foam adhesive

Supplies stamps - Technique Tuesday: Life Is Good inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Radiant Neon "Electric Pink" + "Electric Coral" + "Electric Orange" + "Electric Yellow", Versafine Vintage Sepia tools - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Craft Mat, Sponge Daubers others - white cardstock; dimensional foam adhesive

Life Is Good...Really Good!

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)
Today I want to show you a card I made using the adorable new 'Be You' collection by Fancy Pants Design
The stamp I used is -again- one from Technique Tuesday. I have used one of the stamps from this set recently on this card, but I think the result is totally different :)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Donnerstag :)

Heute möchte ich Euch eine Karte zeigen, die ich mit der wunderschönen neuen "Be You" Kollektion von Fancy Pants Design gewerkelt habe. Der Stempel, den ich hier benutzt habe ist -wieder- einer von Technique Tuesday. Ich hab' bereits kürzlich einen der Stempel aus demselben Set  für diese Karte hier verwendet, aber ich finde das Ergebnis wirkt doch total verschieden ;)

card recipe:

• stamps - Technique Tuesday 'Life is Good'
• patterned papers - Fancy Pants 'Be You - Strips' and 'Be You - Marbles'
• tools - Big Shot
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts 'Classic Circles Large' and 'Scalloped Circles Large'
• other supplies - cardstock from stash, May Arts natural twine, Sew Sweet cream crinkled seam binding, Kaisercraft clear rhinestones, Sakura black gel pen, Distress inks, Glue Dots mini, foam adhesive from stash

~°~ Thanks for visiting my blog ~°~

Sylvia

Life Is Good

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)

Today I want to show you this card I made 'just for fun' and using lots of techniques:
- stamping
- die cutting
- distressing
- embossing
- sewing
- stenciling
- faux stitching

I just had so much fun making this card using this adorable silhouette stamp from Technique Tusday, patterned papers from Authentique and dies from Spellbinders Paper Arts.

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Mittwoch :-)

Heute möchte ich Euch diese Karte zeigen, die ich einfach so und nur zu meinem persönlichen Vergnügen gemacht habe. Ich habe hier ziemlich viele verschiedene Techniken verwendet:

  - stempeln

- die cutting

- distressing

- embossing

- nähen

- stenciling

- falsche Nähte

Ich hatte wirklich total viel Spaß daran, diese Karte mit dem tollen Silhouetten Stempel von Technique Tuesday, gemusterten Papieren von Authentique und einem Die Set von Spellbinders Paper Arts zu erstellen.

card recipe:

• stamps - Technique Tuesday 'Life Is Good'
• patterned papers - Authentique 'Gathering' 6x6 paper pad
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts 'Blossom Tags and Accents'
• tools - sewing machine, Big Shot
• other supplies - Dani Peuss dark brown cardstock, Sew Sweet orange crinkled seam binding, May Arts natural button twine, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, Sakura white gel pen, Ranger Stardust Stickles, Ranger Distress inks 'Walnut Stain', tiny white pearl accents from stash, foam tape from stash

~°~ Thanks for visiting my blog ~°~

Sylvia