Carrie Stamps

Floating Graduation Cap Cards

Is May not the craziest month ever. It is if you have school aged kids. But you don't realized it like you do with December, it just sneaks up on you.  End of the school year comes with so many things, graduations, performances, parties, field days, etc. But then it is also so enjoyable. My oldest daughter completed middle school this year and my youngest elementary school.  Milestones that if I sit and think about too long will result in a puddle of tears. How have the years gone by soo fast!?!  One of the blessings in our lives that made my daughter's 8th grade graduation so special is her class at the Co-Op we attend. Most of the kids have been together since preschool or kindergarten. But next year several of the kids are going their own way, off to brick a mortar schools. So, we had a graduation ceremony for them and a graduation party. I just adore these kids! So I decided to make them a card and share a heart felt message with each of them.

I wanted to make the cards special and fun. I incorporated a floating graduation cap, like it had just been thrown in the air!  A great interactive card idea I learned from a Jennifer McGuire video.

When you shake the card the graduation cap moves around. There is a hole in the card front that the cap covers. The cap is popped up onto a larger die cut circle and on the back of that circle is a penny. This allows the cap to move around and the added weight of the penny helps it move with out much shaking. I have a video of the making of this card near the bottom of this post.

For the fireworks I embossed the image from the Bravo Grad stamp set by FSJ with Clear Pigment Ink and Clear embossing powder.  Then I burnished some Dusty Concord ink over that to give them a glowing look. I also splattered water over them for added depth, which resulted in somewhat of a boken look.

The word GRAD was done using the April Glimmer Hot Foil Plate of the month and Prism foil.  When you turn and shake the card you can see different colors in the foil.

I hope they know when they see and read their card that they are special to me and I am so thankful for each of them.
 Two of the kids are missing from this pic, but I thought you might be curious about them, since I've gushed over them. My daughter Samantha is on the far left.

And now the promised video, the making of the card.....

Please let me know if you have any questions, I am here to help. I have linked all the products I have used below. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. It just means that when you click on my links and make a purchase I get a small percentage of that sale. It means a lot to a blogger when you learn something from them and then shop their links. It means that I get to keep creating and sharing what I love with you, so thank you!

 

 

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Rainbow Glimmer Unicorn Card

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This card is packed with fun things!  It starts out with a Gel Press Background, then I throw in a Glimmer Hot Foil layer over that!  And I have some Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker coloring on the Magical Unicorn stamp set.  Pretty sure I can not go wrong with all these great things!

Check it out for yourself, in this video.

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Let's take a closer look at today's card.

This card started with the rainbow background, created by brayering 3 liquid colors onto the Gel Press.  The three colors I used are; Candy Apple, Lemon Drop and Cool Pool.  When you brayer these, they blend together and create the orange and green. Once the colors are blended you lay a piece of card stock on top and press gently onto that Gel Press. Peel it up to reveal your one of a kind print.

Then I took that print and added a layer of hot foil!  I used my new favorite Glimmer Hot Foil plate, Scattered Dots. Having the gold dots over the top of the rainbow background it what makes this card so special.

The coloring was lots of fun. I really enjoy coloring with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers on Bristol Smooth paper. They blend so nice!  Arteza markers are very similar and I use those too, just as I did in today's video. I have linked both sets of markers for you below, as well as all the other products I used to make today's card.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think I should to with the five backgrounds I made in the video.

 

 

 

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Floral Print Silhouette Elephant Cards

Happy Memorial Day!  Thank you to all who have served our country and are serving out country. Being an army wife myself, I also want to say thank you to all the military families too.  I know the sacrifices you have made and the hard times you have endured as well. My heart is with you all today.

The other reason for my post today is to share with you Part 4 of the May Stamp Set of the month video. I have really enjoyed creating with the Floral Print Silhouette stamp and die set by Concord & 9th this month. For today's cards I focused on the elephant die. I saved him for last because he is one of my favorite.

Let's check out the cards I made.  And keep reading to find out how you can WIN the You Amaze Me card!!!

My goal for these cards was to have a very warm color palette, I did not want to use green.

The ink colors I chose for these cards are from Lawn Fawn; Pretty Lavender, Sugar Plum, Carrot and Sunflower.

Since I could not decide between the light and dark purples for this card I decided I would incorporate both. I inked the most solid image of the three circles first with Pretty Lavender and then inked only the edges with the Sugar Plum. I LOVE this look, I draws the eyes into the center of the card and the gold elephant.  I repeated this look by doing the same thing to the sentiment, giving it a ombré effect.

If you are not familiar yet with the Floral Print Silhouette stamp set, you stamp three images, layered on top of each other, to create one multicolored image.This graphic from Concord & 9th explains it nicely.

Just a note, I have stamped the image in all different orders and it works great no matter what order you choose.

The other thing I really wanted to do on this card was to emboss one of the three layers in the circle. So, I embossed the leaves with gold embossing powder. It's  fun way to make this three stamped image look amazing! 

I used the same colors of ink for this card, with out the dark purple around the edge. But I added in Sunflower ink for the leaves, not wanting to use green again. And to add a hint of gold to this floral circle I painted the centers of each flower with Gold Silk, which I also used to splatter the background on card 1. I then die cut the elephant from the center of the stamped floral circle. I wanted to do a inlaid card, which means die cutting a shape and putting it back in the space you die cut it from.

I did three things to my inlaid elephant to help him stand out and be the focal piece on this card.

1. I sponged the edges with Sugar Plum ink.
2. I die cut 4 other elephants from Whip Cream card stock and adhered them all to the back of the floral elephant. This raised him up slightly from the circle and added dimension.
3. Before inlaying this piece, I pressed the entire front of the elephant onto a clear pigment pad. I sprinkled clear embossing powder over the elephant and embossed it. This intensified the color and gave is some what of an epoxied look.

Now the elephant is ready to be adhered back in place, in the center of the circle.

The pierced circle and added florals around the edge also help direct the eye to the center of the circle.

For a last touch of gold I embossed the sentiment, also from the Floral Print Silhouette stamp set.

You can customized both card to the recipient by adding a stamped sentiment on the inside of the card. I stamped "You're 1 in a Million" on the inside of card 1.

If you would like a chance to WIN this, You Amaze Me card please click over to my YouTube channel and watch the making of these cards. Just click the thumbs up and leave me a comment on the video to be entered to win. Then tune back in to next Monday's video to see who wins this card.

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Celebrate Glimmer Hot Foil Card

Did you catch my Mother's Day card video? At the end of that video, I made an additional hot foil background. Well, I finally made something with that piece and am sharing it with you here.

I used the May Hot Foil Plate of the Month, Filigree Frame by Spellbinders. This set comes with 3 hot foil plates and 2 dies. So, I was able to foil my accent images and then die cut them out!

The foil I used for this card is Skybright and I put that on Cool Pool card stock by Fun Stampers Journey.  The oval in the center of the frame was die cut using the other die from the set.  This leaves the perfect spot for a sentiment. I stamped Celebrate from the Celebration Script stamp set by Fun Stampers Journey and embossed it with silver powder.  After mounting the frame to my A2 sized card base with foam tape I added some silver pearls to dress it up a bit more.

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. This video is from my Facebook page, where I often go live with projects like this. You can find me on Facebook, HERE.

Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Did you catch my Mother's Day card video? At the end of that video, I made an additional hot foil background. Well, I finally made something with that piece and am sharing it with you here.

I used the May Hot Foil Plate of the Month, Filigree Frame by Spellbinders. This set comes with 3 hot foil plates and 2 dies. So, I was able to foil my accent images and then die cut them out!

The foil I used for this card is Skybright and I put that on Cool Pool card stock by Fun Stampers Journey.  The oval in the center of the frame was die cut using the other die from the set.  This leaves the perfect spot for a sentiment. I stamped Celebrate from the Celebration Script stamp set by Fun Stampers Journey and embossed it with silver powder.  After mounting the frame to my A2 sized card base with foam tape I added some silver pearls to dress it up a bit more.

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. This video is from my Facebook page, where I often go live with projects like this. You can find me on Facebook, HERE.

Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Below I have listed and linked all the products I used to create this card. Thank you for stopping by I appreciate your support.

 

Below I have listed and linked all the products I used to create this card. Thank you for stopping by I appreciate your support.

 

Floral Print Bear Cards

Welcome to part 3 of the May Stamp Set of the month series featuring the Floral Print Silhouette stamp and die set by Concord & 9th.

If you missed my previous creations you can view Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

I love stamping the three images to create a multi-colored image and Concord & 9th makes it so easy to line them up. Look at these beautiful floral circles.

For today's cards I focused on using the bear die in the coordinating die set. For both cards the bear was die cut from corrugated card stock. I love the texture this gives the bear.

The first card mixes gingham, floral, corrugated stock and sequins. I love mixing textures and patterns for added interest to a card.

And the second card is another of my faves, a shaker card!

You can check out the making of these cards on the video below. Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel and like and comment on this video for a chance to win the shaker card!  Winner will be announced on next week's video.

All the supplies I used to make today's cards are linked for you below.

 

Welcome Floral Print Silhouette

Does your Monday every spill over into your Tuesday? Mine did and that is why I am bringing you my Stamp Set of the Month project and video on a Tuesday this week instead of a Monday.  Sometimes computers do not cooperate with your time line. But here it is and I love the projects I made this week with the
Floral Print Silhouette stamp and die set.

First I stamped the floral images, three stamps in three different colors, to create the floral print circle. I used Lawn Fawn inks because I love how nicely they clean off clear stamps. The colors I used for the floral circle are; Hippo, Sugarplum, and Peacock. I added color to the center of each flower with my Shadow Mauve Copic Marker (BV 00). Then I used the Floral Print Silhouette die set to die cut out the house. For this card I decided to use the circle that was left after cutting out the house. I then die cut a second house from Pretty Amethyst card stock and inlaid it into my floral circle.

The background for this card was stamped with the Polka Dot Turnabout stamp set, also by Concord & 9th.  I love having a multi-colored polka dot background.  Think of all the possibilities with color combinations and this stamp. If you are familiar with Turnabout stamps you can watch me make the background, and this entire card in the video below.

And now let me show you what I did with the house I die cut from the floral circle.

I added it to a die cut tag. The bread tag die is one of my favorite tag dies. This tag is perfect for a gifting some homemade goodies with the card to a new neighbor. And the tag fits perfectly over a tied ribbon. 

Okay, here is the video, watch how easy it is to make multi-colored image with the Concord & 9th stamps! And hear how you can WIN my creations!

 

Be sure to click over to my YouTube channel to like and comment on this video, everyone who does will be entered to WIN this card and tag!  If you have any questions about these projects please let me know, I am here to help!

Below I have linked all the supplies used here for you.

 

Glimmer Hot Foil Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's!  I hope you know, whatever stage you are at in motherhood you are doing a good job. I know we all feel like we can do more and do better, but it's okay to take a moment and tell yourself you are doing good. Show yourself some love today.

I am sharing the card I made for my mom and my mother-in-law. When I got the May Glimmer Kit of the Month from Spellbinders I immediately thought of Mother's Day cards! Here is picture of what comes in the kit, a Glimmer Plate set and a roll of foil. 

The filigree plates you see here are not dies, but plates to be used on the Glimmer Hot Foil System. Which is basically a machine that heats up a platform on which you put the glimmer plate, foil, and card stock. Once heated you run all this through a standard die cutting machine. This will press the design on the glimmer plate into the card stock in foil.  Pretty cool really!

The glimmer plates are not dies, even though they look like it. They are for transferring images in foil onto something, like card stock.  But it just so happens that this month's Glimmer Kit came with two dies as well. The oval and piece in the center of the package are dies that coordinate with the set. So you can die cut the center of your foiled image and die cut out the smaller filigree pieces!  I love it. However, I did not use either of the dies on today's project.

What I love so much about this plate is that I was able to apply it to my card stock and then add very little to it and still have a card that is stunning.

You can see the difference between the hot-foiled image, which is pressed into the paper and the embossed sentiment which is raised up on the paper.

You can see all the Glimmer Hot Foil products that Spellbinders has to offer HERE.

And if you are interested in getting a Glimmer Kit of the Month you can find out more about that HERE.

You can see the making of this card and the Glimmer Hot Foil system in action in this video, from my Facebook live demonstration.

Below you will find all the things I used to make this card linked for you.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I'll be back soon with another paper creation. 

 

 

Floral Prints Silhouette Deer Cards

Incase you were wondering it is the first Monday of the month of May! That is exciting because it means I am sharing my new Stamp Set of the Month! My pick this month is the Floral Print Silhouette Stamp and Die Set by Concord & 9th.

This stamp set has three images that you layer stamp to create one image. The die set has dies that cut out the stamped flowers and leaves, and it also has dies that are stand alone dies. Like the deer and antler dies I used to make today's cards. 

As with all of my stamp set of the month creations there is a video demonstration. You can check it out here, but be sure to click over to YouTube and LIKE and comment on the video so that you can be entered into the drawing to WIN one of these cards!

Watch the video on YouTube and tell me which card is your favorite! You may just win it!

Below I have linked all the products used to make today's cards. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support, when you shop the links of the maker that inspired you a small percentage of the sale goes back to them. It's how I continue to bring you new crafty ideas and inspiration.