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Can you create a one layer card? For those who like clean and simple this might be an easy task, but for me, it is a challenge. I love to create a lot of depth and dimension on my papercrafting projects. This means layer upon layer of mats and the stamped images are often raised using FSJ foam squares, not to mention embellishments such as Rainbow Drops, ribbon, twine, clips, etc. . .

When Christine Pennington called her Bloomin’ Buddies to take part in a one layer card challenge, I jumped on board. I needed a quick and simple thank you card to place in the envelope with my Ebay sales of retired stamps and dies. I immediately knew our NEW Wallpaper stencil from our NEW Inspiration Book and Catalog would make a beautiful card (click here to order). To begin the project, I chose fusion inks which would blend together nicely. They are Cool Pool, Turbo Teal, and Pretty Amethyst (if you want a darker shade of purple, you can choose Lavender Fusion).

I began by cutting my Whip Cream cardstock into 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″ rectangles.  I placed the stencil onto the cardstock and using my large dowels I began applying color.

TIP: To keep the cardstock and stencil from moving, place a rolled piece of washi tape on the backside of the cardstock and place onto your stamping surface, add washi tape onto the stencil to hold it in place.

TIP: Use the small dowels for better application management; otherwise, tilt the large dowel back towards you to apply a small amount of color at a time.

Apply the Pretty Amethyst with the sponge dowel starting from the bottom of the image and going up about a third of the way. Using a different sponge, apply the Turbo Teal from the top of the Pretty Amethyst and to a little above the mid-point of the image. Finish sponging the image with Cool Pool (use a different sponge). Go over the entire image with Cool Pool to help blend all colors seamlessly.

TIP: Since Turbo Teal is a deep, rich ink, dab off some of the ink before apply.

Once all the color has been applied, add a sentiment of your choice. That’s all there is to it. I was able to create approximately 20 cards in an hour. Here is the finished project.

 

Product List

I am in the middle of a very hectic schedule and turning my son’s old bedroom into a craft room. The craft room change over has been slow but steady. This transition has hampered my creativity due to my current craft room being a MESS! I’m in the process of determining what must stay, what must go on Ebay or Etsy to be sold, and what can be moved to the new room so far. I still need to get desk tops and Ikea drawers to complete the transition. I will have a blog about this at some point in the near future.

When I saw this week’s Paper Craft Crew Cared Challenge #245, I knew I had the perfect card to meet the tic-tac-toe challenge:

My Bloom Box stampers met this past Monday and made our cards from the kit, BUT I thought they needed a little something more. So, prior to our meet-up, I had ordered the FSJ SS-0078 Summer Garden stamp set along with our new dauber dowels and sponges (TO0137 – small and TO0138 – large). I have a picture of the card from the kit below:

I took the basic card design and added to it along with changing the sentiment to Well Wishes. The initial card consisted of FSJ Butter Cream cardstock base, FSJ Banana Cream mat, and final piece of FSJ Rock Candy. The doilies are the featured stamp set in this month’s Bloom Box kit. They were stamped onto the Rock Candy cardstock using FSJ Butter Cream ink. I think the stamped images turned out wonderfully well. I changed my sentiment to Well Wishes and stamped it onto the pre-cut tag using FSJ Rock Candy ink. I popped it out using FSJ Foam Squares. The flower and leaves were created using a technique Richard Garay shared on one of his Facebook Live tutorials. I took a sponge dauber dowel and picked up some FSJ Rich Coral ink onto the sponge and I applied the ink to my cardstock in a circular motion. I did this same technique using FSJ Sweet Pear and FSJ Lemongrass. I, then, took my stamps and stamped the images onto those sponged areas using FSJ Black Licorice ink. The flower and foliage were adhered using FSJ Medium Foam Squares. For the ribbon accent, I took the button from the kit and applied FSJ Rock Candy ink straight onto the button edges using the ink pad. I adhered a large diamond rhinestone into its center and adhered it to a double bow made from FSJ twine. Once every thing was adhered to the card, I applied FSJ Journey Glaze to the flower and parts of the leaves. I think this card turned out to be very elegant with a pop of color. I almost forgot – last but not least, a sprinkling of FSJ Silver Silk was applied to the card. Bodda-Bling, Bodda-Boom!

Supplies:

All supplies except for the diamond rhinestone (who knows where I got it from – it was just part of my stash and fit exactly into the depressed area of the button) are available through www.funstampersjourney.com/martymcgee. Note: The stamp set is only available with the Bloom Box Kit. It must be purchased before the end of May and then a commitment of purchasing 5 more kits is required.

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