2nd Card by our Designer Linda

 

Good Evening Bloggers:
 

Today we are releasing the 2nd set of cards from Linda from our Design team. This card along with the other projects are hanging up on the wall to the right of the door as soon as you walk into Scrapper's Playground. Our Design Team is doing an awesome job on these projects and have inspired others to think outside the box!  Please feel free to ask any of our Staff for information on the products that were used on these projects. 

 

Cards by Linda
 

Smile

 

 

Supplies:

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock

My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste 6x6 pattern paper

My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste -- Adorbs -- Clear Acrylic Stamps -- Loved

Doodlebug Design Cardstock Stickers -- Quotes -- Fruitstand Collection

VersaMark Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Shabby Shutters)

Clear Embossing Powder

Fancy Trims by Petaloo

Wink of Stella Brush Pen (clear)

White Signo Gel Pen

Glossy Accents

The inspiration for this card came from the adorable Doodlebug quote stickers. When I saw all of the different speech bubbles, I knew I wanted that to be the theme of my card. To create this card, I cut an A2 card with a top fold from the bright green cardstock. I then cut another panel to measure 4" x 5.25". Using VersaMark ink, I randomly stamped the two speech bubbles from the Loved stamp set. I sprinkled with clear embossing powder, zapped it with my heat tool and set it aside.

Next, I cut a number of strips of pattern paper with widths varying from 3/8" to 3/4". (By keeping my widths narrow, I ensured that I have enough pattern paper left to cover a card front. You can also use leftover scraps for this technique.)  I took a piece of scrap computer paper and cut it down to 2" x 4".  I covered one side of the computer paper completely with adhesive and then layered the strips on a diagonal. When the entire surface was covered, I flipped it over and trimmed the strips of paper. I used Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters distress ink to ink the edges. This step is very important because it gives all of the different papers a cohesive look. I adhered this to the bottom of the stamped block. I used a piece of ScorTape to adhere the ribbon and foam adhesive to adhere the panel to the card.

I added sparkle to the "Smile" sticker with a Wink of Stella Brush pen. Love this pen! Seriously, every card maker should have one (or two or three)! To enlarge the sticker, I placed it on a piece of coordinating and fussy cut around it. Then I used a Signo gel pen (my other favorite pen) to add the white faux stitching.After popping the stickers on foam adhesive, I added them to my card. Because the embossing made the card surface slick, I added a squirt of Glossy Accents under each foam dot. The inside sentiment reads: you are loved. I think this would be a fun and cheery card to send to a teen who just went off to college. 

This card is so cute and would make a great card to send to someone you haven't seen in a while!

Card #2 by Linda

Good Evening Bloggers:


Today we are releasing the second of two cards that our Card Designer Linda prepared.    These cards along with the other projects are hanging up to the right of the door when you walk into Scrapper's Playground.  Please feel free to ask any of our Staff for information on the products that were used in these designs.  
 
Cards by Linda E.
(All products used on these layouts where bought/provided from Scrapper's Playground)


Supplies:
 

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock

Bazzill Two Scoops Textured Paper

Paper Smooches Surf and Turf stamps

My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing (Tangerine Hello) Stamps

VersaMark Ink

Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Fade Blue Jeans; Barn Door)

Momento Tuxedo Black ink

Red Stickles

White Signo Pen

Twine from Scrapper's Playground

Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Did you know that every acrylic stamp set comes with twice the number of images that you see? It' does if you think about using the flat side of the stamp -- you know the side that usually mounts to your acrylic block -- to create a solid image. That is exactly what I did on today's card which was inspired by this crib sheet that I saw on a birth announcement. Here's how:

I cut the white cardstock to a standard size card and the grey cardstock mat to measure 5.25"x4". Next, I cut, a piece of white cardstock to measure 5"x 3.75". This is the piece I used as the focal point for my stamped image. To create the solid whale, I adhered the detailed side of the stamp to my block so that the solid side (or wrong side, if you will) would be the side that got inked. I find that when using this technique with distress ink, it is important to condition the stamp. So, after making sure that my stamp is perfectly clean, I inked it with VersaMark ink and then directly inked it with the distress ink and stamped. The VersaMark ink seems to help the distress ink cling to the stamp and results in a better image. Next, I stamped the water splashes, I decided that I wanted to add a heart too so I stamped two more splashes in red ink, overlapping the images slightly to create a heart. I filled the heart with red Stickles and stamped the sentiment with black ink. (Just a note, I cut the exclamation point off the stamp but I could have masked it with a piece of washi tape.) Finally, I added a smile and eye to the whale using a White Signo pen. After adding a piece of twine to the bottom of the cardstock, I adhered it to the card using foam dimensional adhesive. I left this card as a plain note card but could have easily added the word baby and turned it into a congratulations for the new parents.