Inky Techniques

I love inky techniques! I really enjoyed playing with inks on Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock from CutCardStock! Check out the amazing layers created with vintage themed stamps!

 

Layer Your Cards for Impact

 Adding multiple layers with different techniques and cardstock can add drama and impact to your creations! Hi! Today I am sharing layer techniques for CutCardStock!

Spooky Die Cut Halloween Card

 Hello, today I am posting for CutCardStock! I love making my own creative backgrounds. Let me walk you through the steps to creating this spooky Halloween card.

Change the Colors, Change the Seasons

 Today I am sharing spring and fall cards created with the same die set and different tones of Cardstock from CutCardStock. Change up the look of your cards using a simple swap of colors for two seasons!

Emboss the Card Base

We are in a Fall mode right now, so I had to start with Royal Sundance Kraft Cardstock. After trimming the cardstock to 4.25 x 5.5 inches, emboss the piece with the Concord and Ninth Bright Blossoms Die. Note: emboss the die using the rubber mat plus the suggested sandwich for your die cut machine. We will also be die cutting the individual flowers and leaves as well. Attach the panel to a card base made with Desert Storm 100 lb. Cardstock.

Die Cut the Blooms and Leaves

Using the same Concord and Ninth Die, cut the blooms and flowers using Pop Tone Grape Jelly, Lessebo Lilac, DCS Flame Tree Orange and Galax Olive Green cardstocks or other fall colors of your choice. You will have multiple blooms to work with.

Use a sticky mat to hold the pieces in place to allow for additional shading with inks. Select darker shades for the color pieces and add shading by ink blending the colors in small circular motions. Start light, you can always add more color and depth.

Assemble the Card

Use the embossed lines to identify the placement for the blooms and leaves. Use white glue to attach the pieces to form a floral swag.

Using the die cut sentiment of choice, die cut using the Grape Jelly Cardstock. Glue to the lower left of the card and you have completed the first card.

Let's Switch Seasons and make a Spring Card!

After completing the Fall card, you should have additional purple blooms left. Cut additional leaves from the Galax cardstock plus one cut with Pop Tone Grapesicle to provide an additional shade of purple.

Follow the steps listed above starting with an A2 Panel of Cougar 80 lb. White Cardstock. Use 110 lb Cougar White for the card base. Ink blend with coordinating colors of ink for dimension.

Once you have added the blooms and leaves, embellish the card with silver splatters and silver sequins. Use a sentiment created by embossing a sentiment with Silver Embossing Powder. I like to pop up sentiments with foam strips.

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today! Please take a moment to visit CutCardStock. They have a great variety of products.

Thanks for stopping by.

Easy Rainbow Happy Birthday Cards

 Hello friends. We all need a stash of Birthday Cards. Today I am posting for CutCardStock. They have an amazing assortment of bright cardstock, perfect for cheerful birthday cards!

Letterpress on Cougar Cardstock

 Hi friends! Today I am posting for CutCardStock. Today I am sharing a new to me Letterpress, stencil and die set on Cougar 110 lb. White Cardstock.

Stencil Over Watercolor? Yes!

 Have you tried water coloring with Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock and then stenciling over the background? Today I am posting for CutCardStock. A recent post by Mindy Eggen showing this technique caught my eye. I absolutely had to try it!

I love the depth of color created!

Start With the Savoy Cardstock Base

Start with a piece of Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock. Tape the panel to a base using very thin margins. This will allow you to move the panel around allowing the watercolors to move.

Wet the panel first and then apply watercolors randomly, allowing the colors to blend. Dry with a heat tool. Make sure the panel is completely dry before adding the stenciled blooms. The general rule is if the panel is cool, it still has moisture.

I know it looks a little messy, but the stenciled blooms change the entire appearance!

Stencil the Blooms

Select a large bloom stencil that will cover a good portion of the panel. I used Altenew’s Peony Lilac Swag Stencil. As you are stenciling over the watercolor panel, be mindful of the colors below. In other words use warm colors over the warm portion of the base and cool colors over the cool areas.

Feel free to ink blend additional color over the non-stenciled areas to brighten the base.

Assemble the Card

Trim the Savoy panel to 3.75 x 5.0 inches. Choose two colors of cardstock to make a double panel. In my case, I used Pop Tone Black Licorice and Pop Tone Razzleberry Cardstocks. You need to trim the panels to 4.0 x 5.25 and 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Use the darker color for the larger base panel.

Create a sentiment for the card. I selected a lowercase sentiment with a shadow die. I used the Pop tone Razzleberry for the shadow and black for the letters. Cut these type of elements from the panels to save cardstock.

Glue the sentiment and attach to the stenciled panel. Layer the panels in size order and attach to a card base made with Cougar White 110 lb. Cardstock (my favorite for card bases).

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out all the great products available at CutCardStock. Their customer service is exceptional! Be well. Be creative!

Try Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock for Letter Press

  Have you tried the Better Press system yet? I tried using Savoy 100% Cotton Cardstock and it worked perfectly for letter pressing! Today I am posting for CutCardstock.

The matt finish on this card is stunning!

Embossed Mini Frames

 I love making framed items for my cards! Hello, it is Teri posting for CutCardStock. Their metallic cardstock is perfect for creating embossed mini frames! So many possibilities!

Check out all the texture!

Embossed and Inked Kromekote

 Have you played with Kromekote Cardstock from CutCardStock? Hello, I am sharing this cool technique with inked Kromekote Cardstock. I have previously shared alcohol ink on Kromekote. Check out how easy this technique for colorful glossy backgrounds is.

There is such a great glossy surface when using this cardstock!

Floating Panel Card

 Hello friends. Today I am posting for CutCardStock. I have been experimenting with card folds and created this fun moving panel card.

It looks complicated, but really is not!

Make it Masculine

 Do you have trouble making cards for the guys? Check out this textured masculine card that started with Kromekote Cardstock! Hi, it is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock!

I love to make cards with lots of layers and textures! Let me walk you through how I created this one!

Use Colored Cardstock for Stenciling

 Hello friends. It is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock. Check out this colorful card that started with a colored cardstock. It is amazing the depth of colors you can achieve when you begin with a light-colored cardstock base!

Layered Vellum Floral Box

 As Spring approaches, I lean towards bright blooms. With Mother's Day around the corner, I created this bright vellum floral box perfect for keepsakes! Hello, it is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock.

This project started with a sturdy white box with a magnetic catch. I couldn't let it go to waste!

Hippity Hoppity Easter Blooms

 Easter is fast approaching. Have you finished your cards? Hello, it is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock. Today I have this very cute bunny and a floral basket to share.

Envelope Full of Shamrocks

 I love shamrocks! How about you? Our older son can walk in a field of grass and find four leaf clovers! I have never found one! Today I am sharing a colorful St. Patrick's Day card full of embossed shamrocks. Hi, it is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock.

This fun card is all about the layers!

Create the Shamrocks

Use Lessebo Hunter Green Cardstock to die cut multiple shamrocks. I used the Tim Holtz embossing die. Add Gold Lunar paste to enhance the shamrocks. Set aside to dry.

Create the Base Envelope

My card base measures 5 x 7 inches. The envelope holding all the shamrocks needs to fit on that card base. The Envelope Punch Board has many options for sizing the envelopes. I chose a size that easily would hold the shamrocks while allowing some of the background to show. Use the board to create your envelope. Be sure to round the corners before assembling.

Use Kraft Royal Sundance Fiber Cardstock for the envelope. Ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Stamp random shamrocks over the base of the envelope.

Now, Create the Card Base

Use Cougar Natural 100 lb. Cardstock to create both the card base and the stamped panel. The card base measures 10 x 7 inches. Score in the center to create a 5 x 7 inch card base. Cut the panel 4.75 x 6.75 inches.

Use a larger background pattern stamp to mat to cover the panel. Run the edges against your glass to rough up the edges. Ink both the card base and the panel edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Let's Put the Shamrock Card Together

Die cut a sentiment to add to the card front. I chose Lucky to die cut using Stardream Metallic Gold Cardstock. Cut two and stack for dimension. I also stamped a short sentiment in gold on the Hunter Green Cardstock.

Attach the stamped panel to the front of the card base. Attach the Kraft envelope to the panel leaving the top flap open. Arrange multiple shamrocks randomly so they appear to be flying out of the envelope. Add the sentiments to complete the card!

Happy St. Patrick's Day my friends. Thanks for stopping. Be sure to check out the huge variety of cardstock available at CutCardStock!

Two Cards from One Stencil Set!

 Hello friends. It is Teri with TerisMailbox posting for CutCardStock. Today I am sharing how to create two colorful cards using one stencil set and dies.

Easy One-to-Two-Dimensional Flowers

 Have you ever added dimension to your flat flowers? See how I made dimensional blooms with Cougar Cardstock and die cuts to really help the blooms pop! Today I am posting for posting for CutCardstock!

Alcohol Inks on Kromacote Cardstock

 Have you played with alcohol inks on different papers? I have and my favorites are Kromecote Cardstock and Heavy Vellum. Hi, today I am posting this bright Valentine for CutCardStock.

I love the glossy finish with the bright colored base.

Sparkly Snowflake Swag

Today I am celebrating winter with a selection of colorful, sparkly snowflakes for CutCardStock.