This is actually one of the ATCs I made for Fiona’s ATC Club swap for August. The stamp I used on the base card is from the “Ebony and Ivory Set” – I stamped it with. The greeting is embossed with “Cocoa Bean” embossing powder. The base card “Vanilla” Bazzil, and the layered cards are ”Olive” from card essentials and “Vanilla” Bazzil. I embellished the card with brown rick rack ribbon and sponged the edges with “Gold” paint dabber or “Dark Brown” fluid chalk.
The base card is oatmeal and the other two layers of card are “olive” from the new Earth Tones card essentials and a shade of blue Bazzil. I stamped the dragonfly from the “Springtime Set” randomly over the layered cards with Dark Brown Fluid chalk ink. I then embossed the “Happy Father’s Day” greeting in gold and then stamped the dragonfly again in gold. I then sponged the edges in Colourbox gold. I felt it needed more glitz so I lightly sponged Colourbox gold over the ATC.
I used two shades of blue Bazzil that Kaszazz sell – but I must admit I don’t know what the exact shades are. I rounded the corners of the base card and attached two lengths of 1/2″ Denim twill ribbon. I stamped the ribbon with the small flourish stamp. I stamped the greeting and the roman clock also using Fluid Chalk “Charcoal”. I sponged the edges of both cards with the same inkpad. I embellished the cards with gold mini round fasteners, before magic mounting the smaller card onto the bigger one.
Okay – so I haven’t used my imagination any on day 2: what I’ve done is use my design from Thursday and had fun with completely different colours. I’ve also used the oatmeal tags rather than the white tags – but that change of base colour hasn’t shown up in the photos.
Left – Amber Clay and Dark Brown with Brown/Cream Stitch ribbon
Middle – Olive Pastel and Deep Green with Evergreen/Cream Stitch ribbon
Right – Blue Lagoon and Dark Brown with Brown/Aqua Stitch ribbon
Techniques and stamps the same as day 1 this week – except instead of ice stickles on the “waves” on the bauble stamps I’ve coloured in the stars with gold gel pen. I found the Blue Lagoon edging too much of a contrast with the oatmeal card, so I sponged some dark brown fluid chalk on those tags as well.
Don’t you just love the effect of the two-step stamps? So quick and easy too! And because the Fluid Chalk inks are quick drying they are the perfect partner for two step stamping.
I love “Fluid Chalk” ink pads. There’s a wide range of soft and subtle colours. These gorgeous inkpads stamp and blend like dye inks, and dry quickly on most surfaces.
Day One – Christmas gift tags in three colourways in “Blossom Pastels”
Left: lavender and dark peony fluid chalk ink pads
Centre: ice blue and Prussian blue fluid chalk ink pads
Right: Lavender and Blue Iris fluid chalk ink pads
All the cards were made with the same tools and techniques. First I punched a hole with the single hole punch. I used the star bauble small 2-step stamp, “To: and From:” mini messages and sponged around the edge of the tag. I highlighted the design on the bauble with ice stickles. And the finishing touch is some swirl ribbon. Its amazing how the lavender ink (on both the right and left tags) looks different depending on the other ink it is paired with on the tag.
Dragonfly card featuring vellum and the new earthtones cardstock
This card was made to enter a challenge at Craft Camp. The base card is chestnut (with that fabulous texture) and I tore a piece of olive card and vellum and stuck them down the left hand side after edging with greens from the fluid chalk “Autumn Pastels” option pads.The dragonfly (from the Springtime set) is stamped using fluid chalk dark brown on olive card and then placed on a circle of ”Wood Spice” card from the Castaway card pack. The stamp “My thoughts are with you” is inked up with the fluid chalk dark brown inkpad and stamped on vellum and then edged with olive pastel fluid chalk. The finishing touches are three copper eyelets and the copper embellishments holding the vellum down.
