Recipe for Happiness

We love the chefs from the Recipe for Happiness stamp set from MFT Stamps.  We decided he would look cute flipping his frying pan up in the air.  So, we grabbed the Spin and Slide Discs from MFT stamps and went to work creating a frying pan that would spin in the air!

We secured the frying pad to the spin and slide disc.  Placed it through a small hole we created in the  background of the card, lining it up with the light grey pans we stamped on the background, and then attaching it to a round, die cut circle.  This makes the pan spin.

The chef and pan were stamped onto watercolor paper, and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.

Here's a look at the spin and slide discs. They are perfect for slider cards too!

SUPPLIES USED:
Recipe for Happiness stamp set  and die from MFT Stamps
Spin and Slide Discs from MFT Stamps
Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers from Kuretake Zig
Watercolor paper from Strathmore

Altenew Beautiful Day

We had such fun last weekend creating this card for our Monthly Card Club.  We used the Beautiful Day stamp set from Altenew and Tim Holtz Distress Inks to create this faux bleached look.

The floral image was stamped and embossed onto watercolor paper that we cut using the Blueprints #13 from MFT Stamps.  Once that was complete, we applied Distress Ink to the watercolor paper, using the Ink Blending Tool.  We blended the ink from the bottom up, creating a heavier look at the bottom, and a softer, lighter took towards the top.

To lighten the ink inside the flower petals and leaves, we applied a liberal amount of water to the petal, allowed for it to sit for a few seconds, then removed it with a paper towel.  Do not rub the paper towel.  Press the paper towel firmly over the top of the petal and lift.  This will remove the water as well as some of the color.  Repeat this step for all the petals and leaves.  To remove more color, repeat the same steps.

It's very difficult to see in the photograph, but we did cover the petals and leaves with Clear Wink of Stella once we were done.  It added a wonderful, soft shimmer to the flower.  The metallic paint splatter (again, difficult to see) is from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors (shown below).  We used the silver.

SUPPLIES USED:
Beautiful Day stamp set from Altenew
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz
Watercolor paper from Strathmore
Clear or White embossing powder from Ranger Ink
Versa Mark ink pad from Tsukineko
Gansai Tambi Starry Colors from Kuretake Zig
Wink of Stella pen from Kuretake Zig
Ink Blending Tool from Tim Holtz
Heat Tool from Hero Arts
Blueprints #13 from MFT Stamps

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Kelly's Seattle Stamp and Coffee

Hello, and happy Monday from the Pacific Northwest. We paired Kelly Purkey's Seattle stamp with the Coffee Cup Die from MFT Stamps for this fun coffee card. 

The coffee cup was cut from watercolor paper and the stamps layered and masked to create the Seattle scene on the front of the cup.  After stamping the images with black Archival Ink, they were colored with the Gansai Tambi watercolors.

SUPPLIES USED:

Coffee Cup Die from MFT Stamps
Kelly's Seattle stamp from Hero Arts
Gansai Tambi Watercolors from Kuretake Zig
Archival Ink from Ranger Ink
Watercolor paper from Strathmore