STAMPlorations inspiration #340

Welcome to another Tuesday inspiration post from the STAMPlorations inspiration team girls. 

 

As we head towards Christmas, I'm going to take a look at making Christmas cards with ephemera pieces. I recently got the Christmas in the Air Kit #1 (which is sold out at the moment) but any holiday ephemera will do. There are lots of ephemera options in the STAMP store.

Christmas Ephemera 1

Christmas Joy stamp

 black marker, washi tape

Calling this one QCAS - quick CAS. I chose a large piece of ephemera which could "stand on its own," stamped a couple sentiments and incorporated them into a doodled frame and added a strip of washi before popping the ephemera up on foam tape. Ta da! Don't you love the simple font and versatility of sentiment options in the stamp set?

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dad... you rule (doodling)

OK, so the Paper Smooches Sparks and St. Luke's Bling challenges were simmering in my brain.  Thank goodness for the One Layer + Doodling challenge at Less is More.  Made it all come together.




Took these colors from the inspiration photo and a PS sentiment stamp.  That blingy crown is about all the bling you're gonna get from me.  And it's one layer and I doodled.

To doodle, I needed to pick a stamp that had a lot of open space.  Thus Mr. Toad.  Knew I wanted to use this embossing folder for a bit of interest so I lined up where Mr. Toad should be stamped.  Stamped him in navy blue.  Doodled.  (Used to doodle up all the margins of my notebooks in high school and college.  Mostly hearts and guys' initials.  Typical, eh?)  Dry embossed.  Stamped the sentiment and heat embossed the crown.  Added bling.  Rounded corners.

Since most of my cards are mailed, I'm into reducing bulk.  Cut a piece of light blue CS about the same size as my card front, adding a half inch to the left side.  Scored and folded the half inch.  Rounded corners here too and attached card front to half inch strip of card back.   Left a tiny bit of light blue peeking out on the right and left sides.   Capisce?

Computer generated text insides reads "you rule the pad... Happy Father's Day".

Thanks for hoppin' by.

Supplies Dad:

Paper: CS Neenah and DCWV
Stamps: frog ?, sentiment Paper Smooches, crown Gelatins
Ink: Versamagic chalk, Distress Ink, Versamark
Tools: embossing folder Sizzix, corner rounder EKS
Other: Sharpie marker, embossing powder