Open Roads

Happy Thursday Crafters!

Our adventure today takes us out on the open roads winding along the seaside. This layering stamp stamp set is all about the freedom of the open road, at least for me. I love coloring layering stamp sets! It's exciting to me to see the project come to life with each layer of color. Whether building a scene like this set or layering up an image like the hummingbird in one of my earlier blogs (LINK HERE), the creations are unique and beautiful. 

Supplies and links are provided below. My links are not affiliate links, but where provided, they are links to my online store, Scrapsalot. Leave me a comment below, letting me know what you think of the cards for today.

Card #1

Card #2

Supplies:

• The images are are stamped on Hammermill 100# Premium Color Copy Cover.
• The background card stock is a woodgrain print from my stash.
• The card base is Neenah 80#.
• I always use my MISTI stamp platform when stamping cards. You will find the Original MISTI HERE and the Mini MISTI HERE.
• The stamp set is Seaside Highway HeroScape Stamp Set from Hero Arts. (CM655)
• Various inks were used as follows;
• Ground
• Light layer is Archival Wendi Vecchi Mini Ink Pad in Leaf Green.
• Dark layer is Archival Distress Mini Ink Pad in Rustic Wilderness.
• Water
• Light layer is Archival Wendi Vecchi Mini Ink Pad in Forget-Me-Not.
• Dark Layer is Archival Distress Mini Ink Pad in Prize Ribbon.
• Road
• Archival Wendi Vecchi Mini Ink Pad in Watering Can.
• Car(s), Dolphins, Sentiment
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
• Sky for Card #1
• Blending Brushes were used to place a light layer of Archival Wendi Vecchi Ink in Forget-Me-Not.
• Sky for Card #2
• Blending Brushes were used with the Cloudy Stencil from Lawn Fawn starting with Archival Distress Mini Ink Pad in Speckled Egg. I decided that color was too dark and drab, so I quickly changed to the Archival Wendi Vecchi Mini Ink Pad in Forget-Me-Not to finish up the clouds.

These were easy to create and sometimes we just need a quick and easy card for a special occasion or just to get our crafty mojo going. Either way, I hope you enjoyed the cards for today and I hope this inspires you to pull out those layering stamps from your stash and give them a whirl. 

Until next time, Keep it Crafty!

xx Crafty Deb

Challenges Entered:

Crafty Catz Challenge 633 - Anything Goes with Optional Twist

Pattie's Creations - Challenge #205 Anything Goes

Hot Stuff!

Happy Monday!

Thanks for stopping in to check out the cards for today! They are on FIRE and I LAVA them a lot. See what I did there? This is a color layering stamp set and it was so fun and easy to create these HOT cards. I hope you like them too.

The set has two layers for both the volcano and the lava. The smoke is a single layer stamp but you have two different ones to choose from. I did find this set worked best on a landscape A2 or larger sized card base. It's not super large, but it was too big, in my opinion, to use on a portrait A2 card.

Anywho, let take a look at this card making HOTTNESS! LOL Details on products used follow the cards below. Links provided are not affiliate links. However, they are links to my online store named, Scrapsalot. More details about Scrapsalot are provided below and I thank you all in advance for supporting my small business. Items without links can be found online in various places and almost always on Amazon.

• The images are stamped on Hammermill 100# Premium Color Copy Cover.
• The black card stock is from stash, likely Recollections 65#.
• The white card base is Neenah 80#.
• The stamp set used is the Color Layering Volcano HeroScape set from Hero Arts. It can be found HERE.
• For the volcano image, I used a Smokey Quartz Dye Ink Cube from The Ton as the light color and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad as the darker top layer. 
• For the Lava, I used Hero Arts Core Ink in Butter Bar and Ranger Archival Ink, Wendy Vecchi in Carnation Red.
• I stamped the sentiment with the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad. The sentiment is part of this set.
• Now, I had a couple of white spots in the lava where I didn't quite line up the layers very well. That's ok those because I used my Copics to fill it in. I picked a yellow (Y08) and a red (R05) that matched pretty close and lightly touched the white areas. *The areas were so tiny though, you could use just about any shade and it would still blend right in.

• In addition to the same supplies I used on card #1, I added Crystal Pewter Dye Ink from The Ton for the smoke.
• The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I used the same Archival Red Carnation Ink that was also used for the lava to stamp it.

• The same supplies were used on card #3. I did, however, decide to matte this one red card stock from my stash.

I always use my MISTI stamping platform when making cards so I can make sure I get a great stamped image every time. When I'm making cards like these, with multiple layers, I always go ahead and make at least two while I have the stamps out and lined up. Why not, right? Here's a link to the MISTI.

Color layering can be tricky, and you can end up with misaligned images. I've learned to use my Copic Markers or colored pencils to fill in any white gaps. I've even used a fine tip paint brush and the ink color used to fill in where needed. You can even tell and the cards look great. So if you have any color layering stamp sets sitting in your stash, I encourage you to pull them out and try them again today! Let me know in comments if you do the same thing or something different to tidy up your images.

As mentioned earlier, Scrapsalot is my small business. We carry many brands of stamps, dies, inks and other mediums for all of your creative needs. We also carry scrapbooking paper and embellishments. If you don't see something you're looking for, just ask and I can let you know if we carry that particular item. We are only online, except for when we attend local papercraft shows. We are located in Central Florida on the Gulf Side of the state. We strive to keep shipping costs low and we're happy to do local meetups if you're in the area.

That's it for today. Thanks again for stopping by and checking these out! Until next time, Keep it Crafty!

xx Crafty Deb

Challenges Entered:
Creatalicious Challenge #256 Anything Goes + Optional Easter
Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenge #2314 - Anything Goes

Little Hummingbird

 Hi Everyone!

Thanks for stopping by! I've got a great card to share with you today and I owe it all to my son, Joey. So, before we get to the card details, let me tell you a little about this adventure in crafting, as I call it. My son came by earlier this week and said, 'When are you going to start streaming and uploading videos?'. Now, he asks me every so often because I literally just disappeared from YouTube and another Blog I previously started. I've been 'planning' the restart for far too many years now. Yes, years. LOL Procrastination is our worst enemy, am I right??!!

Anyway, his inquiry got me thinking...no time like the present, as they say. So, here we are! A brand new Blog with brand new posts to share with you. I will also start live streaming and working on those video uploads too! 

Without further ado, if you've read up to this point, here is the card creation for today...

I made this card at a craft retreat for a dear friend's birthday after forgetting her original card at home! Have you ever done that? You make or buy a card for someone and then forget it or misplace it - ugh, I'm really good at that! LOL But I believe this one turned out pretty nice and I know she loves hummingbirds. :)

To make this A2 card, I used two Hero Arts stamp sets, Copic markers, ink pads/cubes, and some bling from my stash. Links to items or similar items are located below. The links provided are to my online store, Scrapsalot. Other items, not linked may be found online and usually through Amazon too. Here's a specific list of what I used to create this card:

• The images are are stamped on Hammermill 100# Premium Color Copy Cover.
• The background card stock is a woodgrain print from my stash.
• The card base is Neenah 80#.
• The hummingbird is from the Hero Arts Color Layering Hummingbird Stamp Set (CM498)
• Stamped using Hero Hues Reactive Ink Cube in Pool Party and Hero Arts Core Ink Cubes in Amethyst and Pink Grapefruit.
• The beautiful flowers are from the Hero Arts & Gina K Friendship Blooms Collab Stamp Set (PR101)
• Stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
• Colored with Copic Markers, using T0, T1, RV00, RV10, RV21, RV23, YG45, YG63, G07 & G46.
• The sentiment is part of the Color Layering Hummingbird Stamp Set and is stamped with Hero Arts Core Ink in Amethyst.
• The silver bling is from stash. They are adhesive flat back silver dots, but I no longer have the packaging.

Here's a link to Scrapsalot in case you'd like to take a look at the supplies and crafty goodness we carry. :) If you'd like to learn more about my Scrapsalot adventure, let me know in the comments.

I'd also like to thank all of my crafty friends for their support and encouragement in getting things started again. :) It's takes a village and sometimes we all just need a little...or a BIG nudge in the right direction.

Thank you again for stopping in and checking out this card on my Blog. I appreciate your comments and inquiries so please feel free to comment below and also ask any questions you may have.

That's all for now - until next time, Keep it Crafty!

xx - Crafty Deb

Challenges Entered:

Worldwide Crafters and Colorists Challenge #3

Challenge #194 - AG + Pink and Grey

Beautiful Blossoms Floral Challenge #3

Dream Valley Challenges #291 - Any Celebrations

A Blog Named Hero - April 2023 Challenge Theme: "They Say It's Your Birthday"