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Simon Says Stamp

New Heights (Gorjuss)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Today I have a bit of a long post as I got a little carried away colouring the Gorjuss stamp set New Heights. I totally love this stamp set and it is SO fun to colour! I am also super excited and scared to share with you my first card making process video and hope you will enjoy it! I really salute people in our industry who make such polished videos as they aren’t easy! I don’t think it is *too* bad for a first effort. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

Here’s the video…

Here’s the card…

New Heights
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts); Copic Markers and Cardstock (Knights Smooth).

I decided the above card was nice but I wanted to make it more like my usual style. I was also really enjoying colouring this image. Anyway, next thing you know I have four more cards using this same stamp set. I was so happy with the finished cards.

For this first card, I decided to add the cute little butterfly stamp which comes in the set. I also tried to do the hair a little differently. TIP: If you don’t have the right colour cardstock, use your copic markers to colour white cardstock to the correct shade. I didn’t have the right shade of brown but my copic markers came to the rescue (and for those who watched the video, yes, it is E71. lol).

Here it is…

Hello Sweet Friend
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Six-Sided Sampler (Stampin’ Up!); Copic Markers; Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth and Wink of Stella.

For the next card, I decided to cut out the image and layer it on patterned paper. (And woohoo me, I actually used the paper I shared in my haul video!) I *love* this paper. I also finally used the Thanks stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.

Here’s the card…

Thanks a million!
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thanks (Simon Says Stamp); Copic Markers, Cardstock – American Crafts, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz) and Circle Craft Punch (Fiskars).

The next card design came about because I accidentally splattered some ink on the design. I have found ink sometimes pools slightly on the edge of the lid of the copic markers. I usually give them a little clean with an alcohol wipe when this happens. Unfortunately, I missed this lid (yes, the E71 again) and it splattered on my work as I was colouring. At first I tried using the blender pen to remove the colour but it was unsuccessful. I decided to embrace the splatter and added more of my own.

Here’s the card…

Thanks
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thanks (Simon Says Stamp); Copic Markers, Distress Ink – Walnut Stain; Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth..

The last card was a hybrid of the other cards. I loved the punched sentiment and the patterned paper but didn’t want to cut out the entire image. I think it turned out super cute.

Here’s the card…

Thinking of You
Materials used: Stamps – New Heights (Gorjuss/DoCrafts), Thinking of You (KaiserCraft), Making Frosty Friends (Lawn Fawn) ; Copic Markers, Cardstock – Doodlebug Design, Knights Smooth; Designer Paper – Black & White (Glitz) and Circle Craft Punch (Fiskars).

I love how you can use the same image and make such different cards, even if they are coloured in a very similar way.

If you actually managed to stick with me through to the end, thank you! 🙂 If you watched the video all the way through, I thank you for that too. 🙂

Hope you have an amazing day!

Happy Stamping!

1 August, 2015 8 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have an ice day – part 3 (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

When I mentioned in my post that I had a coloured walrus ready to make into the third card in my “Have an ice day” series (part one can be seen here and part two is here), using Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Arctic stamp set, I was so inspired! When I sat down to make the card I had a few issues. Limiting myself to creating a card in the same style, varying only a few features, but at the same time making a completely unique card was actually a little more difficult than I had thought it would be. After a few (now recycled) attempts, I finally decided to stop over-thinking things and just make the card. lol In my eyes, this card doesn’t have the flair and creativity of the first two but, on the other hand, had I made it first I’d have loved it. It was just unlucky enough to come in third place. lol

Here’s the card…

Have an ice day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, Monster Mash(Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders (Lawn Fawn), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Stencil – Under the Seas (Simon Says Stamp); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Distress Ink, KindyGlitz glitter and Wink of Stella.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have a great day!

Happy Stamping!

18 September, 2014 5 comments

Cards Lawn Fawn Stamping

Have An Ice Day – part 2 (Lawn Fawn)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

I had so much fun making my card yesterday so I couldn’t put the Critters in the Arctic set away just yet! There are still so many other delightful critters to colour, including the subject of todays card – the narwhal! How cute! I thought it might be fun to create another little scene like yesterday but vary a couple of features. I’m so pleased with how it turned out.

Here’s the card…

Have An Ice Day
Materials used: Stamps – Critters in the Arctic, (Lawn Fawn); Dies – Stitched Hillside Borders, Project Life (Becky Higgins), Landscape Trio (Mama Elephant); Stencil – Under the Seas (Simon Says Stamp); Cardstock – Unknown, Doodlebug Design; Copic Markers; Distress Ink and Wink of Stella.

And…just to give you the heads up…I’ve already coloured in the walrus so you just know the third card in this series isn’t too far away. lol

Thank you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

14 September, 2014 5 comments

Cards Gorjuss Stamping

Totally Gorjuss

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

What do you do when you stamp up and colour some images (which you are reasonably happy with) and then you go blank on how to finish off your cards? That’s the situation I found myself in after my last post. I had coloured in a couple of images but when I went to finish off the cards I didn’t like any of the papers I chose or designs, etc I came up with. It was tempting just to put them aside and move onto something else but I feared that I might never return to them. I sucked it up and just assembled them. They may not be my favourite cards and they may not have any real flair to them but they are done. 🙂

I used the Gorjuss stamp set “Ruby” which is so cute. Decided to see how she would look if I water coloured her with distress markers and then coloured using copics. I stayed rather true to the colours displayed on the stamp set. Room for improvement with both but it is a start. Think I am getting better with skin tones, hair shading and shadows too. So yay!

Here’s the first card…

I Love You
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss), In My Heart (Mama Elephant), Stinkin’ Cute (Simon Says Stamp); Distress Inks, Distress Markers; Designer Paper – Hello Sunshine (KaiserCraft) and Wink of Stella.

And here’s the second card…

Gorjuss
Materials used: Stamps – Ruby (Docrafts/Gorjuss); Copic Markers; Designer Paper – Favourite Things (Heidi Swapp); Distress Ink (Ranger); Ribbon (American Crafts).

The above cards were a great learning experience for me in many ways. I thoroughly enjoyed colouring them both – playing with watercolours and then seeing if I could create the same/better/different look using copics. The putting the card together bit though…was less satisfying. Perhaps next time I’ll begin with the end in mind. lol

Happy Stamping!

23 August, 2014 4 comments

Cards Rambling Stamping

Hello (Gorjuss)

written by Kylie

Hi Everyone,

Hope you have all been having a happy and creative week. My week started off brilliantly as I had a “Behind the Scenes” experience at Healesville Sanctuary. I had seen on Facebook that dingo puppies had just arrived at the zoo and for a limited time they were offering “Puppy Playtime” sessions with the pups. I *had* to do it! After chatting with my sister, we decided to go together and to take our parents too. So I grabbed the phone and booked it in before it was too late.

We had an AMAZING day. It was the first time just the four of us had been out like this for years. As it was a Monday, most people were at work/school. The weather was a little average too which meant the sanctuary was pretty quiet which was a bonus for us. The highlight was definitely the playtime with the dingo puppies. I believe they have now gone on main display too.

Cute!

I haven’t been doing much on the creative front this week. This had to change! Armed with my distress markers and a paint brush I grabbed the gorgeous Gorjuss “The Fox” stamp set and painted away. Now that I have finished my card I realised the painted background combined with the Simon Says Stamp sentiment is very “Kristina Werner“. I ummed and aahed about sharing it but decided to go ahead. I’ve actually got another couple of the Gorjuss designs I’ve pre-coloured and still have to turn into cards.

Here’s the card…

Hello
Materials used: Stamps – The Fox (Gorjuss); Handwritten Borders, Stinkin’ Cute (Simon Says Stamp); Distress Inks, Distress Markers and Cardstock (American Crafts).

So, that’s it from me for now. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Stamping!

17 August, 2014 6 comments