Need For Speed Cars Card set

Keeping them simple and flat for easy mailing. 

All rubber stamp images were from Stampin' Up! though some are no longer available.

Images colored in with ink from dye ink pads and an aquapainter.

Crystal Effects on the headlights and windows.

Cards were donated to Operation Write Home.

August 1st is the deadline for all card donations,

but I will still be sharing dozens I sent in my final box of over 300 cards !

Be sure to come back tomorrow to see a really cool

classic Chevrolet convertible birthday card I made 

for the new House of Cards challenge;

I will also share some tips and a tutorial !

Thanks for looking =) 

Need For Speed Boat and Jet Cards

A couple of cards from another set I made to donate to

Operation Write Home.

They are blank so they can be used for any occasion.

The stamp images are from the Need For Speed stamp set by

Stampin' Up!

Images are water colored with ink from my dye ink pads and 

an aquapainter. 

Background papers from a stack by Die Cuts With A View.

Thanks for looking =) 

Spinart Cards

Cleaning out some stuff from the kids, I came across these old spin arts they made
during a fun day at elementary school.

I cut them in half and attached them to black card stock then a white card stock base for
a fun blank card that could be used for just about anyone of any age. They were donated
to Operation Write Home.

Thanks for looking =) 

Love Note Die Cut Card

Donated to Operation Write Home.

Thanks for looking =) 

Just A Note Cards

Set of cards I made and donated to Operation Write Home. Thanks for looking =) 

Love You Much Cards

Donated to Operation Write Home.

All stamps, inks, card stock from Stampin' Up!

Ribbon was bought on clearance at Target.

Thanks for looking =) 

Repurposed Bits Cards

The floral images on the above two cards were leftovers

from a sort of home made decorative background paper.

I stamped an entire piece of card stock,

then attached images to it for a promotional

item many years ago. There were a few pages

made like this. I kept them, knowing one day I 

could reuse parts of the stamped card stock .

I made the above cards to donate to 

Operation Write Home.

The yellow background paper with spiral edge

is actually a piece from inside a notebook ! 

It was a divider between the sections of ruled paper.

Uh, yeah, I do tend to save far too many things

thinking that I'll use them one day ;) 

The ribbon and twine are old scraps from 

other projects over the years.

The "putty" colored card stock is from

I'm not sure where. It is an odd color though.

I lined the cards with cream card stock. 

Thanks for looking =) 

Neon Pink Flowers Cards

I've had neon card stock for years

(bought at our local Big Lots store).

Last year I bought neon ribbon on clearance,

some of which coordinated well with some of the card stock.

However I didn't have neon inks, so I used neon colored

acrylic craft paint on foam stamps ! 

The butterflies are punches and stamp images from Stampin' Up!

I only glued down the centers of them so the wings "float" just above

the card front for a little dimension. 

This set of cards was donated to Operation Write Home. 

Thanks for looking.

Neon Blocks Cards

I was on a neon colors card making kick.

I've had the card stock for a long time,

I bought neon colored ribbon on clearance last year

and intended on using it on the cards - 

in the end only some of them had ribbon applied.

This is a great way to use up scraps of any color/design on cards.

Blocks of neon card stock scraps glued to textured black card stock base.

"Hey there!" is a rubber stamp and coordinating die from Stampin' Up!

Birthday rubber stamp image is from Stampin' Up! and 

colored with markers.

Donated to Operation Write Home.

Thanks for looking =)

Faux B&W Photo Thunderbird - tutorial

Seeing the new sketch challenge at 

Operation Write Home

and a request by a fellow

House of Cards DT member

to help fill the entries at the 

Going Grey color challenge at

Sunday Stamps,

I knew I had to make one of my

faux black and white photo

rubber stamped cards. 

This stamp set is one of my all time favorites,

having been used far more than any of my others.

Making "faux black and white photos" with it

has been one of my favorite stamping techniques. 

Stamp your image onto glossy white card stock

with a permanent black ink (or brown if you'd like to 

make a sepia colored photo, see my sample here). 

Use a white crayon to color in areas of your image

you'd like to remain white.

Removable sticky notes work well to mask of the edges

of the "photo" before you start inking. 

Mask other areas if necessary, such as the sky or ground.

Sponge various shades of gray ink over the image

(or use browns if you want a sepia image).

Gently wipe the finished image with a tissue to remove ink

and crayon. It's always fun to see the results !

Remove sticky notes.

You can leave it as is or have fun distressing it

to make it look like a well loved old photo 

(see another sample I made here)!

Stamp images long ago retired from Stampin' Up!:

Classic Convertibles (Thunderbird)

Antique Autos (Route 66 sign)

Highways and Byways (background stamp)

Thanks for looking =)