STAMPIN' UP! TRUSTY TOOLS BIRTHDAY CARD WITH WOVEN TEXTURES DSP

Today's card is my first creation with the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper.  The natural, earthy, tones lend themselves well to a masculine card.  This card also features a new favourite sentiment stamp set - Layered Thoughts - that is coming out in the new Annual Catalogue on 6th May.

To create the patterned background, I first cut a number of 1.5cm wide strips of Woven Textures DSP.  I covered a Basic White piece of card with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, then adhered the strips.  Lastly, I cut out the decorated piece of card using a Textured Notes Die.

This panel is mounted on a slightly larger piece of Gray Granite card, and an Early Espresso card base.  I did cut down the size of the card base a little, to better fit the largest Textured Notes Die.

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink, on a piece of the Woven Textures DSP.  After cutting it out using another of the Textured Notes Dies, I stamped the nuts, bolts and screws in Crumb Cake ink.  I used Crumb Cake ink to sponge around the edges of this die-cut piece.

Using Gray Granite ink, I stamped the paintbrush onto Gray Granite card, then cut it out using the co-ordinating die.  A separate die, for the bristles, was used to cut a piece of Early Espresso card.  I added an Adhesive-Backed Textured Dot to the brush handle.

I stamped the spanner onto Gray Granite card, using Gray Granite ink, and onto Crumb Cake card, using Early Espresso ink.  I snipped the Crumb Cake image at the handle, and adhered it to the Gray Granite die-cut.  Don't the Textured Dots look great on a "guy" card?

Inside the card I added a piece of DSP, cut using the largest Textured Notes Die.

Listed below are the current products I used to make this card.  The Layered Thoughts stamp set is not available until 6th May, unless you'd like to join my Stampin' Up! team, to be able to pre-order products before they're officially available.  If this is something that appeals to you, you might like to click on the "Join My Stampin' Up! Team" tab up the top of this page.

If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Tomorrow I will share another Woven Textures card, before I take a week's break; I'm off on a little holiday.

Product List

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163274] $42.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $20.25	Gray Granite A4 Cardstock [147008] $20.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [166781] $25.00
Woven Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165560] $21.75	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $15.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Textured Notes Dies [165555] $54.00	Trusty Tools Dies [162722] $65.00	Adhesive Backed Textured Dots [163338] $14.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50

STAMPIN' UP! TRUSTY TOOLS BIRTHDAY CARDS IN CRUMB CAKE

 

For this week's Colour Creations blog hop, we're showcasing Crumb Cake - my favourite neutral.  In a bit of a departure from my usual style of lots of layers and details, I have a couple of simple masculine cards to share.

I had a lot of fun creating these cards, with a technique shared by Laura Beacham, on her Facebook page Laura's Creative Pages and Cards.  Starting off with one Very Vanilla card panel, and one Basic White card panel, I laid down strips (0.5cm wide) of Masking Paper to create sections to decorate.  While the Masking Paper was in place, I used a Blending Brush to add Crumb Cake ink to the pieces of card.  I then stamped images in each section, using Early Espresso ink.  Removing the Masking Paper revealed the original card colour underneath.  

CARD #1:

My first card was created with the piece of Very Vanilla card.

I masked off the sections, added Crumb Cake ink to the whole piece of card using a Blending Brush, then stamped a subtle cross-hatch pattern from Of Art & Texture.  After stamping the main images in Early Espresso ink, I removed the strips of Masking Paper.  At this point I splattered ink, using my Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker, all over the card front.

To create the sentiment "sign", I first stamped the spanner in Crumb Cake ink on a piece of Very Vanilla Card.  The sentiment, from Friends For Life, was stamped over the top in Early Espresso ink.  I added some splatters using my Dark Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends marker, then cut out the sentiment with a Deckled Rectangles Die.  After sponging the edges of the die-cut piece with Crumb Cake ink, I glued it to a piece of Crumb Cake card that I also sponged with Crumb Cake ink.  The two layers were embossed with the Timber 3D embossing folder.

Some Crumb Cake Baker's Twine was adhered to the back of the sign before it was glued to the card front.   Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots were added to finish off the design.

CARD #2:

The main panel on this card started off as a piece of Basic White card.

I masked off the sections, and added Crumb Cake ink with a Blending Brush, creating a bit more of an ombre effect on this one - darker at the top, and lighter at the bottom.

Again I stamped the tool images in Early Espresso ink.  I kept this one simple, with no added stamping or splattering.  Adhesive-Backed Textured Dots were added to the background.

On a piece of Crumb Cake card, I stamped the spanner in Crumb Cake ink.  The sentiment was stamped over the top, in Early Espresso ink.  After cropping the sentiment with a Deckled Rectangles Die, I sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges.

The strip of Misty Moonlight paper that anchors the sentiment, is from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper pack.  I sponged the edges of the paper with Misty Moonlight ink, and added a few gems from the Tinsel Gems Three-Pack.

The card base is Crumb Cake, so I added a Basic White card panel to the inside.  Before adhering it, I stamped some images in Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Misty Moonlight inks, and sponged the edges of the card in Crumb Cake ink.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Andrea Sargent:

If the link doesn't work, or if you'd like to see a comprehensive list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares, week in and week out.

Listed below are the products I used to make my cards.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Trusty Tools Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163274] $42.00	Of Art & Texture Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162687] $42.00	Friends For Life Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [163359] $44.00	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $23.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $20.25
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $20.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $20.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Stampin' Up! Masking Paper [155480] $12.25	Country Woods 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163393] $21.75
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $15.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $15.75	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154882] $19.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Timber 3 D Embossing Folder [163094] $17.50	Adhesive Backed Textured Dots [163338] $14.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25
Tinsel Gems Three Pack [161624] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50