A Natural Beauty Card

Hello everyone, Barbara here again with my second post for April.  As mentioned before, we are cross-promoting with Ecstasy Crafts.  They sell tons of fabulous products that you just don't see anywhere else.  The best part is that they blend so well with Sin City Stamps products to inspire your creativity.



When I received the Natural Beauty stamp plate from Sin City Stamps, I could hardly wait to use it.  It has the most beautiful images of ladies and botanicals.  I was just waiting for the perfect product pairing to use it.  I think I found it.  So I made this card for today's project.

Supplies used:

Sin City Stamps:  Natural Beauty; Bingo

Ecstasy Crafts:  Ornare Vellum Embossing/Piercing Template-stars (PR0565); Starform 7034 Deco Sticker - Wavy Borders

Pre-printed 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" card (Gartner Studios)

90 grit gold glass glitter, gold microbeads

Vintage Photo, Old Paper distress inks

Memories black ink

Copic markers



Directions:



Trim ivory card stock to  4-1/2" x 6".  Center metal piercing template over card stock and tape down with a piece of washi tape to prevent it from moving.

Turn card stock over, place on top of a light source, and emboss around the edges and the inside frame area with an embossing tool.  (TIP:  Rub a piece of wax paper over the card stock to help the tool slide easier.)

Here is what it should look like after embossing through the template.

Remove stencil and realign with the embossing on the back of the card stock.  Place onto a piece of fun foam or mouse pad and pierce as much or as little of the piercing holes as you wish.  I pierced two scallop rows around the edge.

Remove stencil and turn card stock over to reveal your lovely embossing and piercing.

Stamp "Natural Beauty" and face image onto card. (TIP:  Use a stamp positioner to ensure accuracy).

Color face image, then trim and ink edges with Old Paper distress ink to give it that vintage feel.

Adhere to card base.  Add a border of pink Starform 7034 Deco Sticker - Wavy Borders.

Stamp several flowers and leaves from the Natural Beauty stamp plate onto scraps of the same ivory  card stock using Memories black ink and color with Copic markers.

Fussy cut images, add gold glass glitter to center of rose, and gold micro beads to centers of orange flowers.

Arrange on front of card with pop dots and adhesive.  Here are a few close-ups to show the dimension.

Finish of the inside with this beautiful sentiment from the Bingo stamp plate using black Memento ink. This is one of my favorite sayings and I think it goes so well with the Natural Beauty images.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please be sure to visit Sin City Stamps for your stamping, chipboard and stencil needs, and Ecstasy Crafts for their selection of paper crafting tools, stickers, and embellishments.  

Have a wonderful, crafty weekend!  

Barbara

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Butterfly Card

Hey there!  This is Robin Redd (a.k.a. RockinReddRobin!)  Sin City Stamps is teaming up with Ecstasy Crafts this month.  I made a card, to share with you, using some fun products!

I started with the Ornare Vellum/Emb/ Piercing Template-stars (PR0565), found at Ecstasy Crafts, and some vellum paper.   I used the template with a light box so I was able to see where I needed to poke and press.  It is instructed to poke the small dots with a piercer and rub the larger spaces with an embossing tool.

This is how it looked once I was finished with the poking and piercing.

Next I took a piece of double sided sticky paper and removed the covering of one side and pressed it onto a piece of white cardstock.  Then I removed the other covering to reveal the cardstock completely covered with sticky.  I poured some fine glitter over the sticky paper, shook off the excess and pressed the glitter into the sticky paper with a rubber brayer.

I chose the Butterfly Starfoam Outline Stickers, also found at Ecstasy Crafts for my focal point.  I carefully pressed them onto the glittered paper.

I used Copic Markers to color in the Butterfly Stickers then cut them out using Teflon scissors.

After cutting out the vellum, following the scalloped edge formed by the template, I attached it to the front of my card.  I placed the butterflies on the card using foam tape.

Here is my pretty sentiment from the Fairies and Blossoms stamp set on the inside of my card.

And my little “Handmade By:” stamp, from the Wildlife stamp set, on the back.

I hope I’ve inspired you to create something today.

Until next time…

~Robin Redd

Two Cards for Spring

Hello there SCS stampers.  Barbara here, and I am so glad you stopped by today.  This month, we are being sponsored by Ecstasy Crafts, a fabulous company with some of the most gorgeous products.  The best part is we get to combine their products with Sin City Stamps products.



For my first project, I made this beautiful birthday easel card.  Easel cards are so simple to make, yet really make a statement when the recipient can sit it out for display without it falling over.

Supplies used:



Sin City Stamps:  Steampunk Circus; Metal Madness; Pam Bray's Fall Collection

Ecstasy Crafts:  Reddy Flowers & Cross 3D Die Cuts No. 83703; Starform 1290 Gold Floral Rectangular Frame Stickers

Cardstock:  Vineyard Weave (Bazzill), Ivory, Lavender (Paper Studio)

Ink pads: Versamark, Gold Encore, Old Paper Distress Ink,

Silhouette and cutting file:  Easel card, Egg shaped card

Spellbinders Die:  Lacy Labels Two

Detail clear and gold embossing powders

3/16" square adhesive foam (Darice)



Directions:



I used my Silhouette to cut out this card, but you can also cut Vineyard cardstock to measure 5-1/2" x 8 -1/2".  Score at  4-1/4" and 6-3/8".

I also used my Silhouette to cut the layers for the card.  You can use any similar die cuts you have, or cut pieces of cardstock slightly smaller than card front, in 1/8" increments, and either leave as a rectangle or punch corners with a decorative punch.  Use what you have.  It is easy.  Distress edges with Old Paper distress ink.

Center the Ivory layer over the card front and carefully fold back the card base at the 6-3/8" score line.  Use a pencil to mark center line.   

Apply adhesive to the bottom half of the Ivory layer.

You will adhere only the bottom half of the Ivory layer. 

Ink up only the center of the Metal Madness background stamp with Versamark ink.  I left the borders uninked.  Lay half of the layer over the inked stamp and burnish with your fingers.  Then do the opposite side to fill in.

Emboss with clear embossing powder.

Peel off gold frame sticker, keeping the sticker close to the paper while peeling it off.  This helps avoid pulling up the tiny cut out pieces, which will remain on the sticker paper and can be used, too.  I will show you this in my next post.

Adhere frame sticker over lavender layer.

Adhere to Ivory layer.

Now, to make the focal image.  Use foam dots to layer Reddy die cut Roses together, following the easy numbered directions. I used tiny pop dots for dimension.  Here is a close up of the layers.

Adhere 3D roses to center of card front.

For the inside, I stamped Happy Birthday onto a scrap of Ivory cardstock with Versamark and embossed with gold detail embossing powder.





Then I trimmed out the Happy Birthday piece using the die to make my pencil marks for cutting and edged that with Gold Encore metallic ink.

I used the Spellbinders die to cut out the fancy label from Vineyard, and edged it with Gold Encore ink pad and layered the Happy Birthday piece over center of die cut label.

Trim a piece of Ivory cardstock to 4" x 5-1/4", edge with Old Paper distress ink. Stamp May Your Day be Filled With Happiness using onto ivory card stock with Versamark and gold detail embossing powder.  Adhere to inside of card.


Adhere label piece beneath sentiment.  Apply glue only behind the central portion of the label.

This will act as a stop for the easel.

For my next card, I used the same papers and my Silhouette to cut out an egg shaped card.  If you google egg shaped cards, you should be able to find templates online.

First cut out card base from Vineyard cardstock.

Cut out two scalloped layers from Ivory (1/4" smaller) and Lavender (1/8" smaller) than the card base.  One Ivory piece will be used for the inside later.



Edge Ivory card layer with Old Paper distress ink, adhere to card base.

Stamp background image from Pam Bray's Fall Collection onto Lavender layer with Versamark ink and clear embossing powder.

Adhere to card base.

To make the focal image, layer all of your pieces as before, with foam dots.  Here is a pic of the pieces for this one.

And here is a close-up of the piece when completed.

Attach to card front.

Adhere the second Ivory layer to the card inside and Happy Easter die cut over that.

I still had these little butterflies on my desk that spoke to me and said, you are perfect for this card.  They are actually made from dried paint and punched out.  You can visit my blog here to see how I made them.  Here are a couple of close-ups of how pretty they look.

I hope you enjoyed my cards today and will give these products a try.  You can get all you need from both Sin City Stamps and Ecstasy Crafts to complete them and many more.  Be sure to check out the blog this month to see what the rest of the design team are cooking up for.  

Have a wonderful, creative weekend!  

Barbara