Group of Seven Using Plastic Wrap

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This month the Group of Seven Cardmakers did an older technique:

Smooshing with Cling Wrap.

You can find tutorials for this technique here.

I did a few backgrounds using re-inkers for my color and store brand cling wrap.

Here are the four cards that I made from them.

First up, I used a full panel using Stampin' Up! re-inkers, Marina Mist, Fresh Fuschia,

and Gorgeous Grape.  All it needed was a sentiment and a few pieces of confetti.

Next up is from a panel using Shaded Spruce Emerald Envy, Ballet Blue and 

Brilliant Blue re-inkers.  I added a die cut flower colored with blending brushes

and Simon Says ink. 

This was made using the same colors as the card above.

I left off a sentiment with this.  I think it will be used for a Christmas thank you card.

Using the same re-inkers as the previous two cards with a bit more blue,

I think this is my favorite.  It made sweet ornaments.

I used Mixed Media cardstock with a vellum finish and found that it worked

very well for this technique. I wet the paper before I added the re-inkers with a wet

waterbrush, then spritzed to make sure it was really wet for the colors to pool

in the wrinkles of the cling wrap.  It did take a long time to dry.

I hope you check out what the other Group of Cardmakers did. Then go to their blogs

and learn the tips and tricks that they discovered. 

If you try this technique, we'd love to see and hear what you think of this

fun technique.

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Delightful Day (PB)

Ink:   VersaMark

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil Cardstock

Other:  SU Re-inkers (Marina Mist, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape), Plastic Wrap, Gold EP, Joyful Frame Die (SSS), Foil Confetti (Studio Katia)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Eloquence (PB)

Ink: Shade Spruce (SU), Heather Violet, Iris, Aspen, Sage (SSS PSI)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Re-inkers (Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, Emerald Envy, Shaded Spruce), Alstroemeria Stem Die (SSS)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:

Ink:

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah Solar White, Red Glitter

Other:  SU Re-inkers (Ballet Blue, Emerald Envy, Shaded Spruce, Brilliant Blue), Delicate Pine Frame Die (MB), Quickie Glue Pen, Glitter (Sweet Poppy)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gift Tag Greetings (Studio Katia)

Ink:  VersaMark

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Neenah Solar White, Silver Foil Cardstock

Other:  Holiday Messages Ornament die (SSS), Flurry of Snowflakes EF (Spl), White EP, Snowflake die (?)

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Winter Bird

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I fell in love with this bird.  She and I have had lots of fun together

in the past week.

I used her for my Craft Group swaps coming up and couldn't resist using her

for my niece's birthday card.

In my quest for a design for my swaps, I tried different color embossed backgrounds.

This was a background that wasn't quite what I was looking for, for that design.

But I liked it for this.

I daubed white ink over the raised embossing. (Sometimes I got the background too.)

After watercoloring the bird, I cut the design with a hem stitch circle and cut a circle

of blue to peek through the holes.

It doesn't show in the photo, but there is glitter on the trim of her hat and in the

center of the embossed snowflakes.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #707 - CAS in a circle (I hope this is CAS enough)

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff (stamp)

Seize the Birthday #274 - ATG Birthday (I did not use the fall option)

Triple B -Birds, Blooms & Butterflies November (Didn't use the mood board)

  

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Winter Birdie Swag (Unity), Banner Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Distress Markers

Paper:   Watercolor (TH), Blue (?)

Other:  Flurry of Snowflakes EF (SPL), Hemstitch Circle Die (Spl), Red, Black & Brown Ultrafine Sharpies, Quickie Glue Pen, Fine Glitter (Sweet Poppy)

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Shiny Tree

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Thank you for all the Thanksgiving wishes.

It was truly a day to be thankful

And now the Christmas rush begins...

 

I love Gina K Designs' for quick and elegant Christmas cards.

The hardest part of doing these cards is making sure ALL the embossing

powder is melted.

Sometimes I ink around the edges, but this time, I left it and just added

a strip of gold foil at top and bottom.  I was glad I saved those leftover strips.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas #52 - The top right picture of the mood board.

Krafty Chicks #691 - All Occasion (Christmas)

Simply Clean and Simple - ATG (did not use the option)

  

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Sparkle & Shine (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Dapper Denim, Gold Foil

Other:Gold EP, Gold stickers:  

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Thanksgiving Wish

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I'm thankful for all of you!

XOXO

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Shiny Bauble

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I've been so busy with classes and trying to finish up my Christmas cards that

I have neglected my blog.

That Color Hues challenge has been rolling around in my brain and I finally

took the time to use it for a card.

I found a piece of alcohol inked Yupo paper inked with red and gold that made

a good pairing with this NBUS ornament die. 

There are gold lines in the bauble that were made by rubbing Deco Foil along

the sticky bits of the alcohol ink.  They don't want to show well in the photo.

Then I die cut some pine sprigs from gold foil cardstock and a few little dots from

the leftover piece of gold foil.

The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed.

I love how these colors show against a black background.

Challenges:

Color Hues #76 - Red & Metallic Gold

Double D - Stripes or Dots (gold dots)

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff (Ornament Die)

 

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Merry Christmas (IO)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Black, Gold Foil, Yupo

Other:  Alcohol Inks (Red Pepper, Gold Mixative), Gold Deco Foil, Fir Sprig die (SSS), Holiday Messages Ornament die (SSS)

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Botanical Birthday

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My sweet and talented friend Loll is celebrating with the gals at

Seize the Birthday.  I had to join the fun!

I knew my botanical prints would work well with the option of neutrals.

I've pressed some Nandina leaves between sheets of watercolor paper with my Big Shot.

It leaves behind a soft imprint of the leaves.  

All it needed was a little framing and an embossed piece that was just waiting

for a card.

Challenges:

Krafty Chicks - CAS

Seize the Birthday - Birthday card with option of Neutrals Only

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Easy Expressions Original (Ton)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore), Kraft, Black, Neenah Natural

Other:  Nandina Leaves, Pinewood Planks EF (SU), Easy Expressions Original Die (Ton)

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Elegant Christmas

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Here's a quick and easy card with a NBUS stamp that has been waiting for ink

far too long!

I stamped on red cardstock with Encore Gold ink and heat embossed.

I repeated the process with the sentiment.

Then I inked a bit around the edges to draw the eye inward.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth Christmas - Inspired by all that red

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Tapestry Stamp

  

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Holiday Tapestry (GKD)

Ink:   Encore Gold, Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Real Red, Gold Foil 

Other:  Gold EP  

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Oh Deer

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I was trying to think of a design using light blue and purple for Color Hues

and found this piece of salted background using these colors.

I also had a NBUS stamp and die set (I just used the dies this time) that was

perfect for the Double D Deer Challenge.  Thanks for the enabling, my friends.

You can barely see the embossing in the background.  That embossing folder

was NBUS too.  I'm slowly whittling away at that NBUS Christmas box.

I sponged some white ink over the embossing then sprinkled some Chunky Frantage

over the top and heat embossed from the back.  Torn scrap paper made the snowbanks

and a stamped purple sentiment finish it up.

Challenges:

Color Hues #75 - Light Blue & Purple

Double D - Oh Deer

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff (New Dies)

  

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bitty Holiday Wishes (MFT)

Ink:   Gorgeous Grape (SU)

Paper:   Watercolor (Strath), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gansai Tambi Watercolors (Light Blue, Purple), Salt, Snowy Forest EF, Deer to Me Dies (PTI)

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Red & Green

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It's been busy around here, but not too busy to get another Christmas card made.

This sweet elf was stamped and colored with Copics then fussy cut to

add to the snowy background.

The trees are NBUS from Spellbinders Sealed collection.

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - Add a Hat

Just Us Girls #704 - Color Week Red & Green

NBUS #56 - Never Before Used Schtuff - Tree Squiggles Die)

   

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Santa's Elves (MFT), Scribbly Christmas (TH)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Encore Gold, Rustic Wilderness (DOX)

Paper:   Call Me Clover (SU) Neenah Solar White, Red Glitter Paper

Other: Copic Markers, Gold EP, Kars Snowflake EF (ret Cuttlebug), Stitched Borders Die, Sealed Christmas Tree Squiggles (Spl), 1/4" Hole Punch

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Pine Cone Birthday

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We had a cold spell of a few days and now we're back to warmer days.

Maybe I can get the yard work done in the next few days.

Meanwhile, this is a card like I made for each of our craft group this month.

I love these pinecones because they have such wonderful texture and I use these

pine branches often.  The pinecone pieces were cut from kraft card and I sponged a 

bit of Distress ink on the edges.  The pine boughs were cut from Neenah Solar White 

and I sponged some ink on them also.

I cut some Nordic Frames, also from The Greetery, and layered

them with kraft cardstock as a base for my pine bough.

I needed a card for my brother-in-law and this fit the bill.  He always appreciates my cards.

Challenges:

Inkspirational #302 - Moodboard (I was inspired by the greenery and pinecones in the bottom left) 

Seize the Birthday #272 - ATG Birthday (Didn't use the twist)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sketch Flowers (SSS)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar (ret SU), Rustic Wilderness, Brushed Corduroy

Paper:   Neenah Desert Storm, Naturals White (ret SU), Neenah Solar White

Other:  Nordic Frames Die, (Greetery), BotaniCuts Pine Boughs dies (Greetery)

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Golden Snowflakes

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Last month's Group of Seven Cardmakers used stenciling over heat embossing.

I love this technique but my first try was a bust.

The embossing powder didn't stick well to the ink.

I went ahead and stenciled a tree over and if you look close you can see the bits

of white embossing. They do not look anywhere near what the snowflake stamp looks.

(I used a handmade stencil using vellum and a die.)

So I stamped again with gold ink and used gold embossing powder then fussy cut

the tree out. 

I had a gold die cut snowflake in the box and popped that and a sentiment strip on top.

I think it makes a passable Christmas card and used up a discard piece.

Challenges:

ABC Christmas - U is for use it up

Peace on Earth - ATG Christmas

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Hand Drawn Snowflakes Bold Prints (HA)

Ink:   Field (SSS), Encore Gold

Paper:   Neenah Solar White

Other:  Gold EP, Stacking Pennants Die (Honey Bee), 

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