Your Next Stamp August Preview Day Card Video

Hello fellow card makers.

Today I am sharing with you my project for Your Next Stamp August Preview Day. This is a very special release for Your Next Stamp. Your Next Stamp is celebrating it's 8th Birthday this month. This release is full of birthday stamp sets that will be sure to catch your eye. Once the new release goes live on the Your Next Stamp online store... (CLICK HERE)... to find all the new products. Until then, visit the Your Next Stamp Blog to see all of the new release preview designs the team has to showcase... (CLICK HERE).

Today I am using Party Pets, one of my favorites of the whole release. I started by creating my background with the mini cloud stencil by My Favorite Things. I sponged the clouds using Versamagic chalk ink in Sea Breeze on Strathmore Bristol Smooth White cardstock. I then used the same type of ink in key lime and tea leaves to create my ground. I cut out my background panel using the second largest die in the Your Next Stamp  stitched rectangles die set. The sentiment was stamped in the bottom center using Versafine Onyx Black ink.

My image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah 80lb cardstock. I used my Copic markers to color in my image. A Copic color map of the markers I used is added below in this blog post so that you can have a list of all the colors I used. After my image was colored, I used the brand new Bold Alpha numbers die set to personalize my card, using an inlaid die technique. I cut the number six into the balloon and popped it up using the same die cut out of black craft foam. The image was then placed on the background with foam tape to give it even more dimension. The entire front panel was placed on a Simon Says Stamp Fog top folding A2 card base.

For photos of my card, a link to my YouTube Video creating this card, a Copic color map of this image, and a supplies list complete with link to the products I used to make this card, look below.

Thank you for visiting my blog today,

Koren

Your Next Stamp ⎜Challenge #68 ⎜Card Video

Hello fellow cardmakers. Today I am sharing my card that I created for the Your Next Stamp Challenge #68. To play along with the biweekly sketch and/or color challenge...CLICK HERE!... Here is a look at the sketch and color combination for challenge #68.

As you can probably tell, I was inspired by the sketch this time around. I didn't use any of the colors for the challenge. I also made my card a landscape vs portrait orientation. I used the puffy clouds border die to create my own stencil. I cut the larger of the two cloud dies out of vellum. I have used this same homemade stencil on several projects, and it's a great way to stretch your dies. I ink- blended my cloudy background with Versamagic Aspen Mist Chalk Ink. This is a very pretty blue- gray shade of ink. I love using it for clouds. I then cut my background panel down with the largest of the stitched rectangle dies. I lined up some bold alphabet letter dies to personalize my project with my brothers name. I cut these letters right into my background panel. I will use them to create a camouflaged technique as if my brothers name was written in the clouds. I popped up the letters with some black craft foam. This adds dimension and also creates some shadow behind the letters to make them a bit more legible. I then cut out some layers of clouds to pop up on my card to add even more dimension and interest. I stamped my sentiments on them with Versafine Onyx black ink. The image is from the Just Plane Amazing stamp set. I stamped the plane using Memento Tuxedo black and colored it in with my Copic Markers. I used the Neutral grays to add a bit of shading. lastly I added a little red heart at the end of the bottom sentiment to finish off my card. Photos of my card, a link to my YouTube video making this card, and links to the products I used to create this card are all listed below.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I hope you will come play along with the Your Next Stamp Challenge #68!

Koren