Harvest Happiness Autumn Blessings Turkey Card with Melissa

Hello everyone, Melissa here. Today I have a card to share with you focusing on the Happy Harvest stamp set! I love making fall cards, the colors are so pretty! I think this turkey is so cute I had to use him for my card. To create this card I first got a piece of watercolor paper and inked it up using Tim Holtz Distress Inks -Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade for the sky. I then die-cut a little arch which would act as the grassy hill. I inked that up using Mowed Lawn and Crushed Olive Distress Inks. I then stamped, colored and die cut the pumpkins, turkey and leaves. 

I arranged the pieces where I wanted and stuck them down, leaving the turkey and a few of the leaves. I then cut an oval out of a piece of white card stock and laid that down over my scene. Then I stuck the turkey and the remaining leaves on the outside of the white border. To finish the card I stamped the sentiment on a little flag of patterned paper and added a border of the same patterned paper. 

I hope you like it.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stretching Your Stamps to Create Halloween Cards with Mendi

Hello there!  I hope you are enjoying your Sunday.  It's Mendi here today with a fun share.  This coming week the team is going to share all sorts of wonderful ideas using our Harvest Happiness stamp set so I thought it would be fun to show how you can stretch that same stamp set (and several others) to work for Halloween cards as well.

My first card features a bokeh inking technique that was inspired by the great Sandy Allnock which she shared on her blog HERE. I was so inspired that I sat down and inked up some backgrounds the very same day I watched this.  

The only trouble was I didn't have the magnets and my Copic airbrush on hand at the crop I was at that day so I improvised with some circles die-cut from vinyl (you know the type that you would adhere to your wall with home decor phrases) and some distress inks.  I simply laid down the circles inked on one color, moved the circles inked on a second color and repeated until I had the look I was going for.  I didn't have any purples on hand so I mixed in some worn lipstick with shaded lilac, chipped sapphire and black soot.

For the focal point images I colored in a cat from Furever Friends and the pumpkins from Harvest Happiness in with Copic Markers.

Up next I have a card that turns the house from Happy Home into a Haunted Mansion.  ;)  I love that with some simple color choices, this house easily takes on a completely different mood.

I inked up my background using scattered straw Distress ink for the moon (with a crude stencil I created by punching a piece of cardstock with a circle punch). I then set to work inking the background with wild honey, spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon distress inks, and my favorite Tsukineko Jumbo dauber.  When I was done I dropped some drops of water which I dabbed off with a paper towel to lift some of the color and then flicked on some watered-down spiced marmalade ink from the re-inker bottle.

For my stars, I heat embossed 5 stars from the School Time stamp set and then added three more mini wood veneer stars which I inked up with VersaFine ink and set with some clear embossing powder.  I love how easy it was to change up the look of them.

For my little trees, I used the free download found here, but you could also get the same results by stamping the tree from the Happy Home set and cutting off the leaf portion of the tree. 

I finished off my card with a handmade sentiment using white letters in a black text box in Microsoft Word and then cut the end into a "v" using the Fishtail banner dies.  Since none of the sets have Halloween sentiments I printed my own using my printer and the free font called Marketing Script.

I hope I've inspired you to see what fun combinations you can create with a little creative thinking.  I would love to see what you come up with.  I am dying to see your projects using any of our products--all skill levels are welcome.  You can share your creations with us on our facebook page, upload them to our Flickr Group, or share a link to your project here on the blog.  :)

Supplies Used:

Fishtail Banner Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Furever Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Happy Home Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio
Harvest Happiness Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	School Time Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: Sunny Studio	Memento Tuxedo Black Marker Shop at: Sunny Studio
Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sleek Stripes Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
Harvest Happiness Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio

School Time Teacher Thank You Card and Tag with Marion

Hello! It's Marion here. Today I have some more inspiration for you using the School Time stamp set. Being a teacher myself, I know how far a little thanks can go. And trust me, sometimes that's all it takes to turn a challenging day into a good day.

So today I have created a thank you card and a little tag for a teacher.

 

I've made the apples really glossy and sparkly - first with a layer of the clear Wink of Stella brush pen, and then with a layer of Glossy Accents.

And what teacher doesn't love chocolates? I know these are one of my favourites - Large Jaffas (orange flavoured chocolate if you haven't heard of these). Perfect with a cup of coffee after school.

Supplies used:

• School Time stamp set

 Thanks for visiting today.

Marion

School Time You Rule Teacher Card with Elise

Hi everyone! It's Elise today to share a super cute teacher card with you today that features the School Time stamp set. My husband is a high school teacher, so I made this small 4.25" by 3.5" card to slip into his lunch box before school some day! :)

The images are all stamped in black ink onto white card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I wanted the notebook page and all of the little images to stand out, so I used a kraft card base for contrast. I also really like to add dimension to my cards, so I used foam tape to attach the apple, pencil, and stars. Here is a close up:

Thanks for stopping by to check out my card using the School Time stamp set! Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for some more inspiration! :)

Watercolored Thank You Teacher card with Audrey

Hi there!  Audrey here with you today to share a card using the new School Time stamp set!  I'm sure it comes as no surprise that I started off my card by creating a watercolor background using several colors of distress inks.  I wanted to create a backdrop for my focal point, and I kept the size of the notebook paper image in mind when painting, so that color was just peeking out from behind the image.  

I stamped the notebook page, crayons, apple and ruler, all from the School Time stamp set, and colored them with copic markers.  To add some interest, I adhered the ruler at an angle near the bottom third of the card front, and added a strip of bright patterned paper below the ruler.  I popped the crayons and apple up on foam tape for some added dimension, and then popped the entire watercolored panel up on a white card base using foam tape.

You can see here how much added texture the watercolor paper gives to the card, and a few accents to the crayons and apple with a white gel pen really bring them to life.  For even more texture and interest, I added a scattering of tiny wood stars, but there are also a few star images in the stamp set too!

That's all for me today!  I hope that you enjoyed my card using the School Time stamp set!  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for more inspiration from the design team! :)