A Year of Cardmaking Techniques - August

Welcome to . . .

Welcome to A Year of Card Techniques Blog Hop where each month we feature a different card technique.  We’ve assembled a team of card makers who range from new to advanced, so you’ll see a great variety of cards and ideas.

We all love our stamp sets and we all love our patterned paper.  Well, this month we’re combining the two by stamping ON patterned paper for some unique projects.  It will be fun to see what stamps and papers our team decides to pair together.   And if you would like to check out our past technique hops, you can do that here:

• January-Shaving Cream Marbleizing

• February-So Sketchy

• March-no hop this month

• April-Stamp Set Showdown

• May-World of Watercolor

• June-Basic Card Folds

• July-Bleaching Your Card

Our amazing sponsor this month is Card a Day Challenge Blog.

Please take a moment to check out the CADC blog here.

And the awesome prize this month are these Unity Stamps . . . 

We  really appreciate feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the  blogs in the hop today.   The winner will be announced on Sunday,  August 27, 2017 on A Piece of (my) Heart’s blog, so be sure to go back and check her blog to see if you are the winner!  If you would prefer to be notified, please leave your email address in the comments and someone will contact you if you win.    The winner will have until September 9, 2017 to claim their prize.  

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I have a number of projects to share with you.  I'll take you through from easier to harder.  This first one is a sentiment on pattern paper.  Let's face it, sentiments are the easiest options for stamping on paper.  

 Alright, so it's easy . . . but is very clean and linear.  And I adore that sentiment.  And from the same paper pack from Close To My Heart, I created the card below which is a bit more masculine and includes a solid image and sentiment on pattern paper. 

Easy and clean.  But this next one is far from clean.  It is stamping and embossing on a pattern paper to create a whole new pattern paper, and a bit of a wild one at that.  

You'll notice on the left side of the card, I did not emboss and you can see that there are multi-colored hearts on the paper.  Hard to notice on the embossed side.  I was thinking that if I had embossed in black, it would have looked like stained glass.  While busy, I do love how this one turned out. 

Who says you can't color with markers on pattern paper?  I learned that with the right paper, it's possible.  I used a Close To My Heart pattern paper for these next too . . . the same sheet, but switched sides.  I also colored using Copic Markers.  Here is the first one . . .
 

The purples also managed to stand out on the grape an wine.  Hard to notice . . . I used some Liquid Glass on that wine glass. I used Wink of Stella on the grapes.  This one is earmarked for a friend's 50th.  Hope she is not reading!

And you flip that green paper over and there is a lovely gray that was equally friendly with my Copics.  

I am a fan of House Mouse, and this card just makes me smile.  I used a snow marker to create the dimension to ground my image and create my Santa hat. 

Oh that mouse. 

Now you’re off to visit with Amanda at My Thoughts and Scraps.   Hope you had fun and thanks for stopping by.  See you next month with another technique!

And, I hope you find some time to get crafty today.  Here is the hop list in case you  get lost along the way. 

Sharon
Claudia
Kim
Wilma
Jearise
Sandy
Jodie
Card A Day Challenge Team
Debbie
Amanda

Supplies Used - One In A Million

Stamps:  One in a Million (Close To My Heart)

Ink: Versamark

Paper:  Prickly Pear Paper Pack (Close To My Heart); Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Bitty Sparkles (Close To My Heart); Detail White Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Supplies Used - Type of Friend

Stamps:  Share the Love (Close To My Heart)

Ink: Ranger Archival Black Ink

Paper:  Prickly Pear Paper Pack (Close To My Heart); Solar White (Neenah)

Accessories:  Black and White Dots (Close To My Heart)

Supplies Used - You Have My Heart

Stamps:  All About You Stamp Set (Cas-ual Fridays); Lovely Lattice Background (Catherine Pooler Designs)

Ink: Versamark

Paper:  Believe (Bo Bunny); Solar White (Neenah); Licorice (The Stamps of Life): Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up); Black Glitter Paper (Close To My Heart)

Accessories:  Detail White Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Supplies Used -  Time for Wine

Stamps:  Time for Wine (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers

Paper:  Blackberry Blliss (Stampin' Up); Solar White (Neenah); Pattern Paper (Close To My Heart)

Accessories:  Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart); Celebrate Tile (Studio Calico)

Supplies Used - Joyful Holiday Season

Stamps:  House Mouse Santa Hat (Stampendus); Bright Baubles (Neat & Tangled); Scenery Holiday Trimmings (Winnie & Walter)

Ink: Cherry Pigment (Avery Elle); Memento; Copic Markers

Paper:  Solar White (Neenah); Licorice (The Stamps of Life); Pattern Paper (Close To My Heart)

Accessories:  Snow Marker; Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)