Love…Happy…Yay

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

YAY…I’m HAPPY in LOVE with this one layer card. This is my second card I’ll be entering in the current AAA Birthday Card Challenge. I decided to leave “BIRTHDAY” off the front of the card so this could be used for celebrations other than birthdays. Just add the occasion sentiment on the inside of the card.

Images and Background

The stamp set is Party Pals from Avery Elle. I stamped them on Copic friendly cardstock as I knew I particularly wanted to colour a background.
The words are coloured using 2-3 colours but I left the stars just one colour.
I ruled the lines with a copic friendly thin black marker and used the Warm Greys from the copic range to add depth to the background panelling.
I also used the Neutral greys to add drop shadows behind the words and the stars.

Other items

I used some brads to imitate the banner being attached to the wall. I’ve had them for ages and they happened to match my colour scheme perfectly.
To finish off I added Glossy Accents to the words to give an extra bit of dimension (see photos below).

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Handmade by Pip

Aloha…ready for a party?

May 20, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

Box cards are a great way to use up patterened paper, expecially those gorgeous double sided paper pads. I’ll be entering this card in the current AAA Birthday Card Challenge.

Images

All the images are from Avery Elle stamp sets – Tropics, Tweet Tweet and Market Stand.
The leaves and flowers are stamped with Altenew Inks, a little bit of copic colouring and Nuvo Crystal Drops in White for the centres of the flowers. All the other images are copic coloured.
The overlay for the front of the Tiki Bar is a Kaisercraft Texture Woven die, coloured with copics and cut down to fit.

Other items

Patterned paper is from DCWV Tropicana.
Box Card template is Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop Up.
Tag for writing message on (see very last photo) made with the Mama Elephant Tags Alot and Lawn Fawn Stitched Gift Card Pocket.
Highlights to images drawn with Signo Gel Pen in White.

Sentiment

Die cut tags out of patterned paper and translucent vellum with Sizzix Triplits Banner dies, stamp sentiment in Versafine Claire Nocturne, layered and stapled to font.

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Handmade by Pip

Thanks for Everything

March 31, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

I’ll be entering this card in the current Southern Girls Challenge – Someone Special.

Images

I used an image from one of the challenge sponsors A Day for Daisies – Potted Gerber Daisies and coloured it with Copics.

Other items

I created the base to be a sliding window card. I used the outside frame from the Mama Elephant Fancy Door Frame die set, parts of the Sunny Studio Sliding Window Die and Memory Box – Stitched Rectangle Layers.

Sentiment

‘Thanks‘ die is from Birch Press which has the coordinating shadow. The word was cut out of white glitter paper and coloured with copics. The shadow was cut out of Lawn Fawn cardstock.
‘For Everything‘ was from the Altenew Inked Rose stamp set.

Tip: If you don’t have the right colour glitter card you can colour white or pearl glitter with copic markers. It will then coordinate with the rest of the card and still sparkle.

Video

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Handmade by Pip

SOSS Ombre Challenge – Guest Designer

March 10, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

I’m thrilled to be a guest designer for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers latest Challenge #130 – Ombre. How many Ombre elements can I fit on one card? At least four as it turns out.

Images

Stamped Altenew Layered Cupcake images onto Neenah Solar White cardstock. As there are 2-3 layers for each part of the image I used Altenew Green Meadows, Cherry Blossom and Coffee Break mini ink cubes – Ombre element 1.
Diecut with matching die.

Other items

Ink blend the three lightest Cherry Blossom inks over three pieces of Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock (super easy to blend on) – Ombre element 2.
Using Concord & 9th Bags and Tags die set, diecut edge of each of the pieces of cardstock.
Cut down to size for your card base.

Sentiment

Stamp out the banner and sentiment using Concord & 9th Here’s the Scoop stamp set.
The pole for the banners is the straw stamp in the same set and watercoloured using the same Altenew Inks listed in Image section. Perfect to add Ombre element – Ombre element 3.

Background

Ink blend Distress Oxide Ink Tea Dye over Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock.
Using the circle stamps in the Layered Cupcake stamp set randomly stamp over background in the Coffee Break ink cube colours to create an ombre look – Ombre element 4.

FINISHING

Using ATG adhere background to card base.
Adhere pink tablecloth cardstock in layers with foam tape.
Adhere cupcakes and banners with foam tape to add dimension (see closeup above).
Using darkest of the pink inks ink blend around the bottom edge of the card base.

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Handmade by Pip

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Musical twist challenge

February 24, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

I’m really enjoying entering more card challenges this year. This card is for the current AAA Cards Case Game #134.

Images

Stamped Penny Black Jazzy Cats image onto paper appropriate to use with coloured pencils with Versafine Nocturne ink.
Colour with Prismacolor coloured pencils. Cat – 945 Sienna Brown, 997 Beige, 944, Terra Cotta, 937 Tuscan Red, 928 Blush Pink, 1014 Deco Pink. Cello – 941 Light Umber, 946 Dark Brown, 947 Dark Umber, Black.
Fussy cut by hand.

Tip 1: When fussy cutting image by hand you can be left with the white core of the cardstock showing around the edge. Run a black marker around the outside edge of the image to hide the white. This can hide some not so perfect cutting as well.

Other items

Using Lawn Fawn Little Music Notes die set, diecut the notes out of glitter cardstock.
Diecut the music paper lines out of foiled cardstock.
Adhere the notes to the music lines with liquid glue

Sentiment

Place the cardbase (kraft cardstock) in a Mini Misti.
Temporarily place the image and die cuts on the cardbase.
Position the Uniquely Creative Block Outline sentiment where you wish to stamp it and pick up with the misti door (see Tip 2 below)
Remove image and die cuts and stamp with Versafine Nocturne ink.
Coloured with Prismacolor coloured pencils – 905 Aquamarine, 1027 Peacock Blue.

Tip 2: The sentiment was orignally “You Totally Rock” but this was too long for what I wanted so I cut it apart and justs used the “You Rock”. Don’t panic too much doing this…you can still use the entire original sentiment another time – the cut ends will match up.

Background

When I fussy cut the cat image I cut off the whiskers as they would have been fiddly to cut around. To add them back into the image I just restamped the cat onto the background kraft cardstock and will adhere cutout image over the top.

Finishing

Using ATG adhere background to card base.
Adhere music notes to cardbase using liquid glue.
Adhere cat over prestamped image with dimensional foam.

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Handmade by Pip

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Inspired by…time to write

February 24, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

New card to enter into the current Inspired by challenge. I made the deadline this time!

I decided to use the colour scheme, frame, envelope and clothesline for my card.

Images

Stamped Penny Black Critter Love image onto Hammermill cardstock with Momento Tuxedo Black ink (copic friendly ink and cardstock).
Colour with Copics – W0, W1, W3, N0, N2, R20, R22, E50, E53, BG10, BG11, BG37, R14, R27, R59.
Fussy cut by hand.

Tip: When fussy cutting image by hand you can be left with the white core of the cardstock showing around the edge. Run a black marker around the outside edge of the image to hide the white. This can hide some not so perfect cutting as well.

Background

Die cut Kaisercraft frame out of Colourfield Snow White 250g cardstock (any brand will do).
Adhere the outside and inside frame to a piece of coloured paper that will show through the frame. I only place double sided tape on the solid piece of the inside frame so the cut out parts stick up a little bit from the background (see closeup photo below).

Other items

Diecut the baby clothes, My Favorite Things Bundle of clothes, out of Snow White cardstock and blend Distress Oxide Tea Dye over outside portions of die cuts.
Diecut heart, hangers and pegs pieces out of white cardstock and colour with matching copics.
Adhere the clothes to the hangers with liquid glue and the heart to the dress.

Finishing

Tie twine for line to red brads and apply to card front.
Position the mice and clothes to card front with dimensional foam.
Using ATG adhere background to card base.
Stamp sentiment inside the card. I used My Favorite Things Welcome Baby sentiment “AWESOME people make AWESOME babies”.

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Handmade by Pip

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Inspired by…

February 21, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

New card I was going to enter into the current Inspired by challenge…but once again I missed the cut off date! Oh well here it is anyway.

Started off with a completely different design idea but couldn’t get it to work how I wanted so decided to go literal with the theme and sketch. I used the Hero Arts Monthly Kit April 2018. Love how it all turned out.

Images

Stamped cacti onto Hammermill cardstock with Momento Tuxedo Black ink.
Colour with Copics – YG11, YG13, YG25, G21, G24, YG67,G12, G14, G16, V05, RV66, R20, R22, R24
Diecut with matching dies

Background

Ink blended Distress Oxide Inks (Twisted Citreon, Bundled Sage and Mowed Lawn) over Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock.
Apply three strips of double sided tape over cardstock. Remove one strip of release tape and sprinkle glitter over. Burnish with your finger or a bone folder. Tap off excess glitter.
Repeat the application of glitter using different shades of green.

Sentiment

Stamp the banner and sentiment onto cardstock.
Diecut with matching die.
As I used a non copic friendly ink I decided to shade the banner with Chameleon pencils but any coloured pencil will do.

Finishing

As I wanted to make a paper bag for the cactus (as in the photograph inspiration) I used the tissue that came with the kit. Pretty cute aye!
Using ATG adhere background to card base.
Adhere the bag and cactus with the sentiment last.

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Handmade by Pip

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Retro Girl

February 18, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

Such a fun theme at the current Time Out Challenges – Retro with the optional twist of One Layer. My Retro take on this challenge was incorporating Hippie and Flower Power…I had the perfect digistamp from Lily of the Valley – Thoroughly Modern Misses June.

Images

Printed digistamp onto Hammermill cardstock with inkjet printer. This is safe for colouring with alcohol markers.
Colour with Copics – B23, B18, B26, R02, R05, R27, Y11, Y32, Y26, E0000, E00, E02, BV00, N0, N2, N4, C1.

Background

Cut out mask of girl (See ‘Tip’ below).
Die cut background mask out of copy paper (thin) using Penny Black Antique Frames dies.
Place masks over printed image (see image ‘Masks‘ below).
Stamp My Favorite Things Bundles of Blossoms background stamp over masks.
I then dry embossed using the same Antique Frames die.

Tip for creating mask of digistamp: I scanned image with my Brother Scan n Cut DX1200 and cut out of post it label tape. Otherwise, print out image again on copy paper and hand cut.

Sentiment

I had the perfect sentiment from the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit March 2018. The shape fitted the image perfectly.
Stamp the sentiment in Versafine Claire Nocturne.

Finishing

I wanted to spotlight the image so coloured around the outline with Copic Marker ‘C1’.
Using ATG adhere background to card base.

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Handmade by Pip

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Sassy Kitty

February 17, 2019May 4, 2019 | tinwhistlecrafts

I love the Sassy sentiments in Technique Tuesday Sassy Birthday Sentiments stamp sets so this was perfect for my card for the current Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers challenge #128 – K is for Kitties.

Images

Stamp image onto copic cardstock with Momento Tuxedo Black Ink.
Coloured with Copics B00, B000, B02, R14, R 27, R46, R89, V99, R20, R00, E31, E33, E35, E21, E23, E25.
Cut out with Brother Scanncut DX1200.

Background

Using Park Lane Mini Heart embossing folder emboss
dark brown/grey cardstock.

Envelopes

Cut out shapes for envelopes using dies. I used My Favorite Things Blueprints 29 for the envelope flap and one of the Mama Elephant Flip Slider shape for the envelope base. Just use whatever you have or handcut.
Blend Distress Oxide ink in Frayed Burlep lightly around all the edges of the envelope base and the two angled edges of the flap.
Adhere flap to base. I used 1/8 double sided tape and thin dimension foam to pop the flap up a bit.
Die cut hearts out of red coloured cardstock and adhere to envelope. I used the hearts from My Favorite Things Tag Builder 5.

Sentiment

Stamp sentiment on same coloured cardstock as base with Versamark Embossing Ink.
Sprinkle Zing Brown Sugar embossing powder over and tap off.
Heat embossing powder with heat tool. I use an Ozito Heat Gun.
Cut out sentiment with the My Favorite Things Blueprints 29 tag.

Finishing

Using ATG adhere background to card base.
Adhere envelopes with double sided tape.
Adhere image using dimensional foam.
Adhere sentiment with dimensional foam.
Add Wink of Stella clear glitter to all hearts.

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Handmade by Pip

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