Hello Friends,

Fall is here in all it's glory in Ohio and I'm making a winter scene Birthday Card.  What's up with that?  Guess I couldn't help myself, my Rooted in Nature stamp set was calling me to come play.   Have you ever tried the Masking Technique in your Card Making?  It's a great technique for making scenes or One layer Cards.

Design Tips

I'll explain about the Masking Technique in just a moment, but first let me share a few other design tips.

• Making a snowy scene is amazingly easy to do with an aqua painter, a bit of Whisper White Craft Ink and splattering.  It's sorta ironic that I intentionally splattered white ink on my card today, because this weekend after painting my bedroom I spent a considerable amount of time cleaning up splattered paint from my wood floor.  Guess it was a bit liberating.  Anyway, to splatter ink with your aqua painter, load the ink and snap the aqua painter with your index finger.  Repeat as needed.
• The playful Happy Birthday stamp is from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set.  I inked it with Rich Razzleberry Ink.
• Technically, my card is not a true One Layer Card, because I did add the pine embellishments which I created using my Winter Woods stamps and my In the Woods Dies.

Masking Technique Explained

For today's Masking Technique I created 2 different masks or stencils with my Layering Ovals dies and my Nature's Roots Dies.  First, I created my Oval Mask, so that I could keep all my stamping and sponging contained within my oval.  Then, I created a second mask to create my snow banks.  By moving my second mask around a few times and lightly sponging along the top  with Smoky Slate ink, I was able to create my beautiful snow banks within my oval.

 To finish off the inside, I kept with my snowy theme.  The snowflakes were cut with my Blizzard Thinlit Die.  My sentiment was heat embossed white on Rich Razzleberry and I once again splattered snow on my background.  

Thanks so much for stopping by Stamping Country.  I love to hear from you.  Be sure to leave a comment below.

Have a fabulous day,

You too can make this too...  Click the Product to Shop Online Now 

Product List

Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146482]

$42.00

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle

[149992]

$50.25

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143662]

$21.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[147113]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

$7.50

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

$7.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

$9.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Blizzard Thinlits Die

[147902]

$28.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Hello Friends,

I'm back with another Christmas Card stamped with the Illuminated Christmas stamps by Stampin' Up!.  Yesterday's Card highlighted the Coloring & Shimmer Paint Technique and today's card rocks it with the magical Heat Embossing Technique.  Do you remember the first time that you tried Heat Embossing?  If you are like me, your jaw dropped open and you were all googly eyed as you watched the Embossing Powder transform into a smooth, sleek image.  Heat Embossing is such a simple stamping technique with a huge impact!

The Magi and the star were heat embossed in gold on Whisper White and the inside verse for heat embossed in gold on Night of Navy.  "Wise Men Still Seek Him was stamped on Vellum with Jet Black Stazon Ink.  Hint:  Vellum is a nonporous surface, so Stazon Ink is the ink to use.  Because the vellum is see through, I'm always looking for clever ways to adhere my vellum.  For today's card, I used gold washi tape.  It's one of 5 designs offered with the Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape.

I cut a frame using my layering Squares dies and the Wise Men are framed with a Stitched Circle.  It really is an easy card to make.  You could make a stack in no time.

Have a fabulous weekend,

You too can make this too...  Click the Product to Shop Online Now 

Product List

Illuminated Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147833]

$21.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$9.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$9.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.50

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper

[146284]

$11.00

Suite Season Specialty Washi Tape

[148079]

$8.50

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Hello Friends,

If you love coloring, you will love this Shimmer Paint Card Making Technique.  It's simply gorgeous!   For this card, I used the Illuminated Christmas stamps along with the Nature's Roots Dies, Gold Foil Paper and Gold Shimmer Paint.

Coloring & Shimmer Paint Technique

First, stamp your images on a piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Yes, the front piece really is Whisper White Card Stock, but not for long.

Next, color your images.  I colored my poinsettias from the Illuminated Christmas stamps with Real Red, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends (Alcohol Markers).  It still looked sorta ho hum at this point, so don't stop there.

Things really started to change when I colored the background with my Dark Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blend.  Things were beginning to take shape, but the next step took my project to the spectacular level.

For the final step, I sponged on Gold Shimmer Paint over the whole surface, then I backed it with Gold Foil Paper.  Gorgeous!

I carried the gold throughout my card with a Gold Heat Embossed Sentiment on Merry Merlot Card Stock and Gold Foil Dry Embossed leaves made with the Nature's Roots Dies.  If you love to color, I highly recommend trying the Coloring & Shimmer Paint Technique.

Have a fabulous day,

You too can make this too...  Click the Product to Shop Online Now 

Product List

Illuminated Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147833]

$21.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Nature's Roots Framelits Dies

[146341]

$39.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$4.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint

[146886]

$8.00

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146979]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147935]

$9.00

Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144573]

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144585]

$4.50

Rich Razzleberry Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144583]

$4.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pearlized Doilies

[146936]

$4.50

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00