Cool Penguin Card with Stampendous and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

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Stampendous! and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L have paired for a Holiday Blog Hop this week!  Lots of inspiration on both blogs. Here are links for all the days:

Day 1:  https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog/2018/09/24/holiday-card-creations-stampendous-day-1/
Day 2:  https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog/2018/09/25/holiday-cheer-stampendous-blog-hop-day-2/
Day 3: https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog/2018/09/26/joyful-inspiration-stampendous-blog-hop-day-3/
Day 4: https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog/2018/09/27/card-making-merriment-stampendous-day-4/
Day 5: https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog/2018/09/28/holiday-fun-stampendous-day-5/

Lots  of  inspiration on Stampendous! Blog as well!

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Today, I have a Cool Penguin Card on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog. 

Here are a few step out photos and directions:

- Start with white 4.25 x 5.5 inch card base.

- Cut purple and lavender mats

- Press edges of lavender mat on watermark ink pad.  Apply Stampendous©!  Detail Gold Embossing Powder to edges and heat to emboss. Do Not stamp with snowflakes first as photo shows!  Gold embossing powder will stick to snowflakes - lesson learned!  Of course, that could be a very cool background as well!

- Repeatedly stamp snowflakes on lavender paper with watermark ink.

- Stamp verse on white cardstock with black ink. Trim to size

- Cut purple mat for verse.

- Assemble purple and lavender mats to card front and verse to purple mat using E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser .

- Freehand cut snowbank from white cardstock.  Shade with watercolor markers

- Stamp penguin, hat and sweater from Stampendous©! Cool Penguin Stamps and Cutting Dies set on white cardstock with watermark ink.  Heat emboss with Stampendous©!  Detail Gold Embossing Powder .  

- Use dies from Stampendous©! Cool Penguin Stamps and Cutting Dies set to cut out penguin, hat and sweater.

- Use watercolor markers to color hat, sweater and penguin

- Attach sweater to penguin with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

- Attach hat along bottom edge with E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser.  The narrow adhesive works so well along the edge!

- Fasten snowbank to card with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix in center.  Use E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser to apply adhesive at ends

- Use Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix to fasten penguin on areas that are above snowbank.  Use E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser  at bottom edge where penguin is over snowbank.

- Fasten matted verse with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

Enjoy a Cool Penguin Card!

Happy creating! 

judy

Materials Used:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

Stampendous©! :

Stampendous©!  Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous©! Cool Penguin Stamps and Cutting Dies

Other Supplies: Watercolor Markers, Black Ink, Watermark Ink, Cardstock: White, Lavender, Purple

Noel Ornament Holiday Card

Today, I'm showcasing a new die from Amazing Paper Grace,  Charming Round Tag, on this Noel Ornament Holiday Card.  I've also used Grand Dome 3D  dies.

When I finished this card, I wasn't really fond of it...… I'm liking it much better now!  It often helps me to walk away from a project for awhile, maybe even a day, and then look at it.  Sometimes I see something that needs to be changed, other times I see how good it looks. This card takes me out of my "box" a bit as it more glitzy than I usually make. A good thing to step out of my box!!!

I made the ornament first and designed the card around it.  I cut a round tag of teal cardstock for the base using the tag die from Charming Round Tag.  Then I cut gold foil paper with the same die with Noel insert at top and scroll design piece at the bottom.  The inserts for this die set are half round pieces and interchangeable. I also cut the ornament top piece from gold.  I used E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser along the edges to fasten the gold to teal.  Across the center I added a piece of teal ribbon and 2 pieces of gold braid and wrapped the ends to the back. I used E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser to fasten ribbon and all ends in back and the  E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser to fasten the braid. I then set it aside to make the card.

The basic shape of the card was cut with Grand Dome 3D Card out of cream color cardstock.  To do that, I placed a folded piece of cardstock (slightly bigger than Grand Dome 3D outer die) against but not over the cutting edge of die so the fold edge would not be cut.  I taped it place and cut the shaped card.  I cut off the tabs.  Next I cut teal cardstock with outer, scroll insert and inner circle dies from Grand Dome 3D Card.  After that I decided to put script stamping behind the ornament so I cut a mask using Grand Dome 3D Card outer die and circle.  I laid that over the card front and stamped over it with Penny Black Script stamp and Versafine Clair Twilight ink that was stamped off once.  Voila, the script is only in the circle area.  I sponged on a little color around the edges with Distress Peacock Feathers ink and also rubbed some over the scroll area.  

Then I got the idea to rub the same ink over the ornament.  I really didn't like the look of the white edges on the gold paper on Noel and scroll design so I sponged ink over and rubbed it in well.  Yes, the gold part got ink on it!  I simply wiped it off with a paper towel after misting it lightly with water. The ink didn't stick to the gold paper as it has such a shiny finish.

The ornament is fastened to the card with Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix.  I fastened a bow of teal and gold ribbon on top with Adhesive Dots Medium. The final touch is a few gold rhinestones on ornament and card. 

Thank you so much for visiting! I hope you've found some inspiration here!

Judy

Materials Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Dies by Becca Feeken:

Charming Round Tag S4-962

Grand Dome 3D Card – 3D Vignettes

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

E-Z Runner® Micro Refillable Dispenser

E-Z Runner® Ultra Refillable Dispenser

Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

Adhesive Dots Medium

Other Supplies: Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko Versafine Clair Twilight ink, Distress Ink Peacock Feathers, Penny Black Script stamp, Want2Scrap Gold Rhinestones,Teal Cardstock, Cream Cardstock, Gold Foil Cardstock, Ribbon, Gold Braid,

Old Fashioned Merry Christmas Card

Here’s an Old Fashioned Merry Christmas Card with an image from Authentique Vintage Christmas Paper. I used new die from Charming Christmas Boughs to cut frame. I added a touch of gold with "Merry Christmas" and gold mat. 

To make the frame, i cut Charming Christmas Boughs from dark red and cream cardstock. I used negative pieces from cream paper to fit into the dark red frame. It was just luck that I tried that!  I liked how it looked as it complimented the background color of the image. The frame is layered onto a traditional red mat, then gold and dark red mats.  Striped paper (back side of Authentique paper with image) covers card front.  “Merry Christmas “ is cut from gold paper with Adhesive Sheets applied before cutting. That makes it so easy to fasten it to the card. A gold cord is tied around the fold edge. 

Thanks for visiting!
Happy creating!
Judy

Materials Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Dies by Becca Feeken:

Holly Jolly Christmas

Charming Christmas Boughs

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®:

E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable Dispenser

Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6 inch

Other Supplies: Authentique Vintage Christmas Paper; Cardstock: Red, Dark Red; Gold Cord, Gold Paper