OSW 7-13: The Final Installment

Well, these One Sheet Wonders certainly have been fun!  Here are the final seven cards.

I had a lot of fun with this birthday cake.  Once again, I dug into my hand made background stash.  The large background is on watercolor paper.  It's just a very simple gradient from yellow to orange.  The candles were cut from another background that had splashes of reds and yellows.  I managed to position the candles so the flames were more or less over the yellows.  I cut the balloons from Buttercream cardstock*.  I stamped, "happy birthday," on one then shaded them with Limeade Splash* and Chambray Shirt ink*. I added some Natural Journey Thread* for strings and popped the blue balloon up on Journey foam squares*.

Supply List:

6.5" x 5" Card blank

4.5" x 6" Watercolor background

3" x 4" patterned paper rectangle

3 1/4" x 4 1/4" Limeade Splash Cardstock*

Silver Jewel Border Dazzles 

Paper Artist Cake, Candle and Flower cutting die

Uplift die set*

Limeade Splash ink pad*

Chambray Shirt ink pad*

Buttercream cardstock*

Chambray Shirt Cardstock*

Hammered Silver Paper

Journey Foam Squares*

Sponge Daubers*

For my next card, I used the Anchored stamp set from Maymay Made it.  This one went together very quickly.  Mat the 3" x 4" patterned paper rectangle on a piece of 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of Chambray Shirt* cardstock. Use Journey glue to add some sand to the bottom.  Stamp the sentiment on a 2 x 1 3/4" piece of Buttercream cardstock* and ink it with Chambray Shirt ink* then mat it on a 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 piece of Chambray Shirt Cardstock*.  Next, stamp the anchor on Chambray Shirt Cardstock* and fussy cut around it. Layer it all on the front of the card, popping up the anchor on Journey Foam Squares*.

Supply List:
4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base
Handmade background
Anchored stamp set
3" x 4" patterned paper
1 3/4" x 2" Buttercream cardstock*
Chambray Shirt Cardstock*
Black Licorice ink  pad*
Chambray Shirt ink pad*
Sand
Journey Craft Glue*
Journey Foam Squares*
Sponge Daubers*

For the next two cards, I matted the 2 1/4" patterned paper squares on 2 1/2" Chambray Shirt Cardstock* squares.  I really like this verse from Maymay's Anchored set and wanted an undersea background so I drew one with PanPastels.  One thing I love about PanPastels is that they are very forgiving.  If you make a mistake, you can just erase it.

Supply List:

Chambray Shirt Cardstock*

Anchored stamp set

Rich Sorbets PanPastels*

Party Pop PanPastels*

The background for this next card was made with liquid colors on photo paper.  It's a fun, easy and quick technique for making backgrounds. You can find a tutorial for making them on my YouTube channel.  The Sentiment is from the Your Faith is Showing stamp set and the butterfly is from the Small Things stamp set.  I colored it with Journey Splash Watercolor Pencils.

Supply List:
Your Faith is Showing stamp set
Chambray Shirt Cardstock*
Small Things stamp set*
Small Things die set*
Black Licorice Ink*

Here's another card featuring a Maymay Made It stamp set.  This one is Then Sings My Soul.  I adhered a 2 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of patterned paper on the bottom of this card and added a washi tape border along the top of it. I stamped the wavy music strip directly onto the card base with Black Licorice Ink*.  I cut the circles from Chambray Shirt* and Whipcream cardstock*.  I stamped the sentiment on the Whipcream circle and stamped a few musical notes on the patterned paper.  I popped up the circles on foam squares and added them to the left side of the card front.

Supply List:

Then Sings My Soul stamp set

Chambray Shirt cardstock*

Whip Cream cardstock*

Black Licorice Ink*

Journey Circles die set*

Circle Around die set*

Well, hello!  The triangles in the upper and lower corners make a perfectly sized negative space for the large hello greeting. The hello is three layers thick so it stands out nicely. I used PanPastels to shade the background

Supply List:
Huge Hello die*
Party Pop PanPastels*
Chambray Shirt cardstock*
Journey Craft Glue*

And last, but not least, Thank You for visiting my blog!

Supplies
Party Pop PanPastels*
Chambray Shirt cardstock*
Lemon Drop cardstock*
Journey Craft Glue*
Charming Thank You die set*

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A Wild Father's Day

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It's almost Father's Day and the Stay Wild ATS (Artist Trading Stamp) is a perfect fit for my Dad.  I love how the PanPastels bring this image to life.  They are so easy to use and the set includes the sponge tools.  The trick is to use a light touch when picking up color. The temptaion is to rub the sponge into the color, but that will give you way too much.  Just lightly tap the sponge on the color you want, then test it on a scrap of paper before starting to color.  A tiny bit goes a long way.  If you make a mistake, no problem, just erase it.  You can use an eraser to add highlights as well.

STAMP SETS

• Stay Wild ATS *
• Annual Celebration Stamp Set *

CARDSTOCK

• Buttercream card stock *
• Lemon Grass card stock *
• Kiwi Slice card stock *
• Pretty Pansy card stock *
• Oatmeal Cookie card stock *
• Pumpkin Bread card stock *

TRUE COLOR FUSION INK

• Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink Pad *
• River Stone True Color Fusion Ink Pad *

COLORING TOOLS

• Rich Sorbets PanPastels *

EMBELLISHMENTS

• Journey Thread Natural *
• Tag It Tags (Retired)

ADHESIVES

• Journey Foam Squares - Medium *
• White Liner *

TOOLS

• Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer *

INSTRUCTIONS

CUTTING

1. Make the card base from a 8 1/2" x 5" piece of Pumpkin Bread carstock scored at 4 1/4".
2. Cut a 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" rectangle from Oatmeal Cookie cardstock.
3. Cut a 2 5/8" x 3 3/4" rectangle from Butter Cream cardstock.
4. Cut a 2 7/8" x 4" rectangle from Pretty Pansy cardstock.
5. Cut a 2 7/8" x 3 5/8" rectangle from Kiwi Slice and Lemon Grass cardstock.

STAMPING and COLORING

1. Repeat stamp the Stay Wild image onto Oatmeal Cookie cardstock with River Stone ink.
2. Stamp the Stay Wild image onto the Butter Cream rectangle with Black Licorice ink.
3. Stamp Happy, Father's and Day onto three separate tags.
4. Color the image with Rich Sorbet PanPastels.  Use an eraser to add highlights and to erase mistakes.

ASSEMBLY

1. Attach the stamped Oatmeal Cookie rectangle to the card base with White Liner.
2. Pop the Lemongrass rectangle up on foam squares and attach to card 1/4" in from the top and left sides.
3. Pop the right side and bottom edge of the Kiwi Slice Rectangle up on a double layer of foam squares and a single layer where it overlaps the Lemon Grass rectangle.
4. Center the stamped, colored image over the Pretty Pansy rectangle and attach with White Liner.
5. Pop the Pretty Pansy rectangle up on Journey Foam Squares, using a double layer of squares where it overlaps the Lemon Grass rectangle and a single layer of squares where it overlaps the Kiwi Slice rectangle.  Do not add foam Squares to the lower left or upper right corners.
6. Measure off about 28" of Natural Journey Thread.
7. Thread one end of the Journey Thread through all three stamped Tag It tags, making sure to keep them in order.
8. Open the card up and wrap the Journey thread around the card front as shown.
9. Tie a bow near the top of the Pretty Pansy rectangle.
10. Arrange tags as shown and glue in place if desired.

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