Day 4 Clean & Simple

Hey Guys!!!

Only one card today but its from a style that's very close to my heart! Chalkboard! I LOVE IT!!!! Took me three tries to get it pristine but I think I did pretty darn good! NO SMUDGES!!!! whew, I think this card is the epitome of CLEAN & SIMPLE!!!

Products Used:

Black Core-dinations Premium Cardstock

Recollections Opaque Embossing Powder

Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad

Hero Arts Stamp - CL567 (where's the name HA?)

Lawn Fawn stamp - Harold's ABC's

Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio - Heart 25

Epiphany Crafts - Epoxy Hearts

Doodlebug Design Inc - Lovebirds 6x6 paperpad

Day 3 Clean & Simple

Ok, let me first start out by saying that PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT and apparently I need to practice more! lol, Today's lesson was Offset stamping using a Gradient technique. Jennifer made it look so stinking easy but let me tell you its not!!!!! I think I "captured" the essence of what she was trying to share with us today. BTW, the bow die that she uses from My Favorite Things is awesome, My bow........NOT SO MUCH!!!!!

Here is an example of what should be Gradient stamping

 

Products Used:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Stampin Up Ink - Primrose Petals

Stampin Up Ink - Summer Starfruit

Stampin Up Grossgrain ribbon

Technique Tuesday Stamp - Bright Idea

Hero Arts (Studio Calico) Stamp - My Happy

 

 

We all know how much I LOVE KRISTINA!!! Well if you didn't now you know. I love her technique and her style of instruction. One would say I'm a fairly intelligent individual however I felt all shades of illiterate when trying to stamp this card. As simple as it looks it took me 3 takes! The more I stamped the worse it got, So I just STOPPED! lol and this is what I was left with.

An example of Offset stamping at its worst! hahaha

(never mind the background clutter)

 



Products used:

Georgia Pacific White Cardstock (I was tired of wasting my Neenah)

Hero Arts (Studio Calico) Stamp - My Happy

Hero Arts (Studio Calico) Stamp - Heyday Sentiments

Stampin Up Ink - Primrose Petals

Stampin Up Ink  - Pretty in Pink

Stampin Up Ink - Rich Razzleberry

Stampin Up Ink - Pumpkin Pie

Stampin Up Ink  - Daffodil Delight

Stampin Up Ink - Raspberry Ripple

Stampin Up Ink  - Old Olive

 

So on to the next day and after all is said and done I will revisit these lessons and master them if its the last thing I do!!!

 

See ya tomorrow!

Day 2 Clean & Simple

Day 2

The next two weeks are going to be late nights and no exercise. I've been skipping my nightly workout to craft....Eek!!! But who can complain with the great instruction and inspiration that this class provides. I'll work out in the morning......I think! :-)

So here is a card that was part of Day 1's lesson that I just had to create today. Its so plain and simple yet so cute that I want to pinch myself.

The lesson was craftsmanship. Making sure you take pride in your work to get clean elegant edges and clean crisp stamping while prevent cracking in the paper and smudges of ink from fingers. I think I did pretty darn good! Whatcha think????

Products used:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Recollections Red Card Stock

Hero Arts Woodgrain Background Stamp

Simon Says Stamp Plenty of Hearts Stamp and Die

Simon Says Stamp Loving Words Stamp

Doodlebug Dear Heart Washi Tape

Provo Craft Terrifically Tacky Tape

WOW Glitter - Gold



So on to today's lesson.... Single layer cards. I dont think Ive ever made a single layered card but boy when I say it was easy peasy it was EASY PEASY! What took the most time is the mask. Something that was also my first and I think its my new fav!!!!! Although the colors didn't come out as I imagined (the hearts are pink and the words red) the inks were very close in color. However the technique worked and I was ecstatic with the outcome.

 

 

 

Products Used:

Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Eclipse Printing Adhesive Sheets

Simon Says Stamp YOU stamp set

Memento Dye Ink - Love Letter

Stampin Up - Primrose Petals

Parker Lower Alphabet Set Craft Die

Simon Says Stamp Mini Hearts Set

Stampabilities Faded Text Background stamp

Ranger Glossy Accents

 

 

 

Thanks For Stopping By!!!

Day 1 of Clean & Simple

A Blog?? I'm no blogger! At least until now!!!!

Since Ive started paper crafting back in August 2013 (yes, only 5 short months ago) I have fallen in love with all things paper. It started with my now 16 month old daughters birthday party that I insisted on doing everything myself for. That included making the invitations, that I have developed this obsession with making cards. I have spent endless hours on YouTube stalking those that have mastered this thing called Card making and during my steak-out I happened to come across a young lady by the name of Kristina Werner. That was for me! I literally watched her videos for hours on end daily in complete awe of her creativity. Since stumbling upon Kristina I have wanted to take one of her Online Card Classes but didn't get to partake until the Holiday Gifts Projects Bundle which I thought was awesome (I didn't get to make the Flashcard set that I wanted to because Ive been obsessing with Copic Markers but yet to take the plunge in buying any) So I couldn't wait until the next class was offered. My wish was granted in December when a new class for Clean & Simple 2 was announced. I immediately signed up......

Today is day one of that class that runs for 2 weeks and already I am in LOVE!!! There are three instructors including Kristina which include Julie Ebersol and Jennifer McGuire. These ladies are AWESOME at its best!!!!!

OK, enough of the girl crushing, here is the card that I made today.
The technique I learned today was misting. As you can see here mine is a little splotchy but I think it gives the card some character :-). There are a couple other techniques that Id like to try from today's lesson but time will only permit so much crafting in a single day and I have reached my limit. Its time to turn on Jillian Michael's and squat my night away!

Hope you like!!!!

 

Products used :

Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Mister Huey's Elongated Hexagons Mask

Mister Huey's Color Mist - Lucille

EK Success Circle Scissor

Inkadinkado Stamp set - Expressions

Stampin Up Midnight Muse Ink

Stampin Up Grossgrain Ribbon

Valentine cards

A couple valentine cards using a few simon says stamp die and stamp sets.

I'm loving the hearts.

CArd 2 SSS January card kit

Hi, Anyone! lol

I thought Id try my hand at another card from the January Simon Says Stamp card kit. This card was made for a YouTuber of mine JenCali78. She has been so inspiration to me in getting started with videos on you tube and this was my way of saying Thank You!

I Hope you like the card! Thanks for stopping by!

~Aisha