This card has so many of my favorite cardmaking techniques…masking, emboss resist and ink blending! But even with all those techniques, it’s so easy to make!
After masking a section of my card panel (and see my hack for skipping measuring in the video), I stamped planets and stars from the Outer Space set with clear embossing ink. Then I embossed with clear powder. I repeated that process until I was happy with the background.
Next I ink blended over the embossing with Distress Oxide inks (Shaded Lilac, Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina & Cracked Pistachio). I love the way the embossed images resist the ink. It’s magic!
I finished the card with stamped, die cut and colored images from theOuter Space set and a stamped sentiment too!
For the first background, try Nuvo Shimmer Powder on Distress Watercolor Cardstock. Simply tap the powder onto cardstock and sprtiz with water. Add some stars with the Spellbinders Splatter White by tapping it from a paint brush. This background is perfect for the Planet Shaker Dies filled with Starry Galaxy Confetti. Grab a sentiment and some stamped stars from the Outer Space Stamp Set.
For another simple to make galaxy background, start with a whole bunch of ink spots on white cardstock. Use some Black Soot Distress Oxide with water and add it with a large paint brush right on top of the colorful ink splotches. Spritz with a water bottle and place a dry towel on top to pick up some of the black revealing some of the swirling color underneath. Add some stamped, colored and die cut images from the Outer Space Stamp Set and Outer Space Coordinating Dies. The sentiment can be stamped and heat embossed in the center of the planets!
For a third way to create a galaxy background, try adding Distress Oxide inks over the Layered Shooting Stars Stencils on dark cardstock. The Distress Oxide inks will sit slightly above the paper rather than completely sinking in. Add the Rocket Ship Shaker Dies to create a rocket shaped shaker with Beach Day Shaker Beads inside. And finish it off by embellishing with some glow in the dark stars from the Starry Galaxy Confetti and a stamped and heat embossed sentiment from the Outer Space Stamp Set.
I hope you’ll try some of these easy techniques to create galaxy backgrounds for some of the fun space themed stamps, dies and embellishments from this month’s Pretty Pink Posh release!
For the focal point of my card, I used the Rocket Ship Shaker die and added the Stargazing Clay Confettiinside. If you would like to see a video showing how I made the rocket ship shaker, watch the video below.
For the background of my card, I used the Layered Shooting Stars Stencil. I used Distress Oxide inks in the following colors: Ripe Persimmon, Cracked Pistachio, Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon, and Squeezed Lemonade.
Using the Stitched Stars dies, I die cut three stars from white cardstock and added the Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade ink to the top. I added the Distress Oxide Mustard Seed ink to the edges of the stars to add some depth. I added the stars to the stenciled background and added the rocket ship on top.
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Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and it’s time for another box card! This time, we’re going geometric with adorable cats for Father’s Day. I started hot foiling the first part of my sentiment using the Hot Foil Large Dad Plate in a blue foil and used the Dad Shadow Dieto cut it out. I also cut out two additional dies in white cardstock and glued all three layers together.
I also cut the box card base from the Scallop Box Card Dies out of blue cardstock and I will cut out the scallop pieces after creating my own pattern paper. I stamped the medium sized hexagons from the Decorative Hexagons stamp set in a repeating pattern with different blue and teal colored inks. I then cut out each of the scallop pieces I needed from the Scallop Box Card Dies.
The new Baby Animals stamp set has adorable little critters with a bigger critter which will make an adorable Father’s Day card. My kiddo is really into cats right now, so I thought using the cats nestled together from the set would be perfect! I colored in my image with Ohuhu Art Markers and used the Baby Animals coordinating dies to cut it out.
For the rest of my sentiment, I cut Sentiment Strips Dies out of blue glitter, teal and white cardstock and stamped “it’s your special day” from Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp setin blue ink. I layered all of the strips together to partner with my “Dad” hot foil sentiment. I assembled the box together and added all of my scallop pieces on the box card and popped up my sentiment pieces to my card base.
I added my cats to the center of the box card, but I did cut a second cat to adhere to the back of the cat when I glued it to the box card to give it more stability. I hope you like my take on a Father’s Day box card and I kept it a little more clean and simple this month.
Let me know what you think and if you’re enjoying this series!
Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel today. I have a nephew who is promoting from Middle School to High School and he’s having a ceremony this year! I thought this would be a fun time to use his school colors to make a graduation card for inspiration for you today.
My graduation shaker was assembled with a piece of acetate and the Celebration Shaker Beads and I adhered it to my Stitched Torn Rectangle Diewhite background. I assembled the party wands and added those beneath the graduation cap and popped up my “Congrats” sentiment on top of them.
This panel was adhered to my white, A2 card base with thin foam adhesive. I then added the different confetti pieces around the panel and adhered them to the card base with liquid adhesive. Honestly, this card turned out pretty USA looking – so you could probably replace the graduation cap and sentiment for something a little more patriotic if you celebrate the upcoming holiday!
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I hope this shaker card brings you some inspiration today and maybe a smile to your face, too!
Hello crafty friends. It’s Lisa Mears here. As we step into the season of graduations, from the adorable ceremonies of pre-K to the monumental milestones of high school and college, many of us will be celebrating the achievements of our family and friends. Today, I’m excited to share a graduation card that I made using products the latest release.
For my card, I used the color scheme of green and gold because those are my son’s college colors. Using the colors of the graduate’s school in the card is a great way to personalize the card.
I absolutely adore cards that use a grid pattern of die cuts or stamped images but I didn’t really think it was something I could do because I hate to measure and I’m just not very precise, LOL!
BUT I’ve found that if I’m intentionally a little crooked here & there and add a few extras, I can make a really easy grid that feels precise enough! Add in a little sentiment from the Floral Hearts and Build A Cupcake sets and these cards were finished.
For the background of my card, I used the Layered Onesies Stencils. I inked the stencils with Catherine Pooler inks in the following colors: Chiffon, It’s a Girl, Wintergreen, and Oh Boy.
The focal point of this card is the baby onesie. I used the Onesie Shaker diesto make the onesie into a shaker. This die set can also be used to make a onesie that is not a shaker — it’s simply up to you! Be sure to watch my video to see how I put the shaker together.
I die cut the shapes with white cardstock and inked them up with the same ink colors I used in the Layered Onesies Stencils. I added the new Spring Breeze shaker beadsinside the shaker. I love how the color of the beads match so well with the ink colors I chose.
Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and I am back with a new video on the Pretty Pink Posh YouTube channel today. We’re continuing with our box cards – this month for Mother’s Day!
I started with stenciling as I’m using a paste that will need time to dry. Using the Layered Argyle Stencils on white cardstock, I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide for the (A) stencil, Fruit Salad Summer Interference Ink for the (B) stencil, and Rosy Cheeks Lunar Paste for the (C) stencil.
While that was drying, I used the same inks to emboss resist the “MOM” sentiment from the Mom stamp set with white embossing powder. When done, I used the Mom coordinating dies to cut out the word. I also stamped the floral images with an alcohol marker friendly black ink and colored them in with OLO markers. I used their dies to cut them out and will use these images to decorate the box card.
The Scallop Box Card Dies were cut out of pink cardstock for the base and the scallop dies were used with the stenciled background. I adhered the box card together and created my secondary sentiment with pink glitter and yellow cardstocks with the Sentiment Strips Dies. When my sentiment strips were added to the box card, I added my “MOM” and floral images to the box card.
You can follow along in today’s video and I hope you had some floral fun with me today for the Mother’s Day box card. I’m already brainstorming how to make a Father’s Day box card for next month!
I cannot get enough butterflies this spring and I’m so smitten with the versatility of this stamp set! There are so many possibilities with the shapes and patterns but the solid butterflies also offer a chance to play with fun inking techniques like this one!
Here are the Distress ink colors I used:
Carved Pumpkin
Picked Raspberry
Wilted Violet
Mermaid Lagoon
Salvaged Patina
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by this technique and card.
