Embrace Life (Reinker Spread)

The technique from this card was originally created by Crystal French. This technique is called “reinker spread”. The idea was also cased from Diva who used the Pacific Point In-Color from Spring-Summer 2009.

Stamp Set: Embrace Life and Oval All
Cardstock: Shimmery, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark Pad, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Accessories: Heat Tool, Aqua Painter, Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal Reinkers, water spritzer, Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals

You will need to emboss the Shimmery cardstock with the Versamark ink pad with the flower image. Then sprinkle the Whisper White Embossing Powder over it. Shake off the excess. Heat set with Heat Tool.

Next, you will need to spritz the Shimmery cardstock with water where there are actually puddles of water. Use the Aqua Painter to pick up the Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal reinkers and touch it to the puddle.
It will take about 10 minutes to dry after you reach your desired look.

Big Winner!

This is a box made with the Top Note die to put a deck of cards inside. I think my son will enjoy this box for his birthday. I used a deck of cards to measure the size of box lid and bottom.


Stamp Sets: Card Games and Game Night
Cardstock: Jackpot DSP, Very Vanilla, Real Red
Ink: Basic Black or Black Stazon,
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz die, Corner Rounder, Paper Snips, 5/8” Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Sticky Strip and/or Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals, Jumbo Deck cards

Top of box: Cut out 4” x 5” Real Red cardstock. Score at 5/8” on 4 sides.

Bottom of box: Cut out 3 7/8” x 4 7/8” Very Vanilla Cardstock. Score at 5/8” on each side.

Cut out one Top Note die from the Jackpot DSP for the top. Stamp Card Game stamp in Basic Black or Black Stazon on Very Vanilla. Trim out with Paper Snips. Cut out a Real Red cardstock at 2” x 2½” . Use corner rounder on each of the four corners. Adhere Card Game stamped image to the Real Red piece. Stamp “Big Winner” on Very Vanilla Scrap. Punch out with Large Oval Punch. Using Real Red cardstock, punch out a Scallop Oval Punch. Layer oval to scallop oval with Snail Adhesive. Wrap red ribbon around the Top Note Die DSP that you cut out and adhere to the back. Attach oval layers to the top of the ribbon with a Dimensional. Use Sticky Strip to adhere to the top of the box for the lid.

Cut out one Top Note die from the Very Vanilla for the bottom. Adhere with Sticky Strip to the bottom of the box to create the box for your deck of cards.

Created by Nancy Endwright Stampin’ Up! Artwork 2009

Crazy for Cupcakes Shaving Cream

This is a birthday card made with shaving cream and reinkers. I dropped a couple drops of Tempting Turquoise and Lovely Lilac reinkers in shaving cream onto a plastic plate. I used a wooden skewer to swirls the colors and pressed Whisper White cardstock into the shaving cream. I lifted it up and scraped off the shaving cream and a paper towel to wipe off the excess. I let it dry before making my card.

"Just Buzzin' By" Gift-Card Holder

This is a gift card holder that I had my customers make recently at a workshop. I love this set. It was made with Yoyo Yellow cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 11" and scored at 3", 5 1/2", and 8". I folded the scored lines with a Bone Folder to make nice creases. It will look like a "W". I applied Sticky Strip to the edges of one of the middle sections to hold the two middle sections together, but not on the center fold. On the center fold, I used the Word Window Punch to make the opening for a gift card by punching through the fold at both ends, but not pushing the punch all the way in (just half way). Then I used the 3/4" circle punch in the center.

Easter Chick

This is an Easter Chick. I saw all the other cute chicks made with the Big Shot and the Top Note Die, I wanted to make one of my own.

Easter Basket

This is an Easter Basket I made using the Scallop Envelope. Sorry, the picture is so blurry.

Easter Chick

Well, I can't believe I'm so far behind in my blogging. I completely missed March and now it's the last day in April. I have been busy though, so I will post some photos of some of my projects and then write about them later.