Serene Silhouettes Thinking of You

I am looking for some clean and simple cards to make with a group for Operation Write Home.  I don't think I will use this one since some people might not like eyeballing lining up the circles, and I don't want to break out the stamp-a-ma-jig, considering this will be a group of people most of whom are not experienced with stamping.  Still, this was a quick and easy card to make, and not a color combination I would normally have tried.  Thanks to the Color Coach for suggesting it! 

Stamps:  Serene Silhouettes, Four You
Inks:  Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Cajun Craze
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Thanks to Julie Cluff for the inspiration for this card!

Masking Tape Technique

I had fun making this card.  To make the background, I used the masking tape technique, although I used blue painter's tape, instead of masking tape.  I tore off a piece of tape longer than my piece of Whisper White.  Even using the painter's tape, I found it was too sticky, and it worked better if I first pressed it several times onto a clean, smooth surface and lifted it up.  Really, I repeated this numerous times; the less sticky, the better.

Once most of the stickiness was gone, I then dabbed it directly onto the stamp pad to ink it up.  Then I applied it directly to the card stock.  I gently rubbed across the back of the tape to make sure more ink adhered to the paper, and then gently lifted it up.  (This is where it became more important that the tape was LESS sticky!)  I used 3 different pieces of tape, one for each color.  I wanted it to look like water, sky, and sun for the lighthouse. 

You may want to make sure you have re-inkers available for your ink pads if you are going to be making lots of cards this way.  I made several cards using this technique and it seemed to use a good bit of ink. 

Stamps:  Coast to Coast (retired)
Inks:  Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue (retired), Marina Mist
Paper:  Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue (retired), Marina Mist, Whisper White
Other:  Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler, painter's tape

Petite Petals and Flower Shop

A look at the Sale-a-bration DSP--Sweet Sorbet!  The Petite Petals and Petite Petals Punch are now available in the Occasions catalog!

Stamps:  Petite Petals, Flower Shop, Another Thank You
Inks:  Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party
Paper: Crisp Canteloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Other:  Petite Petals Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers