Some of the cards I have made. Let me know what you think.

Brayered Cards

Yesterday was a half day at work.  I was able to come home and get creative.  I decided to make my favorite type of card - A Brayered Card.

I decided to make a beach card.  I tried to take pictures along the way.  I made a total of three cards- to see them look at the last set of pictures.

Supplies: 

~White glossy paper     ~Sticky note     ~Stamps     ~Brayer     ~Sponges

~Several blue inks         ~Versamark     ~Scrap paper     ~White gel  pen
~Yellow or orange ink    ~Heat Gun       ~Fantastix "pen"

• Put scrap paper down to cover workspace.
• Stamp image on sticky note, positioning so that part of the "sticky" is still on the back side of the paper.  Or use a 2 way glue, letting become tacky. 
• Cut the image out just inside the outer edge.  This will help prevent a white outline around the stamped image after brayering.
• Stamp image on white glossy paper using Versamark ink.

Birthday card for my father.

I tried to make a simple card for my father last night.  I did succeed, but it took me 3 hours! Only because I was trying to make the card between TV commercials. 


My favorite shows were on last night.  There are not too many shows I am a "real follower" of so I have been trying to turn the TV off or have music playing when those favorite shows are not on.

I have a harder time making card for Guys than I do for Girls.  As I was browsing online I saw this sketch, so I thought I would use it as my starting place for a masculine card.

The paper is so shiny, it was quite the challenge to get a good photo.



Recipe

Blue paper (lightest) ~ The Paper Company Seaside collection

           4 1/2" x 5 1/4" card base

           2 1/4 "x 1 1/8"  rectangle in center

           A little bigger than 4" x 1 1/4" for die cut

Alpine Socks ~ KI Memories 

           2 1/4" x1 3/4"     4 pieces  

Brown ~ The Shimmer Stack by DCXV

           2 1/2" x1 15/16"     4 pieces  

Die cut
          Fancy Labels ~ Spellbinders

     

Close to Cocoa Ink ~ Stampin' Up 

Sincere Salutations stamp  ~ Stampin' Up

Scor-Tape  adhesive

Dimensional ~ Stampin" Up

Sponge

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The concept is easy. 

1. Stack the printed paper (Alpine socks) on top of the solid paper (brown shimmer). 
2. Place on card base evenly spaced 2 high x 2 wide. 
3. Make die cut (Fancy Labels by Spellbinders).
4. Adhere in center of card. 
5. Cut center piece for label.
6. Stamp "Happy Birthday" on center piece.
7. Sponge Close to Cocoa around edges of center piece.
8. Adhere dimensionals on back of "Happy Birthday" center piece , place in center of label.
9. Admire your GREAT work of art!