TGIF!!! It's almost officially summer in a couple days and Independence Day in the USA is right around the corner. So I'm celebrating early with this Patriotic slimline cutie I created with digital stamps from ==> Polka Dot Orchard!!! So many wonderful stamps to choose from and they are ALL ON SALE for 35% off right now too!!!
Slimline cards are all the rage these days. You may have seen these tall, long cards, but didn't know they had a name. And many companies, including Polka Dot Orchard are coming out with long "slimline" stamps and some have dies now too! They are long narrow cards that allow for more details on a card and they fit in a #10 business envelope, which measures
4 ⅛ ” x 9 ½." And requires just ONE first class stamp and no extra postage, if not heavy or bulky! Mine of course, would probably take two stamps, because of all that ribbon and some rhinestones! That's worth it for all this wonderfully fun creative space!
Let's get started...
Slimline cards are all the rage these days. You may have seen these tall, long cards, but didn't know they had a name. And many companies, including Polka Dot Orchard are coming out with long "slimline" stamps and some have dies now too! They are long narrow cards that allow for more details on a card and they fit in a #10 business envelope, which measures
4 ⅛ ” x 9 ½." And requires just ONE first class stamp and no extra postage, if not heavy or bulky! Mine of course, would probably take two stamps, because of all that ribbon and some rhinestones! That's worth it for all this wonderfully fun creative space!
Let's get started...
Tutorial: I started with an 8.5” x 11” piece of blue 110lb cardstock, folded long ways for our card base, and trimmed down to 4 1/8" x 9 3/4." Using a fireworks stencil, distress oxide inks, and a blending brush I added several fireworks and yellow stars to the blue card base. And set aside for a moment.
Let's work on the image. I use a WPS Free Office document program to copy and paste digital images to be able to layer, move images around, and resize them. I love layering and creating scenes. And it’s so fun and easy to do with digital stamps and this free program. See pictures below to continue the tutorial…
Let's work on the image. I use a WPS Free Office document program to copy and paste digital images to be able to layer, move images around, and resize them. I love layering and creating scenes. And it’s so fun and easy to do with digital stamps and this free program. See pictures below to continue the tutorial…
For today's project I copied 3 girl gnomes and placed them in a pyramid to create my own slimline card. Added and resized the sentiment to fit under the gnomes and added 3 mushrooms in different sizes to create our scene. Once I had the images where I wanted them, I grouped them as one piece, saved, and renamed as a “new” document in the same file as my original stamp set, to use again for future use. I printed my image on my HP printer using X-Press It white cardstock, because it's alcohol marker friendly paper. I was inspired by Independence Day and colored the images with the Spectrum Noir alcohol marker colors shown above.
I thought the gnomie girls would be cute in gray sweatsuit outfits, like we wore at cheer camp (many years ago). Aren’t they cute? I just love them for many occasions! It’s hard to see, but I added a bit of sparkle to their coffee cups and bows with a clear glitter pen and red sparkle on their lips too. Added a touch of white accents on their cheeks and bows with a white distress maker-picket fence (white). Then highlighted some of the sentiment with a coordinating green marker to make it stand out.
I trimmed down the image and decorated the top and bottom with a border punch. Next I used a handmade cloud stencil I created from a border die in my stash, a blending brush, and distress oxide ink to create clouds and a darkening sky for nighttime. But it looked too stark. So I grabbed a speckled stencil, blending brush, and distress oxide ink to add some random green dots to resemble grass. Dug into my bag of ribbon scraps and pulled out red, white, and blue patterned ribbons, trimmed them down and adhered to the back of the image panel. Then adhered the whole piece to the card base. Added a few clear adhesive stars that I colored with a yellow marker to complete this patriotic cutie.
Here's another look...
Here's another look...
I hope I've inspired you to try digital stamps and slimline cards to see what you can create. The possibilities are endless!
I used this Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamp Set On Sale at:
Gnome Matter What
I used this Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamp Set On Sale at:
Gnome Matter What
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May you be safe, happy, & crafty!
~Kim
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Supplies: Polka Dot Orchard: Gnome Matter What digital stamp set; Papertrey Ink 110lb blue Cardstock; X-Press It white cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Atyou Spica glitter pens: clear and red; Ranger Distress Marker-picket fence (white); Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, and Fossilised Amber; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blender Brushes; Trinity Stamps Stencil: Fireworks; American Crafts ribbons; Fiskars border punch; Recollections clear adhesive stars; clouds are a handmade edge stencil I made from a MFT-Dinamics cloud border die; and 1/2" Scor-Tape adhesive.
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Supplies: Polka Dot Orchard: Gnome Matter What digital stamp set; Papertrey Ink 110lb blue Cardstock; X-Press It white cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Atyou Spica glitter pens: clear and red; Ranger Distress Marker-picket fence (white); Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Peeled Paint, and Fossilised Amber; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blender Brushes; Trinity Stamps Stencil: Fireworks; American Crafts ribbons; Fiskars border punch; Recollections clear adhesive stars; clouds are a handmade edge stencil I made from a MFT-Dinamics cloud border die; and 1/2" Scor-Tape adhesive.
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Challenges:
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Summer Fun (fireworks, cheer camp, and hanging or chillin with your gnomeys)
FUSION - Butterfly or Sketch (I used the sketch as my inspiration)
LTCCB #47 - June Anything Goes
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