Ink pad stamp shading ~ deer antler cards.

For Technique Time at Unity, I am showing a way to obtain ink pad shading with two-tone stamping and stamp layers.  This is a no coloring option for stamping.

Sentiments:
Warm wishes.
Sending my thanks.

Here are two cards, made similar with different sentiments.  This involves stamp layering in coordinating colors using ink pad blending.  See below for details and a video tutorial.

Here are helpful tips for creating these cards.  To begin, pre-cut and trim the deer panel and the sentiment panel.  Next, stamp the whole background layer in the lightest shade of gray.  Then, stamp the edges inward on the background in a darker gray, without covering the entire stamp.  Also, stamp the sentiment.  Now, stamp the deer antlers in the center of the background, once with light pink and then around the edges inward in a darker pink.  Finally, layer and assemble the card and embellishments to finish.

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Rustic Wishes and Gurnsey Gingham; Ranger jet black, watering can, rose madder and magenta hue archival ink; MFT grout gray ink, My Creative Time More Stitched Rectangular Dies, mini misti and foam tape.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Have a great day.

Gaylynn

Card ~ Day 3 My Creative Time 5 Days of Christmas 2019

Hello, and welcome to our "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you LOTS of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing.

Today is Day 3 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY holiday cards!

Sentiment: Warm wishes for a Merry Christmas.

This card was easier to do than it looks. I used a kraft color top fold card base and then die-cut the lace border onto the front flap. Then, I added a die-cut white insert onto the inside of the card. Patterned paper trimming was added to the top along with a bow strip. The sentiment was heat embossed onto the front. No coloring was needed. The flip-up front looks and feels nice with the lace. I like how it turned out.

***GIVEAWAY*** There will be five (5) winners throughout the 5 days of Christmas. Up for grabs are five of Emma's favorite things shown below. All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs during the five days for a chance to win one of the prizes. You must comment on each of our blogs each of the five days to be considered for a prize. Please remember to leave your email with your comment, so that Emma can contact you if you win.

Here is another look at today's project.

Supplies:  My Creative Time, Christmas Cheer, Jar Treat Dies, Lace Border Die and More Stitched Rectangular Dies; white heat embossing, BasicGrey Aspen Frost paper, kraft color card base, VersaMark ink, Ranger multi media matte glue.

Please visit Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog for more inspiration and for all of our blog links for the 5 Days of Christmas.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn

Favor ~ Day 2 My Creative Time 5 Days of Christmas 2019

Hello, and welcome to our "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you LOTS of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing.

Today is Day 2 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY treat holders!

Sentiment: Wishing you a cozy holiday! This sweet favor box was made using the jar treat dies. I simply die-cut the pieces using patterned paper and silver cardstock. Then, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment. The box was assembled with extra tacky score tape. Lately, I have been making natural-toned holiday projects and using gift wrap in kraft and white colors. There is just something about the cozy look of it that I love.

***GIVEAWAY*** There will be five (5) winners throughout the 5 days of Christmas. Up for grabs are five of Emma's favorite things shown below. All you have to do is leave your comments on each of our blogs during the five days for a chance to win one of the prizes. You must comment on each of our blogs each of the five days to be considered for a prize. Please remember to leave your email with your comment, so that Emma can contact you if you win.

Supplies:  My Creative Time Jar Treat Dies and Christmas Cheer; score tape, silver cardstock, BasicGrey little black dress paper, VersaMark ink, white embossing powder, Ranger multi media matte glue, powder tool, mini misti.

Please visit Miss Emma's My Creative Time blog for more inspiration and for all of our blog links for the 5 Days of Christmas.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn

My Creative Time Black Friday Blog Hop & Sale 2019

Hi there. Today, My Creative Time is having a blog hop, sale and release for Black Friday. You may have arrived from Emily's blog.

Sentiment: Happy birthday... Make a wish.

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY my friends! After Thanksgiving festivities, it’s time to shop! Besides our AWESOME sale, we are showcasing a couple of brand new dies. They are “Jar Treat Die” along with the “Jar Sentiments” stamp set.

This is a sweet birthday card featuring a jar with accessories.  I think that this would go perfectly with a gift of bath and body products, candles, jams, honey, etc.
For this card, I die-cut jar pieces and a card border from patterned paper.  Silver cardstock was used for the jar handle.  And the sentiment was heat embossed in white.  I like the dimension that the layers offer.


SALE

We are having a special “Buy More, Save More” sale! Use the following code that will apply to you at checkout. ***THIS SALE WILL END ON SUN, 12/1/2019 at midnight PST.***

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY
Leave your comments on each stop of the hop ALONG with a way for us to contact you for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the MCT store.

Here is another look.

Supplies: My Creative Time Jar Treat Die, Jar Treat Sentiments and More Stitched Edges; My Mind's Eye A Mother's Love paper, foam tape, hemp cord thread, silver cardstock, white embossing powder, VersaMark, mini misti and a heat tool.

Hop along with us for inspiration using these stamps and dies!

Your next stop in the blog hop is Jessica's blog. The entire blog hop lineup will be on Emma's My Creative Time blog.

Thanks so much for visiting. I look forward to your comments. Happy Holidays.

Gaylynn

Poppy flowers thank you card with two toned stamping.

For Technique Time at Unity, I am sharing a card with poppy flowers, ink shading and patterned paper.  I use two toned stamping for the flowers.

Sentiment:  Many thanks.

This is a sweet layered floral card highlighting the flowers.  The two toned stamping is great with solid stamps like this.

Here are helpful tips for creating this card.  To begin, I pre-cut and assembled the background layers from patterned paper.  Next, I stamped the flowers onto a small panel using two toned stamping in red and black.  Then, to soften the look, I added distress ink blending around the flowers.  Also, I used excess scrap pieces for the card accents.  Finally, to finish, everything was layered onto the card base and assembled.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is a closer look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Row of Poppies and Rustic Wood {paper pack}; My Creative Time XOXO Border Dies and Fun Stitched Edges dies; makeup blending brush, foam tape, doily, mini misti, tweezers, hemp cord, Ranger archival ink in red geranium and watering can, distress ink in broken china and multi medium matte glue.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Have a great day.

Gaylynn

Shabby chic deer antlers pink foiled greeting card.

This is a shabby chic style greeting card featuring deer antlers in pink foiling.

Sentiment:  Howdy

For this card, I first stamped and colored the antlers.  Using the stamp positioner, Misti, I restamped and heat embossed to prepare for foiling.  Pink foil was added to the stamping using a preheated laminator.  I used colored cardstock for the card base with added wood paper and lace.  Everything was layered to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

{{Please subscribe to my video channel and like this video.  Many thanks.}}

YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Rustic Wishes and Rustic Textiles {paper pack}; Gina K Designs fancy foils in passionate pink, twine, Yourstory laminator, VersaMark ink, embossing powder, heat tool, foam tape, adhesive pearls, Copic markers in BG32, RV11, R32, W5 and W3; My Creative Time dies and colored cardstock.

Have a wonderful day.

Gaylynn