12 Card Kit Preview

I was asked to create a card kit using a 12 pack of epoxy stickers from Cloud9 Design. They are sentiment stickers so they each have a greeting for the front of the card. The 4 designer papers are from Paper Loft: Tea Stained, Parfait, Pinstriped and Crazy for Flowers. I LOVE these papers. They would also lend themselves to being used with a lot of distress inks also. Check them out! You can see them online at Croppinsville.

The cardstock below is Prism in 6 different colors: Spring Willow Medium (Olive Green), Bold Jute (Kraft), Antique Gold (Yellow), Crabapple Dark (Red), Stormy Dark (Dark Blue), Herbal Garden Light (Light Green)

This first set of three cards is done with very basic embellishments. I used ink around the edge of the card either in black or with a white gel pen. I also used them around the mat that is the backing for the sentiment.

This second set of 3 cards utilizes a tall dried grassy looking stamp from the set called "Nature" from Little Yellow Bicycle. It is stamped on the dark blue in a vanilla ink, on the red in Versamark Ink and on the yellow with Tim Holtz Distress ink. I was trying to remember that these cards may be sent to males as well as females so I tried to make them a little more "generic".

OOPS!! I just realized I forgot to use the gel pen around the image and the sentimet on the red card! I'd better get right on that before I forget!

The third set utilizes 3 stamps from the same set. The previous stamp is used on the background mat offset to the side. Also if you notice the designer paper on the last two sets is a combination of 2 papers.

The fourth set of 3 use the same ink pens, one of the previous stamps and flowers from a bulk bin and large and small brads from a bulk bin too.

The goal of this kit is to be able to show someone that they can make a nice card just using the basics of the first set of three. And if they want to embellish more, they can do something similar to what I have shown here.

Each kit will contain the epoxy stickers, pre-cut cardstock, paper, stamp set and envelopes. Then you can embellish as you like. There will be a list of things I used to finish off cards, but you can do what ever you like!

One recommendation: When you first get these stamps, you will need to use an emery board with a light sanding side to first "rough up" the stamping side of the stamp. When you first use these stamps without sanding, the dye ink will "pool up" on the stamp and give you un-even images. That's why I recommend sanding them lightly until they work for you. Sometimes you have to lightly sand them and clean them a couple of times before the ink sticks to the stamp.

The kits and supplies are all from Croppinsville.

Email me if you have any questions about this segment. Thanks for checking in!