Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Outlines Challenge Card: St. Patrick's Day


This week the challenge at Outlines Rubber stamps is to make a card with a St. Patrick's Day theme.  Here is the original blog post:  http://outlineswithkathy.blogspot.com/2012/02/challenge-41-st-patricks-day.html?showComment=1330578209788#c6188998708839123980  I do not have any of the absolutely darling St. Patrick's Day stamps (hint:  I need to win so I can get some!), so I used a couple of the bleach cards instead.  I stamped the flower stamps onto white card with Pearlescent Thyme Brilliance ink.  I like the delicate shimmer this ink gives.  I layered them onto some dark green card (yes, I know it looks a little black in the picture!)  I then added a St. Patrick's Day greeting in white gel pen and embellished with ribbon and a flower.  I did stamp one of the Outlines bold border stamps and layered those stampings onto the side and bottom of the card for balance.

This cutie was made on a whim.  I cut the background from green card using the Cricut Cartridge Paper Lace 2.  I thought it needed some pizzazz so I ran it upside down through my xyron and glittered it green.  I avoided a lot of the "tackiness" of the xyron in the little circular areas by pressing the areas with a stylus before removing the piece from the release paper.  I then added the Outlines flowers stamped onto white card, popping up each layer.  As a final treat, I covered all the swirl  lines of the stamped image with green Smooch paint.  Thank you to Ann for providing the cute ribbon sentiment!

8 comments:

  1. Jane...this is pure loveliness! A great way to use a non St Patrick stamp and make it GREEN! Very creative! ♥ Sue Kment

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  2. These are beautiful, Jane! I love the glitter on the second creation, and I absolutely ADORE the first creation. Loving the green and white.

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  3. Loving all the shades of green, especially the lighter greens on the first card... so soft! Beautiful cards! Thanks for joining us at Outlines!

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  4. Hi Jane, Love your glitter background in green! Perfect St. Patrick card it is!

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  5. These are wonderful! Especially love the glittery one. Congrats on your win!

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  6. A very beautiful & creative card ! Very deserving of the win, even if it's a draw ! Congrats! Shirley

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  7. Just love the flower card. I am still trying to figure out how you used the Thyme ink since the flowers are while. I would love to see what the stamp looks like. very pretty!

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  8. This particular type of stamp was made by Outlines for a "bleach" effect, so the flowers are recessed. The flowers would stay white when stamped on white card, with only the surrounding area green. I guess this is what you call a "reverse" stamp, where a lot of rubber surrounds a central recessed design. The Outlines stamps I used were Daisy Burst Md, #E198 and Daisy Burst Lg, #I197. You can see the stamps on the Outlines Rubber Stamp website. I hope this helps.

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