Nature Walk - Masking and Brick Wall Technique

For Club this month i showed Masking and the Brick Wall technique.  I heard gasps at the beginning of class but at the end of it the ladies were very happy with the out come and really surprised by how quick and easy it was to create a "brick wall"! 

Here's how to create a Brick Wall: 

1.  On a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Very Vanilla piece of card stock stamp the greeting.  Stamp the bird from Nature Walk just above the greeting. 

2.  On a scrap piece of card stock stamp the bird and cut it out with paper snips.  Place the cut out bird  over top of the stamped bird image on the Very Vanilla card stock.  This technique is called masking.  With markers ink up the flower image stamp and stamp over top of the cut out bird.   

3.  Remove the cut out bird.  The flower image is now behind the bird. 

4. With a paper cutter, cut the Very Vanilla card stock horizontally into 1/2" strips. 

5.  Now cut each strip vertically to create bricks.  For the first row, the first brick will be 1/2" and the other 3 bricks will be 1".  The second row, the first three bricks will be 1" and the last brick will end up being 1/2".  The third row the bricks will start out at 1/2" again and the rest in the row will be 1".. keep repeating this pattern until all 7 rows of strips have been cut out.   Make sure as the pieces are cut you line them back up so they stay in order.  

6.  Once all the bricks have been cut, sponge each one with Sahara Sand ink.  As each brick is being sponged with ink adhere it to a piece of 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Crumb Cake card stock with a glue stick.  Piecing your "puzzle" together.  I left a few of the 1/2" bricks out which shows a bit of the crumb cake card stock.    

7.  Finish the card by backing the brick wall onto a Riding Hood Red piece of card stock and add Ribbon. With stampin dimensionals adhere to DSP and then to card base.  

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Nature Walk (W121925,C121997), Delightful Dozen (W122650,C122652)

Card Stock: Very Vanilla (101650), Riding Hood Red (111348), Early Espresso (119686), Crumb Cake (120953), First Edition Specialty DSP (121878)

Ink: Early Espresso (119670),  Sahara Sand Marker (105208), Cherry Cobbler Stampin Write Marker (119681), Always Artichoke Stampin Write Marker (105113), Early Espresso Stampin Write Marker (119680)

Accessories and More: Riding Hood Reg Pleated satin ribbon (125569),  Paper Cutter (104152), Stampin Sponges (101610),  Stampin Dimensionals (104430), (103683), Snail adhesive (104332)

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Happy Valentine's Day Teacher

Here's the card i created for Ethan's Teacher(s). They had to be very simple. ---NOTHING WITH HEARTS OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOVE ON THEM!-- yup he's in grade two and at this stage of his life he runs away from any girl that tries to utter a hello to him.

When i told him it was time to write out his Valentine cards for his class he asked if i was making cards for his teachers? (3 female teachers) I said of course..! I could feel a rush of anxiety run through his body and could see his mind racing with thoughts of i have to give something to my teacher with hearts on it!? --oh gaaawaad!... So of course i had to tease and say "and I'm going to glue lots and lots of hearts on each card.....bwaaaahaa". He said ...COME ON MOM!! After he settle down i said how about i make something simple? Hummmmm...something without hearts...wow ..what kinda Valentine's day card doesn't have hearts on it..? Then i remembered seeing a card on the front cover of a craft magazine a couple months ago. It had a chalkboard on it and it said U + Me = Chemistry! So off i went to create. I was pushing it a bit by stamping "Be My Valentine" but he agreed to the greeting (yay!). He sat down to write out his teacher's names on the front of each card. It was perrrrrrrfect.. very simple and not to many words or hearts!! (i did place a super small red heart inside the white heart but it got nixed upon final review...darn!)

My test version of the card was originally created with the chalkboard decor elements and Ethan wrote out his teacher's name with chalk and it turned out great but i decided to create the cards with black card stock and a white crayon! I was worried the chalk might rub off...hum...either by HIM or when it was slipped in and out of the envelope as i had a treat to add to the envelope. : )


All n' all Ethan thought it was pretty cool. He thought the tiny apple and chalk on the ledge was awesome. He asked if i could add a chalkboard eraser!? I said only if i can add a small red heart! lol. (we know that wasn't going to happen!)

I hope you all have a fabulous day with your loved ones and enjoy your sweet treats!

Products used for this project:

Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen (W122650,C122652)

Card Stock: Basic Black (121045), Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685) Early Espresso (119686), Lucky Limeade (122926)

Ink: Craft Whisper White (101731)

Accessories and More: 1/2" Circle Punch (119869), 3/16" Corner Punch (119871), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Snail adhesive (104332), White Crayon

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Hanging Ornament Card

This is one of the projects my club girls created last month at club/card class. I just realized i didn't post last months projects. : )

I was inspired by this card. Thank you Renee for the inspiration!

I added an ornament from the stocking accents die. I popped up the ornament with a dimensional and added a rhinestone in the middle for a bit of bling! Please DON'T LAUGH at my bow. I DON'T DO BOWS..it's a little funny looking.. : )

... i'm a "knots" girl!

This will be one of the three card designs we will be creating at Lillana's private stamp a stack card class in November. If you are interested in having your own private stamp a stack card class with your friends and family please email me at alittlebitofink@gmail.com for more details.



Products used for this project:
Stamp Sets: Delightful Dozen (W122650,C122652), Delightful Decorations (116517), Texture Jumbo Wheel (116685)

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Crumb Cake (120953), Cherry Cobbler Texture (121076), Very Vanilla (101650)

Ink: Crumb Cake (121030), Cherry Cobbler (119669)

Accessories and More: Big Shot (113439), Stocking Accents Die (124099), Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (124096), 3/8" Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon (124105), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), 3/4" Circle Punch (119873), Stamping Sponge (101610), Linen Thread (104199), Basic Rhinestones (119246), Jumbo Wheel Handle (103661), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail adhesive (104332)

Hope you like... : )

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Creepy Crawly, Oh my golly..

Creepy Crawly, Oh my golly was this ever a fun card to create!! It was so simple...and you know how i LOVE simple.. : )

The only thing that i had to wait on was the drying of the clothespins and twine. I was away when i created this card and didn't have my reinkers with me so i used a marker and it took some time to colour and dry. I've used black clothespins/twine on another project since i've been home and using the black reinker, powder pal, stipple brush, and heat tool made the process much quicker!!

I popped up the spiders to give the card some dimension.



Products used for this project:
Stamp Sets: Batty for You (116576), Delightful Dozen (W122650, C122652)
Card Stock: Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Basic Black (101179)
Accessories and More: Frightful Sight DSP (122351), Mini Clothespins (122942) Basic Black Stampin Write Marker (100082)--or you can use Basic Black reinker to dye the clothespins and twine), White Bakers Twine (124262), Cajun Craze Marker (119678), 1-1/4" Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (115615), Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Snail adhesive (104332)

Hope you like... : )

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