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CTMH: June SOTM Blog Hop & Tutorial

By Helen | May 31, 2012

Life is Tweet S1206 is the CTMH June Stamp of the Month.  This is a whimsical stamp set that offers so many possibilities!  Friendship, birthday, anniversary, or just the images for thank you cards and so much more!

Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, sit back and be inspired by all the projects everyone has come up with.  Follow the hop to get LOT of ideas that YOU can take and duplicate with this wonderful paper pack. If you arrived here from Angela’s blog you’re on the right path.

I thought this week’s Mojo Monday sketch would be perfect for featuring the little bird.

First, I made one for my friend using the Kraft Die-Cut cards and Pemberley papers – these are her favorite colors.

Materials for Yellow & Blue Card:

• CTMH Pemberley Level 2 Paper Pack X7148B
• CTMH Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems Z1333
• CTMH 6″ x 6″ Kraft Die Cut Cards Z1474
• CTMH Inks in Desert Sand Z2118 and Outdoor Denim Z2140
• CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (from Cricut Art Philosophy Bundle Z1686)
• CTMH 3D Foam Tape Z1151

Then, I played around with planned stamping - kind of like random stamping, just with a plan.  This will be a great birthday card for one of my nieces or nephews.

Materials for Multi-Colored Card:

• CTMH Footloose Level 2 Paper Pack X7151B
• CTMH Sparkles Blue & Green Assortment Z1327
• CTMH Paradise Baker’s Twine Z1702
• CTMH Inks in Lagoon Z2195, Cocoa Z2114, Smoothie Z2196 and Creme Brulee Z2167
• CTMH 3D Foam Tape Z1151
• CTMH White Daisy Cardstock 1385

Tutorial follows…

For those that want to skip the tutorial “hop” on over to see what {Elizabeth} has created. 

If you get lost along the way…here’s the complete list of all hoppers.

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Special…

Whoo Hooo – it’s BACK!!!!  The absoutely amazing Stampaganza!  This is not a sale that CTMH does every year…it only comes around once in a LONG while.  It’s buy two stamp sets, get one FREE!  You can start shopping at 11:00am EST.

A few important things to know:

• No tax on the FREE stamp set!
• There is no limit to the number of stamp sets you can order!
• Because of high demand…expect orders to take a bit longer than normal.
• Remember, the lowest priced stamp sets are the ones that are free.
• It’s a GREAT month to be a hostess!  Historically, hostesses have fabulous home party sales during Stampaganza.  Or…host an Idea Book party…share the Idea Book & this sale with your friends and YOU reap the rewards!

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Tutorial for Yellow & Blue Card

Cut the following:

• 5.75″ x 5.75″ Outdoor Denim Cardstock
• 5.5″ x 5.5″ Honey Flower Patterned Paper
• 2″ x 5.5″ Large Floral Patterned Paper (or…in my case stretch a smaller piece)
• 1″ x 2″ Honey Flower Patterned Paper
• 1.25″ x 2.25″ Indian Corn Blue Cardstock

Using the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge – cut the following pieces (Note: Page numbers refer to the reference book.)

• <Circle1> at 3″ from Outdoor Denim Cardstock, page 21
• <Circle1> at 2.75″ from Vanilla Cream Cardstock, page 21

Using a Foam Tool and Desert Sand ink, distress the edges of all cut papers and the Kraft Die-Cut card base.  Tip: To get even coverage along the scalloped edge, gently bend the edge between the scallops.  This creates a “V’ that you can ink easily!  Repeat along the entire edge.

Attach the 5.75″ x 5.75″ Outdoor Denim Cardstock centered on the Kraft Die-Cut card base front.

Attach the 5.5″ x 5.5″ Honey Flower Patterned Paper centered on top of that.

Attach the 2″ x 5.5″ Large Floral Patterned Paper 1″ in from the edge.  Tip: I didn’t have a long enough piece; however, I knew that the middle would be covered by the circles later on.  I was able to use two 2″ squares at the top and bottom…this is a great way to STRETCH paper.

Using Desert Sand Ink, stamp the Large Bird centered on the 2.75″ Vanilla Cream circle.

Create the stencil for the Large Bird.

• Using scrap cardstock stamp the large bird twice.  Tip: Remember the inserts from the old Level 2 Paper Packs?  The ones that had the paper info printed on them?  I kept them.  These are what I prefer to use for masks and stencils.
• On one bird, using the Craft Knife, cut out the body.
• On the second bird, cut out only the area that you want for shading.
• Using the whole body stencil, place the stencil over the stamped bird aligning the image.  Then, use a Foam Tool and the desired ink to lightly color in the image.  Tip: Always go LIGHTER than you think.  It’s easier to ADD more ink if the image is too light.  It’s difficult to remove ink if you’ve made it too dark.  
• Using the sectioned body stencil, add more color to the image in just that area.  Tip: You can feather out the color instead of going all the way up to the edges for a more artistic look.

Here’s what the bird looks like all finished.  Mat using the 3″ Outdoor Denim circle.

Using Outdoor Denim Ink, stamp the sentiment on the 1″ x 2″ Honey Flower Patterned Paper.  Mat using Indian Corn Blue Cardstock.

Add a small Opaque for the bird’s eye and medium Opaques along the scallop edge.

Planned Stamping Tutorial for Multi-Colored Card

 

For the most part, the measurements and creation of the Multi-Colored Card are the same.  What’s different is the planned stamping, the coloring of the Large Bird and the banner, so I’ll only explain those differences.

Using Lagoon Ink, stamp ONE Balloon image somewhere on a piece of White Daisy Cardstock.  Note: I chose to start in the lower left corner.

Using Cocoa Ink, stamp the Sentiment just below and to the right of the spotted balloon.

Now…decide where you want to stamp the NEXT Balloon.  I chose to put mine so the dots from the Sentiment lead into the balloon.  From there, alternate stamping the Sentiment and Balloon to fill the page.  Tip: So I don’t get confused with which stamp goes with which ink pad, I always put the stamp back NEXT to the corresponding ink pad.  Trust me, it’s a bit of work to do that, and…so WORTH IT!

Now it’s time to fill in.  Using Smoothie Ink, add the Party Hats.  Then, using Creme Brulee, add small flowers.  Tip: Whatever you do initially, repeat it over and over again.

Coloring of the Large Bird.  Use Honey Ink for the body and Smoothie ink for the sectioned body part.

Banner is 2.5″ x 2.5″ Lagoon Patterned Paper.  Making this into a banner is short work when you use the Versamart Mat.  The diagonal lines make it so easy.  Place the square centered on the Versamat with the reverse side showing.  Then, using a scrap of cardstock align that with the diagonal lines.  Use a pencil to mark the cutting lines.  Tip: You can either use scissors to cut following the lines, or the Fiskars Paper Trimmer.

Add some Lagoon Sparkles, Paradise Baker’s Twine and Voila!

Now “hop” on over to see what {Elizabeth} has created.

Topics: Art Philosophy, blog hop, Cards, Florentine, Life Is Tweet S1206, Pemberley | 15 Comments »

15 Responses to “CTMH: June SOTM Blog Hop & Tutorial”

1. Carol Says:
   May 31st, 2012 at 9:44 pm

   Sweet cards!!!! You are so talented!

2. Olena Says:
   May 31st, 2012 at 10:00 pm

   Pretty card! Great job! Olena

3. Adeline Brill Says:
   May 31st, 2012 at 10:06 pm

   Awesome background!! I should hang out with you a little while- maybe some of your talent will rub off!

4. Tamra Pope Says:
   May 31st, 2012 at 10:26 pm

   Adorable cards Helen!

5. Dawn Ross Says:
   May 31st, 2012 at 10:40 pm

   These are so cute and so different from each other! Love them!

6. Angela Says:
   June 1st, 2012 at 1:28 am

   Helen, those are adorable! Thanks for sharing the sponging technique with the bird. I didn’t even think of coloring him in that way!

7. Peggy Lee Says:
   June 1st, 2012 at 6:18 am

   wow wow love what you created, adorable cards, and always thank you for sharing with us how you did it. amazing.

8. Erin Says:
   June 1st, 2012 at 7:18 am

   Awesome tutorials! Soem really great ideas that I will put to use

9. Haley D. Says:
   June 1st, 2012 at 1:55 pm

   Both cards are terrific! I love how you took the same basic card and totally changed it up with colors, etc.

10. Barbra Otten Says:
    June 2nd, 2012 at 9:48 am

    I love the random stamping (or not so random, lol) on this one Helen.

11. Susan Brooks Says:
    June 2nd, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Great card! Love the little touches.

12. Kathleen Androlewicz Says:
    June 2nd, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Helen, Both these cards are beautiful! I especially love the B&T paper that you made!!

13. Nancy Brown Says:
    June 3rd, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Gorgeous cards Helen!!!

14. Chris R. from Iowa Says:
    June 8th, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    I am so glad I stumbled onto the blog hop! I love these cards and your own DP you made is the best! I can’t wait for my set to arrive so I can play! Great tutorial by the way! Both cards are so fun and different, love them!

15. Helen Says:
    June 30th, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Thank you Chris – so happy you’ve found inspiration and the hop! Enjoy this one and many more!

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