St Patricks Postcard Cards - Whimsy Stamps

I needed more St. Patrick's Day Cards! So I reached for my pack of St. Patrick's Day Vintage Postcard Quick Card Fronts from Whimsy Stamps. These are so gorgeous I really didn't need to do anything to them, but I did die cut the focal points out and popped them up just slightly. Then added some Distress Stained muslin ribbon and some sequin confetti. 

Here is a short process video showing how I had 10 more card and envelopes in no time to get popped in the mail and on their way to their respective new homes.  

Thank you so much for checking in! I have one more pair of quick cards to share tomorrow for cards I will be handing out to friends in person. Then on to other kinds o makes.

Have a creative day, 

Tami

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Making Paper Cabbages

Hi Makers! Recently Tim Holtz shared my paper cabbages on his Spring/Easter Live. I've had followers ask me for links to the tutorial. Well, I've been making spring cabbages for several years and have used a couple of different techniques to make them.  So I thought it would be helpful to gather the tutorials into one place for easy access depending on the look you want, so I have them linked below.

Video Tutorial Coming Soon 

I was also inspired to make a video tutorial of these different techniques for those who prefer a video to a blog tutorial. That is still in the works, so I will post that here as soon as I am finished editing. 

The first version was for a Sizzix Blog tutorial in 2020. I made a little spring garden cart and added some paper cabbages and carrots made from Tim's dies that were current at the time. 

That tutorial and Sizzix blog is long gone, but I searched through photos and found enough to add the paper cabbage and carrot step out photos to the old post here on my blog. You can see it here Garden Bunny Hop

This original version used Funky Florals, two colors of cabbages, and alcohol inked baubles. 

This version was from the Tim Holtz Chapter 1 release for 2021, and again, I used dies that were released for that chapter. 

 This version is the tutorial that Tim references in his YouTube Live and used the Brushstroke Flowers dies.

They were made with paper, Collage Medium, water and the patience to finesse the paper just a little to form a cabbage ball shape and the outer leaves. 

 

You can find the tutorial for this version here at Lucky Peter Rabbit

The latest version was for the release of the Idea-ology Bunnies and Eggs in 2023. I love the Idea-ology Salvaged Rabbits and Eggs! So I made this spring vignette with three garden scenes. One with carrots, one with flowers and eggs, and of course, one with cabbages. 

These cabbages were made again with baubles, but I tried a different technique with the baubles this time. 

This cabbage tutorial can be found here at Spring Vignette Divided Drawer

 I hope you found this to be helpful and that you have some fun making cabbages for your own spring creations.

Tami 

  

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St Patricks Day Quick Card Fronts - Whimsy Stamps

I'm sending out St Patrick's Day cards this year with a quick update for friends and family and of course I waited until the last minute. So I needed to make several cards annnnnnd fast! I reached for the Celtic Quick Card Fronts from Whimsy Stamps and I was not disappointed! I hope you aren't either.

 

Thanks so much for watching! 

Tami 

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A Pear of Slimline Cards

Today's tutorial uses several sets of stamps from the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection and then one from the Stampers Anonymous Classic Collection. The muted spring tones of Crushed Olive, Speckled Egg and Pumice Stone go so well with these classic images.

Here is the video tutorial for these cards.

 Enjoy the close ups of the cards below. 

All the products are linked at the end of the post.

Thanks for looking!

Tami

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Wildflowers on Woodgrain - Stampers Anonymous

This tutorial focuses on making some woodgrain paper with Distress Crackle Paste and the Woodgrain Stencil.from Tim Holtz and Stampers Anonymous. The lovely Wildflower Silhouette clear stamps (or Mini Bouquet if you want Red Rubber stamps) make a beautiful focal point on this woodgrain background.

Here is my process tutorial if you would like to see how I made these cards.

This is a mini slimline card.

The woodgrain was made by tinting Distress Crackle Paste Opaque with a few drops of Gathered Twigs Distress Ink Reinker and then putting it through the woodgrain layering stencil. onto Mixed Media Heavystock.

Then I colored the Mixed Media Heavystock With Distress Spray Stain in Walnut Stain and Scorched Timber. I cut the woodgrain into 7/8" strips.

I inked the wildflowers with Mini Distress Inks and sprayed with water before stamping on Distress Watercolor Cardstock. Then I cut the flowers out with the coordinating dies for the red rubber stamp version of these wildflowers called Mini Bouquet CMS259. 

Here is a closer peek at the nail holes in the wood. I poked the holes with the Craft Pick from TIm Holtz and Tonic, them colored wtih Distress Markers (yest I still have them.

I tied the ends of the flowers into a bouquet with some bakers twine. 

The sentiment is from the Crazy Talk stamps.

This version is an A2 size and is the one I sent to Stampers Anonymous. 

The background woodgrain was made the same way but I used Lost Shadow Spray Stain to make a weathered barnwood look.

Again I poke "nail" holes with the Craft Pick and then colored them with a Rusty Hinge and Ground Espresso Distress Marker. 

I just love the look of the rusty nail holes.

The sentiment was from Crazy Talk again.

Thank you for reading through this. I hope it was helpful.

Have a creative day!

Tami 

I am an affiliate with Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com. If you wish to purchase something and use one of my links below, I get a small percentage of your order at no additional cost to you. I greatly appreciate it! Thank you!