Felt Stocking by Sharon Harnist

1 Dec 2016

Is everyone ready for December?  Our stockings are finally hung by the  chimney with care, but this pretty one is filled with lots of goodies already!   Isn't this Pink Ink Stamp Company Felt Stocking the sweetest?!!  All of  the fine details just amaze me and they really pop when gold heat embossed  ... I adore all the stitching! I stamped and gold heat embossed the stocking onto white pearl shimmering  cardstock, then colored it with Copic markers R20-22-24, YG25-17, B21-23-24, E42-43, C0-1. Next, I hand trimmed the image. To create the background, I airbrushed Copic Y17 onto the center of an Inchie Arts 4-inch White Art Square. Then I gold heat embossed the adorable Heartfelt Holiday sentiment. To finish this art piece, I adhered 1/4-inch blue glitter tape around the edges.  Finally, the stocking was popped up with foam tape.  Thanks so much for joining me today, I hope your December and holidays are lovely! Pink Ink products used, available online through Ellen Hutson LLC: ============= Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Felt Stocking Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Heartfelt Holiday Or check Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.

Circle of Joy Christmas Card

30/11/16

Hello everyone!  Heidi, here today and I have a Chrsitmas card to share with you using the Circle of Joy stamp.  To start I stamped the image using VersaMark ink on to a piece of Strathmore mixed media paper.  Then, I added gold embossing powder and used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder. Next, I colored the image using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.  All of the colors are listed below in the supplies.   Here is a close up of the stamped image.  I layered the stamped image on to a piece of gold mirror paper and added foam squares for some dimenstion. To create the circle die cuts I used 145E Circle Layering Die Set and 1455E Scalloped Circle Layering Die Set from Tonic Studios.  I added a piece of pattern paper from the KaiserCraft Christmas Wishes collection to a white A2 top folding card base.  Then I added some white/gold twine and tied a bow.  To keep the ends of the twine from fraying I added some Ranger Multi Medium Matte adhesive to the area I was going to cut.  It dries with a matte finish so you can't even see it's there.  Once it was dry I trimmed the ends on the twine--and no fraying.   I hope you enjoyed this Christmas card.  Thanks for stopping by today!  Stay warm and Happy Holidays! Heidi To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC  You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale. Supplies Pink Ink Stamp Company 2277H Circle of Joy Other Supplies Used Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, Kaiser Craft Christmas Wishes, Gold Mirror Paper, Cardstock - White Ink/Markers:  VersaMark Ink, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Shadow Mauve, Light Blue, Cobalt Blue, Sugared Almond Pink, Lemon Yellow, Light Green Dies:  Tonic Studios - 1454E Circle Layering Basics Die Set, 1455E Scalloped Circle Layering Die Set Ribbon:  White/Gold Twine Accessories:  Tonic Studios - Nuvo Glitter Drops 753N Blue Lagoon, 758N White Blizard, Ranger - Multi Medium Matte Adhesive, Foam Squares, Scor-Tape

CAS Stitched Bird 4 x 4 set of Cards

31/10/16

Hello everyone!  Heidi, here today and I have a CAS (Clean And Simple) set of birthday cards to share with you.   I made a set of 4 x 4 birthday cards using the 2276E Stitched Bird and 10101D Happy Birthday My Friend stamps.  I used VersaMark ink to stamp the images and then I added gold embossing powder.  I used a heat tool to heat set and melt the powders.   Then I added some NUVO crystal drops for embellishments.  I layered the stamped panel on top of a piece of gold mirror cardstock and then added that to a 4 x 4 white card base.   This is a great card set to have on hand for when you need a quick birthday card or it would be perfect for gift giving.   I hope you enjoyed this CAS card share.  Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hugs, Heidi To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC  You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale. Supplies Pink Ink Stamp Company 2276E Stitched Bird 10101D Happy Birthday My Friend Other Supplies Paper:  Cardstock - White, Bazzill Gold Mirror Ink:  VersaMark Accessories:  Tonic Studios US - NUVO 600N Embossing Powder Classic Gold, NUVO 675N Crystal Drops Ivory Seashells, Scor-Tape, Heat Tool

Ice Skate Christmas

Oct 26, 2016

Hello, Pink Ink Fans -- Sharon here with you today!  I have a wintery framed  Christmas art piece to share with you, using Pink Ink's beautiful Pair of Ice Skates and Merry Christmas Oval images:  I started by stamping the images onto a white Inchie Arts 4-inch Art Square with  Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Next, I colored the images with the Copic markers,  Lavender and Sepia Multiliners, and Clear and Silver Atyou Spica Glitter pens  shown below: To build up the dimension of the skates, I colored and cut out another skate and popped it up on foam tape over the front original skate: I love the dimension this gives the piece! To finish the piece, I used an Essentials by Ellen Stitching Lines die to emboss faux scalloped stitches into the Art Square along the top and bottom. Then rows of clear gemstones were added below and above the stitching. The piece was placed into a 4-inch white frame, to display during the holidays. Thanks so much for joining me today! Pink Ink products used, available online through Ellen Hutson LLC: Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Pair of Ice Skates Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Merry Christmas Oval Or check Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.

Stitched Bird

10/10/16

Hello! I hope you all had a nice weekend. I had some time to play in my craft room yesterday, so I made a card using  a pretty new Christmas stamp from Pink Ink Stamp Company called Stitched Bird. I stamped my design with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers. I cut the image out with a double stitched Circle die. I used some Christmas patterned paper that I had in my stash for the background. I scalloped the edge of the snowflake paper with a stitched scalloped die before gluing it over the red paper. I tied a piece of Baker's Twine around the card and added a few PPP marshmallow sequins to finish it up! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a happy week! Kay :) Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Stitched Bird Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Merry Christmas Oval My Favorite Things Die-namics, STAX Double Stitched Circle

A Golden Felt Stocking!

06/10/2016

Hello Friends! Debbie Seyer here today to share with you my latest Pink Ink Stamps card. I have been on a mission to start my Christmas cards early this year. So I got out some of my patterned paper stash and some Pink Ink Stamps and had some fun! This card measures 4 1/4 x 5 1/2".  I decided to stick with a gold metallic theme for the card so I got out my gold embossing powder and heat tool.  To start, I inked up the 6111K Felt Stocking stamp with some VersaMark embossing ink.  Then I sprinkled it with Nuvo  Classic Gold embossing powder.  This is my new favorite embossing powder because it is just so shiny!  I also stamped the 10136A Merry Christmas Oval sentiment and heat embossed it also. After I heat embossed the sentiment, I cut it out like a banner and tied some gold cording at one end to make it look a bit like a tag.  After putting everything together, I think it turned out really nice.  This would be an easy card to do assembly-line style.  I made 6 in less than 30 minutes! Thanks for stopping by today! Pink Ink Stamps used: 6111K Felt Stocking 10136A Merry Christmas Oval Pink Ink products used, available online through Ellen Hutson LLC Or check Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.

Stitched Bird by Sharon Harnist

Hello Pink Ink fans -- Sharon Harnist here with you today!  Today I have a transitional card for you. "Transitional" meaning it still feels like summer but it's getting close to Fall and the holidays!  I've used one of the new stamps from Pink Ink's new holiday 2016 collection, but colored it in summery colors (which could be used any time of the year!). You can easily change the colors to reflect whatever season or holiday you would like! I stamped Pink Ink's adorable Stitched Bird with Memento Tuxedo Black ink  onto X-Press It Blending Card, and then colored it with these Copic markers:  BG53-45-57, Y32-35-38, RV52-63-55 and Clear, Pink, Lemon, and Turquoise  Atyou Spica Glitter Pens: Copic C0 was used to shadow underneath the bird.  Lockhart Stamp Company's "thanks a bunch" sentiment was added, then the images die cut with a stitched circle die. The image was popped up with foam tape over a bubble background I created. Full instructions for the background can be found HERE on my blog. Is it Fall yet in your part of the country?  Happy stamping! Pink Ink products used, available online through Ellen Hutson LLC: SUPPLIES:

Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Stitched Bird

Or check Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.

Skating into the Holidays

31/08/2016

Hello Pink ink fans!  Have you checked out the new release?  You can find all of the fantastic new stamps on the Pink Ink website. For my card today, I used the versatile and wonderful stamp called Pair of Skates (6110) with the sentiment Heartfelt Holidays (10137)   The background was done with a few different stencils with Distress sprays and inks.  To mask the image so I could get messy without worrying about getting ink on to the stamped image, I used liquid frisket.   I colored up Pair of Skates with Copics and a touch of distress markers to fill in some of the smaller detailed areas.  I used picket fence stain and splatter the stain over top to get a subtle hint of white on the work. Thanks for stopping by for a visit!! Shelby

Stack O' Pumpkins

8/26/16

Hello everyone!  Heidi  Blankenship, here today and I have an Autumn card to share with you using the Stack O' Pumpkin stamp from Pink Ink Stamp Company.   The Stack O' Pumpkins is one of the new images from the  new holiday release from Pink Ink Stamp Company.  I used a piece of Strathmore mixed media paper and stamped the image using Jet Black Archival ink from Ranger.  Then I colored the image with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pen.  To create the background I used a few different colors of Distress Inks and blended the colors. Then I stamped the image a second time on to a piece of scratch paper and fussy cut it to create a mask.  I placed the mask on top of the stamped image and then I took clean water and a paint brush and tapped the water onto the paper.  I let the water droplet sit for a few seconds and then used a paper towel to blot up the water droplets.  I repeated this process a few times and used a heat tool to speed out the drying time.  I wanted to add some shimmer to the background so I tapped my Wink of Stella pen onto the paper--just like when I added the water droplets and then I set the paper aside to dry. I trimmed the paper down and then I added black craft foam to the back.  I placed the watercolor piece on to a black A2 top folding card base.  To finish off the card I added some Crystal Reflections Sequins from Simon Says Stamp.  I hope you enjoyed today's card share.  I will have all of the supplies listed below.  Thanks for stopping by the Pink Ink Blog today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Hugs, Heidi To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC  You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale. Supplies Stamps:  5108H Stack O' Pumpkins Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, Cardstock - Black Ink/Markers:  Ranger - Jet Black Archival Ink, Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens - Lemon Yellow, Bright Yellow, Orange, Light Violet, Oatmeal, Yellow Green, Mid Green, Olive Green, Wine red, Light Brown, Beige, Mid Brown, Dark Brown, Light Gray, Mid Gray, Green Gray, Dark Gray, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves, Chipped Sapphire, Gathered Twigs, Zig Wink of Stella - Clear Glitter Brush Pen Accessories:  Simon Says Stamps - Crystal Reflections Sequins, Ranger - Multi Media Matte Adhesive, Black Craft Foam, Scor-Tape

Heartfelt Holiday Wishes

06/08/16

Hi all! I hope you are enjoying your weekend. It's been so hot here. I'm so ready for Fall and Winter. I'm just not a fan of summer.  I'd be happy if we could jump from Spring straight into Fall. So to help me feel better about about the heat we're enduring, I made a Christmas card with some of the pretty new stamps from Pink Ink Stamp Company!

I just love this image! I wanted it to look kind of old fashioned and tea dyed, so I watercolored with Distress markers. I stamped first with Simon Says Black ink onto Master's Touch Watercolor paper. The image was cut out with a stitched rectangle die and them mounted with foam tape onto my card. I covered the base of the card with some patterned paper from Penny Black.

This one really put me in the holiday mood! This is my favorite card making time of the year, August through December! I love the fall and winter products! 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay cool!

Hugs,

Kay :)

Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Felt Stocking

Pink Ink Wood Mount Stamp, Heartfelt Holiday

Penny Black 6x6 Paper Pad, Wintertime by Anne Keenan Higgins

Time for Fall Apples!

04/08/2016

Hello Pink Ink Fans! Debbie Seyer here today to share with you my latest Pink Ink card using the new release 2275H Apple Stand. I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by and it's almost apple picking time! This is a fun stamp to color and is perfect for those fall cards! I stamped the Apple Stand image using Timber Brown Staz-on ink onto some Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  Then using some Aquablend pencils & paintbrush, I watercolor the image.  I added some olive green patterned paper, lace, twine and a button to the card.  Then I stamped the "Thinking of You" sentiment onto white cardstock using brown ink.  I used a label punch to punch out my sentiment and adhered it into place using some 3d foam squares.  Here is a closer look.... This was so much fun and relaxing to color!  I hope you enjoyed my fall Apple Stand card. Thanks for stopping by today! Hugs, Debbie To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC: 2275H Apple Stand 10122 Thinking of You Sentiment You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.

Livin' the Flip Flop Life Watercolor Card

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Hello everyone! Heidi Blankenship, here today to share a fun and colorful summertime card with you.  I used some of the rubber stamps from the Summer Fun 2016 collection from Pink Ink Stamp Company to create an embossed resist watercolor card. This is almost a layer card.  I used Versa Mark ink to randomly stamp the Flowery Flip Flops stamp on to a piece of Strathmore mixed media paper.  Then I added white embossing powder and used a heat tool to melt and heat set the powder.  Next I used Distress Inks on a craft mat and added water to them to create the rainbow watercolor look on the card front.  I added clean water to the entire piece of paper and then added the color.  Doing this helps the colors to flow and blend together.  I added a couple of layer of color and used a heat tool to speed up the drying time. These are the colors of Distress Ink I used -- picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, squeezed lemonade, mowed lawn, salty ocean, seedless preserved. Once the paper was dry I used a slightly damp paper towel to wipe off the excess ink on top of the embossing.  Doing this will really help to make the white embossed areas pop.  Next I stamped the Flip Flop Life sentiment on to a piece of velum using Versa Mark ink and heat set with white embossing powder. I taped the velum to the back side of the card.  Then I added some white craft foam to the back of the paper using scor-tape.  I mounted the card front to an A2 top folding white card base. To finish off the card I added some crystal reflections sequins for a little bit of sparkle. I love how the sequins match the rainbow colors so perfectly. I hope you enjoyed today's card!  Thanks so much for stopping by the Pink Ink Blog.  I hope you have a beautiful and creative day! Heidi To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC:  2272J Flowery Flip Flops 10134 Flip Flop Life You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.