Hi friends. Happy leap year! To those who has a birthday today, I hope you get to celebrate your special day in a special way. Vera here today to showcase combination of new and previously released sets.
To start, I die cut the postage background and then stamped the dahlia image on it using Caviar ink. Then using the layering stencil colored the flower with Dolled Up, Grand Fuchsia, Iris Blooms and Soft Garden. Adhere the postage panel to card base. Then, I stamped some more details from Not A Bill set and for the sentiment I used sentiment from Postage Sentiments set. Finished by adding some mix size Diamond gem rhinestones.
I feel like I don’t use purple too often, but am quite happy with the way this card turned out. I guess the fuchsia blended with purple make great combination and the green add freshness to the whole design. I hope you love our anniversary release and as always thank you for all your support for The Ton throughout the years. May your weekend be a great one. Cheers….
Hi Friends. Vera here. As it’s almost the weekend, how about some fun card to hopefully inspire you to get creative this weekend. I’ve been trying to show more love to older sets that I have. After all, I am keeping them for a reason, because I love them. So, for today’s card I am mixing the old with the new. For my card here, I am using the newly release Sand Dollar Coverplate Die with an older set called Magnificent Magnolias (apology as I am working on my post, I found out this set is discontinued, but The Ton has other gorgeous magnolia set like Magnolia Fields that can easily be use as replacement).
To start I die cut the background using Sand Dollar Coverplate Die. I think the result is simply gorgeous, that I actually almost use it just as is. But, since I have my heart set to use the magnolias, I went ahead and stamped, colored and die cut the image from Magnificent Magnolias set.
Adhere the sand dollar background to the card base and then simply arrange the flower on top of it. Adhere with foam adhesive. For the sentiment I used the thankyou sentiment from Rose Labels set. I do reach out for this set a lot, just because I feel like it has that modern, clean look, which I love.
Well peeps, that all I have for today. Short post as it’s been a super hectic week for me and I am trying to spend some time away from the computer. Till next time and to all my friends who are celebrating it, happy Lunar New Year!!
Hi all. Happy Monday. Vera here. As we’re on the last Monday or January 2024, I am here to bring you some daisies inspiration. Today, I am featuring Darling Daisies Layering Stencil set.
I love daisies. In fact, I am pretty sure I have mentioned it before that I used daisies on my wedding bouquet. Here, I laid the stencil directly on the card base. I used Soft Ash to fill the background, Grand Fuchsia for the daisies and Honey Dew for the leaves.
For the center of the flowers I added some dots with Copic marker, just to create additional details. Once I am done with all the coloring, I picked a couple frame from Dome Frames Slim Border Coverplate die to create center frame that also function to anchor the sentiment. For the word Hello I used sentiment from Grouped Fresh Peonies set and the thinking of you sentiment from Many Banners set. Finished by adding some mixed size dew drops. Easy peasy card.
I am really liking this dome frame at the moment. Using the die allowed me to have several dome frames handy for use at any time and I like that. You know, for moment when you need a quick embellishment. 🙂 That’s all I have for this fine Monday and I wish you all a beautiful day. May your whole week be great one. Cheers….
Hi friends. Hope you’re enjoying the holiday season. Vera here today to hopefully inspire you to take a little crafting time despite the busy schedule of the season. I’ve been making lots of Christmas cards, but for today, I am taking a little break and do general card using the recently released Climbing Hibiscus Layering Stencil set.
To finish the card, I used one of the sentiment from Easy Expressions Just Because set. I have a bunch of sentiment from this set handy for use. This card come together pretty quick, believe it or not. Anyway, that’s all I have for today. Hope you get some time to craft and till next week, friends.
Hi friend. Vera here on this fine Tuesday bringing you inspiration on behalf of The Ton. Today, I want to showcase this gorgeous Mega Garden Rose Layering Stencil set.
To start, I ink blending Hollywood Star and Grand Fuchsia for the rose. Yes, I really only use 2 ink for the rose. For the 2nd layer, I simply layered up and ink the Hollywood Star a bit harder to get the deeper shade.
Die cut the rose with Mega Garden Rose coordinating die. For the leaves, I used Meadow and Spring Salad ink with Dahlia Leaves Stencil & its coordinating die. I just like the size of the leaves on this set, so even though I know it’s not leaves for rose plants, I used it anyway. For the card base, I don’t want to be just plain white. So, using a toothbrush, I splatter some pink watercolor on it. Let dry. Then I arranged and adhered all the pieces on it. For the sentiment, I stamped the word thinking of you from Sweet Bouquet set and use the alphabets from Modern Alphas Coverplate Dies to create the word love.
As I was making this card, one thing I realize though never forget to look at the sets you already have. I completely forgot about this alphabet dies set and as I was trying to decide what set to use, I just started to look at all The Ton sets I have and again and again I am reminded oh, this is a cool set, ooh, I forgot about this one, etc. It seriously almost like I went shopping all over again. Hah! And it’s nice to shop at your own craft room. So, yep, my tip of the day, don’t forget to shop through your own stash and give older sets some love.
That’s all for me today. I hope you have a great day wherever you are. Cheers.
Hi peeps. How’s it going? Vera here. As we end the first quarter of 2023, let’s close it with a lovely card, shall we? Today, I am featuring the new Posy Bouquet Layering Stencils.
Playing with stencils is definitely something that I really enjoy. I love the soft coloring that I can get from stencil. Here, I inked up the stencil with Soft Amethyst, Iris Blooms. Soft Garden and Lemon Drop. Next, I cut the image in two.
Stamp a sentiment from an oldie but goodie, Charming Cosmos set on a strip of cardstock. Then adhere the top flower followed by the sentiment strip and then the bottom part of the flower. And, since I love shimmer, I added thin strips of glitter cardstocks to the sentiment strip. Finished by adding mix size Light Purple Opaque rhinestones. Quick, simple, but festive.
Well friends, please pardon me as this post is short. My work load is quite crazy at the moment, so squeezing in blogging time. I hope you enjoy today’s card and I wish you all many great moments for the next coming quarter. Happy weekend all.
Hi all. Vera here as we end the month of November. Time flies and we are now in full swing of the holiday season. I had to finish several Christmas cards for a friend who ordered a bunch of Christmas cards from me, so when in need of speedy card, I reach to stencil. One of my favorite for quick card is the Jumbo Poinsettia Layering Stencil.
There you go, a couple quick and easy Christmas cards. I can only do the same designs for a few before I get bored. Hah. So, mass production definitely not my favorite to do, but sometimes when you need a bunch of card in short time, that is the way to go. Hope you enjoy today’s cards and I wish you all a wonderful day wherever you are.
Hi all. Vera here today. I’ve been enjoying playing with The Ton latest release, that I ended up with a couple cards to share with you all. For my 1st card, I am showcasing the fun & gorgeous Blooming Shelves set.
To start, I stamped a panel of cardstock with Confetti Arches with Soft Amethyst ink pad. Adhere it to card base. Next, I stamped one of the image from the image from Blooming Shelves set and then colored it with Copic markers. Once done, die cut the piece with Blooming Shelves Coordinating Dies. Then, I simply adhere the piece to the card and voila…. I am done. I love the way this card turned out. I don’t have green thumb, so this is like the closest I can get to have shelve filled with greens. Hah!
Both cards are pretty simple design wise, I pretty much just have fun playing with colors. I hope you enjoy both cards. That’s all from me today and may your day be a good one. Thank you for stopping by The Ton. 🙂
Hi all. Vera here. How are you loving this month’s release? I have so much fun playing with the new sets and today I am sharing a couple cards that I made using the new sets. First up is this card I made using Climbing Peonies Layering Stencil.
I love the way this card turned out. The colors just make me happy. I simply inked up the stencil with Orchid Crushed, Dolled Up, Deep Peony, Iris Blooms, Violet Fringe & Matcha ink. I inked up half of the flowers with the pink tone and the other half with purple tone. Once that done, I trim the panel shorter than the card base. Adhere it to the card base and add a strip of gold cardstock. Once that done, I stamped the sentiment from Large Peony 4 set. Finished by adding some Light Purple Opaque Rhinestones.
Here, for the flowers I used Cali Blue, Periwinkle, Violet Fringe, Lemon Drop & Matcha. Die cut with the coordinating Bright Pansies Cluster dies. For the background I used Grid A2 Coverplate Die to die cut a panel. Adhere the panel to card base and then adhere the flowers with foam adhesive. For the sentiment I die cut some alphabets to spell the word birthday using Skinny Alphas Dies set. Then I simply used the word happy from one of the old set. I completely forgot to write down the set name and by the time I write this post, I can’t remember which set it is. Part of getting old, getting forgetful. Hah!!
Well peeps, that’s all from me today. I hope you enjoy today’s cards and may your day be a good one. Cheers…
Hi peeps. Vera here today. Can you believe we’re already in March? Am looking forward to seeing all the flowers blooming with prettier weather coming soon. Anyway, I recently went through my stamp stash and I realize there are certain companies whose stamps I keep the most because I just love their designs. Well, turned out one of them is The Ton. The good thing of doing this every now & then, it makes me realize that I should show some love to the older sets. So, that’s what I did.
For both of my cards today, I used the same background. I already finished the card when I realized that this background set is no longer available, but basically you could use any of the pretty background set that The Ton offers like Blooming Peony Garden or Cherry Blossom Garden.
For the background I used the gel press technique. I basically dab some ink on the gel mat (I used Hollywood Star, Lemon Drop, Soft Garden & Caribbean Turquoise) and then use a roller to blend in the ink. Yes, some of the ink will over lap as you roll the roller over the gel mat and that’s okay as long as you love the result. Actually on my first attempt, I rolled the roller too much and I didn’t love the result, so I simply re-do it and wipe my roller on paper towel after running the roller between colors.
Once I finished blending the color with a roller, I laid the background stamp on the gel mat. Carefully lifted the stamp. The stamp is picking up all the colors from the gel mat. I laid a cardstock panel on the stamp, put a piece of paper towel and gently press the panel on the stamp. The result is the left panel below. Then, I took another piece of cardstock panel and laid it directly on the gel mat and the result is the right panel below.
For the left panel, I could leave it the way it is and just add sentiment. But, I wanted to use it as background. As shown on the first card above, I stamped the flower from Noteworthy Blooms set and die cut it using Noteworthy Blooms coordinating die. Trim a little bit and adhere to card. Finished by stamping a sentiment from the same set.
I love using the gel press technique as I could use the positive and negative parts. And, there’s something that’s eye catching in my opinion, having black and white flowers against the colorful background. Have you give the gel press technique a try? If you haven’t, I hope my cards today would inspire you to give it a try. Well peeps, that’s all from me today. I hope you enjoy today’s cards and may your day be a good one.
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