What is Texture?

Posted in Addicted to CAS Challenge, Die Cut, May 2014, Textural Effects by Kreative Kymona

Happy Friday everyone!!! Today couldn’t get here fast enough. The week was dragging and cold. To keep my cool, I joined Addicted to CAS Challenge this week. Their code word is Texture. How interesting!! How often do you get a card with texture on it. Think about it.

So, the question is what is texture?

According to Webster, texture is the visual and especially tactile quality of a surface. For example a rough texture.

Well that is interesting, who wants a card with a rough texture. When you think of cards, you think pretty, smooth, subtle, funny, and bright. So how does texture play apart on a greeting card.

I will show you, take a look at the card I came up with.

Can you say texture? Yes, you can!! Guess what, it is rough!!! It’s a pretty rough card!!

You can see the thickness of this textured butterfly.

I saw Laura Bassen create a card like this and I wanted to give it a try.

1. I die cut 4 butterflies from Papertrey Ink’s Life is Beautiful die cut to create a butterfly stencil.

2. I attached the stencil to my white cardstock.

3. I mixed two distress inks colors with embossing paste.

4. I spread a thick coat of the color embossing paste over my heart stencil.

5. Once I was done applying the paste, I lifted the butterfly stencil and WALA!!

Have you notice that one of my butterfly antenna’s are missing. I think that is the beauty of this card and that is why I use the sentiment “Life”! Life isn’t perfect and sometimes neither are we.

I hope you like my card just as much as I like it.

BTH: My seven year old daughter made a card for this challenge as well, take a look here.

Supplies used:

Please leave me a comment below and let me know what you think.

~Kymona

16Apr2014

My World Is Brighter Because Of You

Posted in April 2014 by Kreative Kymona

For today’s card, I’m using my new favorite DSP by Stampin’ Up! It’s called Kaleidoscope DSP! I love this paper. Its so vibrant and full of shapes and patterns. I added a piece of ribbon and a cute button for dimension. I rounded the corners to bring everything together. I think it came out fabulous!

This card was quite easy to make.

1. The card stock measure 4-1/4 x 11 scored at 5-1/2.

2. The DSP was cut at 4-1/4 x 3-1/4.

3. The Strawberry Slush CS measures 4-14 x 1/2.

4. I adhered the DSP to the bottom of the Neenah Solar White CS.

5. I then adhered the Strawberry Slush to to the top of the DSP.

6. I cut the Bermuda Bay triangle using the triangle punch. I also cut a 7 inch piece of basic black ribbon (retired).

7. I adhered the triangle down, then the ribbon, then the silver button that was threaded with whisper white bakers twine.

8. I stamped the Mama Elephant Bling sentiment using the Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

9. I rounded all of the corners.

Easy-Pesy!!

Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think.

Supplies used:

12Mar2014

Clean & Simple 3 Card Class – Day 2 Faux Letterpress

Posted in March 2014, Occasions 2014, One Layer Card, Online Class Homework by Kreative Kymona

I’m so excited about my new card. I had so much fun creating this card, I can’t stop smiling.

Faux Letterpress is another technique that I learned in my online card class. Shari Carroll taught us how to create this fabulous look of letterpress without the texture. I used nothing but ink and it gave this faux letterpress technique a perfectly smooth one layer card. I love it!!

Take a look at my new card:

Supplies Used:

Cupcake Party
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ME Smitten Stamp Set

VersaMark
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Early Espresso
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Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink

Early Espresso CS
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Strawberry Slush CS
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Coastal Cabana
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classic crest solar white CS

Starburst Framelits Die
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I hope you like my card as much as I like making it. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

10Mar2014

Freshly Made Sketches 126 – Hello

Posted in Color Studio, March 2014, Non-Stampin' Up! tool, Retired Items by Kreative Kymona

Today’s card was made for a sketch challenge that I’m participating in. Last Monday I started a new online class all about color. I am re-learning all about colors, the color wheel, complementary colors and analogous colors. My first assignment was to pick a color scheme that I want to work with, then find everything in my craft stash that matches that color scheme.

Take a look at my color scheme:

These colors are so pretty. I had to make a card for this sketch using this color scheme. I had so much fun creating this card. Knowing the color scheme before hand made this an easy card to make. There was no battle on which colors from my stash to use.

Here’s the sketch: