Ink Road Stamps: Inspired by Mary

Today I am very quickly sharing some cards (in case you missed it on the Ink Road Stamps blog - view here) that I created after seeing Mary (one of my fellow IRS design team gals) create a fun layout using Ink Road Stamp set - Just a number. I absolutely love some of the ideas and concepts that scrapbookers put into one page. So much detail, colours, and subtle embellishments - if anything the biggest challenge was picking just one element and then figuring out how to squeeze it all onto a small card!


It was a pretty fun stamping process - I chose colours from the current December colour challenge and using the three balloons flipped them upside down to create lanterns - stamping each one in alternating colours. There was some masking involved and I did think about depth perception a little placing the smaller balloon towards the back and putting the larger balloons up front. I added some machine sewn stitching in gold to connect the lanterns together. The sentiments are stamped using Ink Road Stamps - Block Party Alphas and Block Party Alphas - Outline. Heat embossed in gold and cut out with my silhouette. 

I enjoyed the process so much I created two more cards which you can view below.






Happy Crafting!

 Samantha

Comments

  1. Jodi18 December 2017 at 18:46

    Those inks look like they stamp beautifully. I'm still trying to work out best inks to invest in.

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    1. Samantha18 December 2017 at 23:08

      I love Gina.K inks. It was definitely worth the investment for me but I do like to mix and match them with Altenew inks. These brands are my go to inks but it also helps that I have a MISTI and I like to use Neenah cardstock for my paper as I think a combination of all these helps :)

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  2. Marjorie DUMONTIER 27 December 2017 at 14:27

    That’s a great way to stimulate creativity ! Great job on the card , I love the gold stitching detail.

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  3. Purple Princess11 August 2018 at 02:19

    very nice!

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