Simply Sara Stampin' ~ Sara Hoogendoorn: Sponging

Showing posts with label Sponging. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Wildflowers ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today I have a quick and simple sponged card to share with you that was inspired by Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch challenge #376.

Let's Ride ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Hi Everyone!
I've been busy making cards for convention that's coming up in less than two weeks!
I can't wait to go and have some fun!
Today's card is what I created during a live Stamp Off with my friend Glenda.

Starry Night ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Are you ready for a masculine blog hop?

Winter Holiday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is a part of Try Stampin' on Tuesday's technique challenge. I said I would showcase sponging because it's one of my favorite techniques to do do. I created a video for you to watch if you'd like to give it a try.

Winter Holiday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Merry Christmas!
I want to share the Christmas cards I created for my brother to give to his sons for this year.

I stamped the trees making sure the bottoms of them were masked and stamped the word Christmas. Then I placed on a round sticky note to mask where I wanted the moon to be. Next I sponged...a LOT! I started by masking the trees using Pool Play ink and sponging under them to create some hills. Next I sponged all around the moon starting with Pool Play. Then I added Catalina Splash making sure I didn't sponge as far in as I did with Pool Play. I finished off with Denim Days once again not going as far in so you can see the three different colors on the card. The last thing I stamped was the deer using Black Licorice ink. After that I quickly assembled the card together with a couple of layers.

Whip Cream

Lemon Grass

Kiwi Slice

Pool Play

Catalina Splash

Denim Days

Black Licorice

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I'd love to have you join me on my journey!
Go to www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn or
Click on "Join My Team" at the top of this post.

Have you ever wanted to create something,
but don't always have the time to come up with the idea?
That's where the Bloom Box comes in! Check it out!
www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn

If you like what you see and want to order just click on the

"Shop Now" tab at the top of my blog.

If you have questions feel free to contact me.
Just click "Contact Me" at the top of my blog .

Supplies used on this card:

sticky notes for masking

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Fresh Forest ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today I want to share a masculine card with you that has a bit of sponging on it.

World Map ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today is my dad's birthday and I had to whip up a card for him...as usual it's always last minute!

Beauty Blooms ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

I created today's card quite awhile ago, but I wanted to wait to share it until I made a video for it. Well I fiiiinally have a video made!

Dandelion Wishes Again ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

I have another card to share with you made with the stamp set Dandelion Wishes. This time I used the emboss resist technique and did some sponging.

Begin Adventure ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today I have another masculine card to share with you. This was also one of my May stamp a stack cards.

It was as simple as sponging the sun on using couple different yellows (I die-cut out a circle and masked the card stock so only the circle was open to sponge the sun), sponged some more around the sun with more yellow, stamped the airplane and birthday greeting, assembled the card and put on the twill rope (which is a freebie with a $50 purchase!).

Whip Cream

Lemon Drop

Summer Days

Black Licorice

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

I would love to be your Journey Coach! If you are thinking about joining
Fun Stampers Journey and would like to be a Journey Coach click
"Join My Team".
I'd love to have you join me on my journey!

If you like what you see and want to order just click on the
"Shop Now" tab at the top of my blog.

If you have questions feel free to contact me.
Just click "Contact Me" at the top of my blog .

Supplies used on this card:

Bloom Benefit Twill Rope (free w/$50 purchase) AC-0282

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Nature Trees ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card with Video

I haven't done any sponging in a while and wanted to get a little bit of it in again. I decided to use the pine tree stamp from the Fun Stampers Journey set called Nature Trees to create a nighttime masculine card.

To create this card I stamped the trees onto Whip Cream card stock with three different ink pads: Rock Candy, River Stone and Black Licorice. Then I masked an area for the moon using a 1-1/2" circle. After that it's time to sponge for a bit. With this type of sponging I dab the sponge directly up and down...no circles or rubbing back and forth (and I always dab it onto my scrap paper before putting it directly on the paper so I know how dark the ink is). I started with the lightest gray (River Stone) and sponged around the moon, moving away from the moon. I wanted that area to be the lightest so I'm pretty careful when I sponge where I want the most light to show. Next I used Rock Candy, but started on the edges and in the corners and dabbed the color inward, pulling it toward the moon until the lighter and darker grays mixed together the way I liked. The last color I sponged was Black Licorice. I only used that in the corners and on some of the edges. I was careful with this color because I didn't want to drown out the grays. I put on just enough to blend it in with the darker gray.

Here's a video of how I sponged the card...

Black Licorice

Rock Candy

River Stone

Whip Cream

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

If you like what you see and want to order just click on the
"Shop Now" tab at the top of my blog.

If you have questions feel free to contact me.
Just click "Contact Me" at the top of my blog .

Supplies used on this card:

Monday, February 27, 2017

Hit the Road Birthday Card and Video ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Hey Everyone...I have a couple of fun masculine cards to show you today.
My nephews have their birthdays a few weeks apart, so they have a birthday party sometime in between. I usually make them the same card, but sometimes change the colors up a bit. That's what I did on their cards this time around. The first card I made was the Candy Apple truck and the second one is Huckleberry Fusion truck.
I thought I would love the red and think the blue was just ok. I honestly don't know which one I like better! Both are fun and pretty quick to create. Notice I didn't stamp my trucks onto Candy Apple and Huckleberry Fusion card stock. Instead I stamped them both onto Whip Cream card stock, did some masking and sponged the trucks. I use my sponges in a different way depending on what I'm sponging. I've made a video to show you how I used my sponges on the trucks...Enjoy!

Black Licorice

Whip Cream

Rock Candy

Huckleberry Fusion

Candy Apple

You only have two days left to sign on as a FSJ Coach and save $50, plus get an extra stamp set beyond what's included in your kit! Let me know if you're interested or go to www.funstampersjourney.com/sarahoogendoorn to check it out!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

If you like what you see and want to order just click on the
"Shop Now" tab at the top of my blog or click on the item you want that is show below under the supplies. That will take you directly to my website.

If you have questions feel free to contact me.
Just click "Contact Me" at the top of my blog .

Supplies used on this card:

Monday, February 6, 2017

Just Because Birthday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Lots of pictures on today's post! I created this card as one of my January stamp a stack cards. I had a couple sets of this card left over so I made them in different colors. Make sure you scroll down to see the rest of them. :)