Espresso Swirls ~ Fun Stampers Journey Cards

Well I looked at my blog today and realized I hadn't posted in a while!  I have plenty of pictures of different cards I've created, but I've been a bit lazy about the posting part.  I have one picture today of a group of cards that I created as thank yous for a few ladies.  Now I need to make sure I get them sent out!!

Isn't this a cute stamp?!  
Once I saw this stamp as one of the new Bloom Benefits in the FSJ 2017 - 2018 Inspiration Book & Catalog (spend $50 before tax and shipping and get it for free!) I had an idea going through my head and couldn't wait to get it onto paper. :)

Bubble Gum

Pool Play

Catalina Splash

Pretty Amethyst

Candy Apple

Fresh Forest

I used the new Liquid Ink to watercolor it all in after I embossed the image in white.  Yes, I actually used the red and green...I needed brown! :)   Just in case you can't read the sentiment it says "words can't espresso" and on the inside it says "how much you bean to me".  How fun is that?!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Espresso Swirls (only available as a Bloom Benefit!)

Turtley Awesome ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

How fun is today's card!  I think most of you know my favorite color to use on a card is blue, but did you actually know my favorite color is green?  And today I got to combine them to create this fun card for my nephew's birthday...and it's Turtley Awesome! lol  Just a little fun pun for you. :)  I can't believe I haven't played with this set yet!  Guess I didn't have a reason to until now.

This card was pretty easy to create.  I did do just a bit of fussy cutting, but dies are available for this set if you hate fussy cutting!! :) To create my background I did a watercolor wash using Journey Splashes (Lemon Grass and Turbo Teal).  I also used the same Journey Splashes to color in my turtle and seaweed after I embossed them in white (just a note that I did all of this on watercolor paper).

Lemon Grass

Kiwi Slice

Blue Lagoon

Turbo Teal

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Dahlia Burst ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today's card is special because I made it for my mom for her birthday. :)  I know I've made a lot of blue cards lately, but it just seems to be the color that works for me...and it's my mom's favorite color. :)

I stamped the image with clear pigment ink on watercolor paper and embossed it with white embossing power.  Then I used Journey Splashes mixed with water to watercolor in the flowers and leaves.  I did a bit of light blue around the whole image too and did some blue and green splats.

Whip Cream

Cool Pool

Turbo Teal

Blue Lagoon

Lemon Grass

Green Olive

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

140# Hot Press Watercolor Paper
#4 Round Paint Brush

Tiger Blooms ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Before I get into today's card I want to remind you that this is the last day to sign up with Fun Stampers Journey as a coach and save $50 on one of two kits (you need to use the code JMWJB50 when you check out).  In addition to saving on one of two kits you will receive a stamp set that I showed you HERE last week.  Richard created the card below with the stamp set. I'd love to have you join my team! Just click "Join My Team" above to check it out. If you have any questions please contact me!

Boy do I have a CAS card for you today that was inspired by Try Stampin' or Not on Tuesday's sketch challenge #311.  Yes, I'm saying it again...I stretched the sketch!  When don't I do that? lol  Since the optional theme is checkerboard or plaid I had to opt for something a little different which is CAS since I don't have either of those right now.

I used my ATS stamp Tiger Blooms, stamped it with clear pigment ink, poured my gold embossing powder on it, used my heat gun to melt it and there you have it.  Since the stamp has three flowers I figured the top and bottom flower represented the blue on the sketch and the middle one that juts to the right is the white square. :)  

Make sure you head over to TSOT Here to check out what the other designers created.  Lot's of great cards using this sketch.  If you get a chance to play we'd love to check out how this sketch inspired you. :)

I can't tell you how difficult it was to get a good picture of the gold on this card.  It was either to shiny, dull or a mixture of both.  The top flower in the picture above is the closest I could get to how it actually looks.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card:

Tiger Blooms ATS - AT-0179

Price: $7.95

Sentimental Prints Stamp Set - SS-0072

Price: $19.95

Whip Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock - CS-0040

Price: $6.95

Clear Pigment Ink Pad - IP-0102

Price: $9.95

Journey Gold- Embossing Powder - IP-0101

Price: $4.95

Journey Heat Gun - TO-0083

Price: $27.95

Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner - AD-0081

Price: $6.95

Supply List

Bloom Cluster Birthday ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Today I just have a simple card to share with you.  I made it a while ago for my upline's bi-monthly FSJ meeting.  We were asked to make a card featuring the candy dots that FJS sells.  On the first two cards that I created I left the candy dots the color that they were, but this time I stamped them with Clear Pigment Ink, poured gold embossing powder over them, heat them and then attached them to my card.  Just an FYI...you want to touch them with your fingers as little as possible since the oil on them will dull the gold and they won't be nice and shiny.

This was a pretty easy card to make since I cut out an oval, cut out the bloom cluster, embossed everything in gold and put the card together. :)

Butter Cream

As you can see I have gold too, but like I said earlier it's all embossed. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card

Arrr Catey ATS - AT-0202

Price: $7.95

Butter Cream 8.5 x 11 Cardstock - CS-0006

Price: $6.95

Clear Pigment Ink Pad - IP-0102

Price: $9.95

Journey Gold- Embossing Powder - IP-0101

Price: $4.95

Journey Heat Gun - TO-0083

Price: $27.95

Journey Ovals Die Set - DI-0042

Price: $24.95

Bloom Cluster Die - DI-0163

Price: $12.95

Candy Dots - AC-0134

Price: $5.95

Journey Foam Squares - small - AD-0084

Price: $2.95

Supply List

Merry Christmas! A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Merry Christmas!  I hope you have all had a great day spending time with family and friends.  I know that I have.  As Christmas day 2016 is about to close for me I have one final Christmas card to share with you.  This is always a special card for me to make because my dad asks me to make a card for my mom that he can give her on Christmas day.  Since her favorite color is blue I always make that the dominant color.

This was another card that was hard to get a good picture of!  The watercolor is a bit more vibrant and the embossed notes aren't gray or super shiny like the pictures show.   My dad and mom both liked it so that's all that matters. :)  

I started by stamping Vintage Notes on watercolor paper using Clear Pigment Ink and embossing it with Journey Silver Embossing Powder.  However before I used my heat gun I used a kleenex to randomly wipe off some of the embossing powder.  I wanted the background to be there, but not be the dominant focal point.  Next I used my Color Splash watercolor pencils to create a colorful background.  After that I stamped two trees from the set Winter Holiday using a Journey Silver ink pad.  Have you seen all the snowflakes I've been putting on my Christmas cards lately?  I'm now down to just a few left.  A couple of these are a lot smaller than the snowflakes I earned for free as a Bloom Benefit.  That's because I broke a few of them when I was a little heavy handed and in a hurry putting them on other cards.  Did I throw them away?  NO WAY! lol  I broke the other parts of the snowflake off and made mini snowflakes! :D  

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card


Stamp Sets:
Vintage Notes & Winter Holiday
Card Stock:
Pool Play, Brushed Silver, Whip Cream, Watercolor Paper
Ink Pads:
Clear Pigment Ink, Journey Silver
Supplies:

Color Splash Watercolor Pencils, Journey Silver Embossing Powder,
Pretty Flakes Accents, Cut Rhinestones

Flock Together ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Do you remember the Autumn Days Birthday card I posted a little while ago with leaves and gold silk?  Well today's card was made using all the leftovers I had of that card from my open house.  For some reason I had a lot more extras of that card than the rest of what I created!  Guess I didn't count very well when I was prepping that card. lol

As you can tell I didn't use any of the same stamps.  I needed an anniversary card and also wanted to use a set I hadn't used before even though I've had it pretty much since I started Fun Stampers Journey at the end of August.

All I did was stamp four feathers, emboss two of them with black and two with gold...and fussy cut them!  Then of course I put them on the card and popped a couple of them up, added some gold and dark roast silks, used some leftover twine I had and stamped "celebrate" on the bottom of the card.  Nice and easy! :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card


Stamp Sets:
Flock Together & Tag Elements
Card Stock:
Black Licorice, Dark Roast, Oatmeal Cookie & Buttercream
Ink Pads:
Dark Roast & Clear Pigment Ink
Supplies:
Journey Black and Gold Embossing Powder, 
Gold and Dark Roast Silks,
Journey Natural Thread  & Details Pro Shears

Best Wishes ~ A Fun Stampers Journey Card

Happy Thursday, Everyone!  I have another card to show you today that the ladies made at my September stamp a stacks.  Thanks to my great upline I was able to make this card.  I had the stamp set, but only a few Fun Stampers Journey ink pads at the time and just a bit of paper too.  She invited me over and I made this at her house.  She also let me borrow what I needed for my stamp a stacks. :)  How awesome is that!

This is definitely more of a spring colored card, but I thought it was so pretty so I went with it. :)  It could be used for a wedding or birthday card I think.

It was pretty easy to create this card.  I just embossed the flowers with white embossing powder on Butter Cream card stock and on a separate piece I embossed the Eiffel Tower.  Using the sponges I rubbed the leaves with Sweet Pear ink and the flowers and tower with Bubble Gum.  The only "kind of" time consuming part was cutting out the tower...and there's actually a die for it! lol Whoops...guess I need to think about getting that!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sara

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Supplies used on this card

Stamp Sets:
Love Paris p. 89 (SS-0054) $17.95
Jardin Paris p. 183 (SS-0239) $17.95
Greeting Bouquet p. 210 (SS-0139) $17.95

Card Stock:
Bubble Gum p. 288 (CS-0099) $6.95
Sweet Pear p. 288 (CS-0095) $6.95
Butter Cream p. 288 (CS-0006) $6.95
Ink Pads:
Bubble Gum p. 288 (IP-0058) $7.95
Sweet Pear p. 288 (IP-0054) $7.95
Clear Pigment Ink p. 290 (IP-0102) $9.95

Supplies:
White Journey Embossing Powder p. 291 (IP-0098) $4.95
Fusion Ink Sponges p. 274 (JM-0014) $4.95