Paper and Ink Imaginings

just playing with paper and ink


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Knit Happens Card

Offspring3 gifted me some stamps for Mother’s Day (Thank you! 🙂 ), and this Taylored Expressions cat grumpling was in the stash.

I cut a circle out of a piece of scrap paper, and stenciled the brick wall and floor into that circle to give the tangled cat a place to stand.

Supplies: Stamps – Taylored Expressions, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Tempting Turquoise, inks – Copic B02, C1, C3, C5, R11, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Inks Hickory Smoke, Speckled Egg, VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Spellbinders (circles), Taylored Expressions (cat), stencil – Taylored Expressions, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Sweet Bouquet Thanks Note Cards

Received this cute little stamp set as a thank you gift with a Taylored Expressions order.

I actually inked the freebie before I inked any of the other stamps or stencils.

Supplies: Stamps – Taylored Expressions, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, inks – Copic B05, BG23, G46, R29, V04, Y18, YG23, YR68, VersaFine Onyx Black, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Ocean Theme Baby Card

This was a request from Cousin Pati. Baby boy card for a baby shower. Whales if possible.

Yikes! I have no whales.

But a little school of foiled fish with a stenciled/blended ocean background – I can do that.

Supplies: Stamps – Stampin’ Up!, paper – Gmund Royal, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Strathmore Bristol, inks – Tim Holtz/Ranger Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark, stencil – My Favorite Things, dies – Simon Says Stamp (banner), Spellbinders (circles), Sugar Pea Designs (onesie), foil – ThermOWeb Rainbow Shattered Glass, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Royal Blue Pavers Birthday Card

This is a stencil I had never inked before. I am ready to ink it up again!

Supplies: Stamp – Papertrey Ink, paper – Gmund Royal, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up Poppy Parade, inks – Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch, VersaFine Onyx Black, stencil – Simon Says Stamp, dies – Lawn Fawn (stitched rectangles), Spellbinders (circles), embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Mother’s Day Card Duo

(Remember, you can click on any card image on my blog for a bigger view.)

The card on the left is for my mother-in-law, the one on the right is for my mother.

Supplies: Stamps – Avery Elle, Hero Arts, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Desert Storm, Stampin’ Up! Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, inks – Copic G46, Y18, Y35, YG17, Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, VersaFine Onyx Black, dies – Avery Elle (bouquet, leaves), Spellbinders (circles), stencils – Neat & Tangled (scalloped), Newton’s Nook (shells), foil – ThermOWeb iCraft Opal, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Copic Colored Bouquets Mother’s Day Card

This one is for my mother-in-law. I stamped the bouquet 3 times and colored with Copic markers.

Supplies: Stamps – Clearly Besotted, Essentials by Ellen, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Pop Tone Black Licorice, inks – Copic BV00, E23, R02, R20, R21,V04, Y06, Y11, YG03, YG95, YR04, YR14, VersaFine Onyx Black, sequins – Pretty Pink Posh, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder clear.


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Stenciled Posies Mother’s Day Card

Frantically trying to get Mother’s Day cards ready for my Mother and Mother-in-law. I didn’t pay attention to the calendar. YIKES! Mother’s Day is Sunday.

This one is for my Mom.

Supplies: Stamp – Clearly Besotted, paper – Curious Metallic Gold Leaf, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, inks – Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Ink Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Wild Honey, VersaMark, stencil – Simon Says Stamp, sequins – Pretty Pink Posh, embossing powder – Stampendous Detail Gold.


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Clean and Simple Sympathy Card

Here is another clean and simple card based on Julie Ebersole’s inspiration from Ellen Hutson’s blog .

I included it in the stash of cards I gave to my mother-in-law.

Supplies: Stamps – Newton’s Nook, Papertrey Ink, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Desert Storm, Pop Tone Black Licorice, ink – VersaFine Onyx Black, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder.


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Musical Trio Feliz Cumpleanos Card

I received this adorable Waffle Flower stamp set (titled Hola Mexico) as part of a Christmas gift from Offspring3, and this is the first time I have inked it. This turned out exactly as I imagined in my head.

Supplies: Stamps – Waffle Flower, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Stampin’ Up! Real Red, inks – Copic B02, E11, E15, E23, E33, E37, E53, R29, YG17, Y21, Y26, Y28, Y35, VersaFine Onyx Black, embossing powder – Filigree Fine Art Powder.


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Clean and Simple Hello Cards

My mother in law requested more greeting cards recently. I have been busy with non-crafty things, and my first thought was “I don’t really have time”.

Then, as luck would have it, Ellen Hutson posted a video by Julie Ebersole that inspired my simple layout.

Supplies:  Stamps – Essentials by Ellen, Newton’s Nook, paper – Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, inks – Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Oxide Abandoned Coral, Salty Ocean, VersaFine Onyx Black, embossing powder – FIligree Fine Art Powder clear.