The Amy Doodle Of It All . . .

Had so much fun going

Had so much fun going for a walk with my husband and Mom in Law :-)

Cricut Card Technique

I was asked again about this technique I showed awhile ago,

so I thought I would re-post it...here you go!

Here is a simple and
really fun way to jazz up your Cricut projects. It's fun because
you can be as creative as you want using ink pads, stamps, paint, watercolors,
etc!

You'll need a few
different Distress inks, a blending tool and sponges for each color, and two
background stamps. First cut out your Cricut image using white paper. After it's
cut out, leave it on the sticky sheet and take it to your workspace.

I
used the "Summer in Paris" cartridge to cut out a detailed Hot Air
Balloon.

You should start
with this . . .

Start by inking up
your blending tool. (make sure to use a different
sponge for each color)

 

Then start blending
working from the outside of the image and moving in. Use very light pressure.
It's better to start out light, because you can always add more.

When
you have the first color the way you like it, start adding more
colors.

Repeat the same
process with your second image(usually the overlay)

 

Next use your background stamps to create some
texture. Stamp on cut outs.

 

 

Peel off the unwanted portion of the cut out, and
SLOWLY remove the image. Because you have been pressing down on the image, it
will be a little hard to remove. I like to work with an exacto knife to get the
image up in one piece.

Next I stamped a background on a coordinating
piece of paper, added a flower, pearls, a stamped phrase, and ribbon for a
complete card!

Have Fun!

Operation Write Home

There is a wonderful Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop that is for Operation Write home, a wonderful organization who care about our military, and want to support them through creativity and encouragement. I love our Men and Women in the Armed forces, and am grateful for the sacrifices that they and their families make everyday. Here is my Card for OWH.

I wanted to make a card that was really patriotic, but was easily and quickly replicated so I could make many of them to send to OWH. I think this Eagle Head stamp from Art Impressions is perfect, and I loved the verse that goes with it. I embossed the image with white embossing powder, and then went over it with Distess inks in Festive Berries & Salty Ocean with my blending tool.

(I'm not completely happy with the blending, but you know how it goes the more you make the better you get...so I'm anticipating the 10th one being AMAZING ; )