Milk Can Arrangement

Annie’s Ink-Lings

Today’s card was made with one of my favorite stamp sets.  I really like the country, old-fashioned look.  You can color the image to make it appropriate for any season.  This brings back memories of when it was popular to decorate your front porch with a milk can.  Yes, I had one on my porch!  It was always fun to walk in the fields or woods and find items to make a bouquet.  Now, in my area, it’s hard to find cattails.  One of the things that I really like about this stamp is – you guessed it - the cattails.   

You might think my card took a long time to make, but actually it takes very little time.  Copic markers make coloring really quick and easy.  Fussy cutting took the most time, but even that went quickly, and I love to do it.  Now it's your turn!

Card Stock Measurements

White Card Stock Base  8½ x 5 inches

Patterned Paper Panel 5½ x 2½  inches

White Card Stock Panel 4 3/8 x 2½ inches

Red Specialty Paper Panel  4 5/8 x 2¾ inches

Red Specialty Paper Strip  5½ x 5/8 inches

Supplies

Stampin’ Up Country Home Stamp Set

Stampin’ Up Cup of Cheer Dies – the Bow die

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Misti or Clear Blocks

Paper Trimmer

Tape Runner

Fussy Cutting Scissors

Make Art Play Station (if you have one or just a ruler)

Copic Markers Coloring Chart

Milk Can:  YG61 Pale Moss, hi-lighted with G99 Olive

Milk Can Rings and Handles:  E55 Light Camel and E39 Leather

Catails:  E55 Light Camel, dots with E39 Leather

Small Berries:  R35 Coral

Leaf Branches:  G99

Artichoke:  R39 Garnet

Dark Leaves:  G94 Grayish Olive

Light Leaves:  G40 Dim Green, hi-lighted with BG01 Aqua Blue

Notes

1.  Remember – when stamping with polymer stamps, you need to leave the stamp on

           the paper for a longer time in order for the ink to transfer.

2.  Red and White panel is mounted with 3-D tape.

Layering Directions/Measurements

1.  Red Specialty Paper Strip ½ inch from left side of card.

2.  Patterned Paper Panel ¾ inch from left side of card.

3.  Red Specialty Paper Panel 1 inch from left side of card.

So glad to have you here today.

Blessings,
Annie

Peaceful Country Scene

Annie’s Ink-Lings

Being out for a drive in the county can be so peaceful.  While riding along, with the white clouds floating in a beautiful azure blue sky, a contented feeling envelops me.  Gazing out the car window, I see rustic, left- behind reminders of a past country life.  I wonder who lived here, what happened to cause them to leave, where are they now?  Perhaps the chicken wire is a part of all that remains of a broken down chicken coop,  Was the broken wagon wheel cast aside after being replaced with a new one?  What once was a wheat field now has only scattered clusters of wild wheat.  These musings inspired me to create this card.  Does it affect you in any particular way?

I really love the Bokeh Dots stamp.  Before the stamp was created, I made that background technique using a Thumb Dauber and white dye ink.  Now I can have a beautiful background in just a minute or two.  I used my Misti so that I could restamp to get the desired saturation of color.  What you see is the actual size of the Bokeh Dots stamp.

Supplies

Stampin' Up Stamp Sets:  County Road, Wetlands, Bokeh Dots

Stampin' Up Chicken Wire Elements

Stampin' Up For You Sentiment

Dew Drops

Distress Inks:  Broken China, Walnut Stain

Measurements

Brown Card Base 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

Blue Panel 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 inches

Designer Paper  4 x 5 1/4 inches

Wishing you a great day with a special blessing,
Annie

Along the Way on a Country Road

Annie’s Ink-Lings

Today I have for you a great masculine card using the Country Road stamp set from Stampin' Up.  Seeing a similar card on Pinterest inspired me to use it for the base idea and just add my own ideas to make it my style.  I had all the supplies so I was able to get started right away.  One of the things that I like about my studio is that I am able to keep it well stocked so that I don't have to run to the store before I start a project.  This is another really easy card - only about 20 minutes to make after I pulled out the supplies I needed.  My hubby really liked it, so with his stamp of approval, I am doubly happy.

Measurements

Brown Card Base 5 ½ x 8 ½

Green Panel  4 ¼ x 5 3/8, and 1 ¼ x 4

Wood Grain Paper Panel 4 x 5 ¼, 1 1/8 x 3 7/8

Cream Panel for Inside  4 x 5 ¼

Supplies

Stampin’ Up County Road Stamp Set

Ink Pads:  Memories Black; Distress Ink Pads:  Aged Mahogany, Pumice Stone, Tea Dye

 Directions

1.  All images are second generation stamping.  Ink up the stamp, then stamp on scratch paper first, then onto your card stock.

2.  Only the happy birthday stamp is stamped in the regular manner.

3. Use foam tape to mount the sentiment panel to the front of the card. 

Hope you like the card.  Thanks for taking a look.

Blessings,

Annie