Unlimited Fun with a Template and Blockhead Stamps

Hi Dreamers,

Happy Valentine's Day!!  Hope your day is sweet!   I am having a great day here.   We are getting a little snow here in Michigan, so the view out the window is pretty.  I have been playing with my Crafters Workshop template again.  Boy, oh boy, I went crazy.   Here is just a small sample of all the backgrounds I made.

You can check out more ideas and the tutorial I posted on this page.   When I was working with my template this time I discovered that really, really cool result were had by NOT cleaning the template off between uses.  I just kept flipping it over and spraying it again, and flipping it and spraying again onto a new piece of CS each time.  You get some really subtle colors with this technique.   The two cards I want to share with you today are the result of this continual flipping and spraying technique.    I used two of my favorite stamps from Blockheads stamps to make the cards.  The  Bizarre Carnival Girl and Jester.

Materials List:

STAMPS:  Carnival Girl and Jester

Grunge It up

Verses-Special Delivery

TEMPLATE: Mini Harlequin-Crafters Workshop

INKS: Vintage Sepia-Versafine

Raisin Adirondack-Ranger

Malted Mauve and Pink Petunia-Versamagic

Stormy Sky Distress Ink-Ranger

DISTRESS STAIN-Faded Jeans- Ranger

SPRAYS: Glimmer Pink and Gold

CARDSTOCK:White, Cocoa Brown, Teal Blue

EMBELLISHMENTS: Pearls from Kaiser Craft, Silver Pearls, Lace, Ribbon, Ribbon yarn.

I started with White CS; sprayed Pink and Gold Glimmer Mist over the template.  The Carnival Girl is stamped with Vintage Sepia.  I stamped three images from the Grunge It Up set with Pink Petunia.  I distressed the edges using the direct to paper method with the Malted Mauve Dew Drop pad.    The Sentiment is stamped with Raisin.

I cut a piece of ribbon and rolled one edge and glued it down.  I added some lace and ribbon yarn .   Here is a look at the inside.  This sentiment if from the Verses- Special Delivery.  

The second card is made with the Carnival Jester.  This background is the result of starting with White CS and Faded Jeans Distress stain.   I made one or two backgrounds with it.  And then without cleaning off the template, I flipped it over and sprayed it with gold glimmer spray.  This is probably a 2nd or 3rd generation image made without cleaning off the template.  

Again, I used the images from the Grunge It Up set and the Malted Mauve Versamagic ink.  I also distressed with Stormy Sky DI ( using a distressing tool) and Malted Mauve (direct to paper)

I added a few silver pearls for embellishments.  Here is a look at the inside.  I can write a little note on the inside.  

Challenges for my Distressed Template cards:

Simon Stamp and Show: Anything goes

Truly Madly Crafty: ribbon and bling

Fashionable Stamping: monochromatic and one color

Lets ink It up: ribbons and lace

Paper Sundaes: Cream , blue, distressing,and pearls

Stamptacular Sundays: Pearls and lace

Allsorts: free and easy

Poisoned  Peas: free style

All my Valentine's Day cards went out and I hand delivered a few this morning.  Hope you have a great day!!  Love ya.

Karen