Cards By Ducky

  I actually started these cards last year and I had intended on making a set that had all snowflakes but my dogs got ahold of the rest of my snowflakes so I decided to create more of a variety. These cards use Ranger's Perfect Pearls which is a metallic pigment powder to make sparkly snowflake backgrounds.  To make the backgrounds, I used snowflakes from  Gina K Designs Sparkling Snowflakes and  Colorado Craft Company Big & Bold Nordic Snowflake . I used my Embossing Magic Powder Bag so that the Perfect Pearls only stuck where I stamped and then I stamped the background using VersaMark Ink . I then put Perfect Pearls on the card front and used a paint brush to spread the pigment powder around. I took a lint free cloth to wipe off the excess powder. The colors used for each are listed below.  For the sentiment for each card, I used a stamp from  Colorado Craft Company Lovely Legs Bethlehem's Light stamped with VersaMark Ink and embos...

I created these cards using The Greetery's Reflection Stamp Set . This set includes 6 layers to create a reflection scene with trees and a lake. The stamp set includes a guide for how to align the stamps. I decided to create a card set for different times of the day. There is also a coordinating die for this set but I did not use it for these cards. The die only cuts out the trees and has an open edge, which would be great for a tri-fold card which I plan on doing for a future card. The cardstock used for these cards is Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube Cardstock. This card basically represents what the layering guide shows for a quick and simple card. I used Gina K Premium Dye Inks to stamp this image. The colors used are listed below. The first stamp is the lake, which lines up with the bottom corner of the card. The rest of the card builds off of this first stamp. I finished the card by stamping a sentiment from the same stamp set with VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink and then glue...

  Whenever I make cards, I like to make as many as possible while I have my supplies out. I enjoy the repetition and I find it rewarding when I end up with a bunch of cards. Card sets make great gifts for holidays and birthdays. In this post, I'll discuss various mass producing tips. The most useful tool for mass producing is a stamping tool which allows you to stamp in the same spot every time for as many times as you desire. The stamping tool I use is My Sweet Petunia's MISTI .  I like to create the individual pieces first and put everything together at the end. For this card, I first cut out several pieces of Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock with a frame from The Greenery's Nordic Frames Die . I cut out more images than I need because I know there will be some mistakes. I keep as many card fronts as I can, even with small mistakes, because they are often easy to get rid of or cover up. I next worked on the floral image for the card front. I used  Gina K Designs Sprin...

  I decided to use up some of my specialty paper by making cards using embossing folders. For the cards above, I used  Simon Says Stamp Tumbled Hexagon Embossing Folder along with various specialty paper from Tonic Studios. The colors are listed below: Blue:  Tonic Tidal Wave Mirror Cardstock Purple:  Tonic Soft Amethyst Mirror Satin Cardstock Pink:  Tonic Pink Chiffon Mirror Satin Cardstock Light Blue:  Tonic Marina Mist Mirror Iridescent Cardstock Green:  Tonic Water Sprite Mirror Iridescent Cardstock To finish the card, I cut out a frame from The Greetery's Nordic Frames Die Set and stamped a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Tiny Sentiment Stamp Set using Versafine Onyx Black Pigment Ink . This stamp set comes with a variety of sentiments for any occasion. I cut out a seahorse from Simon Says Stamp's Picture Book Seahorse Wafer Die from Tonic Holo Waves Mirror Cardstock and glued it onto the frame. To make the eye of the seahorse, I ...