Barbed Wire Wreath Spiral Card and Video

I have been playing with my MISTI tool and my stamps lately, as I have been inspired by an older post from Iliana about using shape templates to create a spiral stamped image. You can download the octagon template I used directly from her blog post.  I printed the template, laminated it and added some double sided removable poster tape to the center so it would hold my cardstock in place while I was stamping.  

Here is the finished card:

And a video I made showing the process of stamping with the MISTI template and creating the card:

Supplies Used:

Texana Designs Stamps: Mini BW Wreath, So Happy For You

Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock

Crate Paper: Acorn Avenue (Cashew Shop)

We R Memory Keepers: April Showers (Simply Spring)

Tsukineko: Versafine Inkpad (Onyx Black)

Hero Arts: Soft Granite Inkpad

Ranger: Tim Holtz Distress Crayons (Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers); 

Distress Inkpads (Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers); Foam Blending Tool

Kuretake: Zig Writer (Platinum)

Cheery Lynn Designs: French Pastry Doily Die

Spellbinders: Nestabilities Die (Small Standard Circles)

Freckled Fawn: Enamel Dew Drop Stickers (Est Blue)

3M Foam Tape

Paint Brush, Water

Ranger Heat It Tool

MISTI Tool

Craft Mat

Texas State University cards

I have two cards to share today. These are college related, but could be adapted for any occasion. :)

The tan card has more of a masculine look. I stamped the Bobcats word on the background of the tan cardstock with Versamark ink, then sprayed the Bronze color over top. I highlighted the word Bobcats with black in the bottom right corner. The smaller Texas State University fits perfectly in the center of the Texas Outline (small) and I colored the image with markers, then covered with clear glitter. 

The card base and all the layers were inked along the edges with a black inkpad and a foam blending tool. A small piece of maroon cardstock and some brown brads adds to the masculine feel.

Supplies used for Tan card:

*Texana Designs Stamps: Texas Outline (Small), Texas State University, Bobcats

Tan & Maroon Cardstock

Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock

Tsukineko: Memento Inkpad (Tuxedo Black), Versamark Inkpad (Clear)

Ranger: Distress Inkpad (Antique Linen, Black Soot); Foam Blending Tool

Heidi Swapp Color Shine: Bronzer

Letraset: Promarkers/Flexmarkers (Burgundy, Cappuccino)

Zig: Wink of Stella Glitter Pen (Clear)

The Paper Studio: Brads

3M Foam Tape

* = products I have received in exchange for making a card sample. 

The white card has a background created with the Star (mini) stamp colored with markers. Then the gold mist was sprayed over the stamped base, which gives the card a fun, sparkly surprise.

 The main image was stamped with the large square first, then adding the Texas Outline and the Texas State University words inside that. The word Bobcats had enough room to fit in the bottom corner. I colored this layer with markers and used foam tape to add it to the card base. The card base and the maroon layer were both inked along the edges with a black inkpad and a foam blending tool.

Supplies Used for White Card:

*Texana Designs Stamps: Texas Outline (Small), Texas State University, Bobcats, Large Square Frame, Star (mini)

Tan & Maroon Cardstock

Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock

Tsukineko: Memento Inkpad (Tuxedo Black)

Ranger: Distress Inkpad (Antique Linen, Black Soot); Foam Blending Tool

Heidi Swapp Color Shine: Gold

Letraset: Promarkers/Flexmarkers (Burgundy, Cappuccino)

3M Foam Tape

* = products I have received in exchange for making a card sample. 

Texas State Card

I have a card I created last week to share with you today...

 I stamped the image with my Versamark inkpad onto white cardstock, then used the gold glitter embossing powder and heat set it. 

Then I used my alcohol markers to color in the image and cut it out.  For the grey cardstock, I used some Pearl Metallic Paint thinned with water and a paintbrush to give the cardstock a shimmery wash of color. I used the grey inkpad and foam blending tool to add some definition to the outside of the pattern paper card base. 

The gold in the embossing powder, the glitter washi tape and the layer of shimmer on the grey cardstock all give this card extra sparkle and shine!

Supplies Used: 

Texana Designs Stamp: Texas (state)

Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock

ANW Crestwood: Grey Cardstock (Night Sky) Crate Paper: Pattern Paper (Hazelwood Café)

Tsukineko: Versamark Inkpad

Ranger: Distress Inkpad (Hickory Smoke); Foam Blending Tool, Adirondack Metallic Paint Dabber (Pearl)

Letraset: Promarkers (Red, Linen, Mint Green, Warm Grey 4)

Wow: Embossing Glitter (Metallic Gold Sparkle) Seal It: Glitter Washi Tape (Gold)

Spellbinders: Nestabilities Die (Labels 18) 3M Foam Tape Paint Brush, Water