2020 #10 Postcards with ESN {by Carol Fox}

2020 Topic 10: Recycled Packaging

Intro
There is something super appealing about white, black and a splash of blue on kraft card. The white space is less 'white' when you work with kraft (duh) and somehow that adds a warm balance which I find super-appealing! Carol works her magic utilising many of Sara Naumann's stamps, and there are always a load of interesting elements within them to suit the painted layers perfectly!
~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Carol with you today, and I'd like to share with you some postcards made with my favorite packaging to recycle those lovely Amazon Kraft Coloured envelopes.

I have made some 6 x 4 postcards to send in the place of Cards, either for birthdays or just a random "miss you card". I do usually send these naked through the post so I make them flat. Here I have simply stenciled and then added stamping over the top with paints and inks. I used a combination of paints and inks as this adds more layers and I was also introduced to my new must have background stamp, and yes I do admit to being a little bit in love with it.

My finished postcards. I usually send them naked through the post like this, but due to the present circumstances I have added an envelope and this is shown in the last photo.

Background stencil with PS046 and Chalk fresco Paint. I went for a softer white as I thought this looked nicer against the Kraft coloured card.

My new favourite background stamp set ESN09 stamped using Marbles Fresco Paint. I pounced my paint gently onto the stamp with a bit of cut and dry to avoid to much paint and a smudgy image.

  

The words from ESN05 stamped in black archival in. 

Using sets ESN21 and ESN28 I stamped an image on each card using black archival ink.

I added the same splatter image I used before from ESN09 but this time I stamped it in black archival ink. I like how the same image stamped in different mediums adds depth to my postcard.

I didn't like the way the quote had covered my 'Carte Postal' on one of my cards, so I decided to colour in the words on each card and this helped to lift the words in front of the circle stamp. I also ran my ink pad around the edge of the cards to frame them a little bit.

On my envelope I simply repeated what I did for the cards, but I masked off a bit in the middle with a post it note to give a space for the address.

These are very quick to make and are handy for a last minute Birthday card and I like them in preference to a proper card as they remind me of when I was little and we always seemed to get loads of postcards in the summer from Holidays, a bit of the lost past now with all the social media sites and everything being so instant...grief showing my age here!! But I suppose they appeal to the retro chick in me and I love writing my message on the back. My family did think I was either weird or to mean to give them an envelope at first but I think they get it now. Also if anyone still reads proper books they make great bookmarks. 

Have a lovely Day and I can be found at the following places.

Carol x

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2018 Topic #7 Kraft card: Collaged elements with VID {by Nikki Acton}

2018 Topic 7: Kraft Card

Nikki has opted for a kraft-white-brown ink colour scheme here. This has allowed her to play with all the elements and textures until she was happy with the arrangement. Sometimes it is a really good idea to strip back the colour and force yourself to work with a more limited palette than you otherwise might. Can you meet the challenge and have a go? Go on! ~Leandra

Hi everyone, Nikki from Addicted to Art with you today, and I'd like to share my designs using Kraft card, white and collaged elements.

I love the impact of white on Kraft and so decided to keep my colours minimal just adding brown ink to the mix. Having selected my Vintage Ink and the Dog stamp set to work with I knew I was going to chop them all up and create some collaged pieces! When I get a new stamp set I often stamp each one several times on scrap paper and play around with them - whole or in part to find compositions that work. 

I took the stamp set - ID08 and stamped each element in brown archival as well as another set with versamark and white embossing powder. I then began mixing and cutting and seeing what I could come up with! 

I love the eyes and the 'Take another Look' phrase but had to separate them all. Similarly with the numbers - I cut them all up to make smaller elements to add to the collage.

On the base of the card and tag I added paint with Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic - in Chalk through a stencil  - PS036  and then randomly stamped the script stamp from the above set.

When it comes to arranging elements I try to follow basic rules of composition - although there is a time to break them and sometimes it works! On the card above I tried to create a triangle of three dominant areas of different sizes - this helps to guide the eye naturally around the piece.

Framing is also a great way make things stand out. When matt and layering cards I try to add matts of different framing distance from the next - but a great way to achieve this is to use ink or paint. You can see here how I have added a layer of Fresco paint to create a border for the Kraft card.

I had lots of fun playing with this stamp set! If it isn't something you already do I encourage you to play around with stamped images - cut them up, layer them, mix them. Even if it doesn't always work it might generate new ideas. 

Nikki

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2018 Topic #7 Kraft card: Crumpled Kraft Collage Cards with EEA {by Autumn Clark}

2018 Topic 7: Kraft Card

Oh me oh my, these cards are gorgeous. I love the Vintage touch and there are so many gorgeous details. They look simple, but ohhhh nooo, check out the embossing powders, the die cuts, the coordinated splatter, lots of fun all pulled together so beautifully!! Thanks Autumn! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Autumn Clark with you today to share a couple of grungy dimensional cards.  

I was thrilled to create for the Kraft Card Topic because kraft paper is one of my great loves.  From brown paper packages tied up with strings to corrugated cardboard, I simply adore the color and texture of kraft!

I have been itching to make some crumpled kraft paper backgrounds, complete with rips and stitches.  I knew the PaperArtsy Eclectica³ {Everything Art} Collection (EEA06) stamps would be perfect.

After stitching my crumpled kraft down, I started making some paper to help build my layers.  I dipped kraft card into Distress Oxides for my blue backgrounds.  I overstamped one of my all time favorite stamps from PaperArtsy Eclectics³ {Seth Apter} Collection (ESA08) in Distress Oxide over my puddled colors. 

I made some more "vintage book" paper with Distress Inks and stamped the photo strip in Tree Branch Archival for a vintage look.  I colored my die cuts with very watered down Royal Blood Infusions.

I embossed the number stamps in black and added an embossed die cut, some basket filler and half of a handmade flower to each card.  I thought the found relatives worked well with the photo strip stamp.  

I'm thankful to be building my birthday card stash with these two!  Of course, I would have loved to have finished them off with a sentiment from the Alison Bomber collection, but I have a little more collecting to do stampwise.  ;0

So what stamps have your crafty heart a fluttering these days?  I hope these images have inspired you and you are encouraged to get to "krafting".  

Happy stamping, Autumn

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2018 #7 Kraft Card: Colorful Trio with JoFY {by Anneke De Clerck}

2018 Topic 7: Kraft Card

So just how does Anneke make this tiled background in the centre card?? Well you will have to read on to find out! It wasn't what I imagined -she is too clever for words!  Enjoy! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Anneke here today, and I'd like to share with you a set of cards I made for the current 'Kraft Card' topic. I have a love-hate relationship with kraft card. I created cards on a kraft background before but I'm usually preferring a more grayish kraft. I love using bright colors on my projects and in the past I was convinced those colors don't work on a brown surface. For today's cards I used the new Dina Wakley Media kraft cardstock by Ranger and that paper is deep brown. Quite a challenge I thought... but during the  process  of making these cards I discovered it's perfectly possible to end up with colorful cards using that very brown kraft card. I'll show you how.

As usual I've chosen the colors before starting my project. This time I went for pink, orange and green.

In my opinion white works very well on kraft so I decided to put some white paint on the kraft card bases to start with. Later on this will help the colors pop more as well. I used 3 quick and easy techniques to add white accents to a kraft card before stamping on it. I scraped some paint to the card on the right using a plastic card. On the card in the middle I used the edges of the plastic card to create stripes. 

Here I worked with a homemade stamp. I've cut a 2,5 x 2,5 cm square out of a carving block and used this simple homemade stamp to create a pattern. 

For this challenge I worked with some of the latest but also a few of the older JOFY stamp sets. I love how the stamps from the different sets go together so easily! On the first card I combined stamps from JOFY 60, JOFY 09 and JOFY 45.

I stamped the flowers, greenery and text straight to the background. The white paint made the surface a bit bumpy, that's the reason I used my MISTI stamping tool. This allowed me to restamp if necessary. I left both card and stamp in place while coloring the greenery, then overstamped the print after drying. On the left you see an overstamped print. With the help of the MISTI (or similar stamping tool) you can easily paint with an opaque paint without loosing any detail of the stamp, a great advantage in my believe.

During the month of March I joined a gel printing challenge on Instagram. This left me with a bunch of colorful gel prints ready on my desk. I've chosen to stamp the flower heads on a pink/orange print. I did the letters of the word "big" the same way. A quick and easy way to add color to a project!

Here I used stamps from the JOFY 60, JOFY 63 and JOFY MINI 62 stamp sets.

I love the versatility of this small JOFY stamp! I'll use this one often on future projects.

On this card I first added some white stamping using a script stamp from the JOFY 63 set, love the outcome!

I attached a strip of Jane Davenport washi tape to a scrap of white paper and punched small squares out of that paper. I used those tiny squares to embellish the cards.

For the final card I used stamps from the JOFY 60 and JOFY 63 set. The small circles on the top left corner are from the JOFY 45 set.

I was surprised I was able to create cards that fit seamlessly with my style using the deep brown cardstock. But I have to admit the beautiful JOFY stamps did help a lot!!! 

I hope I could convince you it's perfectly possible to make other than vintage cards using kraft cardstock. Just start by adding some white paint and then pick a few bright colors. The beautiful JOFY or other PaperArtsy stamps will do the rest!

I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anneke

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2018 #7 Kraft card: Trio of Cards with ESN {by Miriam Grazier}

2018 Topic 7: Kraft Card

Miriam is so good at showing us variations of ideas, and she nails it tonight. 3 cards with totally different effects using the same image is super-interesting! I hope you enjoy it too! ~ Leandra

Hi everyone, it's Miriam with you today, and I'd like to share with you a trio of cards that I made using Kraft card.

I started off with the intention of creating one card but I started getting excited to try different things and ended up creating three.  What I loved was how all three cards looked different and yet they all were made using Kraft card and the same stamps.  It was almost as if the Kraft card took on different properties when used with different materials.

My favourite card was the one that I used white ink and embossing on.

I loved how the white ink looked on the Kraft card.  I have a collection of white inks that work differently on different materials.  For Kraft card I found that VersaMagic worked the best.

I loved how the vellum and burlap created a soft and natural look.  The white embossing really made the stamp from ESN25 'pop' and I loved the detail that it showed.

For this card I used Distress Oxides. I love how they looked on the Kraft card. 

I kept this card simple using the Oxides and a white gel pen.  Again, I used the feather stamp from ESN25 but also the postage stamp from ESN24, which was used around the edges.  

I thought this would make a great one layer card.

For my final card I wanted to see how the new Emerald Creek Seth Apter Baked Textures would look on Kraft card.

This really excited me.  I stamped the script from ESN04 and used the Vintage Beeswax Baked Textures powder.  When I melted this I was almost giddy with excitement - I just loved how this looked on the Kraft card.

For the main image I used Patina Oxide Baked Textures.  I didn't quite stamp the full image but I was fine with this - it looked amazing - the effect was truly fabulous - I love these textures!!  The pop of gold, along with the patina really work well with the Kraft card.

I really had great fun creating these and I had to stop myself.  I so loved trying different materials with the Kraft card. I loved the softness with vellum but also how different it reacted with the Distress Oxides.  

I really hope that I have inspired you to have a go yourself and see what effects you can create using Kraft card.  

Thank you for joining me this evening.  Pop over to my blog to have a look at how these cards were created..

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