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Long Tide, No Sea – New Release & Card

June 19, 2018 By Maple & Ink

long tide no sea

Long Tide, No Sea is here! I’m so excited to share it with you! It’s love with everything in this set, from the mermaid all the way down to the seaweed. What do you think?

Today, I wanted to show off a card using our new stamp set, here we go:

First, I used the Cascading Scallops stencil by My Favorite Things with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick and Cracked Pistachio.

Using any stencil is so much fun. If you haven’t played with one, give it a try! Seriously, revealing your pattern on the paper after blending ink is an awesome surprise.

Once I created the background, I added a border using a basic stitch die from Lawn Fawn, stamped the Long Tide, No Sea sentiment to the bottom and glued it down.

I next colored and cut out all the images. Let’s stick the mermaid and seaweed down using foam tape to give it some dimension. I used normal flat tape to tack down the rest.

To give the card even more pop, I created “bubbles” using Nuvo drops in Morning Dew. You can use any plastic type of material to let the drops dry on. I laminated a lamination sheet without anything in it to use for nuvo drops and water colour, as you can see by the blue in the photo. A plastic sheet protector works just fine as well. You’ll need to make the bubbles in advance to let them dry thoroughly, overnight should do.

I peeled the bubble effects off the clear plastic sheet and used Elmer’s to adhere them to the card.

A cute card for someone you miss dearly!

You can grab the new stamp set,  Long Tide, No Sea here

Use “STAMPS10” at checkout for 10% off! Sea you Later!!!!

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Life’s Grand Holding Your Hand

January 3, 2018 By Maple & Ink

We’ve had tons of fun with Christmas cards this holiday, but my favorite cards to make are Valentine’s Day cards! This new set is very adorable and I am having much fun utilizing it. Maybe I’m just done with winter and ready for bright, cheerful colors. This is the perfect set to get out of the winter funk. For this card, we are using a new stamp set release – Our Love.

For the background, Tim Holtz distress inks were blended to create the sunset effect. Worn lipstick and dried marigold are the colors used. (you can find the blender here and the inks here.)

The hillside border is from Lawnfawn stitched hillside. I absolutely love this die set, it has all you need to make a lot of different cards. Even though this hillside has a built in border I opted to add a scalloped border on top, You can find it here. The scalloped border on top adds more dimension, which is always a plus!

Our cute couple and sentiment are from Maple & Ink’s new release – Our Love.

The pinks are so very cheerful! I hope you have fun with our new set!

 

 

 

 

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Merry Coffee Girl

December 15, 2017 By Maple & Ink

Here’s the last card from the Maple & Ink for the Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop called Merry Coffee Girl! I’m a touch sad this hop’s coming to an end. I’ve loved seeing how imaginative everyone is. I hope this gives you a little inspiration as well.

I’m still picturing things to do with my Black Friday deals. Cards are so much fun! I settled on a whiteout background so our Little Lady from the Espresso Yourself set popped on the front.

For the background, the snowfall is Tim Holtz Sizzix Snowfall embossing folder. I then die cut a cityscape using the Gina Marie Winter Village die.

The Merry sentiment is from Paper Smooches Merry Christmas, cut away from the full Merry Christmas die.

What do you think of the whiteout? I like the simple and clean look of this card while having many elements and depth to it.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the coffee lover’s blog hop! There’s so many ideas and cool things to discover!

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Better Latte Than Never

December 10, 2017 By Maple & Ink

Better Latte Than Never

Better Latte Than Never

Happy Winter Blog Hop! I’ve been playing around with all the Black Friday dies I bought and whipped this Better Latte Than Never card up. If you haven’t joined in on the fun yet, check out our Coffee Lover’s Winter Blog Hop. There’s so many sponsors and lot’s of chances to win fun prizes!

One of the dies I bought was the Lawn Fawn Landscape die. I’m in love with it, so easy to make a card with just that set, everything you need for the hillside border and even little trees and a house. The Little Lady and sentiment are from the Espresso Yourself set which is on sale right now. The snowflakes are from the Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflake die set.

After punching out the snowflakes, I used the Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder to make them glisten. I stuck the Little Lady between the hillsides to mimic deep snow. She may have to walk to school uphill in the snow both ways, but at least she has a nice warm cup of coffee!

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Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2017

December 8, 2017 By Maple & Ink

Maple & Ink is one of many sponsors for this years Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop! Hello there, it’s me Ashleigh, showing you what can be done with our Espresso Yourself stamp set. This stamp set is so adorable for card making and other crafts. I wanted to do something more than a paper craft and if you need super quick gift ideas or a stocking stuffer for a coffee lover, then this set is perfect! Who doesn’t love cute coasters?

I found some round cuts of wood in my garage and thought this wood (ha!) work out great. Having the bark still intact adds extra rustic and cozy feelings, I think. Major craft stores sell round wood cuts too if you can’t find anything suitable around your house. (Or make your husband/partner make you some with a miter saw…)

Honestly, you don’t need anything fancy for this project. I used Versafine ink in Onyx Black for stamping. Make sure your wood rounds are even and dry, otherwise some parts of the stamp may not transfer due to irregularities. Don’t worry about small knots or cracks, they add character!

I then colored in the images with Tombow markers. When coloring, use gentle strokes going with the grain of the wood to reduce or eliminate damage to the markers. Going against the grain can be too rough for most marker tips. I colored very gently and the markers were perfectly fine after. I found the images looked better when some elements were left uncolored like the skin or anything that you would want a light color.

Pro tip (or just a tip from someone who’s made this already) Always use a lighter color than what you would choose. When coloring the wood with markers, the wood always make it darker than on paper. Don’t worry about shading or adding texture with your markers, the wood adds enough as it is.

Pair the coasters with a nice bag of coffee (or tea! or hot cocoa mix!) or even a coffee shop gift card and you’ll have a quick thoughtful gift.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this craft and don’t forget to link up with the coffee lovers bloghop! We’ll be back with more crafts before the blog hop is over so come back soon.

P.S. Maple & Ink stamps are on sale!

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Very Fondue You

January 6, 2017 By Maple & Ink

Happy New Year! We’re starting 2017 off with a new release! What could be better than that? The Very Fondue You stamp set is now available and ready for Valentine’s Day fun!Continue reading

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Clear Christmas Shaker Card

December 15, 2016 By Maple & Ink

Clear Christmas Shaker Card

Tis’ the season of giving!

Now then, I’ve got one cute little shaker tutorial to stuff with any gift card. I think people either love or hate gift cards…but for me, I dig them. They’re great stocking stuffers and perfect fillers when you want to give another small something.

Clear Christmas Shaker Card

Just a gift card is common nowadays, and a bit boring. So let’s get started on how to make a gift card fun!

Most stores offer them at the checkout stand and that’s just where I got mine. Beyond convenient. This time I grabbed a Starbucks card, you can’t go wrong with coffee.

This clear shaker card is past easy, perfect for your busy holiday season.

 

You’ll need:

 

Small piece of red and white cardstock

Colour Me Alpha stamp set

Delicata Gold Ink

We R Memory Keeper’s Fuse Tool

Square acrylic stamp block

Plus your gift card!

 

Follow along and make one yourself!

 

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Mini String Tie Envelopes – Sequin Storage

October 7, 2016 By Maple & Ink

Ok, so I know this isn’t technically a stamping tutorial but I know a lot of us use sequins when cardmaking. I thought I’d make this tutorial – Mini String Tie Envelopes –  for those who are struggling to find the perfect sequin storage like I was.Continue reading

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I’m Glad I Spotted You First Card

September 2, 2016 By Maple & Ink

im glad i spotted you first

Happy Friday!

It’s Ashleigh here from Maple & Ink and I’ve got a super quick card tutorial using the You Bet Your Giraffe stamp set from the recent August Release.

I hope you love giraffes as much as I do!

In this tutorial a basic card is made but you can take it up a notch adding more embellishments, textured paper, etc!

im glad i spotted you first

For this card you’ll need:

5×7 card- orangey/yellow color

Tim Holtz brown spotted paper

White paper

You Bet Your Giraffe stamp set

Adhesive

scissors

colored pencils

giraffe supplies

I hope you enjoy this tutorial and don’t forget to subscribe!

 

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Aged To Perfection – Birthday Card

July 29, 2016 By Maple & Ink

Aged to Perfection card

Hi everyone! I’m here today with a fast little tutorial for making your own cheesy birthday card. If you’re in the Maple and Ink Stamp Shop Facebook group or following us on Instagram, it’s a very good chance that you saw a peak of this super simple card using  the Aged To Perfection stamp set. It’s sooo easy.

You’ll need:

Cardstock ( a dark yellow, light yellow, and white)

5/8” paper punch

Ink

A stamp block

Aged to Perfection stamp set.

 

Enjoy the video and don’t forget to subscribe! We have lot’s of good things coming!

 

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