Tae Kwon-do Birthday Boy

Hello Everyone!!  Today's card is going to one of my sons' Tae Kwon-do Instructors who is a black belt!!!  I've often sat on the side of the hall colouring various images as the class trains and the Instructor pops by and has a peek at what I'm doing, so I thought why not make one just for him!  :)

I went with all black and white since that is his belt colour, starting with a base of black.  Next I cut a piece of white using Spellbinders Labels 29 dies.  I used the same die as a template to create a slightly smaller layer using some black dot paper I found in my stash (I've realised I don't have a lot of black paper in my stash!).  This is a Digi image by The Greeting Farm called Karate Ian, I've printed it out onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (E40, E42, E43, E44, E47, E000, E01, E11, E13, E70, N1, N3, N5, N7).  I've popped it up on X-press It High Tack Foam Tape over a layer of white cut with Spellbinders Large Pinking Circles Dies and embossed with M-Bossibilities  Dainty Dots.  To finish I've added a Happy Birthday sentiment from JustRite's Buntings and Banners set across the bottom.

Stamps - Karate Ian (TGF), Buntings and Banners (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Black, Patterned Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 29 and Large Pinking Circles Nestabilities, mBossabilities Dainty Dots, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Karate Boy

Hello Everyone!!  I actually made this card last week for my nephew's birthday....he turned 8!!  He's a red belt in Karate, so when I saw this digi stamp at The Greeting Farm, I knew it would be perfect for him!!!  Until now I had avoided Digi Stamping - I love the feel of inking and stamping images, but this one is only in digi form, so I took the plunge!  I used X-press It Blending Card in our Canon inkjet printer and had no trouble with the ink and my Copics.  This is a simple card - after all, boys aren't that fond of frilled up cards!!

First I printed the Karate Ian image (the first one was HUGE....lesson number one, check sizing *before* printing) and coloured it with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E50, E51, E53, YR31, R22, R24, W0, W1, W3, W5).  It was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with red cut with the matching scallop.  The base is constructed of Riding Hood Red, White and some MME Lush DP.  Across the bottom I added some red grosgrain ribbon.  The sentiment is from JustRite Stamper's new Just Because stamp set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with the JR Nested Sentiment Dies.  I popped up the Karate Boy on foam tape and stuck him to the middle of the card.

Stamps - Karate Ian (The Greeting Farm), Just Because (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, MME Lush DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Inkjet Printer
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, JustRite Nested Sentiment Dies, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)