Ken's cards part 2 was another big hit at the store, we made a total of 5 cards .. here they are!
This first card uses stamps from A Muse and cardstock as well. Ken is a big fan of A Muse and owner Linda Carnell and likes to incorporate her stamps and products. On the outside, Ken stamped a sentiment and in the inside it's a pop up card. Blue paper with white dots from A muse is the ideal pattern for winter cards calling for a snowy feel! Just in time as we head into Fall and Winter!
This design utilizes the basics of 3-D. Utilizing a few cuts to the base and inverting the fold, this card brings to life the panels created with the new A muse holiday stamps. You'll notice the cute couple as well as the adorable reindeer create different layers adding dimension to the "pop up" card. To create yet another layer, the panel with the trees is mounted with foam tape raising it slightly off the back panel.
This next card is a tennis card.. Ken made a tennis ball with circle punches and stamped the "bounce" with an A Muse stamp background. No need to draw any lines...simply use the circle punch and remove an eighth of an inch on each side of the circle and you've got a super-clean tennis ball! Watch when you open it up!
He made a tennis court! He cut out the court with green paper and stamped the net with a savvy stamps background. Wouldn't be complete without the sentiment "love match" by memory box.
This next card is another Ken "original" card. It's a panda bear in honor of the summer olympics in Beijing and his Chinese background. Ken also knows how much Kathy K loves pandas so this ones for you Kath!
Ken loves punches...swears they're your best friend! He created this with our circle die cut and circle and oval punches by Marvy and Ek Success. So fun! Change up the colors a bit and creates other fun animals suchs as puppies and bears...the ideas are endless!
When you open up the card, the sentiment by A Muse says "Wild about you"
This next card is a "flip" card. Ken got the directions from Splitcoast stampers and made this fun halloween greeting. The front side of the card says hocus pocus and has three crows going into the witches brew... when you pull the card, it flips to this:
Three ghosts coming out of the brew! Notice the white specks. It's my favorite pen! The uniball white paint pen. It works on any dark color papers and works so nicely with stardream cardstocks! It's a must have pen! All stamps, ribbon and epoxy stickers by A Muse. Wouldn't this "majic" card be perfect for a 25th anniversary celebration...with a picture of the bride and groom on their wedding day on the front and a picture of the bride and groom 25 years later on the back!
Finally, this last card was a favorite. It's a scratch and sniff card! We also got this recipe from Splitcoast stampers. You mix strawberry hi-c powder mix with white embossing powder. Stamp the strawberry in Brilliance's rocket red ink and sprinkle your concoction and emboss with the heat gun! It's amazing how much it smells!!! Really..it really works!!! All stamps, ribbon and paper by A Muse. Strawberry by savvy stamps.
Ken,
Your cards are AMAZING!!! Will you come teach at our new store?!
Hugs,
Linda
Posted by: Linda | August 20, 2008 at 12:48 AM