Inchin' By...

Happy Monday!  I have some Inky Antics goodness for you today for my One Crazy Stamper Post!
I decided to go with this adorable HoneyPop set because this cute little fellow just makes me grin!

He is colored in the traditional Inky Antics way; Prismacolor Pencils and blended out with Gamsol.
I dressed the feller up a bit with a glittery bow that I fussy cut and popped on with a glue dot.

Inside of the card is the HoneyPop surprise!  The dear little fellow is holding up his HoneyPop apple.  The flower centers bordering the inside of this card are glittered as well for an additional touch of fun!

Papers for this card are from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist Life of the Party and Fly A Kite collections.

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Tea Time Surprise!

Today I have a happy card for my One Crazy Stamper post. It features the Inky Antics set Tea Cup Mouse.
I colored my image with Prismacolor Pencils and used the Gamsol to blend my colors. 

The inside features a HoneyPop surprise! 

Lots of new goodies in the store...be sure you pop by and check them out!
Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

One Crazy Monday....

 It's still Monday for a few hours!  GASP!  It's been a busy week around here with Swimming Lessons, Piano Lessons, Birthday/Pool Parties and some CHA design work!

Today I'm sharing a card using an Inky Antics HoneyPop set.  This set is called Turtle and has some fun images and sayings in it. 

These sets work with the HoneyComb Paper Pads to create a fun 3D surprise on the inside of your card.

For the front of my card, I used my new Fabulous Flowers stamp set with Inky Antics to create the grass and the rosette flower.  These are super simple to use and create quite the fun flat embellishments for your card.

I colored these images with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol.  I used papers from the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Collections.

I layered Mr. Turtle here on a Martha Stewart Punch Around The Page panel.

Be sure to check out the store for more fun HoneyPop Stamp Sets and Honeycomb Paper Pads.  Lora always has fun sales to browse as well. 

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Under The Weather?

I have another get well card for you today.....since it's umbrella season and all!!  This time it's for One Crazy Stamper featuring the Inky Antics HoneyPoP set Umbrella Friends.

I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored them with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. 

These cards are fun because the designing isn't just left to the outside of the card....but continues inside as well!  Check out that adorable HoneyPoP umbella element! 

Other elements on this card are designer paper from My Mind's Eye, Candi embellishments and a touch of Faux Stitching.

Be sure to stop by and see what SALES Lora has going this week!  You won't want to miss them!

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Funny Birthday Wishes!

For my One Crazy Stamper post I am sharing another Inky Antics Honey Pop creation.  This time I used the Birthday Elephant Honey Pop set and a rainbow Honeycomb paper pad. 

If you missed my tutorial on the coloring or assembling of these fun cards, please see last week's post.

You can decorate the inside of your card as much as you wish.  I cut out some circles from designer paper to ground my elephant...and was sure to add plenty of present accents.

Be sure to check often to see what sales Lora is offering....she has a great variety of items and is always adding goodies to the store!

Have a great week!
Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

HoneyPoP and PrismaColor/Gamsol Tutorials

Today I'm sharing a card using Inky Antic's Baking Kitty HoneyPOP set.  I have a double tutorial for you...first how to color using PrismaColor Pencils and Gamsol, the Inky Antics way....and then a tutorial on how to assemble the HoneyPOP portion of the card.

You will want to use regular color pencils for this technique, not watercolor pencils.  You apply color to your image lightly where you want the most pigment. 

Next, you will apply Gamsol (a brand of artist grade odorless mineral spirits) with paper stumps to blend your image.  This is effectively *melting* the wax of your pencil and smooths out pencil lines.
If your stump begins to drag or squeak, just rewet with more of the mineral spirits.

You can sharpen/clean your stumps on an emery board or sand paper.  Personally, I use one stump per color and don't bother with the cleaning or sharpening.

Now for the fun 3D HoneyPOP element on this card!  You will simply stamp the cake pieces on the desired colored HoneyPOP paper pads. 

One hint here is to use a similar colored ink, this makes it less noticable if you leave a hint of the stamped image when cutting your pieces out. 

You will want to create a 1/8 - 1/4 channel down the center of your card, rather than the traditional center fold.  This will allow for the honeypop element's thickness when the card is closed.   I am really unscientific about this....I use a Scor-Pal and just scoot my card over a titch to the right and score on the 4 1/4 inch mark and then flip my card and repeat; scooting my card over a titch and scoring again on the 4 1/4 inch mark.  This gives you two score lines, one on each side of center. 

When it comes time to add your element to the inside of your card, you will simply cover one half with a glue stick and position just to the outer edge of your score line.   Your honeypop piece will fit into the *spine* you've created in your card. 

Add glue stick to the top of the honeyPOP piece and carefully close your card. The next time you open your card you will see your HoneyPOP magic!

I like to dress up the interior of my cards, but if that is not your thing....a simple stamped sentiment and HoneyPOP element will still bring a smile!

Michelle Pearson - Inspiration Blooms

Ellie's Warm Winter Wishes~

I just had to color up Ellie Loves to Knit from Your Next Stamp again!  You can find Ellie and lots of her pals at One Crazy Stamper.

I colored her up with Copic Markers and then cut her out leaving a small narrow border.  I matched her to the KaiserCraft collection called Bubblegum Hills.  This collection is fun because it has fun die cut borders such as the one on the bottom of this card.

My embellishment on this card is a snowflake rosette made with Honeycomb paper from Inky Antics.  Lora has some on the way....so be sure to keep your eye peeled!  This stuff is fun, both in it's traditional use on HoneyPop cards and as fun borders and rosettes such as this!

Michelle Pearson ~ Inspiration Blooms