Group of Seven Cardmakers - Floating Frames

Almost a month has gone by since I made a card using the floating frames technique featured on the Group of Seven Cardmakers blog.  I'm now just getting around to posting it.  

I think the technique works better if you have a solid background die cut but since I didn't I went with the option of using small images that could be repeated around the card.  The flowers from Altenew's Truly Amazing set were stamped with VersaFine Toffee and stenciled with Altenew ink.  There are two different images so I stamped and colored two of each, then arranged them around the panel.  The die cuts were picked up with Press and Seal and an MFT oval cut from the middle.  The remaining pieces were popped up with foam tape on the card panel that had been stamped with a Penny Black sentiment in the same Toffee ink.  For a better explanation, there are videos on the Go7 blog.

I made a second card with the oval that was left over.

A scalloped oval from MFT was cut in C9's Marmalade to frame the flowers and placed on a background embossed with Honey Bee's Burlap folder.  The sentiment is a BetterPress from Spellbinders done in Toffee ink.

It's always fun to try new things.  Thanks for dropping by to see what I did.

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Group of Seven card two

I was inspired by Bonnie's card using Penny Black's Reds and Greens die to make another card for the die cut background technique at Group of Seven Cardmakers.  The die was new to her but I've had it a long time and haven't used it lately. 

The ones for the background were cut from Hammermill paper and glued to a Hammermill panel which is a lighter weight cardstock than the PTI that I regularly use and what constitutes my card base.  The colored one was cut from watercolor paper, painted with Distress Inks and added to a PFS label that was stamped with a sentiment from PTI.

These ladies have so many unique ideas for different ways to step up your card making.  I can't wait to see what they present us with next. 

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Group of Seven Cardmakers Technique for November 2024

Why I never think to use the 'faux' embossing technique is beyond me.  It is so easy and gives a great look to your backgrounds, so thank you Group of Seven for highlighting this technique and reminding me of how great it is.  

The Privet Die from SSS was cut multiple times from leftover Neenah that is a lighter weight cardstock than what I usually use so the card didn't get too thick.   To decorate it, I used Honey Bee's Winter Birds, Winter Greenery and Let Nature Sing sentiment.   I have another card in the works that I will add to the gallery when it's finished.  Like I said, it's easy and there are so many different dies that can be used.

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Inkspirational #319 and Group of Seven - Monochromatic

I got the Geo Tiles stencil from Pinkfresh on sale a while back thinking it would make great masculine cards.  I also thought Altenew's Natures Wonders inks would be great colors to use.  Inkspirational is looking for stenciled cards for their challenge.  I didn't use the paste option.  

I must admit that I didn't line up the stencil perfectly so the die that comes with it wouldn't work but I like the card without it anyway.  The Penny Black sentiment was cut from cardstock made by inking the darkest color of the set - Mangrove Root. 

The Group of Seven Cardmakers is looking for monochromatic cards this month so I'll be sending my card to them too.

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Group of Seven Card makers - April Eclipse.

Hey there!  I'm glad you dropped by.

I didn't realize until I typed the title of my post that the Group of Seven Cardmakers technique is quite appropriate for this month.  I happen to live right in the path of the best view of the solar eclipse and my son and his family are coming to join us (and thousands of other people I've heard) to watch this incredible event.  Yes, we do have the required glasses.  

But you came here for cards and the Cover Die Eclipse Technique.  

I have a ton of cover plates but much to my chagrin, most of them won't work for this technique.  Here I've used one from Waffle Flower with patterned paper. You need two sheets - one for the base layer and one to cut.  I added two layers of heavy white cardstock behind the cut panel.  It looked like a birthday celebration to me so I added the die cut sentiment from Altenew. It was tricky making sure the letters had a place to stick.  

A lot of the Go7 cardmakers stenciled cards to use and so I tried that next.

The flowers are Daffodil Delight from Altenew that comes with a stencil.  You have to be sure to color them as close to the same as possible.  Like I said before, I have a ton of cover plates but most of them just make stitch lines on a panel.  I didn't pay close enough attention and tried to use one of them on my stenciled panel.  Yikes!  Onward and upward I go by cutting again with one part of a plaid die from Concord and 9th and layering it.  You can still see the stitch lines 😢 but I think it's still okay.  I did hate to see the stenciled pieces fall from the plate and thought for just a brief moment of saving them for another card.  Then I thought better of it and watched them fall into the recycle bin.  

This is a fun and rather easy technique so I hope you give it a try.  

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Group of Seven - Masked Stenciling

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I was intrigued by the technique at Group of Seven Cardmakers and thought I'd give it a try.  There are a number of things to consider when making a card with this technique so it was definitely a learning experience.  

First lesson learned:  The masking doesn't show up well when the image is too open.  I used the negative of a scalloped banner die on the bottom of my card base before inking up the PTI stencil.  You can see the curve but that's all.  And since there was a curve I used a sentiment from Catherine Pooler's "Something for Everyone Sentiments."

I guess I didn't learn the lesson but I wanted to use this stencil set.  For this card I cut a mask from Spellbinder's Notched Corner Frames, added it to the card base and stenciled all the veggies from Concord & 9th.  It was still too open so I inked around the edges with Pink Sand the same color as the mushrooms, which is not a bad look if you only have open image stencils.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee. 

Is this a technique you might try?  See what the Group has done for some better examples. 😉

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Group of Seven Cardmakers - January Technique 2024

My daughter needed some sympathy cards and raided my stash.  That means I need to make more to replenish it.  The technique at Group of Seven Cardmakers was a great one to do just that. 

I tore a piece of wide mint tape, placed a piece at the top and bottom of my cardstock and blended Distress Inks between.  The bird and branch from SSS were cut from black cardstock.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee.  

I did a second one, changing up the ink a little and adding a silhouette die cut from Penny Black.  The sentiment is another one from Honey Bee's dragonfly set. 

These are QACAS when the need arises although there are other ways to use the torn edge technique on the Go7 blog.  Be sure to check them out. 

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Group of Seven Cardmakers - November 2023

This month the Group of Seven has us stenciling over heat embossing.  

I need to find more stencils to do the technique with but for this card I used the poinsettia from Alex Syberia.  The heat embossed background is a stamp from SSS. It's difficult to see the inner leaves of the flower but I do love how it looks.  There are instructions and plenty of inspiration over on their blog.  Be sure to check them out and try this great technique.

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Group of Seven - Off the Edge

There are some wonderful card makers who share techniques, design elements and their inspiration cards over at Group of Seven Cardmakers.  This month the technique is "Off the Edge" and I have a card to share in their gallery.  

The flowers and sentiment are from Waffle Flower's Bouquet Builder.  They are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Altenew Artist Markers.  I need more practice with alcohol markers and thought this was a good chance to do it.  

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