Monday, March 24, 2025

SUPERNOVA by Fran Chalmers

 Hi everyone!

Today I've made a clean and simple card using two of my favourite stamps.


I made the background using a stencil of stars from my stash, using Elements Inks in Lemon Drop and Lime Punch.


I stamped the main image on thick paper and coloured it in with copic pens, and fussy cut it out.


I stamped the sentiment in Elements Ink Russet Orange.


I then added tiny stars to the background, in Versafine Clair Summertime


I then went round the edge of the card with an orange Sharpie pen to finish it off.



Stamps Used:


Other items used:
Star stencil
Star stamp
Copic pens
Elements inks in Lime Punch, Lemon Drop, Russet Orange
Orange Sharpie pen
Versafine Clair ink in Summertime





Saturday, March 22, 2025

Love till death by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi Lovelies ❤

Welcome back here at Viva Las Vegastamps.

Today, I like to share my newest postcard and the way, how I made it.




1.) First I stamp my chosen image on watercolor paper:



2.) I'll now mask this image with a created mask to protect the image so that I can color it later:



3.) With my selected background image, I now emboss the entire surface of the card:




4.) After everything has been blow-dried and cured, I color the entire background. For this, I used a glittery black:



5.) Now I want to add some text to my card. To do this, I stamp all the necessary letters onto a separate sheet of watercolor paper and color them. Then I cut out all the letters:



6.) They are glued on with a 3D foam that sticks on both sides:



All stamps, I used:

- Kissing skeletons

- Neon Alphabet

- Sky of stars


other supplies:

- Watercolor paper (Canson)

- VersaFine Clair

- VersaMark

- Embossingpowder transparent

- handmade watercolors

- 3D foam

- Cardstock


See ya soon *mwah*



Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Flashing cat by Cathy N

                                           Good morning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today. 



Stamps Used:

I started out by stamping cat flasher in the center of the card. I then made a mask for the cat flasher and cut it out. I then stamped the spiked fence on the card.
After I was done with that, I decided to add some clouds to the background, so I got out my cloud stencil and some blue distress inks and a blending brush and made some clouds.


I then colored the cat with copic markers and added the other half of the moon I had laying around.


                                                              

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Twilight by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone! Spring is in the air! 

Hope you enjoy the card I did for this project!

For this card I used glossy card stock and dye inks and latex make up sponges.
Get the sponge good and inked up and start swiping the ink on.  The wetter the card gets the more it will slide nicely and not leave unwanted marks. start with the lightest blue first.
Then add in some green in a few places.
Then some pale violet...
Then a darker blue...swipe in a few places, not the whole card.




Then a darker blue and then black . swipe in from the outside edges. also, keep in mind your card will lighten up a lot as it dries. give it 24 hours and you will see a difference


When you re happy with your background, stamp your main image(s) in black memories or staz on ink..
let it dry. Then Layer with colored cardstock.
Pro tip- I used versaclair black ink and if you try to do any additional inking over that it will smear right off.. if you are done, then it works fine. The key to this technique is lots of waterbased dye ink so the colors slide around easy. You can even use paper towels or cotton balls to put the color on. 
Hope you enjoyed!


Stamps used:
Leafless trees in field    19719
Tree with tire swing  19717

Other supplies:
Glossy card stock
Marvy matchables dye ink pads
versaclair nocturne




Saturday, March 08, 2025

Good with ketchup by Cathy N

 Good evening, Cathy here with a round card for you tonight. 


                                                                                Stamps used:

                                                                   11066 Meddle not saying

                                                                   20208 Vornii the bookish

                                                                  17545 grunge 1787 writing background

I started out by die cutting the circle from white cardstock and then stamping grunge 1787 writing background on the background and then edged it with drown distress ink. 

Next, I stamped Vornii the bookish and colored him with copic markers. 


I then added a die cut so he could be grounded, and stamped Meddle not saying on a separate white cardstock and then I layered it on black and added it to the top of the circle. Lastly, I added some green glitter circles to the front.  


Friday, March 07, 2025

Crazy Frog by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi Lovelies ❤


Welcome back at VLVS Blog.

Here's my new postcard for today:



Close-ups:



All stamps I used:

- Frog standing

- Don't waste a moment

- Roller Skate


other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper Canson

- VersaFine Clair

- Cardstock

- Handmade watercolors

- Micron Pen

- Dylusions shimmer spray


See ya soon *mwah*



Thursday, February 27, 2025

Certified Coffee Lover ► Majo

 

 

Hi friends,

 

I created a card for a “coffeeholic” to give away along with a coupon card, and of course some inspiring/encouraging little tags.

 


I used the following stamps:

1026

18183

342

20654

18569

14894

20282 (partially)

 




Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great start into spring and stay happy!

 


Luv ya ♥

 



 

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Covered Bridge....by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello everyone!

I made a card for my project today- enjoy


To start I stamped the covered bridge. Then I used a paper towel to mask the bridge where I stamped the winter woods scene on each side. 

I then used the distress spray stains and a paint brush to water color the card.
I used three different browns for the floor of the bridge. I used lost shadow DSS and Distress oxide spray-Hickory smoke together for the cement coming off the bridge. I like the effect.
I used DSS candy apple and cracklin campfire for the bridge cover.

I wanted more of a spring look So after I painted the sky and dried it,  I used the tip of the paintbrush to dot tiny green leaves all over the trees. the greens I used for the card are twisted citron and cracked pistachio. The sky was done with salvaged patina and shaded lilac. The water was done with stormy sky and salvaged patina.
And for the little cat, I used spiced marmalade. I love orange kitties! only he blended with the bridge floor too much. I tried to fix him but hes just too small.
last thing I did was take a thin brush and go over the tree trunks with scorched timber.
And I did stamp the cat twice and cut one out and popped it up on top with flat tape on his front toes so it doesn't look like he is floating...
I then layered it onto a black card and that's it!

Stamps used:
Covered bridge     20205
Winter woods scene   19793
Cat walking   2605

Other supplies:
Distress spray stains- Spiced marmalade ,lost shadow ,salvaged patina, cracked pistachio, Twisted citron, stormy sky,
candy apple, cracklin campfire, scorched timber, gathered twigs, vintage photo,  shaded lilac

Distress spray oxide- Hickory smoke







Monday, February 24, 2025

"WELL, IT WASN'T ME...." by Fran Chalmers

 Hello everyone!

I've made a postcard for you.  Must admit, I was giggling to myself while making this! I hope you like it.


To make the background I smooshed together Distress Inks in Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry with water.


I then added a bit of texture in the background with just one stamp, in Versafine Clair Hawthorn Rose.


I then stamped the images on thick paper, coloured them and fussy cut them out (leaving off the antenna!). I then stuck them onto the background.


I stuck on my sentiment and went round the edges with a black fine liner


I put some Stickles onto the fairy wings to make them sparkle.



Items Used:

Stylized sun 2127

Fairy 18694

Girl with wings 19005

Other Items Used:

Distress Inks in Wilted Violet and Picked Raspberry

Versafine Clair ink in Nocturne and Hawthorn Rose

Memento ink in Tuxedo Black

Copic Pens

Black fine liner

Stardust Stickles



See you next time :)