{"id":8887,"date":"2024-07-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=8887"},"modified":"2024-07-09T06:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T04:57:44","slug":"encouragement-card-using-ahoy-and-loose-florals-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/papercrafting-cardmaking\/encouragement-card-using-ahoy-and-loose-florals-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouragement Card using AHOY and Loose Florals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hey! It&#8217;s Laura on the blog today and I have a bright and cheery encouragement card to share with you using the lovely <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/ahoy-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHOY<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/loose-florals-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loose Florals<\/a> stamp set on a stencil background using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/marks-3.html\">Marks 3<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To create my card I first used the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/marks-3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marks 3<\/a> stencil and added a light shade of peach ink and then I shifted the stencil and added a darker shade of red ink through the stencil. I added some text stamping to the background using a stamp from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/mix-it-up-6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mix it Up 6<\/a> stamp set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5238.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_5237.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For my focal images I choose to use the lighthouse from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/ahoy-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AHOY<\/a> and some of the flowers and leaves from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/loose-florals-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loose Florals<\/a> stamp sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I loosely water coloured my images on water colour cardstock and fussy cut them out. I attached them with liquid glue but I didn&#8217;t completely cover the back with glue so that I could tuck the leaves behind too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For a sentiment I used the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/mix-a-sentiment-2023.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mix a Sentiment <\/a>stamp set. I white heat embossed the words on black cardstock and then I could cut out the words I wanted for a custom sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I hope this gives you some inspiration and some ideas for ways you can use your stamps to create cards that have a mixed media feel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Happy crafting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Laura x <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rubber Dance Products Used:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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