Let it snow inchies set

Those stamped inchies were already print published in 2016 Just Swap! print issue.
I forgot to post them, so now it's still a Winter and a time to post them.

Dreaming of Spring with Inspired by Stamping

 Hello my dear crafty friends! Irit is here and  I want to welcome to my post with new Inspired by Stamping gorgeous   Cherry Blossoms stamp set.
 For a long time I make cards without any patterned paper. I don't know why, but I just try to make lovely cards with solid cardstocks and tools I have in my hands. As long as you own some good dies, markers/paints and a pair of good scissors- you don't really need to hunt for the new, just released, patterned paper and then to see that every second card or paper project are made with the very same collection.
So here is my today's recipe for lovely spring card made of cardstock only and IBS lovely new Cherry Blossoms stamps.

1. Make the background basic card from Kraft cardstock. Die cut the background from green textured cardstock and as usual, those die fit the usual 6*4'' card perfectly.  As it's pretty complex to glue this kind of die cut to the card, I used staples and I am pretty much happy with the result.
2. Make 2 half circled die cuts with pearled light green paper (yes, it's very light shadow if green, not white or cream one). Arrange both halves in the middle of your card as shown.
3. Cut the Kraft cardstock strip that is wide enough to fit the stamped sentiment, but not much more as we want to see the dies behind the strip. Stamp the sentiment from Apple blossoms stamp set with black permanent ink.
4. Stamp the blossoms  with Memento ink over cardstock that is good for alcohol markers. Color the flowers as you like. Hand cut them and arrange over the strip with 3d foam glue.
5. Add 2 strips of  stitches (those are clear stickers used here). Add the bracket sticker and some green pearls near the sentiment.  Say hello to your new Spring beauty!

Inspired by Stamping set used: Cherry Blossoms

CHF Sketch week: A great day

There are two DT posts today- so please scroll  the blog  for the second post.

Hello my dear crafty friends1 Irit is here again with my new card made for Cornish Heritage Farm sketch week.
The best thing with sketches is that you can rotate them and to make them your own and still  to see the sketch you used.

So I rotated this sketch to the vertical position and made this 3 color  card using a lot of easy techniques. The background designer paper (MMY) was dry embossed   and I used the pink on on the embossed side and the flowers design from the back side. Both embossed papers were inked with black ink to fit the basic card.

I made a brick die cut background with DV die and then printed the CHF Digital stamp  Flower Jar (re sized to fir the card) over some  thin plastic and not over the paper. I added a lot of clear embossing powder and heat embossed the printed image  to make the ink permanent and to get this shimmery look. Then I hand cut the image and colored it a bit with Copics (it became permanent and Copic works great over plastic).
As the sentiment I added this die cut and some red pearls were the final touch of this card.
See you again in 2 weeks and hope that my " real" stamps will be here for more techniques to use.

Don't forget to stop by everyone's blog today for more inspiration.

Cornish Heritage Farms Blog - http://cornishheritagefarms.blogspot.com
Frances Byrne (Design Team Co-ordinator) - http://stampowl.blogspot.com
Kristine Reynolds - http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com
Steph Ackerman - http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/  
Amber Hillman - http://ambersantics.blogspot.com
Ann Marie Saunders - http://cre8nart.blogspot.com
Irit Shalom - http://iritshalom.blogspot.co.il- you are here!
Kelly Santi - http://sandcastlestamper.blogspot.com
Maureen Russell - http://maureensmagic.blogspot.com