Chatty Bar

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The Chatty Bar stamp set designed by Zinski Art was perfect for a fun drink themed card I needed.  Look at their expressive faces!  Images combined with a geometric embossed background and witty sentiment.


Background created by applying blue/green ink to a geometric stencil, spritzed with water, placed onto ochre coloured cardstock and embossed through my die-cutting machine to create the embossed pattern with ink transferred like a faux letterpress effect.  Added some pieces of black/gold geo-patterned papers for interest and to ground the images.  Stamped and clear heat embossed images coloured with a mix of watercolour paints, alcohol markers and coloured pencils before fussy cutting and adhering.  Sentiment stamped and white heat embossed on a scrap of patterned paper cut into strips.


I've used - 6x6" white card base
Funky Fossil Chatty Bar stamp set
Funky Fossil stencil, cardstock & patterned paper from Papercraft Society Box 52
Distress Oxide inks; Stamps by Me Cotton pigment ink

Linking up with -
Allsorts #777 ATG          The Male Room   #185 Embossing           Crafty Calendar 'Dry/Wet Embossed'              
 
Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. As.I.Do.Rodos.Tuesday, 23 April, 2024

    A brilliant card with a great sentiment Ginny
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  2. MerviTuesday, 23 April, 2024

    Fabulous and fun card!
    Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m

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  3. crafty-stamperTuesday, 23 April, 2024

    Fabulous fun card and water coloured images-brilliant snarky sentiment too.
    Carol x

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  4. EllibelleTuesday, 23 April, 2024

    Such a fun card and beautifully designed! Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts this week!

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  5. EmmaTWednesday, 24 April, 2024

    Another fantastic creation using these fab Zinski stamps, one can't help but crack a smile looking at them x

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  6. coldwaters2Thursday, 25 April, 2024

    What a super fun creation great images and I love the background thank you for joining us at Allsorts
    hugs
    lolo x

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  7. AndrejaMSaturday, 27 April, 2024

    Beautiful card! You incorporated embossing technique very nicely. Thanks for playing at The Male Room challange.

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  8. Faith A at Daffodil CardsSunday, 28 April, 2024

    Such a clever masculine, and fun card, love the embossed background. Thank you so much for joining us in our Embossing challenge at The Male Room Good Luck and I hope you will join us in our next challenge.
    Faith DT

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  9. SarahRTuesday, 30 April, 2024

    Hello there, that is such a fun card - I love the sentiment and your stamps are just fabulous! Thanks for joining in with us this month at Crafty Calendar Challenge, Sarah - DT.

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