Neon Flame Flower

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Hey everyone! Welcome back for another Gel-à-Tins post! Are you all enjoying this week's blog hop? It's so much fun hopping by all the talented Design Team blogs! So inspiring!! If you haven't had a chance to participate then make sure you do - there are prizes up for grabs!!

I'm back today with another card that's embracing a current trend - neon!

I know, neon?! Why on Earth would anyone want to use neon? Well, neon isn't all that bad - honest! I think there's a few rules you can follow to make your project look glam not garish!

For this feat I turned to the Gelly Jr's Hot Flames stamp:



I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. It's certainly different(!)



I started with a white cardstock panel and stamped 4 flames in pink to form a kind of diamond. I then added 4 yellow flames in between the pinks, and finally filled in the remaining gaps with 8 orange flames to create a full 'flower'. I've called it a flower but it also works as a tattoo-like design or something more tribal - love that! A little tip to make sure your design is in the centre - draw faint pencil lines to act as a guide and then erase when all your ink is dry - works like a charm!



In order to balance out all those pops of neon it's important to use a white base and leave plenty of white space. It's also good to add some black to take some of the heat out of the design, hence stamping the sentiment in black.



As a final finishing touch I added a big rhinestone to the centre and then adhered the panel to a white card base with just a little touch of dimension.


Supplies Used:

Gel-à-Tins:
Hot Flames stamp set

Other:
Congrats All Ways stamp set (Papertrey Ink)
Epic stamp set (Studio Calico)
Neon Pink, Neon Yellow, Neon Orange inks (Hero Arts), Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Stamper's Select White cardstock (Papertrey Ink)
Foam adesive squares
Rhinestone (KaiserCraft)

I'd love to know what you think of this card. I know neon can be a bit scary and offputting but hopefully I've pulled off showing that it needn't be so!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Let's Party!

Hello, everyone! I am here today to share a card featuring the Hot Flames stamp from the gelly jr's collection.

When I saw this stamp, I had many ideas come to mind for cards and invitations. I decided to go with this cute skate that would make a great card or invitation for a girl's skating birthday party. The flame image gives it that perfect touch. Every pair of skates needs a flame!

To make the skate, I used a photograph for inspiration. I made a paper piecing pattern, and then cut out the parts of the skate using different colors of cardstock. The laces are twine wrapped around tiny, black brads.

To make the flame, I dabbed pink ink on the one end of the stamp, then blue ink on the other end of the stamp. The inks blend in the middle to form purple. When stamped onto white cardstock, you can see the color variations. I cut it out and adhered it to the skate.

The circle card base is pink cardstock and purple patterned paper.

I added a sentiment by using rub-ons and a notebook patterned paper.

I hope you enjoyed this fun card. Now it's time to party!
-Kim F.

SUPPLIES:
Hot Flames stamp by Gel-a-tins gelly jr's collection

Other:
Cardstock by Prism
Patterned Paper by Die Cuts With A View
Pink Twine by Martha Stewart
Black Brads
Letter Rub-ons by American Crafts
Chalk Ink by Colorbox
Circle Cutter (used to make the card base) by Martha Stewart
Circle Punch (used to make the wheels)

Burning Love

Morning stampers! Have you enjoyed the giveaway a day on Gelatins' Facebook Page? Love the new Gelly Jr's? Today I am sharing another card I made using the Hot Flame stamp. The sentiment is from Elvis Presley Burning Love Song



The heart is from one of the older set called Hugs & Kisses. The flame can be a nice touch to almost any image!



I designed the sentiment on my computer and print it out. I masked the heart off and stamped the flames.


The flames sorta look like wings too! Cool and quick! I hope that you are inspired to use some flames in your projects. Happy Crafting!