Hello SCT fans, this is Becky from Photoplay Paper taking over the SCT blog today! We think nothing beats a good giggle (or even a snort), and that is how our new collection, No Pun Intended came to life. In addition to the 12×12 papers, element stickers and die cut ephemera, this collection also features four stamps and die sets. The stamps are filled with iconic images and coordinating puns, and these little gut-busters are great for making quick and easy cards. I made all four of these cards in about an hour!
Although I love colouring with Copics, when I’m short on time, I turn to Stabilo #68 water-based pens. They are a highly-pigmented pen and blend beautifully colour-to-colour. For a watercolour look, you can also blend them with a water pen or watercolour brush. And the best part? You don’t need to stamp your images on expensive watercolour paper. For these four cards, I did my stamping on Strathmore Bristol paper.
This first card features the No Pun Intended Fruits & Veggies stamps. As you can see, the Bristol paper did a great job handling several layers of water to create the background.
The second card highlights the candle in the So Punny stamp set. I coloured the candles using two shades of each color and they blended together well.
For the third card, I stamped the lightbulb from the So Punny set to create a random background. I colored the base of each light in the darkest yellow, then blended with the lightest yellow. Using a watercolour brush, I feathered out the very edges of the lightest yellow make it look more transparent.
For the final card, I stamped three rows of donuts from the Sweets stamps and coloured them in with two shades of pink. I stamped the 10th donut, cut it out using the coordinating dies, then glued it to the end of a sentiment banner.
When you are short on time and need a humourous card, give these stamp sets a try. Since they come together so quickly, you can create a little stash of giggles to have on hand!
Be sure to join us again on Friday ;)
~ Becky Fleck
Art Director
Product Development
PHOTOPLAY PAPER
I sure love these stamps, the cards are so cute
These are just darling, punny cards are the best.
Love these clever sentiments and images! Great cards!
Those stamps are adorable. Love the cards and the Stabilo crayons are just wow
These stamps would be soooo fun to work with ❤️
Oh so cute!
These stamp sets are so fun and clever! I love the punny sentiments and adorable images!
These are such cute cards! I have the Stabilo 88s but I’ll have to try the thicker ones now!
Omg this whole collection is so cute!! I would have so much fun creating different things!!!
These are so cute. They will definitely make someone’s day.
Punny stamps are my favorite!