Spellbinders Snowman Hugs

 Spellbinders Snowman Hugs…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  I have an adorable project to share with you today featuring the new Spellbinders “Snowman Hugs and Snowman Hugs Faces and Sentiments”.  This adorable new set has several cute snowman that can be used to create a beautiful winter scene and/or a fun and festive Holiday card.  For today’s card, I chose to create a peaceful winter scene.  

To start, I trimmed a piece of white card stock then chose several Distress Inks to ink blend a background.  I wanted to create a warm winter scene to showcase this adorable snowman.  I chose to ink blend Chipped Sapphire, Victorian Velvet, and Tattered Rose Distress Inks.  I ink blended the panel using blending brushes beginning at the top then bringing the color down the panel. I went over the colors several times to try and achieve a smooth blend of color.  Once the panel was blended, I wanted to add a bit more interest and wanted to create a “snowy scene” so I grabbed my white gouache and a liquid iridescent to ink splatter the background.  Next, I began to build my snow image.  I first, die cut the snowman using a white cardstock then die cut the scarf using a peachy cardstock color.  I thought the scarf looked a little two dimensional on the snowman so I added a little shadow to the scarf using a light orange Copic and a white gel pen to the scarf’s fringe.  I then created a snow drift or border for the snowman.  For this, I just trimmed a piece of white cardstock then traced the trimmed piece border onto a piece of silver glitter cardstock and cut.  Before adhering elements to the background panel, I stamped and heat embossed sentiment using Ranger liquid platinum embossing powder.  I adhered snow bank border and snowman to the ink blended background panel using a liquid glue.  I next, adhered panel using a trimmed piece of fun foam to a folded blue cardstock A2 card base.  I finished by adding a few clear sequins.

Thanks so much to Spellbinders for creating such a fun Snowman!  This set includes several fun Snowmen and adorable accessories to create a fun Wintery and/or Holiday scenes.  This snowman looks so happy and wants to send everyone a warm hug!  If interested in this new set or any other new products from Spellbinders just click this link. https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by…take care! 

Spellbinders Gnome Drive Holiday

 Spellbinders Gnome Drive…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  I have a fun project to share with you today featuring the new “Gnome Drive Holiday” from Spellbinders.  The new Gnome Drive collection includes several fun Holiday sets and Special occasion sets that create a fun scene featuring this adorable Gnome!  For today’s project, I chose the Holiday Gnome Drive to create a fun and festive Christmas card.

  To start, I grabbed a piece of white cardstock then ink blended the panel using Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink.  To add a little bit of more interest to the background panel, I ink splattered using a white gouache and  a liquid iridescent.  Next, I grabbed several colors of cardstock to die cut the pieces of the Gnome Drive Holiday set.  I chose a festive color palette knowing that some of the pieces of the color were going to be yellow such as the headlights and the tree would be a traditional green Christmas tree.  By only using a few colors of cardstock, I tried to keep the scene more cohesive.  Once all the pieces of the Gnome Drive Holiday set were die cut, I assembled the pieces and adhered them together using a liquid glue.  Before adhering the car to the panel, I stamped the sentiment from the “Gnome Drive Sentiments” using a black pigment ink. I then adhered the car using thin foam squares and finally adhered panel using a liquid glue to a folded red A2 card base.  

A huge thanks to Spellbinders for creating such a fun die cut set, these Gnomes are so much fun to create with!  I hope this card inspires you to create fun and festive Holiday cards!  If interested in this new product line or other fun new products from Spellbinders, click this link below. https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/

Supplies featured:

Spellbinders: Gnome Holiday Drive and Gnome Drive Sentiments

Distress Ink: Blueprint Sketch 

Colored cardstock 

Versafine Onyx black pigment ink

Liquid glue 

Thanks so much for stopping by…take care!

Pinkfresh Studio Watercolored Floral Border

Hello Friends and welcome!  I have a pretty project to share with you today featuring the Pinkfresh Studio Floral Border set.  I just loved how this project turned out!  I grabbed my Altenew Artists Watercolor set and watercolored these pretty blooms using a light wash of color them going back over intensifying the colors by adding another layer of color.  Once the floral border was dry, I die cut image using the coordinating die.  To add a little more interest to the background, I die cut a piece of MFT’s boysenberry cardstock then ink splattering a gold watercolor over the piece then die cut that piece also using the Floral Border die.  I next, stamped the sentiment then gold heat embossed.  To finish, I assembled elements and adhered to a matching card base then added a few gold metallic pearls.  Thanks so a much for stopping by…take care!

Supplies featured:

Pinkfresh Studio: Floral Border stamp/die cut; Metallic Gold Pearls

Altenew: Artists Watercolors

Brutus Monroe: Gilded embossing powder

MFT’s: Boysenberry cardstock

Just Plane Awesome

 Just Plane Awesome…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  I have a fun project to share with you today featuring these adorable mice from Lawn Fawn from their May 2023 mini release.  To begin, I trimmed a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock then ink blended Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink over a cloud stencil.  I began ink blending from the top of the panel and working my way down towards the bottom rotating the stencil as I went down.  Next, I ink blended a scrap piece of Neenah solar white cardstock using Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Distress Oxide inks before die cutting using Lawn Fawn grassy border.  To add a little more interest to the background, I flicked white gouache paint and Salvaged Patina Oxide ink onto the cloud panel and white gouache paint, Twisted Citron, and Lucky Clover Oxide Inks to the grassy border panel. I then began stamping these adorable mice before die cutting using the coordinating dies.  Next, I Copic colored images.  I then assembled elements onto the background then decided the placement of the sentiment.  I stamped sentiment onto cloud panel using Altenew Obsidian black pigment ink then adhered images using a liquid glue before adhering the whole panel onto a Neenah desert storm card base.  I hope you enjoy these cute mice as much as I do, they are “ Just Plane Awesome”!! Thanks so much for stopping by…take care!

Supplies featured:

Lawn Fawn Just Plane Awesome stamp/die set; grassy border 

My Favorite Things cloud stencil

Copic Sketch Markers 

Distress Oxide Inks: salvaged patina, twisted citron, lucky clover

White Gouche 

Neenah solar white cardstock 110 lb and Desert Storm 100 lb

Liquid Glue 

Friendliest Flowers

 Friendliest Flowers…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  Today’s project features the Daisy Bouquet set from Honeybee Stamps.

   Other products featured:

Pinkfresh Studio dye inks

          The Stamp Market delicate dots hot foil plate

           Spellbinders Glimmer foil in Aura 

           Altenew matte gold sequins

   To start, I stamped floral image onto a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock in a light brown dye ink then placed the coordinating stencil over image and began ink blending.  Once the ink blending was complete, I die cut image using the coordinating die.  I then hot foiled the background piece before die cutting using a stitched rectangle.  For the sentiment, I chose the Honeybee Stamps My Favorite Flower and stamped onto a piece of SimonSaysStamp cream cardstock.  To finish, I assembled elements and adhered cream card base using a liquid glue and fun foam for floral image and sentiment before adding a few sequins.

   I hope you enjoyed todays card featuring this beautiful daisy bouquet.  “Don’t you think daisies are the friendliest flower?”- Meg Ryan in You’ve Got Mail….  Thanks so much for stopping by and take care!

Rainy Days and Puddles

Rainy Days and Puddles…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  Today’s card features several newer products from Mama Elephant including the Rainy Days set and Raindrops Cover.  

   Other products featured:

              Lawn Fawn  Puffy Clouds and Storm Cloud cardstock

              Copic Sketch markers

    To start, I die cut the cloud and backdrop cover.  I then stamped, die cut, and Copic colored images.  Next, I assembled elements then stamped and white heat embossed sentiment onto a piece of black cardstock.  To finish, I adhere the images using liquid glue for most of the elements and then adding a bit of dimension to the umbrellas and bottom portion of the sentiment using thin foam squares.  

   I hope this card inspires you to “play in the puddles” on Rainy Days or just craft the day away!  Thanks so much for stopping by…take care!

 

Potted Roses Box Card

 Potted Roses Box Card…

   Hello Friends and welcome!  Today's card features a few recently released products from Pretty Pink Posh including the Scallop Box Card die set and Potted Roses set.

  To start, I die cut the Scallop Box card elements from colored cardstock and Neenah solar white cardstock.  I then ink blended the “scallop” pieces using Distress Ink and a grid stencil.  Next, I stamped, die cut, and Copic colored the rose images.  I then assembled elements then stamped sentiment.  To finish, I assembled the box card and adhered images using a liquid glue.

Supplies: 

Pretty Pink Posh: Potted Roses, Scallop Box Card, and Flower Garden stamp set

MFT’s: Summer Splash cardstock 

Simon Says Stamp: grid stencil

Copic Sketch markers 

White Gel Pen

Barely Arts Liquid Glue

Memento Ink: Rich Coco

   Thanks so much for stopping by…take care!