I'm back today with a field of poppies. Years ago I bought some Stampin' Up! patterned paper called Peaceful Poppies. I think it is gorgeous, but I was just letting it sit in a bin until "one day." At the same time, I'm looking at my Spellbinders' Essential Arches dies thinking "I just haven't used those enough." So, for Mother's Day, I married the two and made a series of cards with 4 different color schemes. (I'm trying to work through my "one day" stash when the inspiration strikes.)
I'm back today with a field of poppies. Years ago I bought some Stampin' Up! patterned paper called Peaceful Poppies. I think it is gorgeous, but I was just letting it sit in a bin until "one day." At the same time, I'm looking at my Spellbinders' Essential Arches dies thinking "I just haven't used those enough." So, for Mother's Day, I married the two and made a series of cards with 4 different color schemes. (I'm trying to work through my "one day" stash when the inspiration strikes.)
My last September dog card celebrating the season of Halloween and trick-or-treaters.
I like layered cards because I enjoy the dimension and shadow they provide.
Here are all the supplies I used for the three cards:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, the Tic Tac Toe 256 Challenge, and the As You Like It Challenge.
My last September dog card celebrating the season of Halloween and trick-or-treaters.
I like layered cards because I enjoy the dimension and shadow they provide.
Here are all the supplies I used for the three cards:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, the Tic Tac Toe 256 Challenge, and the As You Like It Challenge.
My second Halloween Doggy Card is featured here.
Here are all the supplies I used:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, and the Tic Tac Toe C256 Challenge and the As You Like It Challenge.
My second Halloween Doggy Card is featured here.
Here are all the supplies I used:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, and the Tic Tac Toe C256 Challenge and the As You Like It Challenge.
Back on the blog after a long while. Just got busy with life stuff over the summer. I know you know what I mean.
I am back with not one, but three cards all for Autumn and Halloween. In between working on birthday and Christmas cards, I’ve continued to play with my Stamps by Judith & Heather. I enjoy adding layers to even a flat design as I just love the dimension and "shadow" it adds to a card.
Here are all the supplies I used:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, and the Tic Tac Toe C256 Challenge. I am also entering the autumn themed card in the Sept 5 As You Like It Challenge.
Back on the blog after a long while. Just got busy with life stuff over the summer. I know you know what I mean.
I am back with not one, but three cards all for Autumn and Halloween. In between working on birthday and Christmas cards, I’ve continued to play with my Stamps by Judith & Heather. I enjoy adding layers to even a flat design as I just love the dimension and "shadow" it adds to a card.
Here are all the supplies I used:
Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cover stock, Stampin’ Up! Basic Black, Soft Suede (retired), Hello Honey (r), Pumpkin Pie.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Stamps: Stamps by Judith & Heather - Scruffy Pup, Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin, all tiny “stubby” stamps; Sentiments - Happy Halloween from SU’s And Many More, Autumn Greetings from Autumn Wreath set by Pretty Pink Posh
Patterned Paper: All from My Favorite Things
Die: Mini Slimline Stitched Layers by Popsiclesticks (Etsy store)
Markers: Mostly Copic, a few are Spectrum Noir.
Embellishment: Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, black gel pen to add movement lines
These were fun to make, except for the fussy cutting it took to make itty bitty leaf and candy corn masks.
I am entering all three cards in the Sept 11 Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge featuring Four Legged Friends, and the Tic Tac Toe C256 Challenge. I am also entering the autumn themed card in the Sept 5 As You Like It Challenge.
And I am ever so grateful to one of the best cardmakers out there, Inge Groot, for telling me about the S-Lon Tex 210 Beading Cord. I bought some on Etsy and I love it!.
And I am ever so grateful to one of the best cardmakers out there, Inge Groot, for telling me about the S-Lon Tex 210 Beading Cord. I bought some on Etsy and I love it!.
There is nothing quite as sweet as the images by Anita Jeram for Colorado Craft Company. I pulled out these Tea Time sweeties to enter the Color Throwdown Challenge #743. Lime, Pink and White are the colors required with neutrals (gray here) allowed. I am also entering the Art Impressions Challenge. I made a video of putting together this card including all my coloring and I plan to edit it to use as an Instagram reel in the coming days. My files are larger than normal because I just left my phone recording the entire time I was coloring all the images. Gonna be a bugger to edit. (Edit: Video is finished and on my reels on IG @tinypaperblossom.)
I colored all the images with alcohol markers by Copic, Dick Blick, and Spectrum Noir. I cut them out with the matching dies. Next, I used Sweetly Stitched Shapes dies from Stampin' Up! to cut out all the stitched circles from old Stampin' Up! and Jillibean Soup paper. I used a die from the Mama Elephant Window Dressings die set to cut the white panel. I used plenty of foam adhesive to build the dimension on this card. Finally, I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things Birdie Brown's Greetings Galore attached with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I made the fishtail with a small square punch.
I have many more images from Colorado Craft Company and Anita Jeram colored; I just need to make them into cards.
Have a great day!
There is nothing quite as sweet as the images by Anita Jeram for Colorado Craft Company. I pulled out these Tea Time sweeties to enter the Color Throwdown Challenge #743. Lime, Pink and White are the colors required with neutrals (gray here) allowed. I am also entering the Art Impressions Challenge. I made a video of putting together this card including all my coloring and I plan to edit it to use as an Instagram reel in the coming days. My files are larger than normal because I just left my phone recording the entire time I was coloring all the images. Gonna be a bugger to edit. (Edit: Video is finished and on my reels on IG @tinypaperblossom.)
I colored all the images with alcohol markers by Copic, Dick Blick, and Spectrum Noir. I cut them out with the matching dies. Next, I used Sweetly Stitched Shapes dies from Stampin' Up! to cut out all the stitched circles from old Stampin' Up! and Jillibean Soup paper. I used a die from the Mama Elephant Window Dressings die set to cut the white panel. I used plenty of foam adhesive to build the dimension on this card. Finally, I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things Birdie Brown's Greetings Galore attached with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I made the fishtail with a small square punch.
I have many more images from Colorado Craft Company and Anita Jeram colored; I just need to make them into cards.
Have a great day!
There aren't many cuter images than panda bears to put on a card front. I used the Poppystamps' Whittle Panda Pickup Kit to put together this slimline card. The panda bear die is a single solid die that cuts out 4 different panda bears with etch marks on them. To make black and white pandas, you will have two choices. You can cut the pandas from white cardstock and take a black pen or marker and color the ears, eye area, nose, shoulders, arms and legs. I found this pretty tricky to do no matter what marker I used, so I tried another method.
There aren't many cuter images than panda bears to put on a card front. I used the Poppystamps' Whittle Panda Pickup Kit to put together this slimline card. The panda bear die is a single solid die that cuts out 4 different panda bears with etch marks on them. To make black and white pandas, you will have two choices. You can cut the pandas from white cardstock and take a black pen or marker and color the ears, eye area, nose, shoulders, arms and legs. I found this pretty tricky to do no matter what marker I used, so I tried another method.
Here is my second card featuring the Poppystamps Whittle Adorable Kitty Kit card this month. I knew I wanted to use the walking cat die that comes in the kit and had the idea to use it on the top third of the card following a card layout I admired. I also liked the sitting cat die and how the two would face each other if I used them together.
Here is my second card featuring the Poppystamps Whittle Adorable Kitty Kit card this month. I knew I wanted to use the walking cat die that comes in the kit and had the idea to use it on the top third of the card following a card layout I admired. I also liked the sitting cat die and how the two would face each other if I used them together.
It's not too late to enter the Poppystamps March Challenge with the theme of Pretty Papers. I used five different types of specialty paper and cardstock to make this shamrock card. I started with Poppystamps Whittle Hearts die set to cut three large hearts from a sheet of Memory Box Lush Green 6x6 paper pad. Then I used the smaller heart in that set to cut three hearts from the Memory Box Festive 6x6 glitter pad.
I needed a stem, next. I could have hand cut this, but I thought of a way to get a nice curved stem. I nested two dies from the Poppystamps Basic Ovals die set and taped them together before I ran it through my Big Kick.
It's not too late to enter the Poppystamps March Challenge with the theme of Pretty Papers. I used five different types of specialty paper and cardstock to make this shamrock card. I started with Poppystamps Whittle Hearts die set to cut three large hearts from a sheet of Memory Box Lush Green 6x6 paper pad. Then I used the smaller heart in that set to cut three hearts from the Memory Box Festive 6x6 glitter pad.
I needed a stem, next. I could have hand cut this, but I thought of a way to get a nice curved stem. I nested two dies from the Poppystamps Basic Ovals die set and taped them together before I ran it through my Big Kick.
I just love the My Favorite Things Roses All Over stamp. It's elegant and so very flexible. I decided to enter the MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge #583 (#MFTWSC583) with it. I heat embossed the image with white embossing powder onto watercolor paper and then watercolored four different squares with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to have them represent the four seasons.
I just love the My Favorite Things Roses All Over stamp. It's elegant and so very flexible. I decided to enter the MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge #583 (#MFTWSC583) with it. I heat embossed the image with white embossing powder onto watercolor paper and then watercolored four different squares with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to have them represent the four seasons.
I just love a good card challenge (or two, or three). I decided to make a card to enter both a MFT Stamps challenge and the Color Throwdown Challenge this week. The MFT Challenge called for a mini slimline with the measurements of 3 x 6". I've only made two of these before, so I was up for the challenge again. Color Throwdown asked for using bright pink, bright turquoise blue, bright lime green and black. This adorable van and surfboard from MFT's Sunny Vibes stamp set was going to be perfect (and a world away from all the Christmas stuff I've been making).
I am a giant fan of Inge Groot, one of the members of the MFT Design Team and an amazing card maker. Check out her excellent work here. I wanted to use her style of a white background and then plenty of colorful layers. I colored the van and surfboard with alcohol ink markers and simply skipped the items that would not have been one of the 4 colors in the challenge, hence why the tree trunks are white and not brown (an Inge Groot trick). I noticed that if I put the van down onto a white square it was really going to be white on white. So, I lightly inked the white square with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to create some definition while still keeping to my color scheme. I glued down two die cut trees and then popped up the van/surfboard image on a die cut stitched square.
To create more color I added two more die cut squares (the blue is a little larger) sticking with my color scheme. To work the black in, I added a fishtail banner straight down the center of the card with a black and white polka dot paper. Then I used a sentiment strip popped up off a striped black and white scrap for more definition.
I was very pleased with how I worked all my colors together. I could get very used to this little format.
Challenges I'm entering: MFT Slimline Challenge, Color Throwdown Challenge ctd#672
Ingredients:
CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
Stamps: Sunny Vibes by My Favorite Things
Dies: Sunny Vibes by My Favorite Things, Stampin' Up! Stitched Shapes, Art Impressions Nested Stitched Squares
Patterned Paper: Black & white polka dot by The Paper Studio, Poppin' Polka Dots by MFT Stamps, blue stripe is Stampin' Up! designer series paper (retired), black and white stripe is from the My Bright Life 6x6 paper pad by Jen Hadfield Home Made by American Crafts
Embellishments: Clear Wink of Stella on headlamp, Sentiment Strip by Paper Roses Black & White Sentiment Sheets
Markers: Copic, Spectrum Noir & Dick Blick
I just love a good card challenge (or two, or three). I decided to make a card to enter both a MFT Stamps challenge and the Color Throwdown Challenge this week. The MFT Challenge called for a mini slimline with the measurements of 3 x 6". I've only made two of these before, so I was up for the challenge again. Color Throwdown asked for using bright pink, bright turquoise blue, bright lime green and black. This adorable van and surfboard from MFT's Sunny Vibes stamp set was going to be perfect (and a world away from all the Christmas stuff I've been making).
I am a giant fan of Inge Groot, one of the members of the MFT Design Team and an amazing card maker. Check out her excellent work here. I wanted to use her style of a white background and then plenty of colorful layers. I colored the van and surfboard with alcohol ink markers and simply skipped the items that would not have been one of the 4 colors in the challenge, hence why the tree trunks are white and not brown (an Inge Groot trick). I noticed that if I put the van down onto a white square it was really going to be white on white. So, I lightly inked the white square with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to create some definition while still keeping to my color scheme. I glued down two die cut trees and then popped up the van/surfboard image on a die cut stitched square.
To create more color I added two more die cut squares (the blue is a little larger) sticking with my color scheme. To work the black in, I added a fishtail banner straight down the center of the card with a black and white polka dot paper. Then I used a sentiment strip popped up off a striped black and white scrap for more definition.
I was very pleased with how I worked all my colors together. I could get very used to this little format.
Challenges I'm entering: MFT Slimline Challenge, Color Throwdown Challenge ctd#672
Ingredients:
CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
Stamps: Sunny Vibes by My Favorite Things
Dies: Sunny Vibes by My Favorite Things, Stampin' Up! Stitched Shapes, Art Impressions Nested Stitched Squares
Patterned Paper: Black & white polka dot by The Paper Studio, Poppin' Polka Dots by MFT Stamps, blue stripe is Stampin' Up! designer series paper (retired), black and white stripe is from the My Bright Life 6x6 paper pad by Jen Hadfield Home Made by American Crafts
Embellishments: Clear Wink of Stella on headlamp, Sentiment Strip by Paper Roses Black & White Sentiment Sheets
Markers: Copic, Spectrum Noir & Dick Blick
Except for the sweet MFT figures, I custom created every die cut myself on my Silhouette Cameo 2. The background is using Distress Oxide inks blended together. All the coloring was done using alcohol markers. I printed the sentiments from my PC using a font called Libel Suit. The shaker elements are a mix of several things.
I am entering this into the MFT Sketch Challenge.
Ingredients:
CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb, lightweight CS for computer printing, light blue and glitter paper from my stash; acetate sheets
Stamps: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses
Dies: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, all other shapes were custom created on Silhouette - no downloaded files
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Distress Oxide Faded Jeans and Shaded Lilac
Markers: Copic, Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Dull Green Blend,
Embellishments: Shaker - a combination of Recollections Specialty Christmas Glitter Snowflakes, Dress My Craft White Sunshine Sequins and Czech Seed Beads in Canadian White by John Bead; Uniball White Signo Gel Pen, mini jingle bells from craft store, ribbon, baker's twine, foam tape
Except for the sweet MFT figures, I custom created every die cut myself on my Silhouette Cameo 2. The background is using Distress Oxide inks blended together. All the coloring was done using alcohol markers. I printed the sentiments from my PC using a font called Libel Suit. The shaker elements are a mix of several things.
I am entering this into the MFT Sketch Challenge.
Ingredients:
CS: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb, lightweight CS for computer printing, light blue and glitter paper from my stash; acetate sheets
Stamps: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses
Dies: MFT Stamps Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, all other shapes were custom created on Silhouette - no downloaded files
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Distress Oxide Faded Jeans and Shaded Lilac
Markers: Copic, Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Dull Green Blend,
Embellishments: Shaker - a combination of Recollections Specialty Christmas Glitter Snowflakes, Dress My Craft White Sunshine Sequins and Czech Seed Beads in Canadian White by John Bead; Uniball White Signo Gel Pen, mini jingle bells from craft store, ribbon, baker's twine, foam tape
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I wasn't going to miss a chance to play with my sweet My Favorite Things Harvest Mouse stamp and die set. A friend of mine gave me a set of neutral colored mini slimline notecards (they open at the top, not the side) and envelopes and I immediately thought I could do something small and simple with them.
I colored all the images with alcohol markers, die cut them and glued them above a sentiment I stamped directly on the card. I wanted to leave a lot of open space above the images to make it a true clean and simple design. Now, how easy was that?
Ingredients:
CS: Pre-made Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand mini-slimline notecards, Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110lb
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: From Copic, Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir
Stamps: MFT Harvest Mouse with matching dies, sentiment from Stampin' Up! Lighthearted Leaves
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I wasn't going to miss a chance to play with my sweet My Favorite Things Harvest Mouse stamp and die set. A friend of mine gave me a set of neutral colored mini slimline notecards (they open at the top, not the side) and envelopes and I immediately thought I could do something small and simple with them.
I colored all the images with alcohol markers, die cut them and glued them above a sentiment I stamped directly on the card. I wanted to leave a lot of open space above the images to make it a true clean and simple design. Now, how easy was that?
Ingredients:
CS: Pre-made Stampin' Up! Sahara Sand mini-slimline notecards, Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 110lb
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Markers: From Copic, Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir
Stamps: MFT Harvest Mouse with matching dies, sentiment from Stampin' Up! Lighthearted Leaves
I decided to enter a few challenges and let them drive my design this week. The Global Design Project CASE the Designer challenge was the most unique. The challenge was to Copy And Selectively Edit from this original.
I am still enjoying my MFT Harvest Mouse stamps, so I paired this mouse with 3 dies and one embossing folder. I colored the mouse and apple basket with alcohol markers and then die cut them. Next I used a stitch circle die with kraft paper and dry embossed the circle. I wanted to mimic the leaves in the original design and I used two different dies to do that. I wanted a red background to pick up the color of the apples and found this double-sided piece in my stash. I wanted to use a kraft cardstock base but wanted something to give it interest. I used a very old background stamp with Versamark on the card base. I assembled it all using both liquid glue and foam adhesive, and tied twine around the main portion just like in the original. I added the sentiment after I’d heat embossed it.
Ingredients
CS: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
Patterned Paper: unknown - from my stash
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark embossing ink
Stamps: My Favorite Things Harvest Mouse, friend definition background stamp - unknown (maybe Hero Arts)
Dies: Circle: Stampin' Up! Stitched Shapes, Poppystamps Poinsettia Background, David Tutera for Sizzix Eucalyptus, MFT Harvest Mouse
Markers: Copic & Dick Blick alcohol markers
Embellishments: Stampin' Up! linen thread, Nuvo Crystal Drops Dandelion Yellow, Taylored Expressions white embossing powder, Darice fall leaves embossing folder, Signo Uniball white gel pen
Challenges: The Global Design Project #GDP316, AAA Challenge Birthday Card Challenge
, Craft Animals Challenge
I decided to enter a few challenges and let them drive my design this week. The Global Design Project CASE the Designer challenge was the most unique. The challenge was to Copy And Selectively Edit from this original.
I am still enjoying my MFT Harvest Mouse stamps, so I paired this mouse with 3 dies and one embossing folder. I colored the mouse and apple basket with alcohol markers and then die cut them. Next I used a stitch circle die with kraft paper and dry embossed the circle. I wanted to mimic the leaves in the original design and I used two different dies to do that. I wanted a red background to pick up the color of the apples and found this double-sided piece in my stash. I wanted to use a kraft cardstock base but wanted something to give it interest. I used a very old background stamp with Versamark on the card base. I assembled it all using both liquid glue and foam adhesive, and tied twine around the main portion just like in the original. I added the sentiment after I’d heat embossed it.
Ingredients
CS: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb
Patterned Paper: unknown - from my stash
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark embossing ink
Stamps: My Favorite Things Harvest Mouse, friend definition background stamp - unknown (maybe Hero Arts)
Dies: Circle: Stampin' Up! Stitched Shapes, Poppystamps Poinsettia Background, David Tutera for Sizzix Eucalyptus, MFT Harvest Mouse
Markers: Copic & Dick Blick alcohol markers
Embellishments: Stampin' Up! linen thread, Nuvo Crystal Drops Dandelion Yellow, Taylored Expressions white embossing powder, Darice fall leaves embossing folder, Signo Uniball white gel pen
Challenges: The Global Design Project #GDP316, AAA Challenge Birthday Card Challenge
, Craft Animals Challenge
I was so excited to get the Harvest Mouse My Favorite Things Stamp and Die set in the mail. I won a gift card from them a while back (random draw!) and finally took advantage of a sale to snag this utterly adorable set. I was using both a color challenge and a sketch challenge to guide me into a design.
I stamped with Versafine Black Ink on watercolor paper and heat set it for just a few seconds. Then I used my dear Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers along with a tiny paint brush dipped in water to color in the image. The inside of the ear was originally gray and I went back with a pink color later. I added white dots to the vest with a white gel pen. I added a sentiment up top. I die cut the mouse, leaves and the frame and backed the frame with a piece of lightweight text paper (I'm a sucker for text paper anywhere). I added the olive green strip which I stamped with the same color ink and mounted everything onto a kraft card. Can't wait to use the rest of this sweet set.
Ingredients
CS: Dark olive green CS unknown, lighter green is Stampin' Up! Old Olive, kraft is Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Canson XL Watercolor Paper
Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up! Newsprint Designer Series Paper (retired)
Stamps: Harvest Mouse by My Favorite Things
Dies: Poppystamps Double Scalloped Stitched Frames & MFT Harvest Mouse dies
Ink: Versafine Black ink, Old Olive (stamped off)
Color: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Punch: I used a Fiskars Hexagon Punch to make the fishtail on the sentiment strip.
Challenges: Make the Cards Challenge #38, Freshly Made Sketches #508 and Just Add Ink #577
I was so excited to get the Harvest Mouse My Favorite Things Stamp and Die set in the mail. I won a gift card from them a while back (random draw!) and finally took advantage of a sale to snag this utterly adorable set. I was using both a color challenge and a sketch challenge to guide me into a design.
I stamped with Versafine Black Ink on watercolor paper and heat set it for just a few seconds. Then I used my dear Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers along with a tiny paint brush dipped in water to color in the image. The inside of the ear was originally gray and I went back with a pink color later. I added white dots to the vest with a white gel pen. I added a sentiment up top. I die cut the mouse, leaves and the frame and backed the frame with a piece of lightweight text paper (I'm a sucker for text paper anywhere). I added the olive green strip which I stamped with the same color ink and mounted everything onto a kraft card. Can't wait to use the rest of this sweet set.
Ingredients
CS: Dark olive green CS unknown, lighter green is Stampin' Up! Old Olive, kraft is Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake, Canson XL Watercolor Paper
Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up! Newsprint Designer Series Paper (retired)
Stamps: Harvest Mouse by My Favorite Things
Dies: Poppystamps Double Scalloped Stitched Frames & MFT Harvest Mouse dies
Ink: Versafine Black ink, Old Olive (stamped off)
Color: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers
Punch: I used a Fiskars Hexagon Punch to make the fishtail on the sentiment strip.
Challenges: Make the Cards Challenge #38, Freshly Made Sketches #508 and Just Add Ink #577
I haven't made a spinner card in years, but I want to send one to a family with young kids for Christmas. No time like the present.
Ingredients
Cardstock: Gina K Pure Luxury Heavyweight, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb, Bazzill Icy Mint 80lb
Stamps: MFT Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, snowflakes from Stampin' Up! Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, White Picket Distress Ink, Mermaid Lagoon and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides
Alcohol Markers: Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Dull Green, Copic markers on Neenah CS
Dies: MFT Spin & Slide Channels, MFT Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
Extras: MFT Spin & Slide discs, Signo White Gel pen, Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew
Challenges: MFT Slimline card challenge, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
I haven't made a spinner card in years, but I want to send one to a family with young kids for Christmas. No time like the present.
Ingredients
Cardstock: Gina K Pure Luxury Heavyweight, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb, Bazzill Icy Mint 80lb
Stamps: MFT Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, snowflakes from Stampin' Up! Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, White Picket Distress Ink, Mermaid Lagoon and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxides
Alcohol Markers: Dick Blick, Spectrum Noir Tri-blend Dull Green, Copic markers on Neenah CS
Dies: MFT Spin & Slide Channels, MFT Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses, Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders
Extras: MFT Spin & Slide discs, Signo White Gel pen, Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew
Challenges: MFT Slimline card challenge, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge,
I was thrilled to have my card chosen by the Color Hues Color Challenge as the winner of their 24th challenge with my Coral & Turquoise card. As a result, they have graciously asked me to be the guest designer for challenge #26. Pink and purple are the challenge colors, and they are not just for unicorns and Disney princesses anymore. When I think of these two colors, I think of flowers. My husband loves to grow flowers in our backyard and lilies in our koi pond and they are most often pink and purple. I recently purchased a gorgeous 6x6" background stamp from My Favorite Things called Roses All Over Background. It is stunning, and a big departure from the adorable animal stamps I know them for. It is not new in their catalog; I've simply never seen it until recently. I stamped this on watercolor paper with Versamark (I got the best results from putting the paper down onto the stamp and pressing) and then heat embossing in white. I used only 2 of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to put the color down. Then I used a water brush to spread it onto the rose pattern, even blending a little here and there.
To let the beauty of the stamp and the colors shine through (and to not stray from pink and purple), I kept the sentiment short, sweet, and black and white. It needed more than a stamped phrase, but not much more. I don't yet own any script dies (soon, I promise), so I used my Silhouette. I used the Silhouette's offset feature to get the black background. I pop dotted everything off a white background and I was done. The card will fit into a 5.5" square envelope.
CS: Gina K Pure Luxury Heavy Weight 110lb, Canson XL cold press watercolor paper, Bazzill Licorice Twist
Ink: Versamark
Die: Silhouette used with font Bigfat Script from Fontspace.com
Embossing Powder: Taylored Expressions Fine Detail White Embossing Powder
Watercolor: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in Lilac 080 and Pink 025; Pentel waterbrush with largest tip
I was thrilled to have my card chosen by the Color Hues Color Challenge as the winner of their 24th challenge with my Coral & Turquoise card. As a result, they have graciously asked me to be the guest designer for challenge #26. Pink and purple are the challenge colors, and they are not just for unicorns and Disney princesses anymore. When I think of these two colors, I think of flowers. My husband loves to grow flowers in our backyard and lilies in our koi pond and they are most often pink and purple. I recently purchased a gorgeous 6x6" background stamp from My Favorite Things called Roses All Over Background. It is stunning, and a big departure from the adorable animal stamps I know them for. It is not new in their catalog; I've simply never seen it until recently. I stamped this on watercolor paper with Versamark (I got the best results from putting the paper down onto the stamp and pressing) and then heat embossing in white. I used only 2 of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to put the color down. Then I used a water brush to spread it onto the rose pattern, even blending a little here and there.
To let the beauty of the stamp and the colors shine through (and to not stray from pink and purple), I kept the sentiment short, sweet, and black and white. It needed more than a stamped phrase, but not much more. I don't yet own any script dies (soon, I promise), so I used my Silhouette. I used the Silhouette's offset feature to get the black background. I pop dotted everything off a white background and I was done. The card will fit into a 5.5" square envelope.
CS: Gina K Pure Luxury Heavy Weight 110lb, Canson XL cold press watercolor paper, Bazzill Licorice Twist
Ink: Versamark
Die: Silhouette used with font Bigfat Script from Fontspace.com
Embossing Powder: Taylored Expressions Fine Detail White Embossing Powder
Watercolor: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in Lilac 080 and Pink 025; Pentel waterbrush with largest tip
It's been too long since I made a truly clean and simple card, so I was thrilled to find this sketch challenge from the CAS Colours and Sketches. And then I found a couple more great challenges (listed below). I stamped my brand new Sunny Vibes "beach doggy" on cardstock, colored with Copics and Dick Blick alcohol markers (see below) and then stamped the perfect sentiment from the same stamp set repeatedly (yes, a stamp platform is mandatory for this). Pop-dotted the little cutie and I was done.
It's been too long since I made a truly clean and simple card, so I was thrilled to find this sketch challenge from the CAS Colours and Sketches. And then I found a couple more great challenges (listed below). I stamped my brand new Sunny Vibes "beach doggy" on cardstock, colored with Copics and Dick Blick alcohol markers (see below) and then stamped the perfect sentiment from the same stamp set repeatedly (yes, a stamp platform is mandatory for this). Pop-dotted the little cutie and I was done.
I was so excited to get MFT's Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses in the mail. I have ideas coming out my ears. I wanted to enter the MFT Slimline Challenge to make an autumn-themed slimline. I started by using a blend of 4 Distress Oxide inks on my Gina K cardstock. Then I used my alcohol ink markers to color in these sweet, tiny penguins (all the while dreaming of sweater weather). I die cut them, and cut the hills and trees on my Silhouette Cameo. The hardest part of this card was cutting small enough pieces of my foam adhesive to fit the back of the trees.
I was so excited to get MFT's Warm Hugs & Frosty Kisses in the mail. I have ideas coming out my ears. I wanted to enter the MFT Slimline Challenge to make an autumn-themed slimline. I started by using a blend of 4 Distress Oxide inks on my Gina K cardstock. Then I used my alcohol ink markers to color in these sweet, tiny penguins (all the while dreaming of sweater weather). I die cut them, and cut the hills and trees on my Silhouette Cameo. The hardest part of this card was cutting small enough pieces of my foam adhesive to fit the back of the trees.
