Birch Press Design – Sending Thanks

Welcome everyone! Today I’m over on the Birch Press Design blog with a process post on how I created this beautiful butterfly and floral thank you card. Be sure to head over there if photo process helps you out!

I started this card by just deciding to play around with the embossing folders I have from Memory Box. I had tried them before but had a hard time with the right paper and sandwich so they would emboss without tearing. I finally figured it out…totally worth the effort! The dimension is incredible!

I ink blended a panel with distress oxide inks in abandoned coral and dried marigold and die cut the eloquent butterfly layer A plate from it. I also die cut the butterfly basics solid image from vellum and happened to have a spare white body in my stash from last time. I used liquid glue to adhere the pieces. Then I trimmed my embossed panel down to 4×5.25 inches and switched to a sentiment.

I just love the handwritten thanks die set so I dug in my glitter paper stash and found a fun peachy-orange one to use. I stacked it on 4 white die cuts and then cut the shadow from vellum as well. I used liquid glue to adhere all the layers and moved on to assembly.

I popped the embossed panel up with foam tape and used liquid glue to adhere just the center of my butterfly. Then I also used liquid glue to adhere the sentiment and finished things off with a scattering of fairy jewels in the same colors as my ink blending.

So elegant and pretty! I love how this turned out! Do you like butterflies?

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Pink & Main – Squeal!

Happy Friday friends!!! Squeal!!! I’m so excited that it’s Friday and I can see the weekend coming! We have had a dreary week with cloudy days and rain bursts throughout and I needed a little happy and rainbows! So I’m up on the Pink & Main blog today with some happy and rainbows! I hope you like it.

Isn’t this piggy and his rainbow just the cutest?!? I love the polka dot background too! I think it add just the perfect something.

To create my card, I started by using the rainbow dies with my favorite “sherbet” rainbow cardstock colors. (If you know me, then you know this means we’ll be having 5 more wonky colored rainbow cards coming soon because I love mixing and matching the layers!) I used tape runner on a piece of copy paper and taped my rainbow to it. Then I trimmed it down, die cut a couple of clouds and glued them to the ends.

Next, I stamped and colored my piggy from Pig Time with copic markers, then used the coordinating dies to cut him out. I die cut a large sentiment strip the perfect length and stamped a sentiment from Pig Time on it.

I cut a piece of teal cardstock and ran it through my die cutter with the Let’s Polka embossing folder and glued it to a white card base with EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive. Then I added foam squares to the back of my rainbow, pig and sentiment banner and popped them in place.

Moving on to finishing touches, I added glossy accents to my balloon and star dust Stickles to the pig’s cheeks and the clouds on the rainbow. Last but not least, I added a scattering of Unicorn Pearls across the design.

Products used on today’s card:
Pig Time stamps and dies
Let’s Polka embossing folder
Large Sentiment Strips dies
Rainbow dies
Unicorn Pearls
EZ Squeeze liquid adhesive
Glossy accents
Stickles – star dust

I hope you find some happy with my rainbows today and maybe some inspiration to create something wonderful and share it with someone!

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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Miss Ink Stamps – Hey There! Hi There!

Oooooo!!! I had so much fun creating today’s Miss Ink Stamps project! I hope you all like it as much as I do!

I recently picked up some of the dies that Miss Ink has in stock and immediately set to creating when they hit my mailbox! And it was so much fun!

I laid everything out on a blank card base to see how it would all fit and then set to work. For the die cutting, I cut the letters and words from black cardstock, then cut “there” from white cardstock an additional 4 times. Next, I used liquid glue to adhere all the layers together. Then I stamped my images from Punny Farm pigs and colored them with copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out and set it aside.

To set my scene, I die cut a Trinity Stamps embossed edge circle and taped it to the Heirloom Bloom stencil. Then I used a couple of Lawn Fawn dye inks and blending brushes to create a sky and ground for my piggy!

Moving on to assembly, I used liquid glue to adhere the images to the circle, except the pig which is popped up with foam squares. Then I added foam tape to the circle and placed it down. I used liquid glue and foam strips to adhere the words in place. Last, but not least, I thought the design could use a little something else so I stamped and colored an additional duck and popped him up with foam squares on the bottom left.

Products used on today’s card:
Miss Ink Stamps Punny Farm Pigs stamps and dies
Miss Ink Stamps Heirloom Blooms stencil
Miss Ink Stamps EI-EI-O Word dies
Trinity Stamps Embossed Edge Circle Stack dies
Trinity Stamps Blending Buddy brushes
Lawn Fawn dye inks – forget me not and jalapeno

I hope you enjoyed today’s project and find a little inspiration to create something wonderful!

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – National Iced Tea Day

Hey friends! It’s National Iced Tea Day and we’re having a fun celebration with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers team! A few of us have created cards inspired by this fabulously fine drink and we want to share with you! So grab a nice tall glass and sit back for some fun inspiration!

For my card today, I stamped and colored images from Pretty Pink Posh Summer Friends and Tropical Birds. I colored them with my copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Then I die cut the larger Scallop Diamond Tag from white cardstock. I went back and cut the bottom tip two more times from white cardstock as well. Then I used a couple of Lawn Fawn dies to cut the top edges of those portions – waves and a sandy hill.

I used Trinity Stamps blending buddy brushes to ink up the layers – sand is Lawn Fawn doe ink, waves are Lawn Fawn forget me not ink and the sky is Lawn Fawn mermaid and peacock inks. I used liquid glue to adhere the layers together along with my palm tree. Then I used foam squares to add the girl and her ice tea on top of that.

For my background panel, I used Lawn Fawn bubblegum and sunflower inks with the Trinity Stamps Waving Hello stencil. Then I trimmed it down to 4×5.25 inches and went around the edge with the sunflower ink that was left on my blending brush.

I assembled all the layers with foam tape and went digging for that perfect sentiment. When I saw the one in the Clearly Besotted Spilling Tea set I knew I had to use it. I stamped and heat embossed it on black cardstock and adhered it with a combo of foam strip and liquid glue.

For finishing touches, I added some glossy accents to the girl’s sunglasses and iced tea cup. Then I glued down a scattering of boiled sugar jelly drop hearts across the design.

Products used on today’s card:
PPP Summer Friends stamps and dies
PPP Tropical Birds stamps and dies
PPP Scallop Diamond Tag dies
Lawn Fawn Ocean Wave Border dies
Lawn Fawn Sandy Beach Accents dies
Lawn Fawn dye inks
Trinity Stamps blending buddy brushes
Trinity Stamps Waving Hello stencil
Trinity Stamps Boiled Sugar Jelly Drop Heart embellishments
Clearly Besotted Spilling Tea stamps
Glossy Accents

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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Newton’s Nook – Galloping By…

Hi everyone! I’m hanging out at the Newton’s Nook blog today sharing a thinking of you card featuring some older products you might have in your stash and a cool design that can be adapted many ways.

For this card, I stamped the horse and horseshoe from Neigh and colored them with my copic markers. Then I thought it would be nice to have something else in the “scene” so I also pulled out Moo and borrowed the hay bail from there. I used the coordinating dies to cut out my images and set them aside.

I’ve been really into beachy, summery, happy colors lately so I chose 3 that made me smile and cut 1/4 inch strips. I glued them to a white panel and die cut the whole thing with the largest die in the Framework die set. Then I came in with the serene stripes stencil and blended a light teal ink on the lower left and upper right of my panel. Then I place the panel in my MISTI and stamped the first half of my sentiment in the lower right.

I glued one hay bail down with liquid glue and popped the horse, horseshoe and second hay bail up with foam squares. Next, I created a white card base and adhered a light teal panel to the front. Then, using the same ink as the stencil, I stamped the finishing portion of my sentiment and another horse on the inside.

Finally, I added foam tape to my framework panel and popped it on the front of my card and moved on to a few simple finishing touches. I like adding black glaze pen to critter eyes, then I went back in and added a white gel pen highlight after that was dry. I also added glossy accents to the horse’s nose and hooves and the horseshoe too.

Just a fun, happy, thinking of you card, perfect for horse lovers in your life or anyone really. It’s just cute!

Products used on today’s card:
Neigh stamps and dies
Moo stamps and dies
Serene Stripes stencil
Framework dies
Lawn Fawn kiddie pool ink
Trinity blending buddy brush
Glossy accents

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day.

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Trinity Stamps – Happy Birthday Stencil Layering

Happy Wednesday everyone! I’m over on the Trinity Stamps blog today continuing the fun birthday themed celebration by playing with a few stencils today!

I started things off by inking up the Good Morning Sunshine stencil on a white panel with a darker yellow toward the bottom and a slightly lighter yellow toward the top. Then I brought out the Slimline Layered Balloons stencils and inked the first layer up with distress oxide inks, then smeared Thermoweb transfer gel through the second layer. I set that panel aside to dry, turned on my laminator to heat up and moved on to the other elements of my card.

I die cut the Scripty Birthday words from white cardstock 4 times and glued them together. Then I cut the shadow from iridescent vellum and adhered the words to that. I stamped and colored images from You Lift Me Up with my copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies, cut them out and used liquid glue to adhere a strand of black embroidery floss from the balloon to the bear’s hand. Last, I die cut the reverse scalloped frame from the Slimline Envelope Builder die set.

With my panel dry and laminator heated up I ran it through with wild lilac Deco Foil for a layer of shiny foiled balloons. Then I started assembling my card.

First, I trimmed the stenciled panel down to 3.5×8.5 inches and adhered it to a white card base with liquid glue. Then I added foam strips to the frame and popped it down in place. Then I used tape runner to adhere the scripty sentiment. (I find that liquid glue causes the vellum to warm and ripple so I try not to use it as much as possible.) Last, I added a combination of foam squares and liquid glue to adhere my bear and balloon in place.

For finishing touches, I added white gel pen accents to the images and glossy accents to the bear’s nose.

Trinity Stamps has a super fun sale going on this week only so be sure to head over to the shop and snag your wish list for 30% off!!!

Products used on today’s card were:
You Lift Me Up stamps and dies
Scripty Birthday dies
Slimline Envelope Builder dies
Good Morning Sunshine stencils
Layered Balloons stencils
Transfer Gel Blanco
Wild Lilac DecoFoil

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Miss Ink Stamps – Some Days…

Hey friends! Thanks for stopping by again today. I’m over on the Miss Ink Stamps blog with a new-to-me idea on stenciling and some more of those wonderful Alice in Wonderland stamps! I hope you enjoy it!

For today’s card, I inked up the enchanted stencil with a couple of peachy-red inks and tealy-blue inks. I tried to have them meet just shy if center on my panel so I could put my focus on the upper section of the card. After the panel was inked, I die cut it with a Newton’s Nook scalloped rectangle from the Frames & Flags die set.

After a teammate, Lynnea, had layered her stencils a while ago I’ve been enamored with the idea and wanted to try it with this card. So I taped my panel to the back of the Sparkles stencil and spread glazed pewter Metallix Gel through it. I removed the stencil and set my panel aside to dry.

I stamped and colored an image from Alice with my copic markers and fussy cut her out. Then I chose a sentiment from Wonderland Wisdom, stamped and heat embossed it in silver on a vellum strip. I added foam tape to the back of my stenciled panel and wrapped my sentiment around it. Then I popped it on a white card base and added my Alice image with foam squares.

Have you ever layered stencils like this that aren’t “meant” for each other? I think it’s a fantastic idea and challenge you to give it a try! It extends the use of your goodies and will make you think outside the box. It’s so fun!

Products used on today’s card:
Alice stamps
Wonderland Wisdom stamps
Sparkles stencil
Enchanted stencil
Newton’s Nook Frames & Flags dies
Thermoweb Metallix Gel – glazed pewter

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers – Jane’s Doodles card duo

Hi again! It’s Tuesday Tea with Twiddler’s Nook over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog again today. This time I have a pair of really fun watercolor cards to share with you!

I recently ordered some new goodies from Jane’s Doodles and couldn’t wait to ink them up. I had originally planned to just share the tea card with you today but who knows what’s really in that coconut cup and I could really go for a giant coffee flavored ice cream cone, how about you?!?

To create these cards, I started by stamping and heat embossing the images on bristol smooth cardstock. Then I watercolored them with my zig clean color real brush markers. I used the scan-n-cut to cut the images out and separated them so I could focus on one card at a time.

For the tea card, I used the new Brew-tea-ful stamp set. I smooshed some dye inks on my glass mat and spritzed them with water. Then I blotted it up with a piece of watercolor paper, drying in between layers for extra texture. I trimmed the ink smooshed panel down to 3.75×5 inches and stamped my sentiment on the bottom left, then added foam tape to the back. Next, I trimmed a piece of textured yellow cardstock to 4×5.25 inches and also added foam tape to the back of that. I wrapped a piece of pink ribbon around these panels and placed them on a white card base. I added foam squares to the back of the images and adhered them above the ribbon. For finishing touches, I glued some flat back rhinestones to the design from the Twiddler’s Nook Midnight Stroll embellishment mix.

Next, I tried some ink smooshing that I hadn’t done before…with distress oxides. These inks give a much more thorough coverage and layer in a different way than dye inks so it was cool to play with it.

For this card, I used images from the Summer Icons stamp set. For the background I smooshed distress oxide inks on a couple of watercolor panels and then came in with my Trinity Stamps mini slimline dies to cut the panels and the circle windows. I layered the two panels together with foam strips and then a combination of foam squares and liquid glue for the images. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on black cardstock and die cut it with a banner die included in the original Trinity Stamps mini slimline card and envelope die set. I adhered it with a combination of foam strip and liquid glue. Then the whole thing is adhered to a white mini slimline card base with liquid glue.

I’m craving sunshine and all things summer these days so this card really speaks to me and let me escape the rain while I was creating it.

Products used on today’s projects:
Jane’s Doodles Brew-TEA-Ful stamps
Jane’s Doodles Summer Icons stamps
Trinity Stamps Mini Slimline Card and Envelope dies
Trinity Stamps Mini Modern Embossed Slimline dies
Twiddler’s Nook Midnight Stroll embellishment mix

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Thermoweb – Foiled Father’s Day Cards

Hey friends! Welcome to a new week! Today I’m over on the Thermoweb blog sharing a couple of wild and fun Father’s Day cards with everyone!

It’s a two-for-one kind of deal which is always great when you’re creating! I used the newest Unity toner card fronts with some adorable Jane’s Doodles stamps.

To create this first card, I had cut the toner card front in half so once I finished it, I thought it would be fun to dive right back in and create a second version.

Here’s an angled look at the cool foiling! It really shimmers in the light. Photos don’t do it justice at all!

Remember, head over to the Thermoweb blog for a tutorial on how I created this fun cards!

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Pretty Pink Posh – Celebrate America

Hey friends! I’m stopping in today to share a really fun shaker card I made using some new Pretty Pink Posh goodies. I just fell in love with this 4th of July stamp set the moment I saw it and was quite happy to color it up recently!

I ink blended a couple of panels using distress oxide inks – one in blueprint sketch and the other in candied apple. I spritzed them both with water and set them aside to dry. Then I stamped and colored the images I wanted to use from 4th of July with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and started working on my shaker.

I used the Celebrate shaker die to cut a window from the blue panel, then cut the same die from white cardstock to use as an inlay. I lined the window with acetate and cover the back of the blue panel with foam tape. I poured some Trinity Stamps Sugared Stars and Stripes clay embellishments along with a small pile of Twiddler’s Nook Pixie Dust micro beads to help the pieces move around in the middle of the red panel, removed the release paper and sealed the shaker up.