Rabbit Hole Designs By the Shore Window Card

I just can’t get enough of these beachy stamps. I’m so ready for summer and it’s really showing in my craft choices. Today I’m back again with the new By the Shore set from Rabbit Hole Designs.

Card recipe:

Stamp and color image with copic markers.
Die cut scalloped window from a darker yellow cardstock.
Die cut circle window from striped cardstock just slightly bigger than the scallop.
To help with alignment I glued the striped and yellow panels together first. Then added foam tape to the back and layered it over the stamped panel so it could be centered. Everything was wonky at this point so I just trimmed off excess yellow and white cardstock from the edges and then layered it onto a card base.
The sentiment was stamped in a dark yellow ink on the same yellow cardstock and glued to the front.
For finishing touches on this card I scattered Nuvo Crystal Drops in caribbean ocean and dandelion yellow and added glossy accents to the clouds, seashell and sail on the boat.

This is such a sweet card and would be great to encourage someone going through a rough time.

I’ll be back tomorrow with more fun from the most recent Rabbit Hole Designs release!

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Rabbit Hole Designs Mermaid Hair Card

I’m back again today with that fabulous Rabbit Hole Designs May release. Today we’re playing with Mermaid Hair. Anyone who knows me, knows how ME this set is! I couldn’t wait to play with it and after this one card, I’m completely hooked!

Card recipe:

Stamp mermaid and fish throughout copic friendly cardstock and color them in.
Stamp and cut masks for all of your images. I use full-stick post-it notes. They have sticky on the entire back of the sheet and work great.
Blend distress inks all over your background. I focused the lightest color in the center, getting darker closer to the edge. Colors used were salty ocean, mermaid lagoon and blueprint sketch. Then spritz with a water sprayer and blot off.
Next, the big reveal of taking off all that masking and seeing your beautiful creation!
Trim down the mermaid panel to measure 3.75×5. Add a teal mat underneath measuring 4×5.25. Glue together and adhered to a black card base.
Stamp the sentiment and heat emboss on vellum. Run the strip through a Xyron sticker maker to cover the entire back with adhesive and adhere to the panel.
To finish this card I added Nuvo Crystal Drops in morning dew to the mermaid’s bubbles, the jellyfish and gave all of the fish a bubble or two as well.
Inside the black card I added a piece of teal cardstock to have an area to write a message.
All finished, beautiful and vibrant!

I’m so in love with this mermaid set! All of the images are just adorable and so versatile. My mind is spinning with many more ideas so stay tuned!

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Rabbit Hole Designs By the Shore Card

I don’t know about you but I’m over the moon for the newest Rabbit Hole Designs release. It’s all to die for and I had to have everything! Today I’m showcasing the By the Shore stamp set with a simple and adorable card!

Card recipe:

Stamp and color images with copic markers.
Die cut image with stitched rectangle and also a larger stitched rectangle from plaid paper.
Die cut scalloped frame from contrasting paper.
Glue plaid rectangle and frame to a card front.
Pop up smaller rectangle with stamped images with foam tape.
Embellish with Nuvo crystal drops and glossy accents.

This card is so sweet and simple. I left off a sentiment so it didn’t distract from the adorable image. I’ll add one to the inside when I’m ready to give it away.

I’ve already got another one of these beauties stamped and waiting for color because I loved this one so much!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what other new Rabbit Hole Designs set I’ll be playing with!

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Rabbit Hole Designs Caffeinated Flamingo Cards

I’m so excited to share this pair of cards made with The Rabbit Hole Designs Caffeinated Flamingo stamp set. I think it’s so perfect to start the week of with these caffeinated critters because…well, Monday. Ugh. Cheers to more coffee and making it through another week!

Originally, I only had this first card in mind but as I started die cutting, the second one came into my head and I knew I needed to make a pair. Here’s how I made them.

Die cut the polka dot cover from white cardstock and layered it over purple.
Die cut the whole scalloped frame set in rainbow colors and glued them onto the polka dot cover.
Stamped, colored and cut the Caffeinated Flamingo with my Cricut.
Stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set and trimmed it into a strip.
Die cut two palm trees.
The flamingo, sentiment strip and palm trees were all popped up with foam adhesive.

This first card is complete! I love how the bright rainbow colors are totally the opposite of the look on the flamingo.

Here is how I made the second card.

The rainbow rectangles are the centers from the die cut frames on the first card and are adhered to a white card base at alternating angles.
Die cut two palm trees again.
Stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Perfectly Blended stamp set and trimmed it into a strip.
Stamped #flockstar from the Caffeinated Flamingo stamp set in a pinkish-red ink directly to the card base.
The sentiment strip, palm trees and flamingo are adhered with foam adhesive just like in the first card.

Now this one is all finished too!

I love this pair of cards! They are so bright and fun. That flamingo makes me laugh every single time!

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Mama Elephant Party Animal Wiper Surprise Card

I’ve been itching to try one of these cards since Mother’s Day when my family surprised me with a huge Mama Elephant haul! I was totally overwhelmed. It was fantastic and I’ve been having so much fun with all of it.

If you’re interested in the basics of the wiper surprise click here to go to the Mama Elephant You Tube page for a tutorial. Otherwise here are the basics on how I created this adorable birthday card.

I stamped, colored and die cut all the critters and bigger accessories from the Party Animals stamp set.
Cut two panels from the main die in the wiper surprise set. Using a Simon Says Stamp cloud stencil I blended cracked pistachio distress ink on the back panel for a sky effect. Then covered the other panel with mowed lawn distress ink and die cut with a Lawn Fawn grassy border die cut.
Following the video, I assembled the basics of the card and wiper mechanism first and then embellished with the critters.
Since I used a combination of liquid glue and tape runner, I let it sit for a minute so the glue could dry. To finish it off I added white gel pen accents throughout the images and glossy accents to all the noses, candle flames, stars on the hats and both balloons.
The next morning when the glossy accents were dry, I stamped a stacked sentiment on the right side to complete this fun birthday card.

Look at that little chickie popping up when you pull the sides. It’s just to die for! I love this so much, I keep playing with it over and over again.

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Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo Scary Pals Card

I’m back and so excited that I had a chance to start playing with the new Avery Elle release!!! For this card I used the Peek-a-Boo Scary Pals stamps and coordinating dies and also the new Peek-a-Boo car stamps and coordinating dies.

To make this card I…

Stamped the images, colored them with copic markers and die cut them all out.
Blended distress inks on a white panel and small kraft strip and spritzed with water.
Trimmed the blue and kraft panels down so I had room to stamp the sentiment underneath and glued them to the card base.
Glued down my car, scary pal and accessories and then drew in the balloon strings.
Stamped my sentiment on the bottom portion of the card and it’s finished.

I love these monsters so much! It was hard to pick one for this card. I can’t wait to use them all! I hope you enjoyed this card and feel inspired to try something creative.

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Avery Elle Peek-a-Boo Pals Card

As I was impatiently waiting for the mail to bring my order from the most recent Avery Elle release I decided it would be so fun to get some Avery Elle stamps and dies out that I already have!

Today I’m using the original Peek-a-Boo Pals stamps and coordinating dies and the circle frames dies as well.

I started by blending peacock feathers and cracked pistachio distress inks on a piece of cardstock, spritzed with water and set aside to dry. Then stamped the critters I wanted to use, colored them with copics and die cut them out. Next, I trimmed down a piece of white cardstock to 4×5.25 and die cut the circle frames from that. I added foam tape to the back of that panel and centered it on the distress inked background. Last I added my peek-a-boo critters with foam tape and stamped a little sentiment from the set on the front. I adhered the whole thing to a side fold card base and it’s ready to go!

I love having cards like these on hand that are versatile and can have a sentiment added to the inside later to match the occasion I’m giving it for.

I love these critters and can’t wait to try this idea with the new scary pals. Stay tuned and I’ll share something fun with those really soon.

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CAS Graduation Card

Thanks for stopping by. Today I’m here with a CAS graduation card using Honey Bee Stamps Awesome Sauce sentiment set, Hooray die cut set and Lawn Fawn Hats Off to You stamps and coordinating dies.

I started with a card base and chose my color palette. I took cardstock of the colors I chose and cut thin strips. I didn’t measure them, trying to make them vary in thickness. Somewhere between 1/8 inch and a 1/4 inch.

Then, I put tape runner on the section of the card that I wanted to add my stripes to and laid the strips down, pressing firmly. I trimmed the excess off the edges of the card sides.

Then I die cut the hooray sentiment from blue, gray and white cardstocks to match the stripes and glued the layers together.

I stamped, color and die cut the graduation hat from the Lawn Fawn Hats Off to You set and laid everything out. At this point I decided to add the “You Are Awesome Sauce” sentiment below the stripes.

After stamping the sentiment I glued the hooray down and popped the hat up with foam squares.

This awesome graduation card is finished and so simple to customize for any senior’s school colors.

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Distress Ink Emboss Resist Cards

Hi there and thanks for stopping by! Today I’m going to share a simple and very impactful technique – distress ink resist. You can use this with any stamps you have, heat embossing supplies and distress inks.

With a large background stamp, like I’ve chosen, or any individual image you choose, stamp with an embossing ink such as VersaMark. Sprinkle with embossing powder and heat set. I almost always use white for this but you can use colored powder if you choose.

Next, choose your distress inks and blend them right over the top of your embossing. Once it’s blended how you want, take a clean cloth or paper towel and buff off any ink that’s sitting in top of the embossing. Now you have this fabulous background that on its own is beautiful!

With these two, I trimmed them down to 4×5.25 and glued them to a black card base.

For the green/blue one, I die cut the hugs sentiment from the Avery Elle Simply Said Hugs 4 times from white cardstock and glued them together. Then I glued that to a vellum die cut of the shadow that comes in that same set. I adhered that to the card front. Next, I stamp and heat embossed the other sentiments from the same set, trimmed them into thin strips and popped them up with foam squares.

For the rainbow card, I die cut the Lawn Fawn scripty thanks sentiment 4 times from a teal cardstock and glued them all together. After adhering that to the card front, I stamped and heat embossed the small sentiment underneath from the Avery Elle Peek-a-boo Pals stamp set and popped it up with foam squares.

To finish both of these cards off I scattered sequins randomly from the bottom left to the top right corner.

I hope you’ll give this technique a try. I know you’ll love it!

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Rabbit Hole Designs Caffeinated Bee Interactive Card

Hi there! I’m popping in today with a simple and SO FUN interactive card using The Rabbit Hole Designs Caffeinated Bee and an action wobbler to make things interesting.

To make this card I started with the background using a hexagon stencil and two yellow distress inks for varied color – scattered straw and mustard seed.

Then I used my Cricut to cut a 2 inch hexagon out of black cardstock and a 2.25 inch hexagon out of yellow cardstock. I layered them together and glued them to the card front.

I stamped, cut and colored my bee with copic markers. Then added the action wobbler mechanism to the middle of the hexagon and attached the bee to the center of it.

To finish the card off, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from The Rabbit Hole Designs Perfectly Blended stamp set. This is a really long sentiment so I just cut it apart and attached it to the card front with foam squares.

This was a really quick card to put together and I absolutely love it! The wobbly bee is so fun to play with!

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