Happy 4th of July friends! I hope you have a wonderful holiday and celebrate however makes your heart happy! We’ll be BBQing and playing in the pool if you need us!
But first, I wanted to share a sweet gift tag I watercolored the other night for a gift I’ll be giving our hosts later today.
I die cut the largest tag from Bristol Smooth Cardstock and stamped my images from Patriotic Bear and Bunny with VersaFine ink. This way I could watercolor with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.
After the watercolor dried, I added white gel pen to the stars because I was unsuccessful keeping my blue ink out of them. I also added black glaze pen to the critter eyes and noses. I cut and glued a hole reinforcer in place and threaded my different ribbons through the hole, tying them with baker’s twine.
Then at the last minute, I finished it off with some stardust Stickles on each of the stars for a little sparkle.
Hello again everyone. I’m back with another mix of the Spellbinders Out and About Collection to create a fun scene card.
I started this card with the Flower Tree die set and then cut the Stitched Hello sentiment to go with it. After playing around a bit with design set up I decided to add the sweet bird from Garden Buddies too.
I cut an arch from the Make a Wish Arches from teal cardstock and inked the center with peacock feathers distress oxide ink. I splattered a little water and glued my sentiment to the bottom with liquid glue. Then I glued the tree in place and popped the bird up with a foam square.
The top of my mini scene was boring so I took the “extra” die in the Flowering Tree set and made it a cloud for the sky. After gluing those in place, I added foam tape to the back of the arch and popped it up on a white background panel I embossed with the Flower Frenzy embossing folder.
For finishing touches I did add some glossy accents to the bird’s eye and beak, and all of the flower centers on the tree.
Hey friends! Have you taken a moment to check out the most recent Trinity Stamps release yet? It’s a really big release and has lots and lots of different style products to appeal to different crafters.
Today I have two cards to share using some of the new word art stamps from Love Dani Studios. These stamps always have uplifting messages to share. This time I heat embossed both images on watercolor paper and went to town with my watercolor powders.
While my watercolor panels were drying, I took a piece of white cardstock and spritzed distress oxide sprays on it in similar colors to the watercolor choices. Then I left it all to dry over night. Trust me…it was wet and inky. So much fun!!!
With the word art images dry, I used the coordinating dies to cut each one out. Then, for this card I glued the distress oxide panel to a card base with liquid glue. Then I cut the largest ticket from the Slimline That’s the Ticket die set from black cardstock. I cut it in two, offset and popped it up with foam tape so the ends met toward the bottom of my card front.
Then I popped the image up with foam tape as well and glued a scattering of Kelly Green Heart Baubles around the design.
For the other card, I reached deep down and tried to pretend I knew what I was doing with a mixed media style card. If nothing else, this was really fun to get grungy and messy while creating!
I had spritzed a panel with distress oxide sprays at the same time I was doing one for the first card, so everything was already dry. This time I took a piece of pink cardstock and smeared my purple ink pad across it for texture. Then I cut the Sweetheart Slimline panel from a dotted pink cardstock in my stash and tore it up.
I cut some vellum to go behind the sentiment and help it stand out. But at this point when I was trying to layer things together, they were all too perfect. So I took out a REALLY OLD distressing tool from my stash and started ripping up the edges on everything. That’s when I started to love it.
I glued things to the card base at all weird angles and trimmed off the excess. Then I added the sentiment to the vellum with foam tape and glued it down. I added some staples and twine for interest and then spotted the hearts that came from the slimline die cut. So I added those with liquid glue and foam squares too.
I know this style isn’t for everyone but I really enjoyed creating these cards and have some people in my life who will love the eccentric style hitting their mailbox.
Hello again. I have a fun mix-it-up Monday card to share with you that started with a very simple idea and definitely evolved into its own. I think it turned out so pretty and I had fun playing with some of my favorite dies while I was at it.
I needed a congratulations card so I went digging in my large sentiment dies to see what struck me with inspiration. I landed on the Lawn Fawn big hooray die, cutting it from white cardstock three times and gluing the layers together before I even formed a solid plan. Then I went digging for a good mini sentiment to go across the center and landed on the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips collection, and the coordinating dies.
Next, I wasn’t sure what to add around or in the large letters. My initial go-to was cute critters but nothing was vibing for me. So I pulled out my favorite Spellbinders birdie and while I was digging for that, I came across the Spellbinders Kaleidoscope Arch stamp and die set. The florals in this set are so pretty and very low stress to cut and assemble. Some of the more detailed sets stress me out with all the layers and my lack of floral knowledge.
So, I cut all the pieces for the florals and the sweet birdie, using liquid glue to adhere the pieces together. After playing around for a bit I also used liquid glue to adhere the florals popping out of the hooray letters all over. To keep the background interesting but subtle, I embossed a 4×5.25 inch piece of white cardstock with the Spellbinders columns embossing folder.
I popped the background panel up on a white card base with foam tape and then used liquid glue to adhere the floral hooray to that. Last, I added the birdie with a combo of a foam square and liquid glue, and the sentiment strip with a foam strip.
I liked the shine that the foil cardstock gave the flower centers so my finishing touches for this card were just glossy accent on the birdie’s beak and eye. Isn’t she the cutest?!? I love that you can’t go wrong with any variation of color combos on this bird. It’s always fun.
Happy Friday everyone! It’s been a long week and I’m really looking forward to relaxing and crafting this weekend. How about you?
Before that though, I wanted to share a couple more projects featuring the Spellbinders Out and About Collection. These pups crack me up and I couldn’t resist snagging them and playing with them straight out of the package too!
I didn’t have much in mind but just wanted to cut and create both of the dogs – Skateboarding Terry and Roller Disco Dottie – how cute are their names too!?! After I put them together I went digging through my stash to create a card with Skateboarding Terry first.
I used the Mirrored Arch Labels nested die set to cut my focal point pieces. Then I embossed the smaller one with the Loops embossing folder and went over it with a blending brush and green ink. My sentiment strip comes from the Stitched Kaleidoscope Arch stamp and die combo.
After adhering all the layers, I went around the white card base with the same green ink and tied jute twine around the top of the card, tying it in a bow.
When I created my Dottie dog, I couldn’t resist a bright fun pink with her black and white spots so I kept that vibe going when creating a tag for her to go on. Super simple, I cut 2 Make a Wish Arches from white cardstock and glued them together for stability. I inked up the center of the front with picked raspberry distress oxide ink and splattered a little water. Then I just popped Dottie up with foam squares, punched a hole and threaded some pink twine.
The back is blank so I can write a message to go with the occasion but until then this is generic and fun so I have the versatility to choose when I use it!
Like I said earlier in the week, head over and check out the fun Out and About Collection for some sweeties to add to your stash!
Hello everyone! I’m over on the Newton’s Nook blog today and I just couldn’t put the cute new farm goodies away just yet. But I also pulled out an older and REALLY fun farm set to go with it too!
For this card, I created another cute barn, using liquid glue to adhere all the details to the main barn piece. Then I cut a bunch of strips from the new Farmyard paper pad, gluing them to a piece of kraft cardstock.
I pulled out Cluck and chose one of the image to pair with my barn. After coloring it with copic markers, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I added the barn and chickens with foam squares on the kraft panel. Then I chose the opener to my sentiment and stamped it above the top strip in brown ink.
I glued the panel to a white card base and wrapped jute twine around the top for some texture and interest. Then I popped it in my Misti and stamped on the inside of my card too! If you didn’t laugh at this, you must have a much more sophisticated humor level than I do because I get a kick out of this every time I look at it!
Okay, back to the front for finishing touches. We kept those simple with black gel pen on the eyes and glossy accents on the chickens’ beaks.
Is this not a super silly and fun card to send?!? I love it!
Hey friends, have you seen the new Spellbinders Out and About release? It’s an absolutely adorable collection of small die sets that go perfectly with the new Scout Die Cutting Machine! Today I have a card using a couple of the new dies that was SO FUN to put together!
This card features the Garden Buddies and Stitched Hello sets. Garden Buddies is going to be so much fun to create in all the different color combos, I’m sure of it! And the Stitched Hello is going to be awesome with and without stitching which is great when you don’t have as much time on your hands.
Have you checked out the adorable new Scout Die Cutting Machine yet too? It’s the perfect size for these small projects and for taking on the go with you! I’m not usually one for having all the versions of something but this was so inviting to me with the prospect of crafting on the go again. I used to pack up once a month and craft with a friend but it became cumbersome. This die cutter is a game changer for that. Or even moving from my craft room to the downstairs to hang out with my family.
Whether you’re interested in the Scout machine or not, please check out the Out and About Collection! It’s SO MUCH FUN! I’ll be back later in the week with another project using two more die sets from this collection that you’re going to LOVE!
Hello everyone! For this week’s Mix-it-up Monday I’m sharing a gift tag project I created for work. We just had our annual Conference last week and I made gift bags for some of the Board as an end of year thank you to them. You know I can’t have gift bags without cute tags to go with them. So I spent a little bit and assembly lined a batch of froggy cuteness.
This whole project started with me playing around with the Mama Elephant Combo Circle creative cuts. They’re so fun and I thought they would be great for a different tag. Once I chose my scallop colors I started die cutting all the pieces – 2 white centers (front and back), a blue scallop and a green scallop.
I couldn’t decide which little agenda critters to use so I solicited my daughter’s help and she chose my favorite frogs. I can’t get enough of them. So I stamped out nine different ones, colored them all and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.
After assembling the layers of the combo circles, I blended a little green and teal inks in the center and splattered them with cracked pistachio distress oxide ink.
While the splatter was drying, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Fall and cut them out with a Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip die. This die set and the coordinating collection of sentiments will not collect dust on your shelf. I promise. I am constantly reaching for them to add that perfect something.
Last, I popped the sentiment strips and frogs up with foam squares and strips. I used a Fiskars hole punch and threaded some twine through the holes. Now these are ready to be tied to the bags and handed out.
For the final day of Newton’s Nook June Release reveals, we’re rounding out the farm feeling with Newton heading back to the country too.
Farmer Newton Stamps and Dies
Is he not the cutest in his little overalls and pitchfork?!? I’m smitten with him and those fun sentiments!
For this card, I stamped and colored everything with copic markers. After cutting it all out with the coordinating dies, I used a craft knife to cut a slit by Newton’s paw so he would properly hold the ear of corn. I couldn’t resist myself.
I inked up a circle from the Circle Frames die set and also a scrap I cut the top off of with the grass die in the Land Borders die set. After stamping my sentiment I glued the grass line in place and popped the images up with foam squares.
For the background I inked up a piece of kraft cardstock with the Tree Rings stencil using distress oxide inks. Then I tore the edge off and popped it up with foam tape on a white card base.
Finally I added the mini scene to that with foam tape, trimming off the excess hanging off the edge. Then I added white gel pen highlights to the images and tied some fun twine around the top of the card for a little extra.
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Today we switch gears from the buzz of the beehive to the sounds of the farm! These new dies and paper pad are SO FUN and will go great with previously released products too!
Tractor and Barn Die Sets
Farmyard Paper Pad
Today I have two separate cards for you featuring all of today’s reveals. First off let’s play with the new Tractor die set.
I pulled out some traditional John Deere colors for my first tractor because who can resist?!? Isn’t is the cutest!?! It cut out and glued together in a jiff and will be so fun to try in lots of colorways.
I inked up a background panel with the Sunscape stencil and splattered it with water for some texture. Then I trimmed the edge off and popped it up on a white card base. I didn’t love the white edge after all so I cut the same paper from the wheel wells of the tractor and added it instead. Now, I love that!
I cut the smallest Framework die from black cardstock and heat embossed a sentiment from Farming Fun. Next, I popped the tractor and sentiment up with foam squares and added glossy accents to the tractor headlight and wheel centers.
For the Barn dies, I couldn’t resist adding some of the Farmyard paper pad to the mix. That cow print just makes me smile!
After cutting the barn out and gluing it together with liquid glue, I thought it would be a great background to add one of the new Hexagon Frames behind it. I inked that up with the Hills & Grass and Cloudy Sky stencil before popping the barn up with foam tape.
Next, I cut the cow print paper with the largest Framework die and then cut a banner from the Banner Trio set. The sentiment here is a sneak coming to you tomorrow in the final day of reveals. (Stay tuned!)
Before putting everything together, I took a red ink pad direct to my card base for color and texture. Then I popped everything up with foam tape for lots of great dimension. The finishing touches today are just a scattering of enamel dots for more pops of color.
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