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Doodlebugs – Strawberry Shake-It-Up

Hey friends! Let’s shake it up for mix it up Monday! I’m on the Doodlebugs blog today with this ADORABLE strawberry shaker card. Isn’t it the cutest thing?!?

I had a general design in mind so I pulled out my Mama Elephant Boxed Drinks stamps and dies. I really wanted to make a strawberry milk carton so naturally I reached for the sweet cow and hammy holding strawberries to go with it. I colored everything with copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

Next, I used the Mama Elephant Grid Window cover die to cut a green front panel. I lined the back with acetate and then each window with foam strips. I wanted to make sure the shaker bits stayed in each window and didn’t fall all the way to the bottom. Then I took a piece of white cardstock and ink blended pink fading to nothing for each row of windows. I filled each window well with Pretty Pink Posh Strawberry Shortcake embellishments, removed the release paper and sealed it up with the ink blended panel.

I added my images with foam squares. Then stamped and die cut a sentiment strip with the Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip dies. I ink blended the bottom of that with the same pink for a little interest from the stark white too.

For finishing touches I added glossy accents to all the strawberries, the straw and noses on both critters. It’s fun and adds a little something but doesn’t take away from the awesome shaker happening in the background!

Products used:
Mama Elephant Boxed Drinks stamps and dies
Mama Elephant Grid Window cover die
Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strip dies
Pretty Pink Posh Strawberry Shortcake embellishments
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn ballet slippers ink
Foam strips and squares
Glossy accents

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Miss Ink Stamps – This Little Piggy

Hi friends! I’m back with another fun card using one of the recently release stencil sets from Miss Ink Stamps. This Little Piggy is beyond adorable and was so fun to ink up. After I created this one, I also realized how perfect they would be for creating sets of cards to have in your stash or maybe as a gift for someone too.

After inking the stencil layers, I took my teal blending brush and went around the “sky” area for a light tint to take away the stark white. I also did the same with my green blending brush along the bottom. Then I die cut the panel with the scalloped rectangle in the EIEIO Frames die set.

I stamped a sentiment in the upper right open area from Punny Farm Pigs. Isn’t it perfect!?! I adore these sentiments!

Next, I cut a piece of purple cardstock and glued it to a white card base before popping the stenciled panel up with foam tape.

It just takes a fairly simple card a step up and makes it feel more put together. But you all know I love my foam tape. Layers on layers make me happy.

If you haven’t yet, stop by the Miss Ink Stamps shop and check out the new line of layered stencil sets. There are lots of different kinds available.

Products used:
EIEIO Frame dies
This Little Piggy stencils
Punny Farm Pigs stamps
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn inks
Foam tape
Liquid glue

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Newton’s Nook – Newton’s Birthday Delights

Hi there. I’m so glad you’re here. Today I’m happy to be on the Newton’s Nook blog sharing a fun birthday card with lots of texture and sparkle. I hope you love it!

I started by stamping the ice cream image in Newton’s Birthday Delights and colored it with my copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut it out and set it aside. Moving on to the background, I chose the Cascading Stars stencil and inked pink on pink cardstock for a subtle background. Then I splattered it with pearl and pink watercolors.

While the watercolor was drying, I cut a scalloped square from vellum using the Frames Squared die set. At that point I realized the larger circle in the same die set was the perfect size for my sentiment. So I cut a white one and used cracked pistachio distress oxide ink to stamp it. It matched my bottom ice cream scoop perfectly!

Once the watercolor was dry, I tore the bottom edge off and popped it up on a white card base. Then I added the ice cream image to the vellum square, hid tape runner behind the image and adhered that to the card base. I trimmed off the excess and popped my sentiment circle up on the other side of the card front. This also secures the other portion of the vellum without seeing any glue.

For finishing touches, I tied pink twine around the top of the card and tied it in a bow. Then I added white gel pen highlights to the image and glossy accents to the kitty noses and cherry on top. Last, but not least, I put two red clay hearts on the sentiment circle to carry the red over and balance things a little.

Products used:
Newton’s Birthday Delights stamps and dies
Frames Squared dies
Cascading Stars stencil
Blending brush
Watercolor – pink and pearl
Foam tape and squares
Tape runner
Sweethearts clay embellishments

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MFT Stamps – Tweet Friends

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a card featuring my favorite jenoblade line of images from MFT Stamps. This set is called Tweet Friends. The images are super cute and the sentiments are a great variety of occasions. Although, I’m sure you’ll notice that I didn’t use one on the front of my card. It’s always nice to have a few cards on hand that can be versatile to any need in the moment. Scene cards like this are perfect to leave blank until you’re ready to use them.

To create my card, I stamped images from Tweet Friends and colored them with my copic markers. Using the coordinating dies, I cut them all out and set them aside to work on a background panel.

I ink blended sky and ground with distress oxide inks on a piece of white cardstock and splattered it with water. Once that was dry I came in with white paint splatter too. After the paint dried, I cut the panel to 3.75×5 inches and lined the back with foam tape.

Then I cut down a piece of patterned paper from one of my many MFT paper pads and glued it to a card base. After popping the inked panel up on the foam tape, I did the same with the images.

For finishing touches, I added stardust Stickles to the large flower centers and white gel pen highlights to all of the images. I also added black glaze pen to the bird’s eyes and glossy accents to the water in the bird bath and bird beaks.

Products used:
Tweet Friends stamps and dies
Colorful Canvas paper pad
Distress Oxide Ink – salvaged patina, twisted citron and mowed lawn
Stickles – stardust
Liquid glue
Touch of gloss
Foam tape and squares

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Doodlebugs – Butterfly Pop Up Surprise Inside Card

Hello friends! For this week’s Mix It Up Monday, I’m combining dies from Pretty Pink Posh and Mama Elephant to create a fairly fun and quick card with an awesome surprise inside! Let’s get inky!

I started with a piece of white cardstock and ink blended it with Lawn Fawn inks randomly. My color palette today was forget me not, fish tank and fresh lavender. I spritzed the panel with water and blotted it dry. Then I squished my Lawn Fawn deep sea ink pad on an acrylic block, spritzed it with water and flicked the darker color all over the panel. Once that was dry I went it with white paint splatters too. Once the whole panel was dry, I die cut it with the Pretty Pink Posh Butterfly cover plate.

I removed and saved all of the butterflies. Die cutting the smallest body from the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Butterflies set, I glued it to the solid butterfly and set it side. Keeping with my typical love for splatter, I used black paint to splatter the front of my card and then glued the panel over top of that.

I chose a sentiment from Mama Elephant Banner Greetings dies, using liquid glue to adhere the layers together and foam strips to pop it up on the card front. Finally, I added foam squares to the edges of the butterfly wings and liquid glue to the center. Once it was in place I used reverse tweezers to hold the butterfly body down while the glue dries.

For the inside surprise! I took the remaining five butterflies from the plate and folded them in half. I glued the tips of the wings together with liquid glue. Once they were dry I glued the right butterfly inside the card, added glue to the left one and closed the card securing both end in place. I made sure to let this dry with heavy blocks on top for a while before trying to open it.

I had to much fun pulling this card together and love the extra element of the inside fun when the recipient opens it.

FYI – that many layers of butterflies in the inside makes it pretty thick so I think I’ll save these cards for hand delivery or those going in a box of other goodies to mail. I don’t think the USPS machines will like it very much.

Products used:
Pretty Pink Posh Butterfly cover plate
Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Butterflies dies
Mama Elephant Banner Greetings dies
Lawn Fawn ink – fish tank, deep sea, forget me not, fresh lavender
Blending brushes
Liquid glue
Foam squares and strips

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Miss Ink Stamps – Release Day

Hello again everyone! Today is release day for Miss Ink Stamps. It’s a stencil release but they are so detailed and amazing, you can create cards with just these stencils! Today I’m sharing one featuring Coffee Time.

I inked up the mugs in the same color, adding a double layer of the same color for the handle and bottom of the cup for a little depth. Then, for the final layer with the coffee beans, I spread Thermoweb transfer gel blanco through it and set it aside to dry.

While it was drying, I stamped and cut a sentiment banner using one from the Brewtiful stamp set. Once the panel was dry, I heated up my Mini Minc and ran the panel through with Thermoweb snow transfer foil. It’s a perfectly shiny while foil that I don’t use often but when it fits, it’s just perfect!

With all of the elements ready, I trimmed the background panel to 4×5.25 inches and popped it up on a white card base with foam tape. Then I popped the sentiment banner up in the center with foam strips.

I urge you to head to the Miss Ink Stamps shop to check out the whole new collection of stencil sets. There are such a variety and they are so well designed, you’re going to have a blast creating with them!

Products used:
Coffee Time stencil set
Brewtiful stamps
Lawn Fawn Extra Sentiment Strips dies
Thermoweb transfer gel blanco
Thermoweb transfer foil snow
Stencil pal
Blending brushes
Foam tape
Embossing & Watermark ink
Embossing powder – frosting
Magic anti-static brush
Lawn Fawn guava and hippo inks

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Miss Ink Stamps – Sneak Peek Stencil Release

Hey friends! Miss Ink Stamps has a new release tomorrow of a layering stencils. These are the most detailed and incredible stencils ever! Today I’m sneaking a peek of the Highland Cow stencil set. It’s laid out perfectly to add different colors for all of the elements easily without tons of masking.

After stenciling my sweet little scene, I turned it into a framed shaker card with so many extra sunflowers everywhere! Isn’t it adorable!

My frame comes from the Woodgrain Frame die set. After cutting it from kraft cardstock I inked it up with brown dye ink for depth and interest. Then I stamped my sentiment on the upper left using one from the Highland Cows stamp set. The puns in this are priceless.

My shaker bits consist of Twiddler’s Nook Sunflower Meadow clay embellishments and Pixie Dust micro beads to help things move around.

Stay tuned tomorrow for more inspiration and the release to be live in the Miss Ink Stamps shop!

Products used:
Woodgrain Frame dies
Highland Cow stencil set
Blending brushes
Sunflower Meadow clay embellishments
Pixie Dust micro beads embellishments
Lawn Fawn dye inks
Foam tape
Liquid glue

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Waffle Flower – Smile, Sending Paper Hugs

Welcome everyone. Thanks so much for stopping by. I finally picked up some older Waffle Flower goodies that I’ve been wanting and was so excited to play with them. First off, I had to create a whole army of sweet bees just to play with. Then I actually made a card with one and saved the rest for later.

The die set for the bees is called Happy Bee. I chose this one that looks like it’s sitting so I could also use the Sweet Poppy die. It’s so pretty and having the bee sit in it just makes me happy.

For my sentiment, I used the Oversized Smile die. I cut three of them and used liquid glue to adhere them together. After assembling the poppy with that cute bee, I cut a piece of cardstock to 3.75×5 inches and inked it lightly with teal and green for a background panel. I also splattered it with a little water for some texture.

I popped the background panel up with foam tape on a white card base and then used liquid glue to adhere the flower and smile die cuts. Last, I popped up the sentiment strips with foam strips.

I’m really excited to play with more of the bee themed goodies, but also the new 4th of July and beach release too! It’s so fun!

Products used:
Oversized Smile die
Happy Bee dies
Sweet Poppy dies
Label Maker sentiments
Foam tape and strips
Liquid glue
Blending brushes
Lawn Fawn ink – mermaid and celery stick

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Newton’s Nook – Floral Roundabout and Coloring on Vellum

Hello friends. Today I’m on the Newton’s Nook blog with a simple spring thinking of you card. I used a technique of heat embossing my image on vellum and coloring it for a stained glass look. It’s a fun and different way to use all of your detailed images.

You may notice that my background is similar to one from the April release with the new Cherry Blossom set. I inked the same Trailing Leaves stencil but instead of the frame from the A2 Card Layout die, I saved the stitched rectangles, used another frame for a guide and popped them up in the same arrangement. I did do a little ink blending on the rectangles before popping them up for some depth and interest.

Like I mentioned at the beginning, I heat embossed the Floral Roundabout image on vellum and then colored it with my copic markers on the back side. This gives a faux stained glass look. Just remember you’ll need to choose much deeper and darker colors than usual to show through.

Next, I die cut a banner using one of the banner trio dies and heat embossed it with a sentiment from the Floral Roundabout stamp set. I used liquid glue and reverse tweezers to glue my banner flags down and then popped it up on the vellum with foam squares. I hid tape runner behind that to adhere the vellum to my card front next.

Here’s a close up look at the vellum coloring so you can see how pretty it looks. I used colors like B66, RV29, G16 and Y17 for this project. Notice that the saturation number (the second digit) is all above 5, where in my regular coloring I barely touch these dark colors except for deep shading.

Products used:
Floral Roundabout stamps
Circle Frames dies
Banner Trio dies
A2 Card Layout die
Trailing Leaves stencil
Blending brush
Lawn Fawn ink – cilantro
Embossing & Watermark ink
Embossing powder – frosting
Magic anti-static brush
Tape runner
Foam squares and tape
Liquid glue

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