Month: June 2024

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Sneak Peek: Helper Vehicles + Utility Vehicles

Hello crafty friends, Arsenia here to share some Sneak Peeks!  I’m super excited to be sharing these sneak peeks using Helper Vehicles stamps with coordinating Dies and Utility Vehicles stamps with coordinating Dies.  My sneak peeks are just a small glimpse into these fabulous sets because I did specific themes for each of my cards.  These sets are adorable and have you covered to make lots of celebration goodness! 

New release will be available June 10th

For my first card I’m using the super cute Helper Vehicles stamps with coordinating dies.  I stamped the images and colored them with an array of Olo markers.  For my background I did some partial stenciling with the new Layered Shooting Stars Stencils. I decided to make a shaker, so I cut a smaller panel to fit onto the A2 panel and die cut a circle from the smaller panel.  For the backdrop in the shaker, I used a fun new die set called City Buildings. I inked up the buildings with colors that matched the colored images from Helper Vehicles Stamps with coordinating dies.   I did a mixture for the shaker bits, I used Sparkling Clear MixIridescent Mini Star Confetti, and the new Stargazing Mix!

I arranged and adhered all the images to the card panel, but I needed a resting place for the adorable police cars and decided to use the road from the new City Buildings Dies.  I added lots of stars from the Big Celebration Cupcake Die set and the cute sentiment is from the Helper Vehicles stamp set, viola card done!  I think it turned out super cute.

For my second card I’m using the Utility Vehicles Stamps with coordination dies and I decided to focus on the adorable Postal vehicle.  I stamped and colored the images with an array of Olo markers.  For my background on the card base I used the new Layered Street Signs stencils.  My idea for the background is to resemble postal tape. And yes, friends it’s shaker time, I decided to make another shaker using the new Stitched Stars Dies!  I added the cutest new shaker beads called Patriotic Shaker Beads!  

I arranged the cute images from the Utility Vehicles Stamps regarding postal service onto my card and added lots of stars from the Big Celebration Cupcake Dies. The adorable sentiments are from the Utility Vehicles stamp set and so are the cute smiley faces!

Thank you for stopping by friends! Come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks! This release is chock full of CUTENESS for lots of occasions and super FUN!

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Sneak Peek: Outer Space

Hello crafty friends! Davina here with some “out of this world”, sneak peeks, featuring the June Pretty Pink Posh release. This playful release is full of imaginative play themed sets like construction, first responders, and space. I made a pair of cards that feature some of the space theme products and hope that you are as excited as I was. 

New release will be available June 10th

Both cards were created using the Outer Space stamp sets with the coordinating dies, and they are both shaker cards, using the new Beach Day Shaker Beads. I felt like this color combo would be perfect for my space scenes and love the fiery gold and orange with the shades of blue.

For the first card, I started by die cutting my background using the Pierced Star Plate from Bristol Smooth Cardstock. I ink blended my panel with a blue gradient starting with a light aqua and finishing with a dark teal around the edges. After splattering with several inks, including gold, I put it aside to dry while i worked on the other components. 

I made the shaker element using the new Planet Shaker Die Set. I ink blended the center using the warm colors, and cut the ring from holographic cardstock. I filled the shaker about 1/3 of the way full for maximum effect. Next, I stamped and colored my images using copic markers and added white highlights and some glittery Wink of Stella accents. I backed my star panel with some starry patterned papers I had in my craft stash, and assembled the cards with the shaker in the center. I finished the card off with a sentiment from the stamps set, on a bold white banner. 

I loved the results so much I decided to make a second version of the card but with the new Rocketship Shaker die set, and the other images from the Outer Space stamp set. I backed this card in a dark navy blue version of the same patterned paper and used the larger more decorative sentiment from the set. I think the reflective holographic paper was absolutely the way to go with these shaker die sets, as the colors pick up so much from the copic colored images, and really bring the scenes to life. 

I hope you like this pair of cards as much as I do, and are inspired to stock up on the new release for these “out of this world” collection of products!

Thank you for stopping by, Davina 

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Sneak Peek: Construction Additions

Hi folks, Kavya here with some fun inspiration for the latest release! The new Construction Additions set pairs perfectly with the previously released Construction Trucks set.

New release will be available June 10th

My first card is inspired by blueprints using just a few additional old products that you might already have in your stash. I love how this one turned out! I started off my ink blending the brick wall stencil on soft warm gray cardstock. Then, I die cut blue cardstock out of Stitched Torn Rectangles die to create my ‘blueprint base’. I then stamped a house from Village stamp set using white dye ink and added some architectural markings using a white pencil. Then, I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Constructions Additions, Construction Trucks, Helper Vehicles, School Friends and Utility Vehicles to finish off my card.

My next card uses the new Construction Additions stamp set as well. I started off by ink blending blue and yellow ochre cardstock with coordinating dye inks to create my background.

I stamped and colored a bunch of images from Constructions Additions, Construction Trucks, Helper Vehicles, Utility Vehicles and Balloon Alphabet to finish off my card. I made it look like the crane was trying to carry the word ‘hugs’ and I think that looks just adorable! Love how this one turned out 

Hope these projects inspire you! Stop by tomorrow for another sneak peek of the June 10th release.

Happy crafting,
Kavya

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Dad Box Card

Hi, friends! It’s Lauren and it’s time for another box card! This time, we’re going geometric with adorable cats for Father’s Day. I started hot foiling the first part of my sentiment using the Hot Foil Large Dad Plate in a blue foil and used the Dad Shadow Die to cut it out. I also cut out two additional dies in white cardstock and glued all three layers together.

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I also cut the box card base from the Scallop Box Card Dies out of blue cardstock and I will cut out the scallop pieces after creating my own pattern paper. I stamped the medium sized hexagons from the Decorative Hexagons stamp set in a repeating pattern with different blue and teal colored inks. I then cut out each of the scallop pieces I needed from the Scallop Box Card Dies.

The new Baby Animals stamp set has adorable little critters with a bigger critter which will make an adorable Father’s Day card. My kiddo is really into cats right now, so I thought using the cats nestled together from the set would be perfect! I colored in my image with Ohuhu Art Markers and used the Baby Animals coordinating dies to cut it out.

For the rest of my sentiment, I cut Sentiment Strips Dies out of blue glitter, teal and white cardstock and stamped “it’s your special day” from Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set in blue ink. I layered all of the strips together to partner with my “Dad” hot foil sentiment. I assembled the box together and added all of my scallop pieces on the box card and popped up my sentiment pieces to my card base.

I added my cats to the center of the box card, but I did cut a second cat to adhere to the back of the cat when I glued it to the box card to give it more stability. I hope you like my take on a Father’s Day box card and I kept it a little more clean and simple this month.

Let me know what you think and if you’re enjoying this series!