Cards

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today. I’m back with this extra cute little scene showcasing a mix of previously released products: a lovely tea party for two mousy friends.

I started off with the background and cut a 4,5 x 3,25 inches panel out of kraft cardstock. I first added a fun dotted heart texture to this panel using the Pierced Hearts plate, and then I used the Layered Teacups stencil set, along with oxide inks, to create a teacup pattern. For the blue cups: tumbled glass + broken china, for the pink cups: saltwater taffy + worn lipstick, for the yellow cups: fossilized amber + spiced marmalade, and for the orange cups: spiced marmalade + ripe persimmon. I splattered water on my panel and dried it with a paper towel. I mixed some copic opaque white ink with water and used a slim brush to add white splatters all over the panel to bring brightness, and then I did the same with vintage photo distress ink for a bit of contrast.

Next I cut a large Eyelet Rectangle panel out of the same kraft cardstock as before, applied vintage photo distress ink to the edges to darken them a little bit, and then added white splatters and brown splatters to the scalloped edges of my panel. I also cut a large Eyelet Oval panel out of vellum, added the same splatters to it, and then set all my panels aside to dry.

I cut a 5,5 x 4,25 inches pink gingham panel, attached it to a white card base using liquid glue, and assembled a few things: I stuck my Eyelet Rectangle panel on the card base using 1mm foam tape, next the small Layered Teacups panel on top using liquid glue, and I kept the Eyelet Oval vellum panel aside for later.

I stamped my images on kraft cardstock using an alcohol marker friendly black ink. I used the matching dies to cut them, and colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. 

As always, here is a detailed list of the stamp sets I used: • Tea Time – teapot, teacups, plate, piece of cake, spoons • Friend Greetings – greenery • Mouse Friends – mice, strawberries • Valentine Train – steam.

I temporarily taped the Eyelet Oval vellum panel right in the middle of the card base using washi tape, and then I attached the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares, making sure to put the squares only on the vellum panel. I started with the teapot and teacups, next the plate with the piece of cake, and then the mice. I removed the washi tape, flipped my vellum panel over, added liquid glue at the back of the panel, right behind the images, and finally attached the vellum panel to the card. At the top and bottom, I stuck strawberries and greenery using foam squares again, and added steam above the teacups.

I white heat embossed “You’re my cup of tea” from Tea Time on dark brown cardstock, trimmed my greeting into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and then attached the banner right below the mice using foam squares. And to finish my card, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen.

And that’s it! I hope that you like this cute and sweet Tea Time scene. Now, who wants to join the party? I think there is still some cake left! Thanks so much for stopping by, and see you next time.

Happy Summer, Crafty Friends! Jill here to share a bit of summertastic fun today!

I’m excited to share a bucket that is definitely more than half full. I had so much fun making this card with the recently released Sand Bucket Shaker. The only problem I had was choosing which shaker bits I wanted to use.

I started by die cutting the Sand Bucket from cardstock and adhering the acetate for the shaker. I stamped the little star from the Beach Fun set, tone on tone, to jazz up the bucket a bit. This little shovel is the cutest! As mentioned,  the hardest part was selecting which shaker bits to use. In the end, I decided to go with both the Beach Town Mix and the Summer Fun Shaker Beads. After all, they go swimmingly together!

For the background of this card, I used the Wave Edges stencil. I decided to go ahead and use all the different waves. After I had completed blending all the waves, I used the reverse of the stencil and blended in the sand. I added a little bit of splatter for texture and then adhered my Sand Bucket Shaker down.

The Good Vibes Shadow die set is perfect for this card. I die cut each word a couple times and glued them together to give the words some thickness. Once they were set and dry, I blended on a very light layer of teal ink, just to the bottom of the words. I wanted to make sure they were mostly white, so they would visually pop from the colorful background pieces.

Voila–Card complete! It would also be fun to consider adding a few of the pieces from the Stitched Seashells set, but in the end, I decided I definitely liked the simpler look.

I don’t know about you, but I could definitely head straight to the beach with a sandbucket right now!

Thanks for spending a few minutes with me here today and Happy Summer Crafting to you! Enjoy the season! 

Hi Friends! Emily Mydlowski here with you today sharing a clean & simple Tea Party card design using the Tea Time Stamp Set & Coordinating Dies. 

I don’t know about you but even though I love stamped images, I tend to build my cards based on the sentiment and I’m a big fan of punny sayings and couldn’t wait to use the “You’re Tea-riffic” sentiment. 

I stamped all the tea party images with VersaFine Clair Nocture ink and heat embossed the images with clear embossing powder. I love how the Nocturne ink gives crisp outline images but it’s not alcohol marker safe—hence sealing the ink with clear embossing powder. I know some will caution that the clear embossing can cause wear and tear on your marker nibs but I haven’t had any issues and willing to live on the edge (no pun intended) to take this crafty risk—so far so good. 

I colored all the images with a combination of Copic & OLO markers in Teals, Pinks and Beige + a little red for the yummy strawberry shortcake. I also added a few white gel pen markings for extra dimension.

After coloring, I paced a Rectangle Eyelet white cardstock panel into a MISTI, lined up Tea Time images and placed the sentiment right below tea time images. Then I stamped the sentiment with VersaFine Nocturne Ink and adhered all the images with foam tape. 

To finish the fun Tea Party card, I  adhered the decorated Eyelet panel to a pink card base. A perfectly clean and simple and tea party card to celebrate someone special on being Tea-Riffic!

Thanks for stopping by and Big Paper Hugs! 

Hi friends Debbie here and I’m back with the new Seashell Wreath set from the newest release. Whenever my daughter goes on a tropical trip she will collect the sand from the beaches. And the seashells on the wreath made me think of the time she was able to collect small seashells with her sand for her bottle.

So to start off with my card, I stamped the Seashell Wreath set onto Copic friendly cardstock. Along with the slightly larger individual Seashells in the set.

COPIC Coloring Guide:
BG53, BG11, BG10 (my new favorite summer color combination)
YR00, YR61, YR65, E30
R000, R00, R20
E40, E41, E42, E43

Once the coloring was done I cut them out with the Summer Wreath coordinating Dies. Adding Foam squares to the back of the Wreath and the individual shells.

Next for the panel, with the new Chevron Pierced Plate I die cut it out using Neenah Solar White Cardstock. 

To add a nice Melon color and frame up the wreath I used the largest Notched Square Die. Before I adhered the wreath to the Notched Square die cut, I needed a sentiment.

Using the Sentiment Strips:Summer I placed the Notched Square and the Wreath in my Misti for placement. Stamping out the Happy Summer in Black ink. 

Knowing I would have a bow hanging down from the top of the wreath. There are so many options for bows with Pretty Pink Posh. I used the bow from the last release, Floral Wreath Builder Set. Another option is the Beautiful Bows Die Set.

After I adhered it all together I realized it needs some Seafoam Pearls. How appropriately named are they!? Especially in the center of the Starfish over the bow. 

Thanks for stopping by and stay crafty my friends!

Hello, it’s Gemma here and today I’m sharing a clean and simple card using the new Spring Floral die set. There are 3 different styles of flowers in this set and I decided to focus on the daffodils.

I chose some different colours of yellow card, along with sparkle white and spring green, then die cut the pieces from the Spring Floral die set. These flowers are quick and easy to assemble.

Next, I used the Notched Squares die set to die cut a navy and white striped background piece. I also die cut a navy frame, by using two of the Notched Square dies together.

On an A2 card base, I stamped a sentiment from the Sentiment Strips: Birthday stamp set. I adhered the background and frame above, then tucked the flowers into the frame, adhering with liquid glue to finish.

I hope this card inspired you. Thanks for stopping by!

Hello crafty friends, Marine here with you today, back to take you to the beach and have some fun building a giant sandcastle! As always, I created a very textured background and added a few seashells in the corners, but this Sandcastle Shaker is totally self-sufficient and is definitely the star of the show, or should I say the star of the beach!

I started off by cutting a Chevron Pierced panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock, I placed the Watercolor Oval stencil on top, and covered the middle of my panel with antique linen oxide ink to create sand. I applied a little bit of vintage photo oxide ink on the edges to darken the sand a little bit, mixed the colors with my blending tools, and then added a subtle pattern to this sand section using the Mini Polka Dots stencil along with vintage photo oxide ink. At that point I knew that most of the sand would be hidden behind a vellum panel, but the polka dot pattern is cute and we still can see it through the vellum. I splattered water on the panel and dried it with a paper towel, mixed some vintage photo oxide ink with water and used a small brush to add brown splatters all over the sand section, and then did the same with copic opaque white ink.

I removed the Watercolor Oval stencil, and once the sand was dry, I temporarily taped the mask that comes with the Watercolor Oval stencil to the sand section using pieces of rolled-up washi tape at the back of the mask. I covered the rest of the panel with salvaged patina oxide ink, and created a seashell pattern using the Layered Seashells stencils: with stencil #1, I applied peacock feathers oxide ink with a very light hand, and with stencil #2 I applied the same ink but with a heavier hand to make the seashell details stand out. Just like the sand section, I added texture to my seashell border, starting with water splatters. Next I mixed some peacock feathers oxide ink with water and used my slim brush to add more splatters to the seashells, and I did the same with white ink. To finish my background, I wanted to add a foam effect along the sand edges, so I first used a sponge dauber and applied copic opaque white ink on those edges, and then I used the rounded end of a brush to add more ink. And when my panel was dry, I attached it to a light blue card base.

I used Seashell Border dies to cut six seashells out of colored cardstock, picked matching distress inks and applied ink to the edges of each seashell, mixed those distress inks with water and added splatters to the seashells. I did the same with white ink, set them aside to dry, and then worked on my Sandcastle Shaker. Here are the steps I followed to build it:

1. Cut a Sandcastle Shaker frame out of kraft cardstock using the main die and the small insert dies
2. Applied vintage photo distress ink to the edges of the castle, and added white and brown splatters
3. Cut a whole Sandcastle Shaker out of acetate, and attached the castle frame on top using liquid glue
4. Flipped the castle over, added foam strips all around it and on the middle sections as well, creating four different “rooms”
5. Poured Chocolate shaker beads inside each “room”
6. Cut a whole Sandcastle Shaker out of beige pattern paper, splattered white ink all over it
7. Peeled all the backing papers off the foam strips
8. Attached the beige castle to the foam strips to totally close the Sandcastle Shaker

I decorated the front of my sandcastle with brown gingham roofs and white glitter flags on top of each roof. Next I cut a large Eyelet Circle panel out of vellum, added white splatters all over it, stuck my Sandcastle Shaker on top right in the middle using 1mm foam squares, attached the vellum panel to my card using 1mm foam squares again, and added seashells on the corners.

For my greetings, I started by cutting the Summer Script twice: out of dark aqua cardstock and out of white cardstock. I attached the dark aqua word on top of the white word using liquid glue, shifting them a little bit to create a white border, and then stuck my Summer Script to the Sandcastle Shaker using liquid glue as well. Next I white heat embossed “Sending good vibes” from Sentiment Strips: Summer on light blue cardstock, trimmed it into a slim banner using a Sentiment Strips die, and attached that banner to the castle using foam squares.

Finally, I applied glossy accents to the Summer Script to make it super shiny, with kind of a wet effect, and added sparkles to the seashells using white blizzard nuvo drops. And that’s it!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and see you next time!