Cards

Hello, Gemma here today and I’m excited to share a look at some of the new dies from the June 18th release!

For my first card, I’ve used two new die sets – Stitched Leafy Borders and Simple Strips. There is also a Stitched Strips set in this new release. These sets are so versatile!

I die cut one of the Stitched Leafy Borders from a Nuvo shimmer powder background I created, using Green Parade, Falling Leaves and Atlantis Burst.

I also die cut two Simple Strips in various widths from the same watercolour panel, then adhered these to my card base. I stamped a sentiment from the new Monkey Friends stamp set above the die cut strips.

I copic coloured images from Monkey Friends, using the coordinating dies to cut them out. I hooked the tail of the monkey around the Leafy Border, then adhered the border to my card with liquid adhesive. I used foam tape behind the monkey for dimension and added a banana for him to hold.

On my second card, I used the new Nature Essentials die. This fabulous die cuts a frame and different scene building elements and frame in one pass.

I die cut the Nature Essentials die twice from white card. I adhered one of the white frames to a card base, ink blended with distress oxides. I used more distress oxide inks to add colour to the grass and ground pieces, then layered these on my card base. I used foam tape for one of the grass pieces to add dimension.

Next, I used some light brown copic markers to add some colour to the trees. I also die cut some leaves to add to the scene from the shimmer powder background I used on my first card.

I stamped a sentiment and added some cute critters from the new Jungle Friends stamp set, coloured with copic markers, to complete my safari scene.

I have one more card to share today, this time showcasing the new Hi Shaker die. I love the hexagonal shape and the large sentiment.

I die cut the Hi Shaker from a white card panel to create a window opening. Before creating my shaker, I stamped a sentiment from the new Simple Sentiments stamp set along an angle of the die cut.

I adhered a piece of acetate behind the panel and added a layer of foam tape to create my shaker area. I added some of the beautiful new seed beads, then sealed the shaker with a piece of patterned paper, before adding the panel to a card base.

Next, I die cut the Hi Shaker twice more to get a total of 3 layers – two from white card and a top layer from white pearlescent card. I adhered these onto the acetate window.

To finish my card, I stamped and copic coloured a sweet tortoise from the new Jungle Additions stamp set, adding him to the card with foam tape.

I hope that you enjoyed these three cards and a look at the fun new dies. Stop by tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Hi Friends! This is Angelica and today I am sharing a look at the new sentiment set, Simple Sentiments, from the upcoming June 18th release.

This stamp set has many occasions sentiments in it: Thank you, Birthday, Anniversaries, Sympathy, etc. I love pairing heat-embossed sentiments with word die cuts, and that’s what I did for today’s cards. I used Hello Friend Script Die for my first card’s die-cut word, and a matching sentiment from the new stamp set. The background is strips of colored card stock that I die cut, using the new Simple Strips dies (releasing June 18th). I glued the strips in random order onto a small card stock panel, and trimmed the edges when I was done. To keep the cards simple, I added dry-embossed backgrounds.

I used the new Medium Polka Dots stencil (releasing June 18th) and my die-cut machine to dry-emboss the card background. I love doing this for my clean and simple cards. The texture is fun, and doesn’t take away from the bright stripes.

My second card is made the same way, this time using the Thank You Script Die, and matching sentiment.

I die-cut the words three times, and stacked and glued them together. I picked black card stock to heat-emboss the sentiments on. I love the balance black brings to these bright stripes.

The Simple Sentiments stamp set is definitely a well-rounded stamp set to have in your collection.

I hope I have helped with ideas on ways to use it. Come back tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Hi friends! This is Angelica and I’m really excited to share a couple sneak peeks with you today! I am showcasing the new Jungle Friends, and Jungle Additions stamp sets, as well as a few other new products in the June 18th release.

The zebra and Elephant are from Jungle Friends. I also used the turtle from Jungle Additions. I colored them with Copic markers, and used the coordinating dies to die-cut them. The background is made with the new Nature’s Essentials die. This unique die gives you several elements to make a scene. I blended Distress Oxide inks over the die-cut paper. I white heat-embossed the Jungle Friends sentiment onto my background card stock, and blended Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar, and Picked Raspberry distress oxide inks for the sky. I finished the card with a stitched frame from the Nature Essentials Die.

My next card is a clean and simple card featuring the adorable hippo from Jungle Additions stamp set.

I used warm Gray Copic markers to color him. The background I made with the new Layered Leaves and Flowers stencil set. I followed my die-cut machine’s instructions to dry-emboss the card front with the leaves stencil.

I attached the hippo to the card with thin foam squares, and finished the card with a sentiment from the new Simple Sentiments stamp set.

Thanks so much for joining me today. I hope I have helped get you ready for the new release! Happy crafting!

Hi Friends! Jane here and I’m so happy to be sharing sneak peeks of the new summer Pretty Pink Posh release that will be available on June 18th! Here are a few cards using the Monkey Friends stamp set and coordinating die sets along with a few other new items!  

For this card, I white heat embossed images of the ferns from the new Jungle Friends and Jungle Additions stamp sets and ink blended them using peacock feathers, cracked pistachio and twisted citron inks. Tombow ABT colors: 407, 195, 133 used to fill in the leaves with a water brush.  

The cute monkey was colored using copics and images from Birthday Friends and Party Friends used for the hat and cupcake. The sentiment is from the new Simple Sentiments stamp set (releasing on June 18th) and it was white heat embossed on black cardstock. 

The next card shows an adorable monkey family hanging out on a tree branch at sunset. The little monkey is being taught about being brave so, this sentiment from the new simple sayings brave is perfect! The monkey family was stamped using memento tuxedo black ink and colored using the following copics: E25, E34, E53, E41 and E50. RV21 and RV00 added to the cheeks. Bananas: Y17 and Y02. Leaves: BG49, YG06 and YG01.

Background was created by blending wilted violet, picked raspberry, dried marigold and mustard seed distress oxide inks. Die cut used are from the new Stitched Leafy Borders and Nature Essentials (releasing on June 18th).  

My last card uses a new Jungle Background Stencil (releasing on June 18th). The background was inked at the edges using Catherine pooler inks: all that jazz and lime ricky. Elements from the Nature Essentials and Stitched Leafy Borders die sets added to create my scene. The little monkey was colored using copics and hung from an ink splattered vine.

Thanks so much for joining me today! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another sneak peek of the upcoming June 18th release!