Heather here to review something new and fun that I saw recently and wanted to know more about – Gansai Tambai Starry Night watercolors! These have been something I have heard a lot about, but also haven’t seen much on how to use them, so I thought I would share my findings with you, and a couple cards using them!
Here is a video I filmed testing them out. I first tried them on plain old 110 lb black cardstock and watercolor paper – but then moved on to testing them OVER the TOP of another watercolor wash in a few deeper colors, and then over some 110 lb white cardstock with some distress inks applied. It was fun seeing how they worked in each application – and this helped me get some ideas of how to use them more in the future!
At the end of the video, I created a couple of watercolor brushed backgrounds – then decided I ought to use them on a card, right? :)
I put together some little umbrella’s by heat embossing the top of the umbrella’s from Rainy Days stamp set in white on vellum, then die cutting them as well as the rest of the pieces from gold cardstock using the coordinating Rainy Days Dies. I carefully glued them together with a bit of sturdy glue and let them dry.
I did some heat embossed sentiments on a strip of black cardstock and vellum, then attached them, and the umbrella’s to my background.
Once the cards were together, I decided something was still missing, so I added some small Scallop circles and a few Sparkling Clear sequins to finish them off! Here is a closer look at each of them – and that black one was HARD to photograph!
Thanks for stopping by! Would love to hear your thoughts on these watercolors! Are they something you would use? Or like to try?
This is Yana and I’m excited to share a simple card tutorial today. I love to create cards that incorporate both a bit of stamping and a little bit of die cutting. When it comes to die cutting, I enjoy using various mediums, not just paper. For the card I’m sharing today I’m using canvas; it adds a nice texture to the background and makes my project pop.
Canvas can be difficult to die cut and you won’t be able to die cut it like paper, detailed intricate shapes most likely will not cut, but it doesn’t mean you can’t use canvas for simple shapes like rectangles or circles.
I find I’m able to get best results when die cutting canvas when I have an additional layer with it when I send it through my die cutting machine. Simply adding a layer of paper or cardstock can help a great deal, however you will still have a few uncut fibers you’ll have to trim with your scissors.
To create the card I’m sharing in this blog post begin by adhering a sheet of Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive to the back of your canvas. This will make it easier to cut it and it will allow us to adhere our canvas onto a cardstock panel to make it sturdy. If you don’t have Adhesive Sheets from Scrapbook Adhesives you can also use Stick It from Ken Oliver or any other thin double sided adhesive in sheets or tape.
Once you’ve adhered it go ahead and die cut your canvas using a rectangle die from the Stitched Duo 2 set. You’ll also need to die cut an identical panel out of white cardstock and make it slightly smaller (about ⅛ smaller on each side). Alternatively, you can cut the panel using your paper trimmer, it doesn’t matter, you don’t need to faux stitching on it.
Once you have both of these cut go ahead and adhere canvas onto cardstock. Because the cardstock panel is slightly smaller it should remain invisible from the side.
Because our canvas is a lot more sturdy now go ahead and foam mount it onto a card base. I love to use foam adhesive as it helps me to add dimension to my cards and I also believe it helps the die cuts to stand out. I used woodgrain textured cardstock to create a base for my card, but plain white card should also work great.
We will also need to create a frame for our project so go ahead and die cut the smaller circle from the Scallop Circle Dies set 3 or 4 times out of white cardstock. You can die cut more layers if you want the final piece to be thicker. Use glue, I used Multi Medium in Matte and adhere the layers together to create one thick dimensional element.
To finish this card you’ll need to stamp, color and die cut an adorable little owl (or any other cute creature) from the Holiday Pals stamp set, heat emboss a You’re The Best sentiment in white embossing powder onto black cardstock and also die cut several hearts using a tiny heart die from the Mini Tags Die set.
Adhere the elements onto a yellow canvas rectangle, foam mount the sentiment and the tag and embellish your card using a few 6mm sunshine glow sequins.
I die cut the branch and leaves from Birdie Friends Coordinating dies on watercolor paper and then I paint with watercolor. The curtains are made using Stitched Borders 4 die cuts.
Heather here to share another duo of cards – this time using the GORGEOUS new Rose Gold sequins (SOOOO pretty!!!) and the newest addition to the line of Storybook dies – Storybook 4 – all paired up with a couple older stamp and die sets!
I started off by choosing a couple pattern papers, die cutting my Storybook dies from white cardstock, then trimming the sides down with my paper trimmer. I then used the Scallop Frame dies, and the negative center piece die cut out of vellum – this will provide the backer to the shaker portion.
Added an acetate window, then trimmed down strips of foam adhesive to form the portion that will be filled with sequins. Don’t remove the backing to the foam adhesive yet though!
The little birdie from Birdie Notes stamp set was stamped, colored with Copics to match the color schemes, and then die cut with the coordinating Birdie Notes Dies.
Next, I filled up my shaker windows with a mix of 4mm and 6mm Rose Gold sequins – normally I put my sequins on the backing of my shaker, but since I was using semi-transparent vellum, I filled the window portion – then I could still see through the vellum enough to make sure I was adhering it on squarely.
These were really fun to pick up and shake around at this point too by the way! Felt like a little rhythm instrument! :) Anyway, a bit of good adhesive hid around the outside edges easily attached it at this point to my pattern paper for my card front.
Finished off by attaching the sentiment and birdie to each card.
Here is a closer look at those lovely new sequins and that die! Aren’t they a perfect match?!?!?
Hello everyone, Joni here for peak of the new upcoming Stitched Essentials 1 dies that release tomorrow, May 1st.
For this project I created a bookmark using this cute tag dies and coordinate using the cute chicks from the Birdie Friends stamp set. The chicks were stamped directly on the bookmarks and colored it with Copics. The sentiments I used were from Wplus9 Going Places stamp set.
To begin, I die-cut he tag only to where the black arrow is pointing.
Next, I die-cut again to prolonged the tag and make it in to a bookmark. The pink arrow is showing where the cut is supposed to stop. The black arrow shows that you have to flip the plate and cut this way.
This picture is just showing you where the cut should stop.
Next, I created a tassel for the bookmark. If you want a video tutorial, I used THIS one as a guide to make a proper tassel.
Hello everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today with a fun peek-a-frame card to share with you featuring new sequins and dies from Pretty Pink Posh!
I love using the Storybook die collection that Pretty Pink Posh is known for (along with lots of other fabulous products!) and the new Storybook 4 die is great addition! I thought this would be a fun die to use with a bunch of little critters peeking out from each little rectangle.
For this card, I have used the new Cuddly Critters stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and a sentiment from the Birdie Friends set. I also used quite a few different colors of the new iridescent 4mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, with match the fabulous 6mm iridescent sequins that were previously released… I LOVE that they are a new addition to the Pretty Pink Posh store because one can never have too many sequins, right?
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Heather here to share a couple cards I made using some of the BRAND NEW goodies that are releasing May 1st! So exciting, right?!?!? I’m also sharing a tutorial for these cards with a mini shaker tag!
A sweet friend recently gifted me with these adorable plaid papers (she obviously knows me well!!!) – so I had to pull them out to use on these cards! Those new tag dies are part of the new release – as are those lovely sequins – 4mm sizes of the popular Iridescent sequins! Squeal! So cute!!!
These tag dies come with smaller size dies that fit perfectly inside, or can be used separately – I used a couple of them to create the windows in my tags for the shaker element.
I also love using doilies on my cards – these are some that I purchased off of Etsy – they are 5 inch rounds – so I fold them around the front of my pattern paper to help them fit my card size better without having to trim anything off.
Next, I used some sturdy adhesive to attach acetate to my little windows.
I *should* have stamped and heat embossed my sentiments before adding the acetate – but since this was acetate that was safe to heat emboss on (and therefore wouldn’t melt with the heat gun) I went ahead and did it now using the adorable Birdie Notes stamp set. I DID learn that embossing powder heads right toward the acetate like a MAGNET and is HARD to get off! So on the second one, to save frustration, I placed some Post-it tape over the acetate while embossing, then was able to easily remove it.
Next I chose a couple of the little critters from the Darling Friends set, stamped them twice, and colored with Copics. Notice on the second one of each I only colored their feet? There’s a reason for that!
I fussy cut them out, then added a *tiny* dot of glue to the front bottom of the critters, and attached them BEHIND the acetate window. Added tiny dots of glue to the front feet, and attached them on the FRONT of the tag.
Do you see them here? How it looks like they are actually peeking through the window?
Add some trimmed down strips of foam tape to the back to hold the shaker portion of the sequins.
Next I punched tiny holes in the tops of the tags (they also come with a tiny punched hole, but I wanted them to be smaller – LOVE that they are separate and versatile that way!) and added some Hemptique twine.
And then for the sparkly goodness – I mixed two colors of the new 4mm Iridescent sequins on each card, coordinating them with my pattern paper, then adhered my tags by the foam adhesive over the top.
I love the feel of the free strings on the tags, but it drives me nuts when they don’t stay where I want! So I arranged them in a pretty sweeping patter, then added a tiny staple to one spot to hold them in place.
Finished off by attaching the entire front panel to my card base, then rounding off a couple corners.
Here are the finished cards:
And a closer peek at the tiny shaker!
The other color:
And a closer look at this one too!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!
Hello Everyone, Joni here back with another card sharing the new upcoming Storybook 4 die set. For this project I created a shaker using the new 4mm iridescent sequins in Strawberry Burst, Fairytale Fuchsia, and Ballerina Pink(all new products release on May 1st).
To begin, I die-cut a window panel using the new Storybook 4 die set. Then I distressed the card base with Distress Ink. Next, I die-cut the top panel for the window with fuchsia paper adhered the sentiment “Let’s Celebrate” from Mama Elephant Say What stamp set. The sentiment was gold heat embossed on a white cardstock. The stamp images I used was from Lawn Fawn Here’s the Scoop stamp set, they were watercolored and fussy cut.
Next, I adhered the clear acrylic plastic at the back of the window die-cut.
Next, I adhered some foam tape on top of the distressed panel and added the sequins. Then, I adhered the top of the window panel.
To finish off the scene, I added the top fuchsia panel using the scallop from the Stitched Borders 4 and placed the ice cream images with foam tape.
I hope you enjoyed the sneak of the new upcoming products coming your way on Sunday, May 1st. Below is a sneak peek that Paulina posted on Instagram of the pretty new iridescent sequins in the 4mm size.
Be sure to join us all week; there are more sneak peeks and we’ll be announcing the new design team. Thank you for stopping by! Have a wonderful week!!!
Hi friends, Lisa here today! I have a cute project featuring sequins and seed beads along with the Birdie Friends and Rainy Days stamps and dies. With wedding season upon us, I thought this would be a fun shower gift!
I began with a Soft Stone card stock cut to recipe card size. Using the Stitched Tabs Dies, I cut the tops of the panels for divider tabs.
Next, I dry embossed portions of the dividers using a complimentary embossing folder.
I made a small pouch from an office supply product. This had several small pouches on one sheet that would fit into a notebook. I cut one of the pouches leaving two of the pre-adhered sides intact. I stitched the bottom with my sewing machine then filled it with 6mm Marigold Sequins, 4mm & 6mm Marshmallow Sequins, 10mm Sparkling Clear Sequins and Silver Shimmer Seed Beads. The top was stitched shut and the pouch was added to the front divider with Thermo Web adhesive.
The sweet bird from the Birdie Friends stamp set was stamped, die cut and water colored. It’s added to the decorated panel with two layers of foam tape. A bit of Wink of Stella was added for good measure!
Everything was tied together with Yellow Chevron Twill ribbon. Using a Stitched Tags Die, I stamped a sentiment from the Rainy Days Stamp Set then decorated it with matching sequins and seed beads.
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!
Hi everyone, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today! I’m going to share some inspiration and tips for using the We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool with your Pretty Pink Posh products to create an easy and fun shaker card!
I love making shaker cards and prior to the Fuse Tool, most of us were making our shakers using LOTS of foam tape. While that works well, I have found that the Fuse Tool makes shaker cards not only easier to create but there are other benefits as well…
The sequins and other shaker elements do not get stuck to the sides of your shaker because there is no foam tape for them to stick to
There is less bulk because we do not need to create a dimensional well to allow the shaker bits to move around.
Purchasing inexpensive photo sleeves to use for your shakers is more cost effective then using a lot of foam tape.
These are just some of the benefits I have found so far with the Fuse Tool; honestly, I’m questioning myself as to why I hadn’t gotten this tool when it first came out!
For this card I’ve created, I used a few different stamp and die sets; all the products are listed at the bottom of the post. I felt that the darling little elephant from WPlus9’s Unforgettable stamp set would be a perfect for a “welcome baby” card.
I colored the elephant with Copics and use him to create an extra interactive element on this card… watch the video to find out! I’ll also be talking more in-depth about the Fuse Tool in the video. I hope you enjoy and get some inspiration for using the Fuse Tool in your upcoming projects!
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We also wanted to have a giveaway in this post for the Fuse tool, along with a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate (so you can fill those shakers up)! Enter the giveaway below…
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