Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Tea Party with Kate Hadfield Designs

 


Hello everyone!  It's time for a tea party and I'm using products from


This was so much fun creating a tea themed vignette!  Let me show you
how I did that!  I started by composing my design in the computer.  I
placed a piece of digital paper from my stash behind the elements.  I
love digital stamping and being able to do this!


I roughly cut it down so it would be easier die cut before I
colored the images.


I used a scalloped rectangle die from my stash to die cut the panel and I
also cut a panel of soft yellow using a different die to place behind on the
main pane of the card.


I started by coloring the cup cake stand and the bottoms of the
cup cakes and the tea.


I chose a soft blue, purple, yellow, purple and pink for the frosting colors.  I
repeated the use of the blue for the base color of the tea pot and cup and
saucer.  


Copic colors used:  E08, E15, Y00, Y21, Y000, Y11, Y04, Y26, Y28,
R46, R59, R85, R83, R81, Y02, B000, B00, B02, E31, E21, E33, E35,
R00, E47, V000, V01, V04, C1, C2, C0


I added some glitter glue to the donut frosting and the top lid of the
teapot.  I added gold glitter pen to the tea pot and yellow frosted
cup cakes.  I used a pink glitter pen on the purple frosting and a blue
glitter pen for the blue frosting.


I added a red gem for the cherries on the cup cakes.  I printed out my
sentiment on a scrap of the yellow card stock, die cut it and colored it with a darker
yellow copic marker.  I adhered all my card layers together and
that finished my project!


I hope I've inspired you to make your own tea party card today - or
maybe I've inspired you to have a tea party!  Either way, you'll find
this digital stamp set and many others at


Til next time...

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.

 



















Thursday, February 29, 2024

Mason Jar Bouquet with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

 


Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing my last project for the month
Guest Designing for


Whew!  February went by in a flash!  So, I'm bringing you some spring
cheer with my card today!  I chose everything ahead of time with this
card project.  I made an A2 size top folding white card base, adhered a
piece of double sided patterned paper to the front 1/8" smaller than the
base.  I embossed an olive color panel for the front that measures
3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and from the patterned paper I cut 2 strips - one is about
an inch or more and the other about 3/4" wide.  I tore the ends of these
2 strips diagonally.  I heat embossed my image and my
sentiment with gold embossing powder onto watercolor paper.



My plan was to watercolor my floral image to match the colors in
the patterned paper.


I put a wash of color on my elements of the image.  I used a watercolor
set that contained a nice rainbow of colors.


My set did not contain orange or purple so I mixed colors where I was
lacking.  I bumped up the color with some shading using a darker, more
concentrated version of the colors.  After everything was painted and
dried, I fussy cut both the image and the sentiment.


I foam taped my mason jar image and then put the sentiment half over the jar
and one half hanging off.  On the part that hangs off I  added the same
same foam tape so it would be level with my jar.  I added some glittery
enamel dots that really looked nice against the colors and that
finished my card!


I hope I've given you a month of inspiration as we head into
spring!  You can find this stamp set and many more as well
as digital stamps at


Til next time...



















Saturday, February 24, 2024

Hoppy Spring with Kate Hadfield Designs

 


Hello everyone!  A little more spring inspiration coming at you today using
products from


Nothing says spring like flowers, frogs and sunny days!  Let me show you
how I made this card.  I composed my card panel in the computer and
printed it out onto white card stock.  I flipped, angled and layered the
flowers for more variation - one of wonderful things you can do with
digital stamps!  I also die cut the panel at this point.


Although I didn't know what direction I would be headed in to complete
my card, I find that die cutting my panel helps me to visualize the
final card and it's just easier to maneuver.  The die I used was for a
full 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card panel.  I also die cut the sentiment using
a banner die from my stash.


I started my coloring...not getting overly fussy and keeping the colors
bright and happy!


This images are fairly simple so coloring was very easy.


Copic colors used:  YG00, YG11, YG23, YG17, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y02,
C1, C3, C5, B000, BV000, G82, G94, G85, E93, E71, E95, E81 and E85.
I was still unsure at this point what I was going to do for the background so
I added glitter glue to the bumble bee wings and yellow body parts, the
sun's rays, the centers of the flowers, the spots on the frog and the shell
of the snail.  I decided to do soft ink blending with a cloud stencil for
the sky and just some green around the bottom.


I backed the sentiment banner with a piece of soft yellow glitter paper.
I liked how the yellow looked so much, I cut down the panel so it was
4" x 5 1/4" and placed it on my card base that I had covered with the
yellow glitter card stock.  I added some tiny butterfly sequins around the
flowers and that finished my card!


I hope this has inspired you to make a happy card as spring is right
around the corner!  Find this stamp set and many others at


Til next time -

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.















Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Bee Sweet Stamp Set with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

 


Hello everyone!  I'm back with another project using stamps from


I love anything bee themed and this stamp set is so cute!  There are
13 stamps in this set to choose from!  There are also coordinating
dies available. Let me show you how I created my card.
I started by stamping my images onto a piece of A2 size Kraft
card stock.


I die cut my panel with a scalloped rectangle die from my stash.  I
used the Kraft card stock because I wanted to use my colored pencils.  I 
used a hybrid black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.


I started with lots of light layers of pencil, in order to build up
my color.  I used my Faber-Castel Polychromos colored pencils.
Colors used:
Naples Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Dark Chrome Yellow, Cold Grey IV,
Cold Grey II, Cold Grey V, Cadmiium Yellow, Black, Brown
Ochre, Burnt Umber, Light Yellow Ochre, Light Green, Permanent
Green, Leaf, Chromium Oxide Green, Green
It wasn't until all the coloring was done that I realized my sentiment
was crooked!  ðŸ˜±


Not to worry, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment again and then used
a stitched circle die and foam taped it over the crooked one.  Then I chose my
background paper and prepared an A2 size top folding white notecard base.
I used a white acrylic heart on the sentiment, Stickles on the bee wings and
some yellow gem stones around the hive!  And that finished my card.


I love how this card looks!  And I only used 4 of the stamps...imagine what you 
can do with others!  You can find this stamp set along with the dies and
many more at



Til next time!











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