Little Swimmers ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

Hello everyone!  We are in the thick of summer and one way to cool down is to be

in the water!  I made my project using products from

Kate Hadfield Designs

Little Swimmers Digital Stamp Set

Also Edgy Paper Set

 This is too cute and there are so many images to choose from.  Let me show you

 how I made my card.

 

 This card had me going in circles!  This is the original composition that I printed. 

 I really didn’t like it…I’m not sure why, but it just wasn’t working for me.

 

 Despite that, I colored the images anyway.  Then I decided I didn’t like the background

 so I fussy cut the little swimmers and die cut an oval that matched a different background 

panel.  I really didn’t like that either!

 

 

I left it for a bit and then I went back to the computer.  I decided to

change the color of the background so it was bluer and do the faded soft edges which 

normally I do that for my winter cards but I liked it for this as well.  I left the images 

of the swimmers there and decided to layer them with my colored version.

 

 

Finally I had a version I liked.  I had added a few fishes from the Under the Sea

 Stamp Set.  I printed it out and also did the sentiment in a color and size that went with 

the card.  I die cut the panel with an A2 size rectangle die.  I popped up my swimmers on

 foam tape.  I did the same with the sentiment after fussy cutting it out.  I added shimmer

 pen to the fishes.  Next I added stickles for water lines and once that was dry I added 

white Nuvo Drops.  I finished by adding a bit of white gel pen and I used Glossy 

Accents for water drops.

 

          I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s tutorial.  Let me know if  indecision has ever effected             you and your card making!

 

Supplies used:

White A2 size card base

Little Swimmers Digital Stamp Set

Also Edgy Paper Stamp Set

Under the Sea Stamp Set

Foam tape

Glossy Accents

Stickles

White Nuvo Drops

Shimmer Pen

Copic markers used:

E00, E000, E01, E02, E08, E25, E24, E29,

E49, E97, BV0000, RV21, YG00, YG11,

YG23, BV000, BV00, BV13, BV23, BV29,

BV02, RV00, RV10, RV04, RV14, RV23, B21,

C0, C1, C3, B21

 

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. 

Be the Change ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Hope your summer is warm and fun!  Today

I'll be sharing a card using products from

Polkadoodles

Blooms Butterfly Bundle

This is a great way to use one digital stamp and yet make them

look completely different from each other!  Let me show you

how I made my card.  I first sort of composed my 3 butterflies.

I copied and pasted these.  I computer journaled the sentiment

and chose a font that I thought would match with the vibe I

was trying to create.

I started by coloring up the butterflies.  I Google-Imaged butterflies for

color inspiration.  Knowing that blue and orange are complimentary colors

on the color wheel, I chose to go with blue and orange.

I started by coloring a monarch butterfly using deep yellows and

oranges.

This next one really went well with the other 2 butterflies.  I

would later darken the edges of this one with black.

This one worked up easily as there weren't as many colors.  Later

on I defined the lines of the wings with a fine black marker.  Next

I had to find some matching paper.  I didn't have anything in mind,

but I saw this golden yellow piece in a 6 x 6 pad and it looked really

good with the butterflies.  

I knew I wanted my butterflies mounted on white.  I used a 3D

embossing folder and embossed a 2 1/8" strip.  Some of the

flowers of the embossing folder looked a lot like some of the

flowers in the paper.  I backed it with black card stock for a narrow

frame of black to help it stand out from the yellow.  

I die cut the sentiments with a narrow sentiment die, cut it to size and 

backed it with the same black card stock.  I fussy cut the butterflies and

edged them with a black marker.  Putting together the finished card

wasn't hard at all!  I put a foam square behind each butterfly body

and mounted them in the spaces created by adhering my 2 sentiment

strips.  I added shimmer to the butterflies and some white gel pen

and that finished my card!

I was waffling about where to place the white strip and thought that

maybe it would look better on the left side, but I really prefer it down

the center!  You can find this digital stamp set and so many others at

Polkadoodles

Supplies used:

Blooms Butterfly Bundle Digital Stamps

A2 size white card base

Coordinating piece of patterned paper

White card stock for embossing

Black card stock

3D embossing Folder

Sentiment die

Foam tape

Shimmer pen

Black Pen for edging

Fine black pen for detail

Copic markers used:

Y17, YR04, YR07, R05,

100, Y15, Y38, BG07, BG26, B05,

E49, E37, B21, B23, B24, B32

Til next time...

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Polkadoodles, 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.

100 In The Shade ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

Sunbathing with Winnie ft. Polkadoodles

 

Pajama Power ft. Pajama Crafter Stamps

 

Hello everyone!  Hope the summer is going well for you all and you

are getting plenty of sunshine!  Today I'm sharing this adorable card

using brand new products from

Pajama Crafter Stamps

Pajama Power Stamps

This card worked up quickly and it's so cute!  These little animals

are just adorable in their pj's!  Let me show you how I made my card!

To begin, I took my time finding exactly the right paper.  I wanted

it to be colorful without being loud.  I also wanted to use the little

funky frames stamp to make my little critters stand out.  I heat embossed

with black the little frames onto some coordinating colorful paper.  I used the 

die to cut them out.  I adhered a strip of paper to another for the front of

my card, backed it with black card stock so there was a narrow border

and adhered it to a white card base.  I also heat embossed in black the

sentiment onto the colorful strip.

With the background done, I moved onto coloring my little critters.

I colored the panda with the laptop first.  I tried to limit my colors

as I had 3 of these little guys to color.  I started with the Panda

letting the colors of the frames make my color choices for outfits.

The puppy was next.

Then I finished with the elephant.

Once the coloring was done I fussy cut them leaving a narrow white edge.

I placed them each on their respective frames with foam tape.  I added 3

gems stones to each in coordinating colors.  Then I placed a very small

heart sequin in a matching color on each critter.  And that finished my

adorable critter in pajamas card!

I hope you've enjoyed today's tutorial!  It's a great layout for using

smaller stamps!  You can find this stamp set and many others at

Pajama Crafter Stamps

Supplies used:

White A2 Size Card Base

Black Panel 

Top colorful panel

Frame stamp & die set

Versafine Claire Nocturn Ink

Clear Embossing Powder

Pajama Power Stamp Set

Foam Tape

Gems

Heart Sequins

Copic colors used: C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7,

RV10, RV00, RV02, RV04, V20, V22, V25,

E30, E31, E34, BG000, BG10, BG01, G02

Til next time...

Betsy

 In my capacity as a design team member for Pajama Crafter Stamps, 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.

 

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