Animal Pals - Wolves ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

Get Well Soon - Sparkle Unicorn ft. Polkadoodles

 

Friendship Isn't a Big Thing...ft. Pajama Crafter Stamps

Hello everyone!  I'm here with a very cute card and using spring

colors!  I'm using products from

Pajama Crafter Stamps

Birds of a Feather Stamp Set

Where Hope Blooms Stamp Set

Scalloped Circle Die

Scalloped Circle Nesting Dies

Coal Card Stock Panels - A2 Size

These 2 stamp sets work together well.  And the dies...the Scalloped

Circle Nesting Dies coordinate beautifully with the single Scalloped

 Circle Die.  Let me show you my process.  First, I found my background

paper.  This was a panel of splatters on white card stock using Distress

Oxide Inks.  I used a rainbow of colors, but this panel is so old I don't

know what the colors were.  I chose some card stocks that were a good

match to the colors and used the circle dies to cut graduating layers.  

I added some fairly light blue glitter card stock as the middle of the

focal circle.  I used a 1 3/4" die from my stash to die cut this with.  I

stamped out my images onto white card stock.  I wasn't sure how I was

going to cut the bird image - as one piece or separately.  But I cut

this little panel in half and concentrated on the birds.

I painted the little birds with Distress Ink.  Even though I wasn't

using watercolor paper, the card stock was fine with such little images.

I layered my background using the same card stocks as the focal

circle with the exception of the black.  I used a fancy scalloped edged

die for the splattered panel to make it stand out.  I also used some

shimmer spray on the splattered panel the layers for the die cut circles.

I backed my sentiment with the same blue glitter card stock and also

die cut a border of hearts with a die from my stash.  I cut out each of the

birds, and left a white white margin around them.  I popped up the

sentiment on some low loft foam squares.  I popped up the birds with

a much higher loft foam tape so they really stand out.  I scatted a few

Purple Heart sequins and that finished my card!

List of supplies:

Birds of a Feather Stamp Set- PCS

Where Hope Blooms Stamp Set- PCS

Scalloped Circle Die- PCS

Scalloped Circle Nesting Dies- PCS

Coal Card Stock Panels - A2 Size- PCS

Card Stock: 

lavender, yellow black, white, pink, blue glitter

Distress Ink:

Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade, Warn Lipstick, 

Scattered Straw

Tiny heart sequins

Scissors, Die cutting machine, low loft and higher

loft foam tape, iridescent shimmer spray (Amazon)

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  It was fun to make and I am

ready for spring after working with these colors!  You can find the

products I used and many more at

Pajama Crafter Stamps

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.

 

 

Tag or Bookmark? ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

 

                                                                                       

 Tag or bookmark...or both!  Hello everyone.  Hope everyone is well and looking forward to springtime!  Today I’m bringing you a cute project... a 2 for!  I’ve used products from

Kate Hadfield Designs

Animal Pals-Wolves Digital Stamp Set  

Let me show you how I this fun project!

 

                                                                                    

I printed out my images onto white card stock.  I also created a sentiment.

 

 

I colored the moon very simply using a 2 color blend.  Also I knew that I was going to fussy

cutting the wolf and moon right along the outline, so it didn’t matter that I went outside the

lines with my coloring.

 

 

I worked at coloring the wolf and kept adding layers until I was happy with the blends

Copic markers used:  Y11, Y21, W0, W1, W2, W3, W5, C3, C5, 100

 

 

I then fussy cut the 2 images out and edged them with a black marker.

 

   This was one of those projects where I did not pick out my background paper until last.  But

I found a piece of 12” x 12” paper with a night sky on it.  I used a tag die to cut it out.  You could

cut another tag out of white paper to back it with.  My paper was double-sided so I didn’t bother. I applied an eyelet and threaded some jute twine through it.  I inked the edges with a dark blue Copic marker.  Along the bottom I used a Q-tip to add some sticky glue.  I didn’t do this to cover it.  I swiped it back and forth so nothing is really solid.  When it was almost dry, I laid some back foil over it.  This worked out quite well and I liked the effect.

 

 

As I was laying out my project I realized I could cut one end of the tag off.  I did this after I colored the tag with a Copic marker.  I adhered the tag first, then the wolf, then the moon.  For embellishments I used some twinkle sequins and then I added some diamond Stickles to the sky for stars.  And that finished my tag/bookmark.

 How fun would it be to gift a book and use this tag/bookmark…first as the tag, then it could be kept as a book mark!  I hope I’ve inspired you today to create a project with a double use!  You can find this digital stamp set and many more at

Kate Hadfield Designs

 

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.

 

Umbrella Chick ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Hope everyone is doing well and looking forward to

a sunny spring!  Today I'm bringing you a cute card made with

products from

Polkadoodles

Cute Chick with Umbrella Digital Stamp

Easter Greetings

Pretty Spring Papers

This card was so easy to make!  And there are lots of papers and greetings

to choose from.  Let me show you how I made my card!  I

composed my images on the computer.  I decided to use 2 pieces

of the patterned paper and a partial sentiment.

I decided I wanted the umbrella to be the same plaid as the bottom

of the card.  So I actually cut an extra piece of the plaid paper and

taped it to the front of the image.  Then I sent the image back

through the printer.

I carefully cut out the umbrella and used a black marker around the

edge of it.  Next it was time to color this sweet image.

There really isn't too much to color with this image.  And I kept

things pretty simple.  I adhered the umbrella piece.

I decided to use this cute flower embellishment right over the flower

already on the umbrella.  I colored in basically the edges of the flower

on the umbrella and the 3D one fit on there nicely.

Copic colors used:  Y15, Y35, Y28, Y38, YR15, YR07, YR23,

E15, E18, BG10, BG13, BG23, RV13, Y02

I die cut my sentiment with a banner die and realized it was too long

for where I wanted to put it.  I cut off the ends and saved them to

use as little flags along the top right of the panel.  Then I snipped

the sentiment apart.  I colored them with the Y02 Copic marker and

popped them up on foam tape.  I added an enamel dot at the top

of the umbrella, and little clear gems on the umbrella itself.  I

added some yellow Stickles to the center of the flower and some

white peel-offs edged with gold where the 2 papers meet and along

the sides of the little flags to which I also added 2 tiny gems.

I mounted the main panel onto pink and then blue card stock and

layered them together on the card base and my card was done!

I hope I've given you some inspiration to try this cute little

chickie in her rainboots with her umbrella.  You can find the

products I used and many more at

Polkadoodles

Til next time...

Betsy

In my capacity as a temporary 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.

Sketched Florals-Wildflowers ft. Pajama Crafter Stamps

Hello everyone!  Hope you are all well and looking forward to spring!

I am really looking forward to warmer weather and for today's project

I'm using products from

Pajama Crafter Stamps

Sketched Florals - Wildflowers

I really was in the mood to make a shaker card.  I hadn't made one for

a while and this stamp set is perfect!  Let me show you how I made it!

I first stamped and heat embossed my image with gold embossing powder.

I used my sparkle watercolor paper cut down to an A2 size piece as I wanted

to color the image with Distress Watercolor Pencils.

I wanted to keep the flowers colorful.

Sometimes I used the same color to both base coat in and shade with.

Other times I added other colors.

I used Tumbled Glass for the sky - very sparingly!

Distress Watercolor Pencils used: Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss,

Rustic Wilderness, Wild Honey, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Shaded Lilac,

Blueprint Sketch, Gathered Twigs, Wilted Violet, Spun Sugar, Evergreen

Bough, Tumbled Glass, Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry.

I used glitter markers on the butterfly.  I think some glitter watercolors

would have looked fabulous.

I die cut a postage frame out of some gold card stock and cut the

flower panel down a bit.  I chose the green card stock to serve as

the base color.  I knew you wouldn't be able to see much of it

as the postage stamp die is A2 size, but you can see peeks of it.

I adhered a piece of acetate to the frame and then used fairly

thick foam tape around the edges.  I added my shaker fill

and adhered the colored panel to the back.  I adhered this

shaker panel to front of my A2 size card base that was covered

with the green card stock.  I added a sentiment from my

stash and my card was done!

I hope I've inspired you to make a colorful shaker using items

from your own stash!  You can find this stamp and many more

fabulous crafty things at

Pajama Crafter Stamps

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.

Coffee Gremlin ft. Pajama Crafter Stamps