Happy Spring ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Snow Much Fun ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Winter Hellebores ft/ Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Hello everyone!  I hope it’s not too cold where

 you are!  But, just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t 

send  a beautiful winter floral card!  

Kate Hadfield Designs

Winter Flora Digital Stamp Set

I love this floral set so much.  It's great for any season but

today I've used the Hellebores from the set.  These flowers

seem to love the cold and bloom in the winter outside!  Let

me show you how I created my card project.

 

This is a cut-away card.  I started with a 5” x 6 ½”

white card base.  I cut away 2 ½” on the front right side.

I chose my background paper.  I liked that it had

detail down the sides.  I printed out my focal panel after

composing it in the computer onto white card stock.  Then

I cut it with a cutting die that looked really nice with

the overall card.

 

 

I cut my patterned paper into 2 sections.  The first was for

the left side.  

 

                                             The second bigger panel was for the inside.  These

panels were ¼” less than the card base.

 

 I spent quite a bit of time composing the flowers and greenery.

I like the elements I chose and by twisting and turning I

really liked how it came out.

 

 I Google Imaged Hellebore and found a photo of them.  They

were blue violet, red violet and violet.  I colored the smallest

flower with the blue violet palette.  The biggest flower I used

the red violet.  And the top one I used straight violet.

 

 These are the 3 colored.  I was pleased with how they looked!

Sometimes violets can be a bit challenging in the alcohol

marker world.  I did use a different brand for some of the

violets.

 

My focal panel is all colored.  I used shades of green for

most of the leaves and berries, changing up the blends. I

also intended to back this focal panel with the purple card

stock in the photo.

 

I used Frosted Lace Stickles on the berries and the tips of

the leaves and the tips of the petals.  This gives a hint of frostiness

to the plants.  I cut the purple cardstock to about ¼”

bigger than the focal panel and rounded the corners.  I adhered 

the focal panel to the purple panel with foam tape.  Then I 

adhered it to the left hand side of the card only.  For a finishing 

touch I used very narrow purple peel-offs down on each side of the

background paper.  And that finished my project!

 

 

I’m loving how this card turned out.  It was a bigger card than I

normally make, but I love the result.  I have been trying to make

bigger cards…not the same size I always use.  I hope you give this

card a try.  I didn’t use a greeting on my card, but it could be used

for many different occasions.

 

Supplies used:

Winter Flora Stamp Set

White card stock

Fancy label die (any shape would work)

Cooordinating piece of card stock

Background paper

Peel-offs

Frosted Lace Stickles

Foam tape

Corner rounder

Copics used:  YG00, YG11, YG63, YG67

BV0000, BV000, BV02, BV11, BV13, BV17,

B63, RV00, RV63, RV55, RV66, V12, V17,

V04, V05, V20, V22, V25, G21, G17, G29

Altenew markers: R02, R823, R705

 

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.

Book Worm Buddies ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

We All Scream ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

 

 Hello everyone!  

Today I'll be sharing this seasonal favorite - ice cream!  I'll be

using products from

Kate Hadfield Designs

 We All Scream For Ice Cream stamp set

This was an easy card with big impact.  I kept the background simple

to let the focal point stand out...it didn't start out that way but I

was very pleased with the end result.  Let me show you how I

made my card.

 

I composed and sized my image on the computer and printed it out

onto white card stock.  I also computer journaled a sentiment a bit

later, die cut it and backed it with colored coordinating card stock.

I started by coloring the waffle cone.  I google imaged waffle cones

using Copic markers so I could get the colors right.

 

 

Next, I started on the bottom layers of ice cream.  To give the ice cream

some texture, I did not color the whole scoop of ice cream.  I colored

darker on the left and lighter to the right.  I also used slightly curved

dashes to show texture and left a fair amount of white space.

 

After the coloring was done, I fussy cut the image leaving a narrow white

border.  Next I prepared my background.

 

 

I used a polka dot embossing folder and card stock that matched the 3 colors

of the ice cream.  I cut the colored card stock into ½” strips and adhered them

diagonally on the top left and bottom right corners before embossing.  I adhered 

that panel and to the White panel I had already trimmed out and then adhered 

that to an A2 size white card base.  Then, I used the embossing folder for texture. 

 I adhered clay sprinkles to my ice cream with Glossy Accents and I did a small 

amount of green metallic splatter.  I added more glossy accents to the ice cream

 to make it look wet.  I popped up the ice cream cone with foam tape as well as

 the left side of the sentiment which I used liquid glue to adhere it to 

the cone where it overlapped.  And that finished my card!

 

I hope you enjoyed this sweet tutorial today.  It's just perfect

for summer weather!  You can find this stamp and so many others at

Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Supplies used: 

We All Scream for Ice Cream Digital Stamp set

White card stock – for base, sentiment and panel

3 colors of card stock that match the ice cream colors

Clay sprinkles

Glossy Accents

Green metallic pen

Dotted Embossing Folder

Banner Die for Sentiment

Foam tape

Copic colors used:  Cone – E50, E30, E31, E25, E21

E33, E34, E23

Pink Ice Cream – RV00, R83, R85, RV17, R02

Orange Ice Cream – YR20, YR02, YR61, YR15

Yellow Ice Cream – Y000, Y00, Y02, Y15

 

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.

  

 

 

 

 

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. 

100 In The Shade ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

Catnaps - Honeypie ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Hope your spring is going well.  It's still kind of cold and

rainy where I live...😞. Today I'm sharing a project made with products from

Polkadoodles

Catnaps - Honeypie Digital Stamp

Just Lovely - Honeypie Papers

Just Lovely Sentiments

I made an easel card today to show off Honeypie and her kitty.  It's not difficult

to make, so let me show you how I made my card!

I first composed and printed out my images onto white card stock.

Everything was separate.  I didn't do any layering.  I die cut my plaid

paper with a scalloped rectangle die.  I made a white A2 size top folding

card base and scored the front of it in half.  I cut my die cut plaid panel in half

and adhered one on either side of the fold on the front.

I also cut out my sentiment and backed it with a piece of the left over

plaid.  Next it was time to color my focal - Honeypie and her kitty!

Coloring is probably my most favorite part of card making!  And I

aways start with the face first.

The hair came next.  Often times I'll Google image "hair Copic

markers" for inspiration like I did here.  That gives me a 

jumping off point for the hair coloring.  And usually there is

a list of markers that were used.

I wanted to keep her clothing and hair scrunchies the same colors

as the plaid paper.  To give a little more interest to the scrunchies I

made a pattern with my markers.

I didn't go too wild with the coloring and it worked up quickly.  After

that, I fussy cut the image.

I printed out another sentiment and die cut it for the front of the

card.  To put this together I adhered the longer unmatted sentiment

to the front of the card with foam tape.  I die cut a small lavender

bow and adhered it above that sentiment.  I adhered Honeypie to just the 

front of my card, so that when it was popped up, you would see

her whole image.  I adhered the other sentiment that I had backed

with the plaid paper, inside the card with foam tape to act as a

stopper when the card was put upright.  I added a bit of shimmer with

a silver sparkle pen and added a few dots with a white gel pen.  Then I 

sprinkled a few tiny gems around Honeypie and one right in the

middle of the flower in her mug.  And that finished my card!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.  So easy to make such a cute reminder

of how much you love and appreciate a close friend!  Supplies are listed below.  You can find 

this digital stamp set and many more at

Polkadoodles

Supplies

Catnaps - Honeypie digital stamp

Just Lovely - Honeypie digital paper

Just Lovely - Sentiments

Card Base

Tiny Gems

Silver Sparkle Pen

White Gel pen

Banner Die

Foam Tape

Bow Die

Scalloped Rectangle die 

Copic Colors:

E00, E01, BV000, B02, RV10, Y20,

BV000, YR20, YR31, E23, E35, E37,

E33, YR24, RV52, RV13, C1, C5, C3

C2, E57

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.

 

Paper Piecing ft. Polkadoodles

 

Hello everyone!  Flowers are the epitome of Spring!  So

today I'm bringing you a card using products from

Polkadoodles

Alcea Hollyhock Flowers

I love paper piecing - especially with flower images.  There

are many others to choose from this collection as well!  Let

me show you how I made my card.

I started by printing out my white card stock which would be

my focal piece.  Then, I printed it out onto copy paper and then

printed it out 2 more times by taping patterned paper over the

design.

I also computer journaled the sentiment onto the light pink paper.

Time to start the coloring.  I used my Copic markers for this project

and felt that it would be best to do the coloring first.  I started

with the green leaves, buds and stems.

I started lightly and then went darker.

I wanted my coloring to be a bit dramatic so I kept going darker

and darker with the greens.

Next I fussy cut each of the flowers on the pink papers.  I started

with the light pink first.  

I also went around the edges with a black marker.

I went around the design and finished cutting out the flowers using

the dark or light pink.  I adhered these to the white panel when they

had all been cut out and edged with the black marker.

At this point I decided to add a touch of shading coming out of the

center of each flower.  I then die cut the panel to give a more fancy

edge.  Once the panel was die cut and I adhered a piece of green

card stock to my white card base, I used a metallic gold pen and

filled in the stamen bits in each flower.

I then die cut my sentiment and trimmed off the edges to fit where I

wanted it to go.

As a final embellishment I adhered some tiny gemstones around the

flower cluster and that finished my card!

I hope you enjoyed todays tutorial.  I love paper piecing and actually

this was how I made my very first card using digital stamps!  It

brings an interest that otherwise would be there!  You can find this

flower digital stamp as well as many others at

Polkadoodles

Supplies used:

Alcea Hollyhock Digital Stamp

White A2 size card base

White and green card stock

Fancy rectangle die

Gold metallic pen

Thin foam tape strip

Tiny Gemstones

Copic colors:  R81, R83, R85,

YG11, YG23, YG63, YG67, RV34

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.