Pinkfresh and Page Maps

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Good morning! I recently had the opportunity with the Pinkfresh Design Team to collaborate with Becky Fleck and CardMaps! So today I'm stopping by to share my card and more details on it with you! You can check out the rest of the info HERE.

Here is the sketch I was given to work with:

I've learned over time that I like sketches a lot more when I try less to follow them exactly to the letter, and embrace a bit more freedom in my approach. Before this, I really HATED working with sketches! Once I found I could use them a little more as a simple guideline and change them up to fit what I wanted to create, I enjoyed them a lot more! So you may notice some of the slight changes I made on my take on the sketch:

I started off by using the beautiful Folklore Die for my background, but instead of punching the design out, I adhered it all together on my card base. I then did some distress oxide ink blending over the top and bottom edges in an ombre pattern - I love how this makes the detail of the die pop out! I added some white paint splatters, and set it aside to dry.

I stamped the cute bears from Happy Hugs, colored with simple Copic marker colors, and die cut with the coordinating Happy Hugs Dies. I then added some die cut squares on the background, and added the bears over the top of that. Finished off with my sentiment stamped diagonally on another square, some jute twine, and a few enamel dots!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to share that I'm delighted to be continuing on with the Pinkfresh DT for the next term - and transitioning into a new roll on the Video Education Team! So excited! And check out all these fabulous faces that will be part of the team:

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Congratulations Owl

Good morning! Just stopping by to share a card with you that I made this past weekend for a family baby shower using Unity Stamps and a sentiment from Altenew:

I started off by stamping the owl from Unity Stamp's Going to be OWL-Right on watercolor paper. I watercolored the owl, and added a circle of watercolor around him. Once that all dried, I masked off the owl, and used Simon Says Stamp Falling Stars Stencil and embossing paste to add the star background. I added my sentiment from Altenew's Baby Zoo stamp set - using SSS ink. I also added a dot of black Ranger Enamel Accents to the eyes - just to make them pop a bit extra, then attached the sentiment using Tim Holtz's Tiny Attacher, and machine stitched the panel to my card front.

I also got a little extra creative - I didn't have a great gift bag on hand, so I used an exacto knife to slit a hole in the front of a simple kraft gift bag and slipped my card into it. No need for an envelope - and it decorated the bag as well!

Here is a closer look:

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!

Party like an Animal

Good morning everyone! I'm posting this morning on the Butterfly Reflections Blog this morning. I totally have a thing for cute little critters, so as soon as I got the first sneak peek of the new Party Animal Stamp Set from Wplus9, I knew I had to get my hands on it! Thanks to Vanessa's amazing shipping - I had it just a couple days after it released, and was able to make this!

I stamped all the layers with MFT Black Licorice Hybrid ink pad - and colored it in with Copics - especially coordinating it with some pattern paper from the newest Crate paper 6x6 pad - Poolside. Added some Coral Lawn Trimming on the top, a little distress ink along the edges to soften the color, and then layered with vellum and onto the card.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!

I BEE-LIEVE in you

Good Sunday morning! There is a new Stamp of the Week at Unity Stamp Company - and it is just as cute as can "bee" (haha - couldn't resist! Sorry!) I enjoyed playing with it yesterday to post today:

In case you haven't heart about the Stamp of the Week from Unity - for $5.79 a week (which includes shipping!) - you get a new and exclusive stamp set delivered to you. A little bit of happy in the mail every week! :)

I used Lil' Inker's Stitched Oval Dies to cut my center panel - then used my Zig Clean Color Brush pens (again!) to color in my image. LOVE how easy they are to use! Added some MME pattern paper, some strips of washi tape, some charcoal sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, and a few flicks of black Heidi Swapp Color Shine - and even though it is hard to see in the photo, a tiny bit of white enamel dots on the flower, leaves, and bee.

I'm also linking this up as a second entry to the Watercolor Blog Hop over at Pretty Pink Posh:

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your Sunday!!!