Hoppy Birthday Shaker Card - Simon Says Stamp August 2021 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm here today to share another card with the BRAND NEW August 2021 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Toadlly Unfrogettable! This kit is all about our little green friends! The included stamp set by the same name has lots of the cute critters - as well as some great punny sentiments, there is some super cute pattern paper, a fun stencil - that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more! 

My last card was clean and simple, and nearly one layer - this card is a bit more layered, with a shaker element as well!

I started off by stamping, Copic coloring, and fussy cutting several of the images from the stamp set. I then die cut a window in a panel of white cardstock using Stitched Circles to create my shaker element. I also stamped my sentiment in the upper left corner.

I backed the shaker with some of the pattern paper in the kit, then filled it with the adorable Frog Sprinkles, and mounted that on a Lemon Whip cardbase. I arranged the elements of the scene on the card, and added a few more of the sprinkles glued on the cardfront as well. Finished off with a double coat of Glossy Accents on the eyes for extra fun!

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can find all the details HERE:

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Peekaboo Giraffe Slimline Card - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

  Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's project!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

UnFROGettable - Simon Says Stamp August 2021 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm here today to share my first card with the BRAND NEW August 2021 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Toadlly Unfrogettable! This kit is all about our little green friends! The included stamp set by the same name has lots of the cute critters - as well as some great punny sentiments, there is some super cute pattern paper, a fun stencil - that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more! 

I'm starting off by sharing a fun CAS card - nearly one layer! Some paper piecing and stenciling to create lots of layers!

I started off by stamping that cute frog from the stamp set on my white cardbase, then used it as a placeholder to add the stenciled lily pad. I then stamped the same frog again on some of the pattern paper in the kit, and fussy cut it out to paper piece over the top. Didn't even have to mask to add the lily pad - perfect!

I added the sentiment underneath, the little fly (with a trail dotted on with a pen and colored with Copic markers), the wiggly eyes, and rounded off the top left corner to add some movement to this simple card!

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can find all the details HERE:

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Ink to Paper Watercolor with Heat Embossing - on the Unity Stamp Company Blog

 Good morning! I'm back with another card for my series on the Unity Stamp Company Blog this morning! I'm so excited to be featuring the amazing Kit of the Month on Monday's on the Unity Stamp Company Blog! Since the Kit of the Month was the first thing I purchased from Unity, and what got me hooked to begin with, they hold a special place in my heart, so I'm super excited about this opportunity to give these kits some love! You can check out all the details HERE for today's project!

Thanks for stopping by today - have a WONDERFUL day!!!

Sending Birthday Wishes - Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Live Card

Good morning! Dropping by today to share a card I made yesterday for Pinkfresh Studio's Facebook Live. I used a newly released layering die that was created to coordinate with an older stamp set! These layering dies have been so popular for quick coloring of images - and this one is no exception. I also was brave and did a bit of stamp surgery live! You can watch the replay HERE if you want to see more details.

I started off by separately stenciling the Floral Vase floral cluster, and the vase on separate pieces of cardstock. Mostly because I wanted to die cut them to use - but since the florals slightly overlap the vase, I could have probably masked and still stenciled in one layer. I then stamped over with the coordinating stamp set and die cut with the coordinating dies.

I masked off a portion of my card base to create a white "ground" for the vase to stand on, then did some soft stenciling with Ocean Breeze ink on the top of the card before layering over the Diamond Motif stencil to add some texture to the background with Aquamarine ink. Even though it is a slimline stencil, it was easy to adjust it so that I could match it up and cover the top of my A2 cardbase.

Next, I layered the die cut vase and florals over the background with foam adhesive, then stamped and die cut the "sending" word from the stamp set. I carefully cut "birthday wishes" apart (sounds scary, but really isn't too bad - I promise!) - so I could fit it where I wanted and not risk making a mistake while stamping. Finished off with a few of the new Metallic Silver Pearl embellishments from the last release!

There is also a sale for this weekend - and the stencil I used on this card is included in the sale! Click HERE to see what else is included in the sale, and make sure to use the promo code SLIM20 to apply the savings:

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Bright Floral Get Well Soon - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Stopping by with a simple stenciled get well card using a fabulous stencil and sentiment set from Simon Says Stamp. I had never used this stencil, and was super excited to put it to use - and thought it would be extra fun to use extra colors on my stenciling!

I stenciled directly on my white cardbase, and used 3 different colors of distress inks to blend over each of the roses in the Rose Trio stencil - keeping my colors and blends nice and soft, and really not going entirely to the edges - trying to avoid the leaves without taking time to mask them off.

I added color on the leaves with two shades of ink, keeping the same effect as the roses. Once I pulled the stencil off, I blended more inks around the same areas and corners. I love how this softens the lines on the stenciling, and draws the color out to all the edges a bit as well.

Finished off with a few black splatters, a sentiment from the super fun Word Mix 2 stamp and die set popped up on foam adhesive, and a few simple silver pearl embellishments that recently released from Pinkfresh Studio!

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Watercolor Framed Birdhouse - Spellbinders Jane Davenport Blog Hop

Hello! I'm here today for a fun blog hop with Spellbinders to celebrate some of the gorgeous Jane Davenport products. I've used them for my card today, paired up with some other previous releases.

I have this fun little bright and happy birdhouse card to share today!

I received a set of Mermaid Markers and Finishing Line pens to work with - it was fun to incorporate them with my other Spellbinders product to create my card. I die cut all the pieces for the birdhouse, flowers, new, and bird using watercolor paper and Build a Spring Birdhouse Etched Dies and Sweet Birds on a Branch Etched Dies, then used the mermaid markers on a clear block so I could pick up the color with a wet brush and add it to my die cut pieces. The colors were so vibrant, this was a great way to get whatever color tones I was looking for.

I did the same thing to create an ombre watercolor background, then used a couple different sizes of the finishing pens to add a lovely sketchy outline around the edges of it.

I added a die cut picket fence, cut 3 times from white cardstock and layered together, then assembled and added my birdhouse with foam adhesive and extra liquid glue to ensure it adhered well. I also added a simple hot foiled sentiment from Yana's Special Sentiments.

I added a fine bit of white paint splatters over the entire front, and some jewels to the centers of the flowers to finish everything off!

Giveaway info:

To celebrate this event, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky blog readers - selected from the comments on their blog. Giveaway closes on Sunday, July 4th 11:59 pm EDT. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post the following Wednesday. Winner is responsible for shipping cost, duties, and taxes.

Here is the entire Blog Hop list:

Spellbinders Blog

Annie Williams

Marie Heiderscheit

Ilina Crouse

Jennifer Snyder

Linh Van

Deborah Jenkins

Virginia Lu

Jessica Vasher

Rosemary Dennis

Heather Hoffman

Jennifer Kotas

Natasha Vacca

Norine Borys

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