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Happy Waves

>> Tuesday, March 19, 2024

 Hi Everyone,




I made another card using the fun new Happiness Comes in Waves Greeting, and the whole concept is making me wish I was at the ocean. 




I began by making an underwater scene using some fish stamps and a die.  I colored it up using markers and some chalk shading.  I attached it to a background made using the Sand, Snow, Water Lines stamp and wrapped it in some netting.



Links to stamps:


School of Fish


3 In 1 Ocean


I'm hosting Easter for a group for the first time since, what I call, the "Before Times" and I needed some invites.  Hence the simple design since I was making multiples.  Just a bunny die and some great sentiments were all I needed. Only 5 more to go!






Here are the stamps I used for both:




Happy Spring!
Karin

 

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Happy Mothers Day

>> Monday, March 18, 2024

 

Hello crafty friends. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I am sharing a Mother's Day card. I need to get on the ball and get several made as I send Mother's Day cards to my mom, mother-in-law, and all my sisters.


For today's card:

  • I first started with stamping the DOGWOOD BRANCH - 1092H on acetate using my Misti. I wanted to mask off the branch to leave just the flowers.
  • Once I knew where the flowers would stamp, I created a mask for the stem and placed it under the acetate to make sure I could still get all the flowers.
  • Next, I removed the acetate and stamped on the white card stock.
  • Once I had the flowers, I used a heart die cut as a stencil and a black maker to create the heart.
  • I then stamped the HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY - 826C inside the heart.
  • Once I had the imagery and sentiment, I colored the flowers with copics and finished them with a chunky Stickles glitter for the flower centers.
  • The panel was layered on a coordinating pink layer.

Have you started your Mother's Day cards?

I hope you have a wonderful craft filled week.

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Lots of Color and a Touch of Magic

>> Friday, March 15, 2024

Hello Crafty friends,



The inspiration for today's card was THIS page of shamrock images and the DRS Designs Rainbow Gold Greeting. To create the shamrock field, I used a variety of different shamrock images from DRS Designs: Small Shamrock Group, Tall Shamrocks, and Hat Full of Shamrocks. I stamped these charming designs on watercolor paper with various inks and filled in any open shamrocks with watercolor paints. I wanted to create a sense of luck and whimsey.



I outlined any of the small shamrocks with an Evergreen marker from the Artistry set from Altnew. That is why a few of them look a bit wonky. I hope the DRS Designs artists don't go on strike after seeing my crazy outlining.  



Once the shamrock field was complete, I added a touch of magic by embellishing some of the shamrocks with golden centers using Stickles. I decided that rather than paint a rainbow, I would make the sky rainbow colors using a rainbow of watercolor wash. Interestingly, this particular watercolor paper, which was a fun find from my local Thrift store, is the thickest and most absorbent I have ever encountered. It eagerly absorbed the paint, making blending a bit of a challenge.  



After the paint dried, I stamped the fun Rainbow Gold Greeting in Pine Ink from Close to My Heart which I also sponged on the edges. To add the finishing touch, I outlined the edge of the watercolor paper with a shimmering gold paint pen.  



Despite the challenges with the paper, I feel this card is fun and holds a touch of St. Patrick's Day magic. 

Wishing you plenty of luck on St. Patricks Day this Sunday.

Hugz,

Nancy 


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Everybunny!

>> Thursday, March 14, 2024

 Hello crafting friends,


Today I have another cute Easter card to share.  I was looking for a basket die that I knew I had but it was too small and the other was way too large, dang! I had to make my own so don't laugh!!!


I stamped the grass and bunny image, Tails Up Bunny, onto the blue panel and onto white.
I used a blade under the grass to insert the cut out basket I made. I colored the white bunny then fussy cut to glue over the blue bunny then I added a white pompom.
I stamped the sentiment, Happy Easter Everybunny!, on white, die cut then sponged the edges with walnut ink.


I used a Spellbinder 3D basket embossing folder for the frame which had ben die cut using a die from Impression Obsession, (the inside blue panel came from that same die).  Sentiment die is also I.O.
The tiny egg die is from Elizabeth Craft Design.

Thanks for visiting today!
Robin

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Happy Easter

>> Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Hi Everyone,

Easter is just a little more than a couple weeks away, and I needed to hop to it when it came to working on some cards.

This was going to be a square card, but it seemed to need something else, so I ended up attaching it to a base with a punched border and some spring like polka dot ribbon.

I masked off a corner of my image panel and stamped the background in multiple green in using the Easy Grass Background stamp.  After stamping, coloring and fussy cutting the Big Bunny Face, I cut a slit in the grass and inserted him, leaving only his ears peeking out.


All that was left to do was added the Happy Easter Everybunny into the blank spot.

Happy Easter all you stamping bunnies!
Karin

 

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Nip of Irish Cheer

>> Monday, March 11, 2024

 

Hello Crafty friends. I have a St. Patty's Day card to share with you using a technique called Stack, Cut, Shuffle. The idea of the technique is to get several cards out of just a few different papers to quickly build up your stash.  This is also another way you can stretch your supplies for a few different cards.

For my card today, I focused on using St. Patrick's colors.

  • I grabbed a dark green and a light green card stock and stacked them together holding on to them very tightly and then making just 2 cuts on them.
  • Once I had the layers cut, I used one piece of the dark green and one piece of the light green and layered them with the white card base.
  • Next, I stamped the NIP OF IRISH CHEER GREETING - 319G in dark green on the light green.
  • The card was finished by adding doodled dash marks (faux stitching) on all of the layers.

I hope you give the technique a try. I have used it with solid card stock but it works well with designer paper too. Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my card this week.

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More Wave Fun

>> Friday, March 8, 2024

Hello Crafty Friends,



I am having more fun with the Happiness Comes in Waves greeting.   A recent mixed media challenge at Splitcoaststampers.com was to use tape and various mediums to create a card.  I thought about it long and hard until an idea to create a wave hit me.  

  1. Preparation: I began by applying a layer of clear gesso to the surface.
  2. Clouds and Interest: Next, I introduced black script paper to create cloud-like shapes and add visual interest.
  3. Wave Formation: To form the wave, I tore pieces of tape, scrunched them up, and adhered them to the paper in a wave-like pattern. However, the tape didn’t want to stay put, so I applied additional glue.
  4. Color and Depth: For the water, I used highly pigmented watercolors to achieve the vibrant hues. The sky was painted with watered-down colors to create a softer effect.
  5. Frothy Details: To simulate frothy waves, I added a touch of Snowtex to the wave’s crest. Additionally, I splattered some more of it for added texture.
  6. Surfer Accent: Finally, I placed a die-cut surfer on the card, elevating it with foam tape for dimension.
I love how this came out and how it showcases that great new sentiment from DRS Designs.

Hope you have big weekend plans - something as fun as surfing (which for me would be a long nap).

Hugz,

Nancy


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