Let's Flamingle!

 This traveling toucan has his bags packed, his tropical shirt buttoned, and his fancy drink in hand—he is absolutely ready to flamingle! How could anyone resist this cheeky little fellow and his vacation-ready charm?

This fabulous traveler is from the new Kat Scrappiness stamp set called Fabulous Feathered Friends. I colored him with Copic markers and popped him onto a hand-stamped background for a little extra dimension. The scene is framed with the Jungle Craft Die and finished with a few cheerful blooms from the new Tropical Hibiscus FlowersCraft Die.

The Copic marker colors used for this card are:

• N2, N4, N6 - gray
• YG00, YG01, YG25 - green
• RV13, RV04, RV09 - pink
• YR12, YR07, YR16 - orange
• V04, V15, V17 - purple
• Y00, Y02, Y19 - yellow
• B00, B02, BG05 - turquoise

This card is bright, tropical, and packed with personality.

Thanks so much for stopping by today—I hope you have a few fun adventures planned for what’s left of summer!

Sandy

Be Your Own Kind Of Fabulous!

These feathered friends have clearly packed their best beach hats and biggest personalities for a day in the sun! Are they planning their next fabulous get-together, or laughing over memories from their latest feather-filled adventure?

This cheerful crew is from the new Kat Scrappiness stamp set, Fabulous Feathered Friends. I colored them with Copic markers, popped them onto an inked beachy background, and framed the whole scene with the new Jungle Frame Craft Die. A few bright hibiscus flowers from the new Tropical Hibiscus Flowers Craft Die add the perfect tropical touch.

Copic Colors Used:

• RV13, RV04, RV09 - pink
• YR12, YR07, YR16 - orange
• V04, V15, V17 - purple
• Y00, Y02, Y19 - yellow
• B00, B02, BG05 - turquoise

This card is bursting with color, sunshine, and plenty of personality.

Thanks so much for stopping by today—I hope your day is every bit as fabulous as these feathered friends!

Sandy

Peeking Through The Porthole

I think we are definitely in the dog days of summer, but I am always ready to "dive into fun".  I created this card with some new goodies from Trinty Stamps and of course, my favorites, the adventurous gnomes.

This was a really easy shaker card to make because I used the new Porthole Circle Card Add On Die Set to create my well for the little shaker elements.  I did this by using the die to cut out six portholes and then stacked them on top of each other.  I glued the six stacked porthole pieces on top of a circle card that I cut out using the Circle Shaped Card Die Set.

I used one of the center cut outs to ink blend a background with Salty Ocean and Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide Ink.  

To decorate the inside of my porthole, I used the dies that are included with the Porthole Circle Card Add On Die Set for the sand, seaweed and coral.

I thought that I would suspend my gnome up above the background in the shaker card so that the shaker elements would more freely, but it really didn't make a difference at all. So, the next time I make a card similar to this one, I will just glue him to the background. 

My little gnome is from the Gnomies Under The Sea Stamp Set.  I used the coordinating dies to cut him out.  

I colored him with Copic markers in the following colors:

• C1, C3, C5 - beard
• E000, E00, E11 - skin
• RV21, RV04, RV06 - pink
• Y02, Y08 - yellow

I cut the actual porthole from a silver and dark gray shimmery cardstock and glued those pieces to a round piece of acetate.  I used the Clean Cut Layers-Circle Set A to cut the acetate piece along with the sentiment piece for the inside of the card.  Before I sealed up my card, I sprinkled in some Snow Day Confetti.  That mix is just perfect for the inside of this card.  

For the inside sentiment, I used one of the sentiments from the Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set.  It was just perfect!

I have a process video up on my YouTube channel if you would like to follow along.

I love this new porthole die set and I have a whole bunch of other ideas on how it could be used. Stay tuned!

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Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you get the opportunity to dive in to some fun this summer.

Sandy

Embellished Curvey Ornaments by Emily Moore Designs

 Hello friends.  Today I have a couple of cards that I created with the new Curvy Ornaments Nested Dies by Emily Moore Designs.  I also used her new Christmas Charms to adorn the ornament hanger.  Now, I am all about stretching your stash, so I pulled out her Necklace Dies to embellish my ornaments.  

I used the medium sized ornament for these cards.  I used the chain from the Necklace Die set that has the little hearts on it.  The reason I chose those; I could shape them a little easier than the other dies in that set.  I needed to cut that piece out three times in order to have enough chain for each ornament. 

For the green ornament, I used a matte gold metallic cardstock, which I thought it gave the ornament an elegant look.

 For the red ornament, I wanted a more folksy vibe, so I used a cream-colored cardstock.

I selected the snowflake from the Christmas Charm set and cut them out of a gold glittered cardstock.  

The sentiment is Simply Sentimental: Merry Die Set my Trinity Stamps.  

I really like the way both of these turned out and look forward to sending them off this season.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy