Faith

It is the 20th of the month so that means it is Crafty Al's Oh So Inspired You Tube Hop.  This is the card that I came up with based on a card created by Veronica S or @simple_stamper.  I loved how she placed the circles along the right side of her card.  I also like that she used a die to cut out a design and then incorporated it back in the design.  I also really liked that the sentiment was inspirational.

For my card, I went bold on the colors and switched the die cut from the circle to another die cut.

Jump on over to my YouTube process video and check out what everyone else did.  The playlist is linked at the bottom of my video:  https://youtu.be/2xMsstDASn8

Supplies:

• Tiny Aquarium Elements Die Set
• Tiny Tropical Die Set
• Clean Cut Layers - Circles Set A Die Set
• Simply Sentimental: Faith Stamp Set
• Simply Sentimental: Faith Coordinating Die Set

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Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are enjoying your July - at least what is left of it!

Sandy

Outside the Porthole

What in the stars is floating around out there in space?  It is one of my favorite gnomes all geared up in his space suit.  I guess you never know what you will see out of the Porthole Circle Card Add On Die Set  by Trinity Stamps.

If you have been following my blog, you will know that I just love the Trinity Stamps gnomes.  I use them a lot in my cardmaking.  I am just crazy about this card and will probably hang on to it for a little bit.  

To make this beautiful background, I stamped my gnome and planets on a piece of cardstock and then masked them.  Next, I used the Crater Layers Stencil to lay in my moon surface.  I used Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink for the base of the moon and then used Carved Pumpkin and Mustard Seet Distress Oxide Inks for the crater layers.  Before I continued on to ink blend the sky, I wanted to add my foiled stars background.  To do this, I masked off the moon area and then used the Starfield Letter Press Plate with Citron Foil to add the stars.  It is hard to see in the photo, but the letterpress plate did leave slight indentations, but the masking prevented the stars to be foiled where I didn't want them.  For the sky I used Salty Ocean, Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink.  

The stamp sets that I used are:

• Out Of This World Stamp Set
• Another Orbit Stamp Set
• Astronomical Gnomes Stamp Set 

I used Copic markers in the following colors:

• B02, B04 - turquoise
• V04, V15, V17 - purple
• Y06, Y08, Y18 - yellow
• Y06, Y38, YR15 - orange
• YG13, YG15, YG25 - green
• RV21, RV04, RV06 - pink
• E00, E01, E11 - skin
• N0, N1, N3, N5 - space suit
• C1, C3 - beard

To build the actual card, I cut a piece of black cardstock to 5.5" x 8.5" scored at 4.25".  I placed another piece of white cardstock cut to 5.25" x 4.0" on top of the black cardstock that would make the front of the card.  To make the inner porthole opening, I used a die from the Clean Cut Layers - Circles Set A  to cut a circle that corresponded to the inside opening of the Porthole Circle Card Add On Die Set.  I used several different colors of a matte metallic cardstock to cut out the different layers of the porthole and added a few Silver Sparkle Stars to add a little glitz.

For the sentiment on the bottom of the card, I used a sentiment from the Astronomical Gnomes Stamp Set.

I am crazy about this porthole and I am sure I will be sharing more cards with it in the future.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have been inspired to make a card of your own!

Sandy

Sharkcuterie Board

 

Hello, crafty friends! Skip the snackle box—today we’re serving up a deliciously fun Sharkcuterie Board! I created this clever card with the new Sharkcuterie Board Stamp Set by Pajama Crafter Stamps. I’m not sure how these treats would taste, but they sure look fintastic!

To set the scene, I paired woodgrain paper with nautical-themed patterns and added a bit of jute beside the sentiment for the perfect seaside touch.

Dive into the supply list below to see everything I used to create this fin-filled card.

Pajama Crafter Stamp Products:

• Sharkcuterie Board Stamp Set
• Treasure Voyage Paper Pack

Copic Marker Colors:

• E15, E39, E29
• W1, W3. W5
• YR23, YR24
• E08, E09
• YR21, YR12
• Y13, Y15
• YG91, YG93
• E70, E71
• E41, E43
• C1, C3, C5, C7

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Thanks so much for swimming by my blog today. I hope your day is jawsome!

Sandy

Take Me To Your.....Donut?

Oh my stars—could this be any cuter? Aliens cruising around in donut spaceships? Yes, please! This adorable new stamp collection from Pajama Crafter Stamps is called I Come In Piece, and it is serving up pure cosmic sweetness. These little extraterrestrial cuties look like they’re off to explore the Milky Way—or maybe making a quick pit stop to share an out-of-this-world sundae.

This background has been ink blended using Distress Oxide Inks in Squeezed Lemonade., Picked Raspberries, Carved Pumpkin, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Lost Shadow, Hickory Smoke and Black Soot.  Phew!  That is a lot of colors!  I also used two stencils by Trinity Stamps called Crater Layers Stencil Set and Moon Layers.  

My outer space pals have been colored with the following colors:

• RV02, RV04, RV06
• V04, V15, V17
• B01, B02, B04
• B0000, B000, B00
• Y00, Y08, Y19
• Y00, Y17, YR16
• E31, E23, E57

I popped up each of the colored images on foam squares, to add dimension to the card.  It would also be really cute if the "spaceships" were on wobblers.  Can you imagine?

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Thank you for stopping by today.

Sandy