Full Circle Collection by Emily Moore Designs

Hi friends! I’m excited to share a cute card I made with the new Full Circle Collection. I’m loving the products in this release—from the stencil and stamp sets to the dies. They make creating a beautiful card quick and easy!

I wanted to create my own paper for this project, so I used the new Dainty Dots Stencil.  I used Catherine Pooler Inks in, Sparkling Berry, Aquatini and Blue Raspberry.  I used white cardstock as my base and then lightly blended the color all over the paper and then used one of the stencils to add additional color to make a beautiful tone on tone print.

For the sentiment and main focus on this card, I used the new stamp set Gentle Reminder, along with the new Decorative Circles Die Set.  I stamped this on another piece of cardstock that I inked with the Catherine Pooler Aquatini Stamp Pad.  I also dusted the edges of the circle to add a little dimension to the piece.

For the outer edge of the sentiment circle, I used the new Doilies & Daisies Circle Dies to cut out white cardstock.  I glued these layers together.

Next, I cut the Blue Raspberry colored paper to 5.25” x 4.0”.  I used that size because I wanted to have a small border around my design which would finish at an A-2 size, which is 5.5” x 4.25”.

To add a sweet embellishment to the bottom right corner of my card, I used the new Buttons Die Set to cut out the largest heart button from some of the Sparkling Berry inked paper.  While you don’t have to put anything in the thread holes of the buttons, I chose to add a piece of white organza ribbon to enhance the delicate feel of this card.  Once I had my heart temporarily placed, I decided to add a little bit of cotton lace across the bottom.  That was exactly what was needed to keep the soft feel of the card.

All of these items are available in the Emily Moore Designs Shop.

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Thank you for stopping by and I hope you remember that the world is a better place with you in it!

Sandy

The Nutcracker Ballet

I can almost hear the beautiful Nutcracker score playing when I look at this festive Christmas in July card! I had so much fun creating it with some adorable Kat Scrappiness products, and it brings a little holiday magic to the summer season. From Clara to the Sugar Plum Fairy to the famous Nutcracker himself, this card feels like a tiny Christmas performance all wrapped up in paper and sparkle.

 I have a video up on my YouTube Channel so you can follow along while I color these little friends.  I also show you how I ink blended the background and made the stage look like wood planks!

Kat Scrappiness Products:

• Nutcracker Stamp Set
• Nutcracker Coordinating Craft Die Set
• Center Stage Craft Die
• Bearly Art Precision Glue
• Precision Press by My Sweet Petunia
• Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Self-Adhesive Foam Squares
• Craft Perfect Double Sided A4 Adhesive Sheets

Other Supplies

• Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink
• Broken China Distress Oxide Ink
• Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink

Copic markers used:

• Y26, YR24, YR27 - gold trim
• R17, R27, R39 - red
• C0, C1, C3 - mice
• C4, C6, C8 - boots and belt
• G07, G28 - green
• Y00, Y11, Y13 - blond hair
• YR23, YR24, YR27 - brown hair
• BV32, BV02, BV13 - purple
• RV00, RV02 - wings
• R000, R20, R11 - dress

This is not only makes a lovely Christmas card, but you could also use many of the other stamps in the set to make a wonderful dance scene for your favorite ballerina.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will find a little inspiration from my process video:

Sandy

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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