Let's SHELL-EBRATE!

 

Hello friends. Hope you are enjoying your summer. I am in Colorado and we sure had a wet June, but it is heating up nicely now.

For this card, I used Lawn Fawn's new How You Bean? Seashell Add On. Usually when I use the How You Bean? stamp set, I also use the How You Bean" Shaker Add On. I use the shaker add on to cut out the inside of the jar so I can add a piece of acetate to make it more realistic. You can't really see the acetate in the picture but its there.

For this background, I used Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide along with the Hillside Stencil for the beach. Using the Hillside Stencil as a mask, I lightly inked Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide on the upper part of the background. I used the Bubble Background Stencil with Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide. I moved around the stencils to change the placement of bubbles when I used the different links. I think it made a cute background.

As I was working on this card, I knew that I wanted to make the jar a home for the fish. I wanted the sentiment to congratulate someone on their new home, so I shopped my stash and used the Happy Village stamp set. I didn't use the full "congratulations on your new home" - I just cut off the part I wanted and used the "Time to Shell-ebrate" from the How You Bean? Seashell Add On.

I used the lid of the jar for a seashell garden and planted a sign right in the middle. The stamp sets I used are: Fintastic Friends, You Are Sublime, and Apple-solutely Awesome. I arranged and glued them all together and used foam dots to pop them up. I had some leftover shells and seaweed, to I popped them up in the corner of the jar. The little fish, except the ones in the jar are popped up also.

I think this jar makes an amazing new home. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a great day!

Sandy

  

Welcome To The Gang!

 

Hello! I hope you are having a great day. There have been very few periods in my life where we haven't had a dog. Right now, we have a real "derpy doo" named Quincy. We got him as a puppy and he is part Great Pyrenees, American Staffordshire and Australian Cattle dog. He is very chill but also VERY stubborn. He brings so much joy to our lives.

I was really excited when Lawn Fawn introduced a new dog themed stamp set this past release. I couldn't wait to play with it.

For the background on this card, I used the Grassy Stencil with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide. Using the opposite side of the grass stencil as a mask, I used some paper tape to mask off where I wanted the sky to be and filled in the middle area with Lost Shadow Distress Oxide. I then place the Brick Stencil over the gray area and used Fired Brick Distress Oxide to make the bricks. I inked the top of the background with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.

Al the images were colored with Copic Markers. The stamp sets that I used are: Simply Celebrate Critters, Simply Celebrate Critters Add On, Critters At The Dog Park, Happy Howloween, Yappy Birthday and Yappy Birthday Add On.

I used Henry's ABC's for the letters.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sandy

Hello Friend

 

Hello and Happy Summer. When I see gingham and lace, I always think of summer and picnics.This is what I had in mind when I created this card.

For the background I used Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide and the Skinny Stripes Stencil. After I stenciled it, I speckled it with white acrylic paint. I used the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables to cut it down and layered it on top of the largest Fancy Scalloped Rectangle Stackables.

I used the Lacy Heart Stackables for the yellow heart. I left the little pieces in the lacy part of the heart because when they were out, the heart lost it's "wow" factor. I did a little bit of inking on the inside of the heart using Prize Ribbon and Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide and spritzed a little water to give it a little dimension.

For my little mice friends and elements, I used the Berry Special Stamp Set. I used Copic Markers to color it in.

For the sentiment, I used the Scripty Hello die and used Red Barn and Sunflower Cardstock.

For the inside of the card, I used a little scrap gingham and used the sentiment for the Berry Special Stamp set.

  I really enjoyed making this card and I hope you enjoy it too.  Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy

  

You're Berry Special Pull & Pop Card

 

Hello friends. It has been a little bit since I have posted a card, but as you can tell, I am still playing with the Lawn Fawn Pull & Pop. I had originally tried to use a large panel for the front of the card, but I didn't like the way it popped, more like how it didn't really pop. So I just went ahead and used the Outside In Stitched Strawberry Die, cut from Shimmer Cardstock.

The background of the card was inked with Cloudy Stencil using Tumbled Glass Disstress Oxide for the sky. The grass was made with Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide using the Grassy Stencil.

I used Copic Markers to color the little elements and mice from Berry Special.

I think the thing I like the best is that there is a little surprise under the Strawberry when it pops up.

  Thank you for stopping by. It is officially summer now, so I hope you will enjoy some berry sweet berries!

Sandy

You Are So Amazing

 

Hello my crafty friends. Today I made a card for a very special friend. The card says she's amazing but she is so much more than that.

It had been awhile since I made a shutter card so that was what I decided to do. I wanted to keep the card soft and simple, so I didn't use any stamps for this card other than the sentiment which is from More Magic Messages. I thought that a black inked sentiment would be too bold, so I used a gold metallic embossing powder.

For this card, I used paper from Spiffy Speckles and Flower Market. The solid paper is Speckled Eggshell Cardstock.

For the card I used the the Shutter Card Die and the Shutter Card Add On. To trim out the panels on the outside of the card, I used the Lacy Borders Die.

For the wreath around the sentiment opening I used: Spring Sprig for the greenery, Christmas Garland for the bows and berries and Build A House Spring Add On for the little flowers. For the bottom of the card on the inside, I used: Grassy Border for the grass, Build A House Spring Add On for the picket fence and the Cattails Border, On the grass and cattails, I touched up the green paper with Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide to add a little interest,

  

For the back of the card I cut a rectangle from the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and added the lacy border to it before I adhered it to the card. I like having an area separate from the design so that I can write a personal note.

I just can't wait to send this off to my friend Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having an amazing day.

Sandy

  

KA-BOOM!!!!

 

Hello friends! It's just about that time of year where we celebrate the 4th of July. One of my favorite childhood memories was having a BBQ and watching my dad shoot off fireworks when it got dark. My brothers and I liked to play with sparklers too.

I am trying to get more comfortable with my Glimmer Hot Foil Platform. I was really excited to heat the Lawn Fawn did Fireworks Hot Foil Plates for their May Mini release. I really wanted to do a 4th of July card using red, silver and blue foil. It took me a few tries to get it like I wanted it. I started with white Hammermill 100lb Cardstock cut to 5.75" x 5.75". I started by laying out the individual fireworks where I wanted them on my paper and then taped them in place with Best Ever Craft Tape. I cut out pieces of foil and placed them in between the plate and the card stock, making sure that the foil side is up and covering all the parts of the plate. This worked best for me because I had a better hold for the plates when I flipped it over on the platform. Once I got the first three fireworks done, I did the same process to add fireworks elsewhere on the cardstock.

Once I was happy with the fireworks placement, I cut the cardstock to 5.25" x 4" using the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I then used Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide to add color. I speckled silver metallic watercolor paint to add dimension along with watered down Prize Ribbon Distress Oxide. I cut out the star using the Outside In Stitched Star Stackables. I trimmed out the star with blue glitter cardstock using the Stitched Star Frame.

I cut the letters out of silver and red glitter cardstock using Oliver's Stitched ABC's and 123"s. I used the Hearts and Stars Skinny Tag to cut out stars from the silver, red and blue glitter cardstock and then glued them around the card for extra sparkle.

For the inside of the card, I hot foiled a couple more fireworks and stamped the sentiment using Celebration Scripty Sentiments.

  I hope that you are enjoying the summer so far. It has been really rainy in Colorado, which is a good thing. Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy

  

Hello Sunshine!

 

Hello and happy Tuesday.

I really like sunflowers, because they are perfect for summer straight into fall. So very cheery!

For this card I used Lawn Fawn's Pull And Pop Pull Tab die again. I just love this die. It is really easy to use and really delivers a surprise.

For the background, I ink blended Tumbled Glass, Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin. I spritzed it with a little water and then flecked some white acrylic paint on it.

I cut the grassy area out of Cilantro cardstock. I blended a little Mowed Lawn Distress Ink to give it a little dimension. I also flecked thinned down Mowed Lawn ink and a little white acrylic paint.

I cut the sunflower out of white cardstock using the Magic Iris Sunflower Add On. I inked the whole flower with Mustard Seed and touched the petal edges with Carved Pumpkin. The center is cut from Ground Espresso cardstock. The sentiment is from the More Magic Messages stamp and die set. I used White Embossing Powder.

For the fence, I used the Picket Fence Border with Light Brown Woodgrain cardstock. I used the Simple Puffy Clouds for the clouds but I would have preferred using the Simple Puffy Cloud Frames, but I don't have the die. I think the whole cloud is a little "chunky".

This is a really quick and easy card to make and I am sure I will be making more. They are just perfect for any occasion depending on what sentiment you put under the sunflower.

I hope you enjoyed this card and that you have a happy day filled with sunshine!

Sandy

  

Happy Halloween Pop & Pull

 

Hello friends! It is only 149 day until Halloween. My friends and family would not be surprised that I am making Halloween cards in June. Halloween is my favorite holiday....hand down. I love it!

Every time I use a Lawn Fawn interactive die for the first time I say it is my favorite. So today the Pull And Pop Pull Tab Die is my favorite. This die is so very easy to use and it adds a real "wow" factor to your card. I am sure I will be using it often.

For this card I ink blended the card background using the Cloudy Stencil and the Birch Tree Stencil with Distress Oxide in Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon, and Black Soot.

I used the Full Moon Die for the moon. I inked the moon with Distress Oxide in Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed. I added the craters using the Nighttime Sky Stencil and Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. I stamped the sentiment with Simply Fall Sentiments and used the bats from Happy Haunting, which I think is retired.

As I said earlier, this was the first time I used the Pull and Pop Pull Tab Die, so I watched the release video a number of times to make sure I was doing it right.

The bats are from the Fangtastic Friends and the Fangtastic Friends Add On. I used Copic markers to color them in.

Once I had put it all together, I decided it needed just a little pizazz, so I cut some stars from silver glitter paper using the stars from the Hearts and Stars Skinny Tag die and glued them around the background. I like that die a lot because it has two sizes of stars and hearts.

I was really happy with the way this card turned out. I like that it looks dimensional even if the pull tab isn't extended.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have some fun plans for this summer!

Sandy

  

Trick or Treat

 

Hello!

When I first saw the Dotted Moon And Stars Background, I knew that it would me the best Halloween background. For this card, I cut the moon and stars layer out of Sugarplum Cardstock and did just a tiny bit of ink blending to add a little dimension and accentuate the stitching with Villainous Potion Distress Ink. I layered that on top of Cilantro Cardstock. I am sure I am going to use this combination on other cards in the future. So spooky!

I have been playing around with my Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System. It has been a little intimidating and frustrating. My advice is to just keep at it. Each mistake is a learning opportunity. I have finally found that when I am working with the Solid Hot Foil Plate from Pinkfresh Studio, I had to use a shim in between my two plates to get a good impression. There are still creases and small spots that are unfoiled but I can touch up the unfoiled parts with a matching Copic marker.

I used the solid hot foil plate to make metallic paper in orange and black. I used Black Glimmer Hot Foil and Tangerine Glimmer Hot Foil. Once I got the paper foiled, I used the Cute Cobweb die and the Giant Trick Or Treat die to cut them out.

This was a very quick and simple card to make.

As aways, thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Sandy

  

A Little Teapot

 

Hello and happy June! I created this card for the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #149 - Dies Only. It's funny how I came about this one. I had a Stitched Teapot cut out on my table for another card and I had laid the the Magic Iris Beehive Add On I had just cut on top of it. Holy Cow!!! The handle, spout and lid fit perfectly, so I decided to turn my beehive into a teapot. All I had to do was cut off the bottom.

I ink blended the beehive with Squeezed Lemonade, Wild Honey and Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink. I used the Skinny Stripes Stencil with Prize Ribbon to ink the background.

I don't know about you but I sure enjoy tea with honey when I have a cold, so I decided to use the get well sentiment from the More Magic Messages. I also wanted to put a little steam coming out of the pot, so I used the new Stitched Trails Hot Foil Plate with Gold Glimmer Foil on white vellum. I had a couple of pieces left over, so I used one for the string on the tea bag.

For the little plate and sugar cubes, I used the Stitched Teacup.. The honey comb behind the flowers come from the Honeycomb Shaker Gift Tag die. The flowers are from Stitched Teapot and Magic Iris Beehive dies.

I really like how this card turned out, especially being able to make the beehive a teapot. Who knew?

I hope you have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!

Sandy