Hi everyone! Do you love the look of silhouettes like I do? Look at this new release from Spellbinders called Happy by Sharyn Sowell!
I used the animals from the collection. So cute!
Some pattern paper from the ‘ole stash and black cardstock…oh and glue! I used the glue sponge to glue two of each cut together. I need to make a video showing how I use the glue sponge.
I did mount a few with mounting tape and some things are glued flat.
I know these don’t look like Pooh and his friends but they sure remind me of them! lol The most recent book I read with two of our grandsons, Pooh had lost one of his honey pots. Oh tragedy! lol
Can’t help but make a gram smile you know! 😀
I’m anxious to see what all the other cardmakers made with these sets too.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!
Products I used to make this card… (click the abbreviations to shop)
Hi everyone…so many times we need a thinking of you card…when words aren’t enough, maybe a simple thinking of you card will help. Tragedy comes to everyone and when you can’t be there, a card is something tangible we can do.
This card is so CAS (clean and simple), truly lives up to the name and for once didn’t take any time to make!
I doubt that it even needs any explanation! I did use a little foam mounting tape under the bird. The white die cut is glued directly to the A2 card base.
I stamped Thinking of You from the poppystamps Picnic Plaid clear stamp set in the MISTI with Archival black ink. I’ll link everything up at the bottom of the post.
Then I die cut the Perched Bird again from Mixed Media card and watercolored it with Zig Real Brush Pens. The frame from the Splendid Rose Frame the same.
The sentiment this time is from the Memory Box Big and Little Words clear stamp set, stamped in the MISTI with Archival black ink.
I added some twine to doll it up a bit…
See that blue-ish vase in the picture? My daughter was going to toss it! I love it! lol It’s ceramic…perfect picture prop for this card! lol
Hi cardmakers and friends! I’m making my way through the new Memory Box release.
Today I revisited my Embedding Technique… it’s one of my faves for this type of die! My video explaining the process is HERE. When I made the video though, we weren’t using as heavy a cardstock as we do now. Today I used Canson Smooth Bristol in the orange cover pad. I did it just like the video except that I ran it through my Big Shot and then back.
So cool, I just love the ease of adhering the die this way and the bit of dimension that looks so professional!
Some distress oxide inking on the Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die cut panel. (die cut and ink this panel before you embed the die cut to it) I used Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade and Twisted Citron.
I spattered with water, white paint, spiced marmalade Distress Ink refill and twisted citron Distress Ink refill.
I die cut another panel with the Memory Box Wrapped Scalloped Rectangle and mounted the inked panel to it with mounting tape.
Then adhered it to an A2 card base.
I stamped a sentiment in the Label opening with the MISTI and the Archival Distress Spiced Marmalade Ink pad. The sentiment is from the poppystamps Birthday Blowout clear stamp set.
I added a few matte enamel dots. I like it! lol Sunshiny, Summery colors!
Hi eveyone! Are you enjoying the NEW Memory Box release this time? So many fun flower dies! yay!
Today I die cut everything in white and colored the pieces with Copic Sketch Markers. The flower pieces from the Antique Corner Rose Label die are colored with R81, 83 and the center dots on the two largest with R85. The leaves on both the Antique Corner Rose and Antique Leaf Label die are colored with G24.
I pieced the dies together with the right side face down so I could put mounting tape over the back sides. Small pieces…I always check to make sure there isn’t any hanging over and if there is, I trim from the front and cut the excess at a slant so it doesn’t show. On this one, I left the pieces hanging over on purpose so they’d catch the frames, then trimmed them all… works great!
I used the medium size of the new Pinpoint Butterfly Trio and left it white!
I stamped thank you and terrific from the new Big and Little Words clear stamp set on the label using the MISTI with Ranger Archival black ink.
I ink blended a background with Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers ink. I started out with the mini ink blending tool but then changed to the make up brush oval type brush to get the edges feathered out better.
Spattered it with water, dried it with the heat tool, spattered on some Hero Arts White Watercolor paint, then some black paint, drying in-between colors.
I’m really happy with it and will close with telling you all thank you for being so terrific! Cardmakers are the best!
It’s a sunshiny day here! A rare thing this Spring. Maybe I can get out for a walk! Take care and thanks for stopping by!
Hi everyone! When this cute gal came out awhile back I knew I had to have her! We have one granddaughter that especially loves to swing and she loves cards too! I love it when the idea for personalizing a card comes easy!
Here’s my version of the swinging ‘whee’ girl in action…she’s cute! You can see it a lot better on You Tube, HERE.
I basically followed MFT’s video but I used dies I already owned. I added a tree trunk from the Memory Box Weeping Willow Tree Cutting Plate but I see it’s discontinued. There are other tree dies though that would work… like this one HERE. You could also hand cut one really easy. I haven’t seen anyone else using a tree trunk but I think it makes it look more realistic… when I first saw the cards made up, I thought weird, green clouds! lol
I used poppystamps Stitched Cloudline dies and die cut them and the grass borders from Taylored Expressions Granny Smith cardstock. I’m really happy with how they turned out!
I stamped her in the MISTI with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and die cut her then colored her with Copic Sketch Markers. Hair E21, E43, 44, 47, Skin E000, YR000, E00, E01, R20, Shirt E02, 04, Shorts B 91, 93, 95, 97, Shoes T1,3, 5, Swing seat and rope E20’s, white space between the swing ropes is colored with B21.
I stamped the sentiment from the set in the MISTI with Black Archival ink.
My cardbase is Gumball cardstock from Bazzill or Taylored Expressions has it also. Links below…
Thanks for ‘swinging’ by today! Holler if you have any questions!
Here’s some links to stuff I used to make this card…thank you so much for supporting me and my blog! I appreciate it!
expressionswithheart.com 