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Marianne Design Winter Scene and Perfect Layers rulers/tools video…

Meet Ice Skating Don!  Isn’t he the coolest…just gliding along without a care in the world!  This is going to be a birthday card so that’s why I used the number paper from one of the newer My Minds Eye 6×6 paper pads.  Can you keep up with paper pads these days?  eek!  as soon as I get what I think is new, there are a bunch more new ones out!  I can’t keep up with them all and I’m gonna have to wallpaper the outhouse with them! lol NOT! lol

I forgot to take a photo of the tag… it says “Love you much” and it’s from Printworks new Love/Valentine release… I’ll link it up below too.

The fence (super cute bird and birdhouse too) and tree are new dies from Marianne Design and the ice skater is new from Marianne Design’s Don and Daisy clear stamp line!  They are so fun!  You’ll be seeing more of them from me!  Don is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch markers.  Hair – E30, 23, 25, 27, 29,  Skin – E000, 00, 21 and R20,  Head wrap and sweater – Y21, 26, 28, Scarf and Leg Warmers – BG70,72,75,  Jeans – B90’s. The tree is the one I stamped in this video HERE.

Everything is edged with Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress ink using the ink blending tools.

Linking up to the Papertake Weekly challenge blog…anything goes with an option of adding a heart/hearts… I have a little one on the tag!  yea!

Here’s a video of this card… I’m showing how I use the Perfect Layers rulers/tools!  Email me if you have any questions… I really love these!

Here they are…if you love perfect mats… these are the perfect tools!  Click on the ad below and receive 5% discount when you purchase!  Thank YOU!

Here’s a close up…

Thanks for stopping by today… I want to hear what you think about the Perfect Layers Rulers!!!

stamps and such…

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You Light up my Life!

I would be the “reindeer lights” in this household…for some reason I always have had that job!  I should count how many times I walk around the tree some year!  Hopefully this year we’ll get one that will stay standing up! haha (remember last year’s photo of it taking a nap! ugh)

I love this cute little Reindeer Lights image!  A new Animal Crackers stamp illustrated by Christine in the October CC Designs release.  Stamped with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Papertrey select white card-stock and colored with Copic Sketch markers. The E40’s (R20, 21, 22 and 24 on his cheeks) and then just two colors on each of the bulbs… same for the die cut Christmas Bulb border die… I cut it first in dark green,  then in white and colored the bulbs,  cut them off the cord and glued them to the green cut.  I did add some fine black lines where the bulb meets the cord.  The sentiment is from Liberty,  one of Christine’s Honey images for the 4th of July.  I purchased mine at the stamp store, Craft and Hobby Connection in Ottumwa, IA.  I used my stamp a ma jig to position the lights, from the reindeer lights stamp, on the nestability die cut circle with the sentiment. I edged the sentiment circle and the reindeer square with Weathered Wood Distress ink and the ink blending tool.  Added some little holly leaves, branches and berries from punches and a ribbon.  The big branch border is a new Martha Stewart deep edger branch border punch.

On the flip side… I embossed Reindeer Lights with a clear embossing stamp pad and clear embossing powder on white glossy paper.  Then I used the ink blending tool and black soot ink and completely covered the image with ink.  I ironed off the embossing powder between two sheets of scrap paper to get the “shocked” look!  I stamped “I’ve flipped for you” with a Memories waterproof/fast drying Black ink pad. The green double sided paper is from Bo Bunny.  I had to really lighten the picture so you could read the words.

Here’s a link on how to make the Swing/Flip Flop card.  I did change the size to fit this image.

Thanks for stopping by!  I always love hearing from you!

Stamps and Supplies I used…

Envelopes · Make your own! · seven(7) Kids College Fund · Tutorials · Video

How to make your own envelopes!

Easy with the Martha Stewart score board!

The first video is for 6 in. square cards… showing 1/8 in., 1/4 in., and 1/2 in. deep envelopes

This video is for 5 1/2 in. square and A2 cards… showing 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. deep envelopes

Measurements…

A2 – 1/4 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 8 1/2 in. x 8 1/2 in.
  • Score two opposite sides @ 3 in. and 2 3/4 in.
  • Score other two opposite sides @ 3 5/8 and 3 3/8 in.

A2 – 1/2 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 8 3/4 in. x 8 3/4 in.
  • Score two opposite sides @ 3 1/4 in. and 2 3/4 in.
  • Score other two opposite sides @ 3 5/8 and 3 1/8 in.

5 3/4 in. Square – 1/4 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 9 in. x 9 in.
  • Score @ 3 1/2 in. and 3 1/4 in.

5 3/4 in. Square – 1/2 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 9 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in.
  • Score @ 3 7/8 in. and 3 3/8 in.

6 1/8 in. Square – 1/8 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 10 in. x 10 in.
  • Score @ 3 7/8 in. and 4 in.

6 1/8 in. Square – 1/4 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 10 in. x 10 in.
  • Score @ 3 3/4 in. and 4 in.

6 1/8 in. Square – 1/2 in. deep

  • Cut card-stock 10 in. x 10 in.
  • Score @ 3 1/2 in. and 4 in.

 

Have a great weekend and make up some pretty envelopes!  : )

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Country Lula for August Tuesday Review…

My card for today uses Country Lula,  the new Rolling Rose die (video below) and a sentiment from the new Mixed Messages stamp set.

The tool I used to help me roll up the rose is in the store HERE.

I made a video for the Rolling Rose die…

I stamped Country Lula on PaperTrey Ink white card-stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch markers.   I masked her with Eclipse tape and stamped the chicken wire background stamp from Oxford Impressions behind her and the grass below her.  I think the grass is from Rubber Stampede. Inked the sky in with Tumbled Glass Distress ink and the grass with Peeled Paint Distress ink and the Ink Blending Tool.

The little white flowers are from Maya Road, the pattern paper pad is 6×6 For the Record from Echo Park, Martha Stewart Around the Page Punch set, Hero Arts gems, machine stitching and the leaf frond is a small Sizzlet die from Stampin Up.

Here’s a close up of this cutie!

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 Happy Stamping!