I don’t have a new card to share today but I pulled this Happy Easter card out of the “archives”… So cute!
We’re enjoying the weather in IA… 6 of the grands here to play yesterday afternoon… so fun! A couple of the girls and I cut scrap paper into useable sizes part of the time… fun to see that paper stack up. Now if I could just get that card finished that I started last week! ugh! I keep moving it out of the way to do something else! lol
Take care and ttul!
Isn’t it so much fun to have dies to match stamps?!!! I’m lovin’ the fun things to create with dies and stamps! Today I used one of the butterflies from CC Designs new Wings Stamp set and the CC Designs Cutter Wings die. I stamped the butterfly, used my clear die cut template I cut with the guide holes for marking where to place the die on the stamped butterfly before you cut, then cut! I love this butterfly with the dots… I used my Japanese screw punch to punch the holes and wrapped the center with wax linen.
So fun to get out some other stamp sets with a butterfly theme to use too… this is the Butterfly Postage Rubber Stamp set. The dotted line on the postcard is from a Marianne Design border clear stamp set called Don and Daisy Decorations.
I cut the red doily out of the October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper… the pattern paper for this card is all from this 8×8 paper pad.
Happy Spring wishes winging your way! ttul!
Stamps and Such…
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She’s such a pretty thing! Love how she colored up! Paprika is part of the March Sweet November release at All That Scraps.com! She’s out enjoying the wildflowers/paper from a 6×6 Crate Paper pad
Here’s a close up… how I colored her. Hair is E50, E51, YR31, Y35, Eyes are BG01, 02, 05
I did wipe off her elfish ear… ugh… shame on me… well, I had to try and see if it’d work! I love it!
Are you loving the Logos sets that Christine is illustrating now? I used one from the Woodland Logos set released last month and one from the Spring Logos set that is part of the March release. Cool… very fun… stamped in a fun green color… Versafine Spanish Moss… love this color! I forget to stamp in color ink… Black is such a good color! lol
And of course I had to use the CC Designs Cutters Leafy Branch die… they’re back in stock! yea! YES, you do need it! = ) And the small butterfly from the Butterfly Border die… yes, it is smaller than the butterflies in the Butterflies Die set.
I think I took enough photos… silly… just post ’em all when you can’t decide! That’s what I do! snicker!
The inside… All you need is Faith and Trust and a little bit of Pixie Dust… one of last month’s Woodland Logos…
Thanks for stopping by to meet Paprika! There’s a great post on the ALL That Scraps Blog featuring the Sweet November release… check out the cards from the other DT gals… HERE.
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Yesterday I had some creating fun with the new Marianne Designs Creatables dies for March…Anja’s Rose small corner and Baby Cameo. I knew what stamp I wanted to use… a Hero Arts wood mounted image I just picked up last weekend at Michaels (I can’t find the exact one to link to, so linking to a similar one), so I stamped it on the Basic Grey paper added an old Hero Arts sentiment, Style is eternal and the little stamp image on the edges is from a Tattered Angels Traveler clear stamp set. The perfume bottle one of four stamps on a B Line Designs stamp cube.
The rose corner is so pretty… there are a few more Anja’s Roses dies in this release…a border, a centerpiece and a large corner… very pretty…
A close up of the corner…
This is the Basic Grey Granola 6×6 paper pad. The fancy black rose is from Marianne Designs also… comes as a strip of roses and I just cut one off… love the netting that it comes on! I couldn’t make out the detail of it in my card photos so I took an up close photo and really lightened it. Might have to move your screen to see it… they’re pretty.
Yes, I used the Perfect Layers Rulers! I thought about distressing the edges but I do love the straight mat look and I think it lends itself to the look of the classic silhouette ladies too. HERE is my video about them and there’s another video at the Perfect Layers link in my right sidebar. I used the 1/8th and 1/16th in. on this card.
A fanciful card for a beautiful early Spring day in Iowa! My DH should be out fishing but instead he’s dealing with a flat tire on his truck and working. I noticed this a.m. while out picking him up that the weeds are already growing!!! UGH! Silly ground ivy… we’ve tried a few things to get rid of it but haven’t been successful. I hate the idea of chemicals in the yard. We play out there so much with the grandkids. So many people walk their dogs by here too… they’re supposed to pick up their poo but they don’t always… ugh, I hate stepping in it! Isn’t there something you can put on your grass to keep the dogs from doing it? Guess I’ll be googling away soon! chuckle! Oh the joys of living in town on a corner! I’d rather think about the next card!
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So…I tried the no outline coloring… I love it but… when I took the pictures this a.m. her face looked awful in the photos! ugh! boo! whine! So, I tried to blend it more…well, we all know what happens then… ugh! So the photo above is the second photo session because of that evil E11! lol It is not my friend in photos anyway. I thought the coloring was fine until I took the pictures! I used V20, 22, 25, 28 for her dress and boots. E30, 31, 34, 37 for her hair. YG0000, 00, 01, 03 for her wings and a clear Spica glitter pen.
The pattern paper is Basic Grey Sugar Rush 6×6 pad. Dies and punches and of course the Perfect Layers Rulers!
Here’s the first photo I took this a.m. before I tried blending and removing color on her face. I think in trying to get the shading I just used too much ink!
I’m not throwing the card away because IRL, it’s cute and I really like it! Figures I can’t get a photo that does it justice! Oh well, click over to the ATS Blog and see the fab cards by the some of the other ATS gals. Tons of new stuff in the store @ All That Scraps.com too… Scroll down to see my post about the coupon code for the NEW Magnolia Princes and Princesses collection and magazine!
Have a great day! Not sure I should try anything else new this week! hohoho I do need to do some more creating so who knows what will happen! lol
Thanks for stopping by and here’s the stamps and such that I used today…
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