Gerda Steiner Designs - Umbrella Mouse Card!

Hello sweet friends! I just love seeing all the lovely new images available in the Gerda Steiner Designs shop, and today I'm sharing this super cute Umbrella Mouse digi with you. This cutie could be used for many different occasions, but I chose a get well sentiment from Pretty Cute Stamps to coordinate with it. I decided to do some paper piecing to give her a trendy umbrella, scarf and jacket - and I'm sharing just how to do that in a little tutorial on the GSD Blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to head over to the Gerda Steiner Designs blog to see closeups and details on this pretty card, and have a lovely weekend!

Lawn Fawn Let's Toast Pop Up Valentine Card!

Well, I certainly hope you all had a great New Years! I feel like it's been ages since I posted, but I have been working on lots of fun things!! The girls went back to school today, and we were busy, but not crazy, over our holidays. I think we were all pretty much ready to get back to routine today, though I could definitely have slept an extra hour or two ;) Last month I was lucky enough to win the Let's Toast Lawn Fawn stamp from the LF Blog when they posted their new releases! They mailed it right out to me and I picked up the coordinating dies and Pull Tab add-on dies so I could get a head start on my Valentine Cards. Let me tell you, these are so cute! The pull tab is quick and easy to figure out and I had fun putting it together. I definitely wanted to share these two cute cards with you along with a video so you can see how they came together.

I just love how this little poptart peeks out of the toaster! I coloured the images with Copics and Prismacolor Markers and layered them on patterned paper by Pink Paislee/Paige Evans and Pink Fresh Studio for nontraditional Valentine colours.

The little faces that come in the set are adorable, and the sentiments are so punny!

Here's a look at the video where you can see it in motion!

And here's a bonus second card I created with this set, turning it into a Thank You card!

I love that the pop up mechanism works with both the poptarts and the toast! Here I used some pretty heart paper from Paige Evans' newest Whimsical collection.

You could turn this into a Hello card, Happy Birthday or Valentine!

The cute cheeks come as a stamp that fits perfectly - I always have to add rosy cheeks, so I definitely love these!

Inside, I added a gift card holder cut with a Sizzix/Tim Holtz die and a Thanks sentiment cut from a Sizzix die.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic week, and would love to know if you're thinking about creating Valentine Cards yet. 💗

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SSS Monday Challenge -Use Something New

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Something New

Kitty Bee Designs #130 - Halloween/Fall!

Hi Friends! I hope you've been having a lovely week so far! I've had lots of fun creating projects lately and here's one more for you!  It's time for the midweek inspiration for Challenge #130 over at the Kitty Bee Designs Challenge Blog - Aloha Friday!

Challenge #130

Halloween/Fall

Super big thanks to our sponsor for this challenge

Just Me Digital Stamps - https://www.etsy.com/shop/JustMEdigitalstamps

and

Polkadoodles - http://www.polkadoodles.co.uk/

For this challenge I'm sharing the adorable Winnie Wednesday Skull digi image from Polkadoodles! You can purchase her as a digital image either coloured or uncoloured. I decided to colour her in myself, but the precoloured image is really cute too!

I used some Prismacolor and Hobby Colour markers to colour her in after printing the image on regular white cardstock. I always print in 'fast draft' to lay down a lighter amount of ink and since the lines are fairly fine this resembles a no-line colouring technique, which is always fun to try!

I used some Lawn Fawn and Simple Stories papers and grabbed diecuts from Your Next Stamp, Kaisercraft, Waffleflower and Sizzix to cut out various elements for this card.

Inside, I stamped a cute greeting from a Lawn Fawn stamp set with Distress Oxide Ink.

I popped up some of the elements with foam tape and used the Simple Stories Vintage Halloween papers to add sentiments and those cute pumpkins. A bit of gel pen highlights adds some detail to the image to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenge to see all the inspiration from the other awesome Design Team members - and enter your own project HERE for a chance to win!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Gerda Steiner Designs - Happy Fall Printable & News!

Hello friends! I am so excited to announce that I have joined the Gerda Steiner Digital Stamp Design Team! Gerda has the most adorable clear and digi stamps 😍 that I'm sure you've seen me use many times, and I'm really excited to keep on using these sweet images. For my first post on the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog I'm using the adorable Happy Fall Greeting Card Printable to create a cute Autumn Card.

Be sure to head over to Gerda Steiner Designs Blog to see a closeup and get the details on how I created this card! Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have an awesome week!

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies - Elegant Unicorn Card!

Hi friends! I sure hope you had an awesome weekend!! We've had record high temps here in Alberta and we have been trying to create a balance between keeping cool, but enjoying the warm weather, and not complaining because soon enough... you know! I'm over on the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies blog today to share a card using our theme this month - Outdoors! I feel like I've done a lot of camping layouts lately, so I wanted to use this awesome Unicorn Stamp from Emerald Creek to create a sunshine and rainbow card - and since I could think of a whole bunch of stamp sets that I could combine to create this card I thought I would use them all together along with some beautiful Emerald Creek Embossing Powders for a wonderful, bright, sunshiny card!

Here's a look at the VIDEO where you can check out the whole process!

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies used:

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STAMPS:

Unicorn Stamp Size Large

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Wish Script Charm

EMBOSSING POWDER

Winter’s Mistake

Northern Lights

Thanksgiving

GreenSparkle

Black Cherry Aroma

Vintage Beeswax Baked Texture

Charred Gold

Other Supplies:

Your Next Stamp Unicorns Rock Stamp set, Stitched Cloud Die, Gumdrop Enamel Dots

Stampin' Up Over The Rainbow stamp set

Pink & Main Believe Script stamp set

Waffle Flower Stitched Unicorn stamp set

Tattered Angles Chalkboard Mist - Chalk

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to head over to the Emerald Creek Craft Supplies blog to get all the details and see closeups, and enter your own project for a chance to win!! 🦄 Have a crafty week my friends!

A Couple More Valentines Day Cards!

Hi! I hope you had a lovely weekend! We pretty much stayed in... I think I'm ready for winter to be over! But I did do some crafting and played games with the girls, and we had a lovely relaxing couple days. I wanted to share a couple more Valentines with you, and this cute alien stamp has been in my stash for a while just waiting to come out again! It's a Simon Says Stamp set from a few years ago when I was getting their card kits.

I stamped this cute guy on Bristol cardstock and coloured him with Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers before cutting him out with a Your Next Stamp tag die. The cute eyes look googly after I added Glossy Accents.

I used a Waffle Flower Patched Layers die to create a fun blanket stitch look around the Recollections Valentines paper from Michaels and then added the Your Next Stamp cloud dies that I stamped with the sentiment that came with the alien stamp set.

I added some SpiegelMom Scraps sequins inside and out for a bit of bling and stamped this coordinating sentiment! (Be sure to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off your purchases at the SMS Shop!)

And, here's a look at the cute Valentines card I shared last week on the SpiegelMom Scraps Instagram feed using SMS Sequins, a FREE cutfile and an adorable digi image from Gerda Steiner Designs. You can find all the details as well as a look at the inside and a closeup HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day this week 💘

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You're Magical Unicorn Birthday Card!

Hi friends! I'm not sure how it got to be Thursday already, but here it is! I always have so many big plans for the week, and even though I do get a lot done, sometimes I wish there were a few more hours in the day 😉 I'm popping in today to share a sweet little unicorn birthday card I made for a little friend of ours recently using the Waffle Flower Stitched Unicorn stamp set. I have always loved cross-stitch, but haven't done any recently, so I was so excited to find this stamp that has the look of stitching with the ease of stamping!

I wanted to try out the technique Tim Holtz has demo'ed recently using Distress Oxides on Glossy Paper. I smooshed my inks on my splat mat, spritzed with water and put my Glossy Paper, glossy side down, onto the ink. I did two or three layers, drying in between.

Next, I used the Distress Micro Glaze and a sponge to add a thin layer of Glaze over top. This seals in the ink and makes the colours pop! I forgot to buff with a dry cloth at the end - so be sure to do that step so your adhesive sticks better!

Here's a look at the video from Creativation where you can see this technique up close -

After I stamped the layers of stamps on the background using Distress Oxide Inks I went back over and added some shimmery embossing powder to the unicorn face. I used the Waffle Flower Patched Layers Die to give the edges of my base another stitched element. I was inspired to do the 'rainbow stamping' after watching Nicole Spohr's video you can see here.

I layered some BoBunny papers and a pretty button over the Distress Oxide Glazed background and added some pretty SpiegelMom Scraps sequins! (Don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off all your purchases at the SMS shop!)

Inside, I used two pretty sentiment stamps from Your Next Stamp, combining the Sweet with the Birthday Wishes. I used my stamp positioner to add a rainbow of coloured Distress Oxide Inks by stamping each colour separately.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a crafty, cozy and magical week!

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SSS Wednesday Challenge - AG

Kitty Bee Designs - Valentine Bunny Pocket Tags!

Hello! I'm over at the Kitty Bee Designs Blog today sharing these adorable little Valentine Pocket Tags using the Super Bun Valentine Digital Stamp . I think my girls will adore finding these on Valentines Day with a few sweet treats tucked into the pockets!

I keep a box of Valentine themed papers and goodies in my craft room and was excited to find these sweet little My Mind's Eye pockets that I thought would be perfect to turn into little tags!

I coloured in these adorable digi bunnies with Prismacolor and Hobby Colour Markers, which are alcohol based, and then cut them out using a Stitched Square Kaisercraft Die. I added a little Tim Holtz chit chat sticker to the middle of the heart and then layered it on a piece of BoBunny paper diecut with a Pretty Pink Posh scalloped die.

I stamped the Pretty Cute Stamps Valentine sentiment on a piece of white cardstock and cut that out with a Waffle Flower Patched Layers Die. A little pink Distress Oxide Ink added a bit of colour around the edge of the sentiment and onto the pretty burlap Little Birdie Crafts flower. (you can check out the unboxing video of these flowers to see more in the collection!)

I added a pretty button and some pink ribbon from a BoBunny Ephemera Pack - I've been loving the assortment of papers, buttons, ribbons and stickers in these packs! Great for crafting on the go too.

I had some ombre coloured doilies that I had picked up at Michaels a while ago and tucked these under the diecuts and the bunny image. I love the look of the layers and the stitched dies!

Lastly, I added some lovely SpiegelMom Scraps sequins for a bit of bling!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'd love to know if you make cards for Valentines Day, and who you give them to. Have a fantastic week friends!

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