Happy Hoppy Day Series | ft. Lawn Fawn "Eggstra Special Easter"

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

Today I learned something very, very important. Today, I learned that in order to make a video to go along with the card, it's really imperative that you hit the record button. Sooo there's no video for this one because I didn't hit the record button. Whoops!

To begin, I cut a piece of cardstock with the large banner from Lawn Fawn's "Stitched Banners" die set. I also cut a piece of green plaid paper from their "Perfectly Plaid Rainbow" paper pack with the same die.

I then used the "Grassy Border" die to cut the green banner down in two layers to get the base for my scene.

I used some Broken China and Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink to create the sky. I used the Distress Sprayer to splatter some clean water and patted it dry with a piece of paper towel.

I stamped the images from "Eggstra Special Easter" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 110lb Copic-friendly paper and used the Brother 2 Scan N Cut to cut them out. I coloured all the images with Copic markers.

I put together my scene and adhered the banner to a piece of colourful paper from the same paper pack and mounted that to the front of a standard A2 sized card base.

To finish off the card I used some Glossy Accents on the bow and some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Dandelion Yellow to create some accent dots.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar, over on Facebook and now on YouTube! Drop me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.

With Sympathy | ft. Stampin' Up "Birthday Blooms"

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Finally got the voice over for this video working, I do apologize for the delay. I hope when you watch you'll find it was worth the wait.

To begin, I stamped the large flower from Stampin' Up "Birthday Blooms" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 110lb Copic friendly cardstock. I then coloured it with Copic markers and fussy cut it out. The image is actually much larger, but I didn't want all that stuff.

The greeting is from Stampin' Up "Rose Wonder" set, also stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I prepped a piece of 65lb black cardstock from Recollections with my powder tool and stamped the flourish images from Inkadinkado with VersaMark Ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

I adhered that panel to the front of a standard A2 sized card base, then added my greeting strip. It was a little harsh, so I used my black gelly roll pen to add some stitching detail.

I popped the flower up on foam tape and placed that on top. To finish off the card I used some clear Wink of Stella over the petals, glossy accents over the centre bits of the flower and some Black Nuvo Crystal drops to add some accents on the background.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar, over on Facebook and now on YouTube! Drop me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.

Watercolour Wishes | ft. Clearly Besotted "Merci Beaucoup"

Hi everyone, thank you for stopping by. I hope you're having a great day.

I know that many of us started making cards as a way of expression. We don't always have the words, whether the right ones or enough of them to convey what we feel, and while we could easily pick up another form of art; painting or drawing, we're drawn to cards because of the emotion an image can send.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and maybe that's true. A handmade card is like that. We channel our emotions into colouring or painting, stamping or paper piecing and the recipient knows the time and effort that was put in. They know the love and thought behind the little card they hold in their hands when they open the envelope.

For some people, a card is a card; but for others they can feel the difference between something that was lovingly (and often painstakingly) put together instead of one that was grabbed off the shelf while getting a jug of milk.

To begin, I stamped the rose from Clearly Besotted "Merci Beaucoup" set with Antique Linen Distress Ink on Strathmore 140lb cold press watercolour paper using the MISTI. I used the MISTI for this because the ink is so light it takes a couple stamps to get an impression that you can see clearly while colouring.

I then used a mix of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and Distress inks to watercolour the image.

Once that was completely dry, I returned the panel to my MISTI and stamped the greeting from CTMH "Cursive Birthday" with CTMH Cranberry pigment ink. I then adhered the panel to a piece of coordinating cardstock cut just a bit larger, and mounted the whole lot to a standard A2 size card base.

To finish off the card I added a few clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh to look like drops of dew. These droplets have a bit more dimension to them than I would like, but the final result is always amazing.

I hope you like today's card and are inspired to create something of your own. If you haven't already, please follow me on the right side bar, over on Facebook and now on YouTube! Drop me a line in the comments section below and let me know what you think.