Thoughts of you

Here’s a card I made last weekend using Lawn Fawn’s Critters on the Savannah stamp set.  When I originally started this panel the tree as just supposed to be in the back of my giraffe;  however when I started making my clouds I brought them down to far, so it was time to change the design and make it seem as though the giraffe was dreaming about being back on the Savannah.  I’ve put the fence in front to represent him being in a zoo.

Supplies used:

Paper: Gina K Grass Green for base, Recollections yellow for the mat and metallic for fence, Hammermill #100 for images;

Stamps and Dies: Lawn Fawn Critters on the Savannah and Scripty Sayings, Lawn Fawn Picket Fence and Grassy Border

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gina K Blue Raspberry;

            

 Everything else: Brown flocking powder                         

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Wet Wishes

Here’s a shaker card done using Simon Says Stamp Best Fishes set.  Over the weekend I saw a video by JJ Bolton where she uses the We R Memory Keepers Fuse to make a shaker card and that got me thinking if there was something in my house that I could use to achieve the same result.  I showed the video to my husband and he told me what to use (a soldering iron).  So, I found I low wattage one (40 to be exact) and grabbed a 12 x 12 page protector.  First I used it to get the hang of the iron and then I used it again to make my shaker pocket.  As you can see I probably used way too many beads in the pouch; but hey, that’s how we learn.

I grabbed my card panel front and stuck it in my MISTI to figure out where I wanted to stamp my sentiment.  After I stamped the sentiment I also used it to figure out where to place my die.  Once I taped the die in place I ran through my trusty cuttlebug.  I then used the fishbowl die to cut a few more frames out of red cardstock. 

My fish were stamped on some Hammermill and colored using my Copics.  I added some texture with some colorless blender and apiece out outgrown sock.  I put some wiggly eyes on each of them and then glued them to the inside of my shaker bag.  Once everything was in bag my bag I sealed it up and attached it to the back of my front panel.  I cut a small piece of designer paper to go behind my bag to add a little more interest.  Once everything was put together I added some foam tape to the back of it and placed it on an A2 size card base.

I’m pleased with how it came out, but note to self is to not use as many beads for the next one.

Supplies used:

Paper: Gina K Blue Raspberry for base and Fishy Fiesta for DP, Hammermill #100 for images;

Stamps and Dies: Simon Says Stamp Best Fishes and matching die

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gina K Blue Raspberry;

Copics: G40, G43; BG11, BG13, BG15; YG21, YG23, YG25

            

 Everything else: Sea Beads, Green Doodlebug Sequins, wiggle eyes                          

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Birthday in a Box

It’s been two weeks since my last post and I have so missed actually making a card.  So, last night I sat down and decided to make a Pop-up box card.  The instructions for the card were found on Splitcoast Stampers found here ttp://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupboxcard/.  Being my normal nerdy self I of course did a test run in white cardstock to ensure I understood the directions and it was a lot easier then I thought it would be. The instructions give you a completed project that fits in a 6”x 9” envelope.  However, it does give instructions for variations like mine which is for an A2 card.

I created the box using Gina K Sweet Mango cardstock following the instructions in the tutorial and then it was time to decide on my characters.  So, I grabbed the Critters on the Savannah by Lawn Fawn for my animals and a few extra elements from other Lawn Fawn sets, stamped them all out with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them with Copic markers.  Once all of the images were colored I used the matching dies and cut them out.  I then used Lawn Fawn’s grassy borders die out of some green cardstock and cut them down to fit inside of the box.  I had a banner already cut out from the Stitched journaling die in white, so I smooshed some sweet mango on it to match and also used the stars from the same set and cut them out in three different colors for some extra oomph.  Once my banner dried I used the White pigment ink and stamped happy birthday using the sentiment from the beep boop set and then brushed some gold perfect pearls over it.  I am not too sure about perfect pearls but I am sure as with everything the more I use it I will come to love it.  My banner was adhered using score tape and the stars with multi matte medium. 

Supplies used:

Paper: Gina K Sweet Mango for base, Hammermill #100 for images, Recollections green for grass, Purple, Orange, and Blue for Stars, and Hampton Art Ki Celebrate for DP;

Stamps and Dies: Lawn Fawn Critters in the Jungle and matching die, Critters on the Savannah and matching die, Beep Boop Birthday, grassy border, Stitched Journaling Die

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Gina K Sweet Mango, Hero Arts White Unicorn;

Copics: Lion: YR21, YR23, YR24, E17, E18, E19, W5, W7, W9;

              Giraffe: Y08, Y17, Y19, E23, E25, E27, W5, W7, W9

              Grass: YG95, YG97, YG99

            

Extras: Wiggly Eyes and Perfect Pearls Gold

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