Create For Family and Friends

School Friends and Playful Puppies

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 18:22:00 +0000

I had lots of fun coloring these new School Friends set from Pretty Pink Posh and thought why not combine it with these adorable Playful Puppies which I previously colored. Also, joining this week's challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Using a Die and or Punch.

To get this card started, I created the background first using an ink blending tool along with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink and than went on to create some grass by inking up white card stock using Mowed Lawn Distress ink. Afterwards, I decided to create a texture to the grass so I used a small cloth, added a little water to it, and than daubed the card stock until I liked it.

Next, I used the Scallop Borders to die cut the grass and overlap them together to create a hill look, but before adding it to the card, I used the Picket Fence die to add to the scene in the middle.

For this card, I used the Coordinating die for the puppies and balls along with the Coordinating die for the little School Friends along with some foam mount tape to pop up the little girl and puppy in the middle.

Added a little sun using the Camping Friends set which I also colored using my copic markers: Y17, Y15, Y13 along with the Coordinating Die to help me cut it out fast. By the way, this stamp set is on sale today over at the Pretty Pink Posh Shop

To finish this card, I stamped this cute sentiment from the School Friends set and added several Sparkling Clear jewels along the top and sky.

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Fly Away Friends and Dream Big

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 02:47:00 +0000

Back today with another card to join Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker.

For this card, I pulled out this adorable Fly Away Friends set from Pretty Pink Posh as I love these little critters along with the different balloons and little hearts.

Once again, I started off by creating the background by using a Sun Ray stencil and added some yellow rays using an ink blending tool.

Next, I pulled out these Scallop Frames die to use for the shaker portion of the card and decided to keep it white. From there, I used the scallop border from the Stitched Borders 2 collection to create the cloud.

To add a little blue to the cloud, I ended up die cutting another scallop border and used Salty Ocean distress oxide to add some color and than pieced them together.

This Fly Away Friends set has several sentiments to choose from so I combined two of them together and embossed it using white embossing powder. Plus, I couldn't resist but to use these little hearts from the set. The Coordinating Die made it easy to cut them out.

To fill this shaker, I first glued down some Silver Mini Star Confetti and than went a little crazy adding in 1/4" Iridescent Star Confetti along with Sparkling Clear Mix which has an assortment of sizes ranging from 4mm through 10mm sequins.

Last but not least, I added some foam mount tape under the balloon and little critter to pop him up. Also, to add even more sparkles, I added some Pearl White jewels around the sentiment as it has a nice contrast against black card stock.

Sending You Love with Flourishing Fushia

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:52:00 +0000

Back today with a card to join Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker.

When I saw these Flourishing Fuchsias from Pretty Pink Posh I couldn't resist but to create a special card of sending you love.

To get this card started, I created the background first using an ink blending tool along with some ink from Simon Says Stamp.

Colors from top to bottom: Maliblue, Hollyhock, Duckling, and Green Leaf.

Next, I used the diamond shape border from the Stacked Edges 2 collection to create the quilt panel in the center by cutting several rows and placed them together onto a piece of card stock. Later, I ran it through the die cut machine using the Stitched Notes die

Once again, I couldn't resist but to use the Hummingbird Thanks set so I stamped one of them to color using my copic markers. After coloring, I used the Coordinating dies to help me cut it out fast.

Here is the list of Copic color combination is:

Wing & Head: RV55, RV02 (head) RV55, RV52, RV02 (Wings)

Body: B06, B02, B00, B000, also the colorless blender to smooth things over and take away color from the center of the body and ends of wings

Flowers: RV55, RV52, RV02 & V09, V06, V04 Leaves: G21, G94, G99

Can you guess what new product I used? It's the word "Love" from the new Love You Script die from Pretty Pink Posh latest release and now available. To add some gloss on top, I used clear embossing powder and repeated the process three times and than embossed the "SENDING YOU" from the Rainy Days Additions using white embossing powder.

To finish this card, I added several jewels using Pink Blush and Sparkling Clear to combine both as I love how they look together.

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PPP Cherry Blossom and Hummingbird Thanks

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 31 May 2018 12:00:00 +0000

So excited to be showcasing today these Cherry Blossoms flowers along with the Hummingbird Thanks set which is now back in stock over on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog.

More photos and details on how I made this card can be seen by clicking here

Also, sneak peeks at new upcoming release can be found there as well along with lots of inspiration.

Get Well Soon using Playful Puppies

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Wed, 30 May 2018 02:48:00 +0000

Getting back into gear again as I've been having lots of fun creating and coloring which is always the best medicine to make one feel better. Therefore, I plan on sharing more cards to come and decided to start with this card using this adorable Playful Puppies from Pretty Pink Posh along with some new jewels.

I really love this set has it makes me smile. Not only do I love dogs, but they have a cheerfulness that made my day so I thought to combine this fabulous Get Well Soon script die along with using the Stacked Edges 1 border to create this card. Also, I decided to use a different color combo that could be used for either male or female.

I'm in love with these new jewels and so happy to have them in Metallic Gold as it works perfect with this card. Almost forgot, I used the Coordinating die to help me cut out this cute little puppy and ended up die cutting the words twice to stack them together to have them pop up.

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Happy Birthday using Easter Shaker Die

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:56:00 +0000

I'm back again today and since I was having fun with this Happy Easter Shaker die from Pretty Pink Posh I thought why not use it for a Birthday card as I wanted to make a special card for one of my sweet friends on IG who is celebrating their birthday. May all your wishes come true Michelle!!

Also, joining one more time with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes. Here you go

I really love this Happy Easter Shaker die so I thought by cutting out the word Easter, I could turn it into a Happy Birthday card and use the beautiful elements of the die. So after I cropped the word out, I colored the flowers, leaves, and the "HAPPY" using my copic markers.

For the word "Birthday", I used the Fox Friends set and stamped it down using black ink against the white.

To make this into a shaker, I ended up die cutting the Happy Easter Shaker die again using white fun foam to act as the middle sandwich and than used an oval shaped die to cover the shaker.

To fill up this shaker, I used: Spring Blooms Sequins Mix as it has an assortment of pinks, purples, and iridescent sequins. Also, added several Mini Sparkling Clear Flowers and a couple of flowers from the Spring Flower Sequins Mix

As you can see, the oval shape die fits perfect behind this Happy Easter Shaker die

For the inside of the card, I decorated it by using the Scallop Oval Die along with using the new Bunny Friends stamp set as this little guy screams "fun, sending hugs, celebration, and more" to me.

For the sentiment on the inside of the card, I pulled out Birdie Friends and stamped the banner sign. Later, I cut off the legs from the banner to have just the rectangle frame. Added foam mount to pop it up as this is what helps to hold the card upright so one can place anywhere.

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Happy Easter Shaped Card

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 21:01:00 +0000

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter today. I've been having some fun playing with this Happy Easter Shaker die from Pretty Pink Posh and decided to try and create an Easter Egg shaped card to sit upright since this die has so many beautiful details.

Very easy to make and even the kids could have fun doing one. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes

For this card, I started off by die cutting the Happy Easter Shaker die and put it aside while I created a background using alcohol inks.

Next, I die cut the alcohol inked background using an Oval basic shape that fit perfectly behind the Happy Easter Shaker.

From there, I grabbed the next size up from my Oval shape dies to placed on top of an A2 size card and ran it through the die cutting machine.

Next, I scored the front top panel of the oval card at 2" and used a bone folder to make sure it was flat. From there, I die cut a single Oval shape using the same size using teal card stock and glued it down to the bottom half only.

For the inside of the card, I decided to decorate by adding a Scallop Oval Die as I love the inverted scallops and it fit perfectly over the Oval Shape.

From there, I couldn't resist but to use this new Bunny Friends stamp set again so I stamped one of the bunnies in the center and colored using my copic markers.

Here is one more Easter Egg shaped card using pink colored card stock, but I ended up using the the Scallop Oval Die on the top of this card as I love the stitching around the oval.

For this card, I created the alcohol background using blue colors.

Again, I stamped one bunny using the Bunny Friends in the center and colored using my copic markers.

For the sentiment on both cards, I pulled out Birdie Friends and stamped the banner sign to add a word. Later, I cut off the legs from the banner to have just the rectangle frame. Added foam mount to pop it up as this is what helps to hold the card upright so one can place anywhere.

Had lots of fun adding several colored jewels: Watermelon, Pansy Purple, Lemon Drop, Pink Blush and Shamrock for the leaves.

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Birthday Celebration with Flowers and a Shaker

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:52:00 +0000

Back again today with a Birthday shaker for one of my sweet friends on IG who is celebrating their birthday and I wanted to wish her the very best day possible and all year long. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes

For this card, I'm using the Bold Blooms set from Pretty Pink Posh and started off by stamping several flowers using inks from Altenew using different colors. Next, I reached for the Coordinating Die which came in handy since I added a couple more flowers and leaves.

To create the shaker, I pulled out one of my favorite, the: Stitched Pieces from Pretty Pink Posh and created some clouds in the middle using Maliblue ink from Simon Says Stamp along with foam blending tool from ranger.

Next, I die cut a couple of borders using the Stitched Borders 1 collection using gray card stock and glued under the shaker on each side.

I decided to add several shaker elements into each rectangle matching the corresponding flowers. For the pinks at the bottom, I combined: Petunia Seed Beads, 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins, and 4mm Pink Blush

For the blues in the middle: Hydrangea Seed Beads, 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins, and 4mm Aquamarine sequins

For the purples on the top: Lilac Seed Beads, 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins, and 4mm Pansy Purple

In all of the rectangles, I also added several Mini Sparkling Clear Flowers to combine with the other shaker elements. For the sentiment on the bottom, I pulled out the Everyday Greetings and heat embossed the words using white embossing powder.

At the end, I added some foam mount under the little flowers to pop them up over the leaves.

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Happy Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:12:00 +0000

Since Easter is around the corner, I thought I would make an Easter card using this cute Bunny Friends sets from Pretty Pink Posh. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes

For this card, I wanted to challenge myself a bit by trying to create a one layer card, but at the same time, I keep thinking maybe a shaker and in the end, this is the result.

I started off by using my copic markers to create the background scene along with adding some grass at the bottom. I thought to myself it's a good way to practice flicking upwards.

From there, I added these cute little bunnies along with using the Coordinating die to cut them out perfectly. At first I was going to placed them flat onto the scene, but later changed my mind and added some foam mount to pop them up a little.

From there, I added the sentiment by using the new Happy Easter Script die for the word "Easter" and ended up die cutting it three times to glue them together to add some dimension. Next, I used the Fox Friends set for the word "Happy" along with some white embossing powder.

I couldn't resist but to add these adorable Bee Friends to the scene and let me say, the Coordinating die for this set was beyond helpful.

Last but not least, I added some new jewel using Watermelon for the yellow and pink bunnies, Shamrock for the blue bunny in the middle, and Lemon Drop, for the background. In the end, I added a Scallop Frame which I also die cut three times and glued together for dimension.

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Happy Birthday Shaker Card

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:46:00 +0000

I'm back today with another card. This time I combined a few stamp sets from Pretty Pink Posh to create this Happy Birthday shaker card for my grand daughter. Also joining the challenge over at Seize the Birthday with Birthday Theme.

For this card, I pulled out Storybook 3 as they are fun to use to split up the scene and add little shaker items. So I began adding clouds using (Salty Ocean) distress ink along with (Mowed Lawn) for the grass.

I really love the font script from the new Happy Easter Script die so I used the word "HAPPY" and added the word "Birthday" using the Fox Friends set.

This bunny is so cheerful from the Bunny Friends that I couldn't resist but to use along with the spring flowers and Coordinating die which helped me cut them out perfectly.

Since it's a celebration, I stamped a little party hat, present and balloons using the the Birthday Friends set along with the Coordinating Die to help me cut out the images as well. Added some foam mount tape under the bunny to add a little more dimension.

Last but not least, I added some new jewel using Watermelon, Pansy Purple, Lemon Drop, along with some Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix sequins for the top portion of the card. For the bottom portion, I added some Spring Green seed beads to finish off the card.

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Pretty Pink Posh Easter Theme Week

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:57:00 +0000

Here is a sneak peek at my card today using these adorable Bunny Friends stamp set plus more so come and join me on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog today as we celebrate Easter Theme Week.

More photos and details on how I made this card can be seen by clicking here to go straight to the post.

Lots more inspiration coming all week long on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog showcasing Easter Theme inspiration that you don't want to miss!

Happy Birthday using Sparkle Dot Patterns 2

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:29:00 +0000

I'm back today with another card using the new Sparkle Dot Patterns 2 set from Pretty Pink Posh along with the new jewels as I'm loving them. Here, I made a different flower and created a birthday card for one of my friends at work.

Again, I started with an A2 size card base and penciled in two lines, both horizontal and vertical using the middle as a guide. For this flower, I placed the one petal on top of the horizontal line on top and than the other petals next to them.

I ended up added a pencil dot approx 1/2" above the center line to help see where I wanted the steam to start.

From there, I drawed in a steam by curving it and stamped down the leaves using the new Cherry Blossoms set with Antique Linen Distress ink as I was planning on coloring using my copic markers.

Next, I removed one petal and stamped using a light grey ink (fog-SSS) and repeated the process until the four petals were done. From there, I erased all pencil lines before adding the jewels.

Afterwards, I placed one of the flowers from the new Bunny Friends set on top of the petals and colored it yellow to add a Lemon Drop jewel in the center.

To color in the steam and leaves, I used my copic markers as I wanted to practice no line coloring. Next, I used the Happy Easter Script die to cut out the word "HAPPY" four times to stack them together since I wanted to add some dimension. Afterwards, I pulled out the Fox Friends stamp set to use the word "BIRTHDAY".

Last but not least, I used these fabulous new jewels in Watermelon, Pansy Purple, and Shamrock for the leaves at the bottom.

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Flower Petal with Bunny Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:46:00 +0000

This card was so much fun to create using the new Sparkle Dot Patterns 2 set from Pretty Pink Posh and using the new jewels that I made a flower petal using one of the dot images from the set.

To start, I cut an A2 size card base and penciled in two lines, both horizontal and vertical using the middle as a guide. Since I was playing with the image, I decided to stamp and cut the image out 6 times using black ink, again, I was playing and used them as a template of what I wanted to make. In the end, the lines became my guide.

To help me more, I ended up added a pencil circle in the center which is approx 1/2" above the center line. From there, I arranged the two top petal against the vertical line at the top and than added petals next to the other ones until I was happy with it.

Next, I removed one petal and stamped using a light grey ink (fog-SSS) and repeated the process until the full petal was complete with light fog ink. Since I wanted some clouds in the background, I added them before adding the jewels.

Afterwards, I cut a thin strip of green card stock to create a steam and thought why not use the new Cherry Blossoms set for the leaves which I colored using my copic markers along with the Coordinating die to cut them out.

I couldn't resist but to use this new Bunny Friends stamp set again since as it's so cute so I placed one of the images in the center by using thin foam mount tape.

The Coordinating die was so handy to help me cut the image out perfectly.

Last but not least, I used these fabulous new jewels in Watermelon, Amethyst, and Shamrock for the leaves at the bottom.

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Sending Flowers to a Special Amazing Person

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:22:00 +0000

Back in gear and with another card today as I meant to share this weekend but after she received the card. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Girl Power

Once again, I'm using this beautiful Spring Flowers set from Simon Says Stamp and coloring with my Polychromos pencils and embossing powder to create this card. I really do enjoy coloring with pencils.

For this card, I used my Misti tool again to help me when it came to embossing directly over the image after I colored the flowers and leaves. Here, I decided to use a lighter blue card stock and see how the colors would look on it as I never know when using colored card stock.

For the sentiment, I decided to pull out the You Matter stamp set along with the "You" wafer die from Simon Says Stamp as I like the font and size.

Last but not least, added some 4mm Metallic Gold sequins along with a couple of small clear droplets over the little flowers.

Let me know if you would like for me to start adding the colors used for the Polychromos pencils so I can make note of them when posting.

Pretty Pink Posh New Release Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Day 2 of the blog hop showcasing Pretty Pink Posh's new release with tons of fun and inspiration. Plus prizes to be won along the way.

You should have arrived from Pretty Pink Posh's Blog, but if you get lost, no worries, there is a complete line up list below so you can stay on track during the blog hop.

I'm beyond thrilled to share these two cards with you today, so let's get started.

I'm so excited with the new release and the addition of new jewels in so many colors that I couldn't resist but to use on each card. Here I started with this amazing
Happy Easter Shaker die as it has so many beautiful details so I kept it clean and simple.

For this card, I started by first adding some grass at the bottom using ink and blending the color in. Next, I placed the Happy Easter Shaker die in the center of the card to die cut the easter egg.

I put the easter egg aside while I created a background using alcohol inks which I than adhered to the opening. From there, I placed and glued down the easter egg back into the opening.

Now comes the fun part of adding several new jewel Watermelon, Amethyst, Lemon Drop, Shamrock, and Pink Blush around the entire egg. So much fun!! Afterwards, I used my B000 copic marker along with colorless blender to go around the egg to add a shadow around it.

Couldn't resist but to use this new Bunny Friends stamp set as it's so adorable and thought it would be perfect to add to this card. Also used the Coordinating die to help me cut the image out as well as adding a few little easter eggs from the Easter Friends set to finish this card.

Moving onto the second card for the day....

Again, I couldn't resist but to use this new Bunny Friends stamp set as it's so adorable and has a variety of cute flowers to color in and create scenes. For this card, I started off by creating some grass using the Scallop Border to die cut two strips.

Next, I grabbed these fabulous new Decorative Eggs as it comes with different designs to play with. Therefore, I created another alcohol background and used the solid egg die from the set to cut two of them. Next, I added the decorative dies on top to complete the eggs.

As I mentioned before, I'm in love with the new addition of all of the jewels, so on this card, I decided to add Pink Blush around both eggs. Added foam mount tape under the bunny in the middle and underneath the top row of the grass in front to add a little more dimension.

For the sentiment, I used the new Encouraging Greetings as I thought it would be perfect with all of these bunnies and love the saying of Friends makes everything better.

Let's continue celebrating with your next stop with the talented Heather Hoffman

GIVEAWAY! During this blog hop, there will be (4) $25 Gift Certificates to Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs every day (2) $25 Gift Certificates on each day

Winners will be picked randomly along the blog hop (comments must be left by 11:59pm PDT on 3/12/2018), and will be announced on the Pretty Pink Posh Blog

Here is the complete list of Blog Hop Participants:

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Liz Sarkisyan

Heather Hoffman

Carissa Wiley

Suzy Plantamura

Melody Rupple

Dana Gong

Crystal Thompson

Teri Anderson

Joni Andaya

Thi Lam

Alix Davis

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Happy Birthday Wishes

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:11:00 +0000

I'm back again today as I wanted to share this Birthday Card that finally came together. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Add A Die Cut

Decided to pull out a few stamp sets to create this shaker for one of my Friends on IG to celebrate her birthday and wish her the best all year round.

To create the background, I pulled out the You Matters background stamp from Simon Says Stamp and stamped it down using a light pink ink. When it comes to using light ink, I always use my Misti in case I want to re stamp the image and make it a little darker.

Moving on, next I pulled out the Big Scripty Greetings stamp set, also from Simon Says Stamp and heat embossed the words using Silver Pearl from WOW

Afterwards, I used the Stitched Circles Wafer dies from Simon Says Stamp

to die cut a circle for my shaker. Than, I saw the Circle Sayings set and wondered if it would work around the circle and happy it did.

For the inside circle, I thought it would be fun to add some color and ink blending. The inks colors are (bottom to top): Hot Lips, Teeny Bikini, and Melon from Simon Says Stamp

I love this little girl from Lila's Heart set and couldn't resist but to color her using my copic markers. Since I wanted a few more hearts, I pulled out the Stacked Hearts Die and added a couple on top.

Last but not least, I added lots of Sparkling Clear Confetti along with lots of Iridescent Heart Confetti from Pretty Pink Posh.

PPP Sending All My Love

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:13:00 +0000

Wanted to create some "Sending Love" cards to send out so I created two different ones using the same design. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of It Must be Love

This card was quick and easy to make using the new Love Shaker die from Pretty Pink Posh and perfect for someone you care about.

To create the background, I cut a 1 inch strip of Stratmore Bristol smooth paper and used some Distress Oxide inks rainbow theme. From right to left, here are the colors, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Broken China, and Wilted Violet.

Next, I ended up die cutting this beautiful heart twice, once with Gold Foil and second time with white just for the word.

To add the little hearts in Candied Apple color, I used the Cupids Friends set as it has three tiny hearts all together. From there, I thought to add more hearts in gold, so I used the new Love Sentiments stamp set and heat embossed in gold.

For the word, "All My" I decided to heat emboss it using white against black card stock, again using the new Love Sentiments stamp set. To finish the card, I added three 4mm clear droplets.

After I finished the card above, I thought why not make a shaker as well. Therefore, I kept the same design but made it into a shaker card.

To create the 1 inch border rainbow, I masked the card base and did the ink blending right on top vs on a strip. Than, to create the shaker, I die cut the heart where I wanted it and used an inlay technique to keep to top of the card flush.

Last but not least, added some Iridescent Mini Heart Confetti along with Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix to add a little more sparkle.

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Happy Birthday to a Little Boy

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 23:44:00 +0000

Joining another day of Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Also joining Seize the Birthday with Birthday Theme.

I realized that I don't have any boy cards, so I decided to pull out the Birthday Friends set again from Pretty Pink Posh as these little kids are so cute. Also, used the Coordinating Die which came in handy to cut out the images.

On one of my previous cards, I used the Stacked Edges 1 die to cut three strips using the slanted curve border. Keep in mind, I placed the border onto an A2 size panel and cut the strips where I wanted them.

After die cutting, I looked at the negative pieces from the A2 panel and thought why not make another card using them and keep the same order of the cuts.

Once again, I used Distress Oxide inks as they are fun to play with. From bottom to top here are the colors: Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, Broken China, and Salty Ocean.

Next, I pulled out a Sun Ray stencil and sprayed it with water and put it on top of the strips. This added the rays to the card.

Once again, I used these adorable Bee Friends to the scene along with the Coordinating die to help me cut them out and added some clouds using the Rainy Days set.

Last but not least, I added some Gold Mini Star Confetti as I wanted to add some sparkles. Added some foam mount tape to pop up the little boy and bees. The balloons were glued down directly to the base.

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Sending You Love with Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 07:18:00 +0000

Back today with another card to join Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Lots of fun. Also, joining over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of It Must be Love

Decided to pull out this beautiful Spring Flowers set from Simon Says Stamp and color again using Polychromos pencils and really had fun.

Once again, I did use my Misti tool to help me when it came to embossing directly over the image after I colored the flowers and leaves. Here, I decided to use a darker blue card stock and see how the colors would look on it and must say the reds really pop some color.

I'll try to list the colors that I used for this card in case you were interested in trying this technique of coloring on card stock using polychromos.

For the sentiment, I decided to use the I Love You wafer die from Simon Says Stamp as I like the font and size. To pop the words up, I ran the die 3 times and glued them together.

Last but not least, added some 4mm Metallic Gold sequins along with a couple of small clear droplets over the little flowers.

Sending You Love using the Love Shaker

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:33:00 +0000

This card was quick and easy to make using the new Love Shaker die from Pretty Pink Posh and perfect for sending to someone you care about.

I'm loving these new Cupids Friends set and matching Coordinating die which makes it easy to cut them perfect and fast. For this card, I used my Copic markers once again to color them and having fun with it.

Basically, I ended up die cutting the Love Shaker die twice, once with white and second time with Ripe Raspberry card stock. From there, I did an inlay technique on the hearts.

To finish off the card, I added a few Rose Gold Heart Confetti and popped up the little Cupids using foam mount tape.

Again, this card was quick and easy, so I did another one but using Electric Red and white card stock.

For this card, I couldn't resist but to use this cute little bear from the Winter Friends set along with the Coordinating die.

Again, to finish off the card, I added a few Rose Gold Heart Confetti and popped up the little bear using foam mount tape.

For the sentiment, I embossed the "SENDING YOU" from the Rainy Days Additions using white embossing powder.

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Best Wishes on Your Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:44:00 +0000

Joining another day of Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Also joining Seize the Birthday with Birthday Theme.

My friend is celebrating her birthday and I know she loves this Friends Forever set from Pretty Pink Posh so I decided to create a shaker card for her. All the images were colored using my copic markers.

To create the scene, I thought it would be great to add these adorable Bee Friends as they are perfect for background scenes and so cute. Here, I used the the Coordinating die for this set as it makes it easy to cut out the images.

For this card, I used one of my favorite dies....Storybook 1 and did some ink blending for the background adding grass and clouds.

Next, I stamped the sentiment using the Everyday Greetings as I love the mix of the fonts. As I was putting this together, I thought this Scallop Frames die would be perfect to add to this card.

To fill this shaker, I first glued down some Sparkling Clear Stars to stay in place before adding some Spring Green Beads. Last but not least, I added some foam mount tape to pop up the little girl and bees.

Don't want to forget, the little balloon is from the new Birthday Friends set.

Sending Love and Prayers

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:01:00 +0000

Im back today with another card to join Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Lots of fun. Also, joining one more time over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes this week.

Here, I pulled out this beautiful Wishing You set from Altenew and wanted to create a sympathy card as I need one using my copic markers. Also, I used the Coordinating die to help me cut them out.

For this card, I used the Scallop Borders 2 die from Pretty Pink Posh to create the background and have a slanted edge on the right hand side. Love the little scallops and stitching details of this border.

For the sentiment, I decided to heat embossed using white embossing powder against black card stock so it would stand out. Popped up both images using white fun foam and added some 4mm Sparkling clear sequins to add some sparkles.

Added several white dots around using my white sharpie pen to finish off this card.

Birthday Friends with Bee Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:14:00 +0000

Have you ever started a card with something in mind and than at the end it turned out totally different? Well, that's what happened to me on this card.

Joining another day of Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Lots of fun. Also, joining one more time over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes this week.

I couldn't resist but to use this new Birthday Friends set again from Pretty Pink Posh as I love it. Also, it's easy to cut them out when using the Coordinating Die which came in handy when I kept changing my mind and adding more balloons.

For this card, I used Distress Oxide inks again as I'm having fun playing with them. To create the background, I used: (Bottom to top) Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Peacock Feathers.

Copic colors used:

Balloons: RV29, RV25, RV21, Y17, Y15, Y11, BG49, BG15, BG10

Bees: C9, c7, C5, C3, Y17, Y15, Y11
Outfit: BG49, BG15, BG10 Hair: E18, E15, YR21

To blend the inks colors together, I used a foam blending tool from ranger and tried Stratmore Bristol smooth paper this time. I love how the color goes on this paper.

As I mentioned, I was playing around and decided to add some curved stripes to the background, so I pulled out the Stacked Edges 1 and die cut three to add to this card.

Also, I thought these adorable Bee Friends would be cute to add to the scene and let me say, the Coordinating die for this set was beyond helpful. Especially cutting the tiny little bees.

Last but not least, I added some 4mm Sparkling clear sequins to add a little sparkle and added foam mount tape to pop up the little girl and bees. The balloons were glued down directly to the base.

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Happy Birthday using Winter Flowers

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:16:00 +0000

I'm back today with another card to join another day of Kathy's 30 day color challenge. All the details on her blog, The Daily Marker. Lots of fun. Also, joining again over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge of Anything Goes this week.

It feels good to pull out a stamp set that has been sitting for a super long time and use it. This one is the Winter Flowers set from Simon Says Stamp and wanted to try another coloring medium.

After watching a video made by Yana coloring on a darker card stock, I wanted to give it a try. So I pulled out my Misti and stamped the images down onto colored cardstock using a light colored ink.

Next, I colored in these beautiful flowers and leaves using my Polychromos pencils making it into a birthday card.

Afterwards, I put the card stock back into my Misti and embossed the image using white embossing powder. You can click here to watch Yana's video on how to do this technique.

For the sentiment, I used the Thoughtful Messages stamp set, also from Simon Says Stamp as it has really cute font. Last but not least, added some 4mm Sparkling clear sequins and kept it clean and simple.

Birthday Friends and Wishes

noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth S.) — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:00:00 +0000

I just love this new Birthday Friends set where it comes with adorable little kids to choose from along with balloons, hats, presents, and a cake. Here, I used the Coordinating Die to help me cut out all the images after coloring them using my copic markers.

For this card, I used Distress Oxide inks to create a rainbow look for the edges using: Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Wilted Violet.

To create the shaker, I pulled out one of my favorite dies: Stitched Pieces from Pretty Pink Posh and created some clouds in the middle using Maliblue ink from Simon Says Stamp along with foam blending tool from ranger.

To fill in this shaker, I used Sparkling Clear Confetti Mix, 4mm Springtime Mix, and Mini Sparkling flowers. Last but not least, added some white dots using my gel marker along with using foam mount tape to pop up the two little kids.

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