Do you ever have a stack of unfinished card bases in your stash that you kept for a while?  I do, and I always keep them in a plastic bin in my craft room, ready for my next project.  Sometimes the simplest projects are the best to create, turning a ho-hum base into a beautiful card!

I started by stamping the Party Time Tails Stamp Set onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored with alcohol markers.  I used the Party Time Tails Coordinating Dies to die-cut the images.  Since I already have a 5x7 card base with an ink-blended background in my stash, I decided to add some texture by splattering it with some white watercolor.

I wanted a big, bold sentiment to match my 5x7 birthday card, so I decided to use the Big Word Birthday Die.  Once the sentiment is adhered to the card, I added the little cute mice and finished the design by stamping some black stars using the aLined Geos Stamp Set.  Here's another look at the finished project:

I hope I have given you some inspiration today to create something beautiful with the new Sweet Escape Collection.  We cannot wait to see what you create, and don't forget to share it on social media!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Welcome back everyone.... Corinne here today and I  wanted to share with you 2 clean and simple cards I created using the new Floral Sketch Stamp set 

What a beautiful Stamps set this is..and I just love the sentiments in this set too..

For my first card I used Raven Hybrid ink and stamped it straight on the card front. Colored with Alcohol markers.. 

added a few enamel dots to finish it off...

Stamped my sentiment across the bottom..

For my second card I used the same Floral Sketch Stamp Set  and my stamp platform and stamped the larger stamp coming in from the left side and the smaller one coming in from the top right side. 

I also colored this one with alcohol markers

I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment using foam tape behind it, and then added a few enamel dots.

I hope you love this release as much as I do..

Thank you for stopping by

Corinne

There are so many fun products in the collection that it was really hard to decide what I wanted to use but I finally settled on the adorabe critters from the Party Time Tails Set.

Products Used

Party Time Tails 5x7 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Party Time Tails Coordinating Dies – LDRS Creative

Wildwood 5x7 Paper Pack – LDRS Creative

Macarons 4x6 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Envelope & Postage Collage 4x6 Stamps – LDRS Creative

I began by stamping out all of the images from the Party Time Tails Stamp Set in black ink of white heavy weight cardstock. Then coloured them in with alcohol markers in bright and bold colours. Once I'd finished the colouring added some white highlights with a gel pen and cut out the images with the coordinating die set before setting them aside.

To create the background I cut down a piece of blue distressed cardstock from the Wildwood Paper Pack to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches to use as wallpaper and adhered it to a top folding, landscape card base. For the flooring I cut a strip of woodgrain card stock from the same paper pack and glued it to the bottom of the cardbase. To add defination between the flooring and wallpaper I added a thin strip of white cardstock.

Next, I arranged the coloured critter images onto the card base into a cute party scene and adhered them to the card front. Some images were adhered flat whilst others were popped up on foam squares to create dimension.

I stamped the sentiment  "Have a sweet day" from the Macaron Stamp Set in black Ink onto the background. However I felt that the card was missing something! So I shopped my stash of LDRS Creative products and found the cute puppy image from the Envelope & Postage Collage Stamp Set that I thought looked like a framed picture. I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the image and added it to the wall behind the party guests and it was the perfect addition. I decided not to add any bling as there was already so much going on in this scene and just like that my card was complete.

I cant wait to see what scenes you all create with these gorgeous woodland critters.

By guys!

ILINA

Floral Sketch

KATHY

Forest Animals
Land & Sky Stencils and Masks

MARIA

Party Time Tails
AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Tranquility
Window To A View Eclipse Dies
Rolling Hills Die

LYNNEA

Fuzzy Wuzzies Athletic Supporter Add-On
Land & Sky Masks and Stencils
Rolling Hills Die

KASSI

Trees

LEEANN

Trees
Forest Animals
Land & Sky Stencils and Masks

CORINNE

Hand Torn Arch Eclipse Dies

SILVIA

Paris Postage Collage
Naturally Sweet Collage

JENNIFER

Paris Postage Collage

Thank you for joining us for another day of inspiration using the Sweet Escape Collection! We hope these projects have sparked plenty of creative ideas for your own crafting. Be sure to follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and our YouTube channel, where we'll continue sharing even more inspiration, tutorials, tips, and projects featuring the Sweet Escape Collection. We can't wait to see what you create!

ILINA

Paris Postage Collage

KATHY

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Tranquility
Hand Torn Arch Eclipse Dies

MARIA

Party Time Tails
Trees
Land & Sky Stencils and Masks

KASSI

Paris Postage Collage
Naturally Sweet Collage

LYNNEA

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Tranquility
Window To A View Eclipse Dies

LEEANN

Party Time Tails
Land & Sky Masks and Stencils
Rolling HIlls Die

CORINNE

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Royal Bouquets
Hand Torn Arch Eclipse Dies

SILVIA

Trees
Land & Sky Masks and Stencils

JENNIFER

Forest Animals
Trees
Rolling Hills Die

LOUNON

Party Time Tails
Land & Sky Masks and Stencils
Rolling HIlls Die

We hope you've enjoyed today's Sweet Escape Collection inspiration! Be sure to check out the entire collection and save your favorite project ideas for later. And don't forget to stop by the blog again tomorrow - we'll be sharing even more beautiful creations from our Design Team to keep the inspiration going. We can't wait to see what you'll create!

Hello everyone ! Lounon here !

Today, I am sharing you fruity tags I made mixing various LDRS products :

Fruit Tree 5x7 Stamps

Distress Background 5x7 Stamp

Sealed With Good Wishes Coordinating Die

Sealed With a Kiss 4x6 Stamps

Sealed With Comforting Wishes 4x6 Stamps

Mixed Tag Dies

First, I used the biggest die from the Mixed Tag Dies four times on marker-friendly cardstock.

I stamped part of my Fruit Tree 5x7 Stamps on them with my Raven ink pad.

I colored them with my markers and fussy cut the bottom of two and the top of two.

I cut my tags four more times onto white cardstock. I stamped my Fruit Tree 5x7 Stamps on two of them with green ink and the Distress Background 5x7 Stamp on the other two.

I stamped seals from the Sealed With Comforting Wishes and Sealed With a Kiss sets with yellow ink on white cardstock and cut them with their Coordinating Dies.

I also cut two long green stripes.

I glued my colored elements on the tags with foam pads. I glued a green stripe on each tag and a seal.

I also glued the little green hole reinforcer.

Et voilà !

May the craft be with you !

Products used -
Fuzzy Wuzzies Athletic Supporter Add-On 4x6 Stamps and Coordinating Dies
Milk Chocolate Hybrid Ink Pad
Caramellow Hybrid Ink Pad
Raven Hybrid Ink Pad

I love how this card is perfect for birthdays, graduations, and more. My son is a big football fan and is about to move up to middle school, so I made this card for him. I started by stamping and die cutting the football character before creating a simple card design around him. To tie everything together, I used the small football stamp to create a coordinating border that adds just the right amount of detail without overwhelming the focal point.

I kept the color palette limited to brown, white, and blue. My son's favorite color is blue. but you could easily customize this to your own team's colors! I love how this project shows that a simple design can still have plenty of personality. Sometimes all you need is a cute character, a fun sentiment, and a few coordinating colors to create a winning card!

Be sure to keep your eye on the LDRS Creative social media channels this week for more sneak peeks!

Good morning & welcome back to the LDRS Inspiration Blog.  Today we are creating a Thank You card using the Butterfly Eclipse Dies, About THANKS Collage stamps, and the Hand Torn Rectangle Dies.  I've chose a purple theme for this card, so my main ink is Parisian Purple, but I've also used Raven ink for my sentiment.

I started with the outer Butterfly die and a light purple piece of A2 cardstock.  I used the outer butterfly die to help with layout of my stamped images.  This die set can be used as two individual dies or used together.  

I stamped all the images in Parisian purple, which pops against this card stock.  I then die cut the Butterfly image using both of the dies together.  Be sure to keep all the die cut pieces in place as much as possible.  I used a piece of press & seal to hold them in place, while I put a small line of glue on the back of the little inset pieces.  You can then turn it over onto the darker cardstock and press in place.  This glues all the little pieces perfectly in place, but allows you to remove the outer butterfly image.

I put small, thin foam adhesive on the back of the outer butterfly image to give the butterfly a little dimension, while still allowing you to read all the stamped sentiments.   Next, I die cut the darker purple card panel using the Hand torn rectangle die.

I applied foam tape to the back of the card panel and adhered it on a light purple card base.  Again, this adds a little more dimension & interest to a relatively simple card.  I stamped the sentiment in Raven ink, prior to adhering the card panel.

To finish off the card, I added a few scattered rhinestones for a little sparkle.  It would have been cute to make antennae with the rhinestones as well.  You can see the sentiments are still easy to read, even though I used foam adhesive.  It allows the dark purple to peek through as you turn the card, which adds an interesting element.

This release has been such a joy to work with.  Be sure to check out all the new products in the No Bounds Collection.  You're sure to find something you love!

Crafty hugs, LeeAnn

Products used -
About LOVE Collage 4x6 Stamps
Stepped Edge Die
Parisian Purple Hybrid Ink Pad
Tropical Sea Hybrid Ink Pad
Boysenberry Blast Hybrid Ink Pad
Raven Hybrid Ink Pad

For this card I wanted to pair one of the new eclispe dies with an older but super cute stamp set from a previous release.

Products Used

Inverted Corner Rectangle Eclipse Dies – LDRS Creative

Elegant Sentiment Word Dies – LDRS Creative

Autumn Tails 5x7 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Autumn Tails Coordinating Dies – LDRS Creative

Autumn Tails 5x7 Paper Pack – LDRS Creative

Raven – LDRS Creative

So this card came together so quickly that it would be really easy to mass produce it. I began with a piece of cream cardstock that I cut down, scored and folded into an A2 card base, then set it aside. 

Next I trimmed one of the gorgeous patterned paper from the Autumn Tails Paper Pack down to 5 by 4 inches and adhered it onto the card base. Then I cut the Inverted Corner Rectangle Eclipse Die 4 times from cream card stock and stacked them together with liquid glue. I backed the stacked diecut onto a solid layer cut from the same color cardstock and added it to the centre of my card base. 

For the main image on the card, I stamped an adorable bunny from the Autumn Tails Stamp Set in Raven Ink and colored it in with some alchohol markers> Then cut it out with the co-ordinating die set.

For her cute little outfit, I stamped her again onto some more of the Autumn Tails patterned paper and cut out her dress, then paper pieced it onto the image I'd previously colored. I added a little more detail to the trim, neck scarf and leggings of her clothes with more alcohol markers. Once finished a added her to the bottom left corner of the Inverted Corner Rectangle Eclipse die that I'd already placed on the card front.

To finish off I cut the sentiment "Warmest Wishes" from the Elegant Sentiment Die Set 3 times from cream card stock and once from mirror gold, stacked them together and added them to the card base with more liquid glue. The final touch was a few gold pearls from my stash that I scattered above and below the sentiment.

I just love the simplicity of this card and I think I demonstrated another way to use the fantastic eclipse dies. 

Products used - 

Get Well Soon Postage Collage Layering Stencils

Get Well Soon Postage Collage 4x6 Stamps

Postage Collage Layering Dies

Postage Collage Dies

To create the postage collage panel, I started by blending the mini scenes with the Get Well Soon Postage Collage Layering Stencils. I love how easy the stencils make it to build depth and color while still keeping each little postage section soft and cohesive. After the ink blending was finished, I used the coordinating stamps to add postage marks and tiny icons across the design. Those extra stamped details really help bring the whole collage theme to life!

Once the panel was complete, I used the Postage Collage Layering Dies to cut everything out. Instead of keeping the traditional rectangular layout, I decided to trim away the bottom portion of the panel to create a square card design. I love how this simple change gives the finished project a fresh look while still highlighting all of the sweet little postage scenes.

To start, I stamped the Post Card image on some Neenah Solar White Card stock with Raven Hybrid ink.  To achieve a cute scene for my little guy (without the added bulk), I used the Rainy Day Stencil with Key Lime Pie Hybrid ink.  

The next step is to stamp the images using the Fuzzy Wuzzies Under Construction Stamp Set with the following inks, i.e.,  Stone-Washed, Raven, Dan-D-Lion, In Your Face Orange, and Winter Dove.  

Dressing up the little furball was so much fun using the Fuzzy Wuzzies Under Construction Die Set.

I finished the design by stamping some stars and a few other details using the Tracks & Treads with the Tracks & Treads II stamp set.  The versatility of these little 4x4 stamp sets will take your card-making to a whole different level!  Here's another look:

I hope I've given you some great inspiration today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Products used :

• Fresh Cut Daisies stamp set
• Fresh Cut Daisies layering stencils
• Fresh Cut Daisies coordinating dies
• About Thanks Collage stamp set

I started cutting a 5,5"x4,25" panel from a blush cardstock and I used the "Fresh Cut Daisies" layering stencils to create a background using different water reactive inks.

I darkened edges with a soft pink ink and I splattered with white and gold acrylic paints.

I then cut a piece of white cardstock with a deckle trimmer and I heat embossed in gold the big THANKS from the "About Thanks Collage" stamp set.

I stamped some daisies and leaves from the "Fresh Cut Daisies" stamp set, I colored them with alcohol markers and I cut them with coordinating dies.

I put everything together with a mix of liquid glue and foam tape and that's all.

Thank you so much for passing by today.

Have a fantastic day. Big hugs, Silvia.

Products Used

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Watercolor Floral – LDRS Creative

Butterfly Eclipse Dies – LDRS Creative

Elegant Sentiment Word Dies – LDRS Creative

Silken Tulip – LDRS Creative

The application of the Aqua Ink Transfers, kinda reminds me of the tattoo's I used to apply to my arms as a child as they need water to adhere. They are so easy to use and there full instructions on the packaging. The instructions suggest using watercolor cardstock but I went a little rogue and experimented with a piece of pale pink cardstock from my stash. 

I cut the cardstock down to A2 sized, and cut out my chosen aqua ink image from the sheet. Then I removed the clear acetate layer to expose the transfer and pressed it pretty side down onto the pink cardstock. Be careful not to touch the transfer as you do this because you might damage your image.

Then using a spray bottle, I sprayed water onto the back of the transfer and let it sit for a few minutes. Make sure you don't over saturate your image if, like me your using regular cardstock. This avoids excessive warping of your paper. 

Once the water had had engough time to penetrate the paper I gently removed the transfer backing to reveal the most beautiful floral image. Then I set it aside to dry.

Next I trimmed a white A2 card panel down to 5 x 3 3/4 inches and die cut the outer butterfly image from the centre, creating a window. Then using a large blending brush, I lightly ink blended some of the new ink colour Silken Tulip to the edge and inner edge of the window. This helps to define the edges. I also added some black splatter with some acrylic paint. 

When the splatter was dry I added an acetate sheet to the back of the window panel with double sided tape then created a shaker well with foam tape. I filled the shaker well with clear sequins and added, the now dry aqua ink panel to the back to seal in the shaker bits. Then cut off the excess off the backing panel.

The shaker panel was adhered to the centre of a white A2 card base. I also added the sentiment "Celebrate" to the card front that I cut from silver cardstock that was stacked up onto 2 additional white layers. To finish, I decided to keept the embelishments simple by adding a few more clear sequins, and there you go a fun shaker card using the new Aqua Ink Transfers.

I highly recommend trying this out for yourself. 

Bye, catch you all again next month. 

Hello everyone ! Lounon here !

Today, I am sharing with you a cute "Prehistoric Pals" card. I really wanted to bring back and showcase some of my older LDRS sets by mixing them with products from the postage collection. You can really give a new life to your stamps by pairing them with more recent LDRS products!

Now, it's time to go digging through your LDRS stash! Or, if you missed these cuties the first time around, they’d make the perfect new addition to your collection!

Products used :

Baby Dino 4x8 Stamps

Cave Kiddos 4x8 Stamps

Cave Dwellings 4x6 Stamps

Postage Collage Dies

Postage Collage Mask Stencils

Distress Background Stamp

Nested Postage Collage Dies

First, I used the main die from the Postage Collage Dies on marker-friendly cardstock. I masked the borders of each stamp. You can use the Postage Collage Mask Stencils or pieces of copy paper.

After that, I stamped my images from the Baby Dino Stamps, Cave Kiddos Stamps, and Cave Dwellings Stamps with my Raven inkpad.

I used my guillotine to detach the various stamps.

I colored the scenes with my alcohol markers.

After that, I used the biggest die from the Nested Postage Collage Dies onto grey cardstock and I stamped my Distress Background Stamp on it with grey ink.

Finally, I glued my stamps on the base of my card !

Et voilà !

May the craft be with you !

Products used

You Are Timeless Word Dies – LDRS Creative

Fresh Cut Daisies 4x6 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Mixed Postage Rectangle Dies – LDRS Creative

Lilac Whisper – LDRS Creative

Stone Washed Jeans – LDRS Creative

I started with two A2 panels of smooth white cardstock. On one I ink blended with the brand new Stone Washed Jeans and Lilac Whisper hybrid inks for an ombre effect. Next I used an acrylic block and the largest daisy stamp from the Fresh Cut Daisies Stamp Set and created a pretty background with Lilac Whisper Ink. Then I trimmed both panels down to 4 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Then using the shadow layers from the You Are Timeless Die set I created a window in the centre of the floral background panel.  I adhered this onto the ink blended panel with foam tape. I cut the word times from white cardstock 3 times and stacked them togeather with liquid glue. Then glued them into the windows I'd created earlier.

I cut the largest of the Postage Rectanges from the Mixed Postage Rectangle Dies from light purple cardstock and adhered the main panel with liquid glue, than attached it to the front of an A2 cardbase. I finished the card of with some pale purple pearls from my stash.

Such a quick and easy card that is truely timeless.

Hope you all enjoyed and I'll catch you all again soon.... bye!

Good morning and welcome back to the inspiration blog.  Today I am working with the Butterfly Eclipse Dies, which are stunning and so versatile.  Let me show how I put this card together!

I started with an A2, white card panel and cut it down by 1/4" on each side.  I then adhered one of the Valentina Aquaink Transfer Sheets to the center of the card panel.  If you haven't worked with these Aquaink products yet, you need to try them.  They are DIVINE!!!  And so beautiful!  So easy to use and each pack comes with 5 designs and 2 copies of each design.  Just wet and set aside and the transfer is magic.  

Once the card panel was dry, which just takes a few minutes, I die cut the Butterfly from the center using both dies.   Be sure to try and keep all the pieces within the butterfly for the next step!

I added liquid glue to the back of the white card panel that now has the hole in the middle and centered it on the burgundy, A2 card panel.  I then flipped the butterfly over and added a thin line of liquid glue to each of the cut outs on the wings of the butterfly.  I centered that within the butterfly shaped opening of the white card panel and punched out each of the cutouts so they were left behind when I lifted the butterfly from the card panel.  At this point you should have the white card stock outline and just the cutout lines in the middle.

To finish, I added foam adhesive to the back of the butterfly and centered it over the opening to adhere with dimension.  You can then see the flower design of the Aqualink sheets, but you also see the butterfly.

The sentiment is from the About THANKS Collage Stamp Set, which I stamped in Olive Branch hybrid ink on cream card stock.  I added a few enamel dots in a coordinating olive color for a little shine.

I am really in love with these Aquaink Transfer Sheets.  The finish and texture they add to a card is beautiful.

I hope you've enjoyed this card today and find some time to get crafty.

Hugs, LeeAnn

Fuzzy Wuzzies Cone of Shame Stamp Set + Dies

Everyday Vertical Sentiments Stamp Set

Home Design Foliage Add-On Die Set

Mixed Scallop Rectangle Die Set

Cottage Way 4 Color Ink Bundle

Gelato 4-Color Bundle

Rainy Day Stencil

I started by die-cutting all the components that I needed to create the scene using the Home Design Foliage Add-On Die Set and the  Mixed Scallop Rectangle Die Set.

The little scallop rectangle die-cuts were easy to ink blend with the new Gelato 4-Color Bundle, Pink Tutu Hybrid ink, and the Rainy Day Stencil.  I absolutely LOVE the new hybrid ink colors!  

The scallop rectangles and the negative die-cut were foam-mounted onto an A2-size card base to give dimension.

Next, I stamped the little fuzzy dog using the Fuzzy Wuzzies Cone of Shame Stamp Set + Dies and the Cottage Way 4 Color Ink Bundle.  [For reference, the colors I used on the dog were CaraMellow, Milk Chocolate, and Stone Washed Jeans.]  I fussy-cut the dog using precision snips and foam-mounted it on the card. 

I finished the card design by stamping the sentiment on a yellow strip using the Everyday Vertical Sentiments Stamp Set.  Here's another look at the finished card:

I hope you like the card and got inspired to re-create this beautiful scene!  Thanks for stopping by!

Products used

Fresh Cut Daisies 4x6 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Elegant Sentiment Word Dies – LDRS Creative

Texturize It Collage 4x6 Stamps – LDRS Creative

Hand Torn Rectangles II Dies – LDRS Creative

Tropical Sea – LDRS Creative

Marina Madness – LDRS Creative

Tangerine Dream – LDRS Creative

In Your Face Orange – LDRS Creative

Raven – LDRS Creative

I started by choosing 2 patterned papers  from an older, and sadly now retired paper pack from LDRS Creative. One in teal the other in orange tones. However, its not essential to have this paper pack to re-create my card design. The papers I chose had an ink smooshed kind of image, which is so easy to do at home for yourself. All you need is some water reactive ink, watercolor paper and water. 

Next I took the main floral images from the Fresh Cut Daisies Stamp Set and stamped them 3 times in Raven ink. Then using 2 shades of teal/orange ink and stamped  images from the Fresh Cut Daisies and Texturize It Collage Stamp Sets, to add texture and interest to my backgrounds. I just added the stamps to acrylic blocks and stamped them randomly. I didn't even worry if I got a perfect impression. In fact it's sometimes better if you don't because it just adds to the abstract, grungy look!

I finished the backgrounds by adding some black splatter with acrylic paint and set them aside to dry.

For the sentiment I die cut the words Best Wishes from black cardstock 3 times and stacked them together with liquid glue. Then added the stacked sentiment to a white shadow layer. 

When the splatter was dry, I die cut the backgrounds with one of the Hand Torn Rectangle dies and added it to a card base in coordinating colors with foam tape.

I think the hand torn edge adds a bit more whimsy and playfullness into the overall card design.

The sentiments were added to the focal area of the backgrounds with more foam tape. I also adhered a few black heart embelishments from my stash which finished off these cards perfectly!

I just love how quickly these cards came together! It's so freeing to let loose when creating these fun collage designs. There really is no right or wrong way when creating in this fun and abstract way. Why not give it a try yourself!

Bye for now, catch you all again soon!

Hello everyone ! Lounon here !

Today, I am sharing with you a pretty floral card I made mixing products from the new No Bounds Collection and older ones.

I love how older and new LDRS products always coordinate so well together !

Products used :

-Everyday Vertical Sentiments 4x4 Stamps

-Inverted Corner Square Eclipse Dies

-Hand Torn Squares Dies

-Joyful Blooms 4x6 Stamps, Coordinating Dies and Layering Stencils (Bundle)

First, I stamped my Joyful Blooms Stamps onto white cardstock with pink ink. Then, I used the Layering Stencils with yellow, orange and green inks. I used the Coordinating Dies to cut them.

I wanted a slimmer bouquet, so I fussy cut the upper part of the flowers.

I stamped my sentiment from the Everyday Vertical Sentiments Stamps on a stripe of white cardstock with the same pink ink I used to stamp my flowers.

I used the two dies from the Inverted Corner Square Eclipse Dies on white cardstock.

I also cut a 4" (10.2 cm) torn square with one of my Hand Torn Squares Dies on white cardstock. I splattered yellow, orange, and pink ink on it with a brush and water.

Finally, I put foam stripes behind my frame and glued it on the torn square.

I put foam behind my sentiment stripe and glued it on the frame.

I also glued my flowers on the card.

Et voilà !

May the craft be with you !

Product used:

• Floral Muse stamp set
• Fresh Cut Daisies stamp set
• Fresh Cut Daisies die set
• Everyday Vertical Sentiments stamp set
• Elegant Pinpoint Frame die set

I started cutting a 5,5"x4,25" panel from blush cardstock and I stamped on the edge some of the beautiful flowers from the "Floral Muse" stamp set in a tone on tone ink.

I splattered with clean water and a bit of pink ink loosened with water and I set it aside.

I then stamped the beautiful images from the "Fresh Cut Daisies" stamp set, I colored with alcohol markers and I cut them with coordinating dies.

I die cut a white frame with the "Elegant Pinpoint Frame" die set and I darkened edges with a soft brown.

I also embossed in white on a stip of black cardstock one of the sentiments from the "Everyday Vertical Sentiments".

I put everything together using a mix of liquid glue and foam tape, I splattered with white and gold acrylic paints and that's all.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you'll enjoy the card.

Have a fantastic day. Big hugs, Silvia.

 

Products used - 

Fun In The Sunny Woods Card Kit

Stepped Edge Die

Rounded Rectangle Frame Dies

Wildwood 5x7 Paper Pack

I start by creating 2 cards exactly as the kit is designed - perfect for when you want something fast and stress-free. Then, I create 4 additional cards by mixing, altering, and reimagining the kit elements to get even more variety and value from your kit.

For each of my first two cards, I used a card base, A2 topper, matching die cut scene, coordinating die-cut characters, and a sentiment. I used foam tape behind each of the pieces to give the cards lots of dimension. Easy peasy and I created both cards in about 5 minutes!

Now we're going to start changing things up! The Fun In The Sunny Woods Card Kit is designed to make 12 cards, but you can definitely stretch that! For my fourth card, I decided to leave off the die-cut frame and create a card without it. That reserves the topper for another card. You could easily layer it onto some cardstock or patterned paper and bring in a sentiment from your stash. I wanted to add something special, so I cut the edge with the Stepped Edge Die. I added the die-cut characters and a sentiment and this one is done!

But what if you don't want to use either of the scenic pieces? No problem! Save BOTH of them for one (or two!) additional cards. I cut a piece of patterned paper from the Wildwood 5x7 Paper Pack and added it to the bottom of an A2 card and added one of the character die-cuts and sentiments from the Fun In The Sunny Woods Card Kit to the top. Super easy and so adorable!

My sixth and last card uses some more of the papers from the Wildwood 5x7 Paper Pack as well as die-cut characters, a sentiment, and one of the die-cut scenic frames from the Fun In The Sunny Woods Card Kit. The frame pieces in the card kit are the same size as the largest die from the Rounded Rectangle Frame Dies, so you can easily use that set of dies to create some layers. I used the 2nd largest die to cut the frame piece from the kit and layered it onto a white die-cut panel. I popped up the coordinating die-cut characters, a sentiment, and added it to a background I created with patterned paper strips. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing the Fun In The Sunny Woods Card Kit in action! Take these ideas and run with them - whether you're creating quick and easy cards straight from the kit, or changing the kit to make some additional cards. I'll see you soon!

Welcome everyone, Corinne here on the blog today sharing with you my newest creation using the AquaInk Transfer Sheets Serafina with the A2Cotton Watercolor Panels

These AquaInk Transfer sheets are just AMAZING! So easy to use and make stunning cards in just minutes.

I started by placing the transfer sheet face down on my watercolor panel, spritzed with water and dabbed with paper towel. Lifted the paper up and WOW, just WOW! Let it dry for a few minutes and you are ready to make your card. 

I placed my card base in my stamping platform and stamped my sentiment in the center on an angle.  

I then cut my image on an angle and created 2 matts to coordinate. I    placed both have down using foam tape to add the perfect dimension. 

I added a few enamel dots to complete my card.

I hope you check out all the AquaInk Transfer sheets and they are so fun and easy to work with. 

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

Hello and welcome back to the inspiration blog.  Today we are working with the adorable Cone of Shame stamps and dies from the Fuzzy Wuzzies line.  I am in LOVE with the fuzzy wuzzies and I think everyone else is as well.  My great niece said my construction worker card was an alien!  She is 3 and I didn't know she knew what an alien was!

This card, however, she knew was a puppy!  He's so cute in his cone.  We will start with an A2 white card panel cut down to 3.75" x 5" and I started building the puppy first.

Using my stamp positioning tool, I stamped the puppy a little offset and lower from the middle of the card, as I knew I wanted my sentiment above and left.  I started with the body first, stamped in Iced Tea Ink and a touch of Coffee Bean added at the edges.  I then added the head in Iced Tea and the ears in Coffee Bean.  The legs and tail were a combination of Iced Tea and Coffee Bean, as you can see.

I stamped the face in Raven Ink and then die cut the cone from white card stock.  I added a heart to the cone and stamped it in Kiss Me Red.  I die cut the Band-Aids then stamped them in Little Boy Blue Ink.  I also stamped the paw prints and bones across the bottom of the card in the same ink, along with Pink Tutu Ink. I used the stamp positioner to get even spacing for the stamping on the bottom of the card.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Raven Ink and added two hearts in Pink Tutu.

To finish off the card, I layered the card panel on black and mounted it on a pink card base using foam strips.  The black offset just makes everything pop and I love the pink and black combination.  This is an A2, top folding finished card.

I hope you enjoy playing with these Fuzzy Wuzzies sets.  They are so much fun!  Here's hoping you get some time to craft today!  Hugs, LeeAnn

In today's post, I am showcasing the beautiful Fresh Cut Tulips Stamp Set, Fresh Cut Tulips coordinating dies, Fresh Cut Tulips Layering Stencils, along with the Stepped Edge Die and Everyday Vertical Sentiments from the "No Bounds Collection".   The No Bounds Collection was just released last week!

I started by stamping the images on white cardstock with Raven Hybrid Ink.  I used the Fresh Cut Tulips Layering Stencils to add color to the tulips.  It really made a HUGE difference to have the layering stencils to color the images.  For reference, I used Pink Tutu, Soft Kisses, Banana Cream Pie, Dan-D-Lion, Key Lime Pie, and Olive Branch Hybrid Inks.  I absolutely love the combination of these colors!

To make the images pop, I used colored pencils to add more detail and dimension to the flowers, and used the Fresh Cut Tulips Coordinating Dies to cut them out.

Next, I used the Stepped Edge Die to die-cut the middle of an A2-size notecard!  I adhered the same to a light gray card base using foam adhesive for added dimension.  

Layering the tulips with liquid glue and foam dots in the middle of the card was easy, as I already had all the necessary pieces.  I added a few branches using the Petite Petals Die and stamped the sentiment using the Everyday Vertical Sentiments Stamp Set.  This stamp set is so versatile and a must-have for any stamper!

I finished the card design by stamping the squiggly lines and the rounded stamp with Coffee Bean Hybrid Ink.  Here's another look at the finished card:

I hope you like this card as much as I do.  Check out the new No Bounds Collection before they sell out!  Have an amazing day!

Hello everyone ! Lounon here !

Today, I'm going to show you how to make the most of your smaller stamp sets. We typically use the smaller stamps for sentiments or little accents, but today, I’ve decided to use the Get Well Soon Postage Collage Stamps set on its own to create my entire card.

Products used :

Get Well Soon Postage Collage 4x6 Stamps

Pinpoint Squares Dies

Pinpoint Circles Dies

First, I used the two little bandage stamps to make a wreath. You have three ways to do it. You can use the LDRS Pirouette Pattern Templates. You can also, if you have one, use a rotating stamping platform. Finally, if you can't use the first two options, stamp them manually, you can trace a circle with a compass to help you align them.

Then, I used two circles (3 1/8" and 1 1/4" = 8cm and 3.2 cm) from the Pinpoint Circles Dies to frame my wreath.

After that, I cut a 4" (10.2 cm) square with one of my Pinpoint Squares Dies. I stamped various stamps from the set with black ink. I had a little accident with my stamp on the middle of the card, but luckily for me, it won't show at the end since this part will be covered.

I also stamped the round sentiment.

I colored all my little images. I kept the coloring simple, you just want to add a little bit of color and depth. I used a circle die to cut the round sentiment (the one from the Postage Collage Dies is perfect for it). I used the circle die multiple times on thick cardstock and glued them behind my round sentiment to add depth.

I put foam behind my circle frame and glued it on my square. I glued the round sentiment in the middle.

Finally, I matted and layered my card with a bigger blue square.

Et voilà!

May the craft be with you!

JENNIFER

Never-Ending Wildflowers
Winding Celebrations
Hand Torn Circles Dies

BEAU

Circus Puzzle Scenes
Puzzle Frames
Everyday Vertical Sentiments

LYNNEA

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Serafina
Special Occasions Vertical Sentiments
Stepped Edge Die

LEEANN

Fuzzy Wuzzies Under Construction Add-On
Hand Torn Rectangle Eclipse Dies

CORINNE

AquaInk Transfer Sheets - Serafina
Snarky Best Friends Stack
Sentiment Stack Die
Inverted Corner Rectangle Eclipse DIes

LOUNON

Never-Ending Wildflowers
About BDAY Collage
Pinpoint Squares Dies
Hand Torn Squares Dies

SAM

Safari Postage Collage
Postage Collage Dies

LYNNEA

Fuzzy Wuzzies Cone of Shame Add-On
Pattern Background Stencils
Rounded Rectangle Frame Dies

YULIYA

Circus Puzzle Scenes
Inverted Corner Square Eclipse Dies

Thank you SO MUCH for joining us for our 2 day release party! We'll be sharing even more inspiration using the No Bounds Collection in the coming days on our blog and social media channels. We'll see you then!