Birthday Palooza with My Creative Time!

Hello and happy Tuesday!  Today we're making birthday projects featuring goodies from My Creative Time!

I used only the dies from the Light the Candles Stamp and Die Set. It has co-ordinating dies to cut out the images but it also includes dies to create your own cupcake. In this case, I made a very large, very rainbow cupcake!

I cut one cupcake wrapper and 5 layers of frosting. I used Distress Inks to add some colour. Before adhering the stacked cupcake, I did a simple watercolour smoosh on the background, which was cut with the second largest More Stitched Rectangular Dies.

The cupcake was adhered with foam adhesive. I stamped a sentiment from the Light the Candles Set onto a banner cut with one of the Ribbon End Dies in a bright pink ink.

A few iridescent sequins and a bit of glitter pen finish the card!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Until next time...stay crafty!

Laurie

Cat Lover Card with Paper Nest Dolls!

Hello, friends! Welcome back, so glad you're here.  Today, I have the pleasure to show you a card made using a new stamp from Paper Nest Dolls!  Christine was so kind to send me the Cat Lover Emma Stamp (in digital form).  This image in right up my alley, as I'm what you'd call a "crazy cat lady".  I love cats!!

I coloured this amazing image up with my Copic Markers.  I have to admit that colouring animals is not my forte, but I did my best!  I encourage you to check out the Paper Nest Dolls website or blog, the talent of that design team is incredible!!!!

This image was very easy to fussy cut. I did take an X-acto knife to remove one of the inner portions. I did add a few white gel pen details to some portions of the image.

For the card base, I used a light pink cardstock. I stamped a paw print image repeatedly in a light pink ink and coloured them in with white pencil...not that you can tell, haha!  

I foam mounted that cat lady and added a sentiment from an older, discontinued set from Concord and 9th.

I'm quite pleased with how this card turned out and have the perfect recipient in mind!!

A big thank you to Christine for letting me have a play with this fabulous new stamp and thank you so much for stopping by!

Until next time...stay crafty!

Laurie

Stamp Out Cancer Blog Hop with Scrap N Stamp!

Hello and welcome back to another blog hop for Scrap N' Stamp Canada. This months theme rings close to home for a fellow design team member, Nancy.

She went to see her doctor regarding low iron levels which everyone thought was anemia. After convincing the doctor to really listen to her and her concerns, some more tests were performed and the diagnosis was made...colon cancer.  Nancy endured surgery and chemo treatments and is now cancer free!  She wants to share her story in the hopes that we take our health seriously. Ask the embarrassing questions, don't be dismissed by doctors who are "too busy". Just Speak Up!!!

Nancy takes part in a walk called "Push for the Tush" for Colon Cancer Canada. It raises awareness and funds for this disease. Scrap N Stamp is generously donating 10% of sales on June 8th and 9th towards this particular cause! So, thank you in advance for any and all purchases!!

For my project, I created a "thinking of you" card.  Because sometimes it's hard to find the words..

I've been a tad bit obsessed with Taylored Expressions lately and thought that this Big Butterfly Stamp would work perfectly for this card! This is a large, red rubber cling stamp that is simply beautiful! I stamped the image onto watercolour paper with Versamark Ink and embossed it in silver.  For the colouring, I used Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens along with a Clear Nuvo Shimmer Pen to blend it out. I love this glittery look!!

I fussy cut around the image which was very easy to do.  I used the Leafy Vine Embossing Folder (also from TE) on the front of a white card base. This particular embossing folder is not in stock but the Floral Vine folder would work just as well!

For the sentiment, I used the Wavy Sayings Stamp Set from Lawn Fawn along with the Simple Wavy Banners Dies.  I used foam adhesive to adhere the butterfly to the card base as well as on the sentiment banner.

Because this card wasn't glittery enough (haha), I added some sparkle to the dotted areas on the background using a Sakura Stardust pen in Silver.

And that's it for me!! Hope you found some inspiration here today!  Here is the entire blog hop list! Enjoy!!

Tara

Nancy E

Jessica

Susan

Kim

Meghan

Deborah

Kia

Ardyth

Dawn

Sandi

Chala

Amy

Laurie

Thank you for hopping along with us and supporting cancer research!!

Laurie

Manly Monday with My Creative Time!

Happy Monday and welcome back!  Today we're showing you ideas for masculine cards. And seeings how Father's Day is quickly approaching, I decided to make a card for just that!!

I used the Fall Friends Stamp and Die set for the leaves and cute fox. To be a little different, I stamped them on kraft cardstock and used my alcohol markers to colour.  I used the third largest die from the Stitched Postage Frame Dies out of ivory cardstock to help set the scene. I masked off the edges of the die cut and blended some light blue ink.

I foam mounted the leaves and the fox onto the small panel and stamped the sentiment which comes from the Have A Super Day Stamp and Die Set.

I embossed the front of an ivory card base for a "woodsy" look. I decided to make a mat for my postage die as it got a bit lost in all that ivory!  I foam mounted the scene, added a few black gems and the card is complete!

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Laurie

"Just Card" with My Creative Time!

Welcome back my friends!  Today I'm sharing a card using products from My Creative Time.  And I've decided to go back in time and use an older stamp and die set!  The set I chose is the Thanks for the Lift.  This set is in stock and ON SALE!!  It was one of the very first sets I purchased from Emma!

I created a shaped card base using the largest die in the Scalloped Stitched Oval Dies by dic cutting it twice, scoring one oval at the top and adhering the two together.  I inked up the second largest die in the same set with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink and added a few water splatters.  All the images were stamped onto Bristol Paper and watercolored with Distress Oxides as well.

To set the scene, I die cut both cloud borders from the Floating Cloud Dies out of the Bristol as well.  I ran the borders through with the same oval die as the inked panel to get the stitching across the bottom.

I bit of white gel pen details and Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the window of the plane was all I added for extras.

I hope you'll take a look through your stash to find some "forgotten" sets that need some love!

Thanks for stopping by! see you soon!

Laurie

Create A Smile Stamps Sketch Challenge

Welcome to another challenge for Create A Smile Stamps!  The challenge for the next two weeks is a sketch:

I'm becoming quite the fan of sketch challenges. It really gets the creative juices flowing!  I pretty much followed the sketch to a tee but you can easily change things up. Flip the sketch or use a different shape. Find your inspiration and see where it goes!

I used the largest flower from the Botanical Love Stamp Set for the focal point. I used Versamark Ink to stamp the bloom all over the centre panel which is 5.5 X 3.75 inches.  I cut the Magical Frame Die out of white cardstock and using Versafine Black Onyx Ink, I stamped the flower onto the centre part of the die.

I dusted off my pencil crayons (what we call coloured pencils, ha) and coloured up the flower.

I added the outer frame of the die onto the grey panel first (which I cut out of craft foam, as well) and place the coloured piece to the inside.  I stamped the "smile" in the Onyx Black ink as well and fussy cut around it.  I adhered exactly as the sketch suggests.

I adhered the focal panel onto a white card base, added a few white gems from Studio Katia and a bit of glitter pen to the flowers. And we can call this card, done!!

Please join us in this challenge HERE!  We love seeing what you create! You also have the chance to win a €25 gift certificate to the Create A Smile Stamps Store!!

Thank you for dropping by, see you soon!!

Laurie

Pinkfresh Studios "Anything Goes" Challenge!

Hey there!  Today, I've decided to participate in my first ever challenge for Pinkfresh Studio!!  I love their products but sadly, don't have many.  But I dug out what I do own and had a good play!

The challenge this month is "Anything Goes".  A great and easy theme for my first entry:)

I definitely chose those colours for my inspiration!  I stamped a whole bunch of images from the Dainty Botanicals Set and used the co-ordinating dies to cut them out. (FYI: as I'm writing this post, this set is ON SALE!!!)

After die cutting all those pretty leaves, I decided they needed a bit more detail. So, I took out my coloured pencils and added some tiny strokes to each petal or leaf.

I inked up the lower portion of a white card panel with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and after many, many minutes, decided how to layer up and adhere all those images.  Most were adhered with liquid glue but the two at the very front are adhered with foam adhesive.

The sentiment comes from the Playful Animal Friends 2 stamp which looks to be discontinued on the PF site...sorry!!  I added a bit of white gel pen detail then foam mounted the white panel to a grey card base.  In the end, I'm pretty happy with how this card turned out!!

Playing with these goodies makes me realize I need more Pinkfresh in my craftroom!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Laurie