If I had to pick my absolute favorite color, this card is it!  Call it what you want - fuschia, raspberry, magenta, or simply berry, this reddish pinky-purple color is gorgeous and rich.  I have it in cardstock, ink, ribbon and even cardigans, lipstick and velvet wedge heels!  P.S. - those heels are to die for!  Literally.  I tripped one day into the street on my way to work and it was not pretty. . . Anywho, today's card features the "Sending Bunches" digital stamp set from RG Avenue.  If you would like to learn more about digital stamps, please read this post where I talk in detail about what they are and how to use them.  

*Full supply list (with shopping links) is located at the end of this post.

This A2 sized card is made from Raspberry cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies, I cut the first layer from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  I stamped some splotches of raspberry ink directly onto the scalloped white cardstock.  Because the "Sending Bunches" stamp set is a digital stamp set, I printed the file from my computer onto Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  I colored in the images with Copic markers and then used my Scan & Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut the images out for me.   I added the sentiment in the lower right corner using Tombow adhesive.  I added the large balloon and two sets of flowers to the left center size of the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the flowers and balloon for added sparkle. 

Look at that sparkle!

I hope you are loving this color as much as I do!  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Today I am excited to share with you a new release from Whimsy Stamps called "Voo Doo Too."  I have always had a particular interest in the Louisiana Vodou culture after visiting New Orleans many years ago.  While Hollywood has given us the perception of this demonic, malevolent culture, it is a history rooted rich in slavery and cultural traditions.  While commonly associated with death and ill will, the voo doo doll can also offer magical healing properties.  Today these creepy-cute guys are offering nothing but love for you!

*A full supply list (with shopping links) is located at the end of this post.

The base of this slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  The base is made from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  Using the Slimline Windows die from Whimsy Stamps, I created the frame from gray cardstock.  Behind the gray frame, I lined the background with a miscellaneous piece of lime green lined designer paper.  In between some of the frames I stamped the "Voo Doo Too" sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I stamped the voo doo doll images in Tuxedo Memento Black ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I added some highlights to the colored images using a white Uniball gel pen.  I used my Scan and Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut the images out.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive.  Lastly, I punched a few small hearts from red cardstock and floated them around the card, also using foam adhesive for added height.

I hope you like these mildly creepy cuties!  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

As per my usual, I am late to creating this New Year's celebration card, but honestly this time it's not my fault!  I never received this fun 2020 Uni stamp set from RG Avenue until last weekend.  But, it is so darn adorable that I couldn't wait to create with it regardless if it's January 9th or not.  Technically, it is still the New Year! But, this stamp set could also work for birthdays, if you just didn't use the little unicorns with the "2020" or "Happy New Year" banners.  

*A full list of supplies (with shopping links) can be found at the end of this post.

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  The base is cut from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Slimline Windows die from Whimsy Stamps, I cut the frame from purple cardstock.  I lined the back of the frame with a piece of purple lined paper from the Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow paper pack.  Because this is a digital stamp, I printed the sheet image on Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock and colored the images with Copic markers.  I then ran the image sheet through my Scan and Cut 2 which cut the images out for me.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat for added sparkle. 

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Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a MAGICAL day!

On Wednesday's we wear pink!  Well today, this lumberjack got the "Mean Girls" message and has donned the appropriate ensemble with his pink ax and all!  He's even going to be chopping down a pink tree!  : )  This fun stamp set called "Love Jack" is from RG Avenue and I think it is an excellent set to be used for Valentine's Day, perhaps for the lumberjack in your life!  Sure, I've made this into pretty pink cards for today, but I also can't wait to add some dark colors and plaid patterns to make Jack a little more burly and masculine.

*The full list of supplies (with shopping links) can be found at the end of this post. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Sweet Pink sugar stock.  Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle dies, I cut the first layer from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I die cut a small heart from Sweet Cane cardstock and adhered it in the upper right forner.  I stamped the sentiment "You're Awesome" in Sweet Pink Ink and fussy cut it into a banner that I adhered over the heart.  I stamped all of the images from the "Lumberjack Love" stamp set in Black Taffy ink and colored them using Copic markers.  I added some highlights to the images using a Uniball white gel pen.  I stamped the tree over a piece of patterned pink paper (only so I wouldn't have to color it!) I used my Scan and Cut 2 to cut all o of the images out and adhered them to the card.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to the Lumberjack and woodpile for added sparkle. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" by 4" piece of Sweet Cane Sugar Stock and adhered it directly to the card base.  Using the Gina Marie Stitched Rectangle dies, I cut a rectangle from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and stamped "Wood you" down the left side in Sweet Cane ink.  I also stamped a few hearts in Sweet Pink ink.  I adhered this rectangle directly to the card base.  I stamped all of the images in the "Lumberjack Love" stamp set in Black Taffy ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I used the Scan & Cut 2 to cut all of my images.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive.  Lastly, I added some Dazzling Pat to the saw blade and lumberjack for added sparkle. 

Thank you for visiting and happy creating!

Hello friends and happy Sunday!  Christmas is now officially over and we're not going to talk about the Christmas cards that I failed to send out this year!  It's true. . .   Things got terribly busy at work for me this month and I knew that I needed to send them, but on December 19th (the day I dedicated to actually addressing the envelopes) I decided, "ah, what the heck, it's too late now anyway!"  And there you have it!  I did not send Christmas cards this year.  Not a one.  
But, here's looking up to a brighter future for my Valentine's Day cards. . .

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Rich Cherry cardstock.  Using the Stitched Nesting Rectangle Dies from Gina Marie Designs, I die cut the second largest rectangle from Neenah White Solar Smooth cardstock.  I also used this same rectangle to cut a piece of love themed designer series paper (source unknown).  I used about 2/3 of the white cardstock on the top and 1/3 of the red love themed paper on the bottom.  I splattered Black Taffy sugar cubes on the top half of the white cardstock.  I printed the digital copy of the Barely Awake stamp set on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and then I colored in the images with Copic markers.  *Note - you will see the bear on the left was actually holding a mug in the original digital image, but I simply colored in another heart and added it over the mug.  I used my Scan and Cut to cut out the images.  I adhered both bears to the card with foam adhesive.  I die cut a small red heart for the upper right corner and added the sentiment to the middle of the heart.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat (which is like Wink of Stella) to both bears for added sparkle. 

Here is the Barely Awake stamp set from RG Avenue that I used to create today's card:

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hello crafty readers and happy Friday!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday spent with family and friends, and I hope you are now beginning to look forward to the start of a new year.   Today I'm delighted to be a guest designer again with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers.  I'm also sharing my first ever creations using some of the beautiful digital stamps from Graciellie Designs, and, my-oh-my these stamps are simply stunning!  I initially purchased just four digital stamps (two of which I'm sharing with you today), but after working with these two, I know I'll be ordering more!

The base of this A2 sized card is made from kraft cardstock.  Using the Scalloped Stitched Nesting dies from Gina Marie Designs, I cut the first layer from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.   I printed out the coffee mug from the Fresh Start digital stamp set on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored it with my Copic markers (colors seen below). I fussy cut the image and adhered the mug to the card using foam adhesive.  I placed some linen thread around the mug before adhering the white scalloped layer to the kraft card base.  The sentiment is from the "Words to Live By: Kindness" stamp set from Papertrey Ink.  I stamped the sentiment in indigo ink in the upper right corner.  I added a layer of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers and mug for added sparkle.  Lastly, I added a few turquoise rhinestones around the card for more dimension.

Here is the second card I created using the Christmas Cheer digital stamp set by Graciellie Designs:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies by Gina Marie Designs, I cut a piece of indigo cardstock. I then cut a 5" x 3 3/4" piece of white cardstock to layer over the indigo scalloped piece.  Using the Kindness Counts stamp set by Papertrey Ink, I stamped the sentiment in indigo ink in the upper right corner. I printed the image from the Christmas Cheer stamp set onto Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and colored it using my Copic markers (see colors below).  I then fussy cut the image and added it to the card using foam adhesive.  I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the flowers for added sparkle.  Lastly, I added a couple turquoise rhinestones randomly on the card for added dimension.

Here are the Copic markers I used to color both of these images:

I am still in awe of how gorgeous the stamps by Graciellie Designs are and I hope you will try them too!
Thanks again to Amy and Chaitali for having me guest design these past two weeks with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers.  I'm happy to have some new coffee loving friends!

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Hello friends and Merry Christmas (though surely you are all enjoying the magic of being with your friends and families right now and hopefully not spending the day reading here)!  But, in spite of Christmas, the rest of the world goes on and today is my last day sharing as a member of the Butterfly Reflections, Ink Design Team.  A new team is currently being selected and will be announced soon to kick off the new year.  I am so grateful to Vanessa for selecting me to be a part of her team.  I have discovered many new creative friends along the way and I have even been offered some amazing new opportunities that I will be announcing soon!

Today I am sharing a pop-up card featuring the Do Re Me Ow stamp set from Trinity Stamps.  It's a perfect set for me because of my love of cats and these punny sentiments are over the top!  I purchased this stamp set (and many others!) when I was fortunate enough to visit the Butterfly Reflections Ink store on Black Friday this year. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Kraft cardstock.  I lined the base of the card with a piece of light blue watercolor paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack.  I die cut the mountains from Balmy Blue cardstock using the Mama Elephant Snow Capped Mountain dies.  The tops of the mountains were cut from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock. Along the bottom of the card, I created a curvy snowbank that I lined with a thin coat of Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter.   I stamped the images (cats, lampost, box) from the Do Re Me Ow stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and then I colored the images with Copic Markers.  I used the coordinating Do Re Me Ow dies from Trinity Stamps to die cut the images after coloring.  I adhered the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in the lower left corner and a few music notes all in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The bottom of the inside of the card is a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. I stamped the inside sentiment and music notes in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The top of the inside of the card is another light blue piece of watercolor paper from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor Wishes paper pack.  I heat embossed some white snowflakes over the paper.  To create the pop-up component, I used the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Pop-Up die and cut it out from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I added a layer of Lawn Fawn Chunky Glitter to each of the "snowbanks."  I stamped all of the cat images, fences and lamposts in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored the images with Copic markers.  I used the coordinating Do Re Me Ow dies to cut out the colored images and adhered them to the inside of the card to create a scene. Lastly, I added some more music notes stamped in Memento Tuxedo black ink. 

Merry Christmas, friends!  May you be blessed with the spirit of the season which is PEACE, the gladness of the season which is HOPE, and the heart of the season which is LOVE.

Hello friends and happy Monday!  Can you believe that we are only TWO days away from Christmas!?  Today I am taking a break from Christmas themed cards to share with you this fun stamp set from RG Avenue called "Sweet Celebration." This digital stamp is part of the December Designer Release.  After seeing all of the sweets included in this stamp set there was no way I was going to pick between them!  So, I decided to make a slimline card fitting as many yummy treats on this one card as I possibly could!
Yes, this is what I call a happy balance. And by balance, I mean ALL the treats! : )

The base of this slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  The base cardstock is made from Berry Burst cardstock.  I cut a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Bristol Smooth cardtock and ink blended two colors of Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Pickled Raspberry.  I then ink splattered Berry Burst all over the card before adhering it to the base.  Because the Sweet Celebrations stamp set was a digital stamp set, I printed out the entire sheet of stamps and colored in all the images with Copic markers.  I then fed the colored sheet through my Scan and Cut to cut all the images for me.  Yay for no fussy cutting!  I then began to adhered the images to the card in a layout that was pleasing to the eye using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to all of the sweets for added sparkle!

I hope you have enjoyed today's super sweet card!  As always, thank you for taking the time to visit. 

Hello crafty readers!  Today I am excited to be sharing the first card I made using some really fun products from Whimsy Stamps.   I credit my friend Candice for being the one who introduced me to making slimline cards, and ever since I discovered this larger canvas to work on, I have been hooked!  This is just one of the reasons I love Whimsy Stamps - because they are now offering slimline dies.  P.S.  -I'll share another reason soon! For today's card I have used the Slimline Postage Die and the fun and slightly sassy gingerbread men from the GingerSnaps stamp set.

*Full list of supplies at end of post.

The base of this 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  The first
8 1/4" x 3 1/4" matted layer is a piece of kraft cardstock.  I cut the Postage Slimline Die from red cardstock.  I lined the back of the Postage Slimline die with a scrap piece of plaid designer paper.  I stamped all of the gingerbread men in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored all of the images with Copic markers.  I used my Scan & Cut to cut the images out.   I adhered the gingerbread men to the card with foam adhesive for added dimension.  I stamped several of the sentiments in Versafine CLAIR Pinecone ink on white cardstock and notched both ends before adhering them to the card also with foam adhesive.  I added in a couple red candy mints (stamped in Versafine CLAIR Tulip Red ink) and candy canes to fill in the spaces between the gingerbread men.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the images for added sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed today's funny holiday themed card.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing this multiple interactive card on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog.  I put off purchasing this adorable "Mice On Ice" stamp set for as long as I possibly could, but in a war between my wallet and Lawn Fawn products, my wallet loses. Nearly every single time!  I added three different interactive components all on this one A2 sized card.  The bottom left corner is a shaker, the top left mice are on Mini Action Wobbles and the mice on the top right are only visible when you lift the flap. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop Lawn Cuts, I cut the frame from raspberry cardstock.  On the top upper right corner, I added a lift the flap die to the frame.  I stamped the sentiment in raspberry ink.  I stamped all of the mice images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and then used the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts to die cut the images out.  On the lower right side of the card, I lined the frame with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with foam adhesive.

On the upper left side of the card, I lined the frame again with a small piece of pink plaid cardstock from the Sunny Studios Classic Gingham 6 x 6" paper pack. I then handcut a white snowbank to fill the square and added two mice with this time on a Mini Action Wobble Spring, so that when you touch them they jiggle, or wobble.

In the lower left corner of the card, I created a mini shaker.  I lined the back of the rectangle with a piece of acetate film.  I placed approximately one tablespoon of Iridescent Diamond Dust behind the frame and layered the frame with foam adhesive to give the Iridescent Diamond Dust room to move when you shake it.  I added two more little skating mice on top of the shaker and the word "happy" which I stamped in raspberry ink and cut with the coordinating Mice on Ice Lawn Cuts dies. 

I hope you have enjoyed this very interactive card!  It was a lot of fun to conceptualize and create.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!