Here is the slimline card I created inspired by the sketch:

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2."  Slimline cards are designed to fit into a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage.  Newton's Nook is now selling Slimline Envelopes in a variety of colors designed to fit your slimline cards!  The base of this card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I created a frame also from white cardstock using the Slimline Portholes Die.  I ink blended the background in Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink.  I layered the Sunscape Stencil over the yellow sky (to the left) and ink blended Honey Oxide ink to create a sun scene.  I die cut the waves from Bermuda Bay cardstock and blue glitter paper using the Shark Bites Die set.  Using the Shark Bites stamp set, I stamped three of the sharks in Memento Tuxedo black ink on white cardstock.  I colored the sharks using Copic markers and then I die cut them using the coordinating Shark Bites dies.  I stamped the waves and schools of fish in Bermuda Bay ink on the die cut wave paper.  I adhered the three sharks to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in the upper right corner using Memento Tuxedo black ink.  

Today I'm taking a break from the slimline cards and sharing two sweet A2 size cards featuring the beautiful  "Soul Sisters" stamp set from the July new product release at Whimsy Stamps.  Initially I didn't think I would like this stamp set as much as I do, but when I combined it with the Arched Window Die (also from Whimsy Stamps) and a stenciled Distress Oxide ink background, these really came out quite eye catching!

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

Please note, both of these cards were made the same way, simply using different color combinations.  The base of these two A2 sized cards were created from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I placed a 4 1/4" x 1 1/2 piece of Early Espresso cardstock as the floor or window seat of the card.  I cut the Arched Window die from white cardstock.  I cut a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock the same size as the Arched Window to stencil on.  First, I ink blended Broken China Distress Oxide ink onto the cardstock.  Then I laid the Star Galaxy Stencil on top and added more Distress Oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire.  I put the ink blended background behind the white Arched Frame and adhered both to the center of the card.  I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock and colored them using Copic markers.  I used my Brother Scan and Cut 2 Electronic Cutting machine to cut the images out (in lieu of fussy cutting them).  I adhered the images to the card using 3M foam adhesive.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiments in Memento Tuxedo black ink on strips of white cardstock and adhered them to the tops and bottoms of each card.  

I hope you have enjoyed these dreamy cards. Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

We've all heard of unicorns, but today it's all about the fantasy mythical creatures invented by Whimsy Stamps called "Critter Corns!"  This fun new stamp set introduces the creative world to it's first pandacorn, bunnycorn and zebracorn!  I have created a slimline card with a rainbow cloud background to really give these whimsical critters a dreamy home. 

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*A full supply list is located at the end of this post.

The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I die cut the frame from white cardstock using the Slimline Waves die.  I set this frame aside for now to create the rainbow background. On an 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock, I ink blended the background in rainbow colors using Distress Oxide inks in the colors: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Broken China and Wilted Violet.  I still use the Tim Holtz ink blending tool to blend my inks.  Then I spritzed the entire paper with water to create the "splotches."  I also took a Uniball white gel pen and created a couple stars or crosses to create reflection in the sky.  

I stamped the crittercorn images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and then used my Brother Scan and Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut them out (in lieu of fussy cutting).  I adhered the images to the card using 3M foam adhesive.  I added a couple white die cut clouds from the "Up in the Clouds" die set to the scene and stamped a sentiment in Memento Tuxedo black ink on each cloud.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the critters for added sparkle.  

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Hello and happy Monday (again)!  I had two cards that were due today, so you get a double dose of cuteness between both cards!  I seem to be on a slimline cardmaking kit lately, so here is another one for you today using the fun "Little Mermaid" stamp set from Richard Garay Designs!

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*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  Slimline cards are designed to fit into a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage.  The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Bristol smooth cardstock, I created the background scene using Distress Oxide inks in the colors Broken China and Antique Linen.  After I had the two colors sponged onto the paper, I layed a sunray stencil over the top blue ink and inked another, darker layer of Broken China to create rays in the water to show depth in my scene.  I printed out the digital "Little Mermaid" stamp set onto Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored the images using Copic markers.  After all of the images were colored, I used my Brother Scan and Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut the images (rather than fussy cutting them).  After the images were cut out  began to assemble them onto the card using 3M foam adhesive for additional dimension.  I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to many of the images for more sparkle.  Lastly, I added a couple of clear rhinestones from one of the mermaids and fish to resemble bubbles.  

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I hope you have enjoyed this magical underwater mermaid scene.  
Thank you for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Happy Wednesday, readers!  I hope your week is going good so far.  Today I'm sharing a slimline card featuring the new "Sweet Succulents" stamp set from Whimsy Stamps.  Slimline Sweet Succulents, say that three times fast!! : )  Can I just say how much I love the Distressed Oxide ink background on this card?  I think it completely makes the entire card, with it's ombre of colors from yellow to green to blue.  Now that I am becoming more comfortable using my Distress Oxide inks, I am quite enjoying them! 

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2".  Slimline cards are designed to fit into a regular #10 business size envelope and do not require additional postage.  The base of this slimline card is a piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I then cut a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock to create the background.  I ink blended Distress Oxide Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Shabby Shutters and Broken China. I splattered the background with those same ink colors.  Using a piece of white cardstock, I die cut the frame using the Whimsy Stamps Postage Slimline die.  On a separate sheet of white cardstock, I stamped the cactus/succulent image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I cut the images using my Brother Scan and Cut 2 Electronic Cutting machine. I colored the images using Copic markers and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive. On a sheet of Basic Black cardstock, I stamped the sentimenti in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I notched the left side of the sentiment strip and adhered it to the card also using 3M foam adhesive.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the succulent images and pots for added sparkle.  

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Today's card incorporates all the fun and tasty things about summer - ice cream trucks and lemonade stands!  I haven't been sharing a lot of cutesy themed cards lately, but don't think I've strayed too far!  I do love them, I just want to ensure a healthy balance of designs on my website, so that there is hopefully something that appeals to everyone - from intricate layering dies and floral designs to shaker cards, digital stamps and more!

This slimline cards measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" inches.  Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope without requiring additional postage.  The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  For the background of this card, I cut a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Bristol smooth cardstock.  I ink blended Distress Oxide inks in the colors Squeezed Lemonade, Pumpkin Pie and Picked Raspberry.   After the colors were all blended, I spritzed the paper with water to give it all those little bubbles and watermarks.  I also die cut a long strip of grass from the same cardstock and mounted it to the bottom of the card.  

I stamped all of the images in Memento Tuxedo black ink on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock.  I colored the images with Copic markers and used my Scan and Cut 2 electronic cutting machine to cut each image out (in lieu of fussy cutting).  I adhered the images to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of clear Wink of Stella to many of the images for more sparkle.  

Here are the two stamp sets by Avery Elle that I used to create today's card:

I hope you have enjoyed this sweet card!  Thanks for visiting!

Hello readers and happy Thursday!  I'm happy to be sharing in the latest June release of products from Whimsy Stamps and I have a really fun and colorful card to share with you using the new "Peeking Giraffe" stamp set and coordinating giraffe stencil.  I was so excited with how this whimsical this background came out!  As I begin to branch out and try to do more experimenting with Distress Oxide inks, I'm finding that I really am enjoying using them!

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Whimsy Giraffe stencil, I stenciled Distress Oxide Inks in Lemonade, Honey, Evergreen and Broken China on a piece of Bristol Smooth cardstock.  I mounted this stenciled background onto a piece of kraft cardstock before adhering both pieces to the white cardstock base. I stamped the giraffe in Memento Tuxedo black ink on a die cut circle of white cardstock.  I colored the giraffe using Copic markers.  I mounted the white cardstock circle onto a scalloped piece of kraft cardstock.   I cut a piece of grass from Green Apple cardstock using the Grass and Edger die set.  Lastly, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on a piece of black cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder.  

I hope you have enjoyed this fun new "Peeking Giraffe" stamp set and rainbow giraffe stencil background from Whimsy Stamps.
Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

Hello friends and happy Friday!  I can't believe May is here already, but then again March and April were kind of a coronavirus blur!  Today I am happy to be celebrating with my fellow Creative Team members a fun new release of products from Whimsy Stamps!   This slimline card features the new "Beach Hippos" stamp set and these cuties are ready for some summer fun.  

*A full supply list is located at the end of this post.

This slimline card measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" inches.  Slimline cards are designed to fit inside a regular #10 business sized envelope and require no additional postage.  The base of this slimline card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Wavy Edgers die set, the sand is cut from Basic Gray cardsock and the ocean waves are cut from Coastal Cabana cardstock.  I added a thin layer of Lawn Fawn's Chunky Glitter on the sand for added sparkle.  The background was made from sponging Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink through the Whimsy Stamps Sun Rays stencil. I stamped the sentiment in the upper left corner in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I stamped all three hippos and the starfish from the Beach Hippos stamp set on Neenah Solar White smooth cardstock and colored them with Copic markers.  I added highlights to the images with a Uniball white gel pen.  I added the hippos and starfish to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the hippos for added sparkle.  

Please check out the Whimsy Stamps website to see what other fun new release products are available. 
​Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

Hello readers and welcome back from the weekend!  I hope you found a little time to do something crafty.  Today I am sharing another card that I made for the Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge #121.  This week we have a theme challenge to inspire you.  Our challenges run for two weeks, thereby giving you more time to create, so I have designed a second card to share with you this week that was still inspired by the same image seen below:

Here is the card I created inspired by the birthday theme challenge:

*A full list of supplies is located at the end of this post.

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Crest cardstock.  I diecut a semi-circle in a sheet of 5 1/4" x 4" piece of white cardstock to adhere on top of the card base.  I stamped the sentiment "Have a pawsome birthday" in Blueberry Bushel blue ink in the lower left corner of the card.  Behind the semi circle, I created a stenciled background.  First I layered Peacock Feathers Distress oxide on a sheet of Bristol Smooth white cardstock.  Then I used a glitter shimmer paste over the Balloon stencil and let that dry before adhering it behind the semi circle.  I stamped the cat and multiple balloons in Memento Tuxedo black and colored them with Copic markers.  I cut the images out with the coordinating dies and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive.  Lastly, I added a few highlights to the images using a Uniball white gel pen.  

Last week I sent out 40 cards to friends and family all over the US, Canada, Germany and Sweden, just to let them know I was thinking about them.  I am hoping to get a few more cards made and sent out this week.  Since we are all SAFE at home (not STUCK at home), snail mail has been a great way to spread joy and positivity to others.  Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll be sharing more of these happy snail mail cards (when I know people have received them in the mail), but, here are two cards that were sent using the new Cow Friends stamp set by Whimsy Stamps:

Are YOU on my card mailing list?  Would you like to receive a handmade card?  Please just send me an email at ckomara@comcast.net and I'll be sure to do my best to send you some happy snail mail too! 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!