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No Probllama

12/31/2019

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Hello readers!  Welcome back to a more regular posting schedule here now that the holidays are over and things are slowly returning to normal again as we usher in the start of new year.   I always look forward to a fresh start each January and I hope you are too!  Today I am sharing a llama themed box card made from the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up.  This is my go-to die for creating box cards.  You can see this Halloween card in a box I made with it here, or my Grandpa's special 90th birthday pop-up card. This die really allows for lots of elements to be added in order to achieve the ultimate WOW factor.  
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Card details: 

The base of this box card was made using Sweet Cane sugar stock.  I lined the backside of the card with white cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment in Black Taffy sugar cube on the backside of the box card.  The side layers were cut from Rich Cactus sugar stock which was mounted behind a yellow polka dot cardstock.  Because this is a digital stamp set, I printed all of the images from my computer onto Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock. *To learn more about digital stamping, please read here. I colored in all of the printed images using Copic markers and added highlights to some of the images using a white Uniball gel pen.  I added some grass to the card using the Whimsy Stamps Grass and Cloud Edger dies.  I cut the grass from Rich Cactus sugar stock.  Then I began to adhere the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to some of the images for added sparkle. 
Here is the Llamazing You stamp set from RG Avenue that I used to create today's card: 
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I hope you have enjoyed this llamazing box card!  Thanks for visiting and Happy New Year's Eve!

XO, Crystal 

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You Are Llamazing

12/5/2019

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Hi friends!  I know that technically today's card says "You are llamazing," but it is actually MY birthday today! So, while you are all pretty llamazing, so am I!  Cheers, it's a fiesta!  Today I am celebrating my 21st birthday!
For the second time. . .  ; )
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Card details:

The base of this slimline card ( measuring 8 1/2" x 3 1/2") is made from Black Taffy cardstock.  I cut a 8 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock and adhered it directly to the black card base.  In the upper left corner I stamped the sentiment "You are llamazing" in Black Taffy sugar cube.  Using a grassy border die, I die cut the grass from Rich Cactus cardstock.  I stamped all of the images from the RG Avenue "Stick Together" stamp set in Black Taffy sugar cube and colored the images with Copic markers.  I ran the colored images through my Scan & Cut to cut them out.  Then I began adhering the images to the card using foam adhesive for added dimension.  I arranged the cacti in a rainbow pattern from red to violet.  I added a couple randomly placed rhinestones at the top of the card filling up the white space.  Lastly, I added a coat of Dazzling Pat to all the images for added sparkle. 
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Stick Together stamp set by RG Avenue
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Thanks for sharing in my birthday celebration here with me.  Cheers to many more!

XO, Crystal

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Hola

8/28/2019

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Hola, mis amigos!  Today we're taking a break from the fall themed cards, just so I can try to appease the readers who maybe aren't yet ready to embrace the fall season.  I'm all about keeping everyone happy, which is virtually impossible I know, yet still I try!  : )  The next few weeks and months will be a creative blend of fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and, (dare I say?) Christmas, with lots of randomness in between.  I like the simplicity of today's card, but I'm bummed that I used the best sentiment on the inside of the card and failed to take a picture of it!  So, just pretend you're the recipient of this card and when you open it, you read "Another birthday?  No probllama!"  And then we laugh and laugh!  LOL.
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Card details:

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  Using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Nesting Rectangle dies, I cut the first layer from Old Olive cardstock.  Next I cut a 5" x 3 3/4" sheet of white cardstock and adhered it directly to the Old Olive scalloped cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment at the top of the card in Tuxedo Memento Black ink.  I stamped the llama, cactus, sombrero and blanket on a separate sheet of white cardstock in Tuxedo Memento Black ink and colored the images with Spectrum Noir markers.  I die cut the images using the coordinating Honey Bee diecuts and adhered them to the card using 3M foam adhesive for added dimension.  Lastly I added a coat of Clear Wink of Stella to the cactus, blanket and sombrero for some subtle sparkle. 
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Here is the No Probllama stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps that I used to create today's card:
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Adios amigos!  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderfully creative day!

XO, Crystal

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