You Are s-BLEND-id

 Hello!  Today I have a really fun and colorful shaker card using my favorite mice and the new Lawn Fawn Build A Blender die.  I had a lot of fun with all the bright colors on this card.

In order to fit everything on this card, I made it 5.25" x 5.25".  I didn't have cardstock or patterned paper as bright as I was wanting it, so I used my Copic Air Brush System to created my own using all different colors to achieve the colors I was looking for.  I really like to do this because there is such a pretty subtle shine on the paper when you are done.  

Stamps:

• You Autumn Know
• Henry Junior's ABC's

Dies:  

• Henry's ABC's
• Build A Blender
• Build A Drink
• Build A Drink Cocktail Add On
• Build A Drink Mason Jar Add On

Stencil:

• Tropical Leaves Stencil

This card just puts a smile on my face!  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a s-blend-id day!!!

Sandy

Terrific Tulips

 Hello!  I am up on the Scrapbook Pal blog today with this card.   The official day of Spring in only one day away, how exciting is that?  There is no better way to celebrate than to give a bouquet of those beautiful tulips that will be popping up soon.  However, we don't have to wait because we can make our own.

The background of the card is an off white piece of cardstock cut to 4" x 5.25" with Lawn Fawn's Outside In Stitched Rectangles. I ran it through my die cut machine using the Altenew Masonry Wall 3-D. To add a little bit more texture and interest, I touched up the edges with Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink and then spritzed it with Antique Linen Distress Spritz.  I placed it on a teal colored piece of cardstock that was cut to 4.25" x 5.5" using the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle die.

The bouquet wrap is cut from a thin burlap using the Lawn Fawn Flower Bouquet Wrap.  I gently touched up the edges of the wrap using Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.  I cut the stems and leaves from a medium green cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Terrific Tulips die.  I touched up those edges with a little Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide Ink.  

The petals of the tulips are cut from a light yellow cardstock.  To give them a variegated appearance, I inked Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink concentrating the color at the bottom and then drawing it up to the top of the petal.  Once those were dry, I attached the stems but left the leaves off.  

Once I have the tulips placed in the warp, I will go back and add the leaves where they seem fit. Using a piece of hemp twine.  

To finish up the card, I will adhere the bouquet along with the sentiment banner using Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue.  The sentiment is stamped using Henry's Build A Sentiment: Spring stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then cut out with Lawn Fawn's Everyday Sentiment Banners.  To "plus it up", I added a few little pearls from Honey Bee Stamps North Pole Pearl Stickers.  

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have found a little inspiration from this card. Happy Spring!

Sandy

Tail Waggers

 Hello!  Today I have a couple more dog themed cards.  I really like the new Honey Bee Stamps Pet-Tastic collection.  It is is a nice collection of all kinds of pets - even a hamster.  You might want to check it out.

I made the background paper using a technique that I learned from Carrie Rhoades, @carrierhoades, on a Live YouTube for Trinity Stamps.  She made a really cool dinosaur background paper for a tri-fold card.  If you would like to check it out, here's the link - Double Window Trifold Card.  I also have a YouTube video that shows the process, only it was for a couple of different cards.  The link for that video is - Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers Large Dogs.

I used the Trinity Stamps Emergency Card Essentials Die, to cut the background paper along with the other decorative elements.  The Corgi and the Bulldog, are stamps from the Honey Bee Stamps Tail Waggers stamp collection.  I stamped the images with Uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide Ink.

The sentiment is stamped and die cut from the Honey Bee Stamps Pet-tastic stamp set.  

These are a couple of really quick cards to make, especially when you use the Emergency Essential Die Set #1.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Sandy

Love Is A Four Legged Word

 Hi there cardmaking friends!  Today I have a couple of cards that I created with some of the new goodies from Honey Bee Stamps new Pet-Tastic collection.  When I was growing up, we always had little lap dogs but the guy I married had two big Chow-Chows and ever since Pogo and Pepper, we have always had big boys.

The backgrounds for these cards were created with new technique that I learned from watching a Live YouTube that Carrie Rhoades, @carrierhoades.  She made the cutest tri-fold card with background paper she created with small dies and Simon Hurley Stamping Foam.  Here is the link if you want to take a peek at her creation - it is super cute.  Double Window Tri-Fold Card - Trinity Stamps.

When I saw the Pet Friends dies from Honey Bee I knew right away that I was going to give it a try.  To start off, I took a piece of chipboard cut at 4.5" x 5.75" and placed strips of double sided adhesive strips across one side of the board.  Then I adhered the individual dies from the Pet Friends die set randomly over the board.  

Next, I used my heat tool to warm up the surface of the stamping foam and then chipboard, die side down, on the foam and firmly pressed it.  It should leave a nice imprint of the dies when the chipboard is removed.  

I rubbed Distress Oxide Ink over the top of the foam pad and then spritzed it lightly.  I then took a piece of cardstock, cut to 5.5" x 6.0" and pressed it lightly on top of the wet pad.  For these two cards, I used Broken China and Salvaged Patina for the background colors.  I am linking the YouTube video I created at the bottom of this post if you want to watch the process.  Once the cardstock is dry, I will cut them to 4.0" x 5.25".

For the dogs, I used Honey Bee's Lovely Layers Large Dog dies to cut out different colors of scrap cardstock to create each one.  The Burmese Mountain Dog is cut from three different browns, along with a cream, black and pink.  I added Pumice Stone and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks to the outside edges to create a little more definition.  I also popped the head up with some thin foam squares.

For the Yellow Lab, I used four different colors of creamy/tan cardstock.  To get the color I was looking for, I used Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide Ink.  I applied the ink along the edges and then pulled it into the body.  I did try to keep his chest a little lighter.  

I personally prefer to use liquid glue to put my dogs together.  I find that it give me time to push and wiggle the little pieces into place.  

For the sentiment on these cards, I used Honey Bee's Pet-Tastic Sentiments stamps and coordinating dies.  

Once the front panels of my cards were complete, I adhered them to a complimentary colored piece of cardstock cut to 5.5" x 4.25" and then adhered to a blank card base.  

I love the way these cards turned out and it will be nice to have them on hand to send to fellow dog lovers.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing day!

Sandy