Treats On The Beach

 Hello!  It seems that I am getting in the mood for a trip to the beach!  This colorful shaker card was created with a couple of newer Trinity Stamps products and a couple of their older ones.  I got the idea to create this little treat shop while I was making a card with both the new A-2 Window Box Card Die Cut and the Gashapon Machine Die Cut.

I have a process video up on YouTube for you if you would like to follow along: https://youtu.be/PJIKdNlnQl4

Supplies:

  A-2 Window Box Card Die Set

  Gashapon Machine Die Set

  Frosty  Cafe Stamp Set

  Frosty Cafe Coordinating Die Set

  Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set

  Summer Gnome Fun Coordinating Die Set

  Gnomies Under the Sea Stamp Set

  Puffy Cloud Layers Stencil

  Pool Sparkle Spots

  Honeydew Sparkle Spots

  Bubblegum Sparkle Spots

  Iridescent Strawberry Shaker Pops

  Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink

  Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink

  Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink

  Copic markers in the following colors: 

• E000, E00, E11 - Skin
• C1, C3, C5 - Beard
• BOO, BG01, FBG2 - Hat
• YG00, YG13, YG05 - Green
• Y00, Y02 - Yellow
• RV10, RV02 - Light Pink
• RV04, RV06 - Hot Pink
• Y18, Y38 - Orange

I just absolutely love how this card turned out.  Make sure to check out my YouTube channel to see how I put it all together:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are looking forward to a little vacation travel this summer.

Sandy

Crafty Crew Kit by Crafty Stamp Co.

 Hello!  This is my final card featuring Meadow from the Crafty Crew Kit by Crafty Stamp Co.

This has been such a fun set to play with.  Pre-orders end on April 15th, so jump on over to the Crafty Stamp Co. shop and get your order put it.  Shipping is scheduled for May 5 - just in time for the summer travel season.

I used my favorite pattern from the patterned paper collection in this kit.  I used the stencil, which also comes in the kit with some Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink.  I also used the left over ink in my blending brush to dust my edges.  I also watered down some ink to spatter on my paper to add a little dimension and interest.

I colored Meadow with Copic Markers in the following colors:

• E00, E11, E33 - skin
• E50, E51, E53 - hair
• R20, R21, R22 - skirt
• B000, B41, B52 - shorts & top shading
• YG61, G82, G24 - scooter
• C2, C3, C4 - seat and headlight
• T1, T3, T5 - tires

For the sentiment, I used one from the stamp set.  I stamped the flowers at the front and back of the sentiment and fussy cut the piece.  

I popped up Meadow and the sentiment on foam dots to give the card some extra dimension.

To add a little extra to the upper left corner, I gathered a piece of the white organza ribbon that comes in the Monthly Subscriber Kit and anchored it to a pink button, which was included in the January Monthly Subscriber Kit.  

Once my card front was finished, I attached it to a card base.  The card base was created by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 5/5" x 8.5" and scoring it at 4.25" and then folding it.

I think that this makes a very lovely notecard.  What do you think?

I have attached a link at the bottom of this post if you would like to follow along in the process.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you have a few trips planned for this summer!

Sandy

#314 Craft Roulette - Catherine Pooler

 Hello!  Today I have a card to share with you based on the current Craft Roulette Challenge.  I haven't played for a few weeks but I took an afternoon to see what the wheel had in store for this challenge.  I have to say that this card didn't pull together in my head right away, but as I was looking through my stash it started coming together.

Parameters:

• PROJECT:  Zoyfold
• COLORS: Easter Egg
• ELEMENTS: Seal(s)(ing)
• RANDOM:  4-Squares

I was pretty sure that a walrus was part of the seal family but confirmed it with my friend Siri.  The walrus and sentiment are a Catherine Pooler Stamp Set called Aw Shucks!  I have had this stamp for a couple of years buy haven't used it.  I didn't have the die, so I fussy cut it after I colored it.  The anchors are from a Lawn Fawn Stamp Set called, Smooth Sailing.

I never thought that I would be using these colors for this stamp set but the wheel was in charge, so I went with softer colors that you might find on Easter Eggs.  

I am really happy with the way this card turned out.  

Thanks for stopping by!  

Sandy

Toad Trip

 

Hello!  It is just a bout time for a road trip - or did I mean Toad Trip?  Today I have a card that I created with a new stamp set that is included in the May Crafty Crew Kit by Crafty Stamp Co.  This is such a fun kit to start the traveling season!  Jump on over to their website to pre-order this kit.  The pre-order window closes on April 15th!

Also, the patterned paper in this kit is absolutely adorable.  I loved every print - so much that I didn't want to use it and just put it in my stash to look at and pet later.  But........ I wound up using quite a bit of it for a few different travel themed cards.  Now, I can't give the cards away ... just kidding.

Since I was using several different prints, I felt like I needed to separate the layers a little, so I decided to make this a shaker card.  Once I built my well on the cute paper with the clouds and airplanes, I adhered the travel accessories on top of that paper.  I added in my embellishments and then sealed it with a sheet of acetate.

Next, I put my traveling toads on some stamp shapes that I had cut out with some dies in my stash.  I used the green plaid and the sky background paper.  Once those were assembled, I glued them on top of my acetate leaving room for the sentiment which is from the same stamp collection.  

To tie everything together, I trimmed out the card with a frame cut from the blue polka dot paper.

 For this card, I colored all my little friends and their travel icons with Copic markers in the following colors:

• YG23, YG17, G07
• B21, B23, B45
• R14, R17, R29

To finish up this card, I applied it to a card base.  The card base is a piece of white cardstock cut to 5.5" x 8.5" scored at 4.25" and folded in half.  

I didn't put sentiment inside the card because I think this would make a great note card!  What do you think?  

I am linking a process video down below if you want more precise details.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a "Toad Trip" in your future.

Sandy