Brain Fuel

 It's a new month and a new Anatomically Adorable Stamp and Die Set by Trinity Stamps!  This one is called No Brainer.  If you are Craft Roulette follower, this is the set for you - it actually has a sentiment that says "Kiss Your Brain".  I will probably do another one or two cards from this set, so I may incorporate that sentiment in the next one. However, nothing comes between me and my "Brain Fuel" every morning.

For this card, I wanted a little bit of shimmer so I decided to use the Starfield Letterpress with Teal Glimmer Foil on a light turquoise cardstock to use as base of my cup.  I combined the latte die pieces from both the Take Out Coffee Cup Shaped Die Set and the Coffee On The Go Die Set to create the shaker well.  I taped the two pieces together and used this combined piece to cut out seven pieces from 110lb white cardstock.  I glued them together and used a Copic maker to color in the sides on the outside and the inside so that they match the cardstock that I used for the card base.  Before I took the dies apart, I used them to cut the shape from the foiled cardstock.  I used the inside piece as the background for the inside of my shaker.   

To make sure the top of the cup was the same height as the bottom, I cut the top using the die from the Take Out Coffee Cup Shaped Die Set eight times from the scrap 110lb cardstock and glued them together.  One of the great things about this die set is that it comes with a stencil to shade the cup top.  I used the stencil on white cardstock and shaded with the ink left in my Shading Sidekick Blending Brush.  Once I got all my pieces glued together, I glued them to the front of the card that I had cut out. Before I sealed the card with a piece of acetate, I sprinkled in the embellishments. The shaker pieces are a shop exclusive called Limited Edition Coffee Themed Mix.  

Once it was sealed up, I glued the foiled cardstock and the ink shaded top to the top of may card.  I used the die to cut out the label and circle from patterned paper.

I colored my brain, (ha! ha! - that sounds funny),with Copic markers in; R81, RV91, RV32.

I used the Graham Cracker Alphabet Die Set to cut my lettering for the sentiment.  I used two colors of cardstock to create a shadow on the letters to help them stand out a little better on the acetate.  

For the inside of the card, I used the dies to cut out white cardstock to "beef" up the back of the card and give me a nice area for the sentiment.  I used the Supporting Script Sentiments to stamp in the sentiment.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you jump on over to the Trinity Stamps shop and grab one of these Anatomically Adorable sets for yourself.

Sandy

Buzzy Bee Meadow

 Hello and happy March!  It is inspiration week over at Crafty Stamp Co.  Today I am sharing one of my favorite young ladies...Meadow. This adorable Meadow and her little buzzy friends are from the Buzzy Bee Meadow Stamp Set.  I have also used the new Buzzy Bees 6x6 Paper Pack to add that fun spring feel.

I used Copic markers to color Meadow and her buzzin' pals in the following colors:

• Y21, YR24, YR18 - Hair
• E0000, E000, E00, E11 - Skin
• B0000- Wings
• B41, B52 - Dress Skirt
• Y00, Y11, Y13 - Dress Top
• T0, T1, T2, T4, T6 - Bees

I shopped my stash to find a find a hexagon die that would tie the whole project together.  

The sentiment is included in the stamp set and is just perfect for this card.

This is one of my favorite versions of Meadow and there are quite a few - she is definitely the girl out about town.  You might want to check her out on the Crafty Stamp Co website.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope it is an amazing one!

Sandy

Peep Trio

 

Hello and Happy March!!!  Gosh I think February may seem longer than January.  Today I have a card that I had made a video of, but I had some major computer issues and lost it all.  I hate when that happens.  At least I still had the still photos.  This card was created with a new die from Trinity Stamps.  Shaker cards are one of my favorites to make and I thought that this die would make the perfect shaker window.

For the background on this card, I used the Retro Diamond Pattern 6x9 Layered Stencil.  The colors are, Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink.  Once I had all my colors stenciled, I spattered my background with watered down Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink. I trimmed it to 5.25" x 4.0".

I laid the Peep Trio Die in the center of the card and ran it through my die cut machine.  I did the same thing on a piece of medium cardstock.  I cut one more trio from a light lavender cardstock.  

I centered my inked background piece on another piece of medium purple cardstock cut to 5.5" x 4.25" to find out where to place my lavender trio, which will be the background of my shaker well.

Using a 1/4" 2mm foam tape, I went around the outside of my bunnies to make my shaker well.  I used more foam tape to cover where the inked paper would rest to make sure it was supported.  

I filled my wells with Pool, Honeydew and Bubblegum Sparkle Spots and a little of Green Gleam Chunky Shreds.  

I laid my inked background on top of the foam tape with the adhesive exposed and sealed up my card. Make sure to put a piece of acetate over you little peep window!

For the sentiment, I used the new Simply Sentimental: Easter Coordinating Die along with the Simply Sentimental: Happy Coordinating Die Set.  I used the same color of cardstock that I used for the rest of the card so it would be too busy.

For the sentiment on the inside of the card, I used the new Simply Sentimental:Easter Stamp Set with a pretty purple ink.  I decorated the inside with one of the peeps from the set and a little bit of left over inked paper at the bottom.  

This turned out to be a really cute card don't you think?

Thank you for stopping by today.  

Sandy

Empty Tomb

Hello!  Today I have a card that was created with a new Trinity Stamps Die Set called Empty Tomb.  I think this turned out so be such a pretty card and it was very quick and easy to make.  

I started with the background on this card.  I ink blended Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Ink on a piece of white cardstock.

I cut the two hillsides from strips of medium brown paper 2" by 5.5" and 2.5" x 5.5".  I dusted the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink and glued them to the bottom of my background. I cut the stone and the tomb opening from the same cardstock and added the same color of distress oxide ink to the pieces, only I made sure to add more than I did on the hill borders.  The crosses were cut from a dark brown cardstock and glued to the top of the hill.

For the sentiment, I used the new Simply Sentimental-Faith Die Cut Set.  I cut it from gold glitter cardstock.  

I always like to have a solid border around my card fronts, so once this card front was created, I cut it down to 5.25" x 4.0".  I glued it to a piece of solid colored cardstock that was the usual A-2 size, which is 5.5" x 4.25".

For the inside of this card, I used the new Simply Sentimental-Easter Stamp Set to stamp the sentiment.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you are getting ready for a wonderful Spring season!

Sandy