The patterned paper and stamp set is from Crafty Stamp Co. The stamp set is Party Piggies and the patterned paper collection is called Party Power. It is one of my favorites because the colors are so vivid and bright. Right up my alley.
This card was based on a sketch, and I just love all the different angles and edges.
Sandy
The background on this card is a shimmery silver cardstock that has been embossed using the Altenew Woven Basket 3D Embossing Folder. Once it is embossed, I used the large rectangle die from Emily Moore Designs Card Sentiment Dies. This die cuts your cardstock at 5.25" x 4.0" which is just perfect because I like to leave a small border around all of my card fronts to "frame" them out.
The sentiment is from an old Honey Bee Stamp Set. I believe it is called Journey. There is also a Journey Die Set that has a simple shadow and a more decorative shadow, which is the one that I used.
The moth is by Emily Moore Designs. It is called Make A Moth: Loralei. I used shimmer card stock for this little guy. One thing that I like to do when I work with these small and intricated dies, is to use an adhesive sheet on the back of the paper, so that it is easier to place those little pieces. When I sit down to make this moth, I like to create several at a time so that I can mix and match different colors and piece. Another thing I also do is combine the different bits and pieces from the other Make A Moth Die Sets. This is a perfect way to stretch not only your dies, but you creativity. I can spend a whole afternoon, playing with these sets.
One of the things I really like to do to tie the whole card together, is use the pieces that are cut from the die that is intended to embellish the moth to actually embellish the rest of the card.
I am just thrilled with how this card turned out. I think the colors are just perfect for a moth. What do you think?
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Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you are sharing a little love one card at a time.
Supplies:
Copic Colors:
I have a process video up on the Trinity Stamps YouTube channel if you would like to see how I put it all together.
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Thanks for stopping by!
Sandy
This is Make A Splash Meadow by Crafty Stamp Co. Isn't she just the most adorable little mermaid? She's just swimming along with her little jellyfish friend from the Just Jelling Stamp Set.
This card is set on a backdrop of patterned paper from the Mermaid Dreams collection. And of course, no mermaid would be without a ring of bubbles, which I cut from pearlized vellum using the Bubble Wreath Die.
Isn't she just beautiful? I am just in love with this card.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have some summer adventures planned.
Sandy
The stamp set I used is from Crafty Stamp Co. and was from the January 2025 Craft Crew Kit called Stitched With Love Meadow. I also used their 6 x 6 Patterned Paper Pack: Power Party.
Background Papers:
COPIC Colors:
To create this card, I stamped this little guy on a 5.5" x 4.25" Hammermill Cardstock, Premium Color Copy, 100lb paper. I always use this paper for ink blending. I will use it for Copic coloring occasionally when I need a larger surface but always for ink blending and hot foiling. I prefer to use X-Press It Blending Card but it is pretty expensive, so I use it mostly to stamp smaller images and cut them out with dies or my scan and cut. I used a post it not to make a mask to cover this guy so I can ink blend the background. I used an old stencil from My Favorite Things. I used Speckled Egg and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink.
I colored him in the following Copic colors:
They also have a new patterned paper carl Goin' Campin' which just ties the whole theme together.
I used Copic Markers in the following colors to color in Meadow and her gear:
This was such a fun card to make, and little Miss Meadow made me smile the whole time.
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing day!
Sandy
Hello friends! Today is
release day for some really cute new goodies by Trinity Stamps.
I fell in love with the new Arcade Machine
Builder Set and the 8 Bit Birthday Stamp Set. This set brings up memories of when my
husband and I were first married and how we would spend a couple of hours at
the arcade every Sunday before we went grocery shopping for the week and if we
could afford it, may a pizza from our favorite pizza place.
To start this card, I wanted to have a subtle background for the base of my machine. I used the Starfield Letterpress Stamping Die along with a teal-colored foil.
Once I have that foiled, I will start laying out the die
pieces that will create my machine. I am
using a few different colors of cardstock to create some increased depth on the
machine.
For the hot pink cardstock, it put some wide adhesive on the back of the paper. Doing
this will really help me with getting those super skinny trim pieces and
lettering on the machine without struggling to not make a horrible mess with liquid
glue.
To create the frame for the machine screen, I used the two pieces
with a little temporary tape to create it.
I have added adhesive to the back of the gray cardstock because I will be using it to cut out some really tiny pieces that will create the joysticks and the doors at the bottom of the machine.
When I am using die sets that have a number of teeny tiny pieces, I usually make sure that my cardstock has an adhesive sheet behind it. I also have a small strip of Teflon Heat Resistant Sheet to place them on. I find this extremely helpful when I have to use the same die several times with different colors of cardstock. I just pick my little pieces out of the die and place them on the sheet. They stay put and release easily when I need to permanently place them. I am going to use this sheet to hold all my little pieces until I need them. It is also helpful if you are going to do a little ink shading on them.
As with most pieces I die cut, I dust my edges with a little
ink to help define them and give them a little dimension. I have done that on all the larger pieces.
Now I have cut a piece of cardstock to 3” x 5.5” for the
base of my machine. Once the whole machine
is assembled it is almost 5.75 inches tall, which makes it perfect for a slimline
card.
I will start at the bottom of the machine and start building up to make sure everything is nicely aligned. I will also start to add the hot pink trim and lettering as I go. I will hold off on the little instrument panel until I have completed the machine.
As I am moving up the machine, I will use the screen die to
cut out an opening for the shaker element of my card.
The instrument panel is the last piece that I will work
on. I used my Pickup Stick to help me
with the placement. I don’t press anything
down until I have all the pieces where I want them and balanced as best I can.
To really “plus” up this card, I am using some twinkle
lights from Pearblossom Press which you can also purchase from Trinity. To make my Arcade sign sparkle, I poked three
hole in it space across the top.
Next, I used regular tape to place my light in the little openings and to hold the little wires down the side of the card. I also taped the light panel where I wanted it at the center bottom of the machine.
To create the push button at the bottom of the machine, I used the Slide and Spin Die Set to cut out my pieces from scrap cardstock. I also stamped the word “push” on the button so the recipient know what to do.
For the machine screen, I used the screen die to cut a piece
of very dark cardstock. Using the 8-Bit
Birthday Stamp Set, I heat embossed the sentiment using white embossing
powder.
Since this is a mini slimline card, I have a piece of black
cardstock cut to 3.5” x 6”. I use my
machine to help me place where I want my screen place on the card since it is
the background on my shaker element.
After I put a piece of acetate over the screen opening, I
used 3mm black foam tape to not only create my shaker well and light panel area
but to support the rest of the machine.
Since I didn’t create my shaker well on the actual design base, I carefully sprinkled my shaker bits on the center of the screen. This is a little more tricky way to build a shaker card, but with the lights, it made more sense to me to do it this way.
To finish up the front of this card, I will carefully place
and center my machine on the 3.5” x 6.0” piece of black cardstock.
To create my actual card base, I cut a piece of black
cardstock at 7.0” x 6” and scored it at 3.5” on the 7.0” side.
For the inside sentiment, I used the 8-Bit Stamps set again to stamp it on a piece of white cardstock cut to 3.0” x 5.5”. I centered and glued it to the inside of my card base.
To completely finish my card, I glued it to the card
base.
Wow!!!! What a fun card don’t you think???? This one may have to go to my youngest son
who still has a warm place in his heart for these retro arcade machines.
Thank you so much for spending time with me today.
Sandy
Emily Moore Designs has a couple of die sets that makes short work of a beautiful card. They are; Card Sentiments Die Set and Decorative Sentiments Die Set.
The paper is from 6" x 8" paper pack by 49 and Market called Whispering Way. I believe it has been discontinued which totally breaks my heart. I used the large rectangle die from the Card Sentiment Die Set. This die cuts your paper to 5.25" x 4.0", which is perfect if you like to have a thin border around you card front. I just leave this die out on my table because I use it for all my A-2 cards. I also used another die from this set to cut out the two thin flags on the upper right corner.
In the Decorative Sentiments Die Set, has a really nice tag die along with another die that fits perfectly on the tag. I used the sentiment from the Unity Stamp Co. Stamp called Jessica Girl. This is one of my favorite sentiments because it is so powerful.
The sentiment "It's Your Journey" is a combination of two stamp set by Trinty Stamps. I used Simply Sentimental: Faith and Simply Sentimental: Birthday. I love their Simply Sentimental Series because you can build so many different sentiments.
This would be such a great card to give to that one person who has persevered and overcome a difficulty.
If you would like to receive a 10% discount from the Emily Moore Designs Shop, use this link: https://emilymooredesigns.com/?aff=19 and use Discount Code: SANDY10 at checkout.
I do receive a small commission from Emily Moore Designs at no cost to you. I am very thankful and grateful for any purchases that help me to continue to create content for this blog.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing day!
Sandy
Hello there friends! I am so excited to share this card with you today. I just love Crafty Stamp Co.'s Positive Tate. He just always makes me smile. This stamp set is called, Positive Tates Ocean's Adventures. Of course, he is also on one of my favorite patterned papers called, Shark Bait.
In this stamp set, he is just living his best life on the beach whether he is just floating along:
Checking out the sea life with his mask and snorkel.
Or swimming with the sharks!
I used COPIC markers in the following colors:
I would definitely enjoy spending a day on the beach with him. How about you?
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have some beach time in your future.
Sandy
Emily Moore Designs has some really great dies that come in sets, that makes a card in less than a half an hour. Who wouldn't just love that????
For this card, I used almost every die in this set and I love the way it turned out.
Emily also has a stamp set called, All The Happy Things, which I have been using a lot. There are a ton of different sentiments included with it and a lot of them are sentiments, that are unusual but often needed. It is a great set and you may want to check it out.
If you would like to receive a 10% discount from the Emily Moore Designs Shop, use this link: https://emilymooredesigns.com/?aff=19 and use Discount Code: SANDY10 at checkout.
I do receive a small commission from Emily Moore Designs at no cost to you. I am very thankful and grateful for any purchases that help me to continue to create content for this blog.
Let me know if you are a paper collector also ....and more importantly, do you actually use it?
Sandy
Hello! I get asked all the time to make cards to celebrate courage, bravery, resilience, strength, hope, etc. So, I have decided to spend an afternoon or two a month creating cards for just those requests.
These will be quick posts and will just highlight the supplies that I used.
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I used the Make A Moth: Betty by Emily Moore Designs for the large die cut moth in the corner. When I work with these moths, I made several at a time so that I can mix and match the different colors and elements. The changes are very subtle, but it is always interesting to see which colors pop when you mix them up.
