Archive | June 2024

Little Girl Gnome and Pup!

Jun27

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Little Girl Gnome & Pup from the new June 2024 release that I made. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “you’re so doggone cute!” and “I wuff you”. All my life, I grew up with pets. They always brought so much joy and laughter to the home and were all so unique!

To make this card, I began with a 5.5″ x 4.25 base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the same size as the base and was adhered to the card using double-sided tape. Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was cut to the same size as the base. I spritzed the front and back of the cardstock and then using Kraftin’ Kimmie – Pawprints 2 stencil, a rubber mat and my Cuttlebug, I embossed the paper. With the stencil still in place on the paper, using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot and Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple and small blending brushes, I inked the pawprints and hearts. Once this was done, I cut the paper to the size of 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ and adhered it to the black background using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image and sentiment were coloured in with Copic markers. The freckles were applied to the cheeks using Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen and the eyes and nose for the dog were added using a Sakura Glaze – Black pen. Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen was applied for the dot in the eyes and accent on the nose for the dog.

My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out was used to die cut the image. I applied a border around the image and sentiment using Recollections – Black cardstock. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to both the image and sentiment and they were centered on the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Little Girl Gnome & Pup

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Stencil: Kraftin’ Kimmie – Pawprints 2

Miscellaneous: Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000, R30, R24

Hair: YR68, YR31, YR18, Y38

Dress and Hat: V17, V15, V12

Shirt: Y17, Y15, Y11

Shoes: E27, E25, E23

Puppy: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, R27, R24, R22

Sky: B60, B02, B01, B00, B000, C00, Colorless Blender

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Floral Mug!

Jun19

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Floral Coffee Cup from the new June 2024 release. This stamp also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Wonderful in every way” and “Enjoy the little moments”. Love how this image can be used with so many wonderful sentiments to fit any occasion!

I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock. Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones was cut to the same size and then adhered directly to the base using double-sided tape. Momenta – Cardstock was also cut to the same size as the base and then Nuvo Glimmer Paste – Moonstone was applied to it using Kraftin’ Kimmie – Krafty Kaleidoscope stencil. I thought this gave it some nice added sparkle! Once it was all dry, I cut the paper to the size of 5.25″ x 4″. With a blending brush and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salvaged Patina, I inked around  the outer edges. The finished piece was applied to the background paper using double-side tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Copics were used to colour in the image and then it was fussy cut.  U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the finished image and it was popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Floral Coffee Cup

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salvaged Patina

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Momenta – Cardstock, Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones

Stencil: Kraftin’ Kimmie – Krafty Kaleidoscope

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Nuvo Glimmer Paste – Moonstone, Blending Brush

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21

Flowers: E15, Y17, Y15, Y08, RV19, RV17, RV14, RV000

Mug: BG15, BG13, BG11,BG10

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.

Father’s Day Fishing Gnome!

Jun16

Today I’m sharing a Father’s Day card using Polkadoodles – Fishing Gnome For Men – Bundle that I made for my dad who lives to fish! Happy Father’s Day to all of the father’s out there and I hope you all enjoy your special day!

In Microsoft Word, I created a 5.5″ x 5.5″ outline and then imported the background paper first. Next, I created another box as a guideline and inserted the image into it and centered it on the patterned paper. I then brought in the little bait box and sized it to fit next to the chair. Lastly, I inserted the sentiments from the same digital stamp set and changed the background on them to a blue, leaving the black outline around the text. I moved one sentiment to the top and the other to the bottom. Once I was satisfied on how everything looked, I printed it out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card with my HP Printer.

The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then attached to the base card of 5.5″ x 5.5″. Lastly, I added some stickles to the dragonflies wings to give them a little bit of added sparkle.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Polkadoodles – Fishing Gnome For Men – Bundle

Inks: HP Printer, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Faded Jeans

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Polkadoodles – Gnome Men Fishing – printable paper patterns

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E25, E23, E21

Hat: B99, B97, B95, B91

Shoes: B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, N2, N1, N0

Shirt: B26, B23, B21

Cattails: E27, E25, E23

Fishing Rod and Ball: E59, E57, E55, YR09, YR07, YR04, YG07, YG06, YG03, Y08, Y06

Water: B24, BG13, BG11, BG10, BG02, BG01, BG000

Bag and Bait Box: E89, E87, E84, E81, C3, C2, C1

Grass and Leaves: G19, YG25, YG23, YG21

Chair: E49, E47, E44, E34

Dragonflies: BV00, BV000, BG10, Stickles – Diamond

Sky and Clouds: B01, B00, B000, B0000, BG70, C0, C00, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Also entered into
https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2024/06/wk-24-card-making-paper-craft-challenge.html

Enjoy The Little Moments

Jun7

Today, I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Floral Branch Frames from the new June 2024 release and the sentiment from KLM Digital Design – Floral Coffee Cup. The floral frames stamp set comes with 4 beautiful floral frames to choose from. I love these frames because you can use them for so many different occasions.

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut Momenta – Cardstock paper to the same size for the background and applied it directly to the base using double-sided tape. With a Cuttlebug, I die cut the Lattice background using Pinkfresh Studio – Elongated Lattice die and Recollections white cardstock. Zig 2 way glue was applied to the back of the die cut and it was adhered to the base.

The image was imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image with Copic markers listed below and then applied iCraft – deco foil adhesive pen around the circle frame border. Once the glue was dry, I rubbed on some gold foil from Prima (Rub-On) Foils – Jolly. This was my very first time trying this and I wasn’t quite satisfied as the border wasn’t completely smooth. I tested a small piece of paper on the side with some Zig 2 way glue with a finer point and waited for the glue to dry. I tried using the gold foil on this and saw that it worked. Yay! So once again, I repeated the process and went around the circle with the Zig glue this time and the rubbed the foil on to make the circle smoother. I will definitely be trying to use this technique more often now for sure.

The image was fussy cut and then popped up onto the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. Lastly, to add a little bit of bling to the card, I applied some random Pixie Dust Glittered – YNS Gumdrops.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  KLM Digital Design – Floral Branch Frames, KLM Digital Design – Floral Coffee Cup

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Momenta – Cardstock, Recollections – White Cardstock

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio – Elongated Lattice

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Prima (Rub-On) Foils – Jolly, iCraft – deco foil adhesive pen, Zig 2 way glue, YNS Gumdrops – Pixie Dust Glittered, Uni Posca Pen – Yellow

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Flower Top and Bottom: V17, V15, V12, V000, YR12, E15, Uni Posca Pen – Yellow

Centre Flower: V09, V06, V04, V000, YR12, E15, Uni Posca Pen – Yellow

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21

Inner Circle Background: G000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at KLM Designs, KLM Digital Design Team and KLM Digital Designs on the Facebook Fan page from the rest of our design team.