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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.

Mandala #6 – Thank You

May31

Today, I’m sharing a Thank You card using KLM Digital Design – Mandala #6 from the new May 2024 release. I fell in love with this Mandala and thought it would make a great flower!

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut some designer paper that I had for the background and applied it directly to the base using double-sided tape. With a Cuttlebug, I die cut the trellis background using Recollections white cardstock and Pinkfresh Studio – Dotted Lattice die. The leaves were die cut from some scrap green cardstock and Spellbinders Cutting Dies – Southern Magnolia.

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 I fussy cut around it and using a bone folder, curved the petals. The Mandala was popped up onto the top part of the card using 2 layers of 3M Double-Sided Foam Tape in the centre.  I glued the leaves to the card under the mandala, but first I added a slight crease in each of them to round up the sides. To finish off the card, I used some ephemora and popped it up onto the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. Lastly, I added a gem from Forever In Time – Goldent Sunset in the centre of the mandala and some additional gems on the card to give it a bit more sparkle!

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  KLM Digital Design – Mandala #6

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio – Dotted Lattice, Spellbinders Cutting Dies – Southern Magnolia

Miscellaneous: 3M Double-Sided Foam Tape, Ephemera (Thank you), U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Forever In Time – Golden Sunset gems

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mandala Centre: Y19, Y17, Y08

Mandala Inner Flower: RV19, RV17, RV14, RV000

Mandala Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21

Mandala Outer Petals: RV09, RV06, RV04, RV000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Cupcakes and Frosting!

May26

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Floral Cupcake Assortment from the new May 2024 release that I made. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Happy Birthday Cupcake” and “Happiness is only a Cupcake away”, as well as 2 more cupcakes. This stamp set is amazing to create so many different card designs!

To make this card, I began with a 5″ x 5″ base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.. Doodlebug – hey cupcake designer paper was cut to 5″ x 5″ and then it was cut again to 4 x 1.25″ pieces. I applied double-sided tape and liquid glue to the individual pieces and then alternating each side adhered them each to the base card. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry was then applied to all of the edges around the card using a finger dauber.

The images and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The images were coloured in with Copic markers. Using a Cuttlebug and Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles, I die cut each of the cupcakes out using 2.25″ circle die.  Using the finger dauber, I inked around all of the edges of the circles using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry. The sentiment was fussy cut and then adhered to black cardstock and fussy cut again.

U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to all of the pieces and they were popped up onto the card. Lastly, Wink of Stella – Clear was applied to the frosting on the cupcakes.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Floral Cupcake Assortment

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Doodlebug – hey cupcake (6″x6″) paper pad

Dies: Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles

Miscellaneous: Wink of Stella – Clear, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cupcake Wrappers and Flower Centres: E15, Y19, Y17, Y08

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23

Purple Flowers: V17, V15, V12

Red Violet Flower: RV69, RV66, RV63

Icing and Sparkles: Y02, Y00, Y000, Y25, RV17, V12

Shadow: BG000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Birthday Paw-ty!

May25

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Little Boy Gnome & Pup from the new May 2024 release that I made. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “sit happens!” and “the journey of life is sweeter when travelled with a dog”.

To make this card, I began with a 5.5″ x 4.25 base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.. My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers was used to die cut the balloon and party patterned paper from Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time paper pad. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Faded Jeans was then applied to all of the edges around the die cuts. Next, Lawn Fawn – Simple Grassy Hillsides and the Rectangle Frames were used to cut the little bits of grass out of green cardstock.

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 and then I added some extra fur onto the dog by applying PrismaColor Pencils. The freckles were applied to the cheeks using Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen. The sentiment was applied directly onto the base card on the inside using double-sided tape.

The card was now ready to put together. I applied the balloon patterened paper directly to the base card using double-sided tape. The lighter green grass was attached directly to the confetti die cut with double-sided tape. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to both the image and also the darker grass, as well as, the confetti die cut. These were all layered onto the centre front of the card.

Card Recipe:

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

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Green cardstock, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Simple Grassy Hillsides, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

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

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21

Jeans and Hat: B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, C3, C2, C1 (Buttons)

Shoes: C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1

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

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Work Hard, Travel Harder!

Apr28

Today I’m sharing an outdoors camping card using KLM Digital Design – Camper Boy from the new April 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Make S’more memories” and “Let’s go camping!”. One way to see the world is to just hook up the camper and just start driving, letting the adventure take you to all different locations to explore.

I began making my card by creating a 5.5″ x 4.25″ base made from Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I cut Recollections – Black cardstock to the same size and adhered it directly to the base. Authentique – “Rustic Three” paper was cut to 5.25″ x 4″ and then all edges were inked with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Aged Mahagony. This was then centred onto to the black cardstock with 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 was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then fussy cut. The sentiment was cut using a cutter and then it was attached to black cardstock. Once again, I used the cutter to leave a small trim all away around it. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the image and sentiment and they were both popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Camper Boy

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Aged Mahagony

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Authentique – “Rustic Three”, Recollections – Black cardstock

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R22

Hair and Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: E97, E13, E09, E08, E07, B16

Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B91

Belt: E39, E37, E15, YR24, Y35, Y08

Trailer: B69, B66, B63, C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender, White PrismaColor Premier Pencil – PC938 (Windows)

Coffee Cup: E42, E41, E40, E18, E17, E13

Drapes: BG18, BG15, BG13, BG10

Trailer Inside: Y23, Y21, Y00

Trailer Hitch, Door Handle, Curtain Rod: C5, C3, C1

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Fishing Gnome!

Apr23

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Fisherman Gnome from the new April 2024 release that I made for my dad. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “May all your fishes come true” and “…I’m hooked on you”. My dad loves fishing and goes every chance he gets!

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush.

The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then attached to the base card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Fisherman Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

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

Dies \ Stencil: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: C3, C2, C1,C0

Jeans and Hat: B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt: E57, E55, E53

Dock: E79, E57, E53, E23

Fish: YR61, YR02, YR00, R02, W3, W2, W1, Y35, E93

Pole and Sign: C2, C1,C0, C00, W3, W2, W1, Colorless Blender

Fishing Rod and Ball: E27, E25, E23, YR09, YR07, YR04, YG07, YG06, YG03, Y08, Y06, Y04

Water: B93, B91, B45, B41, B32, B05, B02, BG10

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Floral Envelope!

Apr10

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Floral Envelope – Daisy from the new April 2024 release. This stamp also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Happy Mail” and “Just for you”.

I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock. The background was created using Kraftin’ Kimmie – Mountains of Mail stencil and Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo. The same ink was also used to create  a border around the card using a finger dauber.

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 along with the sentiment.  U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the sentiment and image and both were popped up onto the card. Lastly, I added in a few Kraftin’ Kimmie pop dots to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Floral Envelope – Daisy

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo

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

Stencil: Kraftin’ Kimmie – Mountains of Mail

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Kraftin’ Kimmie pop dots

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23

Flowers: E15, YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00, RV69, RV66, RV55, RV000

Shadow: C2, C00, Colorless Blender

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.

Let’s Go Camping!

Mar27

Today I’m sharing an outdoors camping card using KLM Digital Design – Camper Girl from the new March 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Make S’more memories” and “Work hard, travel harder“. As a child, I used to love going camping and sitting around the campfire at night with the family. How about you?

I began making my card by creating a 5.5″ x 4.25″ base made from Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. With blending brushes and Concord & 9th – Cardscapes (C9 Summer Camp) stencils I created the background. I first created the sky using the mountain stencil from the set and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean. I traced the stencil onto some regular copy paper and cut it out with some scissors to get the reverse of the stencil. This was placed over the sky and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lost Shadow was applied onto the scene. With the same stencil as before, I used the opposite side and added in the next layer using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Hickory Smoke. Lastly, for the bottom mountains, I just inked over everything with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Pumice Stone. I taped off the bottom of the card and applied Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn up to the base of the mountains. From the same set, I applied the evergreen trees using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then fussy cut. The edges were all inked with black marker. The sentiment was cut using a cutter. With a blending brush and green ink left over from the forest and trees, I blended some ink over top of the sentiment. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the image and sentiment and they were both popped up onto the card. I added in some small shadows and grass using some water, #1 Paintbrush liner and some ink from Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rustic Wilderness to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Camper Girl

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Salty Ocean, LostShadow, Hickory Smoke, Pumice Stone, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Stencils: Concord & 9th – Cardscapes (C9 Summer Camp)

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Hair: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00

Sweater and Vest: BV04, BV02, BV00, V09, V06, V04

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: C9, C7, C5

Trailer: B69, B66, B63, C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender, White PrismaColor Premier Pencil – PC938 (Windows)

Basket: E15, YR27, YR24, Y35, Y08

Drapes: BG18, BG15, BG13, BG10

Trailer Inside: Y23, Y21, Y00

Trailer Hitch, Door Handle, Curtain Rod: C5, C3, C1

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.

Wedding Cake!

Mar24

Today I’m sharing a Wedding card using KLM Digital Design – Wedding Cake from the new March 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Wishing you both a lifetime of everlasting love and happiness!” and “To love, laughter, and happily everafter”.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug and dies, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was die cut using Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson – Shadow Box Collection- Stitched Lattice Frames and My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers. Momenta – Cardstock was also die cut with the larger layer die. The image was coloured with Copics listed below and then fussy cut. A black marker was then applied all around the edges of the image. The sentiment was fussy cut and applied to Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and then fussy cut again leaving a small border.

The card was now ready to assemble. I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock. Liquid glue was applied to the background pieces and they were applied directly to the purple die cut to join all of the background pieces together. The finished piece was centred directly onto the card base using double-sided tape. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the sentiment and cake and both were popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Wedding Cake

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson – Shadow Box Collection- Stitched Lattice Frames, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23

Flowers: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00, RV69, RV66, RV55, RV0000, V17, V15, V12

Cake: C1, C0,  C00

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.

Bride To Be Gnome!

Mar16

Today I’m sharing a Bride To Be card using KLM Digital Design – Bridal Gnome II from the new March 2024 release. This image also comes with 3 more sentiments, “Congratulations”, “on your engagement” and “on your marriage”. My niece is getting married this year and I thought this would be a wonderful card for her.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug and dies from Spellbinders – Grand Arch 3D card, I die cut the image and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was used to die cut the Trellis. The clouds were die cut using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. and Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Cloud Inserts dies. I created a base card using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. cardstock and for the front flap, I used Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Swiss dots stencil and ran it through my Cuttlebug. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below. The sentiment and gold background were cut and layered together using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape.

The card was now ready to assemble. Using liquid glue, I applied the gold trellis and coloured image directly to the base. The sentiment was popped up and centred onto the top of the card. Lastly, using some glue dots, I added in 3 flowers from my stash to both sides at the bottom of the card to give it some extra colour.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Bridal Gnome II

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Spellbinders – Grand Arch 3D card (S6-138), Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Cloud Inserts

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug – Swiss dots

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Flowers from my stash

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Hair: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Dress: C01, C00, Colorless Blender

Flowers, Hat and Leaves: Y17, Y08, Y02, R46, R14, R08, G16, G14, YG25, YG23, YG21

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00, B60 on clouds

Grass: YG07, YG05, 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.

Mandala #5

Feb26

Today, I’m sharing a Thank You card using KLM Digital Design – Mandala #5 from the new February 2024 release.

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Silver was cut to the size of 4.25″ x 4.25″ and applied directly to the base using double-sided tape. Using a Cuttlebug and PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set, I die cut “Thank You” out of the same cardstock. With My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out dies and Cuttlebug, I die cut a 4″ x 4″ square out of Craft Consortium – Ink Drops – Ocean Cardstock. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch was applied all around the outside edges. I also cut 2 small strips of 3/8″x 4.25″ out of the same cardstock. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the smaller square and it was popped up onto the silver background. Liquid glue was applied to the 2 smaller stripes and sentiment and they were all applied directly to the base card.

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 I fussy cut around it leaving a thin white border. The Mandala was popped up onto the top part of the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. Lastly, using liquid glue, I attached gems from Buttons Galore and More to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  KLM Digital Design – Mandala #5

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Crafter’s Companion Luxury Cardstock – Silver – 8.5 x 11″, Craft Consortium – Ink Drops – Ocean Cardstock (6″ x 6″)

Dies: PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Buttons Galore and More Jewel Mix

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mandala: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, BG09, BG07, BG05, BG02, BG01, RV66, RV55, RV19, RV17, Y38, Y35, Y32

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.

Flower Hexagon!

Feb23

Today I’m sharing a Birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Feb Floral Hexagon from the new February 2024 release. This hexagon is very easy to colour and you can change the colours of the flowers and background to whatever pleases you!

I began with a base card of 5.5″ x 5.5″. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out, I die cut the smaller K&Company – Kelly Panacci – KP Valentine square (4.5″ x 4.25″) out of the larger pink square (5-3/8″ x 5-3/8″) and also the green paper (5″ x 5″). I added some glue and attached the largest square (K&Company – Kelly Panacci – KP Valentine) directly to the base. Next, using double-sided tape, the green and blue square (4.75″ x 4.75″) were attached to the base.

The image was imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using a HP Printer.  I coloured in everything and then fussy cut around each hexagon. I took a picture first before I began cutting everything to know the proper placement. After cutting all of the pieces, I used my black Copic marker to go around all of the edges. Once this was done, I ran all of the pieces through my Xyron Creative Station to make stickers out of them. This made it very easy to place them on the smallest pink square. I arranged all of the pieces and then using a finger dauber, inked around all of the edges of the square with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the back of the finished piece and it was centred onto the card. Lastly, a few pop dots from Your Next Stamp  and “Happy Birthday” Starform Stickers were added to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  KLM Digital Design – Feb Floral Hexagon

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Green, Blue, K&Company – Kelly Panacci – KP Valentine – 30-599338

Dies: My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Miscellaneous: Xyron Creative Station, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Your Next Stamp – Pop Dots, Starform Stickers

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Background: B04

Flowers: RV66, RV63, RV55, Y15, Y02

Leaves and Stems: G16, YG25, YG23

Outline: Black (100)

 

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Flower Pot Gnome – Girl!

Feb6

Today I’m sharing a Thank You card using KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome – Girl from the new February 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “You are loved” and “Carry on with courage“.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush. Once this was done, I coloured in the grass. The image was then cut to the size of 5.5″ x 4.25 and attached with double-sided tape to a card base of the same size using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome – Girl

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

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

Dies: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans and Hat: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Flower Pot, Flowers, Leaves: E13, E09, E08, V04, V01, V000, Y17, Y04, G16, YG25, YG23

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Flower Pot Gnome!

Jan21

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome from the new January 2024 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Something about you made me feel a little more alive and a far less lost” and “You will forever be my always”. I love these sentiments because they can be used for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries or just to say “I love you”.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I had created a 5.5″ x 4.25 frame around the image before printing it out with a HP Printer. I also printed out a second image onto plain photocopy paper and fussy cut around it. The image was coloured in with the Copics listed below and then I attached the mask that I had created out of the plain paper over top of the coloured image. Using some stencils that I had created previously with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, I created the clouds with a blender brush. Once this was done, I coloured in the grass. The image was then cut to the size of 5.5″ x 4.25 and attached with double-sided tape to a card base of the same size using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Flower Pot Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

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

Dies: Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans and Hat: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Letter: C1, C00, Colorless Blender

Flower Pot, Ribbon, Flowers, Wrapping and Leaves: E95, E25, E19, E17, E16, E13, V04, V01, V000, Y17, Y15, Y08, Y04

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Happy Mail

Jan5

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are looking forward to an amazing year ahead!

Today, I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Floral Envelope – Henna from the new January 2024 release. This stamp also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Sending you love and wishes” and “Just for you”. I chose to make the Happy Mail card, because who doesn’t love “Happy Mail’? I know I do.

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.25″ card base.

The image was imported into Microsoft Word and I copied the image multiple times varying the size and changing the direction to create my own background using a 5.5″ x 4.25″ rectangle for the positioning of the graphics. A larger copy of the image was created and I added the wording on top of it in Microsoft word as well.  Once I was satisfied with the look, I printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card.

The image and background were coloured in with the Copic markers listed below and then a cutter was used to get nice clean lines. The rounded edges of the large envelope were fussy cut and then inked around the edges with a black Copic marker. The background was adhered to the base card with double-sided tape and the rounded corners were cut with a 1/2″ We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the large envelope image and it was popped up onto the card. Lastly, PinkFresh Studio Essentials – Ombre Glitter Drops: Sparkle & Shine were added to the centres of the background flowers to give the card a little bit of sparkle and to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Floral Envelope – Henna – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, 1/2″ We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, PinkFresh Studio Essentials – Ombre Glitter Drops: Sparkle & Shine (#PF113ES)

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Flower: RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13, RV11, YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00

Leaves: G16, YG25, YG23, YG21

Shadow: C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender

Background: RV00

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Mandala #3

Dec23

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card using KLM Digital Design – Mandala #3 from the new December release. Being close to Christmas, I also made this to look like a Christmas ornament. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to everyone!

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. DCWV – Holiday Cheer paper was cut to the same size and inked around the edges using a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint to create the gold border. This was applied directly to the base using double-sided tape.

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 traced around the entire image using a combination of Pental Slicci – Gold 8.0 pen for the thin lines and UNI Posca Pen – Gold for the thicker lines.

The Mandala was popped up onto the top part of the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. With a Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson – Festive Collection – Ornate Holly Framed Noel die, I die cut the Noel out of Recollections – Matte Gold Foil 3 times. I layered the 3 pieces together with liquid glue and attached the sentiment to the card. Lastly, I added in some rhinestones to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Mandala #3 – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., DCWV – Holiday Cheer (6″ x 6″), Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Creative Expressions by Sue Wilson – Festive Collection – Ornate Holly Framed Noel – CED3073

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Pental Slicci – Gold 8.0 pen, UNI Posca Pen – Gold, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mandala: BG09, BG07, BG05, B18, B16, G99, G16, YG67, YG63, YG61, YG25, YG23, YG21, R59, R37, R35, R29, R27, R24, R22

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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A Little Birdie Told Me…

Dec19

Today, I’m sharing a masculine birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Birds Nest Gnome from the new December release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Spread your wings & fly” and “Just popping in to say hello“.  It looks like this little birdie told all of his friends too because they’re all ready to party with their hats on. LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.  I cut the paper from Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time paper pack to the sizes of 5.5″ x .75″ and 5.5″ x 3.5″ and applied them directly to the base card. .5″ x 4.25″ was applied across the bottom and the thin stripe is 4-7/8″ x 1/8″.  The edges were inked around the card using  Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using Lawn Fawn – Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then popped up onto the base using U-Line double-sided foam tape. The sentiment was fussy cut and then applied with glue to a scrap piece of navy blue cardstock. Once again, I fussy cut around it and then applied U-Line double-sided foam tape and popped it up onto the card. Lastly, I added some Stickles – Diamond to the pompoms on the hats.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Birds Nest Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Doodlebug Design Inc. – Party Time (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided foam tape, Cuttlebug, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Shoes: E27, E25, E23, E21

Clothing: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, B93, B52, B45

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Bird: E35, E34, E31, R02, R00

Egg and Nest: B00, Y26, Y23, Y21, E23

Sky and Clouds: B60, B04, B02, B01, B00, C00

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Hula Hoop Gnome!

Dec5

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Hula Gnome from the new December release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Your so much fun to be around” and “I like being around you”.  This hip gnome knows how to use a Hula Hoop! I did too in my younger days, now, not so much! LOL! For some strange reason, I just can’t seem to find the rhythm! How about you?

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.  I inked around all of the edges with blender brushes and a mixture of Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Using a Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then popped up onto the base using U-Line double-sided foam tape. To finish off the card, I added in some Kraftin’ Kimmie dots.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  KLM Digital Design – Hula Gnome

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Ink – Wilted Violet, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb.

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided foam tape, Cuttlebug, Kraftin Kimmie Dots

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E33M E31, E30, E27, E25, E23

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Hoola Hoop: V17, V15, V12, B69, B66, B63, Y17, Y15, Y11

Shadow: B00, Colorless Blender, C3, C2, C1

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Mandala #2

Nov30

Today I’m sharing a Thank You card using KLM Digital Design – Mandala #2 from the new November release. Mandala’s are always fun to colour because you have so many colour choices to choose from. Each can be unique!

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card 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 traced around the entire image using a PrismaColor Premier Black  pencil to make the colours pop. Wink of Stella – Clear was added to some of the purple and little orange pieces in the Mandala. Then I fussy cut around the entire Mandala leaving just a little bit of white space.

I decided to create my own background and to that I used, Recollections – Black cardstock cut to the same size as the base.  Another piece was also cut to 1″ x 4.25″ and placed over top of the black cardstock so that when I coloured in the stencil, that part would remain solid black. I placed the Heffy Doodle – Fancy Foliage on top of the cardstock and then using a finger dauber applied Lisa Horton Crafts – Cloud 9 Interference – Sapphire Gold Shimmer ink to create the glittery background. Couture Creations – You Go Girl – 2 Leaves was die cut from Forever In Time – Glam Glitter Cardstock – Ombre Pastel using a Cuttlebug. “Thank You” was die cut using PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set dies and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock.

The background was applied directly to the base card using double-sided tape. The Mandala was popped up onto the top part of the card using 3M Double-Sided Foam Tape. The leaves were cut into 2 and then placed around the Mandala using liquid glue. A PinkFresh Essentials Glitter Drop: Lagoon was applied to the centre of the Mandala and the “Thank You” sentiment was applied to the base using liquid glue.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Mandala #2 – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Lisa Horton Crafts – Cloud 9 Interference – Sapphire Gold Shimmer

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Forever In Time – Glam Glitter Cardstock – Ombre Pastel, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Couture Creations – You Go Girl – 2 Leaves (CO728374), PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set

Stencil: Heffy Doodle – Fancy Foliage

Miscellaneous: 3M Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Wink of Stella – Clear, PinkFresh Essentials Glitter Drop: Lagoon

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mandala: B69, B66, B39, B18, B16, V17, V15, V12, YR16, YR09, YR07, YR04, Y08, R85, R83, R81, R49, R14, R08, RV00, Wink of Stella – Clear

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Caught A Bug?

Nov22

Today I’m sharing a Get Well card using KLM Digital Design – Sitting Gnome from the new November release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Don’t let the little things bug you” and “Feel better soon”. This is the time of year when a lot of people start catching colds. This little gnome card would definitely cheer me up if I wasn’t feeling well and I hope that it cheers up some others as well!

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word, printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and then die cut using My My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers. I coloured in the image with Copic markers listed below and then added Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss to the bottle. Lastly, I die cut 3 clouds using some scrap Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock with Lawn Fawn – Pivot Pop-Up dies. I added a touch of colour to them with the Copic markers and then popped up 2 of the clouds using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape and glue for the other cloud. The finished image was then attached directly to the base using double-sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Sitting Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: Lawn Fawn – Pivot Pop-Up, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Die Layers – MCT-D274

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: E29, E27, E25, E23

Shirt: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Hat: R59, R46, R14, R08

Mushroom: R46, R14, R08, YR31, YR30, YR12, E42, E41, E40

Grasshopper: YG05, YG03, YG01

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00

Grass: YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Bottle: C1, C0, B000, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Clouds: B60, C00, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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