Happy Chinese New Year Dragon 2024!!!

Feb11

Today I’m sharing Chinese New Year cards I created for my friends and some co-workers using Whimsy Stamps – Birfday Party Dragons – DP1055, Craftin Desert Diva’s Dragon Festival Stamps (Retired),  SVG Year of the Dragon Alphabet by Sarah Christie and  Gina Marie Designs – Ric Rac Nested Circle Dies.

The same procedure below was used to create 10 semi-identical cards.

Recollections – Christmas Cards and Envelopes Set cardstock was used to create a 6.5″ x 5″ card base. Using my MISTI Craftin Desert Diva’s Dragon Festival Stamps and VersaMark ink, I stamped the dragons and sentiment at the top of the card and then embossed the ink with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder. This was then heat embossed with Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. The MISTI really helped speed up this process because once I had positioned the stamps for the first card on the MISTI, I just had to keep adding and stamping each additional card.

For the next step, I die cut all of my gold scallops using Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my Cuttlebug and Gina Marie Designs – Ric Rac Nested Circle Dies. I stamped out one more image onto a piece of Post-It Note paper and fussy cut around it to create a mask. The mask was  applied over top of the dragon image. Next using a blender brush, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and stencils made from Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (retired), I created the cloudy background sky. Once this was completed, I coloured in the image with the Copic markers listed below. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was applied to the backs of each of the scallops. I applied the gold and coloured pieces together and then popped them up onto the centre of the cards.

Lastly, I used a freebie from Extraordinarychaos –  SVG Year of the Dragon Alphabet by Sarah Christie. I was so happy when I had seen this, as I knew I just had to used it on my cards this year. I uploaded the .SVG file into Cricut Design space and sized the numbers. The numbers were cut out on my Cricut Explore using Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock. The die cut numbers were applied with glue and attached to the each of the cards to finish them off.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps – Birfday Party Dragons – DP1055, Craftin Desert Diva’s Dragon Festival Stamps (Retired)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Christmas Cards and Envelopes Set, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: SVG Year of the Dragon Alphabet by Sarah Christie, Gina Marie Designs – Ric Rac Nested Circle Dies, Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01) (Retired)

Embossing Powder: Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape

Dragon: YR24, YR23, YR21, R56, R39, R37, R35

Balloons: YR24, YR23, YR21, YR20, R37, R27, R24

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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!

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.

Is That Cake???

Feb1

Today I’m sharing a birthday card that I made for my manager who is an avid hunter using Art Impressions – Ole Buck Set.

AC White cardstock was used to create a 6″ x 6″ card base. I cut Creative Memories – Hot Fudge paper to the size of (6″ x 6″) and (3.75″ x 3.75″). Using the same paper, and my Cuttlebug, I die cut the larger circle using My Creative Time – Little Gift Tags – 1.25″. Photo-Play – Camp Happy Bear paper was cut to the size of 5.75″ x 5.75″. My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out was die cut with my Cutttlebug to the size of  (3.5″ x 3.5″ ) and a (1″) Circle using a circle punch from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card.

Using a MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black, I stamped the image onto the Copic paper. For the circle, I first stamped the Bull’s eye with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Pumice Stone and then over top of this, I stamped the sentiment with Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink and then applied Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder. This was then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool and set aside.

To create the background, I first applied the blue sky using a blending brush that still had some blue ink on it from another project. Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Peeled Paint and Memory Box – Snowy Pine Landscape rubber stamp, I applied the trees in the background. Using a blending brush and the same ink, I applied the greenery below the trees and then blended in Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores with another blending brush. The picture was coloured in with Copic markers and then I fussy cut all around it. Once I completed the cutting, I applied a black marker all around the edges to make it stand out more against the background.

The card was now ready to assemble. I attached the 6″ x 6″ paper directly onto the base and then centred the background paper over it using double-sided tape. The die cut square was applied directly to larger square using double-sided tape. This was then popped up onto the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. I applied the U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape to the back of the image and popped it up onto the coloured background. Using what was left on my blender brush, I coloured the copic paper green with a little touch of blue and the applied the 2 circles together with liquid glue. The larger circle was attached to the card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape in the right corner.

On the inside of the card, I added the sentiment “Happy Birthday Ole Buck” and the dear from the same set.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Art Impressions – Ole Buck Set – 5403, Memory Box – Snowy Pine Landscape (F1900)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Peeled Paint, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Pumice Stone, Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores, Versa Fine – Onyx Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC White Cardstock, Creative Memories – Hot Fudge (12″ x 12″), Photo-Play – Camp Happy Bear (6″ x 6″)

Dies: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, My Creative Time – Little Gift Tags (Retired)

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug

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

Greens: G99, G94, G82, G43

Browns: E87, E84, E81, E55, E50, E49, E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E37, E35, E34, E31, E30, E27, E25, E23, E21

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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!

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.

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!

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.

Penguins Christmas!!!

Dec24

Sharing another Christmas card I made using It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas! by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from our family to yours!

To make my card this week, I began with a Recollections – Winter 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock with my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions – Industrial Chic – Gear Flower dies . With my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the die cut. The sentiment was stamped using VersaMark ink and then embossed with Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the powder to heat emboss it. I cut some notches into the sentiment piece and then inked around the edges with some blue that I still had on a dauber.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below and then Stickles – Diamond was applied to the ground to add some extra sparkle. Wink of Stella – Clear was applied to the ribbon on the gift. U-Line double-sided foam tape was applied to the back of the die cuts and sentiment and they were all popped up onto the card. Lastly, I applied some small snowflakes from Recollections – Snowflake Specialty Polyester Glitter to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: It’s Penguining To Look A Lot Like Christmas! – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark ink

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Winter 4.25″ x 5.5″ (Assorted Box of Cards), Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Die Cut: Creative Expressions – Industrial Chic – Gear Flower (CED3163)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Wink of Stella – Clear, U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Recollections – Snowflake Specialty Polyester Glitter

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguins: W9, W7, W5, W3, W0, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11, RV00, E43, E42, E41, E40, R30, R22

Scarves: BG09, BG05, BG02, R85, R83, R81

Present: E15, YR27, YR24, YR13, Y04, R29, R27, R24, Wink of Stella – Clear

Globe: R39, R35, E35, Stickles – Diamond

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01

Snow: B00, Stickles – Diamond, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

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!

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.

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!

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.

Sweater Weather!!!

Dec14

I went to an amazing Ugly Sweater crop this week at The Scrap Club and I thought it would be fun to make a Christmas card for a few of the ladies using New Sweater Weather and New Ugly Sweater Stencil by Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.

To make my cards this week, I began with a card base of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5″ x 4.25″. Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was also cut to the same size. Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – New Ugly Sweater Stencil were applied to the paper using blending brushes and Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo, Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence. I wanted to keep the background soft.

With my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the images and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. Memento – Summer Sky ink was used to stamp the image of the pond. I coloured the images in with Copic markers and fussy cut all around them. I glued the stump and pond directly to the base. The mouse and bear were attached directly on top of the pond with glue. U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape was attached to the bunny, penguin and sentiment and they were all popped up onto the card. Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence ink was applied around the sentiment before adding it to the card.

Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied around the stump and the pond and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Lastly, I added Stickles – Diamond for the snow on the top and side of the stump and to add some sparkle to the ice.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: New Sweater Weather – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Memento – Summer Sky, Krafty Kolours – Flirty Flamingo, Krafty Kolours – Ocean Opulence

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

Stencils: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – New Ugly Sweater Stencil

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen,  U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Mouse: W7, W5, W3, R30, R22, R02

Penguin: W9, W7, W5, W3, W00, E15, YR14, Y17, E42, E41, E40, R30, R22, Colorless Blender

Bear and Rabbit: E55, E53, E51, E50, R30, R22, R02

Penguin and Rabbit Sweater, Mug, Earmuffs: BG32, BG11, BG10, B0000, R85, R81, RV00, E13, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Bear and Mouse Sweater and Scarves: BG32, BG11, BG10, BG02, BG01, BG000

Ice: B0000, Stickles – Diamond

Stump: E27, E25, E23, E21

Snow: B000, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

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!

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.

Owl Carol

Dec3

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using a retired image from Di’s Digistamps called Owl Carol.

For the base card, I used Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. and cut it and scored it to be 5.5″ x 5.5″. For the background, I cut Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Pattern Packs – Let It Snow paper to the same size as the base card and inked around the edges and along the bottom with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon. I adhered this to the base card with double-sided tape. Washi Tape was then applied directly to the left side of the card base. Waffle Flower – Nesting Square dies and Cuttlebug were used to die cut a 4.25″ x 4.25″ piece of dark blue cardstock.  Precision Cutting Dies by Frantic Stamper Inc. “Falalalala” was used to die cut the sentiment 4 times. 3 times with the dark blue cardstock and 1 time using Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock.

The image using HP High Quality Grayscale was printed onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and die cut using Cuttlebug and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was added to the bottom of the image for the snow. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was applied to the snow to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was applied to the puffy snow to add a little more sparkle and also to the top of the lantern and tree branch. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was applied in the sky to create a snowy background. Sakura Glaze – Black and Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen were added to the noses on the mouse and rabbit. The finished image was popped up onto the blue square cardstock using 3M – double-sided foam tape and then this was attached to the base card using U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape. The “Falalalala” sentiments were attached together to give the illusion of being 3-D and applied to the card using liquid glue to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Di’s Digistamps – Owl Carol

Inks: HP High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Prize Ribbon

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Pattern Packs – Let It Snow, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Die Cuts: Waffle Flower – Nesting Square dies, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Precision Cutting Dies by Frantic Stamper Inc. “Falalalala”, My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Stickles – Crystal, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen, Sakura Glaze – Black, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, 3M – double-sided foam tape, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Owl: C1, C0, E23, YR15, YR12

Mouse: W7, W5, W3, W2, R30, R24, R02, Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Mouse Scarf: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Rabbit: E55, E53, E51, R30, R02, C0, C00, Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #5 Pen

Rabbit Scarf: G16, YG25, YG21

Guitar: E55, E53, E51, E35, E33

Tree Branch: E29, E25, E23

Lantern and Candle: R46, R14, R08, YR16, Y08, Y00, C8, C6, C4

Sky: B99, B97, B95, B93

Snow: Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Diamond

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Added into Challenge:

Challenge #81 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

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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How Ya Bean??

Nov17

Today I’m sharing a card using KLM Digital Design – Coffee Gnome from the new November release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Your a special blend” and “You are the cream to my …”. I’m personally not a coffee lover, but I do believe this is the perfect image and sentiment to send a little note to a friend.

Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. Creative Memories – Hot Fudge paper was die cut to the size of 5.25″ x 4″. Using Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Ground Espresso and a blending brush, I created my own background using the stencil from Coffee Break – Practical Publishing 2017. With a sponge dauber, the edges were also inked all around. The finished background was then applied directly to the card using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and coloured in with Copic markers. Both the sentiment and image were then fussy cut all around leaving a small border surrounding them. U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape was applied to both and they were popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Coffee Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Ground Espresso

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

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

Stencils: Coffee Break – Practical Publishing 2017

Miscellaneous: U-Line Double-Sided Foam Tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush, Dauber

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: C7, C6, C5, C3

Pants, Hat and Shoes: E89, E87, E84

Shirt and Socks: E49, E39, E37, E35

Coffee Sack: E43, E42, E41, E37, E19, E18, E17, E15, E13

Coffee Cup: E43, E42, E41, E19, E18, E17

Shadow: C3, C2, C1, C0

Sentiment: E40

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Bookworm Gnome!

Oct24

Today I’m sharing a couple of very simple bookmarks using KLM Digital Design – Bookworm Gnome from the new October 2023 release. This image also comes with 1 more sentiment, “A book a day keeps reality away” besides the 2 I’m showing here.

The images and sentiments were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and coloured in with Copic markers.

 

I made one image slightly smaller than the other one and then to cut them both out, I used my Cuttlebug and die cut from Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies. They are both ready now to laminate and to add tassels to before I give them away to a happy reader.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Bookworm Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: Art Impressions – 5223 – Bookmark Dies

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Shirt: B26, B23, B21

Books Pages: E50, E31, E30

Books: B05, B04, B02, YG67, YG63, YG61, BG57, BG32, BG11, V27, V22, V20

Desk: E29, E25, E23

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Sweetest Wishes!!

Oct13

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card from the new KLM Designs October release called Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane.  This stamp set also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Wishing you a December full of candy cane wishes and mistletoe kisses” and “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth”.

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. Using my Cuttlebug and Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake dies, I die cut around the image and at the same time, die cut a larger oval out of Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock from the same die set. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the snow in the sky and also to add some highlights to the eyes. For the snow surrounding the bunny on the ground, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was applied and then I added in some glitter while it was still wet. Then snow was heated from the bottom of the image and then on top using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was then applied to add in some more glitter. Stickles – Diamond was also applied to the hat brim and pompom.

The sentiment frame was die cut with my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties. The sentiment was cut to the size of 2.5″ x 7/8″ and then using a We R Memory Keepers – Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, I used the 1/8″ corner. With a B000 Copic marker, I applied it over the entire sentiment piece to give it a hint of colour. The image and the sentiment were attached to the Silver die cuts using U-Line Double-Sided foam tape. Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border was used to die cut the snowflakes out of Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust”.

The card was now ready to assemble. I cut the base card from Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock to the size of 9″ x 8″ and then scored it at 4″ and folded it in half. Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day paper was cut to 9″ x 4″ and applied to the base card using double-sided tape. Liquid glue was applied to the back of the snowflake border and it was attached to the top of the card. Double-sided tape was added to the silver oval and sentiment border and they were both applied directly to the base of the card. Lastly, I added in some sparkle dots from Your Next Stamp and inked around the entire card with a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Blueprint Sketch.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Christmas Bunny – Candy Cane (KLM Digital Designs)

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Reminisce Snowflake Ridge – Snow Day, Recollections – Silver Foil Cardstock (8.5″ x 11″)

Dies: Creative Expressions – Festive Collection Peeking Snowflake, Creative Expressions – Festive Collection – Pearly Snowflake Border, My Creative Time – Stitched Zig Zag Ties

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line Double-Sided foam tape, Stickles – Diamond, Your Next Stamp – Sparkle dots.

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Bunny: E33, E31, E30, C1, C0, R46, R30, R14, R08, R02, E25, E23, Y17, 100, C1, C00, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen

Hat, Holly and Berries: R59, R37, R35, BG96, G99, G94, G82, C1, Stickles – Diamond

Candy Cane: R46, R14, R08, C1, C00

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02

Snow: Stickles – Diamond, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Dino-Mite Holiday!!

Oct5

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card from the new KLM Designs October release called Christmas Dinosaur.  This stamp set also comes with 1 other sentiment, “Merry Christmas”. Christmas is coming soon and Dino is all set with his Christmas lights, hat and songs for the season!

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word. I sized both the image and sentiments to fit 5.5″ x 4.25″ and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen was used to create the snow in the sky and Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss was added to the lights. I added some Stickles – Diamond to the bumps to make them look like gum drops and also the brim of the hat and pompom. Dino likes to be festive. LOL! Lastly, a mixture of Stickles – Icicle and Stickles – Diamond were added to create the glitter in the snow. Once all of the Stickles was dry, I cut the image to the same size as the base and used double-sided tape to adhere the 2 pieces together.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Christmas Dinosaur (KLM Digital Designs)

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Dinosaur: YG97, YG95, YG67, YG63, YG61, G85, G82, E89, E87, E84, R27, R22, R20, R24

Hat, Holly and Berries: R59, R37, R35, BG96, G99, G94, G82, C1

Dinosaur Bumps and Lights: B52, B26, B24, Y17, Y04, Y00, YG05, YG03, YG01, R46, R14, R08, Pink & Main – Touch of Gloss, Stickles – Diamond

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00, B000

Snowy: Stickles – Icicle

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Graveyard Gnome – Witch!

Sep28

Today I’m sharing a Hallowe’en card using KLM Digital Design – Graveyard Gnome – Witch from the new September 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “You totally rock, Ghoulfriend!” and “If the broom fits…”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Craft Consortium – Ink Drops Vivid Craft Papers was cut to the same size as the base. With my Cuttlebug and PhotoPlay – Say It With Stamps – #6 Haunted House Coverplate Die, I die cut the haunted house out of Recollections – Black cardstock and then cut along the bottom of the fence. I traced the fence bottom onto another piece of Recollections – Black cardstock and fussy cut it. The 2 pieces were then glued together. With some scraps of yellow cardstock, I cut out a few pieces and glued them to the back of the house. The entire house and base were attached to the  Vivid Paper background with glue.  Now that the pieces were assembled, I adhered the finished background directly to the base using double-sided tape. Lastly, the top edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot and a finger dauber. The moon was also cut out using the same die cut set from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card.

The image was imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and the sentiment onto Recollections – Purple Passions cardstock. The image and the moon were coloured in with Copic markers. I fussy cut the image and then used a black marker to go around all of the edges. With U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape, the image and moon were attached to the front of the card. The sentiment piece was cut to the size of 4″ x 5.25″ and it was adhered to the inside of the card using double-sided tape. Lastly, to finish the card off, I added in 3 little bats onto the front of the card and 2 shoes on the inside using Stampendous – class a’peel stickers – Cats & Bats Black.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graveyard Gnome – Witch – KLM Digital Designs

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Craft Consortium – Ink Drops Vivid Craft Papers, Yellow cardstock, Recollections – Purple Passions 8.5″ x 11″

Dies: PhotoPlay – Say It With Stamps – #6 Haunted House Coverplate Die

Miscellaneous: Stampendous – class a’peel stickers – Cats & Bats Black (AC969K), U-Line Double-Sided Foam tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: C9, C7, C5, B41

Hat, Dress: V09, V06, V04, C9, C7, C5, Y38, Y35, Y32

Pumpkin: YR68, YR31, YR18, Y38, YG67

Gravestone: C9, C5, C3, C1

Leaves: E15, E13, E11, R05, R02, Y15, YG07, YG01, YR20, YR14, YR12, Y02

Moon: E41, E40, Y11, Y000, BV20, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Graveyard Gnome – Vampire!

Sep20

Today I’m sharing a Hallowe’en card using KLM Digital Design – Graveyard Gnome – Vampire from the new September 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Can’t wait to hang with our fang gang!” and “Happy Halloween, My creepy little friend”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the same size and adhered directly to the base using double-sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I printed out an extra copy of the image onto regular copy paper as well and fussy cut around it so that I could use it as a mask for later. I also cut a 2″ circle from a piece of Post-It Note so that I could use both pieces as a mask.

The image was coloured in with Copic markers. With the reverse mask from the circle, I placed it over top of the image and drew in the moon, using the mask as a guide. I added in the features of the moon with Copic markers and then blended everything together with a Copic Colorless Blender. I was now ready to do my background.

I took the mask that I created earlier of the image and placed it over top of the coloured image. Next, I tood the circle that I created from the Post-It Note and placed it over top of the image mask. This allowed me to cover both the moon and the image. With Washi Tape, I covered the bottom part above the sentiment. With multiple blending brushes and Tim Holtz Distress Inks listed below, I created the glow of the moon and the sky. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Carved Pumpkin and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spiced Marmalade were combined to turn the sentiment orange. Once this was completed I moved the Washi Tape so that it covered the sentiment. This time, I blended in the green Tim Holtz Distress Inks with a blending brush. I decided I wanted a little more depth to the greens, so I removed all of the masks, but kept the Washi Tape on.  Using  Copic markers, I created a few more shadows in the grass.

I removed the Washi Tape and attached the finished image to the base card.  Some extra bats in the sky were added using Class A’ Peel Stickers from Stampendous! Crystal Stickles was applied to the small moon on the hat and the hat band. Finally, some little stars were added into the sky using a White PrismaColor Premiere Pencil to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graveyard Gnome – Vampire – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Spiced Marmalade, Villainous Potion, Dusty Concord, Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint

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

Miscellaneous: Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat, Cape and Small Moon: V17, V15, V12, Y17, Y15, Y11, R59, R37, R35

Bat: BV29, BV25, BV23

Gravestone: W5, W3, W1, W0

Leaves: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR15, YR12, Y17, Y04, R39, R02,

Grass: YG25, YG23, YG17, YG13, YG03

Moon: E41, E40, Y11, Y000, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Dinosaur Pilgrim!!

Sep14

Hi Everyone, I took most of the summer off to enjoy the beautiful weather and also to visit family, so I didn’t make a lot of cards. But, now I’m back and ready to start sharing some weekly creations with all of you!

Today, I’m sharing a Thanksgiving card from the new KLM Designs September release called Dinosaur Pilgrim.  He’s loving the fall colours and is sending everyone some special wishes! This stamp set also comes with 2 other sentiments, “Autumn Blessings” and “Happy Thanksgiving”.

To make the card, I first imported the image and sentiment into Microsoft Word. I sized both the image and sentiment to fit 5.5″ x 4.25″ and printed everything out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen was used to create the whites of the eyes. I drew in the tree and leaves on the tree and added in the sky and background. A Black PrismaColor pencil was used to go around the entire image of the Dinosaur, pumpkin and leaves on the ground to make them stand out more. I fussy cut around the sentiment and ran both pieces through a Xyron Create a Sticker and attached 1 piece to some orange and the other to some green scrap cardstock that I had. Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Strips were added to the back of the sentiments and they were both popped up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiments: Dinosaur Pilgrim (KLM Digital Designs)

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Dinosaur: YG97, YG95, YG67, YG63, YG61, G85, G82, E89, E87, E84, R27, R22, R20, R24, Y08, YR12, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen

Hat: C10, C7, C5, C3, C1, Y17

Collar: C1, C00, Colorless Blender

Pumpkin: E08, YR18, YR16, YR14, YR12, G05, G02

Leaves: E99, E98, , E95, E08, R05, G07, G05, G02, Y08

Grass: YG13, YG11, YG03, YG01

Trees and Leaves: E35, E34, E27, E25, E23, YG25, R24, R05, Y17, Y08, YR12

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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