Tag Archive | Gardening

Todd’s 62nd Birthday!

Aug30

Today, I’m sharing a Birthday card that I made for my husband’s 62nd Birthday! The card was created using images and sentiments from Art Impressions – Born To Ride – 5044, Gotta Garden Set – 5000, Birthday Laugh Lines – 5115 and Dance It Out Set – 5278. My husband loves working out in the garden, so I thought this would be a fun card to make him!

To create the card, I began with the card base of 4.25″ x 5.5″ using Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb. With a Cuttlebug, I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card with My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers. With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped the images onto the die cuts and coloured them in using Copic markers.

I inserted the 2 images back into my MISTI and added the sentiments using Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink. Once this was done, Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the size of 3.75″ x 4.75″ and the images were applied to these using double-sided tape. Both images were then applied to the base card using double-sided tape. Lastly, I used a sentiment from “Hunkydory – Birthdays Perfect Poetry” Foiled Paper Pad and created a backing out of Recollections – Black cardstock for it as well before adhering it to the inside of the card with double-sided tape.

My husband loved his card and I hope you do too!

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiments: Art Impressions – Born To Ride – 5044, Gotta Garden Set – 5000, Birthday Laugh Lines – 5115 and Dance It Out Set – 5278

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versa Fine – Onyx Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Cardstock 110 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, “Hunkydory – Birthdays Perfect Poetry” Foiled Paper Pad

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder and Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Images coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R20

Hair: YR23, Y15, Y11, E29, E27, E25, E23

Ladies Shirt, Boots and Hat: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, C9, C7, C5

Man’s Shirt and Shoes: B39, B37, B34

Jeans: B99, B97, B95, B91

Man’s Hat, Seat and Gloves: E79, E77, E74

Man’s Shoes: W10, W8, W6, W4

Lawn Mower and Wheel Barrow: R59, R37, R35, C9, C7, C5, T3, T2, T1, T0

Hose and Watering Can: G99, YG67, YG63, YG61

Bag: E43, E42, E41

Glasses: B41

Grass: G16, YG25, YG23

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Gardening Gnome!!

Apr26

Sharing a card I made today using KLM Digital Designs new April Release called Tulip Planter Gnome. He loves gardening and so does my husband. My husband has a real green thumb and always makes our garden and flowers look amazing! Unfortunately, I’ve never been very good with plants. I think they shrivel in fear when they see me coming!!! LOL!

To make the card, I first imported the image into Microsoft Word and printed it out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card using my HP Printer. I coloured in the image with Copic markers.

For the base card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. paper was used at the size of 5.5″ x 4.25″. I used Leane Creatif BV – Art.nr.35.0225 embossing folder and AC Autumn cardstock for the base background. After I embossed the paper, I used a very light sandpaper to sand off the raised elements. I cut 2 ovals using some spare cardstock using Hero Arts – Infinity Die Ovals. The outside of the smaller oval and card were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Forest Moss. I cut out the sentiment with my small cutter and then mounted it on top of some dark brown cardstock. Using my cutter, I created the small border. I die cut the little garden trowel with Marianne Designs Collectibles – COL1346 using silver and brown paper scraps.

To assemble the card, I mounted the embossed background directly to the base using 2-sided tape. The larger oval was glued on. The smaller oval, coloured image, and sentiment were all applied using 3M VHB – 2 sided tape. Lastly, to finish off the card, I glued on the trowel and added a few YNS Gumdrops.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Tulip Planter Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Forest Moss

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

Die Cuts: Marianne Designs Collectibles – COL1346, Hero Arts – Infinity Die Ovals

Stencil: Leane Creatif BV – Art.nr.35.0225

Miscellaneous: YNS Gumdrops, 3M VHB – 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: W5, W4, W3, W1, W0

Shirt: E89, E87, E84

Pants: B26, B23, B21

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Apron: E47, E44, E43, E42

Boots: E27, E25, E23, E21

Gloves : E34, E33, E31

Flower Pot, Stems, Leaves and Flowers: E99, E97, E08, G17, G14, G07, YG17, YG13, YG11, R17, R02, Y17

Garden Trowel: E25, E23, C5, C3

Seed Pkg.: Y19, Y17, R17, R14, R02, Y06

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.