Tag Archive | Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Gnome One Else – Valentine’s!

Feb24

Today I’m sharing a Valentine’s card using Whimsy Stamps – Gnome One Else Clear Stamps that I made for my husband this year!

The image and sentiments were stamped onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cut to the size of 7″ x 5″ using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink. I created a base card to be 7.25″ x 5.25 using Recollections – Red cardstock. I coloured in all of the images with Copic markers listed below. The hearts were applied using Kraftin Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid using a blending brush. Once this was completed, using the MISTI for placement, I applied the sentiments using Versa Fine – Onyx Black from the same stamp set. Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Using a finger dauber and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry, the edges of the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card were inked all around.  The coloured image was then applied to the base card using double-sided tape.

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

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiments:  Whimsy Stamps – Gnome One Else Clear Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Picked Raspberry, Versa Fine – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Recollections – Red cardstock

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Stencil: Kraftin Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil

Miscellaneous: Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E99, YR24, YR23

Beard: E79, E70, E29, E27

Male – Clothing: B26, B23, B21

Male Hat: R59, R37, R35

Female – Clothing and Hat: BG32, BG15, BG09

Shoes: C3, C2, C1, C0, C00

Swing: E35, E33, E31, E25, Y17

Mushroom: E42, E40, E09, E08, E0000, BV31, R08

Grass and Boat: G16, YG25, YG23

Flower: V04, V01, V000, Y08, Y04, Y00, E13

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Added into contest: https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/hqfcb-is-formerly-known-tfatu-2-agf.html

Added into contest: https://hqcelebrationsoflovechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/hqcolcb-2-competition-of-ewa-with.html

YAY! My card was one of the TOP 3 for Heart’s Quest Celebrations of Love Challenge Blog. Feeling so grateful!


 

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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.

Workout Wheelie!!

Aug22

Sharing a birthday card I made using Art Impressions Workout Gal Wheelie  for the main image and sentiment. My colleague loves to workout and I thought this would be a fun card to make for her. There is a tab on the inside of the card which makes the wheels turn as she pedals.

To make my card, I began with a card base of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, cut and scored to be 5.5″ x 4.25″. Using my Cuttlebug and Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles, I die cut Scrapbook.com – Rainbow Smooth cardstock. Then, using my Cuttlebug again and this time Momenta – Cardstock, I die cut the inside rectangle with My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and then die cut with the dies that came with the stamp set.  The backgrounds and base card were also die cut to match where the wheel would be turning. Using double-sided tape, the 2 large die cuts were attached to the base card centering the holes for each of them. The brads were inserted into the holes of the die cuts for the body and wheel assembly. This was glued onto the background rectangle. I positioned the sentiments around the image using a MISTI and Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink. They were embossed using my Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool and Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder.  Lastly, a 1/4″ foam circle was attached to the wheel from inside the card and the cover circle and tab were added to it. This mechanism allows the card holder to turn the wheel. So much fun!

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment: Workout Gal Wheelie  (Art Impressions) (Retired)

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Scrapbook.com – Rainbow Smooth Cardstock (4.25″ x 5.5″), Momenta – Cardstock

Dies: Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles, My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Embossing Powder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder

Tools: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Cuttlebug, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R46, R89, R83, R22, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43

Outfit: Y38, RV66, RV55, RV52, BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Headband and Slipper: RV66, RV55, RV52, N2, N1, N0

Towel: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, Y38, Y35, Y32

Earing, Glasses and Mirror: BG72, BG57, BG32

Bike, Pedal and Wheel: W9, W7, W5, C5, C4, C3, C1

Wine Glass: R89, R85, R59, R56, BG0000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Birthday Ssschmirth-day!

Jun28

Today, I’m sharing a fun birthday card using Whimsy Stamps – Me-Wow Cat Birthday that I made for my father-in-laws 80th Birthday. He’s wasn’t too keen on turning 80 so I thought I would make this fun card for him! He loved it and I hope that you do too!

To create the card, I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 5.5″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Echo Park Paper Co. – Happy Birthday Boy paper was cut to the same size as the base and adhered with double-sided tape. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out, I die cut a 3.5″ x 3.5″ square out of Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and a 4″ x 4″ square out of Recollections – Black cardstock.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image from Whimsy Stamps – Me-Wow Cat Birthday. The image was coloured in with Copic markers and then I stamped the image again onto a Post-It note and fussy cut around the balloon and upper half of the kitty to use it as a mask. I placed it over top of the coloured image and created the party background using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Squeezed Lemonade and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Wilted Violet which I applied using Blending Brushes. After the first layers were added, I used the same colours,  but this time I used Hero Arts – Party Confetti Stencil (Crop & Create Exclusive) to create the streamers. I removed the mask and put the image into my MISTI once again and this time, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink and then heat embossed it using Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder and Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Lastly, U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the back of the image and the black square. These were then popped up onto the centre of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Whimsy Stamps – Me-Wow Cat Birthday – C1386

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Versa Fine – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Squeezed Lemonade and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Wilted Violet

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Echo Park Paper Co. – Happy Birthday Boy 6″ x 6″

Dies: My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Stencil: Hero Arts – Party Confetti Stencil (Crop & Create Exclusive)

Embossing Poweder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cat: C10, C8, C7, C6, C5, C4, R22, R02, 100, YG09, YG07, YG05

Hat: BG15, BG11, BG10, BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Balloon: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01, BG0000

Lawn: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Unicorn Birthday!

May29

Today, I’m sharing a slim-line birthday card using Gerda Steiner Designs – Moody Unicorns (GSD471) for the May Share Your Designs Challenge.

 

To create the card, I began with a card base of 9.5″ x 7″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I searched my die collection to find the perfect oval and couldn’t find any to fit the images that I had in mind. Since I own a Cricut Explore machine, I thought why not make my own front panel? To do this, I signed into Cricut Design Space to create the slim-line design.

I used the free shapes and selected the square, which I re-porportioned to be 9.5″ x 7″. I imported Scalloped Oval (#M41B9A) from the Baby Steps cartridge. I then duplicated this image several times and used the slice tool to die cut the rectangle in 3 places and the ovals in several places until I was satisfied with the final result. Once I loaded my mat and had selected “Make it”, I chose 2 patterned papers from Craft Smart – Hot Buy – Kawaii Dream. The Unicorns were used for the main panel and the purple pattern was used for the back panel. For the larger scalloped oval,Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones paper was used and for the smaller scalloped oval, Recollections – Purple Passions was used.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image from Gerda Steiner Designs – Moody Unicorns (GSD471). The images were coloured in with Copic markers  and then Stickles – Diamond was applied to the manes, tails and cupcake icing. With my MISTI and VersaMark ink various sentiments from the same stamp set were stamped onto Recollections – Purple Passions paper. These were then embossed with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was then used to heat emboss the embossing powder. All of the sentiments were then cut using a small slicer device.

To assemble the card, I applied liquid glue to the large patterned purple rectangle and applied it directly to the base card. For the front panel, I first glued on the larger scalloped ovals and then applied the smaller scallops in the same way. The completed piece was then glued on top of the purple patterned paper. Each of the little unicorns and the sentiments were popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Evergreen Bough was applied around the edges of the card with a small finger dauber and Stickles – Diamond was added to the hearts to make them sparkle.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Gerda Steiner Designs – Moody Unicorns (GSD471)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Evergreen Bough

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Purple Passions 8.5″ x 11″, Craft Smart – Hot Buy – Kawaii Dream (12″ x 12″), Hot Buy – Recollections – Jewel Tones (12″ x 12″)

Cricut Explore and Cricut Design Space: Scalloped Oval (#M41B9A) – Baby Steps, Shapes – Rectangle

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Unicorns:

Tail and Mane: RV14, RV13, BG15, BG13, Y15, Y13, B14, B12, V15, V12

Hooves: C9, C7, C5, C3

Body: C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender, R02, R00

Eyes: B14, B12, B01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Entered into: https://gsd-stamps.com/blogs/share-your-designs/play-along-in-our-syd-challenge-may-2023

Mother’s Hug!

May22

Today, I’m sharing a Mother’s Day card that I made for my mom this year using Stampingbella – Curvy Girl BIG HUG (eb1019). Our mom is very special to all of us and she was like a mom to several other families growing up as well. She has a heart of gold and is loved by everyone. She loved her card and I hope you do too!

To create the card, I began with a card base of 6″ x 6″ using AC Cardstock – White. Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was cut to the same size as the base and adhered with double-sided tape. Dollarama – Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3093268 was cut to the size of 5.75″ x 5.75″. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Saltwater Taffy and then I popped this piece onto the base card using U-Line Double-Sided tape.

Using my Cuttlebug and Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles , I die cut Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. I used the dotted lines as a guideline and cut away the outer edges from the Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock so that it would fit perfectly inside the gold frame.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image from Stampingbella – Curvy Girl BIG HUG. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. With my MISTI, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using VersaMark ink and then heat embossed it using Ranger – Super Fine Gold embossing powder and Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I cut around the sentiment and then used a UNI Posca Pen – Gold to go around the edges.

U-Line Double-Sided tape was added to the gold rectangle frame, coloured image and sentiment. All were then popped up onto the card. To finish it off, a few PinkFresh Studio Essentials – Ombre Glitter Drops: Sparkle & Shine (#PF113ES) were added around the image and the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Stampingbella – Curvy Girl BIG HUG (eb1019)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Saltwater Taffy, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Dollarama – Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3093268, AC Cardstock – White, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Gina Marie Designs – Nested Scalloped Stitched Rectangles

Embossing Poweder: Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, PinkFresh Studio Essentials – Ombre Glitter Drops: Sparkle & Shine (#PF113ES), UNI Posca Pen – Gold

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

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

Hair: E29, E27, E25, E23, E15, Y38, Y21, YR23

Mother’s Dress: Y19, Y15, Y13, Y02

Daughter’s Dress and Mom’s Shoes: B06, B04, B02, B00

Flowers: R85, R83, R81, RV02, RV000, E13, Y17, Y08

Leaves: G99, G94, G85, YG17, YG13, YG01

Background and Shadow: BG0000, W2, W1, W0, W00

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Sweet Note of Thanks!

Mar7

Today I’m sharing a Thank-you card using Your Next Stamp – Music Bunny – CYNS262. I was recently on a cruise and we met some new wonderful couples that sat at the tables next to ours and we exchanged information. Unknown to us until the final evening, the couple that sat directly beside us was Steven Gilliland and his wonderful wife Diane. Steven happens to be a very well known acclaimed author and public speaker. My husband and I were so happy when Steven sent us a few of his books, “Making a Difference” and a “Cherry On Top”. Steven had personally autographed them to us as well. What a kind and awesome gesture and it was very much appreciated. We are currently reading his books and just love them. As a thank you for their kind generosity, I sent them this card from my husband and I.

To create the card, I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 5.5″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I cut Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock to be the same size as the base card and applied double-sided tape to it. This was adhered directly to the base card. Next, I cut a piece of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock to the size of 5.25″ x 5.25″. I sprayed some water onto the paper and then using Kraftin’ Kimmie – Musical Melodies stencil I placed it on top of the paper and ran it through my Cricut Die Cutting machine to emboss the paper. Once the paper was dry, I placed the stencil over top of the paper again and this time, using Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot and a blending brush, I coloured in the musical notes. I also inked around the edges with the same ink and a mini dauber.

Using my Cuttlebug and PinkFresh Studio – Essentials – Blanket Stitched Square 4″ dies, I die cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The main image was stamped onto this die cut using Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI. I coloured in the image and created my own background. Once this was completed, I put the image back into my MISTI and stamped the sentiment using Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink. Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail embossing powder was applied over top of the ink and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. The little notes were added with Versa Fine – Onyx Black ink and a miniature stamping block. I just chose several notes and stamped them randomly around the image. I felt like the image was still missing something, so I decided to take my Copic black marker (100) and using the lines from the die cut as a guide, coloured in every second stripe. I thought this made it look like a piano keyboard. Lastly, My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out 4.5″ were used to die cut Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock.

The card was now ready to assemble. I added U-Line double-sided pop-up tape to the back of the music square, gold square and image. Each of them were popped onto each other and centred onto the base card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: You’re Next Stamp – Music Bunny – CYNS262

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Black Soot, Versa Fine – Onyx Black

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

Dies: PinkFresh Studio – Essentials – Blanket Stitched Square, My Creative Time – Stitched Squares Inside and Out

Stencil: Kraftin’ Kimmie – Musical Melodies

Embossing Poweder: Ranger – Clear Super Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Sakura Glaze – Black pen

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Rabbit: C3, C2, C1, C0, C00, R30, R02

Mice: W3, W2, W1, R30, R02, (Eyes and Nose – Sakura Glaze – Black pen)

Ribbon: R59, R37, R35

Flower: B29, B26, B23, Y17, Y11

Piano: W9, W7, W5, C9

Piano Chair: W9, W7, W5, R59, R37, R35

Floor: E49, E34, E29, E27, E25, E23

Wall: BG32, BG11, BG10

Border: 100

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Oh Puck! I Forgot!

Jan9

Sharing a belated birthday card that I made today using Photo-Play – O Canada 2 Beaver & Hockey and Lawn Fawn – Let’s Go Nuts for the bottom half of the sentiment. I couldn’t resist this adorable beaver and it’s sentiment when I saw it. Can you guess what hockey team he plays for? LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut the iced boards and ice to the size of 5.5″ x 1-7/8″ and coloured in the lines with copic markers using a ruler. I added a shadow where the beaver was going to be and then applied Wink of Stella – Clear onto the ice portion. I applied the rink portion to the base using double-sided tape. Echo Park Paper Co. – Happy Birthday Boy paper was cut to the size of 5.5″ x 2-3/8″ and it was adhered to the card using liquid glue.

Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the images onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. They were coloured in with Copic markers and then fussy cut. Using a black marker, I inked around all of the edges. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the images and they were popped up onto the card.

Using my MISTI again and VersaMark ink, I stamped the sentiments onto Recollections – Black cardstock. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied to the ink and then heat embossed with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the sentiments and they were popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  O Canada 2 Beaver & Hockey – OHC2486 – Photo-Play

Sentiment: Let’s Go Nuts – Lawn Fawn

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Echo Park Paper Co. – Happy Birthday Boy (6″ x 6″), Recollections – Black cardstock

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Wink of Stella – Clear, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Beaver: E37, E35, E34, E29, E27, E25, E23, (Eyes and Nose: Sakura Glaze – Black)

Hockey Uniform, Helmet and Hockey Stick: B29, B26, B24, C9, C7, C5, C1, C0

Puck: C9, C7, C5, (Eyes: Sakura Glaze – Black)

Ice Boards: R14, Y15, B79

Ice and Shadow: B00, B0000, Wink of Stella – Clear

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Birthday Wishes!!

Dec29

Today, I’m sharing a birthday card that I made using Polkadoodles stamp called Winnie – Birthday Tree for my sister-in-law.

To create this card I began by making a base of 5″ x 5″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I applied a combination of Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries around the edges of the card with blending brushes. I imported the image into Microsoft Word and then printed it out using High Quality Grayscale onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock.

With my Cuttlebug, I die-cut the image and Hot Buy Craft Smart – Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper using Whimsy – Wavy Stitched Squares Die Set. U-Line double-sided tape was attached to the larger die-cut and it was popped up onto the centre of the card. I coloured in the image using Copic markers and then added Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff to the snow on the bottom. A Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was used to puff up the liquid. Stickles – Diamond was added to the snow in between and in some areas on top of the Fluffy stuff. With a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, I created the snow in the sky. Once the Stickles dried, I popped up the coloured image layer to the card using U-Line double-sided tape as well. YNS Gumdrops – Sparkly Enchanted Garden were added to the centre of the snowflakes to finish off the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Winnie – Birthday Tree – Polkadoodles

Inks: High Quality Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Worn Lipstick, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink – Festive Berries

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Hot Buy Craft Smart – Holiday Glitz Glitter Paper 12″ x 12″

Die Cuts: Whimsy – Wavy Stitched Squares Die Set (WSD371)

Tools and Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Diamond, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Stickles – Diamond

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

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

Hair: E47, E44, E43

Coat, Mitts, Hat and Boots: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11, W9, W7, W5

Cupcake: BG57, BG32, B23, RV17, RV14, RV13

Racoon: W9, W7, W5, W2, W0

Present and Bow: RV14, RV13, RV11, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y15

Tree: G99, G21, G20, YG67, YG17, E49, E27, E25, E23

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01

Dress, Hat and Coat Trim: C1, C0, C00

Shadows in Snow: BV23, BV20, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Christmas Kitty Fun!!!

Dec21

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Christmas Kitty Fun – S107 for the main image and Merry Christpaws – FLL006 for the sentiment. Our cats could never resist playing with our Christmas wrapping paper and playing in the boxes. I can’t even begin to count how many cardboard boxes they demolished over the years! LOL! Wishing you and all of your pets a very safe and joyous Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 6″ x 6″ using AC Cardstock – White. I thought this patterned paper from Craft Smart – Hot Buy called Happy Pawlidays went perfect with this image and sentiment.

The image was stamped using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock and Lawn Fawn – Let It Shine Snowflakes patterned paper. I coloured in the image and then fussy cut around it. With a black marker, I inked around the outside of the image.  I ran the patterned paper through my Xyron Creative Station to make it like a sticker and then fussy cut around the gift paper and paper pieced it onto the coloured image. The entire image was then adhered to the card using liquid glue. I removed the backing from the remainder of the gift portions and applied them directly to the card base as well. A few extra white and sparkly dots were added onto the patterned gift paper using a Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen and Gelly Roll Stardust – Clear pen. Stickles – Diamond was applied to the hat, pompom, snowflakes and dots on the background patterned paper to add some extra sparkle.

Using my MISTI and VersaMark ink, I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap piece of red cardstock. Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail was applied over top of the ink and then heat set with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. This was die cut using my Cuttlebug and Pink & Main – Large Sentiment Strip Dies. The sentiment was popped up onto the top of the card using U-Line double-sided tape. Lastly, I glued on some embellishment buttons after removing the backings from Dress It Up – Holiday Collection – Itty Bitty Snowflakes and Dress It Up – Holiday Collection – Glitter Holly. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Barn Door was inked around the outside edges of the card with a sponge dauber to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Christmas Kitty Fun – S107 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Merry Christpaws – FLL006 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Barn Door, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Let It Shine Snowflakes (6″ x 6″), Craft Smart – Hot Buy – Happy Pawlidays (12″ x 12″)

Die Cut: Pink & Main – Large Sentiment Strip Dies (PNM327)

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Tools and Embellishments: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Xyron Creative Station, Dress It Up – Holiday Collection – Itty Bitty Snowflakes, Dress It Up – Holiday Collection – Glitter Holly, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen, Gelly Roll Stardust – Clear, Sakura Glaze – Black, Stickles – Diamond, Cuttlebug

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Kitty 1: E97, E95, E13, YR14, YR12, R02, R01, (Eyes and Nose – Sakura Glaze – Black)

Kitty 2: C8, C6, C4, C2, R02, R01, (Eyes and Nose – Sakura Glaze – Black)

Santa Hat: R59, R37, R35, BV23, BV20, Colorless Blender

Ribbon: R59, R37, R35, R20

Box: E35, E34, E33, E31

Paper Wrapping: YG07, YG03, Colorless Blender

Shadow: C1

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Everything is Magical!

Dec15

Sharing a Christmas card that I made today using KLM Digital Design – Sledding Gnome from the new December 2022 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Some people are worth melting for” and “Walking in a Winter WONDERLAND”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut Lawn Fawn – Let It Shine Snowflakes designer paper to be the same size and adhered it 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. The printed image was die cut using my Cuttlebug and Die-namics – MFT – Stitched Rec Scallop Frame dies. It was coloured in and then I applied Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff. DecoArt Glamour Dust was sprinkled over top while it was still wet and then it was heat set with a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool to puff up the snow. I applied the snow flakes in the sky using a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker and snow on the ground with Stickles – Diamond in between and on top of the fluffy snow. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the image after the Stickles was dry and it was popped up onto the base.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Sledding Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Let It Shine Snowflakes (6″ x 6″)

Dies: Die-namics – Exclusive Designs for “My Favourite Things” – Stitched Rec Scallop Frame – MFT-860

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles – Diamond, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beard: E47, E44, E43, E41

Hat and Mittens: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: C9, C7, C5

Shirt: R46, R14, R08

Sled: E39, E37, E35, E34, E31, E30,  C5, C3, C1

Holly: BG99, YG17, YG03, R46

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Snow: BV20, B000

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.

Winter Wonderland

Dec8

Sharing a CAS card that I made today using KLM Digital Design – Skier Gnome for the main image and Sledding Gnome for the sentiment from the new December 2022 release. I tried Cross-Country skiing a few times. I was so bad at it, that once was enough for any of my friends. They said I was too dangerous on them. LOL! I even skied down into a tree to avoid knocking over 3 people once going down a small hill. My friend was laughing so hard it took him a little while before he could help me back up away from the tree. But, by the time we got back he was freezing and I was hot from all of the hard work I was doing trying to keep up to him. He was a professional skier. That was the last time he ever went with me. Then there was the time that there were about 6 of us. They made the mistake of asking me to go first side-stepping up the hill. I almost made it to the top when my foot slipped and yes, I knocked everyone over like a bunch of bowling pins. LOL! Guess what??? They never went with me again either. Oh well! Some things are just not meant to be!!! As you may have guessed by now. Downhill is definitely out of the question for me.

To make my card this week, I started with a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Christmas Plaids paper 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. With my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Dies, I die cut the printed image and sentiment.

I coloured in the image and then added in the snow in the sky using a combination of a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen and UNIPosca PC-3M White marker. The snow at the bottom was created using a combination of Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff and DecoArt Glamour Dust. To puff up the snow, heat was applied using Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I added a little more glitter along the very top of the snow with Stickles – Star Dust. The completed image was then popped up onto the card using U-Line double-sided tape.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Skier Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Sentiment: Sledding Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Die Cuts: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Dies

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Star Dust, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Antlers: E33, E31, E30

Ears: R25, R23, R02, R01

Shirt and Hat: G46, G29, G24, G21, R39, R34

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Boots: E34, E33, E31, E29, E27, E25, E23

Poles: E39, E37, E35, C8, C6, C5, C4, C3, C1

Sky: B99, B97, B95, B93

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.

Snowmen – Winter Fun!!

Dec6

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Snowman Dash – TT054 for the main image and Winter Fun! – F109, for the sentiment. Growing up in the North, we couldn’t wait to get home from school to go sledding down the hills across the street or behind our house. There was so much snow that the snowbanks the plows created were just the perfect height for us to have loads of fun! On the weekends, we would go to the much larger hills!

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I inked around the edges with a blender brush and blue ink that I still had on it from a previous project. I don’t clean off my brushes because I have dedicated brushes for each colour group.

The image was stamped onto the inner die cut using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, which I had die cut using my Cuttlebug and paper from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock with MFT – Stitched Rec Scallop Frame dies. I coloured in the image and then added the sentiment using a MISTI, VersaMark ink and Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. This was heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. The snow in the sky was created using a Gelly Roll Sakura #10 Pen and UNIPosca PC-3M White marker. Stickles – Star Dust was added to the snow on the hill and Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff and DecoArt Glamour Dust were added to give some texture to the snow where the sled had been. A Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool was used to fluff up the Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff. Once the Stickles was all dry, I pieced the 2 die cuts back together using Scotch tape on the back. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the combined piece and it was popped up onto the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Snowman Dash – TT054 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Winter Fun – F109 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

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

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Die Cuts: Die-namics – Exclusive Designs for “My Favourite Things” – Stitched Rec Scallop Frame – MFT-860

Tools and Embellishments: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles – Star Dust, Cuttlebug, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, Blending Brush

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Snowmen: BV20, B0000, YR68, YR31, Y38, R59, R235, 100, W9, W7, W5, Colorless Blender

Snowman1 Mittens and Scarf: BV08, BV13, BV02, BV01, BV00

Snowman2 Mittens and Scarf: BG75, BG57, BG49, BG13, BG11, BG10

Snowman3 Hat and Mittens: R59, R46, R37, R35, R14, R08

Sled: E49, E47, E39, E37, E35, E34

Sky: B06, B05, B04, B02

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.

Let Your Voice Sing!!

Nov30

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using Dreamerland Crafts stamps called Let Your Voice Sing – D15205 for the main image and Sentiment – Holiday Sentiments 003 – DS163003. Growing up we always had so much fun gathering with friends and family and singing Christmas carols.

To create this card I began by making a base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was cut to be the same size as the base and then adhered to the card using double-sided tape. Using my Cuttlebug and Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, I embossed the music design with a Cuttlebug – ProvoCraft – Allegro embossing folder. I cut it down to the size of 5.25″ x 4″ and adhered it directly to the base card.

Utilizing the Cuttlebug again and Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock, the die-cut for the image was cut out with Spellbinders – Elegant Ovals. With a MISTI, the main image was stamped onto the die cut. It was coloured in and then a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen was used to colour in the fancy border surrounding the image. The sentiment was stamped with my MISTI and VersaMark ink. Ranger Super Fine Gold Embossing powder was applied to the ink and then heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I fussy cut around the sentiment. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the sentiment and coloured image and they were both popped up onto the card. To finish the card off, I applied Dress It Up – Glitter Holly buttons with liquid glue from their Holiday Collection.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Let Your Voice Sing – D15205 – Dreamerland Crafts

Sentiment: Sentiments – Holiday Sentiments 003 – DS163003 – Dreamerland Crafts

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

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

Die Cuts: Spellbinders – Elegant Ovals (S4-425)

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug – ProvoCraft – Allegro

Embossing Powder: Ranger Super Fine Gold

Tools and Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, Dress It Up – Glitter Holly

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R24, R22, R20

Hair: E15, Y38, Y21, YR23

Robe: B18, B16, B14, B12

Wings: BV20, C1, BG0000, B0000, BV0000, YG0000, V0000, Colorless Blender

Music Book: YR30, Y000

Shadow: C1, C0, C00, B60, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at Dreamerland Crafts and Pointer Scrapbooking on the Facebook Fan pages from the rest of our design team.

Udderly Fabulous Christmas!!!

Nov29

It’s Wednesday, and this week, I made a CAS Christmas card using High Hopes Rubber Stamps Decorating With Charlie – TT060 for the main image and Udderly Fabulous – HDG007 for the sentiment. These little farm friends have started to decorate their tree. Have you started to decorate yours?

To make my card this week, I began with a card base of 4.25″ x 5.5″ Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. I cut Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock to be the same size as the base card and then with my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto it. I coloured in the image and then placed it back into my MISTI to stamp the sentiment onto it. I applied VersaMark ink and then embossed it with Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail. I heated this with my Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. Snow was added to the sky using a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker. For the snow at the bottom of the card, Brutus Monroe – Snow Paste was applied with a small spatula and DecoArt Glamour Dust was sprinkled over top while it was still wet to give it even more sparkle. Once the snow was dry, I applied double-sided tape and liquid glue to adhere the image directly to the base card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Decorating With Charlie – TT060 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Sentiment: Udderly Fabulous – HDG007 (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

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

Embossing Powder: Ranger Embossing Powder White – Extra Fine Detail

Tools: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, DecoArt Glamour Dust, Brutus Monroe – Snow Paste, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Cow: C8, C6, C4, C3, C1, C00, B60, R30, R20, R00, R000, E95, E93, E53, E51, E50

Mouse: R30, R20, R02, R01, W5, W3, W1, W0, W00

Sky: B05, B04, B02, B01, B00

Tree and Pines: E49, E27, E23, G29

Bauble, Scarf and Collar: R59, R37, R35

Holly and Bell: G43, G29, YG63, YR24, Y35, Y08, E15

Grass: YG67, YG63

Hope you like it and have a fantastic week!

You can find lots of inspiration from the Design Team Divas at the High Hopes blog, and the High Hopes Rubber Stamps Facebook Fan page plus you can also follow us on
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Holiday Wishes!!

Nov23

Today, I’m sharing a Christmas card that I made using Dreamerland Crafts stamps called Holiday Wishes – D18031.  May all of your holiday wishes come true this season for you and your loved ones!

To create this card I began by making a base of 5.5″ x 4.25″ using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Stardust Christmas paper was cut to be the same size as the base and then adhered to the card using double-sided tape. Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” paper was cut to 5.5″ x 1.25″ x 5.5″ x .75″. With my hands I tore along the top of both pieces to give the snow some texture. I applied double-sided tape to the larger piece and adhered it directly to the card. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to the smaller piece and it was popped up over top of the larger piece.

The base card was placed into my MISTI and the sentiment from Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – The Magic of Christmas was stamped onto it using VersaMark ink. Recollections Detail Embossing Powder – Silver was applied over top of the ink and then heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool. I removed this from the MISTI and stamped the main image with Memento – Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. The image was coloured in and then fussy cut. With a black marker, I inked around all of the edges and then added U-Line Double-sided tape to the back of the image and popped it up onto the card and snow. Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff was placed under the couple’s boots and then heat embossed using a Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool to puff it up. Stickles – Diamond was then added over top of the fluffy snow to create more sparkle. Finally, to complete the card, Stickles – Crystal was applied to the centre of the stars in the sky.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Wishes – D18031 – Dreamerland Crafts

Sentiment: Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps – The Magic of Christmas

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaMark

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Lawn Fawn – Sparkle Cardstock in “Pixie Dust” (8.5″ x 11″), Recollections – Stardust Christmas (12″ x 12″)

Embossing Powder: Recollections Detail Embossing Powder – Silver

Tools and Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool, Marvy Uchida – Embossing Heat Tool, U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Cosmic Shimmer Fluffy Stuff, Stickles – Diamond, Stickles – Crystal

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000, R30, R22, R20

Hair: E47, E44, E43, E15, Y38, Y15, YR21

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Girl’s Hat and Scarf and Boy’s Sweater: G99, YG67, YG17

Girl’s Coat and Boy’s Hat and Scarf: R59, R37, R35

Boy’s Jacket and Boots: E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Hope you like it and have a great week!

You can find more cards to inspire you at Dreamerland Crafts and Pointer Scrapbooking on the Facebook Fan pages from the rest of our design team.