Tag Archive | #Roberta Stevenson

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!

Hero Dad!

May5

Today I’m sharing a Father’s Day card using KLM Digital Design – Wheelbarrow Gnome from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I grow!” and “Any man can be a Father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad”. I know that my dad will always be my hero no matter how old I get. 🙂

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out dies, I die cut a 5″ x 5″ square out of Recollections – Black cardstock and a 4″ x 4″ square out of Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The black square was applied directly to the base 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 prior to me cutting out the 4″ square. The image was coloured in with Copic markers. I decided I wanted some puffy clouds, so I printed out the image again, but this time it was printed onto regular copy paper and then I fussy cut around the top part of it. It was placed over top of the coloured image with some washi tape to secure it in place. I took another piece of paper and created a wavy background and placed that down over the image too! Then, with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and a blender brush, I proceeded to create the cloudy sky using a stencil that I had made earlier using Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Dies. Once the sky was complete, I added in the dirt path and the farm field to finish off the image. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the back of the completed coloured image and it was popped up onto card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Wheelbarrow Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

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

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

Dies: My Creative Time -Stitched Squares Inside and Out, Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hats and Boots: C8, C6, C4, C2

Shirts: BG72, BG57, BG32, BG11

Jeans: B26, B23, B21, E23

WheelBarrow: C10, C8, C6, C3, C2, C1, R56, R37, R35, E29, E25, E23

Lawn \ Farm Field: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG17, YG13, YG03, YG01

Dirt Path: E37, E35, E33, E31

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.

Matchbook Craft Room!

May2

Today I’m sharing a miniature Birthday card using Art Impressions – MB Craft Room Set – 5321, MB Template Dies (5317) and MB Envelope Die (5318) that I made for my Aunt’s Birthday in April. My aunt is a crafter like myself. When I first handed the card to her, she looked at me as if to say “What is this?” I started to laugh and said, “It’s your Birthday Card”. The card is the size of a matchbook. LOL! She couldn’t believe how tiny it was. I wrote the sentiment on the inside of the smaller envelope. When she opened her card, she fell in love with it and I hope that you do too! Proof that some big things do come in small packages!!!! 🙂

To create the card, I began with the card base using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock, Cuttlebug die-cutting machine and the Art Impressions – MB Template Dies (5317). I used this same die cut again to add the paper background for the inside of the card and adhered them together using liquid glue. From the same die set, the windows, window frames, hearts and bow were also cut out. Lastly, with the same dies, I cut out the floor using Joy Crafts – Artist Trading Card – Wood Texture paper.

With Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and my MISTI, I stamped all of the images and the sentiment onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in all of the images and then, using the Cuttlebug again, I die cut all of the inside pop-ups using Art Impressions – MB Craft Room Set – 5321. Lastly, I die cut the envelopes out of some scrap double-sided paper that I had in my stash using the Art Impressions – MB Envelope Die (5318).

Double-sided tape was applied to do the assembly on the tabs and they were adhered to the base card. I wanted to create a small picture frame, so I drew one onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock, coloured it in with Copic markers and then cut around the frame. The heart was then adhered into the centre of the frame with some liquid glue. A few small gems were also added above and below the heart.

Double-side tape was applied to the flaps of the larger envelope to complete the assembly. For the small envelope, I used the little bow and a pop-dot to close it so that it could be opened easily.

Card Recipe:

Stamps and Sentiment: Art Impressions – MB Craft Room Set – 5321

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Miscellaneous cardstock from stash, Joy Crafts – Artist Trading Card – Tough Texture (3.25″ x 2-3/8″)

Dies: Art Impressions – MB Craft Room Set – 5321, MB Template Dies (5317) and MB Envelope Die (5318)

Miscellaneous: MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Craft Bag, Paint Can Container and Pen Container: B06, B04, B02

Cutting Machine: B06, B02, N9, N7, N3, C1, C00

Shelves and Cabinets: C2, C1, C0, C00, Colorless Blender

Boxes and Bins: E55, E53, E51

Books: W9, W7, W5, C9, Y19, Y17, G07, G03, G00, B04. B01, Y23, R37, R35

Glue Bottle: C1, C0, YR16, YR14, YR12

Chair: N9, N7, N5, N3, C1, C00

Vase and Flowers: RV63, RV52, G03, V09, V04

Markers and Brushes: V06, V04, YR18, YR12, C5, C3, R37, R35

Sign: E25, E23, BG000

Hope you like it and have a great week!

The Best Therapist!

Apr25

Today is Tuesday and I’m sharing an Inspirational card using KLM Digital Design – Gnomes Best Friend from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Thinking of You” and “Just Smile”. Pets make the perfect companions because they will always listen and never judge you. They sense when you are happy or sad and always make you feel wonderful! Also, your secrets are always safe with them! 🙂

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. Scrapbook.com – Roses Smooth Cardstock – 5.5″ x 4.25″ was applied directly to the base 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. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers to the size of 4.75″ x 3.5″. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. Some small clouds were die-cut using Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Inserts and coloured in with Copic Markers. I applied these to the coloured image with liquid glue. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the back of the completed coloured image and it popped it up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Gnomes Best Friend – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers, Lawn Fawn – Platform Pop-Up Inserts

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug,

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Clothing: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Dog: E99, E97, E25, E23, E13, E11, E07, Y38, 100, R02, R00

Lawn: YG25, YG23, YG21, YG03, YG01

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Clouds: C1, C00, B60

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.

American Flag Gnome

Apr5

Today is Thursday and I’m sharing an American Celebration card using KLM Digital Design – American Flag Gnome from the new April 2023 release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Let Freedom Ring” and “Home of The Brave – America”.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I found some navy blue cardstock with stars from my scrap stash and thought it went perfect with this card. I cut it to be the same size as the base and adhered it directly to base card. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire and a finger dauber were used to ink around all of the edges of the card.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and 1 extra copy of the image was printed onto plain copy paper to be used for masking later. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers. The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. I fussy cut around the image that I had cut out from the plain copy paper and adhered it to the card with some Washi tape as a mask.

Using a blender brush, I created the clouds in the sky with Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01) which I had die cut to create stencils. The lawn was created using a blender brush, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn and Lawn Fawn – Slimline Hillside Stencils. I also used the stencils to be a mask for adding in the pathway using a blender brush and Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores.

Once all of the background was completed, I removed the mask from the image and created a shadow under the gnome using Copic markers E33, E31 and E30. Some of the hills were made a little bit darker using Copic marker G20.

I added U-Line double-sided tape to the back of the coloured image then popped it up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  American Flag Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Salty Ocean, Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Chipped Sapphire, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mowed Lawn

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

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers, Avery Elle – Pierced Clouds Die (D-05-01)

Stencils: Lawn Fawn – Slimline Hillside Stencils

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brushes

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Hat: R59, R37, R35

Clothing: B39, B37, B29

Boots: E49, E35, E34, E31, C9, C7, C5, C4

Flag: R59, R37, R35, B39, B37, B29

Path: E33, E31, E30 and Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores for base

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.

Card of the Month – Round 1 – You Did It!

Apr1

Yippee! I am thrilled to have been asked to enter my card into the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s Card of the Month Contest for April! I would love it if you voted for me! Thank you! 🙏🏻 😘💙
Here is the link on Facebook:

https://creativescrapbooker.ca/card-of-the-month-april-2023/?fbclid=IwAR3vXUqlRBglU91NoJldQ6QCgmgcI4C2ORT158UZ-ISyx7rNHNdVTyDo-L0#/bracket/4416181

 

The original post where I created this card can be found here. https://rstevensoncreations.com/2023/03/10/you-did-it/

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.

Music Speaks!

Mar18

Today I’m sharing a music card using KLM Digital Design – Keyboard Gnome from the new March release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Turn up the volume close your eyes and let the music take over your soul” and “Music is the voice of the soul”. No words were truer spoken, music is all around us and there is something out there for everyone to listen to!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. Anna Griffin – Musical Cardstock & Vellum paper was cut to the same size as the base card. Using a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen, I inked around all of the edges and then adhered it to the base card with double-sided tape. Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock was die cut 5 times using my Cuttlebug and Joy! Crafts – Cutting and Embossing Dance to the Music die. Using liquid glue, I applied each layer on top of each other and then glued it to the bottom of the card base.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image and fussy cut around it and the sentiment. The edges of the image were inked around with a black marker and the sentiments were adhered onto Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock and then fussy cut again.

The card was now ready to assemble. I added 3M VHB – 2 sided pop-up tape to the backs of the sentiments and image and then popped up all of the pieces onto the card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Keyboard Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Anna Griffin – Musical Cardstock & Vellum, Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock

Dies: Joy! Crafts – Cutting and Embossing Dance to the Music

Miscellaneous: Cuttlebug, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, 3M VHB – 2 sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Hair: E15, YR23, Y38, Y21

Dress and Hat: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Ribbon Sash: R46, R14, R08

Shoes: C10, C8, C6, C5, C3, C2, C1, E55, E53, E51

Keyboard Instrument and Stand: R46, R14, R08, 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.

You Did It!

Mar10

Today I’m sharing a graduation card using KLM Digital Design – Graduation Gnome II from the new March release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Be the change that you want to see in this world” and “And so the adventure begins”. This little gnome is glowing with pride after graduating and accepting his diploma. Congratulations to all of the new graduates out there this year!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card base. Recollections – Black cardstock was cut to the size of 4″ x 4-5/8″ and Recollections – Patterned paper was cut to the size of 3″ x 4.25″ using My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers and my Cuttlebug. Using a Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint pen, I inked around all of the edges of both pieces.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. I coloured in the image and fussy cut around it and the sentiment. Both were adhered onto Recollections Black cardstock and then fussy cut again.

The card was now ready to assemble. I added U-Line double-sided pop-up tape to the backs of the sentiment, image and both rectangular pieces. All pieces were then popped up onto card to complete it.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Graduation Gnome II – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale

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

Dies: My Creative Time – Rectangle Frame Layers

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Sharpie – Gold Medium Point – Water Based Paint, Xyron Create a Sticker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23

Gown and Hat: C10, C8, C6, C5, C4

Boots: 100, C10, C8, C6, C5, C4

Scroll: C1, C0

Ribbon and Tassel: YR23, Y15, Y11, Y00

Glow around image: Y00

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.

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!

Peace Dude!

Mar2

Today I’m sharing an inspirational \ birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Peace Gnome from the new March release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Peace begins with a smile” and “There is peace even in the storm”. Seeing this image made me feel nostalgic for my younger days in the 60’s and 70’s. I still remember how excited I was to get my very first pair of GWG bell bottom jeans and then LEVIS. LOL! Flower power was all the rage and there were flowers and peace signs everywhere. I was still young, but it was a really cool time to grow up.

AC Cardstock – White was used to create a 6″ x 6″ card base. BasicGrey – Lauderdale Patterned paper was cut to the same size as the base card and adhered with double-sided tape. Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Villainous Potion was used to ink around all of the edges.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and 2 extra copies of the image were printed onto plain copy paper to be used for masking later. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the image and the purple background layer using Quickutz Nesting Frame 7 dies. I fussy cut around the sentiment and then inked it very lightly with some purple that I had left on my blending brush. I ran it through my Xyron Create a Sticker and attached it to a scrap piece of Recollections – Purple Passions paper. Once again, I fussy cut around the sentiment. The larger frame and sentiment edges were inked around the edges with the same ink as the base card.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. The top portion of the image was fussy cut and I applied some Washi Tape to the back of it to create a hinge and to mask the image. Using blender brushes and multiple Tim Holtz Distress Inks, I created the clouds in the sky with Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil.

Once I completed the sky, I used second image that I had printed out onto the copy paper for 2 purposes. The first purpose was to use a stylus and tracing paper to transfer the image onto the patterned paper from BasicGrey – Lauderdale Paper Pad for paper piecing the gnome’s shirt. I loved the wild flower pattern and thought it was perfect for this hippie gnome. Once the pattern was transfered, I fussy cut it out. I used my Copic markers to create a small shadow on various parts of the shirt. With a Pigma Micron 03 black marker, I drew the lines in darker so that they would stand out on the shirt and then used a black marker to go around all of the pieces. Once completed, all of the pieces were put through a Xyron Create a Sticker to make it easier to stick to them to the coloured image and also so that they would lay flat. I then added the pieces to the main image.

The printed image was then fussy cut and the sand was added using a blender brush, Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores for the base and a mixture of Copic markers listed below.

The remainder of the card was now ready to assemble. I added U-Line double-sided tape to the backs of the sentiment, large purple frame and image. They were all then popped up onto card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Peace Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Aged Mahagony, Abandoned Coral, Kitsch Flamingo, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Villainous Potion, Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, AC Cardstock – White, BasicGrey – Lauderdale Paper Pad (6″ x 6″), Recollections – Purple Passions 8.5″ x 11″

Dies: Quickutz Nesting Frame 7

Stencils: Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brushes, Xyron Create a Sticker

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Jeans and Hat: B26, B23, B21

Boots: E49, E35, E34, E31, E29, E27, E25, E23, E21

Shirt: Y17, Y11 (Lauderdale – Basic Grey Designer Paper)

Peace Sign: Y19, Y15, Y11

Sand: E37, E35, E34, E33, E31, E30 and Krafty Kolours – Sandy Shores for base

Glasses: N10, N9, N7, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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

Do Not Stop!

Feb26

Today I’m sharing an inspirational card using KLM Digital Design – Slow Ride Gnome from the new February release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Travel at your own pace” and “Life is a journey, not a race”.  It was hard for me to pick which sentiment to use as I loved them all. They are all so true to life.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I had found Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3080678 at Dollarama and thought this paper was perfect for this card. It was cut to the same size as the base card and adhered with 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, I die cut the image using My Creative Time – Bunch of Fun Circle 3.25″ Dies. The larger circle was die cut using Recollections – Blue Ombre Cardstock and Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting 3.5″ Circle. I trimmed down the sentiment to be 2.25″ x 1.5″. Using what was left on a blending brush that I used for blues, I lightly went over the paper to give it a light blue hue. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salvaged Patina was then inked around the 3 edges.

The image was coloured in with Copic Markers listed below. I printed out another copy of the image onto plain paper and fussy cut around the top portion. I applied some Washi Tape to the back of it to create a hinge and to mask the image. Using a blender brush, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil, I created the clouds in the sky.

For the assembly of the card, I added double-sided tape to the back of the sentiment and adhered it directly to the card. U-Line double-sided tape was added to the backs of the larger and smaller circle and both were popped up onto each other and the card. Lastly, to finish off everything, I added in some YNS Gumdrops – Tropical Paradise.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Slow Ride Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3080678, Recollections – Blue Ombre Cardstock

Dies: My Creative Time – Bunch of Fun Circle Dies, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles

Stencils: Lawn Fawn Cuts – Cloudy Stencil

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Blending Brush, YNS Gumdrops – Tropical Paradise

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: C9, C7, C5, C1

Shirt: B69, B63, C3, R46

Hat: BG09, BG05, BG02, BG01

Turtle: E47, E44, E43, E42, E40, BG99, BG96, BG93, BG90, G07, YG07, Y35, C1, C00, 100

Sand: E37, E35, E33, E31

Flower and Stem: G14, YG23, YG11, E33, Y38, Y35, Y32

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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Special Thank You!

Feb20

Today I’m sharing a Thank-you card using Stampin’ Up – Bella and Friends. I was recently on a cruise and forgot to bring a Thank-you card for our Stateroom Attendant. Her name was Monalisa and she was such a super nice lady who was always smiling and super nice.  I told her that I made homemade cards and wanted to make sure that I sent her a special one just for her. Monalisa told me that she loved Lhasa Aspos and so I tried to make this little puppy look like one.

Anna Griffin – Shaker Card Kit was used to make the base and front of the card. The size was 5″ x 5″. I applied the pre-made shaker envelope directly to base card using double sided tape. Once again, I applied double-sided tape to the the shaker bag and then applied the top part of the card from the kit. From the same kit, I also added some liquid glue to the back of the large fancy heart and applied it directly over top of the heart shape on the front of the card.

With a stamping block and little dog stamp from Stampin’ Up – Bella and Friends, I inked the stamp with Memento – Tuxedo Black ink and then stamped it twice off to the side on some spare paper and then onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. This left the outline nice and light, almost like a no-line stamped image. I wanted it this way as most of the puppy was white and I just wanted the furry outline to look like a shadow. Once the puppy was coloured, I fussy cut around it and added some U-Line Double-Sided tape and popped it up onto the front of the card.

With my Cuttlebug and dies from PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set, I die cut the words “Thank You” from some scrap Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock and Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock. I applied some liquid glue to the backs of the 2 die cuts and after joining the 2 cuts together, applied them to the front of the card as well. Lastly, to complete the card, I added some little hearts from Doodlebug Design Inc. – Shape Sprinkles – love this! and rainbow hearts.

Card Recipe:

Stamp: Stampin’ Up – Bella and Friends

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

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

Dies: PaperCrafter Today – 15 Die Cut Sentiment Set

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Shape Sprinkles – love this! and Doodlebug Design Inc. – Shape Sprinkles – rainbow hearts

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Puppy: E33, E23, E21, E000, N1, N0, Colorless Blender (Eyes and Nose – Sakura Glaze – Black, Gelly Roll Sakura #8 Pen)

Collar and Heart: R46, R14, R08

Hope you like it and have a great week!

Sending You Love!!

Feb19

So happy to be colouring and creating again. I went away on a Southern Caribbean cruise at the beginning of the month and unfortunately, 3 days after being back ended up very sick with Covid. My husband was sick as well, even though we have both had all of our shots and 2 boosters. I’m so glad that we had our shots though, as I would never like to see what we would have gone through, had we not had the shots. We’re both slowly still recovering, but have a little more energy these days. We are still planning our next vacation though, as life must go on. LOL! On a good note, we did meet some really nice people on our voyage and one of them was even an international best selling author and his wife was wonderful too! Wow! How amazing is that? We were so blessed that he sent us two of his books, which I am really enjoying. I’m a little late in showcasing my cards for February, but hopefully, you’ll be seeing a lot more from me in the next little while!

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Today I’m sharing a special card using KLM Digital Design – Valentine Gnome II from the new February release. I was a little late for Valentine’s Day, but I found this sentiment and thought it went perfect with this image.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I taped off the bottom half at 4.25″ from the top of the card with some Post-It Note tape. Using a blending brush and Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries, I inked the whole top of the card. I taped Kraftin’ Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil on top of the inked portion of the base card and with a blending brush and Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple, stenciled in the hearts. With the stencil remaining in place, using a spatula and Nuvo Glimmer Paste – Moonstone, I added glitter to the hearts and set the card aside to for the paste to dry.

The main image was brought into Microsoft Word and sized to approximately 3.75″ x 3″. It was printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card and coloured in with Copic markers. This was then fussy cut leaving a thin border around it. I used a C1 Copic marker to go around the entire image so that it wasn’t pure white. The sentiment was stamped onto Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock using my MISTI and Sending Love Cubbies Stamp by Art Impressions using Memento – Lady Bug ink. With the Cuttlebug, the sentiment was cut out using Poppystamps – Christmas Quotes dies. Penny Black – Graceful Stackers dies were also used to cut out a scrap piece of Recollections – Matte Gold Foil cardstock at the same time. Using the same blending brush, I brushed around the edges of the sentiment die cut to give it some extra colour. I cut a small piece of red cardstock to the size of 3/8″ x 4.25″ and ran it through a Xyron Create a Sticker and applied it to the card to break up the joining between the stenciled background and white background.

The rest of the card was now ready to assemble. I applied U-Line double-side tape to the backs of the coloured image, sentiment and gold frame. I added some liquid glue to the tape behind the image to make it stick better to the background with the paste and popped it up onto the card. The sentiment and frame were both popped up onto the card below the coloured image and to finish everything off, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Shape Sprinkles – Love This! hearts were added.

Card Recipe:

Stamp:  Valentine Gnome II – KLM Digital Designs

Sentiment: Sending Love Cubbies – Art Impressions

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Candied Apple, Memento – Lady Bug

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

Stencil: Kraftin’ Kimmie – Happy Hearts Stencil

Dies: Poppystamps – Christmas Quotes, Penny Black – Graceful Stackers (51-658)

Paste: Nuvo Glimmer Paste – Moonstone

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Xyron Create a Sticker, Doodlebug Design Inc. – Shape Sprinkles – Love This!

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Shirt: B37, B14, B12

Hat, Pants and Shoes: R59, R37, R35, R24

Stockings: B37, B14, B12, R37

Chocolates: R59, R37, R35, E49, E47, E37, E35, E34, E29, E27, E25, E23

Bowl: C2, C1, C0, C00, B000, Colorless Blender

Letter: C2, C1, C0, R35, Colorless Blender

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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

Fido – Love You

Jan25

It’s Wednesday, and today I’m sharing a card I made using KLM Digital Design –  Fido – Love You from the new January 2023 release. Our pets always give us unconditional love and they make the best companions to talk to, play with and just cuddle with with when we need a big hug!

To make my card this week, I started with a 7.25″ x 3.5″ card base using Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Recollections – Burgundy was cut to the size of 7.25″ x 3.5″ and adhered directly to the card. Using my Cuttlebug and My Creative Time – Tall Paw Frame Dies, I die cut Martha Stewart Crafts – Enchanted Woodland paper and the little bone using scraps of brown and black cardstock. Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries and a blending brush were used to ink around the edges of the large die cut. This was popped up onto the base using U-Line Double-Sided tape.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. The paper was cut to be 5-5/8″ x 2-5/8″ and everything was coloured in. U-Line Double-Sided tape was added to this and it was popped up onto the die cut. I ran the bone die cuts through my Xyron Create a Sticker and attached them to the card to finish it off.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Fido – Love You – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Festive Berries

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Martha Stewart Crafts – Enchanted Woodland 12″ x 12″, Recollections – Burgundy

Die Cuts: My Creative Time – Tall Paw Frame Dies

Miscellaneous: 2 sided tape, Cuttlebug, Xyron Create a Sticker, U-Line Double-Sided tape

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Letters: R46, R14, R08

Dog: E55, E53, E51, E50, E49, E47, E29, E27, E25, E23, R30, R29, R02, R00

Sky and Clouds: BG70, C1, B02, B01, B00, B000, Colorless Blender

Grass: YG23, YG09, YG05, YG03, YG01

Hope you like it and have a great week!

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

Make Lemonade!

Jan21

Today I’m sharing an inspirational card using KLM Digital Design – Lemon Gnome from the new January release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “I could just Squeeze you!” and “Squeeze the day”.  I’ve always loved lemons and they are good for so many different things, baking, tea and they are high in Vitamin C, just to name a few.

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I had found Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3093268 at Dollarama and thought this paper was perfect for this card. I chose 2 patterns from this paper pack and cut the darker pattern to the size of 5.25″ x 2.25″ and the other piece to the size of 5.25″ x 2.75″. Two rectangles were cut out of Recollections – Black cardstock to the size of 5.5″ x 2.75″ and 5.5″ x 3″. With yellow cardstock and my Cuttlebug, I die cut the large oval using Waffle Flower – Additional Oval dies and the larger circle with Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles. All of the edges for the patterned pieces and the yellow die cuts were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mustard Seed.

The image and sentiment were imported into Microsoft Word and printed out onto Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card. With my Cuttlebug, I die cut the large oval using Waffle Flower – Additional Oval dies and the smaller circle with My Creative Time – Bunch of Fun Circle Dies. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Squeezed Lemonade was applied to the outer edges of the smaller circle. The image was coloured in with Copic markers.

For the assembly of the card, I applied the 2 patterned pieces together with the black cardstock using double sided tape. I placed the colourful piece down first onto the base card and then the second piece was applied over top of that one. Both were adhered with double-sided tape. The image and the sentiment were both popped up onto the larger oval and larger circle using U-Line Double-Sided tape. I applied U-Line Double-Sided tape to the backs of these combined pieces and then popped them both up onto the card. Finally, I added in some YNS Gumdrops – Tropical Paradise around the sentiment to complete the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Lemon Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

Inks: HP Printer Grayscale, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Mustard Seed, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Squeezed Lemonade

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Black cardstock, Crafts Designer Paper – 02-3093268 (6″ x 6″), Yellow Cardstock

Dies: My Creative Time – Bunch of Fun Circle Dies, Waffle Flower – Additional Oval dies, Lifestyle Crafts Cutting Dies – Nesting Circles

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, YNS Gumdrops – Tropical Paradise

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beard: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: EEE, E31, E30. E29, E27, E25, E23

Shirt: BG72, BG54, BG32, BG11

Hat: R46, R14, R08

Lemons, Straw and Lemonade: Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11, Y000

Basket: YR24, YR23, YR21, Y32

Sky: B04, B02, B01, B00

Clouds: B60, C1, Colorless Blender

Grass: G14, YG23, YG13, YG11

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.

3 Stooges!

Jan18

It’s Wednesday and today I’m sharing a birthday card using KLM Digital Design – Three Stooges Gnome from the new January release. This image also comes with 2 more sentiments, “Just relax and except the crazy” and “Make time for yourself”. I grew up watching “The 3 Stooges” and if these gnomes are anything like they were, you never know what’s going to happen. LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 5.5″ card base. I cut Echo Park – It’s Your Birthday (6″x6″ Double-Sided) 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 and Echo Park – It’s Your Birthday designer paper were both die cut using my Cuttlebug and Whimsy – Wavy Stitched Squares Die Set. I inked around the designer paper with Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Black Soot and popped it onto the base using U-Line double-sided tape. Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spiced Marmalade was applied around all of the outer edges of the card.  The main image was coloured in with the Copic markers listed below and then popped up onto the centre of the designer paper with U-Line double sided tape. The sentiments were fussy cut and Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spiced Marmalade was applied around the edges. I wanted the larger sentiment to stand out a little more, so I first ran it through my Xyron Create a Sticker and then adhered it to a scrap piece of Recollections – Black cardstock. I fussy cut around it again and then applied U-Line double-sided tape to both sentiments with double layers on portions of them and popped them up onto the card. Lastly, I used my Quickie Glue pen to trace around some of the spirals and dots on both designer papers and applied Martha Stewart Crafts Glitter – Crystal Fine to give it some sparkle.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Three Stooges Gnome – KLM Digital Designs

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

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Echo Park – It’s Your Birthday (6″x6″ Double-Sided), Recollections – Black cardstock

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

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Cuttlebug, Xyron Create a Sticker, Martha Stewart Crafts Glitter – Crystal Fine

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Skin: E21, E11, E04, E00, E000

Beards: E08, YR18, YR16, YR12

Jeans: B26, B23, B21

Shoes: C9, C7, C5

Shirts: BG72, BG54, BG32, BG11, V17, V15, V12, E89, E87, E84, E81

Belt: W9, W7, W5, E15, YR27, YR23, Y08

Shoes: C9, C7, C5, C3

Hats: R46, R14, R08

Rose: E15, Y19, Y17, Y08

Dandelion: Y15, G99, YG67, YG17, G21

Butterfly: Y15, B99, B66, B52, B14, UNI Posca Pen – Light Blue

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Grass: G14, YG23, YG11

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.

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!

Penguin Joy

Jan8

Sharing another Christmas card that I made using Whimsy Stamps – Penguin Joy – C1140. I love colouring penguins and couldn’t resist this adorable image when I saw it! LOL!

Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock was used to create a 5.5″ x 4.25″ card base. I cut Recollections – Fireside paper to be the same size and adhered it to the base using double-sided tape. I applied Crafts – Sparkling Stickers – 02-3068629 – Red to a piece of Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb. cardstock. Using my Cuttlebug and MFT – Cross Stitch Rectangle dies, I die cut a large rectangle for the Sparkle paper combined piece and a smaller rectangle from Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card cardstock. Using my MISTI and Memento – Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the image onto the smaller rectangle. This was coloured in with Copic markers. I applied the snow flakes in the sky using a UNIPosca PC-3M White marker.  Stickles – Diamond was applied to create the snow on the ground. U-Line double-sided tape was applied to both of the die cuts and they were popped up onto the centre of the card.

Card Recipe:

Stamp and Sentiment:  Penguin Joy – C1140 – Whimsy Stamps

Inks: Memento – Tuxedo Black

Paper: Copic Marker X-Press It Blending Card, Hammermill – Premium Colour 100 lb., Recollections – Fireside 6″ x 6″ (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm), Crafts – Sparkling Stickers – 02-3068629 – Red

Dies: MFT – Cross Stitch Rectangle

Miscellaneous: U-Line double-sided tape, Stickles – Diamond, UNIPosca PC-3M White marker, MISTI – Most Incredible Stamping Tool

Image coloured with Copic Markers:

Penguins: W9, W7, W5, W0, E41, E40, E15, YR14, Y17, Y11

Signs: YR31, YR30

Greens: YG63, YG07, G19, G17

Reds: R59, R37, R35, R21

Holly: BG99, YG67, YG63, YG61, G21

Sky: B02, B01, B00, B000

Snow: BV20, B000

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!