Happy Burg-Day

Hey everyone, I have a fun birthday shaker card to share with you today.

I used the following dies to create this fun shaker card:

Little B: Circles 

Avery Elle: Sentimentals die and stamp sets

My Favorite Things: Fishtail Flags Stax 

I saw this cute hamburger image and sentiment on Facebook and knew right away I needed to get my very own stamp sets.  Both the sentiment and image (Franks A Lot, Kawaii Foods) are by Jaded Blossom (a new to me company).  I have to say, I fell in love with a number of their products 😀.  Not only did I purchase the stamp sets, I also purchased the two heart stencils (Random Hearts, Falling Hearts) I've used.

To start out, I used a deckle edge trimmer to cut out my front panel.  Using one of the circle dies, I die cut the middle and then used the Random Hearts stencil and Distress Oxide (Dusty Concord) to decorate the panel.  Leaving the stencil in place, I also spritzed it with a homemade gold spritz.  It's very subtle and doesn't show up very well in the photos, but it looks pretty cool in person. I love that it's only on the hearts and not the white portion of the cardstock.

Using this top panel as a template, I lightly drew a circle onto the front of the card base so I would know where to add my Falling Hearts stencil.  I only wanted it to be in the center of my shaker card and not cover the entire card front.

I decided to create a No-Lines image, so the hamburger was stamped with Memento ink (Desert Sand) and then colored with Copic markers.  I used a stamp positioner to stamp the Desert Sand a couple times. I left the stamp in place so that I could add VersaMarker and heat set the lines after the image was colored.  This gives it a bit more dimension and helps define the stamped lines without being obvious.

I stamped my sentiment with VersaFine Clair (Chianti) and heat set it.  Then I used a fishtail banner to die cut it out.  My set is older than what is pictured and does not have the stitching. In order to get the fishtail cut on both sides, I die cut it twice, making sure to line it up perfectly.

For the inside, I created another panel using my deckle cutter and lightly shaded it with Dusty Concord Distress Oxide.  The Avery Elle die set I used also has a coordinating clear stamp set to go along with it.

I die cut my "celebrate", added Chianti ink to it, and then applied Clear embossing powder to heat set it.  The "Your Day" is part of the stamp set as well. This leaves plenty of room for a personal note.

Here's one more look at the shaker card where you can see more of the filler:

Until next time......

Hugs {Scrapy Land #106}

Hey everyone.  time for a brand new Scrapy Land Challenge.  The theme is always Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

Today's card was a lot of fun to make.  I saw a tutorial where you stack stencils on top of each other to create a unique background and I knew I wanted to try that. (You can find the tutorial here.) I started off with white cardstock, stenciled VersaFine Clair ink through a Tonic Studios stencil (Mesh Panel) and then layered a Tim Holtz stencil (Scribbles) on top of that and added a different color of Versafine Clair ink.  The remaining white areas was a little too bright, so I lightly blended more VersaFine Clair onto the whole thing.

Once this was completed, I die cut the cardstock using a stitched rectangle set that I own.  Any of these would work just as well.

Next up was deciding what to have as my focal point.  I created some flowers using a Heartfelt Creations stamp set and coordinating dies (Blazing Poppy Petals).  Any brand of die that creates flowers will work.  The ones that you can form and add dimension work even better.  Color was added to each flower using various VersaFine Clair inks (Summertime, Golden Meadow, Twilight, Cheerful, Charming Pink, Glamorous) and then I die cut them using the coordinating die. Once my flowers were layered and given dimension, I added some Prills to the centers.

The flowers are layered on top of a Sue Wilson oval (Rose Oval). I die cut the center of the oval using one of the dies in the set to have it open and then, using the same die, die cut a piece of velum to add back to the center.  This allow the background to still show through, but blurs it enough so that you can see the sentiment.

The sentiment is part of a four die set from Avery Elle (Sentimentals) and was die cut from vellum.  I added more VersaFine Clair to the back side for color.

The card base was die cut from coordinating cardstock using a Sue Wilson Designs die (Noble dies-Double Pierced Rectangles).

Now it's your turn to submit an entry (or two) and have a chance of winning one of two gift certificates to go shopping at Scrapy Land.  We love seeing all types of projects....CAS to scrapbooking to mixed media to journaling to.......well, you get the idea 😀.  You have until Feb 3 to join us for the Scrapy Land Challenge #106.

Cat on a Fence

front

inside

Today I've created a card featuring the Cat On The Fence die from Cheapo Dies.  I'm sad to say this will be my final post as one of their design team members.

I started out by die cutting this die from the front panel of my card base so that there is an opening.  (The die cut is actually located on the inside of the card.)  Next I ran the front of the card base through an embossing folder from Spellbinders (Flower Fun) and then colored it with some Nuvo Embellishment Mousse (Coral Calypso, Peony Pink).

I masked front of the card and then added more colors of Nuvo Embellishment Mouse (Lilac Lavender, Lemon Sorbet) to the inside.  This gives me the backdrop for my silhouette.  Once this was finished, I closed the card front, added glue to the die cut, and dropped it down from the front.  That way, I've got perfect placement.

On the inside of the card, I randomly stamped my sentiment all over. This stamp is part of the Sentimental Stamps set by Avery Elle.

Sunflower Trio

Today I'm showcasing the Sunflowers die from Cheapo Dies and I've paired with their unbranded die Dotted Rectangle set.

This was a pretty quick card to put together.  I die cut the Sunflowers from white cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.

The centers of the flowers was given texture and dimension by adding glue and flocking (Amber Wheat).  Instead of adding glue to the area and then sprinkling flock on top, I added an outer edge of glue to the center of each flower, applied the flock, and then swirled the two together with my fingertip to mix them together and cover the entire flower center.

Once the Sunflowers were dry, I pop dotted it onto a piece of marbled cardstock die cut using the Dotted Rectangle set.

The sentiment is a stamp set from Avery Elle (Sentimental), was stamped with Brilliance ink (Pearlescent Ivy), and was fussy cut.  This was also pop dotted on top of the fence.