Create Magic - Whimsy Stamps April Release

Hello, friends!  Have you seen the newest release from Whimsy Stamps?  It's amazing!  I love the variety of stamps and dies that are offered every month.  There's something there for everyone! (Affiliate links used.)

My card today features the new Create Magic Clear Stamps Set combined with the Wizard Potions Frame Rubber Cling Stamp.  This wizard stamp set is so much fun!

There are so many cute images on this set!  I used the one with the wizard holding the crystal ball for my card today.  I stamped all of my images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copics.

Copic Colors Used:

Skin: E0000, E000, E21, E11, E04

Blues: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99

Whites/Beard: 0, C00, C1, C2, C4

Greens: YG0000, YG01, YG06, YG17, YG99

Yellow: Y04, Y15, E33 

Rainbow/Bubbles Colors: I used THIS tutorial by Mindy Baxter

I cut out all of my images and then created a purple-inked background by blending Spun Sugar, Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves, Dusty Concord, and Black Soot Distress Inks onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock.  I then splattered this ink panel with some Opaque White Paint to resemble stars in a galaxy.

 I used a White Gel Pen to add some accents throughout my card and then added some Glossy Accents to the crystal ball to give it some spherical dimension.

I really love this Wizard Potions Frame Rubber Cling Stamp.  It just adds so much more interest to your cards!

You can check out the rest of the April Release Products from Whimsy Stamps HERE.

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Wishing you all a wonderful day!

♥ Rachel

Botanical Backdrop Die - Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello friends!  I am sharing two cards today that feature the gorgeous Botanical Backdrop Die from Sunny Studio Stamps.

For my first card, I created a fun shaker card and combined the Botanical Backdrop Die with the cute Magical Mermaids Stamp Set.  I thought that the leafy frame could pass as some ocean foliage and nicely frame a little underwater scene.  I colored all of my images with Copic Sketch Markers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

For the underwater background, I blended some Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, and Dusty Concord) onto a sheet of Ranger White Watercolor Paper.  I then spritzed this panel lightly with water, blotted it dry with a paper towel and then set it aside to completely dry.

Once my background was ready, I added some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape around the edges and added my embellishments.  I heat embossed my sentiment with Super Fine Detail White Embossing Powder onto a sheet of Heat Resistant Acetate.  Once I attached the acetate, I then glued the final frame onto the outside of the card.

 For my second card, I didn't do any stamping at all.  I simply diecut my images and lightly blended them with some ink.  I used the Colorbox Ocean Ink for the green/blue tint and the Colorbox Lemonade Ink for the small yellow flowers.

I added a sheet of the Gingham Pastels Paper Pack to the background and then adhered a 3D version of the sentiment "Hello" by diecutting it 5 times.

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Wishing you all a lovely day!

♥ Rachel