Silly Sloths | Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello and Happy Friday everyone!  I have a fun card to share with you a card using the adorable Silly Sloths Stamp Set from Sunny Studio Stamps.

These sloths are just the cutest!  I created a slimline card measuring 8.5" tall by 3.5" wide so that I could fit as many of the sloths as possible.  This sized card fits perfectly into a #8 sized envelope but will also fit easily into the standard US Business Envelope.

To start, I first created my background by blending some Distress Oxide Inks (Antique Linen, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn) onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock.  I then loosely splattered this ink blending with water and allowed it to stand for a minute before gently blotting it dry with a paper towel.

I then splattered this panel with diluted Opaque White Paint and Black and Green Watercolor Paints.  My images were all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto another sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock, colored with Copic Sketch Markers and diecut with the coordinating Silly Sloths Dies.  I also added one more branch from the A Bird's Life Stamp Set for the sleeping sloth to lay on.

Thank you all so much for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Have a wonderful day!

♥ Rachel

MFT Stamps | Birthday Project Challenge

Hello everyone!  For this month's Birthday Project Challenge from My Favorite Things, it's all about adding candles to you cards.

I decided to use the adorable chicks and their cupcake filled with candles from the Birdie Brown Birthday Chicks Stamp Set.  I love how festive these images look!

To start, I first created my background by blending some Distress Oxide Inks (Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Tumbled Glass) onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock.  I then splattered this panel lightly with water and then gently blotted it dry with a clean paper towel after letting it sit for about a minute.  I also splattered it with diluted Opaque White Ink, and both Black and Gold Watercolor Ink.

Once dry, I then blended in some grass using the Grassy Edges Stencil and some Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Ink.  Next, I trimmed this panel down to 4" x 5.25" and adhered it to an A2 top folding white card base.  All of my images were stamped with Copic friendly Black Ink onto a separate sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock, colored with Copics and cut out with the Birthday Chicks coordinating dies.

I stamped my sentiment with Black Ink onto the upper left section of my card and attached all of my images using some 3D Foam Adhesive Squares.

Come play along for a chance to win a $50 MFT Gift Voucher!  Winner is chosen randomly.  Click HERE for more challenge details and inspiration and also the link to enter your projects.

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Wishing you all a lovely day!

♥ Rachel

Best Wishes and Bubble Kisses | MFT Stamps WSC #437

Hello friends!  The latest Sketch Challenge from My Favorite Things is so much fun!

I decided to use the circles in today's sketch as bubbles.  The Birdie Brown Bubble Over With Joy Stamp Set was perfect for this!

I started by blending some Distress Oxide Inks (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Tumbled Glass) for a whimsical looking sky.  I splattered this blending lightly with water to help the colors merge softly together and then splattered it again with some Opaque White Paint.

I stamped my bunny with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copics (0, C00, C1, C2, C4; BV000, BV01, BV02, BV04, BV13).  I colored the bubbles following THIS awesome tutorial by Mindy Baxter.

I added some grass by diecutting some Sour Apple Card Stock with the Grassy Fields Die-namics.  Lastly, I added all of my images using some 3D Foam Adhesive Squares and applied a small layer of Glossy Accents over the bubbles to give them a more rounded and 3D appearance.

What will you create for this week's sketch?  Come play along for a chance to win a $50 MFT Gift Voucher!  Make sure to stop by the MFT Blog for more inspiration from the rest of the participating DT Members.

Thank you for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Have a lovely day!

♥ Rachel

I Love You, Momma | Picket Fence Studios

Happy Mother's Day!  I hope this day is one that is enjoyable to you.  I know so many people that this day is filled with heartache.  I'd like to share a Mother's Day Card (or really can be used any day) featuring the I Love You, Momma Stamp Set.

I just love the sweet serenity that this set portrays.  This set is pretty versatile too.  You can mix and match a variety of sentiments that can be used for many other occasions.

 I stamped my images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock and colored it with some Cool Gray Copics (0, C00, C1, C2, C4). I then used the I Love You, Momma Dies to cut them out.

    

For my background, I blended some Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, and Dusty Concord Distress Oxide Inks using the Life Changing Ink Blender Brushes (which are AMAZING!). 

Once blended, I splattered this panel with some water and let it sit for a minute before gently blotting it with a dry paper towel.  I added some splatters of both diluted Opaque White and Black Watercolor Paints.

Once my panel was dry, I then stamped some grass with green ink using the Grass Stamp Set and then trimmed it down to 5.25" x 4.0" and adhered it to a white vertical A2 sized base.

Lastly, I added my images with some 3D Foam Squares for some added dimension and adhered my sentiment that I had heat embossed onto a strip of black card stock with Fine Detail White Embossing Powder.

You can check out all of the other amazing products that Picket Fence Studios has to offer HERE.  Use the code MOM20 to take 20% OFF today!  (Affiliate links used where applicable.)

As always, thank you so much for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Have a wonderful day!

♥ Rachel

Frilly Frames Stripes Dies | Sunny Studio Stamps

Hello and happy Friday!  I have a fun little card today featuring the new Frilly Frames Stripes Dies combined with both the Home Sweet Gnome and Backyard Bugs Stamp Sets from Sunny Studio Stamps.

I love how this particular Frilly Frame just adds so much to the card and makes the images inside of it just pop as the focal point.  To start, I first made the base of my card by trimming some Kraft Card Stock and then layering it with a Frilly Frame diecut from white card stock and then a smaller piece of light blue card stock.

I added some beautiful stitched clouds in the background by using the new Fluffy Clouds Dies and then diecut two strips of grass using the Sunny Sentiments Dies. Once cut to size, I then lightly blended these two grass strips with various shades of green ink.

I stamped images from both the Backyard Bugs Stamps as well as the Home Sweet Gnome Set with some Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I colored all of my images with Copics and then cut them out.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment onto the bottom of the card and then adhered my images with both liquid adhesive and 3D Foam Adhesive Squares.

Thank you for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Happy stamping!

♥ Rachel

Beach For the Stars | MFT Stamps Color Challenge #117

Hello friends!

I love attempting the Color Challenges from MFT Stamps.  They don't always come easily to me, and I like to push myself to come up with something that works.  That being said, this simple design actually took me quite awhile because I tend to totally overthink clean and simple cards, lol.  But hey, we all have those moments, right???

I started by stamping my little crab image from the Beach Buds Stamp Set with Copic friendly Black Ink.  I then colored him with Copics and cut him out with the coordinating Beach Buds Die-namics.

The color palette for this challenge is Tangy Orange, Kraft, Tropical Teal, and After Midnight.  You don't have to use exactly the colors shown here but just similar colors that these inspire you to use.

For my background, I trimmed a piece of Tropical Teal Card Stock to 4" x 5.25" and added both a strip of After Midnight Card Stock and Smooth White Card Stock on top.  I then adhered this entire panel to my A2 sized white card base.

I blended some Kraft Premium Dye Ink onto a circle piece of Smooth White Card Stock and then added a circular frame (also in white) from the LLD Circle Shaker Window & Frame Die-namics.  I then placed all of this on top of a small rectangular piece of Vellum Paper that I had cut using the A2 Stitched Rectangle Die-namics Set #2.  Prior to piecing it all together, I had heat embossed my sentiment onto the Vellum using Fine Detail White Embossing Powder.

This color challenge will go on for the next two weeks so come along and play with us for a chance to win a $50 MFT Gift Voucher!  Head on over to the MFT Blog for more inspiration and the link to enter your creations.

Thank you all so much for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Have a wonderful day!

♥ Rachel

A Bottomless Sea | Picket Fence Studios

Hello, friends!  I have a fun ocean-themed card to share with you today featuring the gorgeous 'A Bottomless Sea' Stamp Set combined with the 'I Am A Mermaid' Set from Picket Fence Studios. (Affiliate links used.)

To start, I first blended some Distress Oxide Inks (Cracked Pistachio, Salty Ocean, and Chipped Sapphire) onto a sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock with my Life Changing Blender Brushes.  I then splattered this piece loosely with water and let it sit for a minute before gently blotting it with a clean, dry paper towel.

If you have never used any of the Life Changing Blender Brushes from Picket Fence Studios, then you're missing out!  These are the perfect brushes for those of you that feel like you have a heavy hand when it comes to ink blending or if you want to achieve very light layers of ink to specific areas of your backgrounds without streaking.  On my card today, I did a couple of quick and easy layers of ink in order to get some deeper hues of color.  Click HERE for a post that I had shared a few months back that goes into more detail about these brushes.

Once my background blending was dry, I then used Clear Versamark Ink to heat emboss the bubbles from the 'A Bottomless Sea' Stamp Set onto the bottom portion of my sheet with Fine Detail White Embossing Powder.  These bubbles are just gorgeous!  This stamp is super easy to use and adds so much detail and interest to your cards.  I also used this same method to heat emboss my sentiment from the 'I Am A Mermaid' Stamp Set.

For my images, (also from the 'I Am A Mermaid' Set), I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto another sheet of Neenah Solar White 110lb Card Stock and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I then cut them out to place them on my card with some 3D Foam Adhesive Tape for added dimension.

Copic Colors Used:

Skin: E0000, E000, E21, E11, E04

Tail: V000, V01, V04, V06, V09

Bikini Top: BG10, BG11, BG13, BG49, BG75

Hair: YR15, YR18, R29, R59

You can check out all of the gorgeous array of stamps and dies from Picket Fence Studios HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you liked this card and want some more crafty inspiration, don't forget to check out my INSTAGRAM feed!

Have a lovely day!

♥ Rachel