Happy April! When I was growing up I use to dread April Fool's Day. Today I'm celebrating it with a card that features a pun. Here's how I was inspired:
Hey friends, this is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook! It's Mix it up Monday and I'm very behind on birthday cards for the year so forgive me if it seems like that's all that's on my mind for a while. Today I'm mixing some cute new Pretty Pink Posh critters with the great Lawn Fawn giant sentiments.
I loved how the kitty and puppy go perfectly on either side of the sentiment so I stamped those plus a couple accessories straight away and colored them in some fun colors. Then I used the Pretty Pink Posh Candles layered stencil set and inked them in the same color-way.
Next I did a bunch of die cutting all at once. I cut the images out and used the largest Pretty Pink Posh Eyelet Rectangle to cut the stenciled background. Then I cut the sentiment 4 times from cardstock, using liquid glue to adhere all the layers together.
Before assembling everything I did a few extras to various parts of my card. I used a dark yellow copic marker to add detail to the flames on the stenciled candles. Then I used a BG copic marker to add darkness to the bottom of the letters on the die cut sentiment. Finally before assembling everything I to the mermaid ink pad directly to the card front to tie in the teal and give the background some texture at the same time.
To assemble, I glued the sentiment to the stenciled panel and popped that up on the card base with foam tape. Then I added the images with a combination of foam squares and liquid glue depending where they overlapped the sentiment.
For finishing touches I added a few white gel pen highlights before coming in with my classic glossy accents for noses, flames and hat pompoms.
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
I don't know about you but Spring is my favorite season. I'm definitely a fair weather kind of gal and unfortunately our Pacific Northwest summers can get way too toasty for me.
Hi friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. For Mix it up Monday, I'm willing the weather to follow my vibes with more sunshine and less rain as we head into that wishy-washy spring weather. In doing so I got to play with the new Lawn Fawn butterflies and couldn't recommend them more!
I started by die cutting the Lawn Fawn Butterfly Border pieces from white, yellow and gold glitter cardstocks. I added some copic accents to the yellow layer of the butterflies before using liquid glue to adhere the layers together.
Next, I cut the Lawn Fawn Giant Hello Sunshine from white cardstock and set it aside. I trimmed a piece of yellow cardstock to A2 size and inked it up with the Pretty Pink Posh Starburst stencil using Lawn Fawn sunflower ink and a blending brush. After removing the stencil I went over the center of the panel with the same color, fading out as I moved toward the edge.
I glued the stenciled panel to a white card base and then glued the sentiment to the center of that. I knew I wanted to layer the top row of butterflies so I left the top of the hello letters without glue for now. Next, I glued the butterflies in place, going back to add a little glue on the sentiment as needed. After everything dried, I trimmed the butterflies off the edge and my card is all finished.
Are you ready for some steady sunshine or do you have it already where you live? We're soaking it up each day that we get where I am.
I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!
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