Postage Collage Happy Mail

Hello friends! Today for Mix it up Monday, I'm playing with some more of the Waffle Flower Postage Collage series. I love all of these and that you can mix and match bunches of them together if you want. It adds life to the product and makes it more fun today play with. Today I had a hard time breaking up my rainbow of envelope stamps though.

After die cutting the postage collage base, I cut that with the postage collage envelope base. Then I stuck it to my grip mat and used the postage collage envelope stencil to ink them up in a rainbow of colors.

I used my scissors to trim them apart and arranged them on an A2 scrap of cardstock before using liquid glue to adhere them all together. While those were drying, I cut a piece of dark blue cardstock with the Pretty Pink Posh Pierced Scallops cover plate and splattered that with white paint.

Once all of that was dry, I glued the blue panel to a white card base and popped the envelopes up on that with foam squares. After trimming off the excess I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment from the Waffle Flower Birthday Wishes set. This set has coordinating dies so I also cut it out before popping it up with foam squares to match the level of the envelopes.

For finishing touches here I added a little sparkle to the envelope hearts with stardust Stickles. 

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day! 

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Just for You

The flowers in the neighborhoods are so gorgeous.  I love to walk around in different Seattle neighborhoods with friends and family.

Today's project features:

• Pretty Pink Posh - Spring Floral | Die
• PinkFresh Studio - Brackets - Blanket Stitched | Die
• Waffle Flower Crafts - Subsentiments - Bloom | die cuts
• Altenew - Glitter Cardstock Set | Gilded

I knew that I wanted to do those daffodils in Pink Grapefruit and Nectar.  The centers have been cut in gold glitter cardstock.

The twine was in my stash and I thought it would be a fun way to add the subsentiment.  That and because I was having a real struggle trying to figure out where to add the sentiment.

I love those PinkFresh Studio Brackets.  They add just a touch of texture to the overall design.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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When Life Gives you Lemons...Make 2 Cards Instead of 1

Hi friends! It's getting juicy around here! There are lemons for days and I'm here for it. The original idea was for one card but I ended up with so many lemons and lemon slices that I just couldn't let them spoil, so we've got two cards today!

They are the same design but I put the sentiment in different places so you could see the options; maybe you like one place better than the other. Personally, I couldn't choose.

To get these started I took yellow cardstock and splattered it with white paint. Then I took watercolor paper and did some ink smooshing with different yellow inks. When the papers were dry, I cut bunches of lemons and lemon slices using the Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemon dies.

Next, I cut the center piece from white cardstock. This is the clincher right here. This step ended up giving me twice as many slices as planned because I loved the combo both ways so I made them all!

I cut two notched squares using the new Pretty Pink Posh dies from teal cardstock and used them as a guide for the size of my lemon wreaths. I used liquid glue to adhere the lemons together and an acrylic block to hold them in place while they dried.

While those were drying I got messy with distress oxide spray and spritz on my teal squares. I also added some watered down white paint to these for more texture.

While all that was drying, I cut pink panels for my card fronts and glued them to bases. I inked the edges a little with a blending brush and ballet slippers ink but I think the colors were too close because it didn't show up a lot. Next, I cut Pretty Pink Posh sentiment strips and stamped my sentiments on them. This one came from the Pretty Pink Posh Citrus stamp set.

Then everything was assembled with foam tape and squares so there is a bundle of dimension and visual interest on both cards. For finishing touches I added stardust Stickles to the centers of the flowers on both cards. 

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day! 

Products used:

Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemon dies

Pretty Pink Posh Citrus stamps

Pretty Pink Posh Notched Squares dies

Distress Oxide Spray and Spritz - salvaged patina and cracked pistachio

Liquid glue

Foam tape and squares

White paint

Blending brush

Lawn Fawn ink - bubblegum, ballet slippers, sunflower, carrot

Stardust Stickles

Happy Boba Birthday

 I was so happy to see Lawn Fawn's Year Fifteen set.  Here's how I was inspired:

I combined the following products:

• Lawn Fawn - Year Fifteen | stamps + lawn cuts + stencil
• Pretty Pink Posh - Eyelet Circles | dies
• Waffle Flower  - Sweet Plaid Panel | die
• Mama Elephant - Boba Tea | stamp
• Mama Elephant - Celebration Hamsters | stamp
• Lawn Fawn - Falling Leaves | 6x6

I love the coordinating stencils that Lawn Fawn comes out with.  It makes coloring their images super fast!  I cut the interior out from the Eyelet Circle and backed it with vellum so that you can see a bit of the plaid paper.

The Boba drinks have been colored with the following Distress Oxides:

• Barn Door
• Dried Marigold
• Mustard Seed
• Mowed Lawn
• Broken China
• Ground Espresso

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Sunshine Thank You Tags

 Hello again everyone! It's Amanda from Twiddler's Nook with a bundle of thank you tags I created for the end of the school year. The design is really versatile, easy to do it batches and cuter than cute!

To create these cards I did them in a few different sessions. First, I ink smooshed some watercolor paper with dark yellow and orange inks. Then I took yellow cardstock and spritzed it with Distress Oxide ink so it had some texture. Then I let all of that dry. Next, I die cut the yellow with a 2" circle and the ink smooshed panels with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Sun Frame. I used liquid glue to adhere them together and an acrylic block to hold them flat while they dried.

Next session, I stamped and colored the same cute Mama Elephant Little Agenda Hedgehog and used the coordinating die to cut him out. I also die cut a banner from the Mama Elephant Banner Greetings die set and glued the layers together.

In my last session, I added the banners and hedgehogs to the sunshines with foam strips and squares. I finished each one off with some blue twine to tie on the gift bags I have set aside and stardust Stickles on the little flower he is holding.

I don't want to ruin any surprises but these are going on gift packages with a "don't grow up, enjoy summer" vibe and I'm really excited about them!

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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Oh Happy Day

 I have been wanting to ink up this set!  It's so much fun picking the color palette.

I combined the following products:

• Concord & 9th - Triple Step Happy Day | Stamp & Die Bundle
• Lawn Fawn - Backdrop Stitched Ripple | Lawn Cuts

The Concord & 9th inks I used:

• Poppy
• Sprout
• Aqua Sky

I love the added scallop and happy die from the Triple Step Happy Day Die set. I also added those sweet little red hearts.

In case you didn't catch this:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Faux Notebook Paper and a Congrats Card

 Hi friends! It's Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. Today's card came about in a funny way. I had a scrap of copic paper left over months ago. Randomly I stamped 2 Mama Elephant critters on it because they fit perfectly. That piece of paper has moved all around my craft desk and the clipboard I use to color on since then. Randomly, I came across them again while looking for fresh copic paper to stamp on and today's idea just hit me! So I switched gears and went to work...

After coloring and die cutting the first two critters, I realized that I needed a third. So I remedied that and set them aside to work on my fun background idea...faux notebook paper with the Lawn Fawn Simple Stripes Portrait die! I cut the backdrop from white cardstock and glued it to a card base. Then I used a ruler to keep my lines straight and BG11 and R20 copic markers to add the notebook lines.

Next, I added foam squares to the back of my critters and set them in place while I stamped some of the fun designs from the Mama Elephant Write With Me stamp set. I used colored ink for some a black ink for the text. After those were stamped I felt good about the critter placement and actually removed the release paper from the foam squares and stuck them down.

Next I pulled sentiments from the Mama Elephant Way To Go stamp set and added them around the critters. For finishing touches I added glossy accents to critter noses, glasses and parts of the pens.

It's end of school year/graduation time so I thought this card would be perfect to share now! It could go to a kiddo or a teacher celebrating the end of the year.

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Apple-solutely Awesome

I love mixing and matching products.  I find it a great challenge to combine new and previously released.  Here's how I was inspired today:

Today's card combines:

• Pretty Pink Posh - Apple Shaker | die
• Lawn Fawn - Woodland Critters - Graduation Add-On | lawn cuts
• Lawn Fawn - Woodland Critters Huggers  | lawn cuts
• Lawn Fawn - Apple-solutely Awesome | stamp + die
• Pretty Pink Posh - Cascading Stars | stencil

I caught a color combo that I translated to this:

I've been on a birthday card kick but this one could easily be a just because or even a birthday greeting too.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Thank You Berry Much Interactive Card

Happy Mix it up Monday again everyone! This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook and I'm excited to be playing with the new interactive dies from Lawn Fawn! I love this style of interactive card. They are honestly easy to create and really fun to decorate with any theme of products!

I highly recommend watching Lawn Fawn intro videos for any and all interactive dies. Kelly Marie does a fantastic job explaining the parts and how to assemble it all. Here is the link to this one specifically - Intro to Pull 'n Slide Surprise.

To create my card, I pulled out the Pretty Pink Posh Fresh Berries stamps and dies. I stamped a ton of berries, the basket and extra leaves. I colored everything with copic markers and used the coordinating dies to cut it all out. Next, I followed the video to create my interactive mechanism using patterned papers for fun visual interest.

With the interactive portion done, I adhered my berries and basket with liquid glue to the bottom half of the sliding part so my box of berries pops up instead of folding in half. Remember to be mindful of where you're gluing things on this style of card.

I carefully used an acrylic block to stamp the smaller portion of my sentiment on the berry basket and then stamped and die cut the other portion to pop up at the bottom of the scene. Finally, I added white gel pen highlights all over the images.

Do you like making interactive cards? It's been a while but I really do enjoy it and hope this was my intro to getting back into the swing of things. 

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

Products used:

Lawn Fawn Pull n' Slide Surprise dies

Lawn Fawn patterned papers

Pretty Pink Posh Fresh Berries stamps and dies

Foam squares

Liquid glue

Tear tape - 1/4 inch

Lawn Fawn raspberry ink

Sakura gelly roll pen - white

Happy Birthday Cupcake and Coffee

 I was so happy when I paired these products together!

My card features the following products:

• Waffle Flower - Sweet Cupcake | die
• Waffle Flower - Sweet Cupcake | stencil
• Waffle Flower - Cupcake Toppers | die
• Lawn Fawn - Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder | lawn cuts
• Pretty Pink Posh - Cascading Stars | stencil

These are the Distress Oxides I used:

• Kitsch Flamingo
• Picked Raspberry
• Worn Lipstick
• Carved Pumpkin
• Mustard Seed
• Twisted Citron
• Mowed Lawn
• Rustic Wilderness
• Peacock Feathers
• Tea Dye

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Bookmark Gift Tag Combo

Welcome everyone! It's Amanda from Twiddler's Nook for Mix-it-up Monday. There have been a number of companies coming out with fun, book themed goodies and I'm here for it! Today I created a bookmark tag mixing Mama Elephant and Lawn Fawn goodies together.

Using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Bookmark dies as a guide, I placed my adorable Mama Elephant Book Worm stamps in each opening to decide what would fit and which ones to stamp. Then I stamped and colored everything with copic markers, using the coordinating dies to cut them all out.

Then I cut a solid stitched bookmark from teal cardstock and inked the bottom of each window section with peacock ink. I splattered it with water and blotted it dry. Then I cut the stitched bookmark again from Lawn Fawn patterned paper, also cutting the windows from this panel. I used liquid glue to adhere them together and also all of my critters in their spaces.

Finally, I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Lawn Fawn Little Woodland Library and cut it out with a banner die. I glued this in place before adding ribbon and twine through the hole in the top. For finishing touches I added white gel pen highlights and glossy accents to critter glasses.

This is an adorable bookmark but I think it would be even more fun as a gift tag that can be a bookmark for the recipient after they open the gift! 

I appreciate you sharing your time with me. Have a fabulous day!

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Happy Mother's Day

We're almost to the end of April.  The weeks seem to be flying by for me lately. My mom says that is because I'm getting older...sigh.  In case you didn't know, Mother's Day is around the corner, May 11th.  I'm grateful that I get to celebrate the day with my Mom.

Although my Mom won't join us for airplane rides, I thought she would enjoy this card.  It features:

• Lawn Fawn - Just Plane Awesome | stamps + lawn cuts
• Lawn Fawn - Plane Awesome Sentiment Trails | stamp + lawn cuts
• Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rainbow | lawn cuts
• Concord & 9th - Quintessential Scripty Sayings | die
• Pretty Pink Posh - Fancy Cake | die
• Lawn Fawn - Pint-Sized Patterns Falling Leaves | 6x6
• Lawn Fawn - Stripes 'n Sprinkles | 6x6

I was going through sets that have a Mother's Day Sentiment.  When I saw the Just Plane Awesome Sentiment Trails I thought that would be a cute card for my Mom.  Bonus points for being postal friendly.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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