Live Life In Full Bloom

 Hello Hello! I'm sharing a quick card today that would be perfect for any occasion.

My card features:

• Waffle Flower - Lovely Tulip Duo | stencil
• Waffle  Flower - Small Sentiments Bloom | stamp

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Here's how I used the cardstock:

• Base = Watermelon
• Top panel = Creamsicle
• Sentiment strip = Watermelon

I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat to do my stenciling.  I used Watermelon ink for the blooms and Eucalyptus for the leaves.  I trimmed down the stenciled panel and adhered it to the Watermelon base.

The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on a Watermelon cardstock strip.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Combining Dies for a Fun Ocean Scene

Hey friends! This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. Is anyone else just searching for all the sunshine they can get? I really feel like I am, which is seeping into the craft room. I'm so excited and happy for all of these summer themed releases starting to come out.

Today we're creating and all die cut card combining fun products from Spellbinders and Mama Elephant. I love the new Seaside Vibes die set from Mama Elephant so I had to create with it as soon as it hit my mailbox. And when I ordered it, I thought the new Spellbinders Coastal Escape View dies would go perfectly so I snagged it at the same time. And I wasn't wrong!

I used all of the dies from the Seaside Vibes set and pulled in the coral, seashells and palm tree island from Coast Escape View. I cut everything from colored cardstock and gave them some ink blending shadows, with a little copic detail on the seashells and palm trees too.

For once, this is a one-layer card, with no foam tape in sight. Trust me, this was difficult but I do love how it turned out. I also held back on sparkly and shiny because it felt complete once I finished gluing everything in place.

To create the card base, I traced the outer arch on white cardstock and cut it out by hand. Then I scored it on the left side 3/8" in and adhered the flap to the back of my scene panel with tear tape. *Remember, you can use this technique on pretty much any shape to create a shaped card.*

 

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

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100% Sweet

 I'm back with my card 2 of 2 from last week. What does that mean? I used one background panel for two different cards.  Here's this week's version:

I love to stretch my supplies and that center ink blended panel is the negative cut from last week's design.  I couldn't bear to toss it so I made it the focal point of a skinny card - 3.5 inches x 5.5 inches.

 I used the same supplies for both cards:

• Mama Elephant - Boxed Drinks | stamps + creative cuts
• Pretty Pink Posh - Sentiment Strips: Birthday | stamps

The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on a kraft strip of cardstock.  Have you tried the Lawn Fawn - Crunchy Leaf ink?  I took a tip from my teamie, Amanda.  I love it and it is copic friendly.  Perfect to use with those soft pastel colors.

I'm on a mission this year to really build up a good Birthday stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

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Birthday Balloons on Balloons

Hey friends! It's Amanda from Twiddler's Nook with another Mix it up Monday. You can never have too many birthday balloons. Am I right?!? Well, I don't think so. So when I had the chance to ink up the adorable Mama Elephant It's Poppin, I had to pair it with my favorite Spellbinders Floating Balloons 3D embossing folder. It's a match made in heaven.

To start, I actually stamped all of the images in It's Poppin and colored them all with my copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and stashed the other two for later on.

I took a piece of white cardstock and embossed it with the Spellbinders Floating Balloons 3D embossing folder, then placed the panel in my splatter box and went to town with distress oxide sprays. I let the panel dry, splattered it with water, let that dry and then thought it better to run the panel through the embossing folder again. It did make a difference in the balloons standing out.

***So, suggestion to spray your panel with color first, let it dry completely and then emboss it.***

With that done, I splattered the panel with white paint and then trimmed it down to 4x5.5 inches and popped it up on a white card base. I added a couple strips of washi tape to the bottom edge. Then I cut the Mama Elephant Big Happy Birthday three times and glued the layers together before gluing them to the card front. Last, I added the image with foam squares.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the kitties' eyes and noses and stardust Stickles to the stars in the balloon.

 

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

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