Clean and Simple Cards for Love and Friendship

A Beary Good Day stamp and die set from Mama Elephant has quickly become a current paper crafting favorite of mine.  Those sweet little bears are easy to color and so darn cute.  The set is perfect for Valentine, friendship, love, and get well.  Wouldn't this bear, with all those hearts, be a perfect get well card?

I've also been loving the clean and simple look lately.  Minimal supplies, quick clean up, and quick assembly is just what I need right now.

Here's how I quickly created these cards:

•     Use a stencil, your favorite ink and a blending tool to blend a subtle pattern on white cardstock.  Then cut with a stitched rectangle die. 
•     Die cut the word love several times and stack together for some added dimension.  I added a bit of ink on one of the words for some added interest.
•     Color the stamped images with your favorite coloring medium [I used Copics]
•     Assemble the card and add some adorable heart embellishments.

I hope you're inspired to create a card with these cute little bears or another image that you're loving right now.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Cathy

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You are Sweet

 I mixed old and new on this project and love how it turned it out:

Today I'm featuring:

• Pretty Pink Posh - Sweet Chocolates | stamp
• Pretty Pink Posh - Sweet Chocolates | stamp & die bundle
• Pretty Pink Posh - Eyelet Hearts | die
• Pretty Pink Posh - Pierced Hearts Cover Plate | die
• Lawn Fawn - Scent with Love | stamp
• Lawn Fawn - Scent with Love | die
• Lawn Fawn - Scent with Love Add-On | stamp
• Lawn Fawn - Scent with Love Add-On | die

I'm always a happy crafter when I can mix old and new.  The Sweet sentiment has been heat embossed in white.

The copics I used:

• RV52
• YR20 | YR61
• E13 | E23
• N4 | N6

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

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Valentine Train with Stenciled Background

Choo! Choo! We're boarding the sweetest train you'll ever see on the blog today. This is Amanda from Twiddler's Nook. It's mix it up Monday and I'm excited to share my ideas for today's post.

I was recently playing with the newest Pretty Pink Posh release, coloring this adorable Valentine Train set and brainstorming what I could add to the empty train car. I love that it's included in the set because it immediately makes this a set for all occasions. Today I was happy to keep with the valentine theme and pull in some adorable Mama Elephant Little Agenda Bears to the mix.

I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out and liquid glue to assemble it all. Then I inked up the new Pretty Pink Posh Half Hearts stencil using Lawn Fawn ballet slippers ink. After the panel was inked, I splattered it with watercolor paints and let it dry.

For assembly, I glued the panel to a white card base and added the train track to the bottom. Then I added the train with foam squares and the puffs of smoke with liquid glue. Last, I popped up my couple of bears in the sky with foam squares too. I placed the card in my MISTI and stamped a sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh Sentiment Strips | Valentine in a light gray ink.

For finishing touches I added black glaze pen to the bears eyes and noses and glossy accents to things like random hearts and train wheels. Not too much but a little shine here and there to go with the shimmer in the watercolor.

 

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

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A Card for a Sweet Friend

Today I'm sharing a card using Mama Elephant's Beary Good Day.  The images on this set are adorable and can be used for so many occasions.  This card is for a sweet friend.

The images are colored with Copic markers and die cut with the coordinating dies.  As usual, I cut some extra pieces and layered them behind the images for some added dimension.  

I die cut a stitched rectangle and then blended on some Peacock Feathers Distress Ink so it would sit behind the bear.  My sentiment is, unfortunately from a stamp set this in no longer stocked.  But I did find another set that is very similar if you're wanting to add it to your collection.  It's linked below in the supply list.

I was tempted to add some gems or Sparkle Glaze to the flowers, but ultimately decided to keep it simple.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you're inspired.

-Cathy

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