Is that Spring I can See?

Good afternoon is that spring that's around the corner? We've woken to snow the last few days but it's not hung around thank goodness!

Have you seen this month's Stamper's Delights club Images? Meet Chibi Fairy Under a Leaf if you have.

I started my card by printing off the image at a size to fit an A7 card base. She was colored with Copic Markers and trimmed to size.

I used some spring colored pattern paper to mat my card base and a sentiment stamp that seem to fit as she's not smiling!!

Her hair was amazing to color - Loys of ringlets - Wish my hair was more like this although not green lol. 

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Gnome in a Box Garden

Hello, I've been a bit quiet on here but have still been crafting in the background. We are suppose to have a snow storm today so I'm catching up with things while keeping warm.

My post this morning is to showcase this super cute box card:

I made it using a Silhouette Design Store cutting file. The card stock I used is Pop Tone from Cutcardstock. This card is extremely affordable and comes in a rainbow of colors. These are the ones I used today:

After cutting all the pieces the box was easy to construct only needing TomBow Mono Glue to add the decorations and glue it together. Score lines are added by the cutting machine which makes it easy fold.

Oh and once the glue is dried the card folds flat so it will fit in a 5x7in envelope.

It then just pops back up again once you let go! The depth gives it stability to stand on its own and separates the layers enough to make it have a 3D feel.

Hope this has given you inspiration for your own paper crafting!

Some Bunny

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope you are enjoying your weekend.

 I'm back with some more inspiration for the Stamper's Delights new release. The image today is called Some Bunny and isn't she the cutest!

I started the card by printing my image and sentiment on to stamping card. I colored her with Copic markers and die cut using a shabby edged die.

My A2 card base was matted with some neon green cardstock to match her dress and my image was adhered to this with foam tape to give some dimension to the card. A simple card but so spring like!

Why not stop by the Stamper's Delight Facebook page for regular news and inspiration from my Teamies you can also enter the progressive challenge there, no blog needed and if you sign up for the Stamper's Delight Membership you will get free images to enter the challenge with!

If you are looking for more then read on: 

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To inspire you and help you grow... It's finally time to invest in yourself and what YOU love! 

Work together with them to find your own artistic voice, to help you get out of your comfort zone and try new things.

They are looking for Founding Members who can help to mould this membership by sharing ideas, what is working and what could be improved and in return for being an active member you will be locked into the lowest monthly fee it will ever be for as long as you are a member. Stamper's Delights main launch will be much high as they build up the content libraries. 

 

Spring and Birthdays

Good morning! Spring is almost upon us, the bulbs in the garden are starting to sprout and I'm hoping we are done with the snow, you can never tell in Michigan!

Challenge 10 starts today over at Jan Mahew Digital Stamp Challenge and this is the last one I will be joining as a guest design team member. I have enjoyed working with the images but I ave some exciting new coming up so watch this space!

As the lovely Jan provided me with a few sets this month I have made 2 cards for this challenge.
The first one is using Early Spring Nest, a gorgeous floral set:

What I Did:

 As always the images come colored or as line art, for this card I resized the line and added one of the sentiments that are included. It was then printed on stamping card. I colored the image with alcohol markers. I matted a 7x5in white card base with purple card to coordinate with the colors in my image and then added my colored design. As the nest was quite detailed I didn't want to add too much to the card so a few enamel dots just helped to pull the purple from the mat and the image.

My next card is using the super cute Birthday Buddies:

What I Did:
This stamp set also come with pre-colored and Line art images so I decided to use a pre-colored one. I resized the buddies and added the birthday cake to my composition. The sentiment was also in the set and I positioned this so it fir within the design. I then printed this onto stamping card using high quality so I didn't lose any for the colored definition. I did color around the image with warm grey alcohol markers to ground it.
I matted a 7x5in card base with blue card and added my design. A few sparkly glitter dots finished the card - who doesn't love glitter on their birthday!

What I Used:
Spring card
Digital Stamp: Jan Mahew Early Spring Nest
Stamping Card: X-press It
Copic Markers
White Card Base: Core'Dinations Premium Cardstock
Purple Card: Create and Craft
Enamel Dots: Gina Marie Designs

Birthday Card
Digital Stamp: Jan Mahew Birthday Buddies.
Stamping Card: X-press It
Copic Markers
White Card Base: Core'Dinations Premium cardstock
Blue Card: Create and Craft
Glitter Dots: Gina Marie Designs

This Challenge runs for 2 weeks starting today, it is always anything goes so if you make any crafts come and join us!

Next Month Jan is moving to Monthly challenges starting the first Monday of the month, there will be 2 prizes up for grabs - both will be randomly chosen but one of them will only be for those that Use Jan's images and guess what if you enter and win the current challenge you win gift card to Jan's
store so could have the images to use!

Kawaii New Release

Good Afternoon! We are had a mixed bag of weather this week - was gorgeous at the beginning of the week that saw the snow shrinking back, then we've had snow, rain and sunshine since!

My designs today are using the gorgeous new Kawaii releases from Stamper's Delights. I am so in love with this genre that they are doing and get excited for what comes next!

We have 2 sets being released today. The first is a great set for all your Easter makes. Meet Bunny Love:

What I Did:

Bunny Love:

Using my graphics program I arranged the main character and a bunny gang and printed them onto stamping card. I did add the sentiment to this but changed my mind later.
The images were colored with alcohol markers and you can see this on my You Tube channel.
I used an 8x8in card base and matted this with blue card and a green Easter digital design paper. I then matted my image and a cute floral design paper with the same blue card and arranged these on my base.
My sentiment was recolored before printing, matting and placing in the center of my card using foam dots.

The second digital stamp set is continuing the Zodiac theme: Aries

What I Did:

Aries

This little guy was resized and printed on to stamping card. After I had colored him with alcohol markers I cut him out using my scan n cut, I also added a mat to him but increasing his size on the scan n cut and cutting it out in green cardstock.

I matted my card with the same green cardstock, I then printed the Aries multiple times on some design paper and added this to my card base.

Stars were die cut from the green card and arranged over the card before adding my image raised on foam tape.

What I Used:

Bunny Love:

Stamper's Delights Kawaii Bunny Love digital stamp collection

Stamping Card: X-press It

Copic Markers

Blue cardstock: from my stash

Digital Design Paper: Polkadoodles Easter Collection 

8x8in Card Base: Craft UK

Zipdry glue

Foam Tape

Aries

Stamper's Delights Kawaii Aries digital Stamp Collection
Stamping Card: X-press It
Copic Markers
Green Cardstock: Core'Dinations
Star Die: Tattered Lace Tuck in Star dies
Design paper: Lili of The Valley (retired)
Scan N Cut
Zipdry Glue
Foam Tape

I have an amazing new bunch of teamies who have also done amazing designs with these images you can check them out on the Inspirational blog.

Head on over to the Stamper's Delights Store to see all of this weeks thrifty offers.

We also have a monthly challenge where you can enter any makes you do

Why not stop by the Stamper's Delight Facebook page for regular news on and inspiration from my Teamies you can also enter the progressive challenge there, no blog needed and receive freebies! 

Thanks for Stopping by and if you like what you see, please let me know in the comments.

It's a House Mouse kind of Birthday

Good Morning, We still have snow on the ground but I'm kind of getting used to it now!

My card today is my first card for the Papercraft Business Challenge design team. I was on this team a while ago but life kind of got in the way and I had to step down but Lisa's has happily let me rejoin them.

They run a monthly challenge with some fab prizes, this month you can win this MFT die set:

The theme of the challenge is anything goes with an optional theme of animals - show us your critter makes and you get an extra entry in the draw!

My card is using the Cute House Mouse designs:

All  the elements are from Joanna Sheen's House Mouse collection. I love these little mice and there are so many of them in print and stamp version.

I printed them out onto white card, added some pink and green card for layering and matched up some coordinating ribbon. 

The spring colors make me hopeful that the snow will soon be gone!

Now it’s your turn head on over to the Papercraft Business challenge blog to enter. What are you going to share with us so that you have the chance of winning the prize? Remember, if you would like TWO chances at winning the prize, you need to create a project using this months challenge theme: Animals.

Please be sure to check out our challenge rules & guidelines to ensure you have the best chance possible to win. Remember, you can only submit up to 3 projects otherwise you won’t win the prize!

hank you for stopping by Now go enter our challenge 

Cherry Blossoms and Lilacs

Good Morning, today I am sharing my 2nd guest designer spot for Inspired by Stamping and today I am using the gorgeous Cherry Blossom Stamp set on 2 cards. I have also used papers and ribbon from the store

 

My first card focuses on the main image from the set - the gorgeous cherry blossoms

I first matted my white card base with green and white card I used design paper from the Spring Lilacs Pad wrapping lilac vellum and Crochet Tape around the lower before adhering to the card base.

I stamped the flowers onto lilac vellum using embossing ink and heat embossed with white powder.

then colored the flowers using pencil to deepen the purple coloring. I stamped 2 of the image and cut them out I fussy cut the larger flower from the second spray, shaped this and adhered it to the top of the others lifting the petals to give dimension.

I then stamped a sentiment from the Cherry Blossom stamp set on to the strip of vellum. A few tonal pearls just balanced the card

My second card was made from the same Spring Lilacs papers and Cherry Blossom Stamp set

I made my main focus the sentiment on this card

After die cutting one of the stunning Spring Lilac papers I matted cream card base with purple card and the paper - wrapping Crochet tape around the center.

I then stamped my sentiment onto the same cream card as my base and using Fancy Labels 3 die set I cut the larger shape from purple card and my sentiment with the circle die

I added a few pearl accents and a simple to make card turned into an elegant design.

The IBS store has some gorgeous stamp sets, paper and embellishments that all coordinate making it easy to choose supplies for your card designs. I hope you have liked what I have done with just a small collection.